The Courage To Lead

Casey Hasten is the Director of Recruiting and Coaching with VIP, host of the We Are VIP podcast, and soon-to-be-published author.   After being in the accounting world for over twenty years, she made the leap to recruiting those with similar backgrounds.  It is her goal to help others find their career passion using all the skills and networking outlets she has gathered. Today, Casey’s mission is...

Dan Norenberg is an advisor, coach, and consultant to executive and strategic leadership teams, enabling them to improve their performance, strategy, and organizational results. He is the author of Executive Ownershift: Creating Highly Effective Leadership Teams, from Springer Publications in Switzerland, highlighting what must go right and what can go wrong in leadership teams that strive to play...

Rob Dubin was an award-winning filmmaker who by his mid-twenties owned his own film production company and was getting well paid to travel the world making travel and adventure films for television networks and Fortune 500 companies. After a survival experience that made international news and elicited a call from the President of the United States Rob decided to change direction. A year later at...

Andy Hays is the principal of Hays Firm LLC, a small estate and business law firm in the Chicago Loop that concentrates its practice in the areas of estate and trust administration and estate and trust litigation. Andy's experience allows him to provide advice aimed at protecting clients from liability and keeping them out of the courtroom. However, if a dispute does arise Andy will provide experi...

Julie is a passionate, versatile, MacGeyver-like entrepreneur dedicated to helping business owners make sure their business is running at optimum efficiency, and they are uniquely positioned to achieve world domination. Or at least what they set out to accomplish. She is oddly interested in all the things that most people hate about running a business. From nonprofits and consultants to photograph...

A proven leader, teacher, and advocate for successful, purpose-based organizations, Lorri coaches, and mentors, strengthen team cultures, and builds sound financial strategies. A former President and CEO for the Morgan Corporation a truck part manufacturer in Pennsylvania, Lorri oversaw eight locations, annual sales of over $200 million with 1,000+ employees. During her time there, she established...

In 2002 Matt Ward began working with business owners through his digital marketing agency, In Concert Web Solutions, to improve their bottom line, gain more clients, and grow their respective businesses. He then sold his agency in 2018 so that he could focus on helping businesses get more word-of-mouth referrals! Matt is the author of "MORE...Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fa...

Reformed physicist, financial planner, startup founder, and autodidactic polymath best described as a Swiss Army Knife, Joe Templin has invested the past two and a half plus decades in helping others reach their financial potential as a planner, trainer, mentor, and creator.  Joe has served as a member of NAIFA (the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) on the local, state, and...

Raj Subrameyer is a tech career strategist focusing on helping people to land their dream job and become successful leaders. He is passionate about guiding professionals to maximize their opportunities and discover their zone of genius. Raj has given multiple TEDx talks and is a sought-after speaker at various conferences. He has been featured in numerous TV news segments, podcasts, and publicatio...

Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, is a leadership and career coach, Talent Development Executive, values geek, international speaker, podcaster, author, and mentor, who’s passionate about guiding leaders in creating a career they love. With over 10 years of experience working with clients from companies such as Amazon, Coursera, Doordash, Google, Fiserv, Northwestern, P...

Michael Lail is an entrepreneur and the President/Owner of Georgia Central Electrical, an industrial/commercial electrical company located in Atlanta, GA. He is a graduate of IEC (Independent Electrical Contractors) of Atlanta in 2001 as a journeyman electrician. From there, he obtained a master electrician’s license in 2010. Michael has been in management since 2005 with various companies. He was...

Darrin Flanagan has been described as a serial entrepreneur. After starting his first business at the tender age of 16, Darrin went on to start or partner in 6 businesses. Darrin is the Founder of Launch and Go Workspace in Peachtree City, GA. He is actively involved in Fayette and Coweta Counties' business communities. Darrin has served as Director of Sales and Operations, CEO, and thought leader...

Anthony Meyers is a Thought Innovator, Life Catalyst, Author, Purpose Strategist, and Social Entrepreneur who emboldens individuals to live more effective and purposeful lives. With an extensive background in non-profit management and faith-based and corporate leadership that spans more than 30 years, Anthony is considered a leading expert on strengthening leadership skills, building dynamic teams...

Leonard and Julia Arambam are the co-founders of Toodley, an Education Technology Platform with a vision to make every home a place of learning. They do this by offering an online platform to connect instructors and students for live, in-person classes. Leonard and Julia believe that everyone has a skill or a hobby (that may currently be unused and going to waste) they can share with others in the...

Deborah Johnson is an inspirational speaker, author and international award-winning music artist. Deborah helps others get unstuck by producing and executing a successful plan for their second half. Up for multiple GRAMMY Awards and spending over 20 years in the entertainment industry, Deborah is an expert on how to constantly reinvent yourself in a gig-economy. As a successful entrepreneur in the...

Bill McDermott started out as the “repo man” as part of Wachovia Bank’s management training program before moving to Atlanta to work for Peachtree Bank, which later became SunTrust. There, he distinguished himself as a great producer of loans and deposits for the bank, climbing the ranks to ultimately become a Group Vice President in the Commercial Banking division. Bill combined his sales success...

Gavin Sequeira is an advocate for resilience and change, having lived in a war-torn country, and escaping religious persecution growing up. After migrating to Australia and with 10+ years in the corporate world working for tech giants IBM and Oracle, Gavin was made redundant overnight, catapulting his spiritual and entrepreneurial journey. Today, Gavin lives his mission of empowering entrepreneurs...

Brad Smith is the Founder and CEO of Stellar Insight, providing epiphanies that ignite business growth. Brad has spent over 20 years helping companies pursue growth and excellence through coaching, consulting, facilitation, and strategic planning. He is a skilled business growth consultant, CEO and executive team coach, and facilitator for strategic thinking-planning, and R&D catalyzing. Stellar I...

Catherine van Vonno is the President and CEO of 20four7VA, a full-service remote staffing company dedicated to helping business owners find talented individuals so they can focus on growing their business. She leads a team of 70+ staff located worldwide and oversees the overall growth and success of the company. To date, 20four7VA has helped more than 2,900 business owners across 100+ industries f...

Garin Demirjian is a business consultant. She grew up in Toronto and has lived in Los Angeles for the past 14 years.  She has studied psychology, Human Resources, and finances which have helped her with her business endeavors.   Garin has worked in the corporate space and philanthropy for many years which helped her develop her love for helping others. This led to her entrepreneurial journey withi...

Marcio believes that the most important thing we can do is to help each other learn faster because the machines are coming. And that this will require psychological and emotional support to enable learning more complex things in shorter periods of time, as the changes and demands in the workplace accelerate. He's excited every day for the opportunity to work with people that have dedicated their l...

Sophie Zollmann is your business’s new best friend. She’s a Certified Online Business Manager, Social Media Manager, and Customer Acquisition Specialist who has been providing next-level business support services to coaches, consultants, and visionary entrepreneurs for over 20 years. She’s a skilled chaos coordinator with a passion for organization and uses her talents to give business owners back...

Carol Marzouk is the Executive Lion Tamer. Consider this: When professionals or executives throw chairs or cause conflicts at work…When the senior leadership team needs to pull together…When your client works with people they cannot stand… You call Carol. She can tame those Lions and their Pride! Carol Marzouk is a speaker and coach. She is the CEO and Chief Lion Tamer at Leadership N Soul (leader...

Ashlee is an entrepreneur – Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Our Forté, a company dedicated to helping clients build a culture of support, and powerful connections between their clients, teams, and leadership.  Ashlee has launched “Teams with EDGE,” a program designed to help leaders engage, develop, show gratitude, and create an overall enjoyable work experience for their teams and busines...

Alexander Bryant is the founder and lead instructor at SARCRAFT – a wilderness skills school based in Cherokee County, Georgia, devoted to spreading the knowledge of wilderness medicine, survival, bushcraft, preparedness, and general outdoor competency. Alex’s love for the outdoors was born in Boy Scouts, where he attained the rank of Eagle and earned 90 merit badges. He served with Cherokee Count...