Lou Shipley is the Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, a VC firm in Boston. He is also a lecturer at Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan where he teaches the popular class, Entrepreneurial Sales. Lou is also a multi-time CEO and in his last role, he was the CEO of Black Duck Software, a GC-backed company, which was acquired by Synopsys for $565 Million.Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips(1) Embrace failure and be thoughtful about what you can learn from it, because that’s where you really get better. (2) Get out of your comfort zone. Willingly do something that is going to make you uncomfortable.(3) Take risk. Be confident that you can do it and bet on yourself. Contact me here https://linktr.ee/savibarrowes and contact Lou here https://www.loushipley.com/

Dr. Jenny Rankin is a Fulbright Specialist for the U.S. Department of State who previously taught the Post Doc Masterclass at the University of Cambridge, England (as a visiting lecturer). Jenny has appeared in many publications like NPR & The Oprah Magazine and given over 200 keynotes in 8 countries and written 12 books, 150 papers and articles and has appeared in 38 different publications.Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips:(1) Analyze the criticisms because sometimes there are good points. (2) Ignore the negative voices in your head and find a positive supportive role model or a celebrity you admire and think "what would this person say or do?"(3) Build you network and remember that networking is a 2 way street. Also ask your network how you can help them.You can contact me here https://linktr.ee/savibarrowes  and Jenny herehttps://twitter.com/JennyGRankin

Chris Gibson is a YouTuber and skincare guru. He is the host of the YouTube channel, Chris Gibson Live with 10k subscribers. He  has been helping people cure acne and other skin care problems for over 20 years and has also been featured on national TV. DM me for a special code to purchase Chris' amazing products!Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips:(1) Things are always changing. Shift your mindset from expecting things to be stable to things will always change.(2)  Identify what your strengths are.(3) Separate emotions from facts and look at the problem objectively to find the solution.Contact me here https://linktr.ee/savibarrowes and subscribe to Chris Gibson's channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/CHRISGIBSONLIVE

Dr. Hope Clark is the Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness at Southeastern Community College in Iowa where she leads initiatives at the local, state, national and global levels. Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips (1) Always focus on the things that you are good at(2) Never give up. Failure should be used to improve yourself(3) You're never alone. There are a lot of good people in the world that will help, you just have to ask.Contact me here https://www.linkedin.com/in/savibarrowes/ and contact Hope here https://www.linkedin.com/in/hope-clark-phd-0b7b072/

Diane Rucker is the Executive Director of the University Enterprise Labs (UEL), a non-profit incubator dedicated to supporting early-stage life science and technology ventures. She has multiple degrees, 2 from MIT and 1 from the Univ. of Michigan but Diane's drive for her life and career was driven by a single incident that happened when she was 11 years-old. While living with her mom, who was a single parent, in Michigan, Diane remembers the day their heat was turned off in the middle of winter because her mom couldn't afford to pay the bill. She remembers freezing for 2 weeks before her mom could afford to have the heat turn back on. This incident stuck with Diane and she has used it to grow in her career and achieve her dreams.Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips(1) Anything useful is worth the risk(2) When you feel trapped that's a result of your current thinking and you need to change it(3) Never underestimate the drive of your inner "11-year-old"You can contact me here https://linktr.ee/savibarrowes and Diane Rucker https://www.linkedin.com/in/dfrucker/

Khalid David is the Founder and CEO of TracFlo, a Cambridge, MA based startup that focuses on helping subcontractors get a better grasp of their financial performance by helping them track and manage changing cost on a job site. Khalid is also a first generation black American, who unlike his Caribbean born parents, has had the opportunity to go to schools like Morehouse, Columbia and MIT. Khalid has a passion for construction, he's been on job sites since he was 12-years-old and he comes from a long line of tradesmen. He shares his experience about what it is like to navigate 2 cultures, American and Caribbean, and the challenges that he faces as well as how this impacts him in the tech world. Top Three Dream Big and Live Free Tips From This Episode: (1) Double down on what makes you original (2) Run in the direction of what makes you unique (3) You are IT. You hold all the answers and you already know what you need to do.Contact me here https://linktr.ee/savibarrowes and contact Khalid here https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalid-david-34a55824/

Aaron Shawn Harper is a former NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts turned author, motivational speaker and business coach. Listen to Shawn talk about how went from living with a mindset of someone who had 5 learning disabilities and no real life prospects to playing in the NFL and now, inspiring the world. Top 3 Dream Big and Live Free Tips1. Adversity is your best teacher, it's the success tax that you must pay in order to be great.2. Embrace the pain of the situation. Give it a name and meaning to overcome it. 3. Change your focus. Change your life. Below are my and Shawn's contact informationhttps://linktr.ee/savibarroweshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnharper75/

Listen to Susan share her story about growing up in Southern California, the inspiring story of her parents who immigrated to the US to give their daughters a better life and how she went from waitressing, a job she loved, to the Head of Product Design and Research at Toast, a $5Billion startup based in Boston.

Listen to Phil Komarny, VP of Innovation at Salesforce, talk about how his constant moving around as a child drove his desire to create constant human connection. This motivated him to build his first computer at 10-years old, start his first website, which was about hockey, and set him on the path for a 20+ year career as a successful innovator.

Learn how Yustina Saleh PhD, SVP, Analytics used the power of focus to help her get through the tragedy of her mom's passing and go on to live her dreams.