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Ingeborg Mooiweer Successful in business. But Love hurts?Ingeborg Mooiweer is an executive coach with 35 years of experience helping high-achieving executives break the patterns that make them brilliant at work and struggling at home. She helps executives who have built everything they wanted, except a love life that works.I grew up with a narcissistic mother. I didn't have language for it then, I just knew that love felt conditional, that being enough meant being safe, and that I learned to read rooms before I learned to trust people.That pattern fo...

Thomas AddisonNot Just Talk! I have been there. Business Consulting Services for Growth Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and Duke MBAThomas Addison is an exit planning advisor, AI strategist, and serial business owner who has been on every side of the transaction table. He lost $1.55M on a business re-entry that looked right on paper — then used what he learned to acquire a garage door company, make money and sell it, execute a 2x exit on a sandwich franchise, and build a federal contracting company with a GSA Schedule and SDVOSB designation. The lo...

Jobert E. Abueva Author, The Janus Plan (Sept 2026) | TEDx Speaker | Driving Global Impact: Philanthropy, Marketing, Nonprofit Board ServiceJobert E. Abueva grew up between worlds. Born in the Philippines and raised across Nepal, Thailand, and Japan through his father's academic work, he has spent his career learning that the hardest threshold to cross is the one inside yourself. The Janus Plan is what he found on the other side. A global marketing and philanthropy executive at ETS (Princeton, NJ) whose career spans Fortune 500 leadership and international brand building, Jobert burned out running one of the world's most...

Anne P. Mitchell is an attorney, and law professor and dean emeritus. A graduate of Stanford Law School, she has had a a storied career first as one of the first two attorneys in the United States advocating for children to have an ongoing relationship with their fathers after the disuniting of the family, and then as the first anti-spam lawyer in the U.S., and going on to write part of our Federal anti-spam law.In January of 2025 she started battling the misinformation on social media around the actions of this administration, and has made it her mission...

Jeaneen TangJeaneen Tang, MS, CCC-SLPJeaneen Tang is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of experience working with early intervention (0-3 years old) to the elderly. She specializes in early language development and has a passion for training parents, caregivers, and other educators on how to best to address the needs of young children with learning to understand and express themselves. Her goal is to shake up how we approach language development and to decrease the number of children need speech therapy.

James PerdueProfessor of PerseveranceJames became a quadriplegic, dislocating three vertebra in his neck, from playing a football game. The doctor said, "James, I'm sorry. You'll never walk again and you might be paralyzed from your neck down." Later, the doctor advised his family to place him in a nursing home; he would be too much of a burden for them to take care.​Dr. James Perdue, Professor of Perseverance, worked hard to achieve success as an award-winning educator and coaching a state championship team. As a motivational / inspirational speaker, best selling author, and li...

Jennifer BallowSocial Worker Writes Book About Tooth Fairy to Help Kids Connect with CaregiversMy name is Jennifer Ballow and I’m a social worker and children’s book author in Austin. I wrote a children's picture book about the Tooth Fairy, called Under My Pillow.The story is about five-year-old Sam, who loses her first tooth. At her mom’s direction, Sam puts the tooth under her pillow for the tooth fairy, but the following day, it’s gone! No tooth and no present. Sam writes a letter to the tooth fairy inquiring about th...

Adrienne Wilkerson is the co-founder and CEO of Beacon Media + Marketing, a national digital marketing agency specializing in mental and behavioral health organizations. She started her first business in 2001, is an Inc. 5000 winner for three consecutive years, a published author, and the host of The Beacon Way podcast. Adrienne helps founders and leaders stop second-guessing their marketing and start showing up in a way that actually reflects the mission they built their business around, because when the connection is right, the growth follows.

Joe HehnMindset Expert + Spiritual Teacher | Helping Leaders and Teams Show Up as Souls, Not Roles | Mastering Consciousness to Transform Work + LifeJoe Hehn (pronounced Hayne) is a mindset expert and spiritual teacher helping leaders and teams show up as souls, not roles by mastering their consciousness. He works with entrepreneurs as well as companies like eBay, Salesforce, and Novartis, bridging spirituality and science to transform how people experience work and life.

Who Is Sergei?Born beneath the Kremlin and rumoured to be Vladimir Putin’s nephew, Sergei Putinski is a man who has seen things you would not believe — mostly because they happened in 1987 and are no longer relevant.With an unwavering devotion to 80s American sitcoms and a firm conviction that the mobile phone peaked with the brick, Sergei navigates the bewildering modern world from behind the wheel of a beat-up Maserati, barking into a giant white cell phone."What started as a throwaway side character has taken on a life of its own...

Zachary DravesSports and Culture Journalist, Academic, Aspiring Historian, and Aspiring Documentary ProducerZachary Draves. Sports and Culture journalist for outlets such as SB Nation, Swish Appeal, ClutchPoints, AETV, MTV News, and The Source. Co-Founder of the Augustana College Sport in Society Initiative in Rock Island, Illinois. Co-Host of the She's Always Had Game Podcast about women's basketball history for the 9450 Network.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elliot SawyerLoyalty Strategist: Helping High Capacity Organizations Experiencing Low Buy-In, Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy FromI help businesses grow by building loyalty across leadership, teams, and customers. While this applies across industries, I’ve seen some of the strongest results in low-trust environments where skepticism is high and growth is hardest to unlock. That’s where loyalty becomes a true competitive advantage.In those settings, most companies rely on tactics rooted in self-interest, which leads to disengaged teams, guarded customers, and stalled growth. I help leaders replace that...

Jamie ColemanSocial Media Strategist & Founder of By JamieSocialJamie Coleman is a digital marketing leader and the founder of ByJamieSocial, a strategy company focused on helping creators and brands grow through intentional content, strong positioning, and data-driven decision making. With over a decade of experience across media, marketing, and tech, she brings a unique perspective on how content, analytics, and storytelling intersect to drive measurable business results.Her work centers on helping creators move beyond surface-level growth and build content ecosystems that convert, whether t...

Ryan BeckettFrom the Bachelorette, to real estate CEO, startup founder, adjunct professor & a Doctorate in Business.Ryan Beckett is an entrepreneur, educator, endurance athlete, and media personality passionate about helping others think bigger, perform at a higher level, and adapt to the future of business. He is the Founder and CEO of BitRealty, a modern real estate brokerage known for blending high-touch service with innovative marketing and technology-driven strategies.Ryan also serves as an adjunct professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where he teaches Real Estate Development and Finance...

Elliot SawyerLoyalty Strategist: Helping High Capacity Organizations Experiencing Low Buy-In, Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy FromElliot Sawyer speaks around the world to a wide range of audiences. He has delivered over 1,500 talks, spent more than 10,000 hours guiding professionals across many industries, two decades of leadership development and has influenced nine figures of revenue. His hope is to inspire you, challenge you, connect with you, and most importantly, to help you prosper.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Al KrockeyIn 1968, Al Krockey was eighteen years old coming of age in the most culturally explosive era in American history.In 1968, Al Krockey was eighteen years old coming of age in the most culturally explosive era in American history.But the road to that moment began years earlier in Skokie, Illinois, where a block of co-op apartments and split-level houses felt like an entire universe.From hustling a buck—hawking souvenirs outside Wrigley Field, working odd jobs, and dealing a little weed—to chasing the music that defined a generation, Kroc...

Dr. Shenetta MalkiaGlobal Real Estate Strategist | CEO & Broker | Author of The Resilient Asset | Leadership, Resilience & Mental Wellness AdvocateHi, I’m Dr. Shenetta Malkia-Sapp, a global real estate strategist, author, speaker, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping leaders, investors, and organizations build resilient assets and sustainable legacies.With extensive experience in real estate brokerage, property management, asset management, and business development, I focus on transforming complex market challenges into strategic opportunities for growth, stability, and long-term wealth.As the CEO and Broker of Sable Edge Realty and Management, I work with pr...

George LittleI design, build, and tinker. Always for fun, sometimes for money.I'm George, a designer, tech entrepreneur, and outdoor enthusiast! I have an equal love for tinkering with AI as I do hiking with my dogs.Here's a little backstory on who I am and what makes me tick...Originally from the Philly area, I studied architecture at Syracuse and thinking I was going to be a black turtleneck wearing new york architect, moved to Brooklyn to work for one of the big name firms.After a...

Kelly GagalisOnline Dating Safety Expert and Dating CoachI have been a dating coach for over 15 years. A few years ago I realised that my clients don't have the same horror stories as other people I talk to do because I bake safety into their dating training. A year ago in the same 24 hour period I heard from two friends that their children had just experienced horrific sexual assault... gang rape on a young gay man naively picking up someone for a 1st date on tinder and the rape of my friend's...

Mark AstorAttorney Saving Families at the Intersection of Law, Mental Health & AddictionI didn’t set out to build a law firm. I set out to save families.Early in my career, I was a prosecutor inside the criminal justice system. I saw firsthand what happens when addiction and untreated mental illness collide with law enforcement: people don’t get better — they get processed, warehoused, and traumatized. Families are left powerless, confused, and grieving someone who is still alive.Years later, after leaving government service, I found myself sitting across from p...