Rich “Trigger” Bontrager is all about making people shine on camera.  He works with speakers, entrepreneurs, coaches and business owners and teaches media skills, dynamic speaking, how to build engaging virtual events, building confidence, your brand and image.  Rich has been in broadcasting for 30 years and is the CEO of Rock the Stage Media.  He is the creator and host of How To Rock the Stage Show, airing live each Wednesday night. Rich hosts the National Speakers Association (NSA) podcaster, author forums, and the new NSA LIVE show Behind the Stage. Entrepreneurs, executives, and speakers hire Rich to unleash their brand authority by learning media-savvy skills that help them shine on camera and stage.

To learn more about Rich, go to his website:

rockthestagemedia.com/

Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek is a Chief Marketing Officer, Speaker and Author.  As CMO, Michelle leads Skillsoft’s global marketing. Her brand evangelism is building a vibrant community of passionate learners. With 25+ years experience, Michelle’s personal mission is supporting women’s advancement in business. Prior to Skillsoft, she served as CMO of IBM Watson and the global head of marketing for The Weather Company. A prolific speaker and podcast host, she’s authored countless papers, championed DEI through free “Leadercamps,” and taught courses on the Pink Pandemic and Public Speaking. She’s currently a driving force as Skillsoft becomes an industry leader in sustainability and corporate responsibility. Michelle is also a founding member of CMO Huddles.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebb/

Jerry Bui is a Keynote Speaker, Expert Witness and Managing Director at a large consulting firm where he has over 20 years of experience assisting clients with technology-related aspects of investigations. He has testified in over 15 civil matters, and his clients include major companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and tech industries. Jerry specializes in leading complex electronic discovery efforts and conducting forensic examinations of computers. He also regularly helps clients respond to government subpoenas and requests from opposing parties, and has testified as an expert witness on topics including spoliation, e-discovery procedures, and theft of trade secret information.  Jerry was recently invited into the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program and has a fantastic and funny TikTok and LinkedIn presence.

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or follow him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybui/

Sara Davenport is an award-winning TV anchor, who spent decades on-air with different NBC stations across the US. While the Houston-based journalist loved being a TV anchor, she missed being home to see her children grow up. Sara knew in her heart that it was time to pivot and design a life that she loved. Sara is an entrepreneur, she freelances with various true-crime shows, She is a Linkedin Marketing Expert, an on-camera coach for Fortune 500 companies and business entrepreneurs.  On this episode, Sara talks about her experience of working in smaller and larger corporate environments, the treatment of managers and the effect on quality of life.  

To learn more about Sara, go to her website:  

saradavenport.net  

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linkedin.com/in/sara-davenport-journalist  

Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. Carlton is an entertaining, tell-like-it-is speaker who speaks extensively (and passionately) about public speaking. In this episode, she explains all the wonderful benefits and advantages that public speaking provides; as well as the opportunities available to the women in her community.

To learn more about Bobbie, go to her website:

innovationwomen.com

Will Fuentes is a co-founder of Maestro Group. Will focuses on teaching both hard and soft sales skills and identifies opportunities to improve sales efficiencies. He has been in sales for more than 20 years spanning retail, and tech. Will spent eight years with national retail chains training their sales staff and managing stores. He then built a retail SaaS company that was on the cutting edge of in-store personalization and assisted sales. He has been hired by multiple organizations to train their salespeople to close more sales, accelerate the sales cycle, and increase deal value.

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Joanna Lohman is a leadership coach and youth sport innovator who elevates performance through authenticity and resilience. She is the author of, "Raising Tomorrow's Champions" and a keynote speaker for leading organizations. She is a former professional soccer player, member of the United States Women’s National Team, and the first player in Washington Spirit history to have her jersey retired. During her 16-year professional career, she built a platform for social impact. She continues her influence as a performance coach, human rights activist, and Sport Diplomat.

Leah Carr is the CEO of Tilr, a skills-first talent solution that enables HR and People leaders to measure and manage their team's skills, create strategic development plans and make-data driven talent decisions, has extensive experience in bringing new products to market, and hiring and growing teams. Her passion for workforce development is the reason she chose to join Tilr. Leah was employee 9 and the first senior hire at Coinsquare, Canada’s largest Cryptocurrency Exchange in 2017 where she launched two business lines while helping grow the team to 200 employees in under a year.

Michael Mints is an International Speaker, Author, Coach and Executive Vice President of Sales for Grand Homes where he has worked for the last 25 years. His passion is to teach people how to be successful in life.  He took his practical lessons from his work as an executive and sales leader and has turned them into a coaching practice.  Michael exudes positivity and believes that having a mindset that is attracted to success can help you overcome fear, anxiety, limiting beliefs and negative habits. He shares his leadership mentality that helps top executives become the leaders they've always wanted to be.

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Ashley Pereira is a brand and marketing leader and founder of Ivrygold, which helps businesses drive revenue through authenticity and value-added strategies. She also launched her own intentional skincare line in 2022 called, Free Skin Co., which combines her love and passion for skincare with clean ingredients that work for sensitive and acne-prone skin with her drive to improve mental health issues. She shares her amazing story of how she used her experience with abuse and PTSD to become a mental health advocate and help others.