FEATURED CELEBRITY GUEST

Wally Amos

Wally Amos is the genuine, ebullient and gregarious father of the gourmet chocolate chip cookie.

Additionally, he is an advocate for reading who believes that the recipe for ending illiteracy in America is to read to your child daily.

Wally’s baking hobby led him to open the world’s first cookie store in Los Angeles in 1975. Today, decades later, he’s still in business at Chip & Cookie, the only company baking from pure, unadulterated Wally Amos recipes.

Wally became a national personality renowned not only for his cookies but for his ebullient and outgoing persona as well.

For additional information, visit: www.readitloud.org

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FEATURED GUEST

Kimberley Borgens

Known as the “Queen of Accountability,” Kimberley has a knack for seeing accountability as opportunity and creativity that she converts into results.  Kimberley delivers high impact, low cost, customized accountability strategies for creating result of success for small business owners, direct sellers and small business owners for greater profits.

As an entrepreneur for over 20 years, Kimberley has earned small business person of the year, small business of the year northern CA region and several awards in sales and leadership development.

She is the author of Partnering Up For Success, creator of the Accountability BootCamp and the Accountability BluePrint.

Kimberley is a recognized coach trainer with Coach Excellence, an Accredited Coach, and the Chief Empowerment Officer (CEO) of Be A Legacy.

As the leading accountability coach and Kimberley has supported many business leaders in creating accountability with their teams, in themselves and others around them.

For additional information, visit: www.queenofaccountability.com

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FEATURED GUEST

Johnny Campbell

Johnny Campbell-DTM, Accredited speaker, is an author and business speaker,who specializes in helping people learn that dealing with: Difficult People, Change, and Social media marketing, can be Easy, Productive and Profitable.

Along with speaking and authoring 5 books, he has also appeared on television and in several movies. Johnny also holds the honor of being an Accredited Speaker, a designation given by Toastmasters International and is held by only 58 professional speakers in the world for excellence in public speaking. Upon receiving this designation Johnny became the first African American under the age of 40 to hold this designation, the youngest person in the world to every achieve this designation and the only American in the past 3 years to earn the highest designation for excellence in public speaking. Johnny is also a 2007 Speaker Hall of Fame inductee.

For additional information, visit: www.socialmediasalestrainer.com and www.facebook.com/transitionmanlivetv

Sarah Shaw

“A successful business starts with an idea, and the ability to execute the essence of that idea,” says third-generation entrepreneur Sarah Shaw. The celebrity designer and Entreprenette CEO is an experienced business owner who has created and nurtured many businesses. Sarah understands not only the complexity of a start-up, but also the thrill of it: “I love coaching people and teaching the steps to take, in the right order, so they can save time and money and shorten their learning curve, which means they can stay focused on the creativity and fun of being an entreprenette,” says Sarah.

Translating ideas into action is Sarah’s strength, and she lends her wisdom willingly through her company Entreprenette, in which she coaches female entrepreneurs through the process of taking their fashion, home, lifestyle or accessory product ideas from concept to reality.

Sarah provides private one-on-one coaching packages, and group Masterminds, that give entrepreneurs the overall know-how to create and launch a product as well as the sales and marketing strategies she used to grow her own million-dollar company. One of her special areas of coaching is teaching clients how to get their products into the hands of celebrities and then leveraging their celebrity clientele for media placements and sales. (Fans of Sarah’s products include Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Debra Messing, Cameron Diaz, Katie Holmes and Academy Award-winners Gwyneth Paltrow and Marcia Gay Harden.) Additionally, Sarah provides her clients with advice, systems and concrete information as well as creative input and even strategies for efficient time management, which is a must for her busy clientele, many of whom are mothers like she.

Topic:  How to create a blog that gets you seen and sold

• Understanding your target market
• Creating blog topics that will interest your readers
• Making your blog stand out
• How to use social media to promote your blog

For additional information, visit: http://entreprenette.com

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SPOTLIGHT YOUR BUSINESS: Jean Polk Jones

W. Mitchell

As a young man, W Mitchell served as a US Marine and San Francisco cable-car gripman. His life suddenly changed due to two devastating accidents just four years apart: a blazing motorcycle accident and a paralyzing plane crash. Whether coping with devastating burns over 65% of his body or being sentenced to life in a wheelchair, Mitchell firmly held on to his feisty nature and quick wit. He was determined to maintain control, cope with the changes, and prosper.

Following his accidents, he became an internationally acclaimed mayor “who saved a mountain”, a successful business man who put 1000’s of people to work, a congressional nominee from Colorado, and a highly respected environmentalist. He even continued his love of piloting airplanes and white
water rafting. His accomplishments have received recognition on Good Morning America, the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Time Magazine, USA Today, and many others. He has been a radio and television host, successful author, and the subject of a television special, Super Humans. His life clearly illustrates his philosophy that “most limitations are self-imposed”.

Today, as an international keynote speaker, Mitchell captivates and stuns audiences with his story and then calmly empowers them to accept challenges, embrace change and take action – not only at work but in everyday life. His tenacity and credibility are indisputable as he so obviously lives his message.

Mitchell is the 2008 to 2009 president of the International Federation of Professional Speakers. Currently, he has offices in Colorado and Australia and lives in California and Hawaii. He truly is unstoppable.

Topic:  It’s Not What Happens To You, It’s What You Do About It.
Discover what it really means to have…

• Choice – Knowing you have one opens lots of doors
• Responsibility – When you know how powerful you are you know you’re responsible.
• Gratitude – Are you grateful for what didn’t work? That’s how you learn, that’s how you grow.

For additional information, visit: www.wmitchell.com

We encourage you to watch WMitchell’s inspiring video here: www.youtube.com/user/WMitchellWebsite

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Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET

Bonnie, known as “The Nation’s Learning Expert” is a Board Certified Educational Therapist and Learning Disabilities Specialist with a home based practice.

When Bonnie was growing up her brothers and sister wouldn’t play games with her.  They’d even tell her, “We don’t want to play with you because you’re no good at it.” So, now Bonnie makes games, and guides, and writes books to make learning easy. She gets to makes the rules and makes it so everyone can succeed. She has a coaching program Awaken the Scholar Within where she works with parents helping them help their children whether they have ADHD, dyslexia, or even gifted and just take too long to do their homework. Parents that she works with call her a ‘blessing’ to their family because their children are now confident learners that quickly succeed with reading, writing, and math.

Bonnie has two sides to her business but both sides focus on making learning fun and easy so that children can not only dream big, but also have the ability to live their dreams.

• 1st grade – adults: books, games, and guides to make learning easy.
• Coaching service: Awaken the Scholar Within

Topic: How to Awaken the Scholar Within (either your child or yourself)

Discover:

1. The True Learning Model
2. Activities to do at home to improve learning within 24 hours
3. Easy steps to successful learning

For additional information, visit: www.BonnieTerryLearning.com, and http://bonnieterry.com/blog or call: 530.888.7160

Featured CELEBRITY

Cookie Johnson
Business Woman & Wife of Basketball Great, Magic Johnson

Her own big idea, Cj by Cookie Johnson (premium denim for women with curves) was tested at Nordstrom and caused such a stir – selling out — that it has since expanded nationwide.

A businesswoman at heart, Johnson came out of ‘retirement’ — from being a full-time mom — to pursue this endeavor. “I wanted to let women know that no matter their shape, they can look and feel good in premium denim,” she says. The ‘women’ she refers to are women who have typically avoided jeans because their curves didn’t fit well into the trendy, high-end denim, cut for waifish figures.

“This was my story, too” adds Johnson, who works out daily, eats healthy, but isn’t a size two. “I couldn’t find jeans to fit my body. It frustrated me to try on every pair of jeans in the store and leave with nothing.” She realized that her testimony was that of many women. “I knew there was a hole in the market, it couldn’t just be me.

After her marriage to Earvin “Magic” Johnson she made the decision to become a full-time mom to their children. In addition to devoting time to her family, Johnson has always continued her work for the Magic Johnson Foundation where she empowers and educates women as a devoted philanthropist, children’s advocate and spokesperson for women’s health.

For more information on Cookie, visit: www.cjbycookiejohnson.com

Magic, Cookie and kids

Raven and Cookie Johnson

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Consuelo Meux

Consuelo Meux, Ph.D., is the founder of Leaders’ Lifestyle, a coaching practice supporting professionals who desire to live a highly-creative, peak-performance and goal oriented lifestyle as a leader. Consuelo is a former Peace Corps Volunteer who has traveled and worked in multiple locations in Africa, Europe, Mexico, and most US states. She is the founder and president of two national online associations, is published in The Leadership Challenge Activities Book (2010) New York: John Wiley & Sons, and has self-published a book on doing business online entitled “Yes I CAN Succeed Online: 5 Easy Steps to Your Online Business Success.”

Consuelo is known for her research in women’s leadership styles and has certifications in executive, creativity, life and cognitive behaviors and health coaching. As a keynote speaker, Consuelo shares on women’s issues and leadership, motivation, change and transitions, faith and business, and integrated health and wellness.

Topic:  How to be a Ceiling Breaker in Your Life

Discover what Consuelo has to say about:

• The #1 thing you must take in order to break through the ceilings that keep you from your dreams.
• What love has to do with breaking through your ceilings to success.
• 3 simple, practical steps that you can use immediately to move from “stuck to started” in a leadership lifestyle.

For additional information, visit: www.leaderslifestyle.com

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Sandra Wyckoff

Native of Alabama, Sandra Wyckoff is the epiphany of a southern girl. Raised by her grandparents she is the 2nd oldest of 3 siblings. After a attempt towards a modeling career and graduating from Jacksonville State college, Wyckoff became a personal image consultant to the elite class in Georgia and New York. Pursuing the fashion industry led her to Los Angeles where she learned all facets of boutique operations, as the lead sales associate for Louis Vuitton. With her managerial skills and a host of constituents in the fashion industry doors opened to Klar Boutique January 2008. With a renewed sense of hope after a chain of unfortunate events, Wyckoff continues to meet all of Houston’s fashion expectations, if not surpassing them.

KLAR truly embodies a one of a kind approach to affordable boutique shopping.

Klar Boutique offers a highly edited collection of women’s contemporary clothing, specialty gift items and accessories. Klar also provides personalized shopping, whether it is in the store or your own home, image consulting, personal style services, and closet organization.

Wyckoff desires to “inspire women one ensemble at a time” through sharing her personal philosophy that fashion does not make a woman, but a woman makes the fashion.

For additional information, visit: www.klar-boutique.com or call: 713.532.5527

George Fraser

George is Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc. A company he founded some 20 years ago with the vision to lead a global networking movement that brings together diverse human resources to increase opportunities for people of African descent. He is considered by many to be a new voice for African Americans and one of the foremost authorities on economic development, networking and building effective relationships.

While George’s accomplishments are significant, his beginnings were very humble. Growing up on the streets of New York he had little hope and no expectations. Although his guidance counselor suggested he drop out of high school, George graduated from high school with a vocational diploma in woodworking because the school system did not consider him college material.

Thank God George felt differently… he paid his way through college, and the rest is history.

Mr. Fraser went on to leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, the United Way, and Ford Motor Company. It was some 20 years ago that God unveiled His real purpose for George.  He later went on to author of three critically acclaimed books: Success Runs In Our Race; The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the African American Community and Race For Success; The Ten Best Business Opportunities for Blacks In America and the most recent, Click: Ten Truths to Building Extraordinary Relationships.

Mr. Fraser is also the publisher of the award-winning SuccessGuide Worldwide: The Networking Guide to Black Resources. He is the founder of the annual PowerNetworking Conference, where thousands of Black professionals, business owners, and community leaders gather to discuss and do business with each other.

UPSCALE magazine name him one of the “Top 50 power brokers in Black America”. Black Enterprise Magazine called him “Black America’s #1 Networker” and featured him on a cover issue. Personal growth “guru” Stephen Covey called Mr. Fraser a “masterful teacher”.  TV host and journalist, Tavis Smiley called him a “visionary”with the rare combination of leadership and management skills.”

Topic: The Power and Importance of Networking to Build Your Business.

Discover:

• What it means to ‘effectively’ network
• The key to building your business sucessfully
• How to introduce yourself when networking that will not turn others off

For additional information, visit: www.frasernet.com
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SPOTLIGHT YOUR BUSINESS:  Peggy Robinson

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