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West Monroe, Louisiana, 71291
United States

Christina B. Jordan

Community Activist

Christina B. Jordan has 20+ years of experience in fundraising and utilizes her invaluable interpersonal skills to build networks and raise millions of dollars for causes she is most passionate about. She is the Founder of “Be Brave Today”, and serves as a board member for community non-profits to help make the world better. Christina resides in California and has two teen aged boys. She is a graduate of California State University, Chico and finds much joy and fulfillment in helping others, including her two sons, build their own personal capital, what she calls “human capital,” to excel in life.

Clint Davis

Licensed Professional Counselor

Clint Davis is an army veteran, ordained minister and Licensed Professional Counselor trained in trauma and certified in sexual addiction recovery through the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals. He is a speaker, writer, and hosts the “Asking Why” podcast. Clint founded Clint Davis Counseling and Integrative Wellness where he has a team of Mental Health Professionals, Doctors, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors and Dietitians, in 5 locations, who help people recover from trauma to the mind, body, and spirit.

Gabrielle Lyon

Doctor

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is board certified in Family Medicine and completed a clinical fellowship in Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences at Washington University. She completed her undergraduate training in Nutritional Sciences: Vitamin & Mineral Metabolism at the University of Illinois. Dr. Lyon is a subject matter expert in applying protein types and levels to health, performance, aging, and disease prevention. She receives mentorship from Dr. Donald Layman, Ph.D., to help bring protein metabolism and nutrition from the bench to the bedside. Her clinical practice services leaders, innovators, and executives in their prospective fields and works closely with the Special Operations Military.

Glodean Champion

Transformational Leader

Glodean Champion is a Keynote Speaker, Author of the novel, Salmon Croquettes, and a Transformational Leader who specializes in process improvement, leadership development, team building, and operationalizing diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). She is exceptionally engaging, funny and passionate, and pulls from her upbringing and the influence of her mother to create stories that connect with her audience. Her approach to delicate subjects is with honesty, authenticity, and vulnerability and she is a master at challenging and captivating audiences of all kinds in a way that forces them to take pause and listen from the heart.

Heather Gulde

Educator and Advocate

Heather Gulde teaches literature at a large high school in northeast Louisiana. Her son’s cancer diagnosis at the age of 3 sparked her role in speaking to raise awareness and funding for catastrophic pediatric disease research. As her son’s remission became a shocking genetic diagnosis, Heather and her son began to explore the power of hope in living toward a cure and the quality of that life. She shares their story to offer encouragement to those who find themselves in circumstances that seem hopeless.

Meghan Riordan Jarvis

Consultant and Psychotherapist

Meghan Riordan Jarvis is an author, podcast host, consultant and psychotherapist specializing in trauma and grief and loss. After the deaths of both of her parents within two years of each other, and her personal experience with PTSD Meghan felt a new urgency to support grievers through education on how grief manifests in the body. Founder of Tacking Point Partners, Meghan and her team consult regularly with innovative companies interested in becoming grief informed to meet the current needs of their workforce. Meghan’s podcast “Grief is My Side Hustle” and writing workshop “grief mates” can be found at her website.

Michael Trezza

Technology Entrepreneur

Michael is a 20+ year technology entrepreneur and CEO with a formal education in fine art and painting. His experience and love for technology, psychology, nature, art & music shaped his unique perspective on work and life. Becoming a father opened his eyes to the shortcomings of traditional education to prepare a new generation for what he sees as a rapidly changing world and he discovered his why. Michael's mission is to inspire and engage people to become curious, capable, passionate, purposeful, and globally aware leaders, and to find true success in all aspects of their lives.

Rob Stolker

Entrepreneur

Rob Stolker began his career in day trading, continued into real estate development, and eventually started a successful solar panel installation company. However, inventing the first ever certified girls' lacrosse headgear for his four amazing, athletic daughters has been his life's most important achievement. But, creating the headgear was just the beginning. Rob’s passionate mission is to ensure all girls have access to and wear protective headgear so they can create safer athletic experiences and pave the way for future generations. Having met families who have suffered, the impact will be game-changing. Rob is proof that passion outsmarts knowledge.

Savanna Maxton

Humanitarian

16 year old Savanna Maxton is the founder of Savanna Cares, a charity that has sent over 400 care packages to children in need across the globe. At the age of 8 she discovered a passion for bringing smiles and touching hearts, which led her to future life-changing experiences. Since then, she has traveled to Kenya to volunteer in underserved communities. With these endeavors, she hopes to inspire teens to believe they are not defined by their age. Savanna spends her free time with friends and family while also enjoying her love of theatre in her school company.

Shelley Paxton

Chief Soul Officer

Shelley Paxton is an Author, Speaker, and Chief Soul Officer igniting a REBELution to redefine success. She spent 26 years in advertising/marketing working with iconic global brands like McDonald’s, Visa, and Harley-Davidson. At 46, she boldly left an executive role at Harley-Davidson to reclaim her soul and rewrite her own script of success. That journey launched her business and bestselling book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life, published by Simon & Schuster. Shelley’s on a mission to liberate a billion souls. Her work has been featured on NBC, CBS, Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global and more.

Tracy Gapin, MD

Board-certified Urologist

Tracy Gapin, MD is a board-certified urologist, world-renowned men’s health & performance expert, and the founder of the Gapin Institute for High Performance Health. He’s a thought leader, a professional speaker, and the author of the best-selling books, Male 2.0 and Codes of Longevity. He has over 20 years of experience focused on men’s health, human performance and longevity. He’s been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, Dave Asprey’s Biohacking Conference and NBC. Recognizing our healthcare system is broken, he created the proprietary G1 Program designed to help entrepreneurs optimize their mind and body to function at the highest level.