Tag - Edwardsville

Karen Allen

Speaker Bio: Karen Allen is a Mindset Expert and TEDx Speaker who is passionate about teaching individuals the tools and resources to feel better, live better, and achieve their goals with a healthy mindset. She began her career in human resources and talent acquisition where she led countless training, new process, and change initiatives. However, at a young age, she suddenly became a widow when her husband was tragically murdered. On the quest to rebuild her life, she discovered healthy habits and lifestyle changes that...
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Shelley Kenow

Speaker Bio: I am a 25 year plus veteran special educator turned education consultant. I have been married to Kevin for 28 years and we have one daughter, Violet. The area that I loved most in my teaching was working with kids who had unwanted behaviors. I developed my own behavior program that worked with individual students, groups of students, and coworkers. When I left teaching in the classroom I wasn't ready to be finished teaching so I began Shelley Kenow...
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Nicole Greenfield-Smith

Speaker Bio: Nicole is confidence coach and public speaking mentor who is passionate about empowering women to feel good about themselves and build the confidence they deserve. She founded the Confidence Craft with the specific aim or helping career-motivated women put themselves out there - without fear, faking or worrying what others think. She realised early in her career that so many women fake confidence (she was very much one of them) without ever truly feeling it, so she works with women...
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Shelley Bosworth

Speaker Bio: I'm Shelley and I believe that with the right mindset you can change your path at any time in your life and achieve anything. After +25 years in senior leadership roles in Hospitality and Retail, I know the challenges of real life, and the toll they can take on you. Over those years I supported the development of many individuals in my own unique style of challenging, no nonsense but supportive, honest and fun approach to leadership and I knew...
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Heather Freed

Speaker Bio: Heather Freed is a licensed clinical social worker and nonprofit executive with 14+ years’ experience leveraging relationships and leadership expertise to move organizations to the next level. Heather has worn many hats throughout her nonprofit career including psychotherapy, community outreach, program development and evaluation, marketing communications and fundraising. Heather previously served as the Executive Director for a youth mental health nonprofit in Chicago and was responsible for writing and publishing two evidence-based school curricula on teen depression that has been...
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Laneice McGee

Speaker Bio: Laneice McGee, is grateful for the opportunity to serve individuals during their time of transition. It was not long before she recognized she was born to lead and so knowing, she pursued her bachelor's degree in arts in Sociology from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and continuing the road by attaining a Master’s of Science in the field of Human Services from Springfield College. Expanding her 18 years of work experience, Laneice currently serves as the District Director for...
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Brandy Simpson

Speaker Bio: Brandy Simpson is a Member at the law firm of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice in St. Louis. Her practice focuses primarily on medical malpractice defense. She also defends premises liability, personal injury, and products liability matters. Simpson earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton, and is licensed to practice in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia. She serves as the Women’s Affinity Group liaison to Baker Sterchi’s Diversity Committee for the St. Louis and Belleville offices...
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Sharna Fabiano

Speaker Bio: Sharna is an internationally recognized specialist of Argentine Tango. Throughout her dance career, she advocated for the study of both leading and following roles independent of gender, and her understanding of complementary leadership and followership in social dance now inform her original training programs for professionals and business teams. As a coach, she helps clients strengthen their EQ and relational skills in order to live and work with others in ways that encourage creativity, equality and inclusion. Sharna has...
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Lisa Vorce

Speaker Bio: When I opened my practice, I decided to create a collaborative environment where my clients could learn about their options, weigh the choices presented and not feel pressured to buy a product or service. I am a Financial Advisor and a Certified College Planning Specialist with Thrivent. My expertise is in retirement planning, college planning and insurance. My passion for college planning started while doing retirement planning when I found that many of my clients were still carrying debt from either...
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Devon Moody-Graham

Speaker Bio: Devon Moody-Graham, MBA is a community leader and Urban Business Strategist dedicated to seeing a positive shift in small business and economic development through entrepreneurship in underserved communities. She’s the Chief Solutions Officer of CEOMom Empire LLC a business empowerment platform for mothers that aspire to start businesses and develop professionally. She works to see mothers DO more, GET more and BE more than they could ever imagine. She is also the Founder of The Biz Spot Community, a non-profit...
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