Your Superior Self

Brian Burkhart believes in “Making Waves.” For the record, these are not of the aquatic variety. He’s the founder and Chief Word Guy at SquarePlanet Presentations & Strategy, a Phoenix, Arizona-based business communications firm that landed a spot on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list. He’s also the co-founder and co-owner of AlterEgoAV and Mutt Jackson, both based in Chicago, Illinois.

Brian is an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, as well as an instructor at the Junto Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Chicago and Los Angeles. He’s a highly sought-after speaker, presenting regularly to audiences around the globe about beliefs and the power of communication. You can catch him as the host of the “Square Stories” podcast, a bi-monthly exposé of the most fascinating people in business today.

Creator of a popular workout based on African dance (Aerobics with Soul®), Maria Nhambu has made sharing her love of Africa and its culture and rhythms the focus of her life. Her memoir, Africa’s Child, tells her dramatic story from birth to her departure from her homeland. Drum Beats, Heart Beats is the final book of the Dancing Soul Trilogy. In it the mysteries of Nhambu’s origins are unraveled as she continues sharing her powerful story.

She was raised by German nuns at an orphanage for mixed race children in Tanzania, East Africa, and had no knowledge of her origins. Throughout the hardship and mixed blessings of her childhood, Nhambu (as she is called) sustained her spirit through dance. In the US she shared her love of dance through presentations with Young Audiences and by creating, a fitness program based on African dance.

Nhambu is sharing her inspiring story through book presentations and talks around the United States. Maria Nhambu has two adult children and three grandchildren. She lives in Delray Beach, Florida, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sam Horn – CEO of the INTRIGUE AGENCY.

Sam has had the privilege of speaking to more than a half million people worldwide - and for clients including Capital One, Intel, Cisco, Boeing, Nationwide, National Geographic and NASA.

Her 3 TEDx talks and books – Tongue Fu!, POP!, Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attention? and SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week - have been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Readers Digest and on NPR.

One of her most fun accomplishments was when she and her Tongue Fu! team stumped the panel on the TV show To Tell the Truth.

As Executive Director of the Maui Writers Conference for 17 years, she has worked with top agents, editors, publishers and bestselling authors … and has helped hundreds of clients craft quality books that have scaled their income and impact for good.

Sam served as the Pitch Coach for Springboard Enterprises (which has helped female entrepreneurs receive more than $9.8 BILLION in funding), and has coached hundreds of clients on their high-stakes presentations for TED-MED, SXSW, United Nations, and Davos.

Jesse Harless, M.A., is a trainer, advocate, author and founder of Entrepreneurs in Recovery®. Jesse is the founder of RecoveryFacilitation.com and Entrepreneurs in Recovery® workshops and training, a platform and training that empowers people in addiction recovery to reach their full potential. He works with individuals, communities, companies, non-profit organizations, addiction treatment centers and programs throughout the Northeast U.S. where he trains and facilitates his Entrepreneurs in Recovery® workshops.

For more information about Jesse check out: https://www.jesseharless.com/

To buy Jesse's Book check out: Audible Book

Re Perez is a seasoned Brand Strategist, author, keynote speaker, and CEO of Branding For The People, an award-winning brand-focused culture transformation company that creates, builds and manages brands that accelerate the advancement of people's health, wealth, education and overall quality of life. Utilizing his diverse expertise in Fortune 500-level branding, forward-thinking design, and marketing best practices, Re has built a respectable reputation and proven track for creating iconic and market-leading brands across 100+ different industries and professions. His clients often credit him for doubling, tripling, or quadrupling their business and impact.

Re's storied career includes senior-level positions at top global branding firms, including BrandLink, Interbrand, Reputation Management Institute, Siegel+Gale, and TMP Worldwide where he gained invaluable experience consulting to AREVA, Abbott Nutrition, Amersham Biosciences, GE Money, Lilly, Nalco, Novo Nordisk, Nielsen Company, TD Ameritrade, and Xerox.

As a Keynote Speaker, Re electrifies audiences everywhere by bringing forward-thinking insights, actionable content, and practical tips for creating authentic brands. His speaking portfolio consists of major entrepreneurial conferences including: Amazing's SellerCon, Baby Bathwater, EO's Global Leadership Conference, Digital Marketer's Traffic & Conversion Summit, Infusionsoft's ICON and PartnerCon, Ontraport's Ontrapalooza, and Social Media Week Austin, (to name a few). He is interviewed on Podcasts and is a faculty teacher for the Growth Institute.

Re holds a degree in Organizational Behavior & Communications from New York University. He has lived in Florida, New York City, Dubai, and San Diego, but currently resides in Austin, TX.

Dr. Amanda Barrientez is a NFA - mindset, habits and business development coach who is driven to help people thrive in their personal and professional life. What makes Amanda unique is how she coaches from coupling her social sciences training with her real life experiences of overcoming big challenges. Three years ago she was living in survival mode, on food stamps, trying to work her way through grad school as a single mama. After accessing free knowledge on podcasts and Youtube and then doing whatever it took to pay for high level coaching, Amanda implemented what she was learning to transform her financial reality. Today, she has a growing 6-figure coaching business and is building the foundation to create a multi-million dollar global company that helps business builders implement max potential strategies so they can have the impact and income they desire.