SPEAKERS DIRECTORY

Dr. Glacia Ethridge is the owner of Anew Comfort, a life coaching business that helps individuals find a new comfort in their current circumstances to carry with them throughout their lives. Specific areas of focus for Anew Comfort include grief and loss, life balance, stress management, and self-care. She is also the owner of a counseling practice, S.T. Phelps & Associates, LLC, which focus focuses on mental health issues, such as depression, grief, and anxiety.

Chrissy Thornton is the President and CEO of Associated Black Charities and has a background in fundraising, donor & corporate relations, digital engagement, grant writing, and executing meetings, events, training seminars, team building sessions, education conferences, fundraisers, & peer-to-peer activities! She is a published author who believes in entrepreneurship and financial literacy and is a sought-after speaker on DEI, Health Equity & Access, Entrepreneurship, Energized Leadership, Wealth Building, Women's Empowerment, Stakeholder Engagement, and Motivation.

When you speak be profound,when you listen perfect transparency. The Word to be spoken to one day change the world. And to leave wisdom surrounding generations of this time and the time after.

Ty Nichols is a Behavior Design Expert and motivational speaker who helps people and organizations adopt life-changing habits. He is the founder of The Nichols Strategic Performance Group, a Tiny Habits® Certified Coach, and a Diamond-level Sales Professional. He has personally lost over 200 pounds and has led teams of Fortune 500 companies to achieve remarkable results. He lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and two children.

Raechelle “Rae” Johnson is an International Speaker, Coach, Media Personality and Author who specializes in Innovation Strategy. Navigating the complexity of challenges with opportunities while managing change. When she is not speaking or coaching she is prepping for Kreative Insights, currently streaming on 7 platforms, or engaging with her platforms on social media, as a leading speech and branding coaching for the Fair Leadership Experience Tour.

After attaining career and financial success as an attorney, Tamika Michelle Johnson, realized that many successful, educated, accomplished, and professional women, which she terms as “Bosses by Day, but Single by Night,” are failing miserably in the dating and relationship department. Now she shares with audiences the business principles that create both successful businesses AND healthy personal relationships to Transform high achieving women from “Successful & Single to Marvelous & Married.”

Juanita Banks-Whittington is an award-winning children's book author, Army veteran, social worker, and diversity practitioner with extensive experience. Holding a BS in Business Administration and an MSW in Mental Health, she is certified in Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Mediation. As a seasoned professional, she has completed various military and federal leadership programs, leveraging her diverse background to effectively educate others on mental health, wellness, and diversity.

Wisdom is a circle. What we receive, we must give back, and that's exactly what Jon Waugh aims to do. There is no limit to how many lives one individual can change when they commit to making a positive impact on every person they meet.

T.L. Blythers is a dynamic educator, master trainer/facilitator, author, entrepreneur, & transformational speaker. Her platform, “V.O.W” 9 Points of Impact, is a simple shared message of self-inquiry, which requires individuals to radically change perspectives about decisions & goals in life. Ms. Blythers engages, empowers, educates, and encourages the audience by incorporating her practical, spiritually-based solutions, while integrating inspirational personal experiences.

After 20 years in branding and marketing, Dr. Raechelle "Rae" Johnson knows what works. The CEO of Kreative Ink LLC, she [and her staff] work with small and global enterprises to solve branding issues, developing and implementing solid marketing strategies--while managing change. Dr. Johnson is a sought-after keynote speaker and Digital Marketing & Leadership Instructor. To create your organizations branding success contact Dr Johnson today.

I am a Certified Professional Coach and Professional Speaker with Mastery Designations in: Leadership, Transition, Wellbeing, and Performance. I tailor my practice around serving Women in Business, Single Mothers, and Widows; that are looking to create the blueprint into their own personal and professional growth and development. I equip women with tools to plan, set goals and achieve measurable and sustainable results to make lasting powerful change on themselves and those they serve.

Dr. Katashia Partee Kendrick, Clinical Pharmacist and Integrative Health Practitioner, her journey reflects determination and resilience. With solid educational credentials from Xavier University of Louisiana and the University of Tennessee, she pursued Integrative Health certification, ignited by her struggles with fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, and more. Founding Celebrate Health & Wellness Consulting LLC in 2021, she focuses on preconception health, guiding women towards parenthood through holistic approaches.