Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
The MOST Powerful 3 Days of Your Business Year‌ Never before has there been a more complete mix of innovation, business collaborations, connections, information sharing, and a perfectly built foundation for success. The Women of Power Virtual Summit was built into a first of its kind and only platform which crushed ANY location boundaries, to offer attendees a broad and diverse range of business lessons from local and global speakers, teaching, guiding, and changing lives. Drawing in an digital audience of OVER 3200 Global attendees-The Women of Power Virtual Summit is one of the MOST Comprehensive, Financially Impactful Growth Catalysts to Strategically Expand your Business this year. This 3 day conference is BEYOND amazing and features 15 Global speakers who will walk you step by step through some of the MAJOR, Most Pressing, Innovative, growth areas, trends, technology tools and demystify the most useful systems to start, grow, and totally expand your business. For 3 days, July 15-17th, Watch LIVE , interactive sessions from ANYWHERE in the world for what is sure to be another quality, information filled, power-packed online business event for the ambitious entrepreneur!
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Women of Power Virtual Summit Founder
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risti L. Jackson MBA is the recent winner of Houston’s 40 under 40 Young Business Professionals, the 2014 Women in Business Award and the 2013 Humanitarian Award. Kristi is also the Founder of Women CEO Project and was recognized by the White House as a Citizen Innovator and Entrepreneur for her work to better the lives of women through her company, Women CEO Project. Kristi was 1 of 40 in the US, invited to the White House to participate on the Social Opportunity Series Summit July 3, 2012. Women CEO Project is a global think tank and virtual training company for women entrepreneurs, which combs the globe the find the TOP teachers, speakers and consultants to offer the women a diverse curriculum of over 40 business courses a year in planning, strategy, branding, negotiations, leadership and many more.
Leading Women CEO Project to win “Women’s Organization of the Year 2013”, Jackson has served as a Business Mentor for Startup Weekend Houston, was a Judge and “Shark” for the Houston Area Urban League Entrepreneur Incubator Program, participated in the IBM SME Startup Grant, has been nominated for the Business Startup Award, Featured by Capital One Spark Business, and has been given a Humanitarian Innovator of the Year Award for her work to better the education of women in business. In 2012, Kristi created the first of its kind and only, multi-speaker, multi-country virtual, annual business conference for women entrepreneurs, Women of Power Virtual Summit, which features 15 speakers located around the world who teach business lessons virtually. This is the only business conference for women offered through this unique platform and pulls in over 3000 attendees from around the world each year. Kristi is also the Founder and a writer for Power Culture Magazine, a Women CEO Project brand (http://www.powerculturemag.com/), which is a digital gem with a global reach of OVER 400,000, dedicated to the Powerful Passions, Attitudes, Connections and Skills today’s business woman must make and have. Kristi keeps busy flying from coast to coast offering strategic business consulting to small to large companies as well as her individual women ceos. She’s worked or been affiliated with companies such as IBM, Google, Apple, Chase Bank Corp, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Microsoft to name a few. A native of Alexandria, Louisiana, Kristi has made her home in Houston for over 10 years and loves the diverse culture, the food and the many opportunities to create your own dreams.
Kristi L. Jackson Women CEO Project Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
2014 Women of Power Virtual Summit Global Speakers
Kristi L. Jackson, MBA
Women CEO Project and Women of Power Virtual Summit
Kristi L. Jackson MBA is the recent winner of Houston’s 40 under 40 Young Business Professionals, the 2014 Women in Business Award and the 2013 Humanitarian Award. Kristi is also the Founder of Women CEO Project and was recognized by the White House as a Citizen Innovator and Entrepreneur for her work to better the lives of women through her company, Women CEO Project. Kristi was 1 of 40 in the US, invited to the White House to participate on the Social Opportunity Series Summit July 3, 2012. Women CEO Project is a global think tank and virtual training company for women entrepreneurs, which combs the globe the find the TOP teachers, speakers and consultants to offer the women a diverse curriculum of over 40 business courses a year in planning, strategy, branding, negotiations, leadership and many more.
“Being strategic doesn’t mean you need a Harvard Degree. It means that you use every single tool you have and leverage it to the max.”
Kristi L. Jackson Women CEO Project Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Kelli Gilpin
Kelli Gilpin Success Catalyst
You know that woman who radiates confidence and power and tells it like it is even if it’s harsh, and yet everyone still wants to be her BFF? That’s Kelli Gilpin. Kelli is a Business Rock Star turned Coach, Public Speaker, and Author who is an expert on women’s leadership, and has dedicated her professional life to teaching women how to channel their inner moxie and build their know-how so they can ask for what they want – and get it. Kelli has addressed several industry conferences and has been a consultant for numerous Fortune 500 executive teams (where, sadly, women are few and far between).
“Understand the importance of negotiations. Know what your bottom line is. Know what you’ll walk away from and be willing to actually get up from the table.“
Kelli Gilpin Kelli Gilpin Success Catalyst Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Farnoosh Brock Prolific Living Inc.
Farnoosh Brock was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. After leaving Iran at the age of 11 and living in Turkey for 3 years, she moved to the United States. She studied electrical engineering and French at university and then entered the corporate world. First, she worked for a start-up and then she moved to a large Fortune 100 technology company. In 2011, she left a nearly 12-year successful career to start her own media and publishing company, Prolific Living Inc. Today, she is a published author, speaker, business coach, podcaster, social media enthusiast and an expert green juicer. She is passionate about showing you how to define your own freedom in first your health and then your career. She is a multi-passionate entrepreneur that does not believe you need to give up one passion to pursue another! She infuses her love of green juicing and green smoothies, Ashtanga yoga, writing, photography, languages, and world travel into her brand and inspires you to pursue your dreams and your creative genius. Her favorite quote, the one that led to that resignation from Corporate America, is this:
“The lust for comfort kills the passions of the soul.� ~ Khalil Gibran
Farnoosh Brock Prolific Living Inc. Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Casandra Roache “Coach Cass” Inspire Many
Casandra “Coach Cass” Roache is CEO of Inspire Many and one of the foremost authorities on getting women Unstuck, Focused, and Ridiculous Results. A popular speaker and internationally recognized leader and innovator, she founded the Resolutions Retreat, the nation’s largest gathering of Professionals women business owners, and community leaders to transform their passion into profit, and is the author Invest in You. She has been featured in such high profile print media outlets as Woman’s Day, Black Enterprise, Ebony and Essence and has made radio and TV appearances, including appearances Island TV and Black Entertainment Television. Coach Cass holds a Master’s in Public Health and is from the beautiful city of Queens, New York and now resides in Hollywood, FL.
“You must create the vision. When was the last time you wrote down exactly where you wanted to be in life?“
Casandra Roache “Coach Cass” Inspire Many Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Lucinda Cross Activate!
Lucinda Cross is a creative life activator, rock the mic renegade and a pay to play empowerment partner and celebrity Life Coach. Her work is about helping women live a life of fire, fun and freedom. Lucinda Cross is the best selling author of The Road to Redemption: Overcoming Life’s Detours Obstacles and Challenges, nationally known speaker seen in Ebony Magazine, ABC Money Matters, NBC, Daily News, NY 1, Dr. Oz, The Bethenny Show, Black Enterprise, The Tom Joyner and the Al Sharpton Show. Lucinda Cross is the person women call when they are ready to leverage and monetize their expertise and message all while creating products, programs and a signature a platform. Over the past decade, she has discovered surprising trends about why certain people and businesses succeed. Today, Lucinda teaches how to communicate and captivate in a noisy world with a short attention span and the tendency to procrastinate.
“How many years have you been carrying around the luxury of fear? It’s time to take risks and practice how you want to play the game.”
Lucinda Cross Activate! Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Felecia Hatcher
Feverish Pops and Code Fever
Felecia is an author, social entrepreneur and the Chief Popsicle of Feverish Ice Cream & Gourmet Pops. For the past decade Felecia has dedicated her life to inspiring a new generation of leaders through her conversational talks on Entrepreneurship, Tech Innovation, College Funding and Personal Branding. Hatcher has been honored at the White House as one of the Empact Top 100 Entrepreneurs under 30, 2014 White House Champion of Change for STEM Access and Diversity, Featured on the NBC Today Show-Grio’s 100 African American’s Making History, a TEDxMiami and TedxJamaica Presenter and featured on the Cooking Channel, Inc Magazine, Wall Street Journal Japan, Forbes Travel, Entrepreneur, Essence Magazine and Black Enterprise.
“Create an experience- it’s all about perception. If your brand doesn’t show up on the internet, you don’t exist.“
Felecia Hatcher Feverish Pops and Code Fever Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Melissa Taylor Pinterest-Savvy
Author of two books, Pinterest Savvy: How I Got 1 Million+ Followers (Strategies, Plans, and Tips to Grow Your Business with Pinterest) and Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader and award-winning blogger at Imagination Soup, Melissa Taylor is an entrepreneurial writer and Pinterest expert. Melissa writes about Pinterest, education, learning, children’s literature, technology, and advocacy for publications online and in print, including Imagination Soup, Parenting.com, ALEX Toys, USA Today Health, The Writer, Scholastic Parent and Child, Working Mother.com, Babble.com, Colorado Parent Magazine, Denver Magazine and others. In 2010, she won the coveted Colorado delegate spot for Parenting Magazine’s Education and Learning Mom Congress. In January 2012, Entrepreneur magazine featured Taylor as the “Trep of the Month.”
“Pinterest is one of the most powerful tools in your business arsenal if you know how to leverage it.”
Melissa Taylor Pinterest-Savvy Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Ashley Faulkes Mad Lemmings
Ashley is a fulltime blogger, web developer and social media professional who owns and runs Mad Lemmings. He has been working with various multi-national companies developing web solutions for nearly 15 years. He is originally from Australia, where he studied Mechanical Engineering and Science before realizing his calling was in technology. He is passionate about all things social media, with a strong focus on Twitter. His also loves sharing his knowledge which can be seen on his blog.
“Get personal. Use your headshot. Show your audience who they are talking to through Twitter.“
Ashley Faulkes Mad Lemmings Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Tiago Forte Forte Labs
Tiago Forte is the founder of Forte Labs, a productivity consultancy based in San Francisco that brings innovation to the new ways we work. He teaches Get Stuff Done, an award-winning online course on workflow design for productivity, and delivers trainings on Design Thinking, Workflow Design, Habit Design, and Quantified Self for companies in the Bay Area and around the world. His clients include Genentech, Fiat Chrysler, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Columbia University, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Inc., Forbes, and ReadWrite.
“Knowing your optimal focus times and your energy levels is key to understanding how to be more productive in business.”
Tiago Forte Forte Labs Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Natalie McGuire Natalie McGuire Design
Natalie McGuire is a branding and website designer for creative small businesses and passionate online entrepreneurs. Her specialty is using design to exude your unique personality, communicate core values, and get your dream customers coming back for more. As a renegade idealist, she won’t stop until she makes your world a prettier place one design at a time.
“There’s more to a website than pretty pictures. Learn how to share your authentic personality to your visitors. “
Natalie McGuire Natalie McGuire Design Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Patrice Washington Real Money Answers
Known as the Wisdom & Wealth Money Maven, Patrice C. Washington founded a mortgage brokerage in her 700 sq ft condo and turned it into a 7-figure real estate empire by 25 years old. When the Great Recession hit, she lost her possessions, but found her ultimate passion, tapped into her true power and began walking in authentic purpose. Today she helps women become the CEO of their own lives and move from debt management to money mastery so they can live fulfilling lives they desire and deserve.
“To master your money, you must master your mindset.�
Patrice Washington Real Money Answers Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Carol Sankar Carol Sankar Inc.
Carol Sankar is an internationally renowned success entrepreneurship consultant & real estate investment expert who focuses on strategic implementation strategies to assist today’s start-up and mid-level entrepreneur become successful. Mrs. Sankars’ business and wealth tips have been featured in publications in Finland, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USVI. Her international client-base range from aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned veterans who are seeking new and innovative methods to up-level their businesses.
“Overcharging is scary but undercharging is a dangerous place. Research, plan and know your profit potential.“
Carol Sankar Carol Sankar Inc. Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Lenise Williams Esq. Lenise Williams Inc.
As an attorney, speaker and serial entrepreneur, Lenise has quickly been recognized as the female small business guru. Lenise uses her legal background and her personal experiences as an entrepreneur to provide top-notch legal consulting and brand protection to aspiring and existing small business owners. In addition Lenise is the founder and Executive Director of Mompreneur, Inc, a non-profit organization committed to providing exposure, education and funding for the minority small business owner.
“Protect yourself, your business and your money. If you have invoices out there not followed up on, you’re in essence working for free.�
Lenise Williams Esq. Lenise Williams Inc. Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
Tracey Fieber
Tracey Fieber Business Solutions
For more than two decades, Tracey Fieber customizes solutions for her clients’ unique business needs. Tracey is a Dotcom Secrets Independent Marketing Advisor and has worked with many corporate and small business owners in achieving their goals my marketing effectively both online and offline. Her passion to shine the light on areas of opportunity to promote your business and brand change the way you operate.
“One of the most valuable tasks of your business is to consistently and strategically grow your list.”
Tracey Fieber Tracey Fieber Business Solutions Women of Power Virtual Summit 2014
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