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Dr Gary Sprouse, better known as the Less Stress Doc is a primary care physician. While treating his patients physical symptoms, he realized he needed to address their psychological needs too. When he retired from his private practice, his goal of helping patients be healthier and happier was unchanged. He merely went from a stethoscope to a book. His book has won gold medal awards. Just this year, Dr Sprouse won the prestigious International Stevie Award for lifetime achievement for his work to help his community have more access to health care. Dr Sprouse has been helping his clients who feel overwhelmed. His groundbreaking insights have helped them feel more in control and better able to cope with the increasing stress of our modern world. He wants to bring this message to you today so that you can live in your Happy Place with a beaming smile on your face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As co-founder of Working Writers Co., Alex has guided aspiring authors from idea to polished manuscript—many of which have become published bestsellers. His path to this work was forged through personal upheaval. After a major life event and reckoning, Alex walked away from a high-level executive career to rebuild his life through writing. Now, he helps others do the same—writing with courage, clarity, and soul. His process blends structure with compassion, guiding writers to craft stories that truly matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorothy O’Dell is an Impact Catalyst, and the founder of Unstoppable Overcomers Productions, a speaker, author, coach, and host of The Unstoppable Network, dedicated to empowering others to rise above adversity. Drawing from her own lived experience of overcoming life’s challenges, Dorothy helps individuals transform obstacles into opportunities for growth. Through her signature framework, R.E.N.E.W.E.D., she equips audiences with practical tools to move from surviving to thriving—building resilience, confidence, and purpose along the way. A passionate advocate for veterans, first responders, and those navigating major life transitions, Dorothy’s mission is to remind people that being unstoppable is not about perfection, but perseverance. Her authentic, uplifting approach inspires individuals to step forward boldly and create meaningful impact in their own lives and communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Virginia McGowan is a dedicated caregiver and scholar whose journey of nearly 48 years with her husband has deeply informed her understanding of love, loss, and resilience. Together they began their life story as graduate students at the University of Toronto, sharing many vibrant years before dementia gradually altered their lives. Through her experiences, Ginny has learned to live with grief and hope in parallel, finding meaning in daily moments amid the challenges of caregiving. Her reflections blend personal narrative with research insights on emotional endurance and the power of presence. She is committed to sharing her story to empower others facing similar struggles and to foster empathy around progressive illness. Ginny’s talk at the University of Toronto’s bLU Talks highlights the transformative journey from fear and sadness to strength and living fully in the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcy Barbaro is a bold, heart-led speaker, writer, editor, and coach who believes your story could change — or even save — a life. With humor, grounded wisdom, and lived experience, her signature talks are wake-up calls that ignite courage and remind audiences that their voices have power, urgency, and purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donny Mangos is a wealth strategist, speaker, and author who teaches audiences how to stop following conventional financial wisdom that keeps them conventional. With 18+ years as a realtor turned wealth strategist, Donny has helped clients create millions in wealth through contrarian strategies that eliminate market risk and build certainty. As author of Get Wealthed Up!, Donny delivers insights wrapped in pop culture references that audiences actually remember. He reveals wealth lessons hidden in Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, The Matrix, and other movies—showing professionals how to escape the earn-spend-repeat cycle and build wealth from certainty instead of hope. Donny's core message challenges the financial industry's biggest lie: that you must accept risk to build wealth. He proves risk is optional when you understand contracts, helping audiences see the system they're trapped in and exactly how to opt out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Thurman is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and a thought leader on the transformative power of authenticity and holding space. After living 10 years with a broken neck that went undiagnosed for six months, she was forced to redefine everything, including what it means to be strong. She discovered that true strength isn't found in pretending to be okay, it's found in presence, softness and the courage to be real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ruby Mendenhall has a B.S. in Occupational Therapy, M.P.P. in Public Policy and Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy. She is currently the Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach LAS Professor in Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is an Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and the Associate Director for Engagement at the Cancer Center at Illinois. Her research examines how living in racially segregated neighborhoods with high levels of gun violence affects Black mothers’ mental and physical health using surveys, interviews, crime statistics, police records, data from 911 calls, art, wearable sensors and genomic analysis. Mendenhall was the 2024 City of Urbana’s Poet Laureate. She has produced documentaries about mothers who lost adult children to gun violence, academic mentoring and Black women with cancer. She develops Wellness Stores/Spaces across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and Illustrator of Sketch Journals, including The Kew Sketch Journal. International Speaker and Trainer on the Creative Process and how Applied Innovation actually works. With more than 30 years experience in design, and an extensive knowledge of neuroscience and the working of the creative mind, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to helping Organisations and Individuals overcome Innovation Stagnation and achieve Creative Breakthrough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnie Landon is a transformational speaker, veteran, entrepreneur, and federal leader whose life proves that beginnings don’t define destinies. Raised as the son of an incarcerated father, Donnie knows what it means to be overlooked and underestimated. Yet his journey took him from the streets to the U.S. Navy, to building businesses and nonprofits, and ultimately to coordinating daily intelligence for the President of the United States. Today, as Director of Central Services at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Donnie blends his professional credibility with raw storytelling to inspire students, fathers, and leaders to take ownership of their choices and rewrite their stories. Through his signature Feel It. Flip It. Flex It.™ framework, he equips audiences to face their struggles honestly, flip their perspective, and flex their growth into lasting success. Known as “The Messenger of Hope,” Donnie’s mission is to impact 100,000 students and educators by 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandrine Gressard is a French-born pilot, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker whose journey reflects courage, passion, and perseverance. Raised across several countries, she built a 25-year business career before pursuing her childhood dream of flying. Starting with gliders in 2013, she became a private pilot in 2018 and, in 2025, earned her Commercial Pilot Licence and Instrument Rating in Canada, completing her training in just 50 hours with a 91% checkride score. As a ferry pilot, Sandrine has flown small aircraft across continents, from Canada to India and Europe, facing extreme weather, long hours, and cultural contrasts with determination and grace. Her message—“Impossible means I’m possible”—inspires audiences to overcome fear and take control of their dreams. A singer-songwriter, global citizen, and proud mother, Sandrine shares her adventures and lessons through her platform Girls Go Fly (girlsgofly.com and YouTube @girlsgofly) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Lucy is a certified Peak Performance Coach, international bestselling author, and transformational speaker with over 30 years of experience helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and business owners unlock their full potential. She empowers high-achievers to overcome limiting beliefs, boost productivity, and create alignment between their personal and professional lives, so they can thrive with greater fulfillment, confidence, and joy. A former professional dancer, Lucy spent 10 years honing discipline and resilience before becoming an entrepreneur and coach. Once painfully shy, she transformed her own confidence by pushing through challenges and building unshakable self-belief, an experience that now inspires her clients. As founder of Grace and Grit Coaching, Lucy combines health, fitness, and mindset mastery to help others achieve sustainable success and create businesses and lives that flourish with purpose and ease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Benlolo, CEO and Founder of the Soul Guiding Institute, is an internationally recognized Soul Guide and transformational healer. With over a decade of experience and more than 10,000 hours supporting individuals, including A-list celebrities, on their soul’s evolutionary journey, Vanessa has guided people from around the world, to awaken their inner wisdom, heal deeply, and live in alignment with their soul’s purpose. She is creator of Soul Guiding Sessions™, the Soulful Entrepreneur and Integrative Sacred Union™ Sessions, transformative frameworks for cultivating inner wholeness, creating businesses and elevating relationships. She guides them to awaken and embody their divine essence, so they can be connected, heart-centered beings and enjoy all that comes with it ~ ease, abundance, purpose, joy, creativity, truth, intuition, confidence, compassion, and love. Her work is in service to the evolution of humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allisa Verhille is the Founder & CEO of Dracarys Coaching, LLC, an executive leadership coach, transformational speaker, and author of the Fire Within book series. Known as The Flamekeeper, she helps professionals and organizations ignite their inner fire without burning out, reclaim their authentic voice, and lead with impact. At just 15, Allisa overcame cancer and taught herself to walk again — a defining experience that fuels her passion for resilience and transformation. Later, as Director of IT PMO, she led multi-million-dollar corporate initiatives before walking away from toxic leadership to create a legacy of empowerment. Through her Flame Spiral™ Framework and Flamekeeper Method, Allisa inspires audiences worldwide to rise into their fullest potential. Her promise is simple: you will leave with both fire-in-the-belly inspiration and practical tools to keep your flame alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donny Mangos is a wealth strategist, speaker, and author who teaches audiences how to stop following conventional financial wisdom that keeps them conventional. With 18+ years as a realtor turned wealth strategist, Donny has helped clients create millions in wealth through contrarian strategies that eliminate market risk and build certainty. As author of Get Wealthed Up!, Donny delivers insights wrapped in pop culture references that audiences actually remember. He reveals wealth lessons hidden in Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, The Matrix, and other movies—showing professionals how to escape the earn-spend-repeat cycle and build wealth from certainty instead of hope. Donny's core message challenges the financial industry's biggest lie: that you must accept risk to build wealth. He proves risk is optional when you understand contracts, helping audiences see the system they're trapped in and exactly how to opt out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorothy O’Dell is an Impact Catalyst, and the founder of Unstoppable Overcomers Productions, a speaker, author, coach, and host of The Unstoppable Network, dedicated to empowering others to rise above adversity. Drawing from her own lived experience of overcoming life’s challenges, Dorothy helps individuals transform obstacles into opportunities for growth. Through her signature framework, R.E.N.E.W.E.D., she equips audiences with practical tools to move from surviving to thriving—building resilience, confidence, and purpose along the way. A passionate advocate for veterans, first responders, and those navigating major life transitions, Dorothy’s mission is to remind people that being unstoppable is not about perfection, but perseverance. Her authentic, uplifting approach inspires individuals to step forward boldly and create meaningful impact in their own lives and communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Armstrong is a 3X World Champion martial artist and the creator of The Empowerment Protocol™, a breakthrough framework for developing confident, psychologically safe, and high-performing leaders. Her work empowers audiences to step into unshakable presence, transform self-doubt into self-trust, and lead with clarity, courage, and impact. Laura speaks on stages internationally, helping individuals and organizations unlock their full power — from the inside out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Angeline Dean has been called a “life saver” and a “breath of fresh air” for her ability to bring different perspectives to challenging situations. She is an entrepreneur and thought leader who is not afraid to take risks and possesses a keen sense of recognizing and responding to the call for change. Her book Not Just a Slave was an answer to her fourteen-year-old cousin’s question as well as so many other children of melanin-- “Am I just a slave?” This book was submitted for the Coretta Scott King Award in 2013. Yet, little did Dr. Dean comprehend this book and an incident while teaching would be the tools to transcend her thinking and navigate her journey as a disruptor and catalyst for change. In her quest for a metamorphic transformation, she recognized that power lies in the shaping of mindsets - identity formation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a Master’s degree from John S. Watson School of Public Policy at Thomas Edison University where she studied Community/Economic Development in her bid to continue to be effective and innovative. In May of 2022, Angeline obtained her Ph.D. from Rowan University in Access, Success, and Equity in Urban Education where she was the first to be chosen specifically due to her justice, civic, and organizing skillset. She is an Unapologetic DisruptHer. Presently, Dr. Angeline Dean serves as an adjunct professor at Rowan University and teaches courses in Urban Education and Disability Studies, while teaching Social Justice courses at Southern New Hampshire University. At Hofstra University she combined a social justice and civics framework to the memoir course she taught to criminal justice and criminology majors. She has published in The Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, Genealogy, and The Community Literacy Journal along with receiving many awards including her latest Trailblazer award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosalyn Fung is a Transformational Leadership Coach, TEDx Speaker, and former psychologist with over a decade of expertise in neuroscience, human behavior, and energy work. Known as The CEO’s Secret Weapon, she empowers high-achieving leaders to rewire unconscious patterns, eliminate energy leaks, and create quantum leap results in business and life. Blending science, strategy, and soul, Rosalyn integrates certifications in NLP, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy®, and the Akashic Records to help leaders unlock their voice, visibility, and magnetic presence. She is especially passionate about guiding CEOs and entrepreneurs navigating spiritual awakenings—those seeking to integrate their new identity with the businesses and lives they’ve built. Her clients amplify confidence, clarity, and embodied leadership, often shifting from their first six-figure year to six-figure quarters by owning their story and leveraging speaking as a catalyst for impact. A 4x best-selling author, Rosalyn has been featured in Huffington Post, Fox News, and on stages including Blutalks Harvard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donny Mangos is a wealth strategist, speaker, and author who teaches audiences how to stop following conventional financial wisdom that keeps them conventional. With 18+ years as a realtor turned wealth strategist, Donny has helped clients create millions in wealth through contrarian strategies that eliminate market risk and build certainty. As author of Get Wealthed Up!, Donny delivers insights wrapped in pop culture references that audiences actually remember. He reveals wealth lessons hidden in Back to the Future, Groundhog Day, The Matrix, and other movies—showing professionals how to escape the earn-spend-repeat cycle and build wealth from certainty instead of hope. Donny's core message challenges the financial industry's biggest lie: that you must accept risk to build wealth. He proves risk is optional when you understand contracts, helping audiences see the system they're trapped in and exactly how to opt out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m a bag of sprinkles in human form. Philanthropist, Activist, Alchemist, Humanitarian, Environmentalist. I’m passionate about many things and take each one with the same love, compassion, education and understanding as the next. I have 23 years experience as a Dry Cleaner and very passionate about education in our industry. Mixed that with my love for all walks of life and my volunteering side and I became an Author on multiple topics. I enjoy the outdoors on my mountain bike, hiking trails, rollerblades, off roading in my jeep or just sitting in nature. I drum, read, crochet, write and spend my valued time with those whom I love and in the community volunteering for various places. ( 5 total) actively. Mother of two teenage daughters. Fav aunt to a few awesome kids blood and other. And a best for adventure rounds me out. I’m authentic all day long in everything I do and most find me the same at each place. I may say the odd swear word. But equally contribute the jar if there is one provided. Were all beautiful people making impacts and creating change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curtis Anderson is a motivational speaker, who shares his stories and recovery journey of being an extremely severe Traumatic Brain Injury survivor. On his Instagram, he consistently posts about different activities/challenges that he does to measure his recovery and to motivate others! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnie Landon is a transformational speaker, veteran, entrepreneur, and federal leader whose life proves that beginnings don’t define destinies. Raised as the son of an incarcerated father, Donnie knows what it means to be overlooked and underestimated. Yet his journey took him from the streets to the U.S. Navy, to building businesses and nonprofits, and ultimately to coordinating daily intelligence for the President of the United States. Today, as Director of Central Services at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Donnie blends his professional credibility with raw storytelling to inspire students, fathers, and leaders to take ownership of their choices and rewrite their stories. Through his signature Feel It. Flip It. Flex It.™ framework, he equips audiences to face their struggles honestly, flip their perspective, and flex their growth into lasting success. Known as “The Messenger of Hope,” Donnie’s mission is to impact 100,000 students and educators by 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gayle is a speaker, author, business coach, health and wellness entrepreneur, wife and mother to three adult children. She is passionate about helping people achieve more so that they can do more, have more and give more. She left her Registered Nursing career after 20 years to create her own schedule, put her family first and to pursue a life of purpose. Gayle has been recognized as a leader in her health and wellness company and is a certified business coach.  Outside of work she splits her time between a quiet lifestyle on a lake in British Columbia , Canada enjoying hiking, kayaking and all things in nature and also enjoys city life in Alberta, Canada in a thriving downtown area.  Gayle is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and truly believes a healthy mind is as important as a healthy body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Sharva Hampton-Campbell, known as The Empowerment Strategist, is an educator, author, and visionary leader dedicated to helping individuals and communities unlock their full potential. As an Assistant Professor of Social Work, she blends academic expertise with over two decades of experience in advocacy, program development, and mentorship Through her company, For the Greater Good Multi-Media Publishing, and nonprofit initiatives like The Village Project, she empowers voices often unheard. Whether in the classroom, community, or creative space, Dr. Sharva equips others to transform challenges into opportunities for growth, purpose, and impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mila Johansen is a writing, publishing, and public speaking coach She is the best-selling author of twelve books. She has developed “The Short Book” concept, giving people worldwide permission to write and publish their “short book” first. She helped 6 people publish their books in the past 8 weeks. She loves to help people realize their dreams of becoming published authors making the process easy and accessible.  She also teaches writers and entrepreneurs where to get speaking gigs and helps them improve their public speaking techniques. Mila's grandmother taught Eleanor Roosevelt public speaking along with 1,000s of other women.  Mila speaks 1-3 times a week about her books and coaching programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allisa Verhille is the Founder & CEO of Dracarys Coaching, LLC, an executive leadership coach, transformational speaker, and author of the Fire Within book series. Known as The Flamekeeper, she helps professionals and organizations ignite their inner fire without burning out, reclaim their authentic voice, and lead with impact. At just 15, Allisa overcame cancer and taught herself to walk again — a defining experience that fuels her passion for resilience and transformation. Later, as Director of IT PMO, she led multi-million-dollar corporate initiatives before walking away from toxic leadership to create a legacy of empowerment. Through her Flame Spiral™ Framework and Flamekeeper Method, Allisa inspires audiences worldwide to rise into their fullest potential. Her promise is simple: you will leave with both fire-in-the-belly inspiration and practical tools to keep your flame alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Edwards is a Certified Financial Planner and Financial Wellness Specialist with advanced training in Financial Therapy and the Trauma of Money. After 20 years homeschooling her children, she spent nearly a decade helping over 600 individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds transform their relationship with money.  Jennifer is the founder of Breakthrough Financial Wellness Consulting and the creator of The 7 Layer Financial Wellness FrameworkTM, a groundbreaking approach that reveals why most financial advice falls short- and what actually works. From systemic inequities to nervous system dysregulation, she uncovers the hidden forces shaping our financial lives and helps audiences shift from shame and struggle to clarity and confidence.  When not spreading the blessing of Financial Wellness, she can be found with her husband hiking, rock climbing, riding motorcycles through beautiful northern Arizona, and playing Hide and Seek with her adorable nieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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