Henry Darby - Building a ‘pay it forward’ community
Henry Darby is a High School Principal from South Carolina, and was shocked to learn that some of his students were homeless. He immediately sprung into action, landing himself a part time job so he could donate his pay check to students in need.
Henry Darby is the principal at North Charleston High School in South Carolina, is considered nothing short of a guardian angel by many in his community.
Upon realising that many of his students were struggling financially, and some even being forced to sleep under a bridge or in their cars, Henry decide to do something about it.
But rather than expecting authorities to do something, he rolled up his sleeves and got a part time job at Walmart, stacking shelves three nights a week from 10pm to 7am, just so he could donate his pay check to his students in need.
Henry says "I was taught if your hands find something to do, do it. So I came to myself and said, 'Perhaps I need another job in terms of part-time.’”
His selfless actions have led to the community donating close to $100,000 to the school to help the students, as well as Walmart donating another $50,000.
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Nicky Williams - Writing off self-doubt
Nicky Williams always dreamed of being a writer, but self-doubt and imposter syndrome paralysed her taking any action. In 2019 she started writing blogs and challenged the negative narrative that held her back for years.
Nicky Williams is the co-founder of Girls With Hammers.
From a young age, Nicky loved writing and dreamed of a life as an author. Throughout her years in corporate work, Nicky penned endless persuasive ministerial papers, but these fell short of giving her life meaning.
In 2019 she put her fears aside and blessed the world with her empathy-filled blogs.
While the majority of her work is published as blog posts on the Girls With Hammers website, she has also written articles for Medium, Elephant Journal, Thought Catalog, and Thrive Global.
Nicky’s goal is to help people feel that they are not alone in their struggles and that there are other people out there just like them.
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Website: girlswithhammers.com
Insta: Girls With Hammers girls_with_hammers
LinkedIn: Nicky Williams
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Katie Dawson - Hand dyeing threads of happiness
Katie Dawson is the co-founder of Cottage Garden Threads, a boutique business nestled in the quiet hills of country Victoria, Australia. The journey began many years ago when Katie’s Mum dyed fabric in the family home, and Katie was hooked.
Katie Dawson is the co-founder of Cottage Garden Threads, a boutique business nestled in the quiet hills of country Victoria, Australia.
Mother-Daughter duo Pam and Katie, along with their passionate team of local women, design, create and produce unique, hand dyed products one-by-one.
The journey began many years ago when Pam dyed fabric in the family home. Katie, as a child, was given the job of tearing meterage from the rolls of homespun.
Many years later, a family friend couldn’t source the threads she needed, so asked Pam to create them for her. Cottage Garden Threads was born and the first 35 threads were created at Pam’s kitchen sink.
6 months in Katie joined the business and the pair were learning the business side if things on the fly.
Over the years they have seen many highs and lows, but Cottage Garden Threads continues to grow beyond their wildest dreams, and with the support of an amazing team, and a global spike in needlework, Katie is convinced things will keep getting better and better.
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Website: https://www.cottagegardenthreads.com.au/
Insta: cottagegardenthreads
LinkedIn: Katie Dawson
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Carmel Murphy - Marketing with precision and fun
Carmel Murphy is also known as ‘The Communication Queen’. After finally realising her own gap in marketing knowledge, she soon saw she wasn’t the only one. Carmel now runs a successful business helping others bridge that gap.
Carmel Murphy is the ‘Communication Queen’ and is known for being an out-of-the-box thinker and an expert in human behaviour, marketing, and business strategies.
She wholeheartedly knows that in Marketing it is vital to get the ‘Right message, to the right person, at the right time’.
Her passion for people, curiosity, know-how, business acumen and background have come together to develop unique programs around marketing, copywriting and videos designed to create higher conversion and increase sales and profit in business.
Carmel is the host of the Youtube series ‘For Feck Sake! Marketing Adventures with Carmel’, and also coordinates, hosts, and delivers membership programs, workshops, and events to teach business owners how to build and market a sustainable business.
She is a staunch believer that the power of copy, video, and clever marketing strategies will monetise your message sooner.
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Website: https://www.thecommunicationqueen.com.au/
LinkedIn: Carmel Murphy
FB: Carmel Murphy
Insta: Carmel Murphy the_communication_queen
Youtube: For Feck’s Sake Marketing Adventures with Carmel
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Thomas Sartor - Promoting heroic action
Thomas Sartor is an international speaker, partner/event director for the Hero Round Table series of conferences, and the Vice President of the Heroic Imagination Project. He is passionate about the idea that anybody is capable of acting heroically.
Thomas Sartor is an international speaker, partner/event director for the Hero Round Table series of conferences, and the Vice President of the Heroic Imagination Project.
Formerly an owner of an asphalt and concrete paving company in Detroit, Thomas was unable to work in this industry for a while due to a back injury, which is when his journey took an unexpected turn into the world of heroism.
After volunteering for some time with the Hero Round Table global conferences, Thomas was soon invited to become an event partner, where he does his best to make sure every speaker and attendee at the Hero Round Table genuinely enjoys their time at the event.
Thomas is very passionate about the idea that people are capable of having an impact, and that anybody is capable of acting heroically.
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LinkedIn: Thomas Sartor
Twitter: teej @teejsartor
Website: Heroic Imagination Project
FB: https://www.facebook.com/HeroicImaginationProject
Insta: Heroic Imagination Project @heroicimaginationproject
Twitter: Heroic Imagination Project @HIPorg
Website: Hero Round Table
FB: https://www.facebook.com/HeroRoundTable
Insta: The Hero Round Table @heroroundtable
Twitter: Hero Round Table @HeroRoundTable
Youtube: Hero Round Table
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Lisa Schermerhorn - Finding your WHY
20 years ago, Lisa Schermerhorn was at the lowest point in her life, unable to find the answers she was seeking. She eventually found a hypnotherapist who was the catalyst to Lisa deciding to become her our counsel, gaining relevant qualifications along the way. Lisa now combines these holistic therapies with helping people find their WHY, and ultimately changing their lives.
Lisa Schermerhorn is a transformational leader, award winning speaker and expert in the fields of human behavior, leadership and personal development.
She also trained in the “Winners Mindset” with Bob Reese, the former head trainer for the NY Jets and helped a professional golfer win Golfer of the Year!
As a Certified Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), she helps entrepreneurs and high performers get from where they are to where they want to be much faster than conventional coaches. She has also helped people with pain reduction, memory loss and stress reduction, using virtual reality.
Lisa is also trained as a Why Coach, helping people discover their Why, based on Simon Sinek’s, “Know Your Why”. Lisa not only helps individuals discover their Why, but she also helps people discover the Why of their business and how to use it in your branding.
Lisa is the mom of two amazing adult children, and lives in Vermont with her rescue dog Lily, who she rescued at 10 years old from a high kill shelter.
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Website: https://peakperformancemindsetcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: Lisa Schermerhorn
FB: Lisa Friedman Schermerhorn
FB: Lisa Schermerhorn Coaching
FB: Peak Performance Mindset Coaching
Insta: Lisa Friedman Schermerhorn lisareiki
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WHY Institute https://discover.whyinstitute.com/
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Sarah Davidson - Seizing the Yay
Sarah Davidson began her career in law, but soon lost her passion for the corporate world. After travelling to Africa and returning with a serious gut bug, Sarah found the magic in Matcha powder. She took a risk and built an online company, started a podcast and wrote a book - recognising that life is all about Seizing the Yay.
Sarah began her working life as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at a leading international law firm. While she enjoyed several years building strong professional foundations, she found it increasingly challenging to reconcile the all-consuming corporate lifestyle with her personal passions for health, wellbeing, creativity and adventure.
In pursuit of balance, Sarah and her partner started Matcha Maiden closing a gap they discovered in the health food market for matcha green tea powder. Matcha is now one of the world's premier health food trends and Match Maiden leading the way with a very bright (green) future ahead.
Sarah has now hung up the suits and heels to step into the business full time. In 2016, the matcha mission developed into a physical venue and cutting edge cafe, Matcha Mylkbar, which is taking the food world by storm.
Sarah now splits her time between the two businesses and is thoroughly enjoying life as a full time funtrepreneur.
She has also started a podcast, Seize the Yay, which investigates the difference between success and happiness, the importance of cultivating "joy" and showcases the down to earth, human side of her diverse and esteemed guests.
The podcast became a book in 2020 and Sarah continues to grow the yayborhood as far and wide as possible.
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Website: https://www.spoonfulofsarah.com/
Insta: spoonful_of_sarah
LinkedIn: Sarah Davidson
Pinterest: Sarah Holloway
Youtube: Spoonful of Sarah
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Mandy Horvath - Conquering limb loss, mountains and trust
Mandy Horvath lost both her legs in a tragic accident in 2014, but not allowing this to defeat her, she became the first female bi-lateral amputee to ascend the Manitou Incline, and crawled all 13 miles of Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak. Despite the great achievements, her addiction with alcohol led to her very public demise.
Mandy Horvath, is a bi-lateral above knee amputee, who in 2018, became the first female double amputee to ascend the Manitou Incline, raising awareness for limb loss. One month later, crawled all 13 miles of Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak, using only her arms, to raise funds for Operation Ward 57 & The Battle Buddy Foundation. These historic events garnished local, national and international press.
But when the cameras were off, she struggled with alcoholism, and after a series of events, Mandy found herself in hot water with the law after committing 3 DUIs in a 6 month period and harmed an AMR paramedic who was attempting to assist her. 12 hours after she was awarded a community medal, she was found asleep in her car intoxicated. Because of a series of poor choices, in one night, Mandy went from being recognized as a community icon to being very publicly shamed for her wrongdoings.
Mandy was given a chance to resolve her addiction, and she figuratively ran with it.
Almost 3 years later and sober, Mandy has led a successful excursion of 4 grown men, including fellow bi-lateral amputee US Army Veteran Travis Strong, to the summit of Pikes Peak, became the first documented amputee to crawl up to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, and is now preparing to ascend Mt. Kilimanjaro.
She will be the first female amputee to reach one of the globe's 8 summits without the use of prosthetic equipment, and will be the legacy she leaves for her own children.
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Website: mandyhorvath.com
FB: Mandy Horvath @lifeproofMandyHorvath https://www.facebook.com/lifeproofmandyhorvath
Insta: @lifeproofbionicwoman
www.Gofundme.com/f/MandyHKilimanjaro
paypal.me/lifeproofbionicwoman
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Belle Chapman - Creating Forevermore memories for families
At the age of 5, Belle Chapman lost her father to cancer when, leaving her with very few happy, healthy photos. This pain has driven Belle’s passion to cement the love and adoration families feel for each other in memories that can be kept for life to hand down through generations.
Belle Chapman is a photographer, mum, wife, adventurer, and storyteller.
When Belle had her first child in 2013, she decided to give up the 9-5 and try her hand as a work from home photographer, after falling in love with photography many years before at high school.
At the age of 5, Belle lost her father to cancer - he was only 36 years old. Losing her Dad and growing up in the days where we didn’t have mobile phones with good cameras, meant she has limited images of him (especially looking healthy).
This pain has driven Belle’s passion to cement the love and adoration families feel for each other in memories that can be kept for life to hand down through generations.
The pain was also the catalyst to Belle founding the Forevermore Foundation, a not-for-profit that provides a free photography session to families about to be impacted by the devastation of the cancer journey.
Belle’s aim is to capture the smiles, cuddles and laughter before treatment starts, so that these memories are the ones that last a lifetime, despite the outcome.
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Website: https://www.bellechapmanphotography.com.au/our-story
Insta: Belle Chapman Photo
Website: https://forevermorefoundation.com.au/
Insta: forevermorefoundation
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Katie Underwood - Healing through music and sound
Katie Underwood is a multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist, ARIA-nominated and APRA Award winning Recording Artist who traded the life of pop stardom to immerse herself in the wellness space. She now produces sound healing music, and is creating a ripple effect to bring more peace into the world.
Katie Underwood is a certified Meditation Teacher & registered Member of Meditation Association Australia. She has also trained in Remedial & Relaxation Massage, Reiki, Sound Healing Therapy, Yoga of Sound & Traditional Tibetan Sound Healing.
A multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist, ARIA-nominated and APRA Award winning Recording Artist. She has been working in the Wellness industry for 10 years and Music industry for over 35 years.
Her current passion & purpose is empowering people to enhance their self-healing with regular meditation, healing sounds & strong social connections, online and in person.
A prolific music producer, Katie has produced five meditation music albums in the last four years - Madrigal, Journey to Mantra, Awaken, Mantra Dreaming & Mantra Rising - available on iTunes, Spotify, CD & USB.
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Website: www.underwoodhealing.com
FB: Katie Underwood @underwoodHC Meditation Centre
Insta: Katie Underwood katieunderwoodhealing
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Sophie Wilksch - Shedding fears and building curiosity
Sophie Wilksch landed by accident in the coastal town of Mullumbimby after her car and the universe collaborated to ensure this was where she made her new home. She founded ‘Shedding’ and now supports the community to build things while shedding fears and building curiosity.
Sophie Wilksch is the founder and director of Shedding Community Workshop Inc. Sophie established Shedding as a not-for-profit organisation in 2018, through her own passion for carpentry and building… But most of all a passion for people and wellbeing!
Shedding’s aim is to provide a unique, supportive and hands-on environment for all members of the community to come together and develop sustainable skills in carpentry, building and everything in between. It is a place to shed your fears and build with curiosity.
In the third year of Sophie’s degree she had the opportunity to join the Design Construct Program co-ordinated by architect-builder David Morris.
The group headed out to a small town in the Australian desert to construct a number of buildings they had designed and prefabricated at the university workshop.
A couple of years later Sophie ventured off on a trip up the coast, but her engine had a major tantrum and she ended up on the side of the road in Mullumbimby.
With a dream to start a little carpentry business, she had just a square, a handsaw, a drill and a block of sandpaper.
This was the beginning of the Shedding journey. Taking all she has learned from mentors, Sophie and her crew have supported over five hundred students and have watched the community come together to support the organisation because they too share the same dream.
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Website - shedding.com.au
FB - Shedding Community Workshop
Insta - Shedding Community Workshop
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Cody Byrns - Releasing the scars to bring hope
Driving back from a meeting, Cody stopped at a red light. In a split second a truck ran the red light and rear-ended Cody’s SUV, which became a fireball and Cody was considered a fatality by rescuers - until they saw his hand move.
Cody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and performer with over 16 years of professional experience.
Cody’s life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred.
After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and emotional hurdles, Cody has since founded his own nonprofit Burn Foundation, and is on a mission to spread his story of inspiration, hope, and recovery to everyone he meets.
Author of best selling book - Scar Release: Breaking free of yesterday’s troubles, Cody does not let his scars dictate his identity. He encourages a life of freedom, and wants to help people live free from the bonds of scars™.
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Website: https://codybyrns.com/
Foundation website: TheCBFoundation.org
Instagram: thecodybyrns
LinkedIn: Cody Byrns
Podcast: Scar Release
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Dani Holloway - Building a very merry gumboot company
Born and raised in Leongatha, South Gippsland, Dani Holloway moved to Melbourne for University and work. Seeking a city appropriate gumboot and unable to find any she loved - Dani decided to have a go at creating her own.
Dani Holloway is the CEO & Founder of Merry People.
Merry People is a gumboot company that Dani founded in 2014 and has bootstrapped the business (literally) to where it is today.
Born and raised in Leongatha, South Gippsland, Dani moved to Melbourne for University and work. Seeking a city appropriate gumboot and unable to find any she loved - Dani decided to have a go at creating her own.
Dani is trying to change the perception of the humble gumboot, from a daggy occasional product, to an everyday fashionable staple that can be worn city to county, morning to night!
Dani now has a team of 7 based in Collingwood, with third party warehouses in Australia, the USA and soon the UK. Dani was named in the Top 50 people in Australian eCommerce for 2020 for Inside Retail, coming in at #12 and given an award ‘The One to Watch’.
Outside eCommerce and gumboots! Dani loves exercise, travelling and spending time with loved ones and her dog Sadie.
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Website - https://merrypeople.com/
FB - Merry People
Insta - merrypeople
LinkedIn - Danielle Holloway
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Yolunda Elam - Trading alcohol for authenticity
Diagnosed as an alcoholic in 2019, Yolunda Elam (aka Yo) is on a mission to help as many people as possible free themselves from the bondage of addiction, and to love themselves for who they truly are.
Yolunda Elam aka Yo, has taught in public schools for over twenty years, is an inspirational speaker with an infectious smile and contagious energy, and known for her compassionate spirit, ambitious mind, and being unapologetically herself.
Yolunda currently teaches Spanish to eighth graders in her local school district. She has held multiple titles in her twenty-year tenure including Teacher of the Year, Department chair, and Campus cheerleader.
She is a Marvel fan, loves to laugh, tell lame jokes, and spend quality time with her five grandkids.
Yo was diagnosed with the disease of alcoholism in March of 2019 and is passionate about sharing her journey with others in hopes they too may be freed from the bondage of addiction.
She is the founder of ‘Freedom to Yo’ which is about is finding a rhythm with all the parts of your life and making them flow the best way it can for YOU!
In Yo’s words ‘Be Yourself Everyday!!’
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Website - https://www.loveyolife.me/
Facebook Group - Be Yourself Everyday
FB - Yo Sadler Elam
IG - @loveyolife37
Twitter - @YoElam3
Clubhouse - loveyolife
Linkedin - Yolunda Elam loveyolife2020
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Danielle McAlpine Johnson - Directing change for social justice
Danielle McAlpine Johnson is a Writer, Director, Producer, devoted to using film & TV as a catalyst for change in the social justice landscape.
Danielle McAlpine Johnson is a Writer, Director, Producer, devoted to using film & TV as a catalyst for change in the social justice landscape.
With an innate desire to see the next generation rise up in their own identity, Danielle believes that every human being on the planet has a unique purpose and that relentless love & passion we can overflow in our lives if we choose to pursue that purpose.
Along with her husband, singer/songwriter Chico Johnson, Danielle runs boutique production house CheekyMac Productions who have recently premiered Beyond The Fire on Network 10 - a 7 part documentary series dedicated to Gippsland's unsung heroes as they recreate life from the ashes after the Black Summer Bushfire Crisis. In late 2019 they released Behind The Sash - a 10 part humanitarian series currently available on AACTV & Virgin Inflight entertainment.
Parents to three beautiful children Jason, River & Nevaeh, Chico & Danielle continue on the pursuit of truth & revelation through music, TV and film, enjoy travelling with their family and plenty of adventure.
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Website - Danielle McAlpine Johnson - https://www.daniellemcalpinejohnson.com/
FB - Danielle Johnson - https://www.facebook.com/danielle.mcalpinejohnson
Insta - daniellemcalpinejohnson
CheekyMac Productions
Website - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.cheekymac.com/
Insta - cheekymacproductions
FB - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.facebook.com/cheekymacproductions/
Youtube - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOPd7A-wBXKNwQ14VQyElw
Behind the Sash
Website - Behind the Sash - https://behindthesashtv.com/
Insta - behindthesashofficial
Beyond the Fire
Website - Beyond the Fire - https://www.beyondthefire.tv/
Insta - beyondthefire.tv
FB - Beyond the Fire - https://www.facebook.com/beyondthefire.tv
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Victoria Lioznyansky - Bringing the joy to public speaking
As a 10yr old, Victoria Lioznyansky was made to learn a 2 page poem and 4hrs later, recite it to 1,000 people. She failed. Over the years she has overcome her own fear of public speaking and now teaches others.
Victoria Lioznyansky teaches introverted entrepreneurs and business professionals how to overcome their fear of public speaking and become confident, compelling, captivating speakers.
After moving to the US from Russia more than 25 years ago with limited English, Victoria overcame her own crippling fear of public speaking to build several businesses, teach in a variety of industries, and speak in front of small and large audiences.
She appeared on Fox Morning News and has been featured in numerous publications, including CBS, NBC, Houston Chronicle and BizWest Media.
Taking her own experiences of going from scared to sought-after speaker, Victoria founded Brilliant Speakers Academy®, an online public speaking coaching program for anyone struggling with the fear of public speaking on and off stage.
She also owns Nutty Scientists of Houston, a passion project about inspiring kids to fall in love with science, which she grew to #1 Nutty Scientists franchise in the United States.
Victoria holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and is currently completing a Master of Arts Degree in Communications and Media Technologies. She lives in Houston with her husband and two sons.
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Website - https://www.byvictorial.com/
LinkedIn - Victoria Lioznyansky
Youtube - Victoria Lioznyansky
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Patti Dobrowolski - Drawing your future
Patti Dobrowolski is a nationally acclaimed comic performer, high performance business consultant, 4-time TEDx speaker and author of 2 books. She helps people and teams up their creative genius.
Patti Dobrowolski is a nationally acclaimed comic performer, high performance business consultant, and 4-time TEDx speaker.
She is also the author of two books:
9 Tips to Up Your Creative Genius
Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life
Patti works with teams at all levels to up their creative genius and capture their vision and strategy into huge, beautiful visuals with everyone from small/medium business owners to global clients Nike, Starbucks, Microsoft, amazon and the Gates Foundation.
She is known for her high energy, quick wit and commitment to helping people and businesses achieve their goals.
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Website - https://www.upyourcreativegenius.com/
Website (courses) - https://www.creativegeniusyou.com/
FB - Up your Creative Genius https://www.facebook.com/upyourcreativegenius
Insta - upyourcreativegenius
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-dobrowolski-532368/
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Robin Sharma - The 5am Club (20/20/20 Rule) https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club
Hoffman Le Roche pharmaceutical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann-La_Roche
Draw Your Future class free code - DYFFREE
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Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst - Blitzing the social entrepreneur summit
Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst, are the co-founders of BlitzBe, a Digital Media Company, and The Gold Rush Summit, both helping Entrepreneurs create a better world.
Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst, are the co-founders of BlitzBe, a Digital Media Company helping Entrepreneurs make the world better by creating currency through traffic and connections.
BlitzBe, the umbrella brand, is simply the experience we’re all having each and everyday.
The Blitz: hurrying, racing, deadlines, etc. and the Be: rest, balance, breath, centering.
BlitzBe comprises 3 main areas:
BlitzBe Integrative Lifestyle Directory with over 20,000 members, ShopBlitzBe, which provides a variety of organic products, and BlitzBe Marketing
Monika and Rick have also created The Gold Rush Summit, A Movement That Transforms Lives.
BlitzBe and The Gold Rush Summit are the result of Monika and Rick journeying down their own healing paths to discover the joy of supporting others in their Big Dreams!
In their words “Healing is simply about improvement on any level. Manual Therapies, Yoga, Meditation, Coaching, Spa Life, Education, Activism have all created the crescendo that has culminated in the creation of a movement.”
Monika and Rick are committed to bringing healing to a world that needs it!
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FB - The Gold Rush Summit
Websites:
BlitzBe Integrative Lifestyle Directory
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Matt Langdon / Hero Round Table
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Jane Sahhar - Turning a tiny gadget into an empire
From a tiny beginning with one tiny gadget, Jane Sahhar and her husband Phil built a massively successful business from their lounge room.
Jane Sahhar started as a Secondary school English teacher, who noticed how many teenagers wore headphones as the ultimate accessory. Her move to co-founding ‘Friendie’ with her husband Phil, came after a realisation that 2 children and just 1 iPad is not great math!
It all started with an audio splitter so the kids could connect two headphones to one iPad and share music and movies on the go. After purchasing a splitter for an exorbitant price, Jane and Phil looked at it and thought, “We could do this better. We could produce these. These are useful, small, simple yet powerful. They are marketable and could be made to look beautiful.”
And they embarked on a side hustle start up journey of brand creation, marketing from scratch, product creation, challenges, setbacks and triumphs. They became addicted!
Jane and Phil then noticed a gap in the market for the perfect headphones. There was nothing to compliment the splitters, which were now very successful. There were no high-end, sportsluxe headphones that were on trend, fashion forward and versatile with great sound.
Step two for Friendie was to embark on a new journey of creation and produce headphones, which opened the door for more opportunities...and some pretty big leaps of faith…and the rest is history.
Friendie has been featured on the runway at Melbourne Fashion Week, pictured in glossy magazines and online, as well as being proud partners of Miss Universe Australia in 2020 and 2021. As a company, they are determined to give back to the community and Jane’s proudest moment of 2020 was running a “Friendie for Beyond Blue” campaign. Friendie donated headphones to those in need, asking customers to simply “Pay What You Can”, with profits going to Beyond Blue.
From a business born in their own home in country Victoria, and which begun literally in their lounge room, co-founders Jane and Phil now run a hugely successful company boasting a range of Bluetooth headphones, audio sunglasses, speakers and accessories.
But Jane will still tell you that her greatest achievements are their kids, Thomas and Charlotte.
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Website - https://www.friendie.com.au/
FB - friendie https://www.facebook.com/sharewithfriendie
Insta - friendie_audio
LinedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janesahharfriendie/
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Tommy Walker - Reprogramming the mind for success
Tommy Walker is better known as ‘The Mind Engineer’, who combined the best practices in the world, to develop Rapid Transformational Reprogramming™.
Tommy Walker is a Mindset, Business and Life Coach, and better known as ‘The Mind Engineer’.
He started his entrepreneurial journey more than 21 years ago, and has endured many struggles, but the past 10 years has seen Tommy’s success transform as a result of studying and working on the mind.
He has created 2 successful businesses, focusing mainly on the mindset and has reached more than 120 thousand people and has been invited to offer lectures around the world.
He has combined the best practices in the world, mixing the entrepreneurial journey and mindset, to develop Rapid Transformational Reprogramming™, combining coaching, neuroscience, inner child connection, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.
Tommy is the author of ‘Mindset Secrets’, and the founder of ‘Unleashing Your Mindset For Success’.
He is now living his dream life, with his wife and kids in the mountains.
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Website: https://www.unleashingyourmindset.com/
FB - Tommy Walker (The Mind Engineer)
LinkedIn - Tommy Walker - The Mind Engineer
Book - Mindset Secrets
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