Andi Katsina is passionately dedicated to healing and changing the lives of teens and their parents, by bringing a fresh new story to bullying—having written the book Phat Girl & The Sankara Parasite, which has been called “the anti-bullying manifesto.” At one point in her life she woke up to the divine art of writing and has now written 20 books. She was called to share this special story as she became deeply concerned by the challenge of bullying and the sad numbers of teen suicide. Her book Phat Girl & The Sankara Parasite, tells a story that is healing, rare and will bring a new open loving discussion to this important subject.

Contact; info@theindieoracle.com

On line; https://www.facebook.com/AndiKatsina and https://twitter.com/AndreaKatsina

People call me Nanybel.



The following are “tags” that really don’t define who I am:



A Mom to 2 wonderful grown up sons who are my best friends and allies, an accomplished Portraiture Artist, a Certified announcer for radio and TV in Spanish, a certified Translator and Court Interpreter. I’m trilingual, have lived in 4 different countries, in 9 cities, and have traveled extensively around the World.



I’ve been married 4 times to very different men from different countries, religions and upbringings. And have also been divorced 4 times, but still believe in loving, committed relationships and in marriages! (You might think: how can that be possible?)



You see, such tags are just some of the things that I’ve done or achieved…



I am actually a persistent, caring, determined and self-motivated human being; I spent all my life editing myself to suit other people’s needs and expectations, to fit in my “inside-the-box” loving family, school and society’s traditions.



I’ve lived most of my life feeling like a butterfly whose wings were self-crippled, to be able to fly just enough to feel that I was OK, but not so high or long to be criticized or punished.



And my free-spirited me have felt trapped many times; but I’d talked myself into believing that that was the path, my mission, and that was it. I was wrong.



So now I am on a mission to speak up in a super frank, free and unedited way to debunk life and relationship myths, to give you tools you might not have, sharing with you all my life experiences, listening to yours, and do it while having fun!

Sabrina Risley is the Founder of CERTUS Professional Network, Denver’s longest standing grassroots networking organization, offering multiple networking events each month all along Colorado’s Front Range. Professionals find CERTUS a valuable community through which to meet well-connected business leaders and influencers, receive referrals, and get introduced to key resources, partners and new client prospects. Learn more about CERTUS Professional Network.

Sabrina Risley is a master connector. She’s hosted more than 1,000 live networking events since 2004 and has welcomed 22,000+ professionals to those events. She shares her observations, insights and tips on how the top 2% of effective and magnetic networkers build their companies. She also shares what NOT to do when networking.

Get her complimentary e-book: Strategic Networking for Success.

Victoria C. Leo, has master’s degrees in both biology and psychology, as well as being certified in Hypnotherapy for Auto-Immune Diseases. She is a Holy Fire, Karuna, & Usui Reiki Master/Teacher. She has helped her client’s blast through barriers to their heart’s desire through her complete programs, for over 19 years.  Her programs focus on the problems that most need “blasting away,” from weight and writer’s block, to finding one’s best and true path in life.  Victoria loves to teach and offers a full lineup of webinars and live classes designed to dispel myths about the immune and other systems.  Victoria is author of 101 Healthy Meals in 5 Minutes or Less,  Journey Out of SAD: Beat the Seasonal Blues Now, Take Back Your Lost Heart: A Toolkit, and Salle and the Alien Invasion, all available on Amazon.

Email: victoria.leo.reiki@gmail.com

John Wayne S. III (JW) is a storyteller, producer, and director. Over his 20+ year career, JW has built a solid foundation in multiple aspects of the industry. He has amassed an unsurpassed level of experience and skill that makes him an invaluable asset in production. Whether working as a freelance or staffed producer, his fiercely unique work draws the audience into the stories and scenes of his productions. JW’s career began with his serving as a PA for George Tillman’s (Soul Food and Men of Honor) first  film, Scenes for the Soul. During this time, JW delved into the world of publicity with Grammy-nominated producer Steve “Silk” Hurley, who has worked with the likes of: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna. JW became Director of International A&R while with Silk, setting up and supervising agents in both the UK and Japan. Inspired by his growing knowledge of production, JW started JWS Productions. John Wayne S. III has produced over 200 music videos, 70 commercials, and a variety of media projects.10 years after founding JWS Productions, John signed a multi-year deal with the Colours network to develop programming, which took him away from the music industry. He then became President /GM of DL Records, where he guided  the label’s trajectory and helped propel the artist Bodaiga, whose hit  single “We Don’t Play Dat” (produced by Lil Jon and featuring Bun B) was a  global success. Eager to explore the final frontier of documentary and feature films, JW started Londyn Town Pictures.  JW searched for the right project to pursue for his first film before settling on Red All Over, which highlights both sides of America’s hottest issue–gun violence–and offers an alternative view. When John isn’t immersed in the world of entertainment, he enjoys time with his daughter in their home in Houston, Texas.

www.RedAllOverFilm.com

www.LondynTownPictures.com  

JOSH HAYES

Josh Hayes is an illustrator and art director with more than twenty years experience in the worlds of entertainment, media, advertising, and marketing. He is the founder of Stormship, an award winning Boston based print and multi-media design studio.His illustrations have appeared in various magazines, annual reports and national ad campaigns. As an art director and creative consultant he has worked with: Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia/TriStar, IBM, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and many others. Through joint ventures with various production companies and ad agencies he has helped develop promotional projects and media launches for the syndicated releases of the television series Mad About You, the Nanny, ER and Friends as well as promos for Fox Football, the X-Files and various Disney projects.

As an LA based storyboard artist, Josh shares a close working relationship with many of the top directors in the industry having worked with the likes of: Gore Verbinski, Barry Levinson, Sydney Pollack, Rob Reiner, Kinka Usher, Michael Bay, Kevin Smith, Joe Pytka, Kathryn Bigelow, Simon West, Lasse Hallstrom, Scott Hicks, Christine Jeffs, Francios Girard, Janusz Kaminski, Peter Chelsom, Tommy Schlamme, and Paris Barclay. Over the past fifteen years he’s storyboarded more than 3,000 commercials including dozens for Super Bowl spots for clients such as: Apple, McDonald’s, Intel, Budweiser, Audi, Coca Cola, Nike, Lexus, MasterCard, Heineken, Jack In The Box, Pepsi Max, GE and American Express. Josh is also active in network television, having boarded various episodes of the series: Heroes, Chuck, Ghost Whisperer, ER, Close To Home, Clubhouse, The Bernie Mac Show, The West Wing, The X-Files, Vengeance Unlimited, Saving Grace, as well as two full seasons of Lois and Clark, The New Adventure of Superman. He has also worked on J.J Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer pilots. His feature film credits include: Elavator Men, Rango, Feast, Alex and Emma, Slow Burn, Cats & Dogs, Kiss the Girls and Hush. He has also boarded several award winning independent short films and even an opening segment for the 2000 Academy Awards.

Josh is a coauthor of the feature-length screenplays Strangers & Undertakers and Chicago Moon. He has directed commercials as part of a male/female directing team with Riad Galayini. He co-produced and directed the short film, Spin This, and also co-produced the short film Crossing. He is currently developing the graphic novel Gnarg for the web with cartoonist Michael Brennan, and is writing and illustrating his own children’s book The Best Lemonade In The Universe.

A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Josh holds a BA in illustration with minor concentrations in both marketing and filmmaking. He also studied filmmaking at Emerson College, the American Film Institute, and the International Film & Video Workshops in Rockport, Maine.

If you would like to learn more about Josh, and his tips, techniques and philosophies on storyboarding, he is featured in the book Storyboards, Motion in Art (3rd Edition), by Mark Simon.

TREVOR GREEN

Spirited, deep, and thought provoking are just a few words to describe the artist known as Trevor Green. His music is something fresh and distinctly new, yet is deeply woven in the spiritual fabric of our ancient ancestors. Surrounded by 5 guitars, 3 didgeridoos, an array of percussion instruments and decorated of symbolic ancestral nature, Green’s stage appears to be a musical playground not for the faint of heart. As a powerful advocate of Native American voice, he was adopted into a Navajo family and will often be graced by the power of Native American grass dancers who will take to the stage creating a mystical and captivating experience.

On the heels of Green’s recent EP ‘Collide,’ comes the latest and most anticipated of his musical offerings. ‘Voice of the Wind,’ Green’s 5th studio album, is a captivating sonic journey exposing the foundational fabric from which his inspiration is born. Traveling the depths of emotion and musical experience, ‘Voice of the Wind’ brings the listener into the haunting mystical realms of songs like “Rainbow Medicine,” to the foot stomping grooves of “Let it Go” and into the celebratory experience of the songs like “Red Road” and the title track “Voice of the Wind.” This record is a culmination of Trevor’s music and spiritual experiences to date and expresses the willingness to invite each listener into his personal journey as a reflection of their own.

“I follow the music where it leads me. Through this process I find the music always comes from an honest place and that is most important in receiving the songs when they come through.” What deepens the music is Trevor’s ability to connect with his audience. Threading together sing-able and uplifting melodies, dynamic instrumentation, heart pounding rhythms and the haunting sounds of the didgeridoo, with his spontaneous improvisational ability, Green’s performance is a one man powerhouse with universal appeal that seems to come from the ground up. With his honest delivery and ability to extricate the music from a deep place of truth, he leads his audience through vast landscapes of sound, weaving together a magnetic and spellbinding performance.

Through Green’s devotion to bring forward the messages of our ancestors and connect deeply with culture, he recently launched a successful crowdfunding campaign that sent him, his wife, two young children and the son of his adopted Navajo brother on a two month journey into the heart of Australia to discover the roots of the aboriginal culture and the story behind the didgeridoo (yidaki), which has been such a fundamental part of the sound scape of his music.

Performing 25 shows across the region and meeting with various wisdom keepers from the indigenous aboriginal cultures, this would prove to be yet another life altering journey of deep magnitude. In seeking a deeper understanding and connection to didgeridoo, he was lead to a far deeper connection with the aboriginal community of Northeast Arnhem Land where he and his family were adopted into the Galpu clan. Given the name “North Wind” by elder Djalu Gurruwiwi, Trevor brings the blessing back to North America where he offers his fifth studio album ‘Voice of the Wind.’

CHRIS WISE

Entrepreneur, Visionary, Information Architect

Chris is inspired to create the fullest experience of freedom in life possible. “I didn’t want a boss to tell me what to do, I didn’t want a business that kept me in the office or tied to one physical location. So I created a life that allows for my greatest self-expression and experience of freedom.”

At the age of 12, Chris started his first business sharpening chainsaw chains. At 16 he founded his first technology company Wise Enterprises. Chris dropped out of college and left behind a full scholarship, to pursue the expansion of this company. It paid off, as the growth of this company created him a millionaire for the first time at the age of 21. “College isn’t for everyone and definitely not necessary for success.”

Chris Wise has been influenced and mentored by some of the top minds in the world including Tony Robbins, Steven Covey and Michael Gerber. He has co-authored three books and a movie with key business and personal development leaders Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, and Bob Proctor.

As a mastermind of system structure and design, Chris has a genius ability to bring order from chaos in the most complex of business environments. He has always been fascinated by the design and structure of information.

Specialties:

Information Architect, Business Metrics, System Structure and Design, Information Organization, Business Process Engineering, Business Strategy, Sales and Marketing Strategies, Sales and Marketing Automation, Organizational Integrity and Performance Improvement, Building a Virtual Company, Laptop Lifestyle, Having Fun.