L-DIXON

L-Dixon is a multi-passionate creative seeking to help uplift humanity through his various outlets. Whether it be through entrepreneurship, music production, web design, writing or video production, his focus is on utilizing those skills to manifest a vision of a freer, more sustainable and abundant world.  

As the founder of Autonomite, L-Dixon has helped amplify many prominent activist and freedom oriented brands such as NeverGetBusted, The Dollar Vigilante, Anarchapulco and The Freedom! Line.  He currently spends most of his time Co-Producing the FREEDOM PORTAL show with Foster Gamble of ThriveOn. 

ANGELA COVANY

CEO/ Founder of Publishing Company: Havana Book Group LLCDirector for Global Society For Female Entrepreneurs in Ventura Ca. (GSFE)Previous Director for National Association For Female Executives in Ventura and Santa Barbara, Ca. (NAFE)

Angela is a published Author/ Artist/ Illustrator. Her first book Titled “SILVER LINING ABSTRACTS” was published in June of 2016.

She has also been a contributing author in the adult coloring book. Holiday Express, both published through Blue Star Press The Anthology Titled “Entrepreneurial Women of Faith,” and is a contributing author in Robbie Motter’s Book Titled “It’s All about Showing Up; The Power is in the Asking.”

Angela has been recognized with 3 separate awards by two seated presidents from 2016-2021 for her dedication to her community. One of those awards was the Lifetime Achievements Award.

Angela has also been awarded by many city and state municipalities recognizing the efforts Angela has made to help others personally and professionally.

JOAN E. WAKELAND

Joan Wakeland-Taylor was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica,W.I. She graduated from the University of Technology as a Pharmacist in 1964. She migrated to the United States and continued her Career in the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Joan is a Published Author and Speaker. She has received many awards for her achievements throughout her life, including The Lifetime Achievement Award from two Presidents of the United States Of America. She is well respected by her peers and clients.

Joan is the Director of the Riverside, and of Hemet CA, affiliates of the Global Society of Female Entrepreneurs and the Past President of the General Federation of Woman’s Club Menifee/Sun City chapter. She  has dedicated herself to the GSFE organization and the success of its members as well as the success of the Woman’s group. She gives her time and talent to touch lives and make a difference. “That is her passion, making a difference.”  In her work she touches many other 501 c3 non profits. She serves on the GSFE Advisory Board.

Joan is the past President Of GFWC Menifee Sun City Woman’s Club and serves on the Advisory Committee Circle of Promise Member for the Susan G Komen Foundation in the Inland Empire.

KELLY D. SMITH

Kelly encountered many challenges in life that were devised to stop her from experiencing the best life has for her. Kelly found she was not alone. In the midst of calamity, sorrow, and suffering, she found God and the faith to get through the difficulties of life.

Learning that fear has the power to control her life if she let it, Kelly discovered she could be a victim or a victor, her choice. Fear is just a word that is powerless unless she gives it power. The word of God freed her, healed her, and set her life on an amazing path.

Kelly is an author and dynamic speaker. She has a Master’s degree in Special Education with 21 plus years of experience. Recently, in 2020, she was a recipient of the All Women Rock Award, CD Wilson Events. Senator Morrell awarded her The Woman of Distinction for the city of Menifee 2017. Some of her other awards include The Senate Certificate of Recognition 2017, The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and The President’s Volunteer Service Award, 2016 recognized by seated President Obama.

Kelly is a #1 best-selling author of Your Amazing Itty, Bitty Book on Faith, 15 Chapters to Overcome Fear and Live a Life of Victory, available in digital and paperback from Amazon.

LORI RAUPE

Lori Raupe is a highly sought-after international speaker, trainer, corporate consultant and life strategist, and a three-time #1 International Best Selling Author.  Lori was recognized as an Author of Influence by The Connected Women of Influence in 2020.  She was recognized by John Maxwell as a person who lives by his culture of Living Intentionally in 2020. She received The Presidential Silver Medal for Volunteerism presented on World Kindness Day.  

Following a 25-year career with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, she joined the elite John Maxwell Team. This global team of coaches, trainers, and speakers teach leadership, communication, team-building, and personality insights, adding value to their clients and audiences. Lori has put her extensive experience and passion to work, earning much-deserved recognition and accolades. 

Her heart-breaking story of the loss of her young daughter, followed by losing all her worldly possessions in the California Cedar Fire has been the inspiration for her to dedicate herself to helping people achieve results, create greater successes, and find more fulfilled in their lives and help organizations maximize their potential.

Feeling Fit and Naked Healthy 

Adam is a former model, actor, and former alcoholic and addict. Meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger at age 6 thrust him into a fitness obsession. He joined the swim team at 5 and swam until he was 14. Actually, learning to swim at 6 months old in a water babies class. Track, cross country seamlessly transitioned all 4 years of High School. Ranking in state meets in both swimming, track, and cross country. Adam Gates began his modeling career at age19.

Adam refrained from drinking until he was 21…. However with Champagne flowing freely for models in VIP rooms …. A lifestyle that led to alcohol addiction. Friends applied heavy encouragement as social situations do. Adam slowly included heavy drinking in his social activities. Soon he was drinking nightly at home.

At the age of 28 while at the peak of his break into Hollywood, a combination of Black Mold inhalation and his alcohol addiction put him on death’s door. With a lowered immune system he was primed for a losing battle with any serious illness. Within six months, Adam lost 30 pounds along with his ego and sense of self. With doctors and specialists at a loss of how to treat black mold or heal him, he decided to take his health into his own hands.

He moved to Boulder in 2012 for a drier climate and became a hermit. Living on the computer researching every thing he could about healing naturally. He began to implement everything he could running tests on himself.

Slowly through his obsession, he found his formula to not only regain his health but completely turn his life around.

Adam Gates is now a successful small business owner entering his 4th year as well as the creator of Naked healthy. The information Adam learned while in his health cave for nine months has become his raison detre that brings him joy from being in service to others, leading them to a healthy and much happier life and turn their health around.

Now in its 7th-year Naked Healthy is the platform where Adam shared what he learned about maintaining a healthy fit lifestyle. He never realized how many people were as lost as he was when it came to what to eat when to eat, what to drink, how much alcohol is ok. Is sugar ok? How much should I exercise? How much should I sleep? 

Being a model for 20 years was exhausting and he completely understood how everyone else felt. Tired, a little fat, and mostly confused. He has now dedicated his life to helping those within his reach became healthier so that they can become happier then treat themselves better, and others better as well.

Sober now for 4 years, and healthier at 39 than he was at 25.

Joy Overbeck is a Colorado journalist and author who writes for Townhall.com, The Daily Caller, The Washington Times, American Thinker, BarbWire and elsewhere. More columns: https://www.facebook.com/JoyOverbeckColumnist Follow her on Twitter @JoyOverbeck1

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Eli Zupnick is an experienced communications strategist who has spent his career working with candidates and elected officials to help them win races, enact their policy and legislative agendas, manage crises, and get their messages out clearly and effectively. Eli began strategic communications consulting following ten years in the United States Senate, including six years as Communications Director for Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the Assistant Democratic Leader and third ranking Democrat in Senate leadership.



As a strategic communications consultant, Eli has worked with nonprofits and advocacy organizations to help them develop communications plans, manage crises, roll out new projects and initiatives, and secure favorable coverage in major news outlets. He has written and placed op-eds that have appeared in the Washington Post and other major publications.



As Sen. Murray’s Communications Director, Eli managed communications for her personal Senate office, Democratic leadership office, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member office. He led the communications strategy and execution around the passage of numerous bipartisan bills, including her signature K-12 education law that replaced No Child Left Behind. He was on the front lines of Senate Democrats’ messaging and strategy in the fights against President Trump’s attempts to repeal health care reform, defund Planned Parenthood, and jam the courts with extreme judges.



Prior to that role, Eli was Communications Director for the Senate Budget Committee, where he managed communications for Sen. Murray and committee Democrats through the rollout and passage of the Senate Democratic budget, the 2013 government shutdown, and the Murray-Ryan bipartisan budget deal. Prior to that, Eli was press secretary for Senator Murray and lead spokesperson for her work on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the Supercommittee).



In addition to his work in the Senate, Eli has extensive political campaign experience. He took time off from the Senate to serve as senior communications advisor for Sen. Chris Murphy's 2012 successful election in Connecticut as well as Rep. Bruce Braley's 2014 Senate race in Iowa, and then to run communications for Sen. Murray's successful re-election campaign in 2016. Prior to that, he was a press staffer on the 2008 Obama campaign in multiple states and worked on local races in New Jersey and Rhode Island.



Eli is a native New Yorker and graduated from Queens College with a degree in Political Science and Philosophy.