SPEAKERS DIRECTORY

Thought Leader, Trainer, and Award Winning Speaker Willie Johnson delivers high-energy training workshops and keynotes that inspire people to take responsibility for their life, and to be a difference maker. Willie challenges his audiences to embrace a philosophy that ""It Is Never Too Late To Live Up To Their Potential and To Create A Larger Vision For Their Life.""

Dr. Jessye Talley is a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University where she leads the Risk, Optimization, Management, Evaluation (R.O.M.E) Lab. Upon completion of her PhD she co-founded Sisters Scholars to promote health and wellness during the doctorate and in academia. Her experiences in academia prompted her to begin coaching new early career faculty during the first three years on tenure track.

Stacey’s story begins with a simple desire: to edify and empower girls and young women to live successful, enjoyable lives from the inside out. She uses her distinctive blend of expertise, creativity, and influence to connect her audiences with the information and essential skills needed to win at life on their terms.

Delsina West is a certified Wellness Practitioner, Personal Trainer, and Nutrition Coach. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller "Sexy Senior Citizen: How to Stay Sleek, Sexy, and Strong as You Age." Delsina is passionate about empowering women to own their power and confidence through health and wellness techniques. Her mission is to motivate women to embrace change and achieve their best selves at any age.

Stephanie Wall is a personal and professional development Coach. She has received premier training from the Proctor Gallagher Institute which specializes in coaching solutions for entrepreneurs tackling barriers of the mind such as overcoming fear or stress to achieve success. She challenges aspiring business owners aiming at greatness with her passion that drives all aspects: leadership; communication skills; behavior modification including professionalism on stage (or any public speaking situation).

[three_fourth_last]The Creator has blessed me in a Divine Meeting while on the beach in Beaufort, South Carolina. The story of how this majestically Divine ancestral Buck walked directly to me as others witnessed is a moment that marked transformation on a new level. I am so blessed to have such a miraculous moment of revelation and confirmation in my life. Now, I am traveling the world spreading the message that "God is Real! and Love Heals"

Karen is the creator of the FEM500Co Movement to empower women and young girls start sustainable business that can build generational wealth, then use their platforms to pay it forward by reaching back to the next generation, and teach them to do the same. She is a warrior fighting for women to create their own tables and authored two business instructional books to get them started with the right foundation.

10 years of professional public speaking on empowerment, encouragement, and healing from past hurts. I am a 6x published author, trauma coach, and motivator. I look for ways to connect and engage with the people I come in contact with.

Glenda Lezeau simultaneously went on a mental wellness and self-love journey after having a mental breakdown that led to hospitalization. She wrote a book, Letters to My Bipolar Self that consists of 50 loving letters that she wrote to herself. These letters document the self-love she incorporated despite mental health challenges. Through her signature letter-writing activity, she guides others into writing similar letters based on their own challenges.

Committed to maximizing results Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC celebrates over 25 years as an award winning educational administrator, executive, facilitator, coach, trainer, and consultant for DEI, Leadership, and Wellbeing. She also serves as a host/moderator. Mariama guides individuals and organizations to safely move through transition to find shared purpose and create frameworks. She is the author of articles, book chapters, and 3 books, the latest of which is VENT: Our Resilience Is Enough.

Briaunna Embrey-Banks, the 2021 recipient of the MACHUO Commitment to Social Justice Award is a public speaker and Founder of Owning My Blackness (OMB) and Owning My Blackness Consulting (OMBC); who specializes in Racial Justice in K-12 and higher education. OMB is an organization that works to educate, advocate, and elevate for Black Students. OMBC is a consulting business that works with educators to reduce systematic racism in education.

Karwanna D. is a Government Contracts Strategist, based in San Francisco, CA. This 20+ year business vet has successfully built 2 lucrative small businesses and now teaches women and minority small business owners how to grow their business with massive government contracts just like the movie War Dogs. Over the past few years Karwanna has helped thousands of small business owners generate millions of dollars in combined revenues with a simple 3 Step System.