At 28, Dan was leading a healthy, active life. After an optometrist appointment to identify the cause of his persistent headaches was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to the hospital. What followed, was emergency brain surgery. On June 21, 2014, Dan’s reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the gruelling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile.

For more, go to https://www.macqueendan.com/

Lisa Buckley is an accomplished professional puppeteer and puppet builder with over 25 years of experience. She has worked on countless stage productions, films and TV shows including Alf, Men in Black, The Muppets, and Sesame Street where she performed Betty Lou along with a wide variety of other program characters. Her talent has brought her to humanitarian aid hotspots including Cambodia, Kenya, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, and Iraq while working with No Strings International, an NGO that delivers life-saving workshops and films to children in crisis around the world. Making learning come alive with puppetry, Lisa has led and facilitated educational programs around the world that focus on a variety of youth impact issues including gender equality, stigma, trauma, and hygiene. She is currently working on a Menstrual Hygiene Management program for girls ages 9-12 in underdeveloped nations, as well as working as a teacher and facilitator for the @Play therapeutic puppetry program with Direct Path Institute.

For more, go to http://sattvacreativearts.com/

Parker started his career landing his dream job working for a Fortune 100 technology company doing operations and strategy. After getting to know the executives there, he asked the advice they gave their children he realized he must choose a different path. He started a mastermind modeled after Benjamin Franklin that overtime became his business and mission. Today he leads Junto Global which has served thousands of entrepreneurs to connect with like-minded peers and build the relationships, health, and business they deeply desire.

For more, go to https://junto.global/

While being blessed and privileged in many ways, much of Wesley’s life has been rife with mental, emotional, and even physical abuse. Due to this, he spent much of his life living with feelings of anger, fear, guilt, and shame bottled up inside him. This trauma was made worse due to being “twice-exceptional”, leading to a life full of hardship and misunderstanding. What all of these experiences ultimately led to was a life completely full of denial and a near-absolute void of self-love.

He has gotten through this by reconnecting with his authentic self from childhood – before all of the conditioning and programming. Wesley believes that if we hope to ever collectively heal this world, we must begin by first discarding the guilt, shame, and fear we feel when it comes to both expressing our authentic truths and acknowledging our lived experiences for what they were.

For more, go to https://www.survivinghumanity.net/

Adam Hart is a leading expert in nervous system regulation and how to get unstuck. He is a best selling author who’s mission is to help busy parents transform the symptoms of the daily grind into more loving relationships and daily fulfillment.

For more, go to www.clearimpact.io

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For more about Jessica and what she does, go to https://yourdirectpath.com/

Deb Curtis is a beacon of resilience, a testament to the power of perseverance and determination.

In the 1990s, she was told by her company’s bosses that they didn’t promote women. But Deb didn’t take no for an answer. She kept pushing forward, and eventually, the all-male leadership team gave her a chance to prove herself. They said she could try being a manager for six months.

Guess what happened? She did an amazing job! She outperformed all the other managers, who were all white men. This incredible achievement earned her a well-deserved promotion, but without the same salary as her male peers. But that was just the beginning of Deb’s journey in a business world mostly controlled by men.

Currently, she supports other women by teaching and helping them purchase finance established, money-making businesses along with sourcing the best bank loan project, backed by the SBA.

For more, go to https://www.debcurtis.com/

Now in his 18th year as The Motivational Firewood Guy, Steve Gamlin shares his back-to-basics blend of positivity and humor with corporate and conference audiences around the country. Drawing from a decade in the radio industry, 7 years of stand-up comedy and a 30+ year personal development journey, Steve teaches his clients to ‘SEE’ their desired outcomes, understand their ‘WHY’…then build Action Plans to achieve them, utilizing his Vision Board Mastery program as well as live (and virtual) events.

For more, go to https://stevegamlin.com/

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Jim White is an author, coach and founder of the Family Enrichment Academy. He has been married for 40 years and has 6 children as well as 12 grandchildren. His background as a family enrichment coach and life experience provide a unique perspective on parenthood. His book How to Be the Parent Your Teenager Needs You to Be is his second book on parenting.

For more, go to https://www.familyenrichmentacademy.com/

John Watkis is a high stakes performance coach, professional speaker, voiceover artist, and award-winning performer.

He is the author of Speaking Notes: The Eight Essential Elements to Make Your Speech Music to Their Ears, and is the first Canadian-born actor to play Mufasa in the Disney musical, The Lion King.

For more, go to https://johnwatkis.com/

Steve Anderson is the author of the bestselling book, The Bezos Letters, where he deconstructs Jeff Bezos’ 21 letters to Amazon shareowners through his unique lens of risk.

He provides listeners with a guide on the key takeaways and principles that Bezos leveraged in turning an online bookstore into a trillion- dollar company in just over two decades.

The four cycles — Test, Build, Accelerate and Scale, along with the 14 Principles can help any business grow like Amazon.

For more, go to https://thebezosletters.com/

Elizabeth has been through it all. From overcoming trauma, addiction, domestic violence, traumatic brain injury, abusive corrupt institutions and mental health issues! Prison artist to environmentally friendly fashion designer(comes in plus sizes) inclusive to everyone. From a convict to working with state representatives and getting bills passed!

For more, go to https://www.legaleriste.com/en/Elizabeth.mikotowicz