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Dr. Ellen Reed, Mental Toughness Expert has been a top performance coach for more than ten years, working with Dr. Jason Selk. In addition to helping others reach high-levels of success, she has a well-established career as a professional dancer. With her background in academia and the performing arts, she helps athletes, students, and business leaders reach their peak performance by developing mental toughness. Dr. Reed received her PhD. in experimental psychology, with a focus on memory and cognition, from St. Louis University. What is the one thing that all successful people do?  They focus on solutions — not problems — when confronted with a challenge, says Dr. Jason Selk.  In his and Dr. Ellen Reed’s forthcoming book RELENTLESS SOLUTION FOCUS, reveals proven three-step process for developing a winning mindset.

Lovely Leaps is the creation of Lisa McCabe, an African-American engineer turned dance instructor with a passion for cultivating the love of dance in kids. Available in multiple locations as well as private and charter schools across Southern California, Lovely Leaps teaches ballet, jazz, hip hop, and cheer. Lovely Leaps has been featured on Good Morning America, Nightly News, CBS and many media outlets nationwide. Since the pandemic began, business has dramatically shifted for Lovely Leaps dance studio. Their virtual classes have grown from 68 to now more than 3,000! With more parents looking for after-school activities during distance learning this fall, that number is expected to go up. www.lovelyleaps.com

Minister of the Gospel, Strategist, Planner, Advisor, Public Policy Expert — Jannah Scott has served in many capacities with faith, government, business and the nonprofit community. Jannah is passionate about praying for the United States of America, its elected and appointed leaders and the people of this great Nation. God’s assignment on Jannah’s life has included ministry to and with people at all levels of society from the homeless to high-ranking State and Federal elected and appointed government officials - both in the US and abroad. She currently serves as a preacher, a spiritual ambassador, and a teacher of the Gospel of Jesus. Standing on the Wall: Prayers to Preserve the Integrity of a Nation is a heart-felt manifestation of the sincere prayers of intercessors who have committed their lives to pray for the United States of America. This Edition: Pastors’ and Faith Leaders’ Edition, focuses on prayers, decrees and declarations that pastors and faith leaders can pray as they seek Almighty God for wisdom and guidance in praying for those who govern our Nation, its leaders and its people. It is the author’s sincere hope that pastors and faith leaders would use this guide in their ministries and with their congregations; as they humble themselves, pray, seek God’s face and turn from all wicked ways. God promises to hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land. Join with intercessors, pastors and faith leaders in prayer as they use this book and pray for the integrity of this great Nation to be preserved.

As a police officer, Janis Carmena worked in patrol, traffic, undercover unit and Detectives before she was injured and it was at that moment, Janis finally realized that she loved policing because of the unpredictability of it... and with that... becoming an entrepreneur was a no brainer and Ecommerce became her passion. Janis craved the control, challenge and opportunity that developing brands offered her. he has now launched two brands, #NoStrawChallenge and No Trace Bags. These brands continue to grow using a variety of marketing channels including Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. Her products are sold on Amazon, Shopify and through Clickfunnels. www.ecommercequeenbee.com

Shani T. Godwin is the President and CEO of Communiqué USA, where she and her team provide marketing staffing support, creative services and HR communications solutions for high-growth, high-stressed teams. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., Communiqué USA is committed to helping companies and teams grow by being more productive, efficient and happy through Joy EconomicsSM.  Joy Economics, founded by Godwin, uses work-life integration strategies that help people find better ways to live, work and play. Shani is also the host of the JOY Economics podcast available at www.joyeconomics.com where she inspires people to live a life that honors their gifts and talents by pursuing joy as the currency for their success. MyCommunicationsPlan.com

Krishna Mohan has a deep grasp on the understanding of business through his extensive experience working in Manufacturing, Consumer Durables, Telecom, Information Technology, Energy and Data Center Industries. He is a highly successful Senior Business Leader who also has a background in, among many other things, Business Development, Sales Team Training and Management, Key Account Relationship Management and International Business. Over the last 20 years he has worked with 3 Fortune 500 companies and several start-up organizations focusing on Sales, Business Development and Finance. He has achieved definitive and long-term outcomes in Team Leadership, Information Technology, Data Center Consulting, Client Relations, Strategic Planning, Product Marketing, Managing Key Account Relationships and has generated millions of dollars in annual profits. His management style has been described as decisive and motivational where success comes from a focused commitment to developing new business, cultivating relationships, training salespeople and creating growth strategies. He also has comprehensive involvement with start-up operations, RFPs and C-level negotiations. Krishna has a Master’s Degree in Marketing Management MMM, an MBA-International Business and an MS in Finance. He currently owns and operates three businesses in Real Estate, Business Consulting and Retail. www.geniusvisionaryinc.com

Greg Hammer, MD is a pediatric intensive care physician, pediatric anesthesiologist, professor at Stanford University Medical Center, and #1 best-selling author. A member of the Stanford WellMD initiative and the Wellness Committee for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Dr Hammer is currently the Chair of the Physician Wellness Task Force for the California Society of Anesthesiologists. He has been a visiting professor and lecturer on wellness at institutions worldwide and teaches GAIN to medical students, residents and fellows at Stanford. His book,  GAIN Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook  for Health Care Professionals focuses on the four pillars of gratitude, awareness, intention, and non judgment to promote well-being. As Dr. Hammer has successfully been a guiding light to numerous physicians facing burnout in their respective fields, the GAIN method has been known to strengthen mental strength and resilience regardless of their profession.   www.GregHammerMD.com

Kathryn & Michael K. Redman have a deep compassion for others on the entrepreneurial journey and they feel a strong obligation to share what they have learned. Fulfilled is jam packed with great stories, practical tools , and inspiring, can-do tales that every business owner will understand and relate to. Kathryn and Michael K. Redman are sweethearts, best friends, and the husband-and-wife team behind Half a Bubble Out (HaBO), a marketing and business consulting firm. They’re also founders of HaBO Village, a membership website which helps leaders build Passion & Provision companies, full of profit, purpose, and legacy. For more than 17 years, they have helped business leaders across the world grow their companies through marketing, business coaching, and leadership development. Kathryn and Michael have both taught at the university level and are frequent guest speakers. They have also penned their recently published first book, Fulfilled: The Passion and Provision Strategy for Building a Business with Profit, Purpose, and Legacy. They currently reside in their hometown of Chico, California, where they love going to work every day. FulfilledTheBook.com

Kimberley Brown is CEO of Core Insights 360 PR and is a highly sought after, Award-Winning, PR professional and writing expert with more than 14 years of experience. Some of her publicity efforts have landed coverage and/or interviews for clients in leading outlets like Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Washington Post, Bloomberg, ABC TV, and CNBC – to name a few. As part of her career, she has supported leading brands such as Dell Computers, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, Turner Broadcasting, BellSouth Corporation and Cox Communications. Furthermore, in 2013, she drove the PR efforts for Martin Luther King’s 50th Anniversary event in Washington, DC driving top tier and local media from around the country. She even oversaw the PR efforts for one of the anniversary’s featured events, which was a casting call for ABC’s The Shark Tank, landing interviews for Mark Cuban. Kimberley earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in public relations from The University of Memphis. www.coreinsights360.com

Terri Jacke is an accomplished coach, speaker, and trainer with more than 25 years of experience. She founded Inspired Training Institute, Inc., in 2003 as a platform to support her passion for training and organizational development. As a seasoned executive coach, Terri works with clients across numerous industries and for companies ranging from small privately-held firms to large Fortune 500 companies to inspire organizations through character, leadership and culture development. In 2020, Terri added published author to her professional portfolio with the release of her first book, Is This a Lousy Job or Is It Me?: A Real-Life Guide for Achieving Success at Work. Terri began the work that led to this book as a way to better understand how to help people who struggle with difficult coworkers, meaningless work, and lousy work situations. She launched an informal analysis into what allowed some people to move gracefully through all of those obstacles to find fulfillment and success while others rebelled, shrank, or got stuck. https://inspiredtraining.net/