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L. Scott Ferguson is the Managing Director for The Ferguson Real Estate Team and Investment group who also runs his podcast, Time To Shine Today, where he upholds his mission not to have anyone feel like they have no one. The podcast is dedicated to a mastermind of people who are always on the lookout to pick up their next step to add to their success arsenal and pay it forward. 

Over 22 years of experience as a professional in the real estate industry, L. Scott and his team specialize in: Luxury properties in South Florida, First-time home buyers, Consulting in Real Estate Investment, Rent-to-Own arrangements, Short-sales, and distressed properties, and negotiations.  

With an origin story that was highly sought after by the entertainment industry, L. Scott was finally prepared to share his story that allowed him to build his platform to help individuals and teams to Level Up in their professional and personal lives by sharing their system, the Knowledge Nuggets. 

Prior to him becoming the real estate pro/micro influencer, L. Scott served in the US Navy in the early to mid 1990s with multiple deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia. 

Find out more about L. Scott Ferguson by checking out his website - https://timetoshinetoday.com/

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David Shriner-Cahn is the host of the Forbes and Inc Magazine-featured podcast - Smashing the Plateau. He is also the Founder and President of TEND Strategic Partners, a community he started in 2006 that is dedicated to entrepreneurs who seek like-minded individuals to form a solid support system. 

Following a long career as an employee, David began his career as a chemical engineer and later on transitioned into the nonprofit sector where he assumed leadership and management roles for many years. After taking the reins and running his own business, he came to a realization that there’s still so much for him to learn about how to be a successful entrepreneur. He also found out that being in that journey of establishing your own business and yourself can be quite lonely but it all changed when he started to gain knowledge and found a way to be around supportive co-entrepreneurs. 

David launched the podcast Smashing the Plateau in 2014 to serve as a platform for entrepreneurs who are striving for long-term success to share their stories, experiences and strategies. To date, the podcast has over hundreds of episodes and addresses a wide variety of topics and challenges faced everyday by entrepreneurs. And in 2019, he launched another podcast - Going Solo that’s dedicated to disseminating strategies shared by highly-skilled professionals to establish a business of their own, especially after experiencing a late career job loss. 

Learn more and connect with David Shriner-Cahn and Smashing the Plateau when you visit the following links:

• Website - https://smashingtheplateau.com/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshrinercahn/

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Monica Palacios is an American playwright and performer, specializing in Chicana, queer, feminist and lesbian themes as she charted the intersection of queer and Latina identities in Latinx communities with their mutually marginalizing impact. With her works being taught in a number of schools and colleges, she’s also served frequently as a Student Theatre Director in some of them. 

After briefly attending Chico State University and transferring to San Francisco State University where she got her Degree in Cinema with a concentration in screenwriting, Monica proceeded to producing theatre works for over three decades. She also emphasizes activism and community organizing during her performances that specifically highlight her Chicana, queer, feminist and lesbian qualities. With the way she combines aspects of race, culture, and sexuality in her performances, she was recognized as one of the first openly lesbian/queer stand-up comics in San Francisco in 1982. Her approach to her craft has resulted in her poems, plays, and anthologies being taught in universities and examined in scholarly settings, most especially in the fields of LGBTQ Studies, Chicano Studies, and Feminist Studies, which has allowed her to work with students from elementary to college as a writer, director, and dramaturge for over 400 student theatre works.

Among the many awards and recognitions Monica has received, including having a day declared in her name, one of her most recent is being the Inaugural Winner for the 2021 Nancy Dean Lesbian Playwright Award, sponsored by Open Meadows Foundation, for her play - I Kissed Chavela Vargas. 

Find out more and reach out to Monica Palacios through the following links:

• Website - https://www.monicapalacios.com/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/MonicaPFlash
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mightymonicapalacios/
• Works - https://ucla.academia.edu/MonicaPalacios

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Marc Halpert is the multipreneur who put up his practice as a high-energy LinkedIn coach, trainer, speaker, author under the brand “Connect2Collaborate” and as a business advisor who can help improve an organization’s cash flow, whether for profit or non-profit, for faster, more secure e-payment processing through “Your Best Interest LLC.”

With over 11 years living out his passion to help others achieve greatness, he actually started his career as an international banker and moved on to corporate finance, working for numerous multinational companies. However, when he started to feel that he was just wasting away his creativity, he found himself connecting and engaging with people on LinkedIn, teaching them to identify the “Why’s” of their lives. This is why he’s been recognized as 11th Most Followed LinkedIn Coach in the world. 

Marc Halpert was already in the business of personal branding and marketing himself before he was fully aware of what they formally meant. To date in terms of materials, he’s completed and released, he’s made around 1900 blog posts from his LinkedIn lens to global conversations, produced over 4 online courses on various LinkedIn subjects aimed at specific socio-economic demographics and disciplines, published two books -  You, Us, Them, LinkedIn Marketing Concepts for Nonprofit Professionals Who Really Want to Make a Difference and LinkedIn Marketing Techniques for Law and Professional Practices, with the Second Edition coming Spring 2021.

Learn more about Marc Halpert through the following links:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchalpert/
• Books - https://www.amazon.com/author/marchalpert
• Website - https://connect2collaborate.wordpress.com/

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Gretchen Jones is a well-recognized strategic/creative business advisor, NLP practitioner who doubles as an Award-winning fashion director with an MBA from the London College of Fashion. She represents her independent practice through her brand - Weird Specialty, an agency deeply rooted in rigorous thought, defining strategic directions, and humanizing businesses. 

As an experienced Keynote Speaker and Ambassador for Sustainability, Gretchen is most notable in presenting her work regularly at SxSW. Prior to pursuing the business consulting industry, she was a notable person in the fashion industry as a design director and GenArt inductee with her ideas featured in The Business of Fashion, WWD, The New York Times, Style.com, Refinery29, Elle, Glamour, etc.

With a fortitude in helping clients shape how their organizations operate through strategic implementation of more reverent, altruistic approaches in achieving accelerated growth, Gretchen caters to clients around the globe and work in a wide swath of industries that include print and digital media, publishing, cinema/theater, fashion/retail, design, creative conferences/events, fine art, craft, health and wellness, beauty, etc. 

Gretchen’s signature approach of combined creative, organizational, strategic, and management expertise, which also extends to facilitating professional and business development initiatives, has defined her and allowed her to move both client and internal agendas forward in a more meaningful, impactful manner. 

Find out more about Gretchen Jones through the following links:

• Website - https://www.weirdspecialty.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weirdspecialty/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchen-jones-60630364/

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Frank Agin is the Founder and President of AmSpirit Business Connections, a comprehensive membership-based business platform that aims to empower entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals to become more successful by means of proactive networking. By furthering the entrepreneurial spirit, the platform works to educate, connect, and inspire small businesses to work together in sharing valuable information and connections while also creating lucrative opportunities for one another. 

Being a sought after speaker and consultant to companies and organizations, Frank is most known for his topics related to professional networking and business relationship development. He is an author who has written numerous articles that expound on professional networking and has published several books, including Foundational Networking: Building Know, Like and Trust to Create a Lifetime of Extraordinary Success, The Champion: Finding the Most Valuable Person In Your Network, and Chase Greatness: Life Lessons Revealed Through Sports. He also hosts a weekly podcast - Networking Rx, which provides insights and advice for individuals to be more successful through networking and a daily micro podcast - Networking Rx Minute, which provides messages of inspiration and smart action points. 

Find out more and reach out to Frank Agin through the below links:

• Website - http://www.frankagin.com/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankagin/

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Karen Ripley is a well-known comic and improviser who has been in the limelight for over 35 years. After finding her life’s purpose from watching I Love Lucy and wanting to make people laugh at the age of 5, she was finally able to find her voice into the gay comedy scene in 1977 in San Francisco. This is where it all started for her, appearing everywhere and being featured on the cover of Berkely, Ca’s East Bay Express opposite Whoopi Goldberg and being recognized as Ms. Magazine’s Top 100 Lesbian Comics in 2009. She also made her appearance in the 2005 SF Fringe Best Musical Comedy with Annie Larson’s original play “Show Me Where it Hurts,” and the 2006 Diva Fest. 

One of her most notable shows is “Waiting for FEMA,” that got her to travel all over the USA and the Carribean. In TV, she was not only featured in LOGO network’s show - Wisecracks, Karen was also among the focus of the Award-Winning documentary - Stand Up, Stand Out, a real life narrative that tackles the origins of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy, which made her a prominent figure in the LGBT community comedic scene. 

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Dr. Margaret Barrow is an author, keynote speaker, and a tenured Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). She is also the Founder and CEO of It’s NOLA (formerly Brooklyn Granola), a healthy snack manufacturing business that was born when Margaret discovered a unique way to turn toasted granola into balls that she then shared into small batches each week with hungry college students and faculties. Ever since it was started in 2018, it always had its core goal to give back to community college communities by caring for 3 to 5 students who work to complete their degrees for up to 3 years. This goal is yet to be completely materialized and they’re on their way to doing so by reaching out to companies and industry influencers and encouraging them to give their products opportunities to flourish within the health food industry. 

Being with BMCC for around 16 years, Dr. Barrow started as a full-time instructor at BMCC while working on her doctorate at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Since then, she has been involved in a number of initiatives and committees from 2005 to 2007 such as leading the SGA Leadership Scholarship Committee, being the Faculty Advisor in the Title V Advisement Initiative, taking part in the Women's Studies Project Committee, Co-designed BMCC Teaching Academy and served on the Advisory Board, among many others. She has also co-written a STEM grant that was awarded half a million dollars which got her to conceptualize Mid-STEP and expand C-STEP programs that also included middle school students. She's been the recipient of many awards such as the Chancellor’s Scholar’s Award in 2013, and Chancellor’s Institutional Grant/Award, 2015 that was awarded to her by Chancellor James Milliken.

You can learn more and follow Dr. Margaret Barrow and It’s NOLA through the following links:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-barrow-52755345/
• Website - https://itsnola.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsnolasnack/

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Andrea Miller is the President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and its Action Fund, that serves to empower and normalize women’s decisions about abortion and contraception in both state and local levels. Having served for more than two decades in the leadership of and as a consultant to a host of non-profit, advocacy and philanthropic organizations, she is a nationally recognized expert in reproductive rights and women’s health. 

Since assuming the Presidential role at NIRH in 2011, she has been a key person in the expansion and growth of the organization’s state and local strategies portfolio. Due to her ability to form strategic partnerships with different organizations that stand alongside the Institute’s pursuit, NIRH has had the opportunity to engage with more than 150 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in 39 states and 56 localities in the country.

Andrea’s leadership in reproductive health and rights began when she helped found the Center for Reproductive Rights back in 1992. 

You can learn more and follow Andrea Miller and NIRH through the following links:

• Website - https://www.nirhealth.org/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-miller-0037253/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nirhealth
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/nirhealth

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Jay Scherr, owner of Jay Scherr Business Consulting, is an avid lover of anything and everything related to business for as long as he could remember. This is why the main purpose of his consultancy is to provide small business owners and entrepreneurs the tools, strategies, coaching, and accountability to build a solid foundation and achieve success.   

After attaining his Bachelor of Science in Business Management and prior to venturing into business coaching and consultancy, he spent 30 successful years in the corporate world where he worked with notable companies and entrepreneurs, like Berkshire Hathaway, and held a number of leadership positions which recognized him for multiple awards, including the Top Performing District in the U.S. It was during these productive years that led him to develop his unique abilities, in the form of extensive knowledge and experiences, as his main tools in helping other business owners, from beginners to mid-sized, achieve their goals and objectives. 

Jay is a Rotarian, mentor, and is an active member of a number of business and civic organizations, including serving on the board of the Flagler Auditorium Performing Arts Center and the Palm Coast Business Professionals Network. He also hosts the podcast - Business Minds Coffee Chat, which features remarkable business leaders and influencers from around the world set to share insights and inspiration. 

You can learn more and follow Jay Scherr in the following links:

• Website - https://jscottconsultingservices.com/
• Email - [email protected]
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jsbusinessconsulting
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/jay_scherr

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