First Class Life

Ellenore Angelidis is the founder and Board President of the Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund, which is focused on increasing educational opportunities, including literacy, tech and art, for kids in Ethiopia. Ellenore is also on the Advisory board of UCodeGirl, a not for profit focused on increased the number of women in tech, and is a multi-year judge of Inspiring50, which chooses the 50 most inspiring women in tech in Europe. 

As a 10+ year employee of Amazon, she has been part of the recent period of growth. Ellenore is currently serving as Director Kindle Content Risk management and was Amazon's first Global Director of Diversity.  Previously, she had business, product and legal roles for Amazon in Seattle, Luxembourg, and Paris – and is passionate about bringing change and forward momentum. Prior to Amazon, she received her legal start at the Chicago firm of Baker & McKenzie, then went on to manage complex litigation including regulatory and government matters, public relations and crisis management, as well as supported strategic sourcing for Sears, in Chicago Illinois.

At home, Ellenore has a partner of 20+ years and 3 children, ranging in age from college to elementary school, plus a dog and a parrot. As a volunteer, Ellenore has held board and fund-raising positions with the not for profits WACAP and Ethiopia Reads. Ellenore is also a published writer; on blogs (Ethiopian Ties and Balancing Career Family), and on-line magazines (Working Mother, Adoptive Families, InCulture Parent, and Women’s Essense).  She also published her first children’s book, The Loud Prince, with colorful, diverse characters, through Kindle Direct Publishing.

Ellenore has built teams across a variety of disciplines including tech, companies, and countries, which gives her a uniquely broad perspective to share.

For the past 16 years, Jennifer has been in the healthcare field of nursing.  She had been feeling a desire for change, not only in her own health but in her career as well, so she made the decision to leave nursing to pursue Biofeedback.  Jennifer wanted a way to work on the root cause, not just symptom management any longer.  She was introduced to Biofeedback and was drawn in by the many ways to reduce stress and balance the body.  As a Certified Biofeedback Technician, Jennifer supports her clients holistically in regaining their health.  

Jennifer also believes that our emotions play a bigger role in our overall health than previously thought.  The thoughts and beliefs we hold from past experiences shape who we are and can impact our overall health in so many ways.  By learning to change our thoughts and negative beliefs to healthier patterns, we can improve our lives.

Biofeedback can not only support your body/mind/spirit during times of illness or stress but the effects have a ripple effect that help your body to heal in more ways than just physically.

Cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease is one of the scariest things facing us as we age. To date, traditional research has been unable to discover a way to effectively treat people with these illnesses. New research looks at it with a different perspective, and shows that there are ways to avoid or even reverse the symptoms by understanding and working with the root causes within your body. Nutrition and Health Expert Beth Gillespie shares the symptoms of cognitive decline, what to look for to determine the root cause, and what you can do to avoid or even reverse those symptoms - before it turns into a devastating diagnosis.

Sharon Haver has over 3 decades of experience in the fashion world, and is arguably the original "fashion blogger" - bootstrapping her online business FocusOnStyle.com in 1999, before that term was even coined! Sharon has seen it all, and her heart is with the everyday woman, like you and me, who wants to stand out in her field, attract the clients and value she deserves, and feel confident that she's conveying her message in the right way to the right people. Tune in to hear Sharon's tips and tricks for stepping up your style, feeling confident , and rising to the top in your your life and your business!

Carolyn Thomson Twaddle is a mother to four and a grandmother to five, and she knows first-hand that life isn't always easy. She knows the demands of being an entrepreneur, the stress and responsibility of being a single parent, the pressures of financial hardship, and what it's like to live with chronic pain and compromised health. Carolyn's personal experience and research enables her to provide fresh insights and practical help for addressing the personal issues we most often struggle with today. Carolyn wants YOU to experience more joy and peace than you have in a long time!

Michael J. Sahno began reading before he'd even been taught his ABCs, much to the surprise of his family! He began writing at an early age, too. In high school and college, he was Editor-in-Chief of the campus literary magazine. The quality of his work led to multiple awards and honors. After earning his Bachelor's from Lynchburg College, he went on to complete his Master's in English from Binghamton University at the age of 24. Mike joined the corporate world, serving in management positions for several companies including Direcgtor at a market research firm and Assistant Vice President at a Tampa mortgage company. He also taught composition at the college level. Mike became a full-time professional writer in 2001, and has sinced written more than 1,000 articles on a wide range of topics. His work has appeared in a variety of national publications, including Woman's Day, Entrepreneur, Redbook, Money, and Fortune magazines. Mike has also written and published three novels: Brothers' Hand, Jana, and Miles of Files, as well as the short story collection Rides from Strangers. Since founding Sahno Publishing in 2015, he has gone on to achieve national and international recognition, gaining over 15,000 followers on Twitter and publishing and selling his three novels in the US and abroad. Mike Sahno has ghostwritten books for entrepreneurs in the US, and continues to electrify audiences with his story and his natural gift for entertaining while informing. He is available for professional speaking engagements upon request.

Hailing from Ontario, Canada, Lissa Boles is a small business coach and consultant who uses a unique blend of astrology and coaching to help change agents, purposeful entrepreneurs and thought leaders clarify their purpose and then answer their current calling through business, all while restoring the soul of business itself. Named one of 2011's "Fastest Growing Inspirational Businesses," in past professional lives Lissa was a consumer goods and services media marketing specialist, as well as the talk-radio host of Toronto's Small Business Big Ideas show. Tune in to hear Lissa's journey of ignoring her gift for so long, and realizing it was truly the key to her most meaningful life. Lissa will also share what the charts show about the current upheaval in the world, and what the road ahead might look like.

Do you yearn to live a life of purpose and passion, if only you could know what that means - specifically - for you? Did you know your fingerprints were formed 5 months before you were born, and hold the key to your most meaningful life? Using the tool of LifePrints Hand and Fingerprint Analysis full-time for the past 19 years, Ronelle Coburn has helped over 13,000 healers, cultural creatives, artists, leaders, entrepreneurs and innerpreneurs discover their real Life Purpose, by decoding their unique fingerprints so they can live lives of exception personal and professional fulfillment and extraordinary passion. Ronelle has been featured in Woman's World, onespirit.com, ofspirit.com, Library Journal and countless podcasts. After publishing her best-selling book, Life Purpose Now: It's in Your Fingerprints, she was featured on NBC's Today Show. If you want to stop guessing and start living, you can know exactly what your Life Purpose is from your own personal Instruction Manual for Life found in the form of your unique fingerprints. Ronelle offers private consultation as well as professional training and certification in LifePrints Hand Analysis. She's also spent the past couple of years on a major home renovation to create a new kind of community, and she'll share that journey as well.

Tracey Warren, at her heart, is a community creator. He mission is to help move the needle for women in business. Sometimes that is her standing on the sidelines cheerleading; other times, it's gently speaking the truth in love to help YOU get to the next level.

Tracey Warren spent 19 years as an Avon lady, working and building community in the Direct Selling industry. She migrated those skills to social media, becoming and expert at helping others to build community online. Her newest vernture, her true calling and her HOME -- if home is where the heart is - is InSpark Co-working, a sharted office community for entrepreneurs, freelances and "office misfits" to work, collaborate, and plot to take over the world (in a good way)!

After a short stint in a corporate job out of college, which she soon discovered was not the life for her, Marcelle Allen has supported remarkable leaders and has served as a 'digital cheerleader' aka social media manager. She's worked with small town heroes, public figures, even celebrities. Marcelle believes in the power of the well-connected person and knows search engines connect intellectuals around the globe daily, and social media connects hearts and pocketbooks in ways her grandparents' generation couldn't imagine! Marcelle knows it's not enough to be a 'thought leader,' you also need to be a visual leader in today's social economy. Marcelle's personal dream and current project, born of a frustration with what was available, is to make business and personal finances easier to understand and transform this knowledge into something easier to understand and consume with speed and efficiency by everyday folks with her forthcoming book, Financial Joy: Know the Data Behind Your Dreams."