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Jason's success as a leader has spanned more than two decades throughout the private sector, nonprofit sector, and public sector. Building high-performance teams has been his silver bullet to propel multiple seven-figure businesses. His practical and systematic approach to building business through happy, healthy, loyal teams, is now wrapped up in the High Performance Team Effect. Jason is also the current Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, CA. His leadership experience, positivity, and collaborative mindset is serving a pivotal role in managing the COVID crisis.

Jennifer Longmore, Leading Authority on Soul Purpose, and Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs, is a sought-after media personality, 3-time best selling author, is world-renowned for her laser like clarity in seeing into the depths of your soul and bridging your connection to universal consciousness.

For more than 15 years, she has served clients in permanently shifting the limiting beliefs and patterns that prevent them from being who they really are so that they can live their most abundant, aligned and accelerated soul's journey. With over 30,000 soul purpose sessions, including the who's-who of actors, professional athletes, CEO's of leading companies and other influential luminaries, Jennifer continues to offer these high-level sessions to souls who are really committed to shine their light.

Tim is the founder of Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project.

He is a 32 year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tim founded Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project after the death of his newlywed bride, Angie to colon cancer. He continues the mission today, promoting the empowerment of women and young girls fighting cancer.

A native of St. Joseph, MO, Stephen Minnis received his Bachelor's degree from Benedictine College in 1982. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1985 and Master's of Business Administration degree in 1993 from Baker University. Minnis began his legal career in the county prosecutor's office for Johnson County, Kansas. Then at Sprint Corporation, he held the position of director, state regulatory and general attorney for 14 years.

He served as president of the Benedictine College Alumni Association from 1991 to 1995 and joined the Benedictine College Board of Directors in 1992, serving until October 2004 when he became president of the college. He was honored with Benedictine's Kansas Monk Award as an outstanding alumnus in 2001 and co-chaired the college's successful 2004 Scholarship Ball.

Grant founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make college more accessible and affordable for everyone. After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience and 2 prior exits to a publicly traded company. He has been a board member and donor to a number of non-profits, an advisor to many publicly traded companies and a guest speaker at seminars and graduate school courses. He graduated with honors from University of California Irvine in Economics.

Dr. Larry Linthacum is the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools. Dr. Linthacum has been in education for 26 years, 12 of those as a superintendent, and the last 5 in the Jefferson City Public school district. This brings his education career full circle in that he began as a Business teacher and Coach at Jefferson City High School. Dr. Linthacum received his BS from the University of Missouri Columbia where he was a four-year letterman on the football team. His Masters Degree and Specialist Degree in Superintendency are from Northwest Missouri State University. Dr. Linthacum received his Doctorate of Education from the University of Missouri Columbia in 2016. He has been married to his wife Angie for 21 years and they have 4 children: Micah, Sarah, Hannah, and Thomas.

Mitchell is COO of Discover Praxis – a startup bootcamp and job placement program for entrepreneurial young professionals who want more than college. He's the author of Don't Do Stuff You Hate, and frequently writes about how to navigate life and careers. He's radical about creating a better future and helping others do the same.

Michele is an Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert and Founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting Inc. Michele uses brilliant techniques to shift mental blocks and enhance the capacity of leaders, helping them build high performing teams and exponentially increasing bottom-line results.

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