Meet the Speakers

Christopher Salem

Christopher Salem

Business Executive Coach at CRS Group Holdings LLC, Adjunct Instructor at University of Hartford, CEO & Co-Founder EFA Movement,

Chris Salem is an accomplished Business Acceleration Strategist, Professional Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Author, Business Trainer, Radio Show Host & Media Personality dedicated to empowering business owners, business leaders, and businesses to boost their brands and business simultaneously from ordinary to extraordinary. His goal is straightforward – to help serious business owners foster better workplace environments that lead to higher engagement and retention with staff while generating more clients, increasing customer experiences, and scaling their overall revenue and profits quickly and inexpensively.

Over the years, he has developed a keen understanding of the complex issues facing small business owners in the type of volatile economy we have today. His experience has helped him develop skills to educate business owners quickly and effectively to successfully apply the right strategies in the correct order, allowing them to grow their businesses to its maximum capacity.

His book Master Your Inner Critic / Resolve the Root Cause – Create Prosperity went an international bestseller in 2016. He also co-authored the recent edition of “Mastering the Art of Success” with Jack Canfield. His weekly radio shows,

Sustainable Success is part of the Voice America Influencers Channel, and Business Influencers with Tal Radio, part of the Touch-A-Life foundation. He works with organizations such as JP Morgan–Chase, Ralph Lauren, GE Research, Oracle, UTC – Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, Microchip Technologies, Anthem, US Census Bureau, United Healthcare, Laticrete Corporation, Hubbell Corporation, Conning & Company, Foxwoods Casino, the US Senate, and NYPD Forensics Department including universities such as University of Hartford, Westchester Community College, Bay Path University, Worcester State University, and spoke on overcoming limited beliefs for peak performance at Harvard University’s Faculty Club.

David Wagstaff

David Wagstaff

Grateful. Founder 100,000+ members, Eprenz.com. Mentor+Dream Maker.

Topic: 5 top strategies to growing a profitable business especially consulting & coaching

About David:

Founder of Eprenz.com, mentor and a dream maker. A compassionate social impact entrepreneur who successfully built two successful businesses, investor, and mentor with a passion for helping business owners scale and grow profitability while making the world a healthier, kinder, sustainable, and better place.

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Our Previous Speakers

 

Pamela Tuzzi

Pamela Tuzzi

Founder, BlueDot International Inc.

BlueDot International is an alternative protein company that is combining responsibly sourced and manufactured ingredients, food technology and culinologists to produce a high quality line of clean and delicious plant-based products that are sustainable and accessible. BlueDot Int’l is committed to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals particularly in focusing on under served communities and eradicating food deserts.

Rob Bedell

Rob Bedell

Fractional VP of Sales, Business Coach and Advisor

Rob Bedell is a Fractional VP of Sales, Business Coach, and Advisor. Rob grew one client from a regional to a national company, growing them 400% over 8 years. For another client, he cut their sales process by 8-10 months and increase the customer base by 33% in 4 months. He works with companies at two levels, a fractional VP of Sales or a Business Coach. A master-level facilitator with stellar business acumen, he enjoys thinking strategically and critically to expand company sales and exceed business goals. he routinely advises and assists companies in choosing the best business options and making sound decisions, applying strategies from the simple to the complex. With a deep understanding of complex corporate and organizational contexts, he uses a sharp evaluative to develop business coaching plans, identify business strengths and weaknesses, make recommendations, answer client inquiries, determine business issues and needs, stabilize and develop strategic planning, understand financial statements, and identify business opportunities. Rob brings to the table extensive business expertise, top-notch leadership, superior communication, and dynamic interpersonal skills and creativity, along with deeply rooted and diversified industry contacts. Routinely partnering with stakeholders to assess needs, establish goals, and create and implement coaching strategies. Rob also serves as a sounding board and virtual partner to help drive the most important initiatives.

Bryan McDonald

Bryan McDonald

partner at onPurpose Growth

Bryan McDonald has spent his whole 20+year career in new revenue growth and focused on a superior sales strategy that created a track record of success by serving vs selling people. Graduating from Penn State in 2001, Bryan went right into sales, in a corporate position, and quick realized that roles he could be entrepreneurial in were ones that he excelled in. He is a partner at on Purpose Growth, a coaching and consulting firm that serves entrepreneurs who have ambitious yearly or multiyear revenue goals, fulfil that ambition.
He helps entrepreneurs build sales systems that predictably grow revenue as well as build communication practices and strategies that are superior to traditional sales tactics or practices. Clients say that when they apply what they learn they are assessed as rare by their prospects and clients so, their offers are more readily accepted vs people with common skills and practices.
Bryan has served entrepreneurs by helping them go from as little as $75k in revenue all the way to$1M+ in 6-18 months using the strategies, tactics, mindsets and frameworks he and his partners have put together. No matter what revenue clients have started out at, he has served them by supporting them in 2x, 3x and even 5x+ their revenue.
He focuses his time outside of work with his wife and two daughters as well as being involved in his church community as well as being on the board of a non-profit organization that organizes Christian Men’s leadership development weekends all across the country

Eileen Mendel

Eileen Mendel

Chief Executive Officer at The Balanced Millionaire

Eileen finally had her pivotal moment when she started helping others by sharing her knowledge and giving mentorship and support. She saw the benefits and growth in peoples’ lives and decided that it is what she wanted to continue to give back to others.

Eileen moved to San Diego in 2010 to officially start her coaching and consulting practice. In 2016 she received her Life Mastery Consultant certification from Mary Morrissey’s Life Solutions Institute. Eileen also is an advocate of inclusivity in the workplace and has been a panelist, speaker, and member of many women’s organizations.

Eileen enjoys hiking in nature, gardening, and cooking. She lives with her two pets, her cat Sasha and her dog Coco.

David Singletary

David Singletary

I help businesses streamline processes and improve efficiency.

David Singletary boasts over 25 years in the technology industry. His specialties include automating and enhancing business efficiencies by implementing various technology solutions. David is a firm believer in equality and fairness for individuals and believes all businesses should have access to the latest technology

Steven Q Logreira

Steven Q Logreira

CRM and sales automation consultant

Steven is a sought-after Business Automation Consultant who fully believes in the power of implementing processes and systems and leveraging technology to help his clients scale their businesses and increase sales.
By combining his Engineering background with over 15 years in tech sales, he delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, on-line events, interviews, panels, meetings, workshops and seminars that have been met with rave reviews, and can be adapted to suit your venue and audience.
As The Founder of Sales Process Automation Consulting, he is an experienced Business Automation Consultant, and has worked with dozens of entrepreneurs and corporations, taking them from concept to increased sales

Luis Garza

Luis Garza

Director of Merchant Services

Wendi Hatton

Wendi Hatton

Founder: Linked Prosperity Mastermind 🌟 Heart-Based Sales Coach 🌟 International Speaker

Wendi Hatton is a Heart-Based Sales Coach and LinkedIn Specialist. Women entrepreneurs hire her to gain their dream clients because they struggle with attracting quality leads, they hate sales, procrastinate with self-doubts and struggle with tech issues. Wendi helps them increase their income through optimizing their online presence on LinkedIn, engaging in collaboration opportunities, gaining quality leads, leading to premium clients.

Wendi has spoken on dozens of virtual stages teaching her proprietary Max VALUE Formula for LinkedIn success so coaches can thrive and make the world a better place.

A Navy veteran and professional clarinetist, Wendi was named the National Association of Professional Women’s Woman of the Year Award in 2015-2016. She was also featured in the Fall 2015 issue of the Women of Distinction Magazine

Christopher Salem

Christopher Salem

CEO of CRS Group Holdings LLC

Christopher Salem is an accomplished CEO, business executive coach, world-class speaker, corporate trainer-advisor, award-winning author®, certified mindset expert, radio show host & media personality, and wellness advocate mentoring business leaders and organizations toward solutions for enhancing corporate culture, improving workplace communications, and increasing employee engagement. In addition, he mentors business leaders and organizations to scale their brands and business by raising their level of influence as trusted advisors. His book Master Your Inner Critic / Resolve the Root Cause – Create Prosperity went international best seller in 2016. He also co-authored the recent edition to “Mastering the Art of Success” with Jack Canfield. His weekly radio shows, Sustainable Success is part of the Voice America Influencers Channel and Business Influencers with Tal Radio, part of the Touch-A-Life foundation.

Chris has worked with organizations such as JP Morgan – Chase, Ralph Lauren, Microchip Technologies, Anthem, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, United Healthcare, GE Research, US Senate, FDA, US Census Bureau, Hubbell Corporation, and NYPD Forensics Department including universities such as University of Hartford, Bay Path University, Westchester Community College, Worcester State University, and spoke on overcoming limited beliefs for peak performance at Harvard University’s Faculty Club.

Jeff Eaddy

Jeff Eaddy

CEO of 10x Business Solutions

30+ years in the Sales Industry
Sold Encyclodepias, Cars, Health Care Benefits, Life Insurance, Estate Planning, Telecom Services and Sales Training/Lead Generation Services for the past two decades.

Study under some of the top Sales Industry Leaders such as Bob Proctor, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, and Les Brown.

I even had the esteemed pleasure of working side by side with other industry titans such as Grant Cardone.

Tom Ralya

Tom Ralya

Sales & Marketing Advisory Coach

Highly skilled and experienced Senior Level Sales and Marketing specialist who works effectively with ownership, executive leadership and management to strategically tune the sales and marketing strategy building a stronger focused sales | marketing continuum which drives higher profitability and deeper client loyalty resulting in top line growth.

Gifted in building solid relationships with clients for over 25 years by focusing on their needs, wants, and concerns while supporting them with high integrity and servant leadership has helped grow business at all levels

My approach creates high profitability for my firms by leveraging several key client strategies, skills, and methodologies which, when applied in the organization and across the client base, have created effective partnerships and smart business.

Listen. Learn. Serve.

Brett Denton

Brett Denton

Your Heroic Business

My purpose is straightforward… to help serious business owners get more clients, close more sales and start using the internet effectively to grow their business into a cash flow asset.

I have the ability to find ANY small or medium-sized business $10,000 to $50,000 in additional revenue in less than 45 minutes – WITHOUT spending a cent on marketing or advertising.

If you’re interested in seeing dramatic and immediate increases in leads, sales and revenue, then I can help you. For more information, watch my guided tour and I’ll show you my online business academy that provides the tools, resources, and training that will make any business the dominant player in their market.

Scott Clymo

Scott Clymo

CEO/Founder at Speedy Holdings Group

After a decade long journey building the foundation with all the products and services now being offered in the financial services industries under the Speedy brand and packaged up as a “business in a box” I am now sprinting to the finish line of a full launch of Speedy Franchises that after an extremely successful pilot shattering every franchise record in existence by boarding 73 existing sales offices under our umbrella in just 3 weeks with over 1,000 waiting we are about to forever change the way many companies go about franchising today.

Health and Wellness club

Meet the Organizer

Our organizers will help you on how to get most out the ClubConnect meeting with a structured approach.

Lisa F. Harris

Lisa F. Harris

Entrepreneur, Self-Healed from MS by Going Green

Lisa Harris is an Entertainment and Affiliate Marketing professional who grew up in the New York tri-state medical community. Lisa has been in remission from multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2005, after learning that she had multiple food and chemical sensitivities. She began avoiding common allergens and converted her home to a toxin-free environment.

Through affiliate partnerships, Lisa helps families around the world get healthy on a budget by shopping online for green natural products at wholesale pricing. In addition, she educates on the benefits of medical cannabis.

Permelia Parham

Permelia Parham

Founder and Principal of The Healing Institute - An International Wellness Community | Certified Body Code Practitioner

Permelia Parham has been blessed with a vision to educate the world to be a proactive wellness society by creating The Healing Institute Inc.

The Healing Institute Inc. is a global service provider bringing together practitioners and clients to support proactive holistic wellness throughout the world.

Permelia Parham is a teacher and practitioner of emotional and energy healing. During the 20 years of studying and through her own personal practices, Permelia realized many people were not aware that their emotions affected them physically. Through her company, Vibrational Healing, as a Certified Body Code & Emotion Code Practitioner, she offers sessions to release unprocessed negative emotions for better health and success in life; provides individual consultations; and teaches strategies on how to expand self-awareness and be empowered to make positive life changes.

Meet the Speakers

Alan Baron

Alan Baron

Certified Fitness Trainer | Corrective Exercise Specialist

Topic: The business of personal fitness training in today’s world health and economic climate.

About the speaker: Whatever your present state of fitness may be, Alan’s training sessions will provide you with a positive, professional and personally supportive program enabling you to achieve your health and wellness goals. Alan has a long history of working in the Arts coupled with over 28 years of fitness training experience. Alan stands tall with his professional commitment to continuous education for both the trainer and the client, enabling successful improvement in health and wellness lifestyles through ongoing positive changes.

Melissa Deally

Melissa Deally

Health Coach and Integrative Mind Body Health Practitioner

Topic: The need to detox

About the speaker:

  • Your Guided Health Journey logo
    Your Guided Health Journey

    Self-employed · 5 yrs 3 mos

     
    • Health Coach and Integrative Mind Body Health Practitioner
    • Jan 2017 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos
Janet Swartz

Janet Swartz

Empowerment Process teacher

About the speaker: Janet Swartz is the developer of The Empowerment Process (EP), a powerful way to transform and heal. She offers EP workshops and individual sessions as well as intuitive guidance consultations. EP is a highly effective process for removing disempowering frequencies in the mind/body system. Her clients and students enjoy a freer, healthier, happier life.

Jean-Luc Allaire

Jean-Luc Allaire

Life Coach and Speaker

When you think that life has dealt you a hand you can’t win, you can either accept defeat and fold, or you can decide to change the game. Now, I look at these challenging experiences as gifts that have taught me many effective stress-reduction tools that I used to heal from cancer and allowed me to move forward in my life with confidence and abundance.
Strong operations professional graduated from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Now working with business people to create a balance life in removing stress from stressful environment

Marc Mathys

Marc Mathys

Creator and teacher at Reset-It Inc

After Marc Mathys healed from sleep apnea about 18 years ago, he began studying the brain and how it works. This led him to the fields of neuroscience and quantum physics. Following 5 years of extensive research, his company Reset-it was born.

Marc Mathys has discovered a simple way to teach individuals how to reset their bodies and minds, allowing them to experience the same transformation he did.

David Wiss

David Wiss

Chief Executive Officer at Wise Mind Nutrition

David became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in 2013 and founded Nutrition in Recovery, a group practice of RDNs specializing in the treatment of eating and substance use disorders. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Health with a minor in Health Psychology from UCLA by investigating links between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among socially disadvantaged men. Dr. Wiss can be your nutrition and health consultant, functional medicine practitioner, recovery coach, or simply provide psychoeducation related to his areas of expertise. Learn more about the intersection of nutrition and mental health using his new app called Wise Mind Nutrition, and follow him on Instagram @wisemindnutrition.

Wendy Taddeucci

Wendy Taddeucci

Employee/Entrepreneur Wellness while caring for an aging parent l Life & ADHD Coaching

Wendy holds a Certificate in Life & ADHD Coaching from Coach Approach for Organizers. Wendy is also a former Certified Professional Organizer.

Outside of her passion for coaching, Wendy loves traveling with her husband Steve, who she’s been married to for 29 years. Wendy also enjoys reading a good biography and is an avid Gilmore Girls fan.

Through Wendy’s coaching, you will:
Finally stop worrying so that you finally have the energy to focus on your own physical health – shedding that extra weight and lowering your blood pressure.
Experience relief instead of focusing on what the next issue will be that you’ve been unprepared for.
Enjoy a thriving business.

Sondra Ray

Sondra Ray

Accountability Coach - Get It Done LLC

Topic : Using Goal Setting and Accountability to Achieve Success.

Are you an ambitious entrepreneur who has large goals, but feels lost on how to achieve them?
Let me guess. You work hard on your business, you’re an innovative person, you want to make the change, but you don’t know where to start.
That’s where I come in.

Darren McKoy

Darren McKoy

leader, Purpose Coach, and Inspirational speaker

Topic : Discover the purpose in your life.

Darren is also the host of A Life With Purpose podcast. Darren struggled through various jobs trying to provide for his family but felt unfulfilled and frustrated. He felt there was more to his life but he didn’t know what to do or how to do it. After a chance encounter with a network marketing company, he was inspired by people on stage and the positive impact they had on the audience. He realized that he wanted to be that person and have a positive impact on people’s lives. However, fear and practicality held him back and he settled for a job with benefits but no fulfillment

One day he saw a co-worker getting away with doing the same job for the same pay without putting in the effort. He had enough he realized that he was meant for more than just going through the motions. He began reading books on purpose and on personal development and took a leap of faith, putting messages about purpose online as people began telling him how inspired they were by his messages, he realized that he was finally living his purpose.

Darren’s purpose is to help other men not find but discover the purpose in their lives so they can live their lives with meaning and fulfillment and add a contribution to the world

Business Club for Owners

Meet the Speakers

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Founder & CEO at Feedcoyote

Building the best exclusive Business Network Platform to help you grow your entrepreneurial and freelance Gigs. Better Collaboration. Better Lead Management. All in one placeI hold a Doctorate of Business Administration, a Masters in Applied Economics, and a Bachelors in EconomicsI’m fluent in English, French, Creole and SpanishI’m driven by the desire to make the world a better place through every action.

Tom DuFore

Tom DuFore

Franchise Executive | Podcast Host | Author | Entrepreneur

Tom is a franchise business expert, business owner, and entrepreneur. He loves helping business owners expand their companies nationally and internationally. After finding his clients were fed up with the complexity of franchising their business, he created the Franchise Blueprint so clients could have a proven system to franchise their business and create their legacy.

The Franchise Blueprint process helps businesses that are 6–12 months away from franchising get rock-solid plans, so the franchise process goes smoothly.

You get 100% clarity on what you need to do to franchise your business at a fraction of the cost you would pay anywhere else.

Social Impact Club

Meet the Speakers

David Mubita

David Mubita

Digital Marketer | Business Communication Expert | PM/HR | BA (Hons) International Business and Trade

A 2020 Mastercard Foundation Scholarship recipient at African Leadership University (ALU) Rwanda, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Trade( IBT). During his first year of university, He completed an extensive course of Leadership Core (LC) that empowered him with practical skills in:

  • Communicating for Impact
  • Data and Decision Making
  • Projects Management
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership
Werner Korb

Werner Korb

TEC ONE COACHING - Tech Consultant

“I am a businessman, entrepreneur, developer, innovator, coach, researcher, and family man.

I have built several startups, and in one of them, I successfully sold my shares. So I am now open to giving back my learnings since I experienced many ups and downs in my career as an entrepreneur.

This is the reason for founding TEC ONE: we help tech experts and consultants to rise above the challenges of solo consulting and help them to build a structured business with a new vision and perspective.”

Puneet Singhal

Puneet Singhal

Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | HundrEDorg Ambassador

Puneet Singh Singhal born and brought in a slum of South Delhi called Sangam Vihar. Facing Domestic violence, poverty and bullying due to his stammering he grew up. He did his English Honors from University of Delhi and worked in Royal Bank of Scotland as an operations Analyst in Anti-Money Laundering Department. After an year working there, he realised that corporate life is not for him. He has worked with organizations like Amnesty International, Action Aid India, Vision India Foundation and Association for democratic reforms. He is a former member of Delhi Minority Commission and a current member of International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Currently, he is running a social organisation working towards normalising speech and communication disorders and advocating for a more inclusive and accessible society for people with disabilities.

Eva Schaefer

Eva Schaefer

Event Facilitator, Advisor at Ssstart

Topic: Gender dysphoria and pride month

About the speaker: I was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany with my mother when I was 16 years old. Experiencing contact with people from diverse cultural backgrounds made me curious about cross-cultural communication. In my 20s I studied Communication Design and did my BA of honors in Media Production and worked as a group facilitator and trainer in various educational contexts. In my 30s I did my M.Sc. in Usability Engineering and continued facilitation of various teams.
I am passionate about accessibility, specifically in the context of communication. I believe that access to communication training should be available to all people and that trainers and team facilitators should represent diverse groups of people through their own lived experiences. I feel honored to be a part of the Ssstart team and to have an opportunity to contribute in the areas of interpersonal communication and facilitation training.

Rita Ofili

Rita Ofili

Character wheelchair actor

Topic: Being a woman with a disability in Nigeria.

About the speaker: Rita Ofili, a motivational speaker, an actor, and a disability activist is a pioneer of Miss Wheelchair, Nigeria, and became the First wheelchair model in Nigeria, Miss Wheelchair Delta State in 2010, and the 2nd runner-up of Mr and Miss Niger Delta special persons ambassador beauty pageant 2017 in port Harcourt And she will first disabled Nigeria selected to represent Nigeria at the Miss Wheelchair World Competition in Rosarito-Baja, California, in Mexico, from 21st – 30th October 2022.
She is a survivor and was inducted into the social entrepreneur of people living with disabilities in Nigeria. She has demonstrated her great talent on stage, and above all, demonstrated her desire to break barriers, by making history in and
for Nigeria.
Born into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Nkencho Asika Ofili, Ibusa Oshmili North local government area Delta state Nigeria. At age 8, she was ill briefly and taken to the hospital where she was given an injection that got her paralyzed, and since she became a wheelchair user.

Abhilash John

Abhilash John

Social Changemaker

Topic: Getting out of our comfort zones and contributing to the society.

About the speaker:

Locked in a cage of constraints and expectations, Abhilash was not able to dream and follow his path. A street child helped him to challenge his fears and set him free to explore his strengths and passions.

His journey through India made him see new possibilities. Therefore, he wants to clear the way for Indian youth from different sectors to build a healthy society for tomorrow.

Anthony B. Ferguson

Anthony B. Ferguson

Founder/CEO at The LYC Products Company

Topic: Helping organizations in their wellness efforts

About the speaker:

I am committed to building businesses and the community. My experience as entrepreneur for the past 30 years combined with my lifestyle has developed the skillset necessary for my current position as the CEO of a social impact company. I believe that vibrant communities are critical to maintaining thriving businesses. I also believe that the wellness of a community is tied to the wellness of people in that community. I am committed to ensuring a quality education for our children along with teaching them a lifestyle filled with wellness activities.

Andrew Royal

Andrew Royal

Business Coach | Executive Coach | Owner | Entrepreneur | Social Impact Leader

Topic: Creating the right system for your organization.

About the speaker:

My Mission: To create joy through coaching and training excellence.

I empower social impact business leaders with more clarity, stronger strategy and greater leadership capabilities to positively change the world. I love working with entrepreneurial companies who want to make a difference as well as make a profit.

As an experienced business coach and executive coach, I love helping people and teams gain greater clarity, get unstuck, set and achieve big goals, and dramatically increase their impact, contribution, and satisfaction.

Ellia Harris

Ellia Harris

Innovation Coach, Trainer, Speaker

Topic: How Systematic Inspiration can lead to Kickass Innovation and Impact

About the speaker:

Ellia Harris is Chief Innovation Coach at The Potential Center. Ellia has been an internationalOrganization Development Consultant for over ten years, focusing on leadership,communication, and creative problem-solving skills. Currently, Ellia specializes in de-mystifying creative thinking and innovation. She does this through speaking, and by coaching and trainingmanagers in facilitating creative problem-solving and innovation in their team in order toimprove productivity, revenue, and impact, and become a more effective leader in the process.

Aimee Reiss

Aimee Reiss

Business Development | Capital Raising | Alternative Investments | Wellbeing | Sustainability Advocate

Meet Aimee Reiss, the Private Equity Fundraiser turned Mindfulness Consultant. With over $50 million raised for an innovative merchant banking platform and extensive experience in Stakeholder Management, Aimee has proven her competence in the corporate world. But Aimee’s success taught her that investing in stress management and burnout prevention is key to achieving the best ROI. As a certified Meditation teacher and Mindfulness Consultant, Aimee offers customized roadmaps, weekly sessions, e-courses, and workshops to help senior executives and corporations reach their optimal performance. With specialties in Impact Investing, Environmental Sustainability, and Corporate Mental Health, Aimee is dedicated to promoting wellness, productivity, and positive workplace culture.

Thom Van Dycke

Thom Van Dycke

Certified Story Brand Guide | Business Growth Consultant

Thom Van Dycke is a Canadian copywriter and business consultant for coaches. After 19 years as a pastor, he launched his business and grew it to 6 figures in his first year. Already a passionate storyteller and accomplished communicator, he certified as a StoryBrand Guide to leverage the power of storytelling in marketing.

He thinks it is almost criminal that brands would spend thousands on visual branding while neglecting their brand message and voice.

Thom knows marketing, but he loves family and is a foster and adoption advocate. It is impossible to get to know him without hearing about his wife and 7 kids. They are the reason he built his business.

When Thom gets tired of marketing, he writes books. He is a published author and illustrator with his children’s book appearing on Hockey Night in Canada and NHL.com. The Winnipeg Jets sponsored his latest book which he co-wrote with NHL goalie, Connor Hellebuyck.

Ingor V

Ingor V

International Speaker | Author | Storyteller | Live Show Host

Ingor van Rooi is recognized as a Connection Catalyst. She is passionate about serving others and helping them to succeed in life. Known by many as a storyteller and power-connector, Ingor uses storytelling to share her thoughts on positivity, gratitude, kindness, stepping out of your comfort zone and also highlights inspiring change-makers, aiding others to connect with people and resources to help them flourish.

 

She is the CEO and Founder of We got this! Admin, an executive administrative consulting and business coaching firm through which she has coached various individuals and businesses to get clear on their branding, quiet the noise, stand out and connect with their ideal community. She has also coached others to establish their own businesses and helped them start serving clients in a safe space through her company.

 

She is a competent speaker and has appeared on various podcasts and shows on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube, including her own YouTube channel called Inspiration from Ingor through which she strives to inspire others to be the best version of themselves. She also hosts another live show called Wonder Women Wednesday that is live on video platforms, as well as online radio. This show is focused on highlighting “ordinary” women making an extraordinary difference in order to inspire others to overcome the adversity they face in life to become the best versions of themselves.

 

She strives to balance that and her family life (she and her husband Nathan are raising 3 daughters – Dana, Kayla and Lana – and they have extended family in various parts of the world), while still making time to network, contribute toward various projects and share what she’s passionate about on various platforms. Ingor is a published author and is currently working on 3 collaborative books that will hopefully be published by the end of this year.

Business Success Conference

Our Host

Victor Felix

Victor Felix

brand strategist

About Victor: Victor Felix is a brand strategist, specializing in helping companies get seen and heard with clear messaging, so they can do what they love in their business. He has served as a Chaplain, worked with teens in the juvenile detention center and jail, and has done job coaching to help people with disabilities to gain employment. He is a Brainz 500 Global Award Official Honoree and the founder of Community Leadership Network. His favorite food is pretty much anything Carribean. When he’s not doing brand strategy he likes to read, watch sports, enjoy a good inspirational movie, go to the beach, and hang out with family and friends.

Meet Our Speakers

Anthony B. Ferguson

Anthony B. Ferguson

Founder/CEO at The LYC Products Company

Topic: Accelerating profitable growth through people engagement.

About Anthony: Along with building businesses, Anthony Ferguson believes in constructing and nurturing a community. Founder of LYC Products, a social impact company, Mr. Ferguson’s 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur has enriched him to help businesses build vibrant thriving communities and focus on wellness. He is one of the founding members at GoodMojo and a managing partner at Miller and Ferguson. Through LYC (Love Your Community), Mr. Ferguson and his team are committed to “add purposeful wellness to your daily routine”.

His approach to business through building communities and working towards their wellness is truly inspirational.

We are eagerly waiting for him to share his knowledge and experience with us on accelerating profitable growth through people engagement.

Click here to learn more about Anthony’s LYC Pledge.

Scott Clymo

Scott Clymo

Chief Executive Officer/Founder at Speedy Holdings Group

Topic: Accelerating growth by securing loans to accelerate business profitability.

About Scott: Mr. Scott Clymo, CEO and Co-Founder of Speedy Holding Group has more than three decades of experience in subprime, prime, direct and indirect lending with leading financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, BOA, Chase, G.E. Capital. He has also worked in merchant service experience and was the founder of World Merchant LLC.

His current venture Speedy was best described by himself as ‘business in a box’ . Being promoted by none other than Kevin Harrington, of Shark Tank fame, the Speedy brand now resonates with business loans and credits.

We are elated to have Mr. Clymo with us at the BSC, where he will speak and interact about accelerating growth by securing loans.

Learn more about Scott’s Speeding Holdings Group here.

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Founder & CEO at Feedcoyote

Topic: Accelerating profitable growth by overcoming frustration in building a freelancing team.

About Steven: Dr. Stevens Bonhomme is the founder and CEO of Feedcoyote, a freelancing collaborating network with built-in CRM tools. A Masters in Business Administration as well as Applied Economics, Dr. Bonhomme has worked for tech giant Microsoft in multiple roles. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor Of Business in North West University.

In his own words Dr. Bonhomme describes his current venture Feedcoyote as a platform for “helping entrepreneurs, freelancers and SBMs collaborate, manage, and sub-contract their professional services to speed up delivery”.

Passionate about helping professionals in numerous fields, we are more than delighted having him speak, interact and share his knowledge with our participants at the BSC.

Click here to explore Dr. Bonhomme’s FeedCoyote.

Richard Doherty

Richard Doherty

Founder 1000+ International Fintech Network, Scale Now

Topic: Unlocking Hidden Profit Zones: Top secrets to maximize your revenue

About Richard: Richard Doherty, founder and CEO of ScaleUp Consulting, specializes in guiding financial companies grow through ‘positive transformation’. He has 20+ experience in the fintech domain and have worked as a mentor, executive board advisor and a consultant. Having invested years in global enterprises like Accenture, Deutsche Bank, South African Chambers of Commerce UK to list a few, Mr. Doherty is the founder of Scale Now, a 1000+ international fintech network.

He is also the founder of Fintech Scaling Show, a podcast which is among the ‘50 most listened-to’ tech podcast on Apple!

We highly anticipate Mr. Doherty speaking and engaging with our participants on the BSC this month.

Click here to learn more about Richard’s ScaleUp Consulting.

Aubrey Janik

Aubrey Janik

Consultant at Big Sky Franchise Team

Topic: Accelerating profitable growth through franchising your business

About Aubrey: Ms. Aubrey Janik is joining us as from The Big Sky Franchise Team. Her journey began when she earned the distinction of being the youngest franchisee in a national franchise system. Since then, she has built many successful ventures including Janik Holdings LLC.

Through Big Sky, Ms. Janik guides and supports new and emerging franchise brands. She is also the thought leader of Big Sky’s FranLeadership program and Franchise Sales Training Workshop. Being a specialist in her field, Aubrey has a huge following in social media where she shares about her work, in a fun way.

We are pleased to have Ms. Janik with us at the BSC where she will speak, engage and take queries on growing your franchisee business.

Click here to learn more about Big Sky Franchise Team

David Wagstaff

David Wagstaff

Grateful. Founder 100,000+ members, Eprenz.com. Mentor+Dream Maker.

Topic: 5 top strategies to growing a profitable business especially consulting & coaching

About David:

Founder of Eprenz.com, mentor and a dream maker. A compassionate social impact entrepreneur who successfully built two successful businesses, investor, and mentor with a passion for helping business owners scale and grow profitability while making the world a healthier, kinder, sustainable, and better place.

Natsuyo Lipschutz

Natsuyo Lipschutz

International speaker and bestselling author of The Success Blueprint

Natsuyo Lipschutz is an award-winning speaker, TEDx speaker, 5-time Toastmasters district 46 finalists, World Class Speaking certified coach, strategy consultant, author, competitive ballroom Latin dancer, mother, and cancer survivor, Natsuyo has been delivering powerful speeches in Japanese and English to the diverse audience.
Olena Pylypiv

Olena Pylypiv

Technical Project Manager at Scalamandra | I increase business efficiency by introducing IT

Olena Pylypiv always try to keep up to date with the latest technologies. So far she has done some projects that are useful for her and not only do they benefit the society, but also help her improve herself

David Wagstaff

David Wagstaff

Grateful. Founder 98,000+ members, Eprenz.com. Mentor+Dream Maker.

Founder of Eprenz.com, mentor and a dream maker. A compassionate social impact entrepreneur who successfully built two successful businesses, investor, and mentor with a passion for helping business owners scale and grow profitability while making the world a healthier, kinder, sustainable, and better place.
Anthony B. Ferguson

Anthony B. Ferguson

Founder/CEO at The LYC Products Company

Topic:  Team engagement through health and wellness programs

About Anthony:

Anthony is a dedicated businessman who is committed to fostering both the local economy and community. His 30 years of business experience and outstanding living have helped him acquire the abilities required to have a significant impact in the social impact sector. Anthony is the creator and CEO of LYC Products Company, a digital platform created to improve the physical and mental health of workers in the workplace.

Anthony seeks to build a community with healthy individuals who have strong mental wellbeing because he believes that the wellness of a community is linked to the wellness of the people in that community.

Click here to learn more about Anthony’s LYC Pledge.

Scott Clymo

Scott Clymo

Chief Executive Officer/Founder at Speedy Holdings Group

Topic: Accelerating Profitable Growth: Digital Marketing

About Scott:

Scott Clymo is the founder and CEO of Speedy Holdings Group, a company that works to make business financing easier. Scott has a solid track record of developing goods and services that are intended to simplify financial services. Scott is a business expert with a background in marketing, communication, and business development. His focus is making sure that companies get the funding they need to expand and prosper. He accomplishes this by providing quick and simple loan and credit card processing services. Learn more about Scott’s Speeding Holdings Group here.

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Dr. Stevens Bonhomme

Founder & CEO at Feedcoyote

Topic: Accelerating profitable growth: Customers engagement/Relationship

About Steven:

Steven is the Founder & CEO at FeedCoyote, a business networking platform with built-in CRM tools.  He holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, a Masters in Applied Economics, and a Bachelors in Economics. He loves collaborating with other business owners, freelancers, and SMBs to manage and subcontract their professional services in order to accelerate delivery. His business choices are influenced by his desire to improve the planet. Dr. Stevens Bonhomme will be one of our keynote speakers, which we are thrilled about.

Click here to explore Dr. Bonhomme’s FeedCoyote.

Richard Doherty

Richard Doherty

Founder 1000+ International Fintech Network, Scale Now

Topic: Accelerating profitable growth: Innovative designs.

About Richard:

Richard is the founder and CEO of ScaleUp Consulting, a consulting, a company that aids in the growth and development of fin-tech companies. In addition, he is the author of “Unlock Hidden Profit Zones.” Richard has extensive expertise assisting financial services and fin-tech businesses in growing through positive transformation. He accomplishes this by assisting them in creating new values, opening up fresh opportunities, and producing new efficiency.  He has helped financial service companies with: Go-To-Market, Business & digital transformation, Technology & business alignment, Organization and business model design and change & delivery leadership.

Richard is a fantastic speaker, and we eagerly anticipate his presence at BSC.

Click here to learn more about Richard’s ScaleUp Consulting.

Featured Speakers

Gary Kurtis

Gary Kurtis

Principal at Salestips101

Topic: Principal of Salestips101: featuring three sales tips that will help you get business.

About: In 2020 Gary Kurtis completed a 42 year very successful career in sales including leadership positions in sales management for international organizations, serving both the legal community and the federal government.

Christine Campbell

Christine Campbell

Helping You To Gain Clients & Confidence as an Entrepreneur

Topic: The Domino Effect: 3 Non-Negotiables You Need to Focus On Daily To Achieve Consistent Client Growth

About: Christine Campbell Rapin is a business success coach and lifestyle strategist. She is the owner of CLEAR Acceleration Inc and founded the online community Entrepreneurs Chasing Dreams & Making A Positive Impact in 2018. With over 25 years of thriving in the corporate world, she has learned to define success on her own terms.

Scott Clymo

Scott Clymo

Chief Executive Officer at C&T Holdings Group, Inc.

Topic: Eliminating merchant’s credit card processing fees & Easy qualifying and fast business loans

About:  He specializes in loans for businesses with little to no credit qualifications. They are the most lenient in industries as far as loan and finance products. Also the strongest merchant service product in the electronics payment industry.

Rachel Rodriguez

Rachel Rodriguez

Licensed Registered Dietitian/ Nutritionist

Topic: Time to dominate: nutrition and fitness integration. Good health is good business.

About: Rachel is passionate about nutrition and fitness, which led her to pursue a Master’s Degree in Nutritional Science and became a Licensed Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She rose through the ranks of Operations at a Fortune 500 healthcare company.

Deb Perkins

Deb Perkins

Founder at BROAD of Directors

Topic: The Advisor Multiplier – How you can make everything easier by engaging a world-class advisory board.

About: Deb Perkins is the Founder and CEO of Broad of Directors, a company with a mission to teach early-stage entrepreneurs how to ramp up their companies to thrive and prepare for a round of financing. Broad of Directors offers digital masterclasses and consulting focusing on the three areas most important to a venture’s success: building a world-class team, testing and collecting data to improve the company’s products and services, finding the most viable funding for your venture.