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Felice is a twice Certified Mindset Coach, IC Agile Certified Professional, Speaker, and Author.  Her mission is to help women renew their mindset, up-level their goals in their business and or career so that they can make more money, have more peace and live their dreams out loud. She has thus far increased her compensation by over fifty percent within the last few years, purchased real estate for her wealth portfolio, and published a journal titled “Overwhelm to Calm”.

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Jennifer Colosimo is a 7 Habits® expert as well as senior vice president of Sales where she leads the sales and operations for the U.S. and Canada for FranklinCovey, a global performance improvement firm. She has led teams in operations, human resources, IT, sales, learning and development, and corporate social responsibility while with Accenture, DaVita, FranklinCovey, and several private equity-backed organizations. Her titles have included chief learning officer, COO, EVP, and Vice President of Wisdom. 

She co-authored the book Great Work, Great Career with Stephen R. Covey, author of the 40 million bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and has been a featured keynote speaker and panelist at numerous business, government, and education conferences, speaking on leadership and management, business acumen, strategy execution, culture change, employee engagement, career development and women in leadership. She has delivered onsite training and keynotes to more than 50,000 people across 45 states and 12 countries. 

Jennifer’s career has included executive team development and coaching, global operations, leading operations, and finance for a Training Top 125 and Chief Learning Officer Learning Elite recognized corporate university, managing the CSR and sustainability function for a 50,000-person Fortune 200 organization, HR and L&D consulting, and career coaching at all levels. Jennifer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Utah and her graduate degree from Purdue University.

Jeremy Hass is the Co-Founder and President of Stash It Storage, LLC., a Silicon Valley startup revolutionizing the way self-storage is being done. Jeremy comes from a diverse professional background from studying Business Administration and Finance along with holding positions in various industries. Jeremy has worked in the Defense, Aerospace and Technology Industries. Having a strong background in Business and Operations allowed Jeremy to be successful in every role he has been in.  

Since starting Stash-It with his partner in 2017, Kurt Winter, Jeremy has learned a great deal about running a business and what challenges many companies face when just starting out. From strategizing a proper GTM strategy to hiring candidates and fundraising, Jeremy has done everything for the business since its inception.  Stash-It allows users that have extra space in their home (such as a garage) to rent it out to others that need storage space.  

As a young boy growing up, Jeremy always dreamed of running a business of his own one day. Being the son of a retired USAF Master Sergeant, Jeremy learned the values of leadership and a strong work ethic at a young age as well as through sports. In his free time outside of running Stash-It, Jeremy still tries to hone his skills through learning. He takes online courses in various areas in order to understand every aspect of his business from basic coding skills to leadership and business development. Outside of work, Jeremy is also a martial artist, practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as Muay Thai.  Jeremy grew up in Los Angeles, CA, and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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April is the founder of media and publishing house Upland Avenue Productions and has successfully launched brands, books, and businesses over the past decade. She has made strides in the realms of economic and social responsibility by launching a literary networking platform to bridge the relationship between the film, literary and journalism industries. This platform fostered new relationships with leaders in the state of Louisiana, as well as, placed indie writers in front of industry insiders and fellow peers. ​

April has partnered with Barnes & Noble for children reading initiatives, assisted youth in developing and launching their businesses through the Young Entrepreneurship Initiative, launched the first on rail reading book club in New Mexico through a collaborative partnership with NM Rail Runner Express, and every step has been documented on major news outlets. In hindsight, this journey has been amazing.  

Despite all of these achievements, April is constantly pursuing new projects and new ways to help creatives flourish. Now she works with amazing brands, sharing her extensive knowledge in publishing all over the country. Through 'Books Are The New Rich', you'll learn ways to monetize your book to live the life you dreamed of, methods to launch book tours with sponsorship money and beyond. Stop wasting time trying to figure it out on your own and say hello to freedom.

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Dynamic! Intentional! Driven by purpose! These are just a few words that describe Maxine Pearl Phillips McKoy, Founder & President of LEVELLESS a subsidiary of GAMMS Unlimited Life & Career Coaching. The world of education, business, and career development is no stranger to the powerhouse known as Maxine Pearl Phillips, sought-after speaker, Career Performance and Retention Expert, and Founder and President of LEVELLESS Human Resources and Career Consulting.   

Maxine has over three decades of Human Resources experience and is known as the Job Search Strategist. After giving more than 25 years of providing leadership and professional education consultation to organizations small and large, she saw an opportunity to exalt her talents to a realm outside of the corporate world. Although she continues to impact the corporate world through her consulting company LEVELLESS  offering Human Resources consulting, team development, and executive coaching. Employees, teams, and organizations become high-performing.   

Outside of the professional arena, she is the Creator and brainpower behind the Achievement MindsetTM Process Model, which has successfully propelled thousands of pre-teens, tweens, and young adults into a path of self-discovery and life purpose. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Transformation Write + Share + Live journal and guidebook where individuals record their transformation. Phillips has absolutely changed the game like a seasoned platform speaker emblazoned with a passion for helping others, especially our teens, to reach their pinnacles of success on their terms.   

She is the eighth of twelve children and the first in her family to receive a college degree. Phillips understands and embraces the necessity of incorporating learning and teaching into one's life. She is an observant learner, nurturing teacher, and a compassionate communicator.  Maxine helps others discover their innate abilities, design a blueprint to use their strengths when selecting careers or degree plans and to continue to develop themselves. Students are able to tell their stories when writing essays and preparing for job or college interviews.   

She is active in several organizations and is a life-long learner who volunteers her time to assist non- profit organizations. She believes in using her gifts to "pay it forward" by helping our pre-teens and teens. She has worked with organizations and schools such as Celebration Church (Bridge Group), S.I.S.I. (Small PEARLS), Priceless Pearls, (OH), Top Teens of America (Wendell), Jack and Jill, Inc.(Capital City), NAMBAA (LOT), Heritage HS, Granville Central HS, Enloe Magnet HS, Knightdale HS, Wendell MS, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (Blue Ribbon-Mentor), Dallas County Community College (Eastfield Campus, TX), Durham Technical Community College,  North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University.   

Maxine also an experienced mentor. Uniquely positioned in a world where helping others is often an afterthought, Maxine Phillips presents a life of giving, blended with excellence and motivation through LEVELLESS HR & Career Consulting.

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Crystal Goliday grew up an inner-city girl in love with the “Math and Science World”, but struggled in some subjects! A native of New York City with humble beginnings and known as a “Cool Nerd”, she frequented empowerment programs such as YAC (Youth Activities Committee), TNT (Today’s New Talent), Project Esteem, The National Honors Society and other “brainiac” clubs.  

An honor roll student in high school, Crystal learned the secret sauce to earning her BS, MS, and MBA via a full-ride scholarship to a prestigious university plus more funding sources. In college, her activities did not stop as she joined the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She was also active in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Bicultural Inter Greek Council (BIG-C), and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) serving as the Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Chair.  

Passionate about giving back, Mrs. Goliday is the Founder of Never Underestimate Knowledge, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides resources to inner-city youth and domestic violence survivors.   Now she has added the title of “Author” to her resume of accomplishments to help numerous generations to not only expand their education but free up their finances to excel in other areas in their lives.  Her book is titled "How To Get A College Degree For Free", where she shares her journey, plus useful tips and resources.  To answer the call of those who read her book, she now offers one-on-one consulting and hosts a membership group.  

A lover of life, wellness, her Husband, and their Prince, Crystal resides in Washington, DC.

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Leka C is a wife, mom, non-traditional nursing student and a budding activist! She is the host of Kandid Convos Podcast. On Kandid Convos, she talks about education, health, and social awareness in the black community.  She is active in spreading awareness of basic health screenings in the black community. She is also trying to break down the stigma of mental health in our community.  She's been selling on eBay and Amazon for over 8 years.  She loves reading,  swimming,  collecting coffee mugs and t-shirts.

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Jabari and Stephanie Walthour are proud 2005 graduates of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (“A&T”). They currently reside just outside of Atlanta, GA, Jabari’s hometown, where Stephanie practices marriage, family, and sex therapy as the sole owner of the Intimacy Center of Georgia. Meanwhile, Jabari continues to build upon a career that has included stints at Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, and, most recently Amazon, where he is a global leader in their Global Specialty Fulfillment business. Although their demanding careers require a constant commitment to excellence, there is nothing more important to them than loving and nurturing their two sons, BJ(10) and Steffen(3). The couple prides themselves on faith, family, and friendship. They strongly believe the friendships made while at A&T, anchored in their memberships of Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha, have not only supported them throughout their successes but many challenges they have faced in life.

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