About Aaron Ragon

Aaron Ragon is a keynote speaker, education leader and licensed therapist with 20 years of experience in mental health and student support. He serves as a Partner of Student Support in Cherry Creek School District and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver. Drawing from global experiences in Alaska, Antarctica, and Nepal, he brings a unique perspective filled with warmth, humor and candor to all of his endeavors 

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serial entrepreneur for the last 24 years. 4 7-figure exits, RE investor, loving father and husband

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 adam@ilovecoachingco.com 

As the Purposeful Action (Men)tor for the Awakened Man movement, Alain is on a mission to guide men in creating order and stability within the chaos of life. Only then can men face the inevitable obstacles with courage, strength, and purpose while being supported as they journey to their ultimate goal of living the highest vision of their lives.

Amira Barger is an award-winning Executive Vice President of Communications and Change Management, offering senior counsel on reputation management and strategic communications to clients worldwide. She is also the author of The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck—And 4 Actions for Real Change (coming October 28, 2025), a bold examination of “niceness” as a harmful social construct that upholds inequity—and a rallying call for those ready to create real, lasting change.

Annika Egglestone is a burnout prevention coach and international speaker.

After being an entrepreneur for over 10 years, burnout forced Annika to walk away from her business in 2019.

After a 2 year recovery journey, she now teaches workshops around the world and helps busy leaders create time, energy and joy.

Life should be easier than we make it, so let's retrain our brains to move away from overwhelm and towards a more efficient and joyous life.

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A former Marine and Professional Coach, Brandon has been dubbed “a real-life Wolverine” after defying the odds following a tragic 2017 accident. Rising from a troubled childhood, he built a life of strength and resilience, now dedicated to helping men & women do the same. As a father, coach, and public speaker, he inspires others to forge legacies that change generations.
 
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Charles Gaudet is the architect of The Predictable Profits Operating System - a proprietary methodology that has helped hundreds of 7 and 8- figure businesses escape the feast-or-famine cycle and create predictable revenue streams. As Founder and CEO of Predictable Profits, he specializes in helping established companies achieve consistent, month-over-month growth.

His methodologies focus on three critical business phases: SETUP (Create, Capture & Nurture Demand), SALES (Lead Qualification, Closing Mastery & Recurring Revenue), and SCALE (Data Intelligence, Process Optimization & Team Dynamics).

Cheri Warcholak ( War-shaw-lak) Lohrey (Lawry)
 Served as an educator for over 25 years. She continues to prioritize fitness despite progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Cheri is a storyteller and author of Amazon's Best Selling books; Powered by the Pivot and Cleo the Caterpillar CAN Pivot. She narrated her memoir revealing her raw, riveting journey of heartbreak & hope to happiness; Author & illustrator of I AM Cleo, a picture book for all facilitating tough conversations surrounding illness.

About Chris Bingham:

Chris Bingham is a veteran law enforcement officer whose journey with his partner, K9 Tambo, has become a story of loyalty, resilience, and hope. Together, they rose through the ranks, serving on the front lines of public safety and protecting thousands at Presidential Inaugurations and major sporting events. After years of service, Chris stood by Tambo through career-ending injuries and now through his most difficult fight yet—an aggressive cancer diagnosis. 

Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential. 

For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress 

A survivor of child abuse and an abusive marriage, Dana S. Diaz has made it her mission to serve as a voice for victims of narcissistic abuse. Her experiences were the source of inspiration for Gasping for Air, her first book, and Choking on Shame, the prequel to be released in September 2024.

Dana lives with her husband in Illinois and is working on the sequel to Gasping for Air.

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

 David Buck is the author of “The Time-Optimized Life.” He has amassed 35 plus years of organizational and time management experience. That led him to start Kairos Management Solutions, and the Infinity Lifestyle design program. David empowers business professionals to overcome the struggles of a lack of flexibility in their life. He helps his clients craft a strategy to optimize their time that defines a lifestyle focused on meaning, purpose, and joy.
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Dr. Christiane Schroeter is a TEDx speaker, Business and Wellness Coach, Professor, and bestselling author. She created Petite Practice™, a framework that helps professionals achieve lasting success through small, strategic actions. As host of the Top 1% globally ranked podcast Happy Healthy Hustle, she shares practical tools for clarity, resilience, and sustainable business growth. With a Ph.D. in Health Economics and over 15 years of experience in marketing and innovation.

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Emma Lyons is a trauma-informed healer and founder of The Trauma Matrix, where she helps women break up with the shame voice that’s been sabotaging their success, relationships, and visibility for years.
 
 After studying law and international human rights, Emma turned away from a life path that looked good on paper but felt like slow death — and spent the next decade deep in the healing world. Despite all the therapy, yoga, mindset work, and energy practices, she still found herself stuck in loop
 
 

Erin Mills is a visionary entrepreneur, multi-salon owner, and advocate for women’s healing and empowerment, driven by a mission to create spaces where safety, growth, and authenticity thrive. After exploring careers in real estate and as a stylist, entrepreneurship always felt like a natural progression for Erin, fueled by a passion for big-picture thinking, leading teams, and making meaningful impact. Determined to challenge the male-dominated salon industry and its often unsafe environments, Erin built salons of 55+ team members where both clients and the team feel welcomed, supported, and uplifted.

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Evgeniy is built and wired differently. As a father of four, including twins, he has mastered the art of remaining unflappable in the face of adversity. His career, which began on the technical frontlines as a firewall deployment engineer, has evolved remarkably to a Vice President of Architecture at the Herjavec Group. This journey has provided him with a panoramic view of cybersecurity, showcasing his ability to navigate and lead across all its domains. 

https://www.security-architecture.org/ 

From the depths of adversity to the heights of empowerment, Gao Motsemme is a mother of three who emerged from the ashes of betrayal and emotional turmoil,  discovered herself and her gifts as a Freedom Illuminator, Human MRI, Psychic Surgeon discovered my gifts as a Freedom Illuminator, Human MRI, and Psychic Surgeon.
Today, she channels her experiences into empowering ambitious professionals and entrepreneurs. She guides them to master the art of captivating presence, enabling them to influence boardrooms, ignite passion in bedrooms, and thrive authentically in all life areas. Her mission is to help others transcend their past, embrace their true selves, and achieve unprecedented success and fulfillment - without compromising their values or burning out.

Glenn Plumby is the bestselling author of "A Charmed Life: Practical Wisdom for a Joyful Home and Successful Career." Glenn is a retired operations and marketing executive known for his impact on the convenience store industry. As the former Executive VP and COO of a major convenience store chain, he's demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic vision. Committed to community service, Glenn has served on the boards of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, NACS, and the Springfield Chamber 
 

Holly Porter is the CEO of Holly Porter International, guiding leaders and entrepreneurs to create transformational impact worldwide. Surviving a near death experience reshaped her mission and fuels her passion for helping others rise with resilience and purpose. She brings over two decades of business, retreat, and real estate expertise to inspire people to expand their vision and prosperity on a global stage. 

About Ingo Schulmeyer:
Free Spirit, Financial Freedom Coach, World Citizen, 6x Ironman, happy family father

About Jeff Luther:

Jeff Luther is a speaker and coach who rebuilt his life after surviving cardiac arrest during a workout in front of his teenage son. He now helps business owners, founders, and high performers lead with clarity, purpose, and action. Jeff lives in South Carolina with his three kids and is currently offering fifty free coaching sessions to support anyone ready to take their next step.

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Jenny Evans is a global speaker, coach, author, and organizational consultant on physiology and chemistry, as it relates to resiliency, confidence, performance, and women's leadership. She is highly experienced, having worked with thousands of C-suite executives, leaders, and employees — from corporations, associations, and universities across the globe.

 
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the creator of the Empowering Minds Network. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing. 

JJ is the Director of Invisible Fitness, a best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life and The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine, JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, and Women’s Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW and KTLA. 
 

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Joe is a pioneer in divorce mediation who has been helping couples navigate the end of their marriages with dignity and financial wisdom for over 17 years. As co-founder of Equitable Mediation Services, Joe combines his MBA in Finance with specialized training from Harvard, MIT, and Northwestern University to guide couples toward agreements that protect both their emotional wellbeing and financial futures.
 

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Joining us now is journalist, novelist, and writing coach John DeDakis [deh-DAY-kiss]. John is a former editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." 
 During John's 45-year career in journalism, he was a White House correspondent during Ronald Reagan's presidency. John is the author of six award-winning mystery-suspense-thriller novels, plus he's a manuscript editor and motivational speaker. 
 John's specialty is helping wannabe writers become published authors.
 

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With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in both public and private sector environments, Kirk has a solid reputation for fostering individual growth and development beyond the client’s expectation. As an executive and career coach, his focus is on desired customer outcomes, predicated upon the premise that the individual possesses their ingredients for success. The coach’s role is to ask the right questions to draw out those ingredients, help the client develop the recipe

Madhu, formerly a monk, is a Holistic Health & Business Lifestyle Coach who has trained hundreds of health and wellness professionals, coaches and influencers in ancient sciences and helps them create 6 & 7 figure online business. He lived and trained for half a decade as a monk in the Bhakti Yoga tradition. During these years, he travelled extensively studying Vedic arts and sciences under renowned teachers. In his free time he is a professional musician who tours internationally.  

Madisen Rose is the founder of Better Half to Whole, a platform dedicated to supporting individuals through divorce recovery and the renegotiation of relational trauma in the nervous system. Through digital resources, self-paced online courses, group programs and one-on-one sessions, Madisen helps people rebuild after divorce with intention, compassion, grit, and self-trust.
 

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www.betterhalftowhole.com 

matthew lesko
 @leskohelp
 

Michelle is someone who, through resilience, moved from unconscious to conscious and from surviving to thriving after her life changed dramatically in 2023. Her book, Resilience, from Flow in the Present Series debuted as a best-seller in 2024. Her resilience skills & energy tools support those experiencing change and looking for more in life. Michelle is a career therapist and healthcare/healing executive turned entrepreneur, author, and master of energy, alchemy & consciousness. 
 
 

Rand Selig, an accomplished entrepreneur, coach, scoutmaster, board member, and roll-up-your-sleeves conservationist, shares his extensive expertise in this book. With an MBA from Stanford and undergraduate degrees in mathematics and psychology, he excels at managing complex projects globally. He is relentlessly positive and believes he can design his own life and others can, too. Based in Mill Valley, California, he enjoys life’s adventures with his wife of 43 years. 
 
 

About Rebeccah:
Rebeccah Silence is not just changing lives; she's redefining family happiness for audiences around the world. She is the world's leading coach for emotional healing and relationships. She is the author of Coming Back to Life, host of The Healing IS Possible Experience and the Tougher Together Breakthrough Podcast, and the creator of The Emotional Survival Kit Course. Rebeccah teaches us how to become our own healer, how to love and trust ourselves, and how to be our best for others.
 

Rhonda Britten – Emmy Award-winner, Repeat Oprah guest, Master Coach – has changed lives in over
600 episodes of reality television including starring in the hit daytime reality show, "Starting Over," is
the author of four bestsellers including her seminal work, “Fearless Living” and is the Founder of the
Fearless Living Institute, home of the Ivy League of Life Coaching Training. Named “America’s Favorite
Life Coach,” she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth giving you a path out of “not being good
enough” using the “Wheels” technology she developed that saved her own life. Find out more at
www.FearlessLiving.org

Rhonda Parker Taylor is an American writer, entrepreneur, and academic researcher. 

Retired United States Army Captain Rich Ingram is a keynote speaker and endurance athlete. Despite losing his arm in combat, he continues to embrace life’s challenges and thrive in adversity. Not one to back down from a fight, he was relentless in pursuing his dream of leading men and women in combat as an officer. 

While recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Rich began competing in the sport of triathlon, which proved to be a catalyst for his recovery and adaptation into a growth mindset, and he continues to push limits running triple-digit mile ultramarathons across the country.

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Richard Walsh  CEO Sharpen the Spear Coaching
Richard is a 30-year seasoned entrepreneur. He’s the best-selling author of Escape the Owner Prison, the contractor's new way to scale, regain control, and fast-track growth while loving life. A speaker and podcast host, he’s a husband and father of six children, a US Marine, champion boxer, black belt, and an internationally recognized steel sculptor. 

Today’s guest is Rob Tracz — a high-performance coach, speaker, and creator of the Prime Performance Process, a system that helps driven entrepreneurs and leaders break through stagnation and build sustainable momentum in both life and business.

Sara Webb is a lesbian and a heartbreak Resilience Coach, empowering lesbians and queer people to get over their ex and get back to themselves. She specializes in healing heartbreak from big breakups and devastating divorce by teaching clients to heal from within by reviving their innate power.
 
 Sara teaches pocket-sized techniques her clients can use anywhere to process stress and improve daily happiness, so they can bring the best versions of themselves to their own lives. 

Sarah Michelle Boes, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is a powerhouse entrepreneur and the force behind SMNP Reviews, a seven-figure brand built in under a year. After her daughter’s congenital heart disease diagnosis, Sarah turned pain into purpose—funding pediatric research, advocating for mental health, and leading female-driven philanthropy. She’s here to talk resilience, reinvention, and rising stronger in the face of adversity. 

Scott Miller
 @scottjeffreymiller
 
Scott Jeffrey Miller is a highly sought-after speaker, 7-time bestselling author, and podcast host. He currently serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership. Prior to his advisor role, Scott was a twenty-¬five-year FranklinCovey associate, serving as the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of thought leadership. He hosts On Leadership With Scott Miller, the world’s largest weekly leadership podcast.
 Scott is a partner in Gray + Miller.
 

Premier Luxury Stager in Charleston, SC and Coach. Mom, Staging Queen and Coach. Wife, mom of 2 and Lovie to my granddaughter 🩷

Shannon Hawkins is a Charleston-based interior designer who takes pride in her ability to transform spaces by bringing ideas and inspirations to life. After15 years in the medical field, she decided it was time for a career change and decided to tap into her lifelong love of design. Since a young age, she has loved design and has developed a keen eye for creating awe-inspiring surroundings. Shannon is also adept in finding creative ways to help budget-conscious clients design their dream spaces

Steve Rupp is a 25-year real estate industry veteran who grew up in real estate and led one of the highest-producing teams in the city.  He is known as one of the most highly educated real estate agents in the world having earned 18 designations and certifications.
 
 Steve is married to his wife Brigid and has a daughter Anastasia who is a sophomore at IU and Natalia who is a freshman at Westfield High School and is a competitive cheerleader. When not working, Steve enjoys traveling to Europe.
 

Susan Snow is an Author, Speaker and Resiliency Coach. Her book The Other Side of the gun/ My Journey from Trauma to Resiliency chronicles the trauma of losing her father, Los Angeles Police Detective Thomas C Williams, who was ambushed and killed October 31, 1985 when she was 17. Her book was born from the need to help others heal from Trauma and loss to find resiliency.

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About Tammy Alvarez
Tammy Alvarez is the CEO of the Career Winners Circle, author, professional keynote speaker, inspirational coach, and former corporate executive. 

Her spirited “Break All the Rules” approach blends C-Suite experience with a pragmatic, results-based coaching style that helps business professionals create a big impact and love every Monday again. 

Tash Doherty is a British-Irish-American writer and author. She is the creator of Misseducated, a blog, and podcast for business and pleasure, and the author of These Perfectly Careless Things, her spicy, coming-of-age debut novel, which she self-published in September 2023. She graduated from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Mexico City.
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Leading Longevity Authority, Troy Casey, Certified Health Nut, has successfully restored physical, mental, and emotional balance to clients who have failed with all other systems. His unique holistic approach uses nature-based simplicity anyone can follow.
As a Versace model in Milan, Italy, 30 years ago, Troy studied nutrition, herbs, and internal purification as a way of looking and feeling great in front of the camera. He has scoured the Earth for the most powerful health and healing methods.