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TALAYIA KELLEY
International Business Consultant
Talayia Kelley is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtegrity Management Consulting and the founder of the Prosperity By Design Network which is an International Network that teaches skills and techniques that help people create Prosperity in their lives. Additionally, Talayia is an Entrepreneur and International Financial Strategy Consultant with decades of experience working with organizations to maximize their operations and global growth. Developing financial strategies and maximizing an organizations efficiency and effectiveness is her passion and gift
MARIANNA BARRIENTOS
Communications & Media
A visionary leader in the communications industry with a strong track record of establishing strategic direction and long-range organizational goals that achieve productivity and financial targets. An expert strategist, communicator, and negotiator with a stellar performance track record in business development across media and digital platforms globally.
EDMY "Mimi" SALAZAR
Real Estate & Personal Finance
Edmy "Mimi" Salazar is CEO and founder of DIMAVI GROUP LLC where she maintains a full-time staff of well-trained real estate professionals who continually strive to provide top quality service for their individual clients and customers. Under her umbrella of experience and integrity, he group is creative, innovative and careing.
In 2018 Edmy partnered with World Financial Group and became a Finance Coach with the mission to deliver the best financial education and revolutionize the financial service industry through education and a reliable, build-able system.
RACQUEL SLAWINSKI
Personal Finance "Guru"
Racquel Ramlal-Slawinski is a financial advisor employed by Transamerica Financial Advisors in Greenbelt, Maryland. Racquel started her financial business over 15 years ago, while a full-time college student at the University of Maryland. She was accepted to John Hopkins medical school but had found a new passion for helping families through financial services. She is a certified financial educator and has a vast amount of experience in all aspects of financial services that has brought her high recognition throughout the financial services industry.
AMBER PROFFITT
Tax Accounting / Enrolled Agent
The focus of Amber Proffitt owner of Proffitt & Associates Firm is Corporate and Individual Taxes and Representation before the Internal Revenue Services and ALL State Departments of Revenue Services. Licensed as an Enrolled Agent before the IRS for 7 years with 13 years in Real Estate Accounting.
Amber Proffitt successfully attended and graduated with an Accounting Degree from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut.
ERICA ROBERTS
Executive & Professional Coach
Erica Roberts is a decorated executive and certified “empowerment” coach with an enthusiasm for discovering and realizing potential for others, specifically pertaining to career success and entrepreneurship. During her career as a federal government executive, she amassed an acclaimed portfolio of organizational development solutions. Erica is known for driving results, and is heralded for transforming the organizational culture and practices of government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Labor. .
KAREN McCONNELL-JONES
Business Development / Senior Advisor
Karen McConnell-Jones is a Self-Made Entrepreneur, in her earlier years she was the first African-American full-service Salon/Day Spa located in prime real estate in prestigious downtown Washington, D.C., two blocks from the White House.
Ms. McConnell-Jones is also the CEO & President of Class Act Productions, LLC a community-based company, serving Prince George’s County, Maryland and the surrounding Washington Metropolitan area. Our mission is to effectively support our community through business development, networking, image consulting, training, human development, and event productions.
MOLLIE Q. COLEMAN
Growth & Brand Strategist
Mollie Q. Coleman is a growth & brand strategis, socially driven entrepreneur, and experiential marketing professional with over 10+ years in her industry. She is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of High Caliber Events, VP of Marketing of Noirbnb.com, Chief Brand Officer of BYOB Society, and CMO of Get Hemp Butter. Her background is diverse having worked in the corporate world as a paralegal and operations for real estate firm, previously Sales Director for The Washington Post, which eventually lead her to finding her passion in marketing. As a growth strategist and champion for your brand; she consults businesses by creating tactical marketing campaigns to keep you innovative.
AMBER-CELESTE AARONSTEIN
Marketing & Branding
Amber-Celeste is an online business strategist and brand marketing expert, teaching educators, consultants, and industry pros how to turn their knowledge into saleable products and services. An accomplished speaker, writer and trainer she is founder of TheEmpowermentAgent.com and BuildYourTeachingBusiness.com.”
Amber-Celeste is valued for her ability to quickly ascertain issues that stand in the way of success, and for her clear communication style that enables clients to effectively implement change. A lifelong entrepreneur, she is proud to have gained the most important insights into growing a profitable business, and is dedicated to helping women create lives of more money, freedom and joy.
KIM MASON
Entrepreneur & Mom
Kim Mason is a wife, proud mother, social influencer and serial entrepreneur. At the age of 25 years old she found herself, a mother of 5, severely struggling, depressed, and she knew life had to change. Most importantly, she knew if it was going to change that she would have to put the hard work in on herself first.
Over the last six years, Kim has created a 6-figure annual income through the direct sales industry, coached thousands on how to duplicate that success & molded hundreds into leadership. Kim also is an investor & the lead social media brand ambassador for Save One Pay One, a faith driven mortgage relief movement that helps homeowners facing financial hardships. Kim is dedicated to excellence & showing others the importance of intentionally designing their lives.
CANDICE CAMILLE
Wellologist /Best Selling Author
For Wellologist Candice Camille, wellness is who she is! When you experience Candice Camille, you get a strong sense that everything about you is about to change. With a very engaging, but very direct approach to life, one is left with a sense of urgency to do something NOW, once you depart her presence. With her boundless energy, infectious laughter, genuine enthusiasm for life and a body that epitomizes fit and healthy, one cannot help but be convinced that 50+ can indeed be the new 30.The owner and operator of Pure Nuphoria Bed & Breakfast Wellness Center, Candice spends her days working one-on-one with individual clients and as a practitioner for commercial clients. In addition to fitness training, she also provides consulting on meal planning and altering lifestyle behaviors.
SOPHIA MELONE
Financial Prosperity Coach
Sophia Melonē, the Debt Demolisher™️, is a Financial Prosperity Coach/Strategist who offers seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching to deliver the blueprint to debt freedom and financial abundance. She is extremely dedicated to the success of families, communities, entrepreneurs, and businesses across the world. Her movement to make Debt Freedom the new norm and Wealth Building the natural nature of habit has pushed Sophia into her purpose of sharing the endless possibilities of financial abundance.
After paying off over $83K of debt in 21 months, Sophia launched her business, SMASH Debt, to help people strategize on how to get out of debt and start building wealth.
SUBIRA FOLAMI
Spiritual Life Coach & Author
Sensei Subira Folami is a Speaker, Author, Reverend, Spiritual Life Coach, and a martial artist who holds a 2nd-degree black belt in American Kenpo a red belt in Budokon, and a white belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In her newly released book, “How to Transform Wounds to Wisdom and Create a New Life” Subira explores the ways that our most painful life experiences can serve as a catalyst for transformation. She knows that the powerful process of sitting at the feet of life’s most painful situations will teach and heal you, your tribe and by extension the world.
DOBORAH PROPHET
Relationship Coach & Author
Deborah Prophet-Walker is a speaker, and a love and relationship coach. Deborah is the author of the number one Amazon’s best-selling book “I Love You I Don’t Need You. “Women need to take back their power to create the relationships they want on their own terms”. Her direct approach brings to light patterns and hidden beliefs women hold that keeps them from finding love. She’ll show you why you keep picking the same kind of man. She has mastered the art of being guided by her own tuition when it comes to dating and finding the ‘One’, and now she’s on a mission to teach other women to trust and follow and be guided by their own super powers to get the relationship they deserve.
ANNA ERBES
Business Strategies / Innovation
Anna is a business advisor and coach as well as an entrepreneur who enjoys creating partnerships with others. She believes in a holistic approach to a successful life and loves to help business owners organize and develop their ideas, plan a strategy and move forward, and stay on track and out of overwhelm! She is also licensed attorney and is available to counsel on business issues including preparing and negotiating agreements.
JUNE FAN
Attorney / Social Change Advocate
June C. Fan is a Maryland licensed attorney. Her practice focuses on estate planning and administration. As a California native, Ms. Fan received her BA from University of California Berkeley and her JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Ms. Fan fell in love with Washington, D.C. when she visited it for the first time while on a field trip in high school. After a few failed attempts within a sixteen-year period, Ms. Fan finally fulfilled her dream of moving to Washington, D.C. two years ago. When not practicing law, Ms. Fan can be found in the kitchen cooking nutritious meals, exploring the DMV, or connecting with her loved ones.