#12minconvos

Drew Harden is a leader, author, and speaker who empowers organizations to cultivate thriving workplaces. As CEO and founder of Blue Compass, a Midwest digital marketing powerhouse, he has built a nationally recognized company renowned for its exceptional culture. His insights have been featured in publications like USA Today, and he serves clients like Spalding Sports Equipment, NAPA Auto Parts,...

Francis Barcial is the CEO of Trissentials PH Retailers. He began his journey in the E-Commerce industry in 2018 by selling supplements through an affiliate marketing company in the Philippines. During this time, he formed a group with fellow marketers, including his then-girlfriend (now wife), and founded Milla Corp. Within two months, the group became a top seller in the company, maintaining tha...

Lauren Perna is the CEO and Lead Writer of Lauren Perna Communications, a New England-based firm that helps clients tell their story through content strategy and copywriting. Clients include life sciences companies, healthcare organizations, and other game-changers, all united by their passion for improving lives. Lauren is also a fierce advocate for mental health awareness and care. She is an awa...

Dr. Bijoy E. John is a board-certified physician and experienced sleep specialist with over 25 years of clinical expertise in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he provides comprehensive care for both children and adults struggling with a wide range of sleep disorders. Dr. John is the founder and medical director of Sleep Wellness Clinics of America, offer...

I founded WadiDigital in 2015 because I envisioned building a leading B2B tech agency based on quality relationships. I distinguished Wadi on proactive customer service that would lead to qualified opportunities for our clients. I love building long-term friendships and relationships, with tech marketers in particular. I am blessed that we have the opportunity to radically help businesses in real-...

Dianne has proven herself a natural leader through her work as a choreographer, head of marketing, and brand communications consultant. Through Dianne N Squires Consulting she uses a dynamic choreography of analytical and creative skills to help organisations express their brands genuinely. Working with organisations in the Caribbean and speaking with change-makers across the region, she is convin...

Thuy Pham is a digital transformation consultant, strategist, and mentor with over two decades of experience helping worldwide leaders navigate complex changes and use technology to create meaningful impact. During her 10 years in Silicon Valley, she led innovative digital transformation projects for tech companies. Thuy works with startups and global organizations to guide them through digital ch...

Jemimah Ashleigh is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author and keynote speaker. After a thirteen year career in law enforcement, Jemimah left the Australian Federal Police and has since gone on to start multiple six figure businesses, release a best-selling book, win multiple awards and in 2024 was named one of Australia's top 10 entrepreneurs. Her business The Visibility Lab, helps sm...

Caroline Wood is an introvert who supports other introverts to build successful businesses that honour their introversion. She does this through helping them brainstorm and plan for new ways of doing business that works with their introversion. Following personal losses and a desire for more creativity in her life she is exploring what could be next including writing and getting back into some of...

Deborah C. Mortimer  is CEO of Leap Forward Publishing®, an independent publisher focused on creating diverse children's books that amplify underrepresented voices. She passionately promotes writing and literacy through partnerships with various literacy organizations and frequently speaks on the importance of diversity in children's literature. A successful author of three books (soon to be four)...

Sonny Von Cleveland is a motivational speaker, coach, and author passionate about sharing his history and experiences of sexual abuse and incarceration to aid in the healing of others. He is an ardent advocate for fearlessly and authentically owning one's story to rise and choose growth from adversity. He advocates for this because for five years, throughout his childhood, he was the victim of sex...

Inez Bracy is a passionate health and wellness coach, and has made it her life's mission to help people transform their lives by adopting healthy habits, achieving their weight loss goals, and improving their overall well-being. With over twenty-three years of experience in the industry, she has helped countless individuals overcome their struggles with weight, stress, and unhealthy lifestyle patt...

Christy Whitman is a transformational leader, New York Times bestselling author, and channel for The Council , a group of non-physical beings who share divine wisdom. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Christy empowers individuals to shift from survival mode—fight, flight, or freeze—into spiritual flow, abundance, and alignment. Since her last #12minconvos appearance during the height of the 2020 shutd...

Jody Maberry is a former park ranger who became the happiest podcaster on earth. With more than 2,400 podcast episodes across several shows, Jody's podcasts have been listened to more than 4 million times. Jody has been heard around the world on shows such as The Park Leaders Show, Creating Disney Magic, Come Rain or Shine, and Great Escape Radio, among many others. It's not just his voice that ma...

When it comes to navigating the ins-and-outs of business, Sonya Shelton has seen it all: From successful startups with brand new ideas to well-established Fortune 500 companies. Sonya Shelton founded Executive Leadership Consulting in 2007 from her passion for partnering with leaders and high achievers to create a clear vision and build work environments where employees are fulfilled and completel...

Kim Sorrelle is a best-selling author, captivating speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, director of a humanitarian organization, expert on love, podcast host, and TV talk show host. Her impactful presence extends from the pages of her books and engaging speeches to the airwaves of her podcast and television show. As a dedicated entrepreneur and humanitarian, Kim embodies her belief that everyone c...

An accomplished senior executive with more than two decades of success across sales, sales leadership, talent acquisition and management, Jamie Crosbie is an inspiring and powerful speaker. Jamie understands the complex interplay of strategic scale growth, lead generation, market analysis, sales and business development because she has been there, in the sales management, talent recruitment and tr...

CT felt out of sync in the 9-to-5 world and knew there was something more—something meaningful that aligned on a soul level. After doing the deep work to discover what that could look like, he transitioned to running a solo web design business in 2017. As he continued aligning his career with his soul's purpose, he founded The Mindful Soulpreneur ('The Mindful SPX' or 'SPX' for short) to help othe...

Stacy Wood, founder of Through the Woods Consulting, is a published author, dynamic speaker, certified coach, and a seasoned facilitator, supporting top corporate organizations and impactful associations!  In a world that is increasingly run by technology and AI, Stacy is invested in helping you amplify your uniquely human skills as a crucial differentiator for your success. Her company focuses on...

At the age of 40 Rodney re-created himself by going back to college and ghostwriting for a penny a word. Fourteen years later he brings all of that life and professional experience together and shares it now so we can all make our own contribution to what he calls the "Great Library." His message is that (A) your story is important, (B) you really don't know how much you know until you write a boo...

Jeff founded his company with a goal to take the payment processing industry from simply transactional....to relational! Jeff is the founder of Pay Proudly and his mission is twofold: to provide business owners with payment clarity and to support communities through charity. Throughout his career, he saw that there was a gap in the marketplace for relational support in payment processing. Payment...

Kasha Sequoia Slavner is an award-winning Gen-Z documentary filmmaker, and founder of The Global Sunrise Project. At 16, she left school for a year, to travel the world, in production on her first feature film, The Sunrise Storyteller. The film premiered at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2017, and has screened at 61 film festivals, garnering 31 awards, some of which includ...

Greg is a seasoned entrepreneur, CEO, and executive coach with a proven track record of helping start-ups and growing businesses succeed. Since founding his consulting firm in 2010, he has guided hundreds of companies and business leaders through business strategy, operational efficiency, and team building. His expertise has been key in driving successful business transitions across diverse indust...

Esha is an advocate for busy, professional black women to experience self-love through amazing travel.  She's an international best-selling Author, Island gyal and a self-proclaimed Travel junkie, having been to 5 of 7 continents. Links: Website Instagram

Helping small business owners attract, engage, and convert more leads online. Alison Ver Halen majored in English and Psychology without realizing she was getting the perfect degree for content marketing. It wasn't until a few years after she graduated, when a family friend asked her to write blog posts for his law firm, that she realized she could make money doing what she loves. Fast forward to...