SPEAKERS DIRECTORY

Dr. Caldwell is a speaker, author, and trainer to emerging leaders and corporations. Few have walked a more improbable path from the homelessness to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. Companies hire Dr. Caldwell to assess the risks and build action plans for a lacking DEIB practice. Black leaders, hire Dr. Caldwell to help reach their professional aspirations. As an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University, Dr. Caldwell teaches doctoral classes on Leadership and Social Justice.

Krystal Jackson is a licensed therapist, speaker, and consultant based in CT. She specializes in helping people conquer their self-imposed limits, improve their wellness practices, and successfully navigate life transitions. She has the heart of a teacher and believes everyone knows what they want from life, they just have to listen. When she's out of the therapy room, she enjoys random dance parties, cooking while listening to classic R&B.

I am a former Backrub employee... (which is now Google) - where I helped code and patent the search algorithms the world uses today. I teach people how to meet the mathematical algorithmic equation to rank on the first page of Google without paying a dime in ad spend.

Da'Shaun Antionette Joseph, with over 14 years of experience in the industry, is the CEO of D.A. Joseph LLC, managing the brands Boom Speaks and Boom Productions. Her growing expertise covers artificial intelligence, machine learning, equity, leadership development, empowerment, emotional intelligence, and program management. This expertise has provided her with opportunities to speak, moderate, and host various conferences, keynotes, and seminars related to these topics. Furthermore, she is pursuing a doctorate in AI/ML

DeShonda Monique Jennings is an author and Family Child Care Business Coach. She has over 20 years’ experience in childcare and 16 plus in entrepreneurship. She currently serves as an advocate and mentor for children as well as a mentor to women who wish to start a Home-based Childcare Business. Team building plays a role in everything she does. DeShonda is the epitome of what a mother, daughter, grandmother and woman of faith is.

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.

Founder of Liberated Development, Danielle brings over two decades of leadership development expertise. Her engaging and reflective style empowers leaders with strategic innovation and self-discovery, championing authenticity and diversity. Renowned for impactful keynotes and transformative retreats, Danielle is celebrated for fostering organizational growth and personal wellness. Her approach, encouraging leaders to embrace their identity and values, inspires meaningful change and enriches organizational culture and talent development.

David J. Mason is the owner and founder of HMG ePublishing, LLC. He is an award-winning author and digital publishing entrepreneur who has been active on the internet since 1997, providing traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing services. He has over three decades of executive-level experience leading, administering, and directing scientific and technological operations in various private and public organizations. He holds an MS degree from Hampton University and a BS from Norfolk State University.

JC Gardner is an award-winning author, an inspirational speaker, writing coach and ghost writer. She has written four books, along with contributing to numerous publications. Her latest novel, “Heated,” is an urban dramedy about a single mother’s plight to do better despite her negative circumstances. It is the recipient of a 2018 IPPY Award.

Few executives have walked a more improbable path to the boardrooms of some of America’s largest companies. Upon waking up in the backseat of a car some years ago to rise from homelessness and poverty, Clarence relied on the strength and faith instilled in him at an early age by his mother that all things are possible and that he could become whatever he chose. Clarence’s rocky path led him to be a courageous leader in life and within Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Helen, your Strengths Accelerator Strategist works with you to optimize your greatest potential to achieve more success, less stress, and deeper life fulfillment. Using an innovative, heart-centered approach to leverage your Strengths, manage weaknesses, and build resilience works. A certified and credentialed Strengths, Resilience, and Leadership Coach, utilizes an innovative, heart-centered approach proven to deliver results. This coach, trainer, speaker, conference presenter, show host and author’s team is ready to serve your needs.

CEO & Executive Director of Kairos-B-Enterprises, LLC, ~ founder of Heart Expressions Ministries International. An International Published Award-Winning Author for her first book “Every Beat of My Heart” ~ Certified International Life Coach, Certified Biblical Counselor ~ BS in Human Services from the University of Detroit ~ Master of Arts in Christian Education, Michigan Theological Seminary (now Moody Theological Seminary-Michigan) ~ traveled to Senegal, West Africa as a missionary.