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Deborah Norton - Internet Strategist and Digital Marketing Consultant

As an Internet strategy consultant, Deborah possesses over 20 years of working on senior level search and online digital marketing. In 1997 Deborah headed up business development for a then start-up company, formerly Outrider – now Catalyst which is now an internationally acclaimed Search Marketing firm, owned by WPP Group.  

Presently, consulting (as Bravo) with businesses on creation and implantation of large-scale complex Internet consulting projects, Internet strategy services, web development, content / online marketing, Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Strategies (SES), Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC) and the development of strategic online marketing plans for B2B & B2C clients.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debinorton

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BRAVOMedia1 

Website: TBC

Curt Mercadante - Entrepreneur and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach

Curt Mercadante is an entrepreneur like you. He has tried. And failed. Won and lost.

He has suffered through anxiety and doubt and burnout.

But rebounded to grow several successful businesses, including a $1 million-a-year marketing firm counselling some of the country’s largest corporations and non-profits. 

He has learned as much from his failures as his wins — and founded Gravina Coaching Systems so he could put that experience to work for you.

He is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, and has coached a wide variety of clients, ranging from non-profit executives and marketing professionals to homeschool moms and political consultants. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtmercadante 

Website: http://curtmercadante.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/curtmercadante 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtmercadante

John Lamerton - Author, Entrepreneur and Mentor to Small Businesses

John Lamerton is a lazy entrepreneur and investor. He balances running an ambitious lifestyle business with raising two young children.

A former "hustler", he now earns more money "working" 20 to 25 hours per week than he used to pulling all nighters and "grinding" for 100+ hours per week. He now spends his "spare" time mentoring fellow ambitious lifestyle business owners, teaching them how to design their business around the lifestyle they truly want.

In 2017, John released his first book "Big Ideas for Small Businesses", as the definitive "how-to" manual of the lessons and successes that's he's picked up in his two-decade long business career thus far - A former Civil Servant, John has run more than 60 small businesses since the year 2000, making millions of pounds (and thousands of mistakes!) along the way.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lamerton-b42b9013b 

Website: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/john for free sample chapter.

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/big-idea-podcast/id1192243485

Book: http://amzn.to/2H32tVa 

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ambitious.lifestyle.business

Ira S Pastor - Biotech Entrepreneur

Ira has over 30 years of experience across multiple sectors of the pharmaceutical industry including pharmaceutical commercialisation, biotech drug development, managed care, distribution, OTC, and retail; Served as VP, Business Development for drug development company Phytomedics Inc., raising $40 million of private equity, consummating over $50 million of licensing deals, and bringing lead drug candidate from discovery stage to Phase III development.

Prior to that, employed by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals working in sales, marketing, and business strategy positions. Ira has also served as Vice President of Corporate Development for the pharmacy benefit management company Prescription Delivery Systems (acquired by Cigna Health Insurance); 

He has an MBA, Temple University and a BS, Pharmacy, Rutgers University. 

He is also a Board Member of RegenerAge SAPI de CV, (www.regenerage.clinic/en/) a clinical company focused on expedited translational therapeutic applications of regenerative and rejuvenative healthcare interventions, the Reanima Project (http://www.reanima.tech), member of the Executive Council of the World Academy of Medical Science – WAMS (https://wams.online/our_team/ira-s-pastor/), and member of the World Economic Forum's Human Enhancement council (https://www.weforum.org/people/ira-pastor).

He runs Bioquark, which is focused on the development and commercialisation of a novel range of biologic based products and services that have the ability to alter the biological regulatory state of human tissues and organs, with the goal of curing a wide range of diseases.

Web: http://bioquark.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iraspastor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/irat1onal 

Facebook company page: https://www.facebook.com/Bioquark  

Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/ira.pastor.7

Kathryn Lennon-Johnson - Entrepreneur, Author, Business Speaker and Consultant.

Kathryn Lennon-Johnson is an Entrepreneur, Author, Business Speaker and Consultant with over 18 years of experience in behaviour change marketing and communications, having honed her skills in healthcare and social housing.

The built environment matters; it has consequences. It is so intrinsically linked to health and socio-economic issues that Kathryn recognised the opportunity to address the construction skills shortage while connecting a disjointed sector; with the intention of attracting the next generation into construction to create places and spaces that benefit us all. She is a Founder of Built Environment Skills in Schools, Founder of Hackbuild Tech Disrupters, Co-creator of Community BIM, and Managing Director of leading marketing and communications consultancy Tangerine Trees. Kathryn is also author of Selling for Entrepreneurs (Pearson Prentice Hall 2009); her next book is due for publication in 2018.

Website: www.beskillsinschools.co.uk 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BESSprogramme

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BESSprogramme  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoS4kr5tLQFAVO8_tO7eZyA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynlennonjohnson

Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtere0-Bzus 

TEDx Brum profile: http://www.tedxbrum.com/speakers/kathryn-lennon-johnson 

Book: http://amzn.eu/gsBLuYd - Selling for Entrepreneurs

William O’Keeffe - Property Investor, Joint Venturing and raising Private Investor Finance

It is very clear to witness that William has a deep passion for helping people. After setting up and running two successful businesses in the building industry he has now joined James and David to help investors and landlords easily profit from property. Investing in Leamington, Coventry and the surrounding areas (United Kingdom) in Serviced Accommodation and Social Housing. Joint Venturing and raising Private Investor Finance. 

A love for furniture, Art & Design, the Spanish and Hungarian languages, Will lives in Leamington Spa with his wife Bea and two daughters Sophie and Isabelle.

Website: http://unitepropertysolutions.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-o-keeffe-a3bb4343

Twitter: https://twitter.com/will_okeeffe

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.okeeffe.1232

 

Tara Skubella - Tantra Guide, Naked & Afraid Survivor

After experiencing a profound spiritual awakening that changed my life in every way, I began exploring Tantra and fell in love with the practice.  After immersing myself into Tantra through workshops, literature, practices and a master class, I felt the calling to share Tantra with others.  I also completed a month long teacher's certification course in Thailand, with Tribal Tantra, that completely rocked my world.  

Some people may know me from Naked and Afraid.  I survived 21 days in a Panamanian Jungle living intimately with the earth and sleeping with my bare naked skin touching the jungle soil every night.  This particular experience is the basis for much of my spiritual growth and gifts to share with the world.  

My unique wilderness perspective can also be attributed to many years of teaching outdoor education, outdoor guiding, wilderness therapy, wilderness survival, working with people who've experienced trauma in the social services field and being an Earth Science teacher.  I believe my science background, comfort of naturism, wilderness application and spiritual practices create a practice in entirety.  It is important to first connect with nature and ourselves before we can fully connect with others in a healthy, authentic and intimate way.

I embrace the wild earth, wild femininity and wild passions that roam through my heart body and soul.  

It is my purpose and calling to guide others' to root and bare their souls in order connect with themselves and others in an authentic and more intimate way.

https://www.nakedearthtantra.com 

https://www.facebook.com/nakdearthtantra

http://twitter.com/TSkubella

http://instagram.com/TSkubella 

https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/naked-and-afraid/videos/taras-naked-and-afraid-check-in 

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/naked-and-afraid/bios/tara-skubella

Bob Caren - Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Author and Facilitator

'If you tell the right story, you have the perfect voice for it'.

Bob Caren is a coach, a trainer, a speaker, an author and a facilitator. He works with clients in agriculture, information technology, pharmaceutical, retailing, engineering, fashion, advertising, events, banking, hair and beauty, entertainment, consulting, education and design and production.

Bob trains and coaches people in all areas of communication and presentation, self-management and self-confidence, selling, negotiation, persuasion and influence and organisational behaviour. He is a trained hypnotist.

His first book “No Rules: What if everything you knew about presentation was wrong?” was published in 2015.

His second book “If You’re Sitting Comfortably…” will be available in January 2018

No Rules: What If Everything You Knew About Presentation Was Wrong? Link: http://amzn.eu/gOowm3r 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-caren-22893a4 

When you invite to connect to Bob, please include a personal message.

Michael-Don Smith - Speaker Trainer and Business Master-Coach

He has a rare breadth of experience having held leadership positions in military, Corporate, SME and Community organisations, including coaching senior officers and executives from leading organisations including: Specsavers, The Man Group, Scottish & Southern Electricity, Birmingham City Council, The Metropolitan Police and Barclay’s Bank.

Michael-Don says ‘You are your message’ and if you or your company are not achieving the results you want, effectively and elegantly, it is often down to communication and presentation. Those he works with develop their strategic business and communication skills to the highest level.

yoursignaturespeech.com

https://twitter.com/mdonsmith 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdonsmith

 

Marie-Hélène Fortin - Energy Healer, Angel Intuitive, Reiki Master and Author.

Marie-Hélene is a Reiki Master Practitioner, Energy Healer, Angel Intuitive™, an International Best Selling Author, Medium, and Empath. She has done much healing in her life, from multiple traumas to various life challenges. These ‘teachers’ have given her an empathic depth in her sessions, assisting clients in their healing. One soul at a time, she holds space for others to align to their Truth (body, mind & spirit). With a natural affinity to nature and its creatures, helping them heal is another huge part of her mission. She loves being a channel during her Reiki sessions for the life force energy to flow towards her clients, people or animals. She also enjoys working with the angelic realm and connecting with her client's angels to again work as a channel to deliver healing messages. 

http://www.leadinglight.ca

https://www.facebook.com/LeadingLightHealing

Joy Langley - The Thought Catcher, Counsellor, Life Coach, CBT Therapist and Emotional Skills Training for Men

Joy Langley is a counsellor, life coach & cognitive behavioural therapist and an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy in the UK. She has helped individuals understand & challenge their unique emotional glitches for over a decade, re-igniting their desire for greater success in personal and business relationships confidence, courage and action-man-ability happiness & inner peace.

Joy began her therapy career in the public sector in 2005, assisting college teenagers and young adults through emotionally tense academic and personal issues.  

Joy says: 

“A personal problem is distressing whatever life-stage you are at. This is the main reason I focus on using easy-to understand language and tools, with a dose of humour to help psychological ideas stick."

https://www.emotionalskillstraining4men.com 

https://www.catchathought.co.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenjoylangley

https://www.facebook.com/CatchAThoughtpackages

https://twitter.com/JOYcatchthought

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHAGqUY9dXK5-e8lx2wtKw

Kul Mahay - The Immersion Coach, helping leaders become Outstanding

"I want to change the world through the transformation of how people think."

Kul is a former senior police officer, having served at the highest levels of leadership for the past 20 years. 

He works with successful people to overcome challenges that they don’t want others to know about.  He has worked with clients around the world who have owned businesses or been in senior leadership positions. Outwardly, they had all the signs of success but inwardly they are all human and struggle with the same issues, predominantly most of which are manifested within our mind. 

He is the founder of one of the fastest growing inner leadership events in the UK, IGNITE YOUR INNER POTENTIAL™, which is part of his mission to help people and communities understand that they can live life on their own terms and very successfully at that. Kul says. “All we need to do is wake up from the trance that is our conditioning. I have done just that and there is no reason why anyone else couldn’t.”

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ignite-your-inner-potential - January 21st, 2018

http://www.kulmahay.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kulmahay

https://twitter.com/kulmahay

https://www.facebook.com/kmahay

https://www.instagram.com/kulmahay

Smash The Habit: 16 Steps to a New Life - http://amzn.eu/05cQS3k