Smart Women Talk

Jean Slatter is the founder of the Higher Guidance Life Coach certification program. She is an accomplished author and inspirational speaker who is helping thousands to receive clarity, direction and purpose through their direct access to Higher Guidance.

In 2005 Jean published her landmark book Hiring the Heavens which introduced a unique perspective on connecting with the power of the heavens to fulfill your daily and life goals. Hiring the Heavens is inspiring people all over the world to create their world in tandem with the workforce of the celestial realm.

Jean’s materials have been featured in noted publications such as First for Women magazine, Science of Mind, New Age Journal, Conscious Living Magazine, and was featured on the cover of Truly Alive magazine. She had been on dozens of radio and blogtalk programs and was a featured presenter for the Conscious Media Network and GaiamTV.

To learn more about Jean go to www.CreativeMystic.com or www.JeanSlatter.com

Lou Bortone is a Video Marketing expert and online branding consultant who helps entrepreneurs and service professionals build breakthrough brands on the Internet, so they can have more visibility, credibility and profitability. Lou delivers innovative online branding strategies, including video marketing coaching and consulting.

Lou is a former television executive who worked for E! Entertainment Television and Fox in Los Angeles. He is also an author and ghostwriter of six business books, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach and a Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach.

To Learn more about Lou go to www.loubortone.com

Katana will be interviewing Founder of The House Of Promise, Shari Montgomery

Join us as we’ll discuss:

What does Sex trafficking look like
What we can do if we identify someone being trafficked
What is The House of Promise purpose

Shari Montgomery has been a Lansing residence most of her life. She has been a business owner since 1997. Shari is now going into the next chapter of her life opening a home for sex trafficked girls. Shari is Married with 2 step children and 6 grand children.

To learn more about Shari go to www.thehouseofpromise.com

Katana will be interviewing Wealth Coach and Founding Partner at MKD Wealth Caoches, John Dankovich.

Join us as we’ll discuss:

How will you know if you can answer “Yes” to the question “Will you have enough money to live life on your terms during retirement?”
What are the primary distinctions between 401 (k) plans and IRAs?
Is it too late to start using these retirement capital accumulation plans?

In his 25 years as a financial professional, John Dankovich has seen a lot of change. Through every market shift and economic high and low, he has been there…the consistent voice of wisdom in the lives of hundreds of families.

As a pioneer in the field of values-based planning, John has helped build remarkable lives for automotive executives, physicians, owners of private companies, and established families. He has spent his life making a difference in the lives of the clients he serves and in our community. John and his wife Sue have two grown children and reside in Clarkston, Michigan.

To learn more about John go to http://www.mkdwealthcoach.com/

Katana will be interviewing interviewing Author and Small Business Owner, Ian Finn.

Join us as we’ll discuss:

Why you need to pay attention to LinkedIn, whether you are looking for a job or not.
Why you need to dress for success, even if you work from home.
The importance for entrepreneurs to set attainable goals.

Ian Seamus Finn majored in the newly developing field of information systems management at the renowned Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He started his career as a business strategist, helping clients grow their companies using cutting-edge solutions that work across different industries and business sizes. Finn specialized in business growth, online customer retrieval and marketing, and the newest ways to drive growth and prosperity.

Finn owns and operates a successful courier business which has increased its revenue by over 25% in the first few years. He is available for guest lectures and short term consulting projects.

To learn more about Ian go to www.getbusymakemoney.com

Katana will be interviewing the Writer of PEARLS~ 52 Contemplative Insights, Suzie Daggett.

Join us as we’ll discuss:

How to hear the soul’s whispers
Why soul/ego balance is important
How to share your innate wisdom

Suzie Daggett writes, speaks and teaches about Source energy and soul ~ human interactions sharing musings for everyday living. She writes a question and answer column with Clare, her inner soul & Posey, her ego mind to understand that lovely intersection between soul needs and ego wants. Her book, PEARLS ~ 52 Contemplative Insights offers practical life advice and timeless spiritual wisdom. Suzie is an Intuitive Business & Life Consultant.

To learn more about Suzie go to dearsource.com

Ruth Klein is CEO of her firm, Expert Celebrity ™ Branding, and is a best-selling author of six books which have been translated into Mandarin, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian. She has been interviewed in O:The Oprah Magazine, CNBC, Prevention Magazine, Washington Post Online, ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS as well as many others.

Ruth is a Creative Brand Strategist and Productivity Coach and works with conscious entrepreneurs, authors and experts to help them gain much more visibility and become a thought leader in their industry, so that they can do their “magic” and attract their Ideal Clients and the Media….no longer being the “best kept secret.”

Ruth holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health & Healing.
She is currently CEO of a new project called Universal Mom,™ where certified Universal Moms around the world help children and teens uncover their brilliance and gifts through the art of writing.

Ruth is the mother of Naomi, David and Daniel and is the ‘MaMoi’ (french for mom) of Hannah who is almost two in a half and newborn of one week.

To Learn more about Ruth go to www.RuthKlein.com

David Christopher is an award-winning author who brings life to the scientific study of the Universe, transforming it into a lyrical narrative of our collective story of Creation.

The dialogues in his book, The Holy Universe, tell this new story of creation, and then explore how this story might help us through the global crises of our age—and why these crises might be the best thing to happen to each of us and to humanity.

David also hosts an “alumni” call for the “The Game Changer Intensive” program, a program that helps fellow Seekers express their spiritual callings as they face the challenges of our turbulent times.

To Learn more about David go to www.theholyuniverse.com

Patricia Albere is at ground zero of an evolutionary stream of spiritual awakening. One in which we learn to go beyond individual psychology and transformation into a new space of mutual awakening or ‘inter-being’ or ‘we-mysticism’.

She is the founder and director of the Evolutionary Collective and an internationally known contemporary spiritual teacher and author. Her unique discovery of the essential components that create an awakened ‘we space’ is transforming our understanding of what it possible in the space between us and in creating new fields of higher collective consciousness. Her work creates a powerful field of shared consciousness that reveals previously unimagined potentials for human development that can and is moving humanity far beyond the limits of personal growth. She has worked with over 150,000 people in groups in the last 40 years. Her mastery as a transformative teacher is now innovating a new field of ‘inter-subjective awakening’ and post-personal development.

To Learn more about Patricia go to www.evolutionarycollective.com or www.patriciaalbere.com

Katana will be interviewing Retired foreign language teacher now author, documentarian, and screen writer, Pierette Domenica Simpson.

Join us as we’ll discuss:

The importance of being financially prepared to retire to another passion
The blessing (and curse) of being impassioned about something
Explore your talents and don’t be afraid to use them for the greater good

Pierette Domenica Simpson was born in northern Italy and immigrated to the U.S. on the last voyage of the luxurious ocean liner, Andrea Doria. She studied foreign languages at Wayne State University in Detroit. As an educator, Ms. Simpson was recognized as “Michigan Foreign Language Teacher of the Year of 1996”. She retired after 37 years, to become an Andrea Doria historian, working with marine scientists, divers, and survivors. In 2012, she was named honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for her scientific expertise on the Andrea Doria shipwreck. By her region of Italy, the Piedmont, Pierette was honored internationally with the “Piemontese Leadership” and “Honorary Citizen” titles. Currently, she is writing a screenplay for a Short film on the shipwreck, hoping to have it made into a feature film for 2016, the 60th anniversary. Ms. Simpson currently lives in Novi, Michigan.

To Learn more about Pierette go to www.pierettesimpson.com