Plan A Konversations

After eight years as a corporate attorney in NYC, Michael Whidden, in 2010, redirected his career path and has now been in the wine trade for nine years. He believes it is a privilege to do what you love for a living and such an opportunity makes it incumbent to work even harder. While his path would not have been possible without the unwavering support of his wife Christie and their three children, anyone can embark upon the journey with persistence, hard work, self-awareness, flexibility and boundless optimism.

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Kappa Tanabe is an international guitarist and composer with expertise on the electric, acoustic and classical guitar. Based in New York City, He currently tours around the world with R&B singer Joe as lead guitarist.

Learn more about Kappa Tanabe: http://kappaguitar.com/, IG, Twitter + FB.

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Leora Edut is author of Goddess On The Go-Rituals To Help You Slow Down And Slay and creatrix of Goddess On The Go. She brings women together to to embody all layers of their divintiy. From their sensuality to their sadness. No longer supressing parts of themselves, women thrive being witnessed by one another. 

Her work has been featured in: Elle Magazine, Lucky Magazine, The LA Times, and several others.

Leora Edut has spoken on stage with Marianne Williamson, been an expert on The Dr. Oz Show, and featured in the NY Post. Leora is an activist and works with GEMS-girls.org and The Power Of You Teens working with young women at risk teaching them tools of self-love.

Learn more about Leora Edut: Goddess-onthego.com

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Natalie Manuel Lee
Born in Sacramento, California to former MLB player, coach and manager, Jerry and Renette Manuel. Natalie moved across the country from Florida to Chicago, due to her father’s career. Natalie completed her studies at Sacramento State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. She is a television producer, journalist and wardrobe stylist for multiple fashion campaigns. She has been instrumental in the building the leading fashion brand, FEAR OF GOD, created by her brother, Jerry Lorenzo. 

Natalie’s love of fashion combined with a passion for discovering and unearthing the defining stories that have shaped people’s lives makes her a unique personality with a driving sense of purpose on the L.A. scene. Her television series, “Now with Natalie” is set to premiere on the Hillsong Channel in early 2019. 

In her spare time, Natalie supports numerous charitable causes including the Jerry Manuel Foundation, which is committed to developing academic and athletic skills for urban youth. 

She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Brian and spends a lot of time among friends and family and considers community as a huge part of who she is today. Natalie hopes to have a lasting impact on those searching for their purpose. 

 Learn more about Natalie Manuel Lee: Personal IG + Now with Natalie IG.

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Francesca L. Agostinelli is an Italian business woman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. A passionate advocate not just of the dignity of women but relentless advocate and supporter of greater opportunity for woman in the workplace and commerce at large.

As a commercial and residential real estate advisor both In Europe and America while also active as Founder and Director of ERA international, a global luxury real estate brokerage firm she has led by example.

Her primary business caters to high net worth families and assists and advises in a comprehensive manner consistent with client objectives ; from identifying properties through to the ultimate closing. Of course confidentiality is of the highest consideration.

She is also the President and co-founder of NetworkHER, an organization that seeks to connect professional women around the world.

Through the NetworkHER community, women are supporting women.
Through her unique background and contacts , she is connecting women across all interests and fields - business , politics , media , philanthropy , academia , science and art.

This organisation is a dynamic combination of bringing women together in a spirit of collaboration rather than competition and supporting and guiding each other not just to build businesses but also creating a rare incubator where woman can lean on each other’s experiences to support and guide each other to be more effective leaders in the workplace.

On the NetworkHer team there are multiple corporate leaders and successful entrepreneurs, social media experts and business consultants. This growing global community of professional women provide a tangible platform where each of them can be a point of reassurance and a “ real booster”, so to speak, for their respective professional goals.

She is the former President and co-founder of ILA ( Influential Ladies Alliance ), a multinational non-profit organization of successful entrepreneurial women.

Francesca L. Agostinelli is the co-host of the TV show Bold Women of the new media startup Bold, a digital news network committed to bipartisan dialogue and innovation for people, business and communities. Her weekly interviews give voice to dynamic and accomplished conservatives women with inspiring and empowering stories.

As a frequent public motivational speaker Francesca L. Agostinelli is dedicated to sustaining an agenda of classical values in a modern age where woman can and do make a difference.

She holds a first class honor degree in Literature , Philosophy and Journalism at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Resident in London, Rome and Palm Beach Francesca is married to Robert F. Agostinelli and mother of two children. [Redacted]

Learn more about Francesca Lana Agostinelli: http://networkher.org/ + http://www.francescalana.it/.

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Brian Weitzel, teacher, photographer, and podcast host is on a mission to empower people to live their best lives.  For the past fourteen years, Brian has taught high school economics, placing an emphasis on personal finance.  After many of his students enacted his advice and started their own journey towards financial freedom, he decided to build a larger classroom and community around his podcast, "Ride Your Money Wave."  He advocates developing a side hustle to help fuel your progress to financial independence.  When he isn't working or photographing weddings, he spends his time with his wife and two dogs.

Learn more about Brian Weitzel: http://btwphotography.com/ + IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianweitzelphoto/


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Rashad V. Chambers is a global producer, talent manager and lawyer.  He is currently producing American Son on Broadway starring Kerry Washington.  His next Broadway production will be  Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations.   Rashad recently produced the world premiere of It Happened In Key West in London.  He also produced True to the Heart, which won five awards at the Long Island International Film Expo.  His short films, Hunger and Click, were official selections of the Urbanworld Film Festival, Hollywood Black Film Festival and Pan African Film Festival. Rashad is currently developing a TV series with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Electus. A licensed attorney in New York and Connecticut, Rashad earned his JD and MBA degrees from The Ohio State University and BA in Business Administration from Morehouse College.  He is the Founder and President of Esquire Entertainment.

Learn more about Rashad V. Chambers: www.esquireentertainment.com.

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Dia Bryant's interests in education sparked when she was just four years old, but her passion was set a full blaze upon setting foot in a New York City classroom in 2004 when she began her first year as a New York City Teaching Fellow. After serving in the capacities of teacher, math coach and new teacher trainer, Dia realized she had a growing appetite for solving complex problems in communities that mirrored life in her hometown, Detroit. Urban education would serve as an integral part of life for eight years before she founded and led Vista Academy in 2013, a middle school serving East New York Brooklyn focused on quality academics and character education. 

Though many children thrived in Dia's classrooms, she found it hard to ignore the deep-seated inequities that created variance across districts, neighborhoods, schools, and classrooms. These inequities often served as the root cause of poor student achievement, large amounts of teacher turnover, punitive discipline practices, low expectations, and inherently opportunity gaps. These factors drove her to continue her studies, and has inspired her to more deeply center courageous equity, in pursuit of excellent schools. Most recently she sees racial and socioeconomic integration an integral lever for change in human capital, systems design, curriculum, and disciplinary practices.

Upon Graduation in 2020, Dia intends to impact a major American city in her quest to create diverse and equitable learning environments for children, adults, families, and communities.

Learn more about Dia Bryant: https://rides.gse.harvard.edu/people/dia-n-bryant

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Maureen Hancock is an internationally renowned Spirit Medium, intuitive, teacher, lecturer, Holistic Healer, and author of the bestselling book, “The Medium Next Door: Adventures of a Real-Life Ghost Whisperer.” She is the star of the Style Network documentary, Psychic in Suburbia. Style Network along with ABC Media Productions, and the producers of The Ghost Whisperer (Sander/Moses Productions and Slam Internet Co.) worked together to present this inspirational, “out of this world” special presentation.

Hancock has been interviewed by many national television, radio, and print publications, including CNN, Associated Press, VH1, Martha Stewart Living magazine & radio, The Boston Globe, Coast-to-Coast radio, WROR with Loren & Wally, several Town Square Media radio stations across the country (FUN107 locally), ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX Television programs all over the country.

Learn more about Maureen Hancock: https://maureenhancock.com/

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CRYSTAL I. BERGER is a journalist and the author of, "Be Extraordinary: Claiming a Life of Purpose, Passion & Prosperity." Her work is featured nationally on the FOX News Channel, the Dr. Oz Show, The Trinity Broadcasting Network and in Black Enterprise Magazine. Crystal’s dedication to positive global messages has earned her recognition as a Social Media Ambassador for the United Nations Foundation, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation,  the NAACP and Zig Ziglar International.

Crystal is co-host of the upcoming web-series Life in 3D with the VP of Sales Strategy for HBO and the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for IAC Apps--the home of OkCupid, Match, Daily Burn and more.  Crystal shares her inspirational messages via her website cbinspires.com and @cbinspires on Instagram.

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