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Robert Polacek, co-founder of RoseBernard Studio, is a distinguished artist and designer of premier spaces - hotels, restaurants and pubs, offices and mixed-use spaces - with an elevated level of class and sophistication

Joan Gillman is an award-winning educator, author, science curriculum leader, and violinist with more than four decades of teaching experience. She holds degrees from Felician University and NYU, has served as a NASA mission ambassador and currently teaches at the Browning School in New York City

Dr. Linda Starbird is the owner of Starbird Psychology. Through her thoughtful, supportive approach, she has guided countless clients through depression, grief, anxiety, life transitions, workplace stress, relationship challenges, and personal growth

Sara McKenzie is an acclaimed abstract mixed media artist

Frederick Butcher is a long-standing figure in business accounting and related tax work. Mr. Butcher, who founded his firm Frederick Butcher & Company about 45 years ago and was joined for the last 25 years by partner Connie Buonomo

Leslie Bender is an accomplished attorney and pre-eminent resource in privacy and consumer financial protection law. She advises hospitals and financial institutions on navigating state and federal privacy and consumer protection requirements, including HIPAA

Carol O'Dowd of Prajna Healing Arts, is an inspiring trauma and transition therapist, life coach, spiritual counselor, and mindfulness teacher whose life's work is dedicated to helping individuals rediscover freedom, resilience, and purpose

Dennis Parker is an accomplished geologist, mineralogist, inventor, entrepreneur, and industry leader whose career spanned more than five decades. He is also the owner of Fox Creek Consulting LLC, where he provides strategic consulting, product development, and technical guidance to industrial mineral companies

James Eade is an accomplished published author, educator and founder of Addicts in Recovery United, a community dedicated to breaking the silence and stigma around addiction

Marilyn Puder-York is a skilled psychotherapist who applies her deep knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapy, by using it to maintain and enhance the skills and power of executives. She co-wrote a helpful guidebook titled ‘The Official Survival Guide for Dealing with Challenging People and Situations’

Robert Polacek, co-founder of RoseBernard Studio, is a distinguished artist and designer of premier spaces - hotels, restaurants and pubs, offices and mixed-use spaces - with an elevated level of class and sophistication

Project Lifesaver International is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 by Chief Gene Saunders. The organization partners with local police, fire, search-and-rescue teams and care facilities to provide radio frequency tracking devices for people prone to wandering due to cognitive conditions

Heart Financial Group, founded by Linda Jensen, is a holistic consulting and wealth management firm based in Washington State that serves clients nationally. The firm specializes in business planning, exit strategies, tax planning, estate planning, retirement solutions and risk management

Heart Financial Group, founded by Linda Jensen, is a holistic consulting and wealth management firm based in Washington State that serves clients nationally. The firm specializes in business planning, exit strategies, tax planning, estate planning, retirement solutions and risk management

Nancy Volante is an astrologer, certified wellness coach and movement arts professional with more than three decades of experience in the healing arts. She is the founder of The Whispering Soul, a practice devoted to humanistic astrology, body-based healing and authentic community

Michael Crystal is the founder and managing principal of Myriad Development Group

Heart Financial Group, founded by Linda Jensen, is a holistic consulting and wealth management firm based in Washington State that serves clients nationally. The firm specializes in business planning, exit strategies, tax planning, estate planning, retirement solutions and risk management

A Step Ahead Adoption is a family-focused consulting agency providing virtual coaching and personalized support for adoptive families nationwide. Led by founder and adoption expert Valerie Marble, the agency specializes in transparent, ethical and compassionate expertise at every stage of the private adoption process

Dr. Jeffery Jerome Grace is a trusted physician based in the Buffalo, New York area. He has private practice in his own name and also supervises medical care and systems for a five hundred bed hospital serving patients from eight New York State counties near Niagara Falls

Project Lifesaver International is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 by Chief Gene Saunders. The organization partners with local police, fire, search-and-rescue teams and care facilities to provide radio frequency tracking devices for people prone to wandering due to cognitive conditions

Maureen Hughes is a retired bodyguard, private investigator and true-crime author based in Champaign, Illinois. She is the author of “The Countess and the Mob,” “Sins of the South” and “River of Shame,” each rooted in original investigative research, witness interviews and documents obtained through years of persistent work

Founded by Larry Domash, G-255 Systematic Trading and Curve Publishing are dedicated to delivering clear, actionable, and data-driven insights for the world’s largest traded equities and bonds

Charles Warren is a Partner at McLaughlin & Stern in New York, a firm with global reach. His specialty is not that common, and he is recognized as one of the preeminent lawyers handling a comprehensive range of environmental law matters

With more than 34 years of comprehensive property management experience, Scott T. Bennett provides expert witness services in litigation involving multi-family, mixed-use, and commercial properties across the United States

Pamela “Pam” Moyo is the visionary leadership consultant of Vision Success Now

In a rapidly evolving digital world where technology careers are becoming increasingly competitive, Elizabeth Scott, founder of Scott IT Academy, is on a mission to help professionals stand out, strengthen their skills, and advance their careers

Bishop Life, founded by Michelle Bishop, specializes in practical healing frameworks for individuals facing grief, heartbreak or a life transition. Her debut book, “Choose You First,” offers an unfiltered glimpse into her remarkable journey from overcoming a difficult childhood to achieving professional success, and navigating three marriages to discovering the transformative power of self-care

Jeanne Daniels is the founder of The Healing Room. She has dedicated her life to helping others find balance and wellness in mind, body, and spirit

A Step Ahead Adoption is a family-focused consulting agency providing virtual coaching and personalized support for adoptive families nationwide. Led by founder and adoption expert Valerie Marble, the agency specializes in transparent, ethical and compassionate expertise at every stage of the private adoption process

Linda Franklin-Biggs, known as the “The Baby Whisperer” is an Early Childhood Development Consultant, bestselling author, and expert in infant learning and neurodevelopment. Franklin-Biggs is a contributing author in “The Parenting Owner’s Manual,” “Voices of Influence,” and “Cinderella Monologues,” and is currently working on two major new releases

Jeff Civillico is a top speaker and entertainer

Founded by AI consultant Nicole McCain, Nicole McCain consulting provides AI coaching, staff training, bottleneck assessments, workflow architecture and productivity frameworks. She also, is the author of “The AI Powered One Hour Workday” and creator of the HAS Framework

Jeanne Daniels is the founder of The Healing Room. She has dedicated her life to helping others find balance and wellness in mind, body, and spirit

Bishop Life, founded by Michelle Bishop, specializes in practical healing frameworks for individuals facing grief, heartbreak or a life transition. Her debut book, “Choose You First,” offers an unfiltered glimpse into her remarkable journey from overcoming a difficult childhood to achieving professional success, and navigating three marriages to discovering the transformative power of self-care

Joan Gillman is an award-winning educator, author, science curriculum leader, and violinist with more than four decades of teaching experience. She holds degrees from Felician University and NYU, has served as a NASA mission ambassador and currently teaches at the Browning School in New York City

Merv Rodgers is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and the founder of The Leadership Partner. Yedda Stancil is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and Merv Rodgers’ speaking partner

Haven Metabolic Wellness, founded by Matthew Jenkins is a metabolic health and wellness practice in Powell, Ohio. The clinic works with clients on weight management, hormone optimization and broader metabolic health concerns through individualized care, education and ongoing support

Michelle Bishop is a certified master life coach, author of the bestselling memoir Choose You First, and founder of Bishop Life

William A. Lester, Jr., PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the former director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry. He is also the author of numerous influential scientific papers and continues to engage with the scientific community, colleagues and family in Berkeley, California

Dr. Catherine Oleksiw (a. k. a. Dr. O) is recognized as an educator, speaker, coach, and facilitator and the owner of Measured Transitions LLC, a coaching and consulting small business that focuses on organizational mission and that alignment with strategic goals, program objectives, and outcomes

Ruth K. Clemens is an author, career coach, and retired international program director for the Mennonite Central Committee. "A Quest for Purpose” is her first book

Merv Rodgers is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and the founder of The Leadership Partner. Yedda Stancil is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and Merv Rodgers’ speaking partner

Michelle Bishop is a certified master life coach, author of the bestselling memoir Choose You First, and founder of Bishop Life

Project management is often reduced to timelines, budgets, and boxes on a checklist. For Justin J. MacBale, founder of Pragintion PM and co-founder of PM Career Growth, that narrow view misses a larger truth: Projects are the lifeblood of business survival, not just delivery exercises

William A. Lester, Jr., PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the former director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry. He is also the author of numerous influential scientific papers and continues to engage with the scientific community, colleagues and family in Berkeley, California

Dr. Monica Nicoll operates her own practice known as The Resilience Counseling and Training Center

Dr. Sharona Ross, MD, FACS, is a surgeon, author, innovator, and mentor based at AdventHealth Tampa Physician Group. She is known for her advocacy for women in surgery, dedication to surgical education, and ongoing work to ad-vance minimally invasive surgical techniques through research and collaboration

Quincy Robertson, as CEO of Bridge2Wealth and B2W Media, founder of the nonprofit Pathway2Wealth, and creator of Bigger Things - The Movement, is building an ecosystem centered on financial literacy, personal growth, practical education, and helping people move forward with greater clarity, stronger habits, and greater intention

As owner of Children’s Art Classes locations in Nolensville, TN and Murfreesboro, TN, Booysen is passionate about helping children reconnect with creativity, confidence, imagination, and themselves through the timeless power of art

Teresa Ombres is a top divorce attorney and mediator of Divorce Lab