Just Minding My Business

Richard Flentge is the former co-host of EVTV: a worldwide webcast and private renewable energy research facility.

As a journalist reporting the rise of the electric vehicle, Tesla, and solar technology, he has covered the introduction of new vehicles, Tesla battery technology and solar innovations.On the research side Richard managed an off grid solar array and battery research focused on the innovation of devices, and repurposing of used electric vehicle batteries. Richard has experience in solar battery banks for off grid, computer power backups, solar homes and custom electric vehicles.

Richard has configured and sold multiple large solar battery builds around the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and multiple countries in Europe. He has international experience with Chinese suppliers.

Learn more about Richard at https://www.richardflentge.com/

Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder & CEO of global branding and digital marketing firm Mavens & Moguls based in Cambridge, MA. Her clients include Microsoft, Virgin, The New York Times Company, Colgate, venture-backed startups as well as non-profit organizations.

Paige graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Business School. Paige serves on several Boards, is a popular speaker and columnist who has written for Entrepreneur and Forbes.

Learn more at www.mavensandmoguls.com
Email: [email protected]

Dave Kahle, B2B sales guru,Christian business thought leader, has been in practice for 30 years. He’s been the number 1 salesperson in the country for 2 different companies, in two distinct industries and selling situations. He’s a high-energy, intense, world-class speaker, who has presented in 5 Canadian provinces, 11 Countries, and 47 US States.

Dave has authored 13 books, including his most recent book The Good Book on Business. Other popular titles are, Question Your Way to Sales Success, 11 Secrets of Time Management for
Salespeople, and How to Sell Anything to Anyone Anytime. His books have been translated into
8 languages and are available in 20 countries.

Dave has trained or consulted for over 459 individual companies. When he isn’t helping sales teams reach new heights, he and his wife, Coleen split their time between Grand Rapids, Michigan and
Sarasota, Florida. He is a father, foster father, adoptive father and grand father to 14 children.

Learn more at https://www.davekahle.com/

Sally Loftis is the daughter of teachers, innovators, and visionaries who taught her from a young age to deeply listen to everyone in her circle of influence. Starting with activism in high school, Sally volunteered and worked in spaces so that all people feel seen, heard, and represented in her work.

Sally is the Managing Director at Loftis Partners, a 100% woman-owned human resources consulting firm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Loftis Partners specializes in strategy, people, facilitation, and pay justice. Since launching in August 2020, Sally and her firm have worked with 54 clients across 3 continents. She serves as a faculty member for the Center for Trauma-Resilient Communities and lead consultant for two justice-driven consulting firms, Wayfinding Partners (Washington, DC) and Brook Graham (London, England). She is also a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator.

Business Name: Loftis Partners LLC
Website: http://www.loftispartners.com/
Phone: 704-619-0575
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyloftisloftis/

Aditya Varanasi never dreamt of being an entrepreneur until he was faced with a choice: take a risk or sink back into Corporate America. Today, he is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Awarity, where they disrupt the advertising industry by making world class marketing more affordable and sustainable for up-and-coming companies. He graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He spent 14 years at PepsiCo where he pioneered new ways to unlock the power of digital media across a wide range of brands including Cheetos, Cracker Jack, and Lays Stax.

Learn more at:
https://www.awarity.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwarityAdvertising
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/awarity-digital-advertising/

Sir Darren Jacklin - World-Class Speaker, Corporate Trainer & PhilanthroInvestor

For over 23 years, Darren Jacklin has travelled 4 continents and personally trained over 1 million people in over 48 countries. Darren has mentored entrepreneurs and business owners on specific and measurable strategies. These strategies have then been implemented into businesses to increase income, transform obstacles into cash flow and turn passion into profits.

Darren has an uncanny ability to increase wealth and success by uncovering hidden assets, overlooked opportunities and undervalued possibilities. His talent has captured the attention of Tiger 21, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, NBC TV, CBS TV, Global TV, international radio stations, magazines and newspapers, movie producers, best-selling authors, CEO’s and business experts worldwide.

Darren is also a featured as an international celebrity in the 2015 movie The Treasure Map.
Darren Jacklin currently sits on paid international boards of directors and advisory boards of public and private companies and with this experience has successfully advised a small private American residential real estate company to grow to an internationally recognized publicly traded company on the NASDAQ. He has also personally trained over 157 Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, Black & Decker, Barclays Bank, as well as high school, college, and university students and lastly, professional athletes. His experience has connected him with people in more than 130 countries.

www.DarrenJacklin.com

Emmy Sobieski, CFA, the author of $100M Careers, is currently COO of Performative Speaking and COO and co-founder of Competitive Storytelling, Inc. both of which help founders with
world-class ideas share their stories to change the world.

Emmy Sobieski, previously co-managed the #1 ranked Nicholas | Applegate Global
Technology Fund in 1999, up over 495%. Emmy’s institutional investing experience includes 25 years working for investment firms representing diverse strategies (aggressive growth, momentum, value), asset size (responsible for up to $6B in assets), and type (mutual funds, RIAs,insurance cos, hedge fund). Emmy is a manager and co-founder of GMR (developer of utility-grade Solar, Battery, and Wind farms), former co-founder, executive, and advisor to multiple funds and
startups.

Emmy is a regular panelist and keynote speaker on Web3, Privacy, Payments, ESG, and AI.
Emmy is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and has a USC MBA and a BA in Economics from UCSD.

Highlights of Emmy’s athletic accomplishments during the 25 years as an institutional investor
include multiple national and global rankings in dressage, culminating in 2005 with a 9th place in the US trials for the World Cup Team, Silver in the 2017 US Masters Championships in the 100-meter and 400-meter dash (50-55 year old division), 2017 AAU North American Champion Women Overall Physique Division (bodybuilding, all age groups). Emmy has placed in the top 3 in her age group in both marathons and ultramarathons.

Learn more at www.emmysobieski.com


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Neil Livingstone Coach | Virtual CFO |

Neil Livingstone specializes in helping business owners who struggle with people problems, showing them how to build and manage a quality team with tangible results in less than 90 days. To date, Neil has helped over 100 businesses build and manage quality teams that allow them to grow revenue, 50 of them beyond $10m and 10 beyond $100m.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-livingstone-3a232613/

Byron Wolfe is the Founder of CFO-AF, a financial services and business consulting firm specializing in industries ranging from construction to crypto and the Chief Financial Officer at Black Tie Moving, an INC 5000 company. . His certification in the Crypto, NFT, and the Metaverse space has led to many projects with DAOs and crypto companies and he is considered one of the first experts in crypto tax strategy.


https://www.cfoaf.com

Neelu Kaur is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Executive Coach, and Burnout Management Specialist, specializing in adult learning and leadership development in large organizations ranging from financial services and consulting to the tech industry.

Neelu is the author of Be Your Own Cheerleader: A South Asian Woman’s Cultural, Psychological, and Spiritual Guide to Self-Promote at Work. It is the first book written to help professional Asian and South Asian women self-advocate in the North American workplace, with a focus on mental well-being.

Learn more about Neelu at https://www.neelukaur.com