Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

S.M. Kelly is a New York-based writer from Tokyo via Los Angeles with 20 years' experience. She has written five ghostwritten books and more than 3,500 articles for numerous industries. Her freelance clients include Google, L'Oréal Paris, Paramount Studios, Marvel Comics, Warner Bros., TheWeek.com, Prevention.com, LendingUSA.com, and Mamapedia.com. "Here's Your Pill, Kitten!" is her first non-ghos...

Josh Steed is the founder of Steed Properties Construction and Renovation, LTD. He has been in the home building, renovation, historic preservation and real estate development business for more than 35 years and has built, renovated and restored more than 300 homes and buildings all across Atlanta and North Georgia. Josh is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and is married to Robbin. They have th...

Deepa Natarajan, founder of Meet My Potential, is a leader in the field of personal and professional change. She has a wealth of knowledge about leadership and brings humanity to the center of the workplace in organizations. She communicates with her soul, putting your mind, heart and gut at peace. She is Indian and today lives in Toulouse in southern France and brings with her a mix of eastern an...

Tom Shepards's job is the most rewarding role ever–to be in a coaching and mentorship role and to celebrate others' success. "It's one thing to be in the room and be doing it, and that was exciting. But it's actually even more rewarding to see the team succeed." Tom is one of the three founders of Rethink, a creative agency in Canada. Rethink has just celebrated its 20th anniversary and was named...

Ben Ivey believes there are too many people who are waiting to get to a certain place in order to live life. "That is such a shame that they are missing out on the 99% of life that is the journey." Ben is CEO and founder of The Entrepreneur Lifestyle, an international speaker, mentor and podcaster. He specializes in helping successful entrepreneurs reduce stress and overwhelm to improve their effi...

Elizabeth Shick is originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, but has lived in Atlanta, Georgia since 1988. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia with a degree in Scientific Illustration, then went on to study Medical Illustration at the Medical College of Georgia. She was the senior medical illustrator at MLI before opening her own company, Medical Visions, Inc., in 1991....

Sean Harper is the co-founder and CEO of Kin, an insurance company built from scratch on modern tech to make it easier and more affordable to insure a home, especially in areas prone to extreme weather. A self-proclaimed tech geek, Sean has spent his career developing apps to revolutionize antiquated industries. With a focus on world class customer service, insurance literacy, and smart coverage,...

Dr. Erica Blank realized after practicing medicine for 18 years that all she had ever been taught in medical school and in residency was how to treat diseases. She had never learned how to keep people healthy. Her patients all had diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol and they may have had a heart attack in the past. She knew it didn't have to be that way. Erika became board-certified...

Natasha McCreesh is a joy bringer, cultural explorer, and humanitarian. She walked away from a 20-year corporate career with no plan other than to only do work that brings her joy. Six years later, her life is more satisfying than she imagined. Collaborating with people of passion and purpose, she coaches and mentors leaders and teams to get the most out of their life and work. She takes groups to...

Natalie Creeden is a Certified Meditation and Yoga Instructor. She is also a Kundalini and Khalsa Way PreNatal Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master. She teaches in a way that honors tradition and encompasses today's need for mind, body, and spirit integration by sharing the power of ancient traditions in a modern, accessible and empowering format. Natalie believes meditation, mindfulness and yoga are our...

Robert Glazer realized that, while he loved working with high growth companies and the challenges that came with it, there were a lot of things that weren't attractive to him. So he built a company that worked with those companies, but built his company in a very different way that was more aligned with his kind of vision and values and with the type of flexibility and diversity that he wanted. He...

Micah Knapp, at age 8, saved up $500 and bought his first video camera, making home movies with his brothers. This evolved overtime into a company that produced commercials, music videos, and documentaries, expanding into the Seattle film market. Micah has worked as a Producer and Director on commercials, Indie films, MTV's "The Real World," IMAX documentaries, and more. His latest work is his fir...

Sharon Cully is the owner and founder of Simply Processes. With over 15 years of experience working with leading global brands like Coca-Cola, Diageo and GlaxoSmithKline, she has successfully helped companies around the world increase performance and minimize costs, while meeting customer objectives. She has gone from corporate jobs using her Masters in math, to contract work in similar roles, to...

Shann Christen is a Beverly Hills-based celebrity stylist with 20+ years of hair care experience. He's certified in Trichology from CTB, which is Scuola di Comunicazione e Tecnica in  Torino, Italy, where he conducted 12 years of trichological research and study. He's also the developer and creator of the revolutionary BioMethod line of hair care products.

David J. Greer is an entrepreneurial coach, author, and professional speaker. He is the catalyst who gets you to fully live your dreams now. Spend one hour reading his book, "Wind In Your Sails," attend a one-hour talk with him, or get one hour of 1-to-1 coaching, and you will have three concrete action items that will shift and accelerate your business within 90 days. David, his wife Karalee and...

Major General Tom Mullikin chairs the South Carolina Floodwater Commission. An energy-environmental attorney and a university professor, Tom is a former U.S. Army officer and retired commanding general of the South Carolina State Guard who has spent the last four decades leading expeditions to many of the most remote regions in the world, traversing every continent on earth, climbing mountain rang...

Todd Palmer is an executive coach, keynote speaker, renowned thought leader, author, and CEO who is committed to helping business owners tackle their obstacles and clear their path to success. As an entrepreneur and active CEO, Todd knows the struggles business owners face regarding people, cash, strategy & execution. He took his company from being $600,000 in debt, to making the INC 5,000 as one...

Abby Smith is a Professional Soccer Player in the National Women's Soccer League based in the U.S. She is in her 5th overall season and her third with the Utah Royals FC located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Abby grew up in Dallas, Texas, playing for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. In her youth and into her professional career, Abby has been able to participate in the United States National Team at all...

David Hassell is a business columnist, speaker and entrepreneur who believes that when leaders institute practices that support each person in becoming their best self, high performance and uncommon loyalty naturally result. He is co-founder and CEO of 15Five whose team developed industry leading performance management software and he co-created the science-inspired Best-Self Management methodolog...

Jennifer J. L. Jones is an American artist known for her elegant multi-layered glazed abstract paintings inspired by nature. Her work is exhibited and sought after worldwide by private and public collectors. Jones was born in 1971 in Alexandria, Virginia, and received her BFA from the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She works full time as an exhibiting artist going on 21 years....

Victor Stringer is 78-years-old and started playing golf 30 years ago. At one point he had a 3 handicap. When Victor incorporated yoga into his life, this helped him emotionally, mentally and physically on and off the golf course. He is the author of "Yogi on the Green," a #1 international best-selling book. Customs broker and freight forwarder, he is the owner and president of the global company,...

Eldonna Fernandez is a retired Air Force Veteran with 23 years of honorable military service. She is a contracts management, leadership and negotiation expert. Eldonna also works with women in a slum in Kitale, Kenya. She created Baskets and Beads to market their beautiful hand-crafted products. She is author of Think Like A Negotiator and the GoPINK Rules of Engagement , and co-author in eight bo...

Blake Brandes loved his dissertation topic—hip-hop and global youth cultures—but was stuck in writing a crucial paper toward earning his Ph. D. His advisor suggested he create a rap album as a last chapter, so he did. A review committee member wrote on his paper that he had never before had the pleasure of reviewing a dissertation that you could dance to. Dr. Brandes is co-founder of the personal...

Dr. Karen Tedeschi is a healer, chiropractor and teacher. She is the owner of Advanced Wellness of Atlanta, an interdisciplinary healing clinic, which brings together like-minded practitioners. She has studied Reiki, Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology, Brimhall technique, TBM, Cranial-Sacral Therapy, Nutrition, Blood Work, and Pranic Healing. Karen is dedicated to reducing the pain and suffering in...

What do highly successful people actually do to succeed? For Erica Duran is an international Business Coach and Lifestyle Mentor for entrepreneurs and influencers on the rise. But she spent the first half of her career in hotel management and was very happy–until she wasn't. Determined not to put off until retirement what she wanted from life now, she got training in several fields, mixed and matc...