< Back To Speakers Joyel Crawford TEDx & Int’l Keynote Speaker | Bestselling Author of Show Your Ask | Award Winning Fortune 50 Experienced Leadership Consultant & Coach | Your Fairygodmentor® Contact For Booking Joyel Crawford, MBA, CPCC, PHR is a Certified Professional Career Coach, Certified Virtual Presenter and Leadership Development Consultant at Crawford Leadership Strategies with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources and career management. Crawford Leadership Strategies provides Leadership consulting, Keynotes and Hybrid Solutions to provide your organization with the tools, knowledge and skills to RISE and thrive in the global workplace. Crawford is the host of a podcast called Career View Mirror®. She's also the author of Amazon Bestseller- "Show Your Ask: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Navigating Grief at Work: Building Resilience Through Change • Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: How to Increase Your Visibility While Working Remotely • Show Your Ask: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career • How To RISE And Shine Above It All: Overcoming Work Burnout with Resilience • No is a Complete Sentence: Assertive Communication in the Workplace • Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: How to Increase Your Visibility While Working Remotely • Speak UP: Effective Negotiation Skills to Raise Your Voice and Your Value

< Back To Speakers Adi Y. Segal Managing Partner, OnBelay Ventures | Co-Founder of The Global Listening Movement Contact For Booking Adi Y. Segal is the Managing Partner at OnBelay Ventures and Co-Founder of The Global Listening Movement. An internationally recognized leader and educator in the art and science of listening, he collaborates with the world’s foremost researchers and practitioners. Previously, he was CEO of Hapi, a tech-enabled listening platform focused on extending the continuum of care in mental wellness and ending loneliness. Earlier in his career, Adi founded SeeThru, a platform for healthcare price transparency. He has dedicated his career to scaling impact-driven healthcare ventures and was a key leader in building America’s largest telepsychiatry network, Genoa. A former medical student with 20 years of EMS experience, he has testified at healthcare hearings and advised policymakers on expanding access to care. In his free time, Adi volunteers as an EMT and enjoys hiking, cycling, and climbing with friends and family. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, daughter, and rescue pup, Joey! Adi Y. Segal is a distinguished healthcare executive and CEO of Hapi, a platform pioneering the KEYNOTE TOPICS • The Untapped Power of Listening: Fueling Performance, Leadership, and Well-being at Work • Listening as Medicine: Reimagining Patient Care Through Connection and Understanding • Beyond "Active Listening": Unpacking the Dynamics of Truly Being Heard • The Dyadic Core of Connection: How Listening Builds Safety and Authenticity - in the workplace, home, and community • Confronting the Inner Obstacles of Professional Performance: Navigating the Forces That Prevent Us from Listening WORKSHOPS • Empathetic Listening Skills Workshop: Building Connection Through Micro-Interactions • The Power of the Pause and the Question: Cultivating Listening in Challenging Conversations • Understanding the Listener's Experience: Managing Stress and Emotional Responses • Creating Psychological Safety: The Foundational Role of Intentional Listening • Listening in Practice: Applying Episodic Listening to Specific Contexts (e.g., Leadership, Negotiation, Sales, Healthcare)

< Back To Speakers Laurie Sayles Author | Change Agent | Serial Entrepreneur | Thought Leader. Contact For Booking Laurie Sayles is an author, change agent, and President & CEO of Civility Management Solutions (CivilityMS), a professional services consulting firm serving government and commercial clients. CivilityMS is Small Business Administration 8(a) certified, Women-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned—reflecting Laurie’s unwavering commitment to service and leadership. A native of South Chicago, Laurie discovered her entrepreneurial spirit early, creating business ventures in childcare and sales. Her drive to serve led her to the U.S. Marine Corps, where she completed seven years of active duty. Merging military discipline with business acumen, she founded CivilityMS and has since led numerous initiatives advocating for veterans, women entrepreneurs, and survivors of military sexual trauma. Laurie is a recognized thought leader, frequently called upon to empower organizations with insights on leadership, service, and personal growth. She serves in various advisory roles, championing policy change for veterans, small businesses, and underserved communities. Her book As My Leaders Go… So Do I supports survivors of economic domestic violence. She also launched R3 (Recognize, Repair, Repeat), a platform dedicated to helping women, especially veterans, access wealth-building resources. KEYNOTE TOPICS • From Military Service to Business Success: A Marine's Guide to Entrepreneurship (and/or) Networking • Breaking Barriers: Women Veterans in Leadership • The R3 Method: Recognize, Repair, and Repeat Generational Wealth • Service-Driven Leadership: Building with Purpose

< Back To Speakers Edward Beltran CEO Fierce Inc.| Disruptive Innovator & Author | Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress, One Conversation at a Time Contact For Booking Edward Jason Beltran, CEO of Fierce Inc., brings over 20 years of experience from prestigious firms like Arthur Anderson and PwC, the leadership development industry, and tech innovation to his new book, Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress, One Conversation at a Time. Inspired by his abuela’s American dream, Edward's path to becoming CEO is a true testament to resilience. His MBA from the Ross School of Business, along with programs at Wharton and Harvard, fueled his unwavering drive to use technology for positive change. As CEO of Fierce Inc., Edward created Pulse by Fierce, a platform that combines biometric intelligence with structured conversations for real-time feedback and personalized learning. Fierce Resilience blends his passion and expertise into practical tips to help combat workplace stress and burnout, one conversation at a time. Ed collaborated with biometrics experts to extend Fierce Conversations into the science of stress management through Pulse, an app for wearable devices. Pulse tracks stress in real time, syncing with your calendar to pinpoint exact moments of stress. It also provides customized, AI-driven coaching to guide you through stressful tasks, like giving feedback. Fierce Resilience has been recognized on Amazon bestseller lists, Barnes & Noble bestseller lists, and USA Today bestseller lists. Ed also received accolades, including the Literary Titan Book Award (Winner) and the American Book Fest Award (Finalist). KEYNOTE TOPICS • Boost Resilience and Performance with Biometric Intelligence™ • Creating A Toxic Free Workplace • Build Emotional Intelligence • Drive Measurable Results

< Back To Speakers Jon Dorenbos World-Renowned Keynote Speaker | Best-Selling | Former NFL Pro Bowler | World-Class Magician Contact For Booking Jon Dorenbos is a world-renowned keynote speaker whose rare ability to combine elite performance insight, emotional storytelling, and awe-inspiring magic has established him as one of the most in-demand voices on today’s global stages. A former NFL Pro Bowler and world-class magician, Jon’s journey - from profound personal loss to peak success - serves as a powerful framework for resilience, leadership, and perspective. His keynotes do more than inspire, they equip audiences with actionable tools to embrace change, strengthen culture, and perform at their highest level. Fortune 500 companies, global associations, and elite teams trust Jon to captivate rooms, arenas and stadiums, to create moments that truly matter. With humor, heart, and unforgettable visual metaphors, he brings abstract concepts to life - proving that mindset is everything and adversity can become a competitive advantage. This best-selling author delivers more than a speech. He delivers a transformative experience that reshapes how people think, lead, and show up in their lives and workplace. KEYNOTE TOPICS • Resilience Through Adversity • Living in Vision • Teamwork • Embracing Change • Self-Talk

< Back To Speakers Quinton Aaron Actor | Producer | Singer | Writer | Motivational Speaker Contact For Booking Quinton Aaron, born August 15, 1984, in the Bronx, NY is a 39-year-old Actor, Producer, Singer, Writer, Motivational Speaker, advocate against bullying and much more. In 2009 Aaron starred in the blockbuster movie The Blind Side alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. The movie was a huge success and went on to become the highest grossing sports film of all time. Since the film, Quinton has guest starred in several popular tv shows such as Law and Order: SVU and One Tree Hill and made appearances in several films along the way. Getting to work with some amazing talented actors and actresses in the industry. Aaron started speaking at schools and universities shortly after The Blind Side and has been doing it ever since as he has stated, “ it brings great joy to my heart to know that my struggles I’ve endured can help others make it through their tough times. I love being an inspiration to others, I think that’s how God intended it to be.” KEYNOTE TOPICS • Overcoming Adversity • Keeping the Faith • Anti Bullying • Choosing Happiness • Spreading the Love More Now than Ever

< Back To Speakers Rami Abrams President at So Nourished | President at Tasteholics | Author Contact For Booking Rami Abrams is an entrepreneur based in Brooklyn, New York. He first discovered the keto diet in 2014 and was initially a little skeptical about a diet that allowed more butter and bacon intake than it did whole grains. Never one to live with unsatisfied curiosity – he dug deep into the diet’s background. Abrams was impressed by its foundation as a peer-reviewed medical treatment and weight loss tool and decided to give it a shot. Within just a few weeks, he steadily moved towards his goal weight and had never felt better in his life. Rami Abrams is a self-professed “foodie” who loves to try new dishes and genres at every opportunity. Although enthralled with his new way of “fat-focused” cooking with all the flavors it provided, Rami found that he was missing many of his old favorites. Determined to have a cake and eat it, too, he began to seek out new ways of re-creating established conventions in the kitchen. It involved a few trials and errors, but eventually, he experienced a breakthrough. For a diet that revolves around eliminating sugar and other harmful sweeteners, that’s quite an achievement! Today, Abram is an expert in the keto diet industry and is the author of the bestseller Keto Diet for Dummies. Rami is focused on growing his companies and branching out into exciting keto products that he would have loved to have when he first started his keto journey.

< Back To Speakers Ravi Starzl Co-Founder and CEO of BioPlx | Executive Director of American BioDefense Institute | Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Contact For Booking My passion is solving hard problems that matter. There is no more exciting place to be than working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and biotechnology. I am presently focused on addressing Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital Acquired Infections with novel, sustainable, ethical, and valuable solutions. With deep expertise in biotech, applied AI / machine learning, and entrepreneurial execution, my methods are highly interdisciplinary, convergent, focused, and often unorthodox. My focus is on concrete double-bottom-line results.

< Back To Speakers Van Moody Author | Senior Pastor | Founder of The Worship Center Christian Church | Speaker Contact For Booking Van Moody has a passion for transforming people, organizations, and the world. With a background in leadership, business and ministry, he is uniquely qualified to position and empowers people for success in every aspect of their lives. From his Ted Talk to The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Van Moody’s compelling voice has been heard worldwide and on various stages. In 2016 Moody became a member of Dr. Oz’s Core Team and has been featured several times on the Dr. Oz Show on ABC. He frequently writes for The Christian Post, Fox News, and his other articles have been featured in Essence Magazine, Investors’ Business Daily, Forbes, American Express Open Forum, Maxim, and many others. With his unique ability to understand and communicate timeless truths in relevant, contemporary ways, Moody challenges and equips his congregation and the world to fulfill their potential and live their purpose. Known for his keen insights, Moody is a strong visionary and a sought-after speaker and leader.

< Back To Speakers Lynn Whitfield Actor | Producer | Trailblazer | Motivational Speaker Contact For Booking Lynn Whitfield is an acclaimed American actress and producer, celebrated for her powerful performances across film, television, and theater. Whitfield began her career on stage, performing with the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C., and quickly established herself as a formidable talent. Her transition to film and television in the early 1980s showcased her versatility, leading to a career that has spanned over four decades. Known for her elegance, intensity, and emotional depth, Whitfield has become one of the most respected actresses of her generation. Whitfield is a third-generation graduate of Howard University, where she earned a B.F.A. in Theatre before moving to New York to join the Negro Ensemble Company. Her first national exposure came with a standout performance in "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf" on PBS, which led to her signing with Columbia Pictures and launching a prolific career in Hollywood. Whitfield vaulted to international fame with her portrayal of the legendary entertainer Josephine Baker in HBO’s "The Josephine Baker Story", for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, making her the first Black actress to win the award in that category. She further established herself in films such as "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate", where she played the unforgettable Brandi, and in "Eve's Bayou", where she delivered a critically acclaimed performance as Roz Batiste, a woman caught in the turmoil of her family's secrets in the Deep South. Beyond her artistic achievements, Whitfield is passionate about representation and storytelling, often championing projects that reflect the complexities of Black life. She continues to develop new work and explore opportunities. As an actress, producer, and mother, she remains committed to her craft and to mentoring the next generation of talent, leaving an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. Keynote Topics The Beauty of Storytelling: Fashion, Makeup, and Identity in Life and Art The Radiance Within: Skincare, Self-Care, and the Power of Inner Beauty Retail Therapy Reimagined: The Art of Meaningful Consumer Choices Home as a Sanctuary: Creating Spaces That Reflect Your Soul Timeless Elegance: Mastering the Art of Financial Wellness and Beauty Travel as Transformation: How Exploring the World Shapes Creativity and Well-being

< Back To Speakers Noel Shu Chief Luxury Officer | Investor | Entrepreneur | Author Contact For Booking Noel Shu, celebrity tastemaker and wine expert, is no ordinary entrepreneur. This self-made millionaire has accomplished more in business than many do in an entire lifetime. Shu brings his wealth of expertise and impeccable panache to the global luxury goods market, where he spearheads ultra-super-premium products to discerning consumers on both sides of the Pacific, including China’s elite, who demand the absolute best in taste and quality. Besides having served as a managing partner at the extolled beverage agency Prodiguer Brands, Shu’s own company has recently launched its new wine brand, Majestic Ruby. This exciting, unique expression made its world debut at the 2017 Daytime Emmy Awards as Official Wine Partner, where an array of Hollywood A-listers reportedly celebrated it. Further demonstrating his prowess in the world of fine wine, Shu is also a lauded sommelier and one of the world’s leading experts on Chinese wine culture. He authored the book “China Through a Glass of Wine,” which offers a fascinating examination of China’s burgeoning wine industry from an insider’s perspective. From China’s rich cultural history to its political climate, this title takes readers on a captivating journey through the country’s viticultural victories and hopes for the future.

< Back To Speakers Ken Thompson Principal at AlignOrg Solutions | Deputy Brigade Commander for US Army Contact For Booking As a business leader with vast experience in company turn-around strategies and growth management involving organization design, operational efficiency, and accountability-driven leadership, Ken is an organizational growth specialist. He helps companies manage rapid or stagnate growth by providing the right framework – including organization redesign, best practices, technology, recruiting talent, strategy, and operational excellence. Ken’s leadership roles have crossed industries ranging from the Department of Defense logistics and supply chain to the fashion and apparel industry. Thompson has led strategic organization design initiatives with multiple companies, including Medtronic, Danaher, FedEx, Google, Align Tech, and Adobe. He has championed significant organizational change, created operational excellence, and implemented leadership development and employee betterment programs, leading to substantial overall success. He is also lean six sigma certified.