Grateful Growth Summit
Name
Grateful Growth Summit
Created 1 month 1 week ago
Organizer Michael Whitehouse
Grateful Growth Summit
Business Areas
Business Marketing Mindset
Timezone
Timezone: Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Event date(s): -

Registration ends: Tue, Nov 25, 2025 10:34 PM (3 weeks 2 days from now)

Description
  • Recorded Audio Summit, with content available November 1-25, 2025
  • Speaker Application Deadline: 10/17/25
  • Content Submission Deadline: 10/25/25
  • Promotional requirement: 10 registrations, with incentives at 25
  • Theme: Grateful Growth (tying in US Thanksgiving)
  • Topics: Mindset, Marketing, AI, Content Creation, Networking, Collaborations, Sales, Offer Creation, Gratitude, Ethical Business, and more

 

Summit Structure

The Grateful Growth Summit is a recorded audio summit, with content being actively pushed to participants November 1-25, 2025.

Speakers will record a 15 minute audio talk on their topic, which will be available to participants during the entire period and actively pushed on a particular day (after promotional requirements are met)

The event will be gamified, giving participants rewards for engaging with more of the content.

Among the gamification rewards as well as VIP bonuses will be live events with the speakers, and these are a great opporunity for you to connect with participants.

 

Concept

The audience is busy and overwhelmed. Many of the people we are trying to meet do not have a day to sit through a summit, nor do they have hours to sit and watch videos. Audio is more accessible, and it does not feel as overwhelming.

We believe that this audio format will increase registration conversions, getting you more opt-ins, while the longer format, with less content spread over more days, gives us the opportunity to engage more over time.

The live events will provide opportunity for you, the speakers, to engage directly with the most engaged participants, maximizing your opportunities to grow your business through this event.

 

Content

The theme of the summit is Grateful Growth, which ties in with the timing right before US Thanksgiving.

The content can be anything that applies to business growth, with an emphasis on doing so in an aligned and values-based way.

We follow the values laid out in the Entrepreneur Village Manifesto.

Your talk should be high value, teaching one to three valuable, actionable tips. A talk which is clearly holding back the good stuff to entice people into your offer will be rejected. No direct offers can be made, but you can spend 30 seconds of your talk discussing your free offer (and VIP offer if you like) to encourage people to take advantage of it.

We provide value first, and in doing so, we create a desire in the listener to engage further with us.

 

Delivery

The summit will be delivered in audio format, available to participants through the dashboard throughout the summit period.

Every day of the summit period, participants will receive an email spotlighting between 1 and 3 talks with direct links to that content to listen to.

Additionally, your talk will be transcibed (with appropriate editing for print) into a collaborative book, which will be available in ebook form for VIPs, and will be available for sale on Amazon. Your regular and VIP gifts will be listed in the book to give you additional opportunities to receive opt-ins even after the summit is over.

 

Speaker Meetings:
Thursday, October 9th at 4 PM Eastern
Friday, October 24th at 11 AM Eastern

 

Participant Meetups:
November 13th, at 3 PM Eastern
November 25th, at 3 PM Eastern

 

Speaker Acceptance and Requirements

If your application is submitted and compete before October 7th, you can assume that you are accepted, and do not need to wait for confirmation, but that is only the beginning.

That means that you should block off the speaker meetings and participant meetups as soon as you apply. You can also start recording your content.

 

To be included in the content line up, you must provide a high quality recording on MP3, the message of which delivers value to the audience, not just a pitch. (If your recording is not up to our standards, you will be informed so you may re-record)

To be highlighted in the email reminders, you must promote to bring no less than 10 opt-ins.
If you bring at least 25, you will be promoted multiple times and will be in the front of the book created from summit content
If you bring at least 40, you will be directly promoted to the entire summit list in a solo email.

If you fail to promote, your talk will remain in the general content of the summit, and may still be included in the book, but it will not be directly highlighted.

 

Questions

Questions can be sent to Michael Whitehouse at michael@guywhoknowsaguy.com

 

Legal Stuff

By applying this this event, you are agreeing to the following:

1. Speaker hereby grants to Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC the right to use his or her name, voice, appearance, likeness, image, words, participation, and title or professional designation, in whole or in part, in these Recordings and/or compilations and in any correspondence, publicity, advertising, promotional, or other derivative materials based on them. Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC has no obligation to make use of the rights granted herein.

2. Speaker hereby grants Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC the unconditional and irrevocable right to reproduce the Recording in any format, and to distribute, sell, prepare derivative works, advertise, and publicize the Recordings without compensation to Speaker, Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC may edit the Recordings at her discretion. Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC shall own the worldwide rights, title, and interest, including copyright in, and to, the Speaker’s Recording. However, the Speaker shall also retain the right to use his or her own Recording for any purpose.

3. Speaker, upon written request to Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC, shall be provided with a copy of his or her Recording in electronic format.

4. Speaker agrees to promote the event to their audience by email, social media, or any other method to generate a minimum of 10 opt-ins with a goal of over 25.

5. Speaker is permitted to make a FREE offer during his or her talk.

6. Speaker represents that he or she has the full right, power, and authority to grant this release and to perform all of the provisions thereof. Speaker acknowledges that in the event of a breach or alleged breach with respect to the terms and provisions hereof, that Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC shall not take any legal action, but will be very disappointed and will record such breach in the official records.

7. Speaker agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC from and against all claims, losses, expenses, and liabilities of every kind including reasonable attorney's fees arising out of the inaccuracy or breach of any provision of this Agreement. Speaker expressly releases Michael Whitehouse and Concardia, LLC from any and all claims arising out of the use of the material.

8. This release shall be governed in accordance with the State of Connecticut law, constitute the entire agreement of the parties, and may be amended only in writing.

 

Speakers
From Scarcity, High Pressure and Narcissistic Abuse to Sovereignty Through Gratitude
Alexa Sasha Marshall From Scarcity and Sovereignty

When you’ve lived through narcissistic abuse or high-pressure environments, you’re trained to overwork, overgive, and undervalue yourself. Gratitude is more than “being positive”—it’s a daily practice that restores self-trust and rewires the scarcity brain.

In this 15-minute session, you’ll discover:

  • The neuroscience of gratitude and how it stops stress from hijacking your brain

  • How gratitude sharpens decision-making and boundaries so you protect your energy

  • A simple 3-step morning ritual that reorients you toward opportunities instead of obstacles

By the end, you’ll know how to use gratitude as a tool to shift from survival mode into sovereignty.

Zoom Hosting Super Tips: Secrets for Smooth, Pro-Level Events
Andrew Darlow Zoom Hosting Super Tips!

Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing applications on the market. But hosting a smooth, engaging, and memorable event takes more than just sending a link and showing up. Whether you’re leading a two-person meeting or a large virtual summit, knowing how to manage your audience, use shortcuts and react quickly when problems arise can be challenging . In this session, you’ll discover practical, easy-to-apply tips to elevate your presence, prevent common tech hiccups, and keep participants connected and inspired from start to finish. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies you can use right away to look, sound, and perform at your best as a host on every Zoom call.

IT consulting and services
Technology
From Wounds to Wisdom: A Journey of Gratitude and Becoming
Anjana Nambissan Transformational Life Coach

Behind every wound lies a story waiting to awaken our wisdom. In this deeply personal and inspiring talk, I share my journey through emotional pain, transformation, and the experiences that led me to embrace my true calling as a transformational life coach. Through the lens of gratitude, I discovered how even life’s hardest moments can become catalysts for healing, purpose, and growth. This session will invite participants to reframe their own struggles, uncover the hidden gifts within their pain, and learn how gratitude can transform wounds into wisdom.

Grateful Pivots
BJ Stromme Author| Intl Speaker| Keynote Speaker| Communications/Team Trainer| Business Coach | Retreat Host

When I first moved offgrid to beautiful SE Alaska, everything in my life shifted. This meant I had to find a whole new way to keep my business alive. That pivot led me online-to people all over the world.

What started as a challenge became one of my greatest blessings! I've built relationships across the globe, learned new skills, and experienced peace and prosperity like never before. Looking back, I see each step that prepared me for this. A life of time and wealth freedom!

In this conversation, I’ll share the moments that shaped my journey, the pivots that brought unexpected gifts, and the deep gratitude I carry for a path that turned challenges into stepping stones toward joy, freedom, and connection.

My hope is that my story reminds you of your own—how even the challenges can become stepping stones to a life of joy, freedom, and connection.

Business Family & Parenting +3
Communication Client Attraction +32
AI and Copyright Law: Balancing Legal and Ethical Considerations for Business
Barbara Ingrassia President, Manage Copyright

Since ChatGPT/AI became accessible to the public in November 2022, its popularity has spun off numerous generative AI variations. It is a HOT TOPIC. There are countless webinars, workshops, all teaching about the uses — and wonders — of ChatGPT and AI.  

The speed of the answers to prompts is amazing — like MAGIC. 

But why have over 30 copyright infringement cases been filed in U.S. federal courts against various generative AI developers—including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and more?  Yet there have been no definitive rulings.

And what does that mean for businesses in 2025... and beyond?  

  • AI and copyright law: the legal and ethical challenges 

  • Some Best Practices for using AI safely, legally, and ethically as it evolves. 

  • Knowledge of basic copyright skills is more important than ever to protect your business 

 

True Growth: Building A Business That Feels Right And Works Better
Baylan Megino Creator of the Dream Maker Matrix(tm)

True Growth: Building a Business That Feels Right and Works Better

Speaker: Baylan Megino, Creator of the Dream Maker Matrix™

Many entrepreneurs find themselves trapped on the hamster wheel of busyness—working harder, yet feeling less fulfilled. In this inspiring and grounded session, Baylan Megino helps purpose-driven leaders reconnect with what truly matters. Blending spiritual insight with strategic clarity, she shares how gratitude can transform exhaustion into focus, confusion into clarity, and effort into ease. Drawing from her own lived experiences and the success of her clients, Baylan introduces three keys to grateful growth: how gratitude clarifies your next steps, reveals aligned opportunities, and builds sustainable success that feels as good as it looks. Participants leave with a renewed sense of purpose, practical tools to realign their energy, and a clear path to create a business that both feels right and works better—from the inside out.

Health & Well-being Leadership +1
Personal Development Personal Growth +6
Biz Owner Tax Perks You've Missed Out On
Ben Collier Founder of Profit Shield

Simply by virtue of being a business owner, you have access to major tax & asset protection benefits. Distilling down proven strategies used by wealthy business and real estate owners for decades, this presentation offers business owners easy how-to guidiance on strategies that may implemented right now to save money and strengthen asset protection. 

 

Tax and asset protection strategies that used to be hidden behind expensive pay-walls are now more accessible than ever. Walk away knowing that, as a business owner, you have much more control over your financial future than the system has been telling you. Learn how to take charge of your profit. 

Duct Tape Is Not a Business Strategy: Stop patching. Start building. Grow like you mean it.
Brandi Cox Tech Systems Strategist

Most coaches don’t fail because of lack of skill—they fail because their business runs them. In this session, Brandi Cox reveals how to stop patching your business with “duct tape solutions” and start building systems that actually scale. She’ll share proven frameworks for automation, delegation, and implementation so coaches can reclaim their time, boost retention, and grow sustainably—without adding more work. Attendees will walk away knowing how to identify tasks to offload without losing quality, set up automation that sticks, and build a business structure that supports long-term success.

Courageous Curiosity: The One Thing that Changes Everything
Cheryle Hays Courageous Curiosity

How can leaders move beyond burnout, complexity, and default reactions? In this energetic session, Cheryle Hays shares her Courageous Curiosity operating system and the simple, neuroscience-backed R³ framework: Reflect, Reframe, Respond. Drawing from trailblazing experience in male-dominated industries and a personal journey from adversity to authority, Cheryle shows that courage and curiosity are the sparks that shift stress into strategy. Walk away not just inspired—but with the one tool top teams use to turn chaos into clarity: learning to pause and RESPOND instead of just react. Leaders and growth-minded professionals will leave with an actionable process to build trust, navigate change, and cultivate ownership—all while sustaining energy and performance. Empower yourself to lead by design, not default, and make every moment an opportunity for growth and impact

Rise Before You're Ready: Move First, Clarity Follows
Dawn LeBlanc Women's

Are you waiting to step into what's next? What if clarity doesn't come first - what if it comes after you move? In this empowering session, Dawn LeBlanc shares her personal story of midlife reinvention and the powerful framework behind her work with women 40 and beyond. Through her four RISE pillars- Reclaim, Invest. Shine, Empower - she'll guide you to release perfection, trust yourself, and take meaningful action toward your next chapter.  You'll walk away with practical steps to move forward even when it's messy, and the confidence to rise before you feel ready. Your next chapter is waiting. Move First, clarity will follow.

The Financial Ownership Code: How Accountability Creates Unstoppable Wealth
Debra Morrison Transformational Speaker & Best-Selling

True financial transformation begins with a simple but powerful shift: taking complete ownership of your financial outcomes with gratitude for the lessons learned. As a CFP® with 45 years of experience helping clients build wealth, I've seen that the people who achieve lasting financial success aren't the ones with perfect track records—they're the ones who practice radical accountability for their financial lives. In this session, you'll master three transformative financial ownership principles: how to embrace "grateful accountability" that acknowledges mistakes while driving progress, the accountability systems that turn financial goals into achieved results, and how to create sustainable wealth by owning your financial decisions rather than avoiding them. This isn't about financial perfection—it's about building wealth through consistent, accountable action rooted in grateful ownership of your journey.

Financial services
Empowerment Accountability +1
From Scarcity to Abundance: The Power of Grateful Thinking
Dr. Deitra C. Payne Founder and CEO

This 15-minute talk explores how scarcity mindset—the belief there's never enough—triggers anxiety and limits potential. It introduces the GRATEFUL framework, a six-step process for shifting to abundance thinking through intentional gratitude practice: Grounding, Recognizing, Appreciating, Transmitting, Exploring, and Finding Flow.

Key insights: Scarcity thinking activates stress and blocks creativity, while the GRATEFUL framework rewires your brain to perceive abundance. Gratitude requires repeated action to create lasting neural changes. When freed from fear-based thinking, you unlock creativity and discover new opportunities. You can begin today with simple practices like noting three daily gratitudes or expressing appreciation to others.

Business Education +2
Personal Development Personal Growth +4
Never Second Guess Yourself Again! The Neuroscience Behind Confident Decision Making.
Ell Graniel Founder

We've all been there. Stuck in analysis paralysis, like a deer in the headlights. Or, falling into the fear of "but what if I make the wrong decision?" The trouble always begins with too many cooks in the kitchen, meaning too many voices with strong opinions about what's right and battling it out for the grand prize: your final decision.

When you learn how to tell who's talking and why, you begin to get clarity over what the best decision is—with confidence. Begin implementing her three steps for confident decision-making, and learn how to combine your faith with how your brain stores and repurposes information to put an end to the battle of indecision, and have you coming out on top every time.

Business Health & Well-being +2
Mindset Decision-making +6
Today is my Starting Line - How I lost 85 lbs with radical love, forgiveness, and acceptance
Emily Atlantis Wolf CEO, Infinity Flow

As I was standing in my kitchen enjoying a quiet moment while my three week old son was sleeping, I sighed. It was the sound of being defeated after years of feeling fat and lumpy. The busyness of life kept me too distracted to focus on weight loss. But now I was home. I had quit my job to be with my newborn. Life slowed to a halt. And I finally looked at myself, ready to change. I imagined a white line in front of me with the words, "Starting Line." In that moment I surrendered and shifted my mindset to asking my body what it needed. I'm sharing my mindset journaling prompts and walkthrough meditation in the presentation. 

Self-Worth & Collaboration: Unlocking Growth Like Never Before
Endre Hoffmann Doctor of Self-Worth

Too many entrepreneurs try to grow their businesses alone—burning out, second-guessing, and getting stuck in cycles of self-doubt. The truth is, no one builds lasting success in isolation. Collaboration isn’t just about networking; it’s about consciously choosing partnerships that amplify your strengths, fill your gaps, and expand your vision.

In this powerful session, you’ll discover how self-worth is the foundation of collaboration. You’ll learn practical ways to attract aligned partners, create win-win opportunities, and step into collaborations that elevate not only your business but also your confidence and impact.

This session will give you real hands-on tips, mindset and strategies to make it happen. Among them:

How anchoring your self-worth allows you to show up authentically and attract the right people.

  • The difference between chasing connections and choosing aligned collaborators.

  • Practical framework: how to identify mutual values, complementary strengths, and shared goals.

The Energy Myth: How Human Design Helps You Become Burnout-Proof
Gaia Girus-Nowoczyn Embodied Self-Trust & Alignment Mentor

Most of us were taught to push through, work harder, and rely on willpower to succeed — but that’s exactly what leads so many driven, purpose-led people into burnout. In this talk, Gaia shares a different approach and reveals how to build sustainable energy by aligning with your unique energy blueprint — not fighting against it.

 

You’ll learn why burnout happens even when you’re doing “all the right things,” and how understanding your Human Design blueprint can help you make better decisions, manage your energy more effectively, and create a sense of clarity and momentum that actually lasts. This isn’t about doing less — it’s about doing what’s right for you.

 

Whether you’re feeling stuck or simply craving a more aligned way to grow, this talk offers both insight and reassurance that there is another way — and it’s already within you.

Purpose First, Tech Second: Using AI to Fuel Aligned, Grateful Growth
Heather Ann Di Rocco AI Maven

Growth isn’t just about doing more — it’s about doing what matters, better. In How AI Can Help You Set Goals That Stick, Heather Di Rocco shares a refreshing, human-centered approach to goal setting that combines technology with intentionality. You’ll learn how to use AI tools to clarify your vision, break big goals into manageable habits, and create simple systems that keep you on track — even on busy days. Through practical examples, Heather shows how AI can act as your accountability partner, creative collaborator, and gentle reminder to stay aligned with your goals. Attendees will walk away with three actionable tools they can apply immediately to make measurable progress, reduce overwhelm, and stay connected to gratitude throughout the process. It’s not about chasing perfection — it’s about designing a growth journey that feels authentic, sustainable, and truly yours.

Riding the Raging Horse
Hollis Pirkey Anger SME

I'll talk about workplace relationships and how anger is causing $2.1 billion loss every day throughout the US over workplace incivility. We'll touch on common triggers that lead to anger, we'll talk about ant's and anr's that can kill the workplace and how to see and change your reactions to responses from anger to calm, and we'll cover the premise of mental fitness and how using the process can change your life, your relationships, and your business for the better. 

Rewire Your Mind for Grateful Growth
Ilona Poka Queen of Inner Peace, Mindset Mastery

In a world that rewards hustle, true growth begins with gratitude and the ability to regulate your mind. In this talk, Ilona Poka - Real Estate Broker, Mindset Mastery Coach, and Founder of Truth Be Told - shares how to rewire your brain from stress and scarcity into clarity and calm. You’ll learn how gratitude reshapes neural pathways, expands creativity, and strengthens focus so you can grow your business with purpose, not pressure. Through neuroscience-backed strategies and real-life examples, Ilona reveals how emotional balance fuels sustainable success and inner peace. Leave with practical tools to shift your mindset, elevate your energy, and create growth that feels both grounded and grateful.

Fast-Track Your Coaching Business: How One Workshop Can Consistently Attract and Enroll Clients
Janelle Anderson Virtual Events Visionary & Coach

Most coaches work tirelessly to get noticed — posting on social media, going to networking events, and trying every new tactic — yet still feel like they’re chasing clients. In this powerful session, you’ll discover a smarter path: the Client Enrollment Workshop. This one workshop becomes the front door to your coaching business, consistently attracting the right audience, building trust, and naturally enrolling clients into your programs.

You’ll get an inside look at the CLIENTS Framework, a simple, proven 7-step process for designing and delivering workshops that work. From clarifying your enrollment vision to creating engaging content and making authentic invitations, you’ll walk away with practical strategies you can implement right away. Imagine filling your programs with excited clients every month — without the constant hustle — by using one repeatable workshop as the engine of your business.

Business Marketing +3
Client Attraction Storytelling +6
Turn Clicks Into Clients
Jenelle Link Turn Clicks Into Clients

It’s time to learn The #1 Funnel Every Business Owner Needs to Attract High-Quality Clients and turn those clicks into paying customers. This simple strategy will help you attract buyers who are ready to take action — not just grab another freebie.

Boundaries & Bliss: Saying No Without Guilt This Holiday Season
Jennifer Anderson Beliefs & Boundaries Specialist

Boundaries & Bliss: Saying No Without Guilt This Holiday Season

The holidays are supposed to be filled with gratitude and joy, but too often, they leave us drained, resentful, and running on empty. In this empowering 15-minute session, Beliefs & Boundaries Specialist Jen Anderson reveals how simple, compassionate boundaries can transform stress into peace and guilt into gratitude.

You’ll discover:

  • Why boundaries aren’t walls but doors—to presence, connection, and growth.

  • Three truths that will shift how you show up with family, work, and yourself.

  • A pivotal mindset reframe that makes saying “no” feel like a gift.

Walk away with practical tools you can use immediately to protect your energy and create space for joy this season.

By honoring your boundaries, you not only give yourself peace but also model gratitude and growth for those around you.

Mindset
Boundaries
Scaling (or launching) your Kingdom Entrepreneurial Journey from a Grateful and Healed Heart
Jennifer Nowak Relationship Expert & Heart Healer

Jennifer shares how past hurts create shaky foundations and blindspots in business.  Anxiety over launching or scaling is projection of past hurt onto future hopes and dreams.  She presents 2 steps (of her 6 step framework) to bring relief to past hurts and break patterns that hold you back from achieving your mission/ministry/business/entrepreneurship dreams.  You'll leave with repeatable, actionable steps to continue this healing so that you can walk fully, and freely, into your launch or scale.

Health & Well-being
Positive Mindset
Gratitude as a Gateway: Transforming Challenge into Growth
Joanne Ewing CEO & Transformational Speaker

In this 15-minute audio session, Joanne Ewing reveals how gratitude can become a powerful catalyst for personal and spiritual transformation. Through her experience as a healer and intuitive guide, Joanne shares techniques for shifting energy, reframing adversity, and finding peace through appreciation. Listeners will learn how to cultivate daily gratitude as a tool for emotional healing and expansion. This talk inspires midlife audiences to grow from life’s challenges with greater clarity, confidence, and connection to their true selves.

How to Create Money Miracles
Joel Salomon Master Prosperity Coach

People’s beliefs about money have held them back from living the lives of their dreams. For example, people believe they can’t be spiritual and rich. They believe they have to work hard to be rich and successful. They also believe that once they get rich, then they will be happy and feel gratitude. They believe they can’t do it themselves and they need a lot of time and to be good in math. My idea is that these are all limiting beliefs. Once you change your beliefs about money, you will change your life. Learn how to be happy and grateful first and then watch the money flow. This is Rule #5 in The 9 Money Rules Millionaires Use! 

 

 

From Scarcity to Sacred: How Gratitude Practices Unlock Your Next Revenue Breakthrough
Julie Flippin Owner/Business Strategist at True Quest

Summary: Most entrepreneurs approach business growth from a place of "not enough"—not enough clients, money, or time. This scarcity mindset actually blocks the very abundance we're seeking. Julie reveals how specific gratitude practices don't just feel good—they literally rewire your nervous system to recognize and attract opportunities you've been blind to. This isn't just positive thinking; it's neuroscience-backed strategy that transforms how you show up in sales conversations, partnerships, and daily business decisions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Scarcity Scanner Reset: A 60-second morning practice that trains your brain to spot abundance and opportunity instead of lack and limitation
  • The Grateful Client Magnetism Method: How expressing genuine appreciation for current clients creates an energetic frequency that attracts ideal prospects (with real examples)
  • The Revenue Gratitude Audit: A simple weekly review process that reveals hidden money leaks and growth opportunities you've been unconsciously dismissing
Business Mindset
Positive Mindset Gratitude & Growth +1
Ther Power of Gratitude
Karen Bonnett-Natraj Mindful Athlete Coach

I share three key points to help people recognize what is holding them back from their true potential and the 5 Power tool to shift:  This is Awareness, Saboteur Spotlight, and Ignite your Inner Wisdom

Writing with AI: Effective, Trustworthy Thought Leadership
Krista Giannak Ghostwriter/Blogger, Blind Skier

You're positioning yourself as the one with the experience and insights to solve your clients' challenges. Now what? How do you write to grow your personal brand, while saving time and effort over writing from scratch? In this talk, ghostwriter and blind skier Krista Giannak offers her behind the scenes perspective on writing and authentic personal branding. 

Learn to avoid all-too-common pitfalls, like AI slop and other unoriginal content, while drawing out more of your uniqueness.

Business Marketing +1
You Don’t Have to Be Great to Start, But You Have to Start to Be Great
Latara Dragoo Digital Marketing Strategist

Every great achievement begins with a single, often uncertain step. In this soul-stirring talk, Latara Dragoo explores what it really takes to move from hesitation to momentum, from ordinary to extraordinary. Through a powerful real-life example, she reveals how one simple decision can change everything—and challenges you to see your own “mountain” in a brand-new way.

The Financial Freedom Formula
Leandra Foster Financial Freedom Mentor

In this training, you’ll discover exactly what it’ll take for you personally to become financially free so that you don’t have to depend on your business, a job, the government, a partner, or anyone else for money.

How Breaking Free from Survival Mode Resurrected My Life
Leticia Francis

Survival mode isn’t living, it’s barely existing. This talk uncovers the emotional, mental, and physical toll of staying stuck in cycles of trauma and teaches women how to break free, reclaim their power, and start thriving.

 

Make it Yours: Building a Business That Pays You Back (15-minute audio only version)
Linda Grizely Personal Finance Expert & Speaker

Too many women build businesses that look successful on paper—but secretly leave them exhausted, underpaid, and unsure what’s next. In this empowering session, CFP® and financial wellness speaker, Linda Grizely, helps solopreneurs and small-business owners reconnect mindset, money, and visibility so their business finally serves their life.

You’ll uncover the hidden “Cycle of Over-Giving,” learn why undercharging isn’t a flaw but conditioning, and discover practical ways to price in alignment with your values, energy, and goals. Through reflective exercises and real-world examples, you’ll explore how confidence and clarity—not hustle—create sustainability and profit.

Walk away knowing how to set prices that support your freedom, attract right-fit clients without burnout, and earn in alignment with who you are. Because you deserve to feel confident with money—and good about how you spend and earn it.

Financial services Health & Well-being +1
Abundance Personal Growth +27
Catalysts for Change: Designing Retreats to Turn Gratitude into Growth and Purpose into Impact
Lori McDowell Retreat Strategist

What if gratitude could be the catalyst for both extraordinary living and extraordinary business growth? In this talk, Lori McDowell shares how designing transformational retreats becomes the formula for aligning purpose, fueling impact, and creating new revenue streams. With a unique blend of strategy and heart, she shows how retreats can spark the “right reactions”: deeper client loyalty, stronger connections, and a business that feels both profitable and purposeful. With gratitude as the foundation and retreats as the vehicle, Lori helps business owners unlock growth that extends beyond income to touch lives, amplify impact, and create extraordinary experiences.

Fear of Staying vs. Fear of Leaving: Choosing the Right Fear
Lynda Sunshine West Founder

This talk will help you recognize the right kind of fear by learning to tell the difference between what keeps you stuck and what pushes you to grow and trust your inner voice to make powerful decisions. You will explore how breaking the cycle of toxicity not only changes your life but impacts future generations and creates a ripple effect of love and self-respect. We will cover practical steps to shift from survival mode into a thriving mindset so you can rebuild your confidence and embrace the life you truly deserve.

Networking with Heart: How Authentic Connection Accelerates Business Growth
Marie Fratoni CEO

What if the secret to exponential business growth wasn't in your marketing funnel or sales strategy, but in a simple mindset shift that costs nothing but delivers everything?

As someone who's helped thousands overcome "Chronic Networking Avoidance Syndrome" and build thriving businesses through authentic connections, Marie Fratoni reveals how gratitude becomes your ultimate networking superpower.

In this value-packed session, you'll discover:

  1. The Gratitude Reset Formula - A 30-second practice that instantly shifts you from "what can I get?" to "what can I give?" mindset, making every interaction magnetic and memorable
  2. The Appreciation Amplifier Method - How to use specific gratitude techniques to deepen existing relationships and turn casual contacts into loyal advocates, joint venture partners, and referral sources
  3. The Thank You Follow-Up System - A simple but powerful framework that ensures you're remembered long after the conversation ends, leading to more opportunities, speaking engagements, and ideal client connections
Business
Networking Business Coaching
Why learning to ask for help with your business is…good business [mindset]
Marjorie Turner Hollman President, MarjorieTurner LLC

Constructively asking for help is a skill, one we're not often taught. Some of us may learn from mentors. Parents or other family members may model healthy ways of asking for help. Others of us must learn the hard way. 

It’s a skill that can improve with practice. Many of us avoid asking for help at all costs. Not the best plan for getting practice! There are good ways and not so great ways to approach requesting help (you may want to think of it as support instead). Let’s talk about what you can do first: Counterintuitively, encourage the person you approach to say, “no” if what you are asking is not a good fit for them. Want to learn more? Take a listen.

Grateful for Open Doors - Homeownership
Matthew Harner Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer

Through this Grateful Growth Summit, Matt's aim is to build up entrepreneurs via clear guidance on pursuing their own homeownership in both traditional and non-traditional ways. What should you expect from Matt's talk? From his vantage point as a seasoned Mortgage Loan Originator, Matt will provide clarity regarding specific challenges entrepreneurs face when financing their homes, plus three ethical paths toward overcoming these challenges and successfully becoming homeowners. Matt views work as an opportunity for both service and fellowship, and he firmly believes that "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty" (Prov. 14:23, NIV). So once you've heard his talk, be sure to put him to work. 

Business Financial services +1
Vision Lifestyle +1
Leading in the Age of DisruptIAn
Michael Martin Dr.

n this 15-minute talk, Dr. Michael Martin, the 2024 Ohio High School Principal of the Year, tackles the elephant in the room for every leader: the fear of AI. He begins by addressing the very real concerns around AI's impact on cognitive abilities and culture, providing a human-centric perspective on a technological problem. Dr. Martin then reveals his unique framework and provides a clear, actionable playbook for navigating AI, clearly showing leaders how to use AI amplify their leadership, not replace it. Attendees will leave with a new perspective and the confidence to lead with purpose in the age of AI.

Aligned Authenticity
Norma Hollis Dr.

Beginning with her description of how to get more aligned with your inner voice, Dr. Hollis takes you on a journey to find your authentic self. She defines authenticity as 'living your life expressing the gifts given to you at birth'. So many of us forsake our gifts for the promises of an economic future, often not realizing that by doing so, we lose our alignment with the person we were meant to be. As the Godmother of Authenticity, Dr. Hollis, guides you to reclaim your authentic self and remember who you were meant to be.

Your Mindset is Your Biggest Asset
Orly Amor Business Coach for Public Speakers

This empowering talk reveals how cultivating a resilient, success-driven mindset is the key to overcoming obstacles and achieving your goals. You will learn how to reprogram limiting beliefs, stay focused and confident, and turn setbacks into growth opportunities. You'll leave with a renewed sense of empowerment and the tools to leverage your mindset as your greatest asset.

The Ease Equation: Systems + Support = Sustainable Success
Preethi Balasubramanian Your Calm-Through-Chaos Partner

Entrepreneurship often begins with passion—but too many founders get trapped in the grind, juggling every role until the joy fades. In this talk, I share The Ease Equation, my proven framework for helping business owners shift from reactive “do-it-all” founders to intentional, strategic CEOs. Through systems thinking and empowered support, entrepreneurs learn how to design a business that runs with clarity, calm, and scalability. I’ll unpack practical strategies to reduce decision fatigue, streamline operations, and reclaim time for high-impact leadership. This isn’t about hustling harder—it’s about redefining success through ease, sustainability, and smart structure. By the end, attendees walk away with a renewed mindset and actionable tools to lead with confidence, delegate with trust, and scale with balance. Because when systems and support work together, success becomes sustainable—and leadership, a whole lot lighter.

Finding Profit Hiding in Plain Sight: How to Grow by Refining, Not Adding More
Randi Fechter Profit Margin Strategist

Real growth is not always about doing more. Often the profit you are chasing is already sitting inside your business, just hidden in plain sight. In this talk, Profit Pathfinder Randi Fechter helps entrepreneurs see where money quietly slips away and how small shifts can make a big difference. You will learn simple ways to spot what is already working, clean up what is not, and focus your time and energy where it truly pays off. This is growth through clarity, not chaos.

Business Financial services +1
Finances Profits +3
You'll Be Grateful For This Easy, Natural Way to Grow Your Business- Think Habits
Ronnie Loaiza RonnieLo | Life Coach

What you do on a consistent basis every day impacts the results of that day. 

And a large part of your day is your work, your job, your business, thus… your career. 

 In this talk, we’ll see how you can go toward your goal, your daily goals, and your long-term ones. 

in a much easier, simpler way than always telling yourself to be “disciplined” or “feel motivated”

Or worse, giving in to not feeling motivated and kicking the can down the road.

This is not about hustling and saying “Just do it!”, it’s about

  • Seeing what tiny daily action will progress you to your goal
  • What action WILL you do – not just CAN you do
  • And how both Self Care and Work Habits affect each other.
  • How to start. Now. Right after you hear the talk…yes, now!
Health & Well-being Leadership +3
Leadership Habits And Values Habit Formation +1
Turning your Mess into your Message
Sally Larkin Green President at Action Takers Publishing

 

From Mess to Meaning: Turning Life’s Challenges into Growth

 

We all face moments that feel messy, overwhelming, or uncertain. But what if those very moments hold the key to your greatest growth?

In this inspiring session, Sally Larkin Green—author, entrepreneur, and growth mentor—shares how she transformed personal challenges into powerful lessons that shaped her story… and how you can, too.

Through authentic storytelling and practical strategies, Sally helps you reframe life’s tough seasons as opportunities for clarity, strength, and transformation. You’ll learn how to release the pressure to have it all together, embrace your story as it is, and find the courage to move forward with confidence.

You’ll leave this session encouraged, empowered, and ready to see your “mess” as the foundation for meaningful growth and new possibilities.

Business
Book Writing
Grateful Growth: Finding Grace in the Waiting
Sandy Malik Founder, Self-Aware Coaching

Growth doesn’t always look like progress. Sometimes it looks like waiting — showing up, doing the work, and wondering if anything is actually happening. In Grateful Growth: Finding Grace in the Waiting, life coach Sandy Malik invites you to see the waiting not as wasted time, but as sacred space for transformation.

Through honest storytelling and gentle insight, Sandy explores how gratitude can shift your perspective when life feels slow or uncertain. You’ll discover how to recognize quiet growth, practice gratitude in small ways, and find peace in the process of becoming.

This talk offers a calm, grounded reminder that real growth often happens beneath the surface — and that gratitude is what allows us to see it.

Make Money Not Mistakes: 3 Profit Boosting Strategies for Business Owners
Sharon Galluzzo

3 foundational areas that need your attention (and quick wins to strengthen them)  A better understanding of how money, marketing, and delivery quietly shape your profit A clear next step to build a business that’s strong, simple, and built to last.

Create a Body You Love
Sondra Martinez Founder - Partner New You

Partner New You empowers women over 40 to reclaim their health, confidence, and vitality. With a focus on natural wellness and longevity, we provide practical strategies to balance hormones, boost energy, and achieve lasting weight loss. At the heart of our program are Skinny Drops—a unique formula designed to reset metabolism, curb cravings, and support sustainable results without fad diets or extremes. More than just a product, Partner New You is a movement—offering community, coaching, and proven guidance to help women look and feel their best at any stage of life. Whether you want to lose stubborn pounds, increase energy, or simply feel comfortable in your own skin, Partner New You meets you where you are and helps you create a body you love—inside and out.

With Gratitude as a Growth Strategy, You Can Turn Collaborations into Authority
Summer Diya Selva Business Strategist & Productivity Coach

Gratitude towards the universe for giving me a second, third and a fourth chance to continue living, has been my driving fuel in the past three years. In business, growth is often framed as hustle, strategy, and scale... but rarely as gratitude. Yet gratitude is the secret fuel that transforms ordinary collaborations into powerful authority-building opportunities. 

When you acknowledge others, lift them up, and celebrate shared wins, you create a ripple effect that positions you as a trusted authority in your space.

In this 15-minute session, I'll be talking about  how I use gratitude as a deliberate growth strategy. You’ll discover how simple practices of appreciation can open doors to collaborations that multiply your reach, strengthen your reputation, and accelerate your authority.

By shifting from self-promotion to mutual elevation, you’ll see how authority isn’t claimed, it’s conferred, and gratitude is the bridge that makes it happen.

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to More Free Time
Tiffanie Kellog Sock-it-to-'em Success Strategist

Do you find that you are ALWAYS busy? Needing more time?

Do you find there are things you WANT to do, though are never able to do so?

In this engaging presentation, Tiffanie Kellog (aka the Speaker in Socks) will help you discover ways to help you free up more time. Participants will explore how to make small, meaningful shifts in your schedule, reclaim your focus, and reduce the time-drains that steal your energy. These are practical strategies that busy entrepreneurs can implement right away, without having to overhaul their entire life.

Why a Youtube channel is a gamechanger for getting qualified leads
Zynul Khan Dr. Zee

Why a YouTube Channel Is a Game-Changer

Are you missing leads by ignoring the world's second-largest search engine? YouTube isn't just entertainment; it's where serious buyers research and decide. Businesses are leveraging video to build trust, authority, and long-term organic traffic.

Consider [Dr. Zee], who gained over 130,000 views in six months with value-packed videos, attracting leads effortlessly without ads. YouTube works on your terms, at your pace. Every video becomes a permanent digital asset, continuously generating value and working for you 24/7, unlike fleeting social content. Start now to transform your visibility.