Kathleen Byars
Kathleen is an expert in work-life balance and professional well-being. She helps female executives avoid burnout and enjoy fulfillment and balance.
Kate is an advocate for redefining the corporate landscape and empowering women leaders with the tools and mindset that will allow them to enjoy successful careers without sacrificing themselves. As a corporate veteran, Kate left a lucrative career in 2003 to live on an island. She returned to her career as a marketing exec, yet on her own terms.
Today, she coaches women executives to disconnect, find their unique inner purpose, and live a purposeful life that is authentic, joyful, and successful. Learn more at KathleenByers.com.
Jake Estares
High-school dropout - turned high-performing business executive, Jake believes life is too short to not make the most of it.
An expert in overcoming adversity, he has experience building companies from the ground up, and has enjoyed successful early exits. He doesn't hesitate to share the lessons he has learned from failures along the way.
Choosing to set aside the stress of business building and ownership in favor of spending time with his young family, for the past 10+ years, Jake has worked as a sales and marketing leader for primarily Fortune 2000 companies. As a result of his experience shifting from business builder to employee, his current writing and motivation is in encouraging business leaders to foster more humanity and purpose in the workplace. Businesses are simply more successful, and work is more fulfilling when there is trust and a clear sense of purpose.
Follow him on LinkedIn where he shares his work/life balance strategies.
Marietta Gentles Crawford
I’m a writer, personal brand strategist, and author of From Nine to Thrive: A Guide to Building Your Personal Brand and Elevating Your Career. I’m known for my no-fluff career advice sprinkled with humor when it comes to personal branding, social media, and career growth.
As the founder of MGC Ink, my mission is to help savvy professionals ditch mediocrity in their career (and lives) by building strong personal brands and embracing change.
Aaron Skogen
I'm an energetic and accomplished senior leader in manufacturing operations, CPG, supply chain and engineering environments with over twenty years of progressive experience.
My outstanding interpersonal and managerial skills, coupled with strong strategic planning ability have led to a recognized track record as an exceptionally engaging and dynamic team leader in all aspects of operations management.
Amy Blaschka
Amy is a writer and brand strategist, and one of the most positive and popular storytellers on social media. Her engaging communication style has earned an enthusiastic following on LinkedIn, Thrive Global, and Medium where she aspires to inspire transformation.
She uses stories to strengthen both personal and corporate brands. Her specialty is helping you—or your company—to communicate in a manner that connects you with others.
Along with LinkedIn Influencer Bruce Kasanoff, Amy is thrilled to have co-authored her first book, I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential, available on Amazon mid-January 2018.
Learn more at AmyBlaschka.com and visit her full profile on LinkedIn.
Zach Messler
It's simple, really...
There is a constant stream of cool stuff created...Incredible innovations that do fantastical things.
That should be the end of an amazing story. Sadly, it's not.
Too often, success is limited by the wrong positioning…the wrong message at the wrong time…the wrong story.
Creating that story that conveys the real value…the message that resonates…the positioning that builds the brand?
That's what I do.
Oksana Esberard
Oksana Esberard is a certified business meditation instructor and mindfulness speaker. She assists entrepreneurs and executives in transforming personal and company culture into energy-rich environments to reach the next level of their limitless potential.
In her past life, Oksana was a stressed out hospitality and business professional, working and living in Russia, the US, and Hong Kong. On her journey through 55+ countries, and three months in India, she learned how to turn anxiety and fear into high-level performance and limitless energy sources. Now Oksana is passionate to share these tools and techniques with the business world.
Her purpose is to assist 10,000 business professionals in establishing daily meditation and mindfulness practice at the workplace for fuller, healthier, happier lives and careers. Learn more and connect at SattvaMe.
Benjamin Walker
Founder and CEO of Transcription Outsourcing, LLC, provider of the best transcription services available in the US. We work with government agencies, single practice attorneys and physicians, as well as entire university systems to provide fast, accurate, and reliable transcription services.
Specialties include medical transcription services (including EHR integration), legal transcription services, law enforcement transcription services, academic, and financial transcription services. We provide a user friendly, cost effective, outsourcing option for a wide range of industries.
Eric Elkins
Eric Elkins is a strategist, author, professional speaker, and CEO of WideFoc.us(http://www.widefoc.us/), a social media agency he founded in 2007 that provides social media consulting and community management for small businesses, consumer brands, nonprofits, and global corporations. Eric blogs about being a single father at datingdad.com, and has written several books (mymem.es/EEamazonpage). His Twitter handle is @datingdad.
Sarah Elkins - Your Chief Storymaker
From a recent coaching client: "I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you! You've been my rock in preparation for my presentation. Thank you for believing in me, empowering me, and always being resourceful. You bring out the BEST in people around you."
As a communication coach, I teach people how to find their stories, organize them, and share them across platforms. Learning to tell your story is the key to your success.