Marcus Carter is an award-winning speaker and realtor from Chicago, Illinois. A burgeoning black entrepreneur, Carter is the founder and owner of Chicago's number one black real estate investment firm, Carter Property Solutions, which also serves as a real estate consultancy for African American investors far and wide. He has authored five books, including an Amazon Best Seller, and he continues to dedicate his time and efforts to the enlightenment of black investors, illuminating the road to real estate success for his fellow African American wealth seekers.

My mission is to help people and the organizations they work for achieve meaningful fit in their pursuit of progress. In today’s new world of work, the definition of success is fundamentally shifting. I’m passionate about delivering perspectives that provide clarity in this ever-changing world.

Here’s the brutal truth about launching a startup:

You won’t magically figure out how to perfectly launch your business just because you have a good idea.

You actually have to have a process... which is hard, because you’re brimming with great ideas, but it seems like life, your environment, parenting responsibilities, and your lack of experience keep getting in the way.

And we, as restless entrepreneurs and mothers (who are doing it all) want to achieve success, just like everyone else...

Joanna is a Business & Life goals achievement coach and property investor. She has condensed 20 years of experience working with some of the world’s most recognizable businesses, their leaders, and teams into The Accountable Mindset Signature System. Joanna helps business owners to complete clarity in 6 weeks or less on how to achieve their professional, business, and life goals faster, without any doubts, technology overwhelm or sacrificing their family life.

Tracy Lamourie, a high profile international award-winning publicist, is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc. a  Universal Women's Network 2020 Woman of Inspiration Winner for the Women In Media award and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well-known long-time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognized by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work, she is the winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award Hamilton Spectator Readers Choice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019.A frequent guest on TV, radio, and high profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and public relations.

U.K  entrepreneur Natalia Nicholson shares with us how women in the tech world face more disparities in the U.S and also the U.K. 

Dr. Tanjia M. Coleman is an organizational and societal culture expert with over 15 years working as a senior-level human resources and organization development professional. Dr. Coleman has vast experience on all sides of the business, including Fortune 100, small business, start-up, and non-profit. Her professional career has opened doors at Microsoft, Starbucks, Tribune Company, Whirlpool, Sears, Motorola, and more. She currently works as an adjunct professor at Loyola University in Chicago.

About Reimagine OD:

Reimagine OD engages leaders in identifying how their leadership style can support their overall organizational strategy and business outcomes while enhancing the team dynamics within their organization. By utilizing organizational change management, positive organization psychology, conscious capitalism, and strategic planning methods Reimagine OD seeks to correct blind spots in business while creating a safe, affirmative working environment for all.

CEO of Plumedot speaks with us regarding higher technology for digital acceleration. 

Jessica Russell is the pen name of Jesse Broadt, a professional web content writer who specializes in travel. Passionate about history, the author is an avid reader of both historical fiction and non-fiction history books. Throughout her life, she was inspired by authors such as Victoria Holt, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Belva Plain, and strives to create the same type of multi-dimensional, entertaining characters that readers can relate to, understand, and ultimately enjoy. Broad created her first novel-length work of fiction with Hot Winter Sun, and laughingly calls it the kind of book you think no one writes anymore. A professional singer at one time, the author often refers to words as the music of another kind and hopes they are felt that way by her readers. Broadt lives in the Southeastern United States with her husband and childhood sweetheart, Dan, as well as Frosty and Snoodle, her faithful, purring companions. She loves music, reading, traveling, and simply enjoying the sights and sounds of nature, and also has a blog for travel enthusiasts, called Your Endless Holiday.

Julie Kent MBE is a thought-provoking, exciting keynote speaker who is on a world tour circulating the globe via virtual events and podcast interviews.  Julie talks about grit and resilience and about how The Power Of Giving helped her to heal. She expands on her incredible experience with the research explaining clearly how giving more could enhance our lives with enjoyment and even longevity.

Julie is a vibrant woman with many stories to tell, she was awarded an MBE in 2020 from Queen Elizabeth II for services to charity via pioneering leadership and extraordinary fundraising.

Julie’s Power of Giving talks are full of energy, excitement, raw emotion, and funny stories. Julie’s speeches are life-changing to listen to and people often say that they live and give differently from the moment they hear them. Julie teaches us all how to live a better, brighter life through the power of giving.