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Guest Biography:



Jackie Lapin, Founder for Speakertunity and female serial entrepreneur, is on an important mission to raise visibility for influencers. Her organization helps leaders, authors, coaches, speakers and entrepreneurs GET BOOKED on more stages, faster and easier so you can grow your business and gain more revenue.



Her company is SpeakerTunity® offers subscription services, along with regional and niche specialty directories that get changemakers booked for speaking engagements, radio shows, podcasts, virtual summits, TEDx events and virtual networking across North America.



When her father recovered from colon cancer when she was six her family moved to a part of the state that was entirely unwelcoming to outsiders. Jackie spent her childhood absolutely alone and it shaped everything in her future. She has a passion to become a sportswriter and to excel in areas that she was inspired and called to -- without being interested in society approval. Later she went on to have one of the largest sports PR agencies in America, then to create Conscious Media Relations and finally building SpeakerTunity.



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More about Jackie and her work.

Jackie Lapin facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackielapin

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

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Guest Category: Business, Education, Entertainment, Psychology, Self Help, Society and Culture, Sports & Recreation, Technology
Guest Occupation: Athletic Sports Kinesiologist recently consulting with Chesapeake Films on the upcoming documentary “Where our Children Play- the Challenge of Youth Sports"
Guest Biography:

Chalane Miller is a professional wellness advocate, writer and researcher who has spent the past decade using her knowledge and expertise to design, develop and implement ways to improve methods training and protocols of youth sport curriculums. She has given countless presentations on her findings in health related topics, spoken to hundreds of kids parents and young adults on setting and achieving goals through a total body approach focusing on the mind body and spirit through nutrition fitness programming emotion and most of all… passion. She believes everyone has the ability to succeed, find their grit and surprise themselves with the capabilities beyond what they never thought was possible.

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Self Help, TV & Film, Variety
Guest Occupation: Actress, Voice Over Talent, Fashion Model
Guest Biography:

My passion for fashion and love of acting started at a young age. I would have my father alter my clothes the way I wanted them to be, and my cousin and I would play dress up and perform for our families. After college, corporate work and raising two incredibly gifted children, I finally took a leap into the entertainment world. With the help of fellow acting and modeling professionals, my career launched and included, print, commercial, film, tv, billboards and QVC live. A breast cancer diagnosis in September 2019 put my career on hold. After many surgeries, chemo and physical therapy, I reentered the newly defined Covid entertainment world. With persistence, I set up a home studio and learned to self-tape auditions. I also set up a home recording booth, learned to edit with audacity and added Voiceover Actor to my resume. I am back in full swing with agents in multiple states and audition on a daily basis. Please visit my professional website www.lisaminakowski.com and reach out with comments or suggestions. With a second chance at life, I am a true advocate for learning, improving myself and sharing with others. 

Guest Category: Arts, Beauty, Fashion, Performing Arts, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Managing Principal & CEO at Lang Strategies, LLC
Guest Biography:

Barbara B. Lang embraces organizational change. In fact, she not only embraces it, but like the true leader and innovator that she is, she utilizes it to develop, expand and sustain businesses. Barbara manages the overall brand of Lang Strategies, LLC and oversees each of its practice areas: Crisis Management, Business Development, Political Strategy Management, Executive Leadership and Business Tactical Planning, Assessment and Problem Solving.

Expertise Most recently, Barbara has served as president and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce for 12 years. In this role, she was responsible for the operations and overall strategic direction of the organization and advancing the Chamber’s interests through advocacy, education, information and business development. In her time at the Chamber, Barbara transformed the organization into the most powerful and respected business group in the region through her aggressive leadership on key public policy business issues. She also worked diligently on education (Pre-K-12) and workforce development issues and projects, as well as small business/entrepreneurial development initiatives.

Prior to joining the Chamber, Barbara was the Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Procurement Officer for Fannie Mae, a publicly-traded corporation that provides financial products for low-, moderate-, and middle income Americans. In this position she managed all the company’s procurement, real estate and facility operations supporting 5,000 employees in 60 locations in the U.S. with a staff of 300 and a budget of $300M. She also had a long career with IBM where she served in several management positions in finance, administration and product forecasting.

Accomplishments

Barbara has received countless awards and accolades throughout her career, including:

  • One of Washingtonian Magazine’s 150 Most Powerful People in the Washington region…twice
  • Business Leader of the Year (DC Building Industry Association)
  • Phenomenal Woman by the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage
  • Legacy in Business Award by the University of the District of Columbia
  • Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Cardinal Bank
  • Lifetime Achievement Award from Greater Leadership Washington
  • Lifetime Legacy Award from Washington Business Journal

Even more importantly, she developed several initiatives that put the DC Chamber of Commerce on the leading edge of non-traditional programming and non-dues revenue generation. She also increased membership from 1,400 to more than 2,000 businesses in 2003, accomplishing a goal she set for her team and promoted in the media. Under Barbara’s leadership, the Chamber became the leading business organization in the area, and has truly distinguished itself as the “Voice of Business” in DC.

Credentials

Barbara earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla; has done graduate studies at Harvard; is a 1999 graduate of Fannie Mae’s Executive Development Program; and is a graduate of Leadership Washington, Class of 2001. She received a Doctor of Laws degree from Trinity University in May, 2007 and in 2013 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of the District of Columbia.

Barbara was appointed to the board of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PDM) beginning in 2015, and served on the board of Cardinal Financial Corporation until its sale to United Bancshares in 2017. In addition, she serves on the board of the Sibley Hospital Foundation and on the FONZ (Friends of the Zoo). Barbara is the former chair of the Workforce Investment Council and the former co-chair of the DC Business Coalition. In 2012, she was appointed by DC Mayor Vincent Gray to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and recently completed her six-year term.

Personal

Barbara and her late husband, Gerald B. Lang have one adult daughter, and have a 5 ½ year old granddaughter. She resides in Washington, DC.

Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Tarek Bibi who is a Conscious Rap artist infusing healing frequencies in his music, and shows how to Manifest Money Miracles
Guest Biography:

My guest is Tarek Bibi who is a rising star with a massive following who has already changed the lives of over one million people worldwide. He has been labeled an empath, indigo, starseed, earth angel, and lightworker. Tarek works with businesswomen and men on the spiritual path to help them “Thrive Doing What They Love!” Through his revolutionary Infinity Healing modality, he is able to help his clients achieve and manifest their hearts' desires with infinite ease and grace even if they have struggled to achieve results before. Tarek is a facilitator of inner transformation, helping people to transcend their emotional and psychological blocks at the core level. In an instant, Tarek is able to help people release years of pain and problems to Live Life Miraculously! A popular speaker on telesummits, in the media, and festivals, Tarek's warm, sincere, and heart-centered presence helps and heals all who are inspired by his own journey from abuse to living an inspired life. 

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Spiritual/Science Speaker and Advisor
Guest Biography:

I’m speaking with Alexander Quinn. Alexander awoke in a Nashville Hospital after a serious accident in 2011, which triggered a vast spiritual awakening. Post recovery Alex was led to a series of ET experiences, and a significant spiritual odyssey began, evolving his psychic abilities, and understanding what his Earth incarnation signifies at this time of the Great Planetary Shift. Alexander also discovered he had emotional connections beyond the physical nature of his Earth family and began to explore and nurture these Galactic connections. As a result of these unique points of connection, he now specializes in the Starseed Ascension Phenomenon, and published his book with Ozark Publishing in late 2022. 

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Health & Lifestyle, Paranormal, Philosophy, Physics & Metaphysics, Psychology, Self Help, Spiritual, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Chef / Founder James Hemings Society, documentary filmmaker, entrepreneur, contributor to High on the Hog on Netflix, Josephine Baker LMJC projecta and TV personality.
Guest Biography:

Ashbell the Entrepreneur

FOUR STAR CHEF, RESTAURANTEUR, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PERSONALITY & LIFESTYLE GURU

Ashbell’s story is pure Americana: from humble beginnings as the great grandson of a sharecropper in rural South Carolina, he discovered his gift of spinning down home food and flavors into heavenly ambrosia from his trio of family ‘cooking saints’: Mother Retha Ludd, Great Aunt Laura and Papa Ashbell. 

Educated at the Sorbonne, he travelled the world soaking up the ethnic tapestry of culture, tradition and cuisine that binds us all. Returning to the US, he successfully branded and nationally distributed his own food products, while doing stints as executive chef for high profile restaurants and private corporate dining rooms. His talents soon caught the attention of the likes of Robert De Niro, President Bill Clinton, Patti La Belle and other celebrities, who engaged his services. Soon NBC television took notice and Chef Ashbell became on-camera presenter for the WNBC Weekend Today Show. There he cooked with Donald Trump, Matt Lauer, Al Roker and a host of other celebrities, raising ratings and wowing New York’s ethnically diverse community with his larger-than-life personality and impressive knowledge of everything from potato latkes to Cuban pernil.

In 2001, Ashbell took his talents ‘across the pond’ to London, helming Harlem@Saint, a supper club in busy Covent Garden. Ashbell was invited to join the BBC television show Good Food Live as a result of Harlem@Saint. 

Also 2002, Ashbell received a commission from the Royal Parks to run an exclusive café for the famed Serpentine Gallery Summer Pavilion designed by architect Toyo Ito. 

In 2003 Ashbell opened his eponymous restaurant in trendy Notting Hill, dazzling AA Gill, the acknowledged ‘toughest restaurant critic in the world’ who bestowed a 4-star rating on Ashbells.

Chef Ashbell is a regular on BBC Cable Food TV’s most popular show, Good Food Live, and appears on BBC Broadcast TV across the UK on Good Food Bites. He is currently launching a new line of handcrafted limited-edition specialty foods, ‘Bespoke Cuisine’, a new beverage product, and is in pre-production for the filming of his show on US Public Television, Chef Ashbell’s Food in America.

Guest Category: Arts, Food, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Society and Culture, Travel & Leisure, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Speaker, award-winning singer, author, Spiritual Teacher, podcaster
Guest Biography:

Jennifer Ruth Russell

Jennifer is a Speaker, award-winning singer, author, Spiritual Teacher, and podcaster.

Jennifer writes with Mother Mary and works with the assistance of the Angelic Realm.

An uplifting and sought-after speaker who delivers fresh ideas, Jennifer inspires Lightworkers who are stuck in fear to take back their power, especially around money and their visibility.

Jennifer has been a Spiritual Mentor for more than 17 years. She trained at Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, California, under Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith.



She has mentored thousands of clients and students who were in the depths of financial lack and heartache, helping them to heal their hearts and lives by connecting to the Light of their own Divinity.

Jennifer is the founder and director of Angels of Abundance Ascension Academy, guiding her students to dive deep into the Mysteries of the Higher Realms to empower them to become the oracles and healers they came here to be.

Jennifer is also an award-winning songwriter. She’s written and recorded 11 CDs, including her award-winning “Virtues Songs A-Z” for children, re-released as “Angel Songs for the Little Ones.”



She also offers the Morning Light Meditations podcast, offering soft music, soothing meditation, and light songs.



As an author, her books,
21 Days to Abundance through the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary and How to Create with Mother Mary and Friends are tender connection with the Queen of Angels, and instruction manuals on a new way of creating, through the Divine Feminine.



Her latest book is now available on Amazon:
Opulence Infusion: A New Faith Currency.



A moment with Jennifer is like immersing yourself in the inspiration of the best music and the love of a most powerful prayer.



- Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Music, Philosophy, Society and Culture, Spiritual