LaKetia Carrell is the CEO of Parents TrainUp, founding president of the Institute of Personal and Professional Development, and a licensed counselor with over 25 years of therapeutic experience.  She is the administrator of an online Facebook parenting group, Parent of Teens Empowerment Group, and blogger Parentstrainup.com. Laketia has developed a parenting assessment, whatsmyparentingstyle.com

Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie is an igniter of curiosity and sparker of human connection. She's the CEO and Principal Dating Strategist of Lovego, a revolutionary dating methodology for power women. She's also an award winning designer, researcher and Certified Facilitator of Lego Serious Play. She was named one of the 40 under 40 by the Business News in Western Australia and Digital Disruptor Professional Achiever of the Year by the Australian Computer Society.

Bettina was born in Hungary and came to United Stated through human trafficking in 2012. She was hiding for the first years of her American dream as it quickly became a nightmare. In 2016 she ran away from her traffickers and started to build her life over. 

David Yankey is a Stanford Grad and 2010 Watkins Award Honoree.  He was drafted in the NFL by the Minnesota Vikings and also played for the Carolina Panthers, and Miami Dolphins.  David is now a commercial real estate director in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Dr. Charlie Ware is the founder and chief formulator for Healing Blends Global, an all-natural herbal supplement company, and the creator of EvenFlo, the first supplement of its kind; proven 97% effective in double-blind studies to help individuals with the debilitating disease of sickle cell anemia with zero negative side effects. He is also revolutionizing the world of genetic testing by bringing concierge healthcare based on reading more than 1200 genetic codes to those who want to live a limitless life and be their best self, without apologies.

From his early years, Michael always felt a need to help others. After attending North Central Bible College in 1977, Michael worked with troubled teenagers, street gangs and homeless youth.

In 1992, Michael's calling led him to pursue a career as a certified massage therapist and reflexologist. In 1993 he opened his own practice," The Holistic Massage and Reflexology Center".

Raquel Escobar Rios is an intuitive mentor, therapist, and a guide who offers inspiration. With over 9 years’ experience in healing, plus a lifetime of psychic awareness, Raquel recovers a natural balance in people and environments. Her background is in arts, pedagogy, drama, holistic therapy, and film. Originally from Spain, Miss Rios currently lives in London.  

Bryant Browning is a 2006 Watkins Award Honoree from Cleveland Ohio.  He attended the football powerhouse Glenville High School.  Bryant was truly an Academic All-American as he was the valedictorian and senior class president.  After an outstanding high school career, Bryant signed a football scholarship with The Ohio State University.  Bryant graduated with a degree in business and had the opportunity to play in the NFL.  Bryant is now a successful entrepreneur in Columbus, Ohio serving the best BBQ in town at The Pit BBQ Grille.     &nbsp

Cariol Holloman Horne of Buffalo, New York, is known for breaking the blue wall of silence -- the informal rule among police officers in the U.S. which prohibits them from reporting on a colleague’s misconducts, errors and crimes.

 

Horne was a police officer in Buffalo, where she was born and raised. On November 1, 2006, she stopped her fellow Buffalo Police Department officer Gregory Kwiatkowski from choking a handcuffed arrestee, an African-American man named Neal Mack.