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Natasha Sky is one of the leading Real Estate investors, landlords, and Developers. Natasha founded various companies like NK Interior Design and Modernova LLC, followed by Main St LLS, Franklin Estate LLC, Saco Estate LLC, Trenton Estate LLC, Franklin Estate LLC, and others. In between, she became an international executive of UPS, a teacher at a summer program at BAC, a director of the IIDA students chapter, a real estate developer, and an investor.

As a real estate developer in Boston, she has built, renovated, and designed over 60 properties in the residential and commercial sectors. She is also a landlord and a President of Europeans in Boston/1 Degree Global, a social network group, which has over 13,000 members and Europeans WorldWide, as well as 1 Degree Boston Dating. She has been working with Presidents, Ambassadors, Consulates, and Universities, producing over 100 events annually. Natasha is lucky to have incredible mentors in her life like Tony Robbins' team, Robin Sharma, whom she volunteered for, and her current mentor Bob Proctor. She has hugged more people than she can remember, drank more cups of latte than doctors recommend, and challenged herself by skydiving, firewalking, glass walking, and finishing over 50 duathlons and triathlons, her fun event was qualifying and running the Boston marathon.

She earned her first degree in journalism at the age of 20 from Kiev University in Ukraine, and become an international reporter for USA media Liberty, UK magazine Eva to pursuing her second degree in architectural design at Boston Architectural College in America.

Natasha’s life purpose is to use her gifts of charisma, optimism, and life lessons to cultivate the self-worth & net-worth of citizens of the world.

Amy Sanchez is a Career & Leadership Coach, Workshop Facilitator and Keynote Speaker with over a decade of experience helping corporate executives reconnect and reignite their purpose, passion and potential in business and in life. She is also the Founder & CEO of ‘Swim Against the Current’ and has built strategies, processes, campaigns, and teams for some of the world’s most high-profile companies. Her expertise: innovative change management strategy, impactful leadership development, and high-performance team building.

‘Swim Against the Current’ is a fast-growing executive coaching company that caters to passionate leaders who want to successfully pivot to more fulfilling, more impactful career opportunities.

When her daughter was born and her grandfather died, the reality of life’s precious yet fast-fleeting moments hit her hard. Encouraged by her own coach, Amy reconnected to her calling, pivoted industries, launched her coaching business, and fell once again in love with life. Today, through innovative strategies, proven programs and interactive workshops, ‘Swim Against the Current’ has guided hundreds of leaders, from Fortune 50 companies to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, in discovering their true North Star that can drive their career path.

Amy holds an B.S. degree in Marketing and Psychology, an MBA degree from USC and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) license from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), one of the highest coaching distinctions. She is a keynote speaker and industry thought leader, with published works in leading business publications, including Fast Company, Glassdoor, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, and the CEO magazine.

To learn more about coaching opportunities and corporate workshops, please contact Amy at [email protected]. You can learn more by visiting her website: www.swim-against.com

Akshobh Giridharadas is a Two-time TEDx Speaker, OpEd Writer, and a Panel Moderator. He's well-known as the Director of BowerGroupAsia Strategic which is a leading government affairs and public policy consulting firm that specializes in the Asia-Pacific. Akshobh also specializes in Communications and Thought Leadership.

He is in the business of creative storytelling. As a natural raconteur, Akshobh is passionate about telling stories through print, broadcast, social media, or through brands through creative campaigns. He frequently writes about business & finance, geopolitics & international affairs, tech and sports editorials.

Akshobh was previously a communications consultant with the South Asia Water Practice at the World Bank. As a journalist, he has been part of various panels both as a moderator and as a panelist. He has spoken twice at TEDx (in Singapore and the United States) Toastmasters and other conferences pertaining to the journalism industry.

Akshobh Giridharadas graduated from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts in Boston, Massachusetts working on my interests in geopolitics (security studies, foreign policy, diplomacy & international business.

Pamela Teagarden works at the intersection of business and psychology, seeing the business drivers in behavior measurement and using them to ensure organizations get real results. Starting her career as a banker, and with the addition of postgraduate studies in corporate behavioral psychology, she developed an ROI for people practices. She is certified in over 35 psychometric tools, partnering this with expert selection and use. She is recognized for making sense of data, marrying authentic behavioral strengths with good strategy, and communicating information in a simple, meaningful way.

Website: https://www.mindsetdiversity.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamteagarden/

Website: https://www.ruthgotian.com/

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Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She was hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring and leadership development and is currently a contributor to Forbes where she writes about ‘optimizing success’.

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During her extensive career, she has personally coached and mentored thousands of people ranging from undergraduates to faculty members. As Assistant Dean for Mentoring, she oversaw the success of nearly 1,800 faculty members at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Dr. Gotian received her B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from the University at Stony Brook in New York and certificates in Executive Leadership and Managing for Execution from Cornell University. She earned her doctorate at Teachers College Columbia University where she studied Adult Learning and Leadership and focused her research on optimizing success.

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Dr. Gotian publishes in both medical education and lay journals on topics ranging from networking, mentoring, leadership development, and optimizing success and has given talks on the topic all over the globe. She regularly publishes in such journals as Nature, Scientific American, Academic Medicine, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. She is the co-editor of a book on medical education, won numerous mentoring awards, and is currently working on a book on the 35 best places to find a mentor.

Website: https://www.miiprofessionalspeaking.com/

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Joe Johnston is a Professional Speaker and Coach who founded the MII Professional Speaking - Mission, Inspire, Inform which mission is to provide busy college students and young adults with a human optimization plan (HOP). The HOP is used to optimize their lives personally, professionally, socially, mentally, and emotionally. Joe is also an Author, Creator, and Agent.

From a young age, he has been passionate about helping others to overcome their deepest wounds and secrets to achieve their fullest potential and dreams in their lives. As a three-year, three-team varsity football starter, his senior year of high school, Joe was graciously named captain by my fellow teammates. During football practices, he learned the benefits of hard work, discipline, and what it takes to be a winner.

Fast forward three years later to today, and he created MII Professional Speaking. He also authored “The MII Human Optimization Plan,” and shared his message with countless college-aged students at esteemed Universities across the U.S.

Joe enjoys reading, writing, working out, running, water skiing, and spending time with family, friends, and loved ones.

Some of his inspirations include Dr. Richard Halgin, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Lewis Howes, Gary Vaynerchuck, and Grant Baldwin

Website: https://tailoredtrainingsolutions.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TailoredTrainingSolutions/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-williamson-57976b9/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TTS_Williamson

Eric Williamson is a professional development consultant, business author, and keynote speaker with two decades of professional development experience, speaking, and most importantly, real-life, hands-on in-the-trenches business experience in both the private and public sectors. Eric appreciates and shares with listeners that no matter how talented, gifted or experienced, and no matter what role we serve or title we carry, our level of success is not measured based on the work we produce. It is measured based on the relationships we build. To that end, he works with organizations to build successful leaders by building stronger customer and workplace relationships.

He is often referred to as the “Connector” for his ability to make his message resonate with groups, or as “the Changemaker” for his ability to inspire change and improve morale. Organizations such as The University of Maryland School of Nursing, Connecticut College, and the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) are among those who have partnered with Eric.

Eric received national attention in NBC, ABC, FOX, and CBS News for his expertise in leadership development. He was featured in Training Industry, the most trusted source of information on the business of learning, for his insight in helping business leaders leverage EQ by employing a three-step process that has helped improve human interaction, workplace relationships, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction.

Eric is the author of the book "How to Work with Jerks: Getting Stuff Done with People You Can’t Stand."

Website: https://slavicabogdanov.com/

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Slavica is a $7-figure Scaling Expert that was featured in Forbes, a 5-time best selling author, Content strategist, and producer. She has written over 40 books to date. Featured on Forbes, Nasdaq, Psychology Magazine, a contributor to Success Magazine, and L.A. Style.

She has been interviewed hundreds of times on subjects ranging from scaling, neuroscience, real estate, outrageous goal setting, and world peace and was even invited in a close session at the Canadian Parliament to express her views on peace in the Balkans after rallying 2.5 million voters to support her in a 6 months effort.

She started her business career at the age of 8, learning sales and marketing, customer service...At age 21, my parents lost their business and went bankrupt, and that profoundly marked Slavica's mind into thinking that that's part of what drives her passionately towards helping others succeed.

Her passion includes helping entrepreneurs go from where they are to where they want to be at lightning speed with systems, processes, and tools that she has acquired over the last 15 years that she has been studying success and helping businesses and individuals thrive, even saving a few hundred lives.

She is an expert at creating content and setting automated systems to scale businesses at high speed. Her strengths are the ability to spot trends, obsessive market research, extreme resilience, determination, and perseverance.

Her 40th book and 5th International Best Seller called "Bankrupt to Millionaire" received many praises from Best Selling authors and mentors such as Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Loral Langemeier, and Joe Vitale

Favorite quote: if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Thoreau

Website: https://www.epicfinancialstrategies.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertegill/

Rob Gill is the founder of EPIC Financial Strategies and is focused on helping Business Owners and C-Suite Executives Uncover their Investment Philosophy. He has worked for over 20 years in the financial services space and has done over 23,000 cash flow analyses and over 10,000 financial plans.

He grew up in the tough, rough and tumble town of Bayonne, New Jersey. His Dad struggled working three jobs to support his family. Although there was no shortage of love, life centered around the constant dysfunction of a lack of money. There was absolutely zero financial education which resulted in a constant fear of the unknown: money.

International Relations Specialist Jennifer Richmond is the founder of Truth in Between, Host of the Hold My Drink Podcast: Navigating the news with a chaser of civility and a revered TEDx + Keynote Speaker.

She demonstrated a history of working in geopolitics and global intelligence, education, and culture, international business development, marketing, communications, and public relations, and strategy.

After leaving academia, she has been responsible for managing international business development and networks for groups such as Stratfor and Waveland Ventures.

Richmond started American Culture Consultants, helping international visitors and residents connect, advance, and succeed in America. In this role, she has been invited as a keynote speaker by the government of Vietnam and by the U.S.-China Innovation Summit to present on navigating different business cultures. Jennifer Richmond also partnered with Allen Hilton of the House United Movement to create the non-profit, House United Academy.

Richmond also founded Truth In Between, an initiative to connect people across distance and difference to correspond over letters. She was invited to present her letters' mission at a TEDx event in Austin, Texas. She is working on a book of letters with her co-author, W.F. Twyman, Jr. She is also the host of the Hold My Drink Podcast: Navigating the news with a chaser of civility.