SPEAKERS DIRECTORY

Shawniel Chamanlal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, author, and founder of Healing Springs Wellness Center, dedicated to creating safe, culturally affirming spaces for healing. A sought-after speaker and executive coach, she empowers women leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs to align with purpose, master their mindset, and lead with fulfillment. With over a decade of expertise in mental health, business leadership, and holistic wellness, Shawniel inspires audiences to embrace abundance in both life and leadership.

Diana Elizabeth Jordan is an Actor, Solo artist, Theater & Filmmaker nationally recognized Disability & IDEA influencer. She is committed to supporting meeting/event planners in making their next event impactful & exceptional by offering and creating content- powerful solo performances, keynotes, expressive arts-based DEIA training workshops- and incorporating evidence based proven tools, strategies and ideas to build and strengthen, DEIA (Disability Focus), Corporate Social Responsibility, Professional and Personal Development goals

Dr. Jovan Walker-Jackson, known as the Financial Coach of Hope, is a faith filled author, speaker, and licensed financial & Insurance advisor who serves as the president of Good News Financial & Investment Advisors LLC, a registered Investment Advisory Firm in the state of MD. Jovan develops financial programs and insurance strategies to assist clients in the areas of Debt Elimination, Tax reduction, retirement planning, asset preservation, and long-term care alternatives. Her drive and passion to teach financial literacy has led her to become a sought after wealth manager and advisor in the Baltimore DC metropolitan area for 15 years. Jovan has been featured on countless radio shows and taught many workshops for private and government corporations. In 2014, Jovan wrote You Be The Bank~ Finance Yourself to Wealth and the Workbook companion in 2016. A self help financial book that teaches a 100+ year “secret” strategy the wealthy have been using for years to build wealth. You can get your copy at www.youbethebankbooks.com or Amazon. She also just released a monthly financial planner I Am the Bank in Sept 2020! When not working in her purpose, she is spending time with her husband Lawrence and 2 daughters Jaidah & Loren.

Kenya Carr is an author, life and health coach, and motivational speaker who delivers high-energy keynote presentations that challenge audiences to shift their mindsets and focus on the actions that have the most impact on the job and in life to elevate their personal power.

This Novelist takes you on a captivating journey in search of value and empowerment. The pain of a soul-searching single mother who didn’t know how to nurture love to a kid, which eventually birthed a 12-year-old runaway child to detach from yearning to receive love from his mom any further only to be gratified by inflicting the same pain on others. Living on and off the streets, multiple suicide attempts, gang-violence, jail &drugs.

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in trauma-focused psychotherapy for more than two decades, Kiva Harper has emerged as one of the nation's foremost thought leaders in trauma treatment. Harper now speaks and consults extensively, is a frequent mental health correspondent for network TV & radio, a contributing writer to industry trades and a social media influencer.

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.

Omari’s speaking style is conversational and inspiring, imparting knowledge and perspective from working with Fortune 500 companies. Omari has led culture change and leadership development for new managers and senior executives. From panels to keynotes to workshop, Omari is who you need

Dr. Jovonni Spinner, CEO and Founder of Beacon Public Health, is an award-winning health equity strategist and TEDx speaker dedicated to advancing health equity across all stages of life through research, education, and partnership building. She champions inclusive public health initiatives viewing health as an inherent human right. Driven to dismantle systemic barriers, she empowers organizations and professionals to create dynamic, culturally tailored programs, fostering equitable health solutions for all communities of color.

Juanita, speaker, author and founder & CEO of Inspire by Juanita & The Parent Mastermind. A compassionate mother of five, she has fostered 30 children over the past 25 years. Juanita is a Business & Life Coach, an Evangelist who has spent her life fighting to enhance the lives of women and girls in inner cities. Juanita offers the following workshops for Parents& Youth: Vision Board, Life Skills, and Financial Empowerment. Visit inspirebyjuanita.org for more.

Jayden Aubryn (they/them) is a Black, queer, non-binary, and ethically non-monogamous psychotherapist, personal trainer, and DEI consultant. They believe in the holistic healing of trauma on a personal and systemic level using movement, music, art, food, and everyday interactions so that healing can be accessible and fun.

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.""