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Kierra Asnauskas, affectionately known as “Miss Unconventional,” is a Business Coach, Certified AI Specialist, Certified Curriculum Development Specialist, and dynamic entrepreneur with over 7 years of experience in business development. Kierra helps entrepreneurs conquer chaos, set strong boundaries, and design signature frameworks and systems that turn their expertise into thriving businesses.

As the author of four personal and professional development books, Kierra empowers individuals to make bold, profitable pivots and create businesses and lifestyles perfectly aligned with their personality, passions, and purpose. Her coaching expertise spans productivity, goal-setting, vision boarding, and systems creation, with her superpower being the ability to transform complex ideas into actionable, scalable frameworks.

At ROI: The Millionaire Summit, Kierra will co-teach the Million Dollar Robotbreakout session, sharing innovative strategies for leveraging AI to streamline operations, optimize workflows, and drive exponential growth. Her conversational yet highly informative style ensures that attendees walk away with actionable insights and a renewed sense of possibility.

Having traveled to over 30 countries, Kierra prides herself on connecting with people from all walks of life. On a personal note, she’s addicted to travel, pasta, and deep conversations. She enjoys good bourbon, the occasional chocolate cigar, and indulging in self-care at a Korean Jimjilbang spa

Keshelle Davis is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, master trainer and Hello Seven Business Coach with over 20 years of experience helping businesses scale and thrive. She has coached and trained over 10,000 entrepreneurs, executives and employees across industries—from start-ups and non-profits to multi-million-dollar organizations.

As a Certified AI Specialist, Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), and Microsoft Office Master Instructor, Keshelle is a self-proclaimed tech geek who is passionate about bridging the gap between technology and business to drive revenue and growth. She is also the former Executive Director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Institute, where she spearheaded impactful initiatives that supported the growth of hundreds of businesses across the country.

Her contributions have earned her the prestigious Bahamian Icon Award in Commerce, recognizing her two decades of excellence in corporate training and business development in the Bahamas. Keshelle is the author of two books and the host of two podcasts, where she shares insights on life, entrepreneurship, and tech.

At the ROI: The Millionaire Summit, Keshelle will bring her deep expertise in both business and technology to share actionable strategies for entrepreneurs to leverage AI to maximize profits and drive growth

Hayley Hart is Hello Seven’s Director of Operations, a coach and a speaker. Hayley has spent the last 7+ years helping entrepreneurs and their teams build, grow and scale their businesses – from startups to multi-million dollar companies.

With a focus on operational strategy, team building, and business optimization, she has guided hundreds of businesses toward greater efficiency and profitability, helping them create systems that scale and cultures that thrive.

When she isn’t deep in business operations, Hayley enjoys organizing, spending time with her two little girls in Minnesota, and creating aesthetically pleasing spaces.

Luckie is a 2 time NAACP nominated Creative Director Choreographer and Professional Party starter! 

Born and raised in Inglewood CA, he’s worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years with artists like Nicki Minaj, The Black Eyed Peas, Ceelo Green, and Christina Aguilera. Most recently he completed a 38 city tour as the choreographer, movement coach and stage director for singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko. His ability to create moments that have a lasting impact continues to be the thread through his body of work whether on stage or on the dance floor.

After his time on Oxygen’s hit dance / weight loss competition show, Dance Your A** Off, he and his wife J’Nelle created a 90s cardio fitness class called Old School Skinny. Regardless of age or ability, the throwback music and electric atmosphere will release your inner Soul Train dancer.

Les Alfred is an award-winning podcast host, speaker, and content creator. For nearly a decade Les has created inspiring, approachable wellness content leveraging her expertise as a personal trainer, nutrition coach, and certified yoga instructor.

As the host of Balanced Black Girl, a chart-topping weekly podcast, Les facilitates thoughtful interviews and insightful solo episodes exploring the various aspects of life that contribute to wellness. Balanced Black Girl covers everything from wellness, to productivity, to personal finance, to self-care.

Her mission is to help others create nourishing habits that help them create necessary space to live their best lives.

With over 2,000 events, spanning from intimate corporate gatherings to massive arena shows, Shammy Dee has mastered the art of reading any room and delivering unforgettable experiences. He’s the go-to DJ when people need to bring the house down. Whether it’s elevating a corporate keynote or transforming an evening networking event into an unforgettable party, Shammy knows how to inject the right kind of energy into every event.

Shammy’s magnetic energy has made him the choice DJ for industry leaders and global brands. He’s played for top business coaches like Rachel Rodgers, Dan Martell, and Chris Do, while his corporate portfolio spans tech giants like Intel, hospitality leaders like Marriott International, and luxury houses like Louis Vuitton and Dior. He’s also shared stages with GRAMMY winners like Kendrick Lamar and performed for celebrities including Alicia Keys and the Kardashians.

Beyond DJing, Shammy brings his expertise as an accomplished producer and artist to each event. Having created custom music for TV shows, podcasts, and theatrical productions, he knows how to craft the perfect soundtrack for any moment – setting the tone during conference breaks, building energy for major announcements, and transforming networking hours into vibrant social gatherings.

When Shammy Dee plays your event, you’ll get nothing short of a dynamic performance topped off with an infectious smile. His authentic enthusiasm lifts the mood of every audience, making it a memorable highlight of your conference.

Luckie is a 2 time NAACP nominated Creative Director Choreographer and Professional Party starter! 

Born and raised in Inglewood CA, he’s worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years with artists like Nicki Minaj, The Black Eyed Peas, Ceelo Green, and Christina Aguilera. Most recently he completed a 38 city tour as the choreographer, movement coach and stage director for singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko. His ability to create moments that have a lasting impact continues to be the thread through his body of work whether on stage or on the dance floor.

After his time on Oxygen’s hit dance / weight loss competition show, Dance Your A** Off, he and his wife J’Nelle created a 90s cardio fitness class called Old School Skinny. Regardless of age or ability, the throwback music and electric atmosphere will release your inner Soul Train dancer.

Dr. Tiffany Moon is a board-certified anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, and author of Joy Prescriptions. A proud mother of twins and dynamic television and social media personality, she is known for inspiring women to lead with confidence and purpose.

An immigrant to the United States, Dr. Moon’s story is one of resilience and excellence. She graduated from Cornell University at 19, earned her medical degree with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors from UT Southwestern, and completed her anesthesiology residency at UCSF. She has been named one of D Magazine’s Best Doctors, authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications, been recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and serves as an Oral Board Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Beyond medicine, Dr. Moon is a passionate entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Aromasthesia Candle Company, Three Moons Wine, and LeadHer Summit, a transformative conference empowering women leaders across industries. 

Her debut book, Joy Prescriptions—a powerful exploration of overcoming perfectionism and finding joy through gratitude, self-compassion, and connection—will be published in May 2025.

Driven to infuse each creative encounter with joy-inducing laughter, (em)powerhouse Dre Brown seeks to offer both something for the eye and for the soul. Southern-born with big city savvy, this free spirit sees her approach to beauty as a vehicle through which she cultivates delight and empowerment in those she reaches.

Self-taught, Dre has honed her skills as a professional makeup artist over the past 15 years — freelancing for television, film, fashion, beauty, and entertainment clientele including ELLE Decór, FOOD NETWORK, Interscope Records, Elle.com, Comedy Central, Refinery29, COSMOPOLITAN, COMPLEX, SEVENTEEN, VH1, HBO, E!, ESSENCE Magazine, OXYGEN, Black Enterprise, Bustle.com, Unilever, House Beautiful Magazine, SEPHORA, CRWN Magazine, Bloomberg News, RCA Records, Macy’s, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and celebrity talent including Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas, recording artists K.Michelle, Jason Derulo, Jidenna, and Tinashe, model/actor Tyson Beckford, actresses Dominique Fishback, Zoe Bell, Sufe Bradshaw, and Tatyana Ali, NBA athlete Kevin Durant, rap legend MC Lyte, actors Marcus Scribner and Omari Hardwick, and activist Tarana Burke.

Also a gifted writer, content creator, and facilitator, Dre’s beauty industry footprint has extended beyond artistry via her editorial contributions on Beautylish.com, JetMag.com, and

MadameNoire.com, motivational insights and illustrations within The Ultimate Empowerment Activity Workbook for Her, and via her work as an ambassador, curriculum consultant, and educator for the DoveR Self-Esteem Project (DSEP), through which she helps empower women of all ages. Dre most recently collaborated in creating and accrediting the DSEP “My Hair, My CROWN” workshop curriculum, designed to support hair confidence within (and allyship in support of) Black and Brown young people with natural textured hair and culturally representative protective styles.

In addition to promoting healthy self-esteem since 2014 on behalf of DoveR, Dre has expanded her role with the brand, its partners, and beyond as an inspirational voice in the beauty & lifestyle industries — sharing her unique insights and talents via an editorial highlight in Black Enterprise Magazine, guest features on several popular women’s empowerment podcasts, and host/facilitator roles across the U.S. in partnership with The United Nations, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Girl Scouts, Summit21, Essence Festival, She Leads, Mom 2.0, The MastHERclass, The Compass Retreat, The Rooted Collaborative’s Rooted Retreat, and Unilever Beauty & Personal Care. 

Dre has shared stages in motivating audiences and driving issue-based transformative dialogues with thought leaders including award-winning television creator Shonda Rhimes, recording artists Kelly Rowland, SZA, and Lizzo, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, actor and vegan food phenom Tabitha Brown, many others.

When not working on set or speaking, Dre pays forward her appreciation for the arts and passion for youth empowerment as a member of the Board of Directors for The Dorill Initiative, a non-profit organization founded to uplift overlooked and underestimated young people in New York City and beyond via artistic & creative expression, academic enrichment, and civic & community engagement.

Jordan Gill is a multi- 7-Figure Business Strategist who’s mission is for high-achieving business owners to prioritize rest without sacrificing revenue! Her podcast, Systems Saved Me®, goes behind the success of businesses to spotlight the invisible systems you’ve never seen or heard of.

When she’s not spreading the gospel of systematic success, she’s working on one of her thousand-piece jigsaw puzzles or traveling the world with her husband and bonus son.

Alexandra Franzen is an award-winning editor, entrepreneur, and the creator of more than 10 bestselling books and card decks. She collaborates with top publishers like Penguin/Random House and Chronicle, and has been featured in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Small Business Blog, Fast Company, and Forbes.

In addition, she works with a small number of clients as a writing partner, helping her clients get publishing deals and create powerful books that change readers’ lives. Client projects include We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers (Wall Street Journal Bestseller), Your Next Level Life by Karen Arrington (NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Instructional Literary Work), and many more.

She’s the co-founder of One Idea Books and Gifts, a bookstore that celebrates books written by women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ voices. She deleted all of her social media accounts 10 years ago and now runs a popular newsletter (named one of the “14 Newsletters You Need in Your Inbox” by Brit+Co) where she shares writing tips and inspiring true stories. https://www.alexandrafranzen.com

Originally from Minneapolis, MN, Nimmi is a proud Duke Blue Devil and Harvard Business School alum. After eight years in the corporate world at Goldman Sachs and American Express, she transitioned to startups as Head of Marketing at Plated, one of the first players in the meal kit space, which was acquired by Albertsons. She then served as Head of Product Strategy at Adaptly, a social media startup that sold to Accenture.

Nimmi then founded the Blue Flag Project, a sustainable footwear company, which eventually led her to her role as the Head of the Venture Studio at Dyrdek Machine, where she leads both investment and operational efforts.

Nimmi lives in Santa Monica with her husband, two daughters, and son, where she carries out the most complex and important of all her roles. She loves music, travel, and philosophy -and is particularly passionate about coaching entrepreneurs and the idea of redefining success toward what makes us truly thrive.

Rachel Rodgers is the CEO/Founder of Hello Seven, a company that teaches women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA people how to build a seven figure business and create generational wealth.

She’s the author of We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power, a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon Bestseller, named one of Audible’s top Audiobooks of the Year, with more than 200,000 copies sold. Other books include We Should All Be Millionaires: The Workbook (February 2024) and Plan Your Year Like a Millionaire, Million Dollar Habits, and Six Figure Side Hustle (Audible Originals).

You’ve seen Rachel spilling the tea on business, money, and mindset on Good Morning America, The Drew Barrymore Show, and in The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Cheddar, PopSugar, and Women’s Health.

Her mission is to help you end the cycle of over-working, under-earning, and financial stress—once and for all.

As the eighth child in her father’s brood of nine and a first-gen Filipina-American, Bernadette understands those who feel like they missed the money memo.

She’s also the CEO of Crush Your Money Goals®, a personal finance training company serving up education with a side of pizzazz. She’s featured monthly in Forbes, CNBC, and CNET and appeared on more than 30 podcasts, radio and television shows.

Sure, she boasts two bachelors and a master’s, and a decade of Fortune 100 and startup experience. But her real street cred? Paying off a jaw-dropping $300,000 of debt in three years and investing her first $1 million in her 30s! 🚀

Now she works 20 hours a week to focus her financial freedom on joy: K-Pop, yoga, karaoke and spoiling her nieces and nephews as their traveling rich auntie.

Her highly anticipated first book published by Simon & Schuester is slated to drop in 2024 in time for the holidays.

Today she shares strategies so simple, your pet goldfish could understand. She’s coached thousands nationwide, sharing her 5-step secret recipe for ditching debt, mastering savings and investing for financial peace 💸

Dr. Lindsay Padilla is an ex-community college professor who accidentally started a business while on the tenure track. Now, as the CEO and co-founder of Hello Audio, which takes your content and creates private audio feeds to make learning on the go much easier for your people, Lindsay challenges online industry norms of unfinished courses and unconsumed content with her product. All of her business ideas were born out of her tenure-track years teaching adults online at a community college, the ridiculous amount of learning she’s done in all things education, and the years spent growing her course creation business online.

Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, is a serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She launched Backstage in 2015 to invest in founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ+, raising $30M+ to fund over 200 startups. Her most recent book, Your First Million, shows how anyone can use new tools and platforms to launch their million-dollar idea. The first non-celebrity Black woman on Fast Company’s cover, Arlan also co-created scholarships for Black students, pilots, and inventors with her mother, Mrs. Earline Butler-Sims.

Robert Hartwell is the host and executive producer of Breaking New Ground, a six-episode series co-produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network and HGTV, premiering on Max in May 2024. The series chronicles Robert’s journey of renovating an 1820 historic home with a complex history, blending artistry, storytelling, and restoration.

In 2016, Robert founded The Broadway Collective, which skyrocketed to the Inc. 5000 list with 440% growth. In 2022, he expanded his expertise by launching Strength On Stages, the premier speaker training program for entrepreneurs and VCs, helping them sell more authentically and effectively from the stage.
As a Broadway veteran, Robert has graced the stage in five musicals (Dreamgirls, Memphis, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Cinderella, Motown), and the National Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler. He also appeared in Pharrell and Jay-Z’s hit single “Entrepreneur,” showcasing his versatility as a performer.

Robert’s work as a director and choreographer has been showcased at Lincoln Center, Music Theatre Wichita, North Carolina Theatre, The University of Michigan, and the Fulton Theatre. His direction and choreography for For Colored Boyz won the Fulton Theatre’s inaugural Stories of Diversity Playwriting Festival.
A proud graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and The University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre department, Robert graduated summa cum laude and received the Willis Patterson Diversity Award.

Robert is a member of Actors Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, and the Tony Award-winning Broadway Inspirational Voices.
Whether performing, speaking, or mentoring, Robert continues to inspire with his unwavering commitment to creativity, diversity, and excellence.

Monique Shields, Executive Coach, Founder of Seven Pines Leadership and Podcast Host of “Ambition Without Compromise”, is committed to liberating the professional imaginations of WOC CEOs, Founders & Leaders.

As a coach, Monique leverages her own entrepreneurial and executive experience – plus nearly a decade combined of training in Co-Active mindset coaching, motivational interviewing, interpersonal dynamics, team building and communications – to help her clients find higher forms of leadership and intention in their lives and their businesses.

Monique was formerly on staff at the Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Facilitator for their Women in Management program as well as at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business a Leadership Coach for current MBAs and alumni executives.

Prior to launching Seven Pines, Monique was the Director of Coaching and then the Director of Partnerships at Joyable, a mental health technology start-up in San Francisco – employee #7. In her management roles, she built, led and scaled a client-facing team for a business that served nearly a half million users and managed relationships for the company’s largest, most strategic global accounts. Personally, Monique is a wife, a mom of two and a fierce friend to amazing women.

She understands what it means to move through fear and distraction to clarify, communicate and act on a unique definition of success that refuses to compromise what matters most and she brings this perspective to the work she does with her clients.

Haley Janicek has spent the last eight years immersed in the creator economy, helping some of the largest creators optimize and launch their email and newsletter strategies at Kit (formerly ConvertKit).

Her expertise lies in supporting creative entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses through email marketing, providing strategic insights that drive growth and engagement.

Before transitioning to serving creators, Haley was a D1 head volleyball coach following her own playing career. She was inducted into the Vandal Hall of Fame in 2022 for both her coaching and playing achievements.

Now a mom of three, she still enjoys coaching but has shifted her focus from the high-stakes college level to the equally competitive world of 10-year-olds.

Natalie Gingrich is an operations expert, trainer, and leader for small businesses and the digital economy. She is the CEO of The Ops Authority, where her team facilitates team expansion through full-service recruitment and placement of operational support.

She spent 15 years in corporate operations and leadership. Her entire professional life has been built around human resources, project management, and people leadership. Natalie ended her corporate career as the Chief of Staff for a Fortune 150 CEO and, with legacy being her driver, left corporate America in search of balance.

She matched her drive, leadership, and operational skills to create her own business and the Director of Operations Certification Program, the only strategic operations certification for leaders.

She continuously pours into operations experts on her weekly podcast, The Ops Authority.

Gina Bianchini is the CEO & founder of Mighty Networks, a digital business platform that powers profitable memberships, successful online courses, challenges, events, and more through technology it calls people magic.

People magic is advanced technology and, yes, AI that connects the mostrelevant and interesting people to each other—making digital businesses extraordinarily more engaging.

In turn, with people magic, Mighty’s been able to generate nearly $500M forthe creators, entrepreneurs, and brands it powers today.

Mighty Networks and people magic is trusted by TED to Tony Robbins, Mindbody, Mel Robbins, Marie Forleo, Matthew Hussey, Jim Kwik, BODi, Inc., and more.

She has been on the cover of Fast Company and Fortune, as well as featured in the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, and The New York Times. She has also appeared on Charlie Rose, CNBC, and CNN.

She’s the author of the 2022 Wall Street Journal best selling book, Purpose: Design a Community & Change Your Life.

Priorto Mighty Networks, she was the CEO and co-founder of Ning, a pioneering global platform for creating niche social networks she started with Marc Andreessen in 2004.

Under herleadership, Ning grew to ~100 million active users across 300,000 social networks led by brands and creators across subcultures, professional networks, entertainment, politics, and education.

Gina also serves as a board director of TEGNA (NYSE: TGNA), a $2.6 billion dollar broadcast and digital media company, and served as a board director of Scripps Networks (NASDAQ:
SNI), a $14.6 billion dollar public company owner of HGTV, The Food Network, and The Travel Channel purchased by Discovery Communications in 2018.
She grew up in Cupertino, California, graduated with honors from Stanford University, started her careerin the nascent High Technology Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and received her M.B.A from Stanford Business School.

Susan Hyatt is a Master Certified Life Coach, Bestselling Author, and TEDx Speaker.

With 17 years of experience, she’s transformed thousands of lives, teaching women to take back their power, challenge the status quo, embrace midlife as their prime, build wealth, and live with more joy.

As the creator of Bare, Susan has pioneered a process that encourages women to love their bodies and expand their possibilities, challenging diet culture and advocating for equality in all aspects of life.

Her work has been featured on national TV, leading podcasts, and in top publications like O: The Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Recognized for her contributions to women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, Susan was a finalist for the Athena Award.

Beyond coaching, she’s passionate about weightlifting, marathon training, traveling, and creating equal partnerships at home, giving herself the space to earn big and play big.

Susan’s vibrant approach to life and coaching inspires women to claim their power and live without limits.

Frederick Dodson has been a success coach for the last 30 years. He’s authored more than 50 books that have been translated into 7 Languages.

His favorite teachings are levels of consciousness, increasing energy, attention-management, prosperity and reality creation. He believes you can be, do or have whatever you prefer in life.

Amanda Holden is a writer, speaker, and founder. After spending the first part of her career in investment management, she decided that helping rich men get richer wasn’t her life’s calling. She quit to start her business, Invested Development, with the goal of including women in conversations about investing and building wealth.

She has now taught over 20,000 students—mostly women—how to invest.

You may also know her as @dumpster.doggy on the internet, where she shares fun, free, investing education and her best “trashion” outfits. Her forthcoming book, How to Be a Rich Old Lady, will be out in January 2026 with Simon & Schuster.

Morgan DeBaun, a visionary leader in media and technology, serves as the Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc. Since its inception in 2014, Morgan has steered the company to become a global corporation serving multicultural consumers.

Blavity Inc. is renowned for its diverse brands including AfroTech, Travel Noire, and Shadow and Act. As the author of Rewrite Your Rules, Morgan challenges readers to break free from societal norms and embrace a radically new approach to success, encouraging them to become the CEOs of their own lives.

Recognized for her dedication to inclusive advertising and tech innovation, Morgan has been honored with several prestigious awards, such as the American Advertising Hall of Fame, Inc.’s Female Founders, and Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Some of her recent clients include Nike, Microsoft, American Express, Capital One and Newell Brands. Her commitment is further exemplified through her influential role as an angel investor and a board advisor to American Airlines, Pepsico and the Black Economic Alliance. 

A proud alumna of Washington University in St. Louis, Morgan is an advocate for small business owners and workplace equity. She frequently speaks on global platforms, sharing her insights and inspiring change. Beyond her executive role, Morgan nurtures future leaders as a podcast host and advisor, focusing on elevating entrepreneurs.

Jasmine Star is a world-class speaker, business advisor, thought leader, podcast host, CEO, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping you reach your fullest potential. After getting her start in the entrepreneurial world as an internationally recognized wedding photographer, she became a speaker and business strategist for creative entrepreneurs — and spent almost a decade helping business owners across the world take risks and live their lives to the fullest. She then went on to found tech company Social Curator: a monthly subscription that serves as a digital marketing agency in your pocket, complete with a digital social media manager providing customized marketing content. As a top podcast host and keynote speaker, her goal is simple: to empower you to change the way you approach your professional and personal ambitions. Her approach is rooted in the desire to help you build the future you want and help you see your own potential — regardless of whatever stands in your way.

Tiffany Hardin is an award-winning executive marketer, investor, and educator. Hardin is the CEO & founder of Gild Creative Group (GCG), an influencer marketing agency delivering strategy for brands that desire meaningful influencer/talent integrations for campaigns on and offline. She is known to help create and share culturally relevant stories to build meaningful connections driving trust, awareness, and impact. Some client work has included brands such as Hulu, Onyx, Black Girl in Om, Victoria’s Secret, Airbnb, WeWork, Microsoft & Target.

 

As an early pioneer of the influencer marketing industry, Tiffany has been at the forefront of social branded content helping lead curious brands on the power of leveraging talent driven platforms. As a “culture A&R”, Tiffany can trend forecast to see the waves of culture shift and support her clients to anticipate the wave versus react or get caught in the rip tide.

 

Tiffany’s commitment to educating and creating pathways for the next generation of mindful leaders, is illustrated in how she shows up in and for her industry in classrooms and media. Hardin has taught Capstone and Partnership courses at NYU’s Tisch and Stern Schools, guest mentored and lectured at AWS Impact Accelerator for Women, and been a featured lecturer for Billboard’s Music Industry Essentials Online Certificate Program. She also is a powerful speaker contributing to stages at SXSW, Adcolor & Advertising Week. Further, she advocates for those seeking an alternative to “hustle culture”, providing the professional development curriculum and lifestyle brand, Conscious Hustler™. Currently , Tiffany is building a tech-startup, Represent, to support creators at every stage of their career leveraging tech-enabled tools and an expert marketplace of professionals.

 

Additionally, Tiffany has served as Board member, advisor or member of community organizations like AdColor, Sole 4 Soles, Harlem’s Fashion Row, Heal Haus, Be Well Schools, YWCA, and Nashville Repertory Theater.

Wasfia Nazreen is a trailblazing force of nature who has shattered countless barriers, scaling the highest peaks on every continent. Her feats have earned her the esteemed title of being the first Bengali and the only Bangladeshi to scale the Seven Summits, the highest mountains of every continent, alongside the treacherous K2, the world’s most unpredictable and deadly mountain. 

Born in Bangladesh and abandoned by her mother at the age of 13, Wasfia’s early life was marked with tragedy. In her early twenties, she was blessed with the friendship of HH, the 14th Dalai Lama, whose compassion and guidance altered the entire course of her life. For two decades, she immersed herself in meditation, initiations, and practice under the direct guidance of HH Dalai Lama, HH Karmapa, Kyabje Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, and Kyabje Mingyur Rinpoche. 

She’s a groundbreaking explorer and adventurer, having the distinct honor of being the only woman to hold the simultaneous titles of National Geographic Explorer and Adventurer. As an Expeditions Expert, Wasfia leads transformative journeys into nature, forging connections with self, humanity, and the Earth, catalyzing positive change for our planet. A passionate advocate, Wasfia has been a vocal proponent of human rights and environmental causes since her late teens. Her dedication transcends boundaries, making her a symbol of empowerment and change for women worldwide.

A writer, educator, pilot, and producer, she dons many hats, all anchored in the profound practices of meditation and self-realization. Her organization, High Karma, creates short and long retreats in pursuit of individual and global healing. Currently, she’s also working on her memoir and a film on her K2 conquest, based out of Los Angeles. Watch the award-winning short film ‘Wasfia’ on National Geographic and wasfianazreen.com for a glimpse into her extraordinary life. 

Tori Dunlap is an internationally-recognized money and career expert, New York Times bestselling author, and podcast host. After saving $100,000 at age 25, Tori quit her corporate job in marketing and founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money. She has helped over five million women negotiate salary, pay off debt, build savings, and invest.

Author of the instant New York Times bestselling book “Financial Feminist”; host of the #1 Business Podcast, Financial Feminist; a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree; and co-creator of Treasury, an investing education platform that has over $82M invested (featured on New York Times Business front page), Tori’s work has been featured on Good Morning America, TODAY, the New York Times, CNN, BBC and more.

Tori now travels the world writing and speaking about personal finance, online businesses, and confidence for women.

Fawn Weaver has been a serial entrepreneur for more than 25 years. As the CEO and founder of Grant Sidney, Inc. (GSI), a privately held investment company, Weaver has often been active in her investments, serving in leadership capacities behind the scenes. Weaver is a popular TED speaker, as well as a USA Today and New York Times bestselling author who has appeared on 100s of popular radio, morning and television talk shows across the US, including FOX Business, the TODAY Show, New York Times, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, CNBC, Fast Company, Oprah Magazine, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. She is a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine and has been interviewed by top shows in Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa, Italy, Belgium, Australia, Ireland, Australia, Poland, Spain and New Zealand on topics ranging from accelerating growth in business without losing your soul to creating a happy balance between work and family.

Weaver serves as the CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, a company she founded in 2016, which sits under the Grant Sidney umbrella. Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. history, the best-selling African American founded spirit brand of all time, and was the most award-winning American whiskey (including bourbon) of 2019 and 2020, earning World’s Best by Whisky Magazine two years in a row, as well as the industry coveted Double Gold by San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Wine Enthusiast’s Spirit Brand of the Year for 2020. To-date, Uncle Nearest is the Most Awarded American Whiskey of 2021, with the next closest brand being a very distant second.

In March 2021, Weaver was named to the Endeavor Group Holdings board of directors, alongside Elon Musk. She was simultaneously appointed to serve on its audit committee. Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, WME and IMG, is a publicly-traded entertainment and content company listed on the NYSE and valued at $10 billion. Weaver is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a global leadership community of 29,000 of the most successful young CEOs in the world, contributing $9 trillion USD in annual revenue.

Weaver launched her first company, a public relations and special events firm, in 1996. In addition to her firm, from 1998-2003, she served as Partner and Business Manager for G. Garvin’s LLC, operator of G. Garvin’s Restaurant (named one of the Top 10 New Restaurants by Los Angeles Magazine). Weaver developed the business plan, secured development and operational funding, and was business manager for the first four years.

Taking a six-year break from entrepreneurialism, to learn what it was like to be the employee rather than the employer, Weaver held a variety of positions in the hospitality sector. She worked as the head of special events and catering for the world-famous Viceroy Hotels and as a General Manager for Dimension Development Co., the operator of more than 50 Marriott and Hilton brand hotels throughout the US. The experience profoundly changed how Weaver invests and manages, focusing on a team-first organization in which she often serves as Chief Encouragement Officer, above all else.

Weaver is the founder of the Nearest Green Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that offers full scholarships to every descendant of Nearest Green, the world’s first known African-American master distiller. Through their Operation Brother’s Keeper initiative, the Foundation supplied more than 300,000 N-95 and cloth masks to workers on the frontline and people in disadvantaged communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, in response to the BLM movement, the Foundation formed an alliance with Jack Daniel Distillery to create the Nearest and Jack Advancement Initiative, to elevate people of color within the American whiskey industry and to greatly increase diversity in the spirits industry overall. She formerly served on the executive boards of MEND Poverty and Slavery No More.