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2026
Anaheim, CA Apr 28 - 30
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Join the Largest Gathering of Marketing Pros!

At Social Media Marketing World, you’ll rub shoulders with top marketing pros.

Imagine gaining insight that could propel your marketing efforts.

Each presenter is carefully recruited based on their experience and integrity in the industry.

These speakers won't disappear behind a curtain, never to be seen again! Instead, they'll spend time with you. This means you can get your questions answered.

“This was by far one of the best conferences I've ever attended. All of the sessions I attended were full of specific, useful content, NOT generic advice or case studies,” said Lindsay Nyquist.

Here’s the list of experts presenting at Social Media Marketing World 2026, covering organic and paid social marketing, AI and marketing, marketing strategy, and marketing workshops covering messaging strategy, conversion optimization, email marketing, and more!

Keynotes

Michael StelznerThe Future of Marketing: How to Thrive When AI Changes Everything
Instructor: Michael Stelzner; Topic: Future of Marketing

Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner and Social Media Marketing World—the industry's largest conference. He's also the founder of the AI Business Society and the AI Business World conference. Michael hosts the Social Media Marketing Podcast and the AI Explored podcast, and is the author of the books Launch and Writing White Papers.

Shannon McKinstrieThriving in the Connection Era: How to Earn Attention, Trust, and Loyalty
Instructor: Shannon McKinstrie; Topic: Social Marketing

Shannon is an engaging social media strategist, trainer, and mentor. She guides small business owners into making a big splash online and growing their accounts through proven, organic, and sustainable strategies. She's host of the Good Content podcast, and her membership is The Reels Lab.

Dr. Nici Sweaney

AI as Your Operating System: Building a Business That Scales Without You
Instructor: Dr. Nici Sweaney; Topic: AI Systems

Nici is the founder of AI Her Way, blending innovation with impact—making AI ethical, inclusive, and empowering across business, education, and global development. Her mission is to drive ethical AI use for a better world. Her membership is AI for Impact Hub. Her mastermind is the AI Growth Machine.

Pat FlynnThe Short-Form Formula for Capturing Attention, Building Lifelong Fans, and Unlocking Revenue
Instructor: Pat Flynn; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Pat is the author of Superfans and Will it Fly. His YouTube channels, Deep Pocket Monster and Short Pocket Monster have had more than 2 billion views! He's also host of the Smart Passive Income podcast. He's a serial entrepreneur who prides himself on being truthful, transparent, and authentic in everything he does.

Organic and Paid Social Marketing

Want to master marketing across the social platforms? Let our expert trainers show you precisely how to get more exposure, leads, engagement, and sales.

Mari SmithStop the Scroll, Start the Connection: New Rules of Facebook Marketing That Deliver Results
Instructor: Mari Smith; Topic: Facebook Marketing

The undisputed “Queen of Facebook” and the world’s foremost expert on organic Facebook, Mari shows marketers exactly how to develop winning strategies—without running ads—on Facebook.

Tara ZirkerWinning AI-Powered Strategies for Facebook and Instagram Ads in 2026
Instructor: Tara Zirker; Topic: Facebook and Instagram Ads

Tara helps marketers achieve massive returns on their advertising, even with a small budget. She’s built a successful online program, Successful Ads, that helps marketers and business owners take the pain out of online advertising with play-by-play training, no matter their experience level.

Sean CannellEmbracing the New Rules of YouTube for More Views, Greater Trust, and Proven Results
Instructor: Sean Cannell; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Sean is a CEO, YouTube creator, speaker, co-author of YouTube Secrets, and coach helping marketers build influence and income through video. With over 4.2 million subscribers and 500+ million views across his portfolio, Sean is THE video marketing expert to watch if you want to do more with video.

Melissa Laurie

Social Search: How to Make Your Reels, TikToks, and Shorts Discoverable
Instructor: Melissa Laurie; Topic: Social Discovery

Melissa has been recognized as a Woman to Watch in Asia and was shortlisted for the Women Leading Tech Awards by Atlassian. As the founder of Oysterly, a leading short-form agency specializing in User-Generated Content (UGC) and Influencer Marketing, her company has collaborated with Fortune 500 companies to help them increase engagement and reach their audiences.

Salma Jafri

The YouTube Authority Playbook: Position Yourself as the Go-To Expert
Instructor: Salma Jafri; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Salma is a video strategist and YouTube coach who specializes in helping other coaches, consultants, and online entrepreneurs grow their income with YouTube. She’s also the founder of the YouTube Entrepreneur Society, a membership that helps creators grow their business.

Emily Hirsh

The ‘Everywhere’ Ad Strategy That Drives 8-10X ROAS
Instructor: Emily Hirsh; Topic: Facebook and Instagram Ads

Emily is a social advertising specialist and agency owner specializing in helping busy business owners and entrepreneurs take their business to the next level. She and her team use strategy and data to generate hundreds of millions in revenue for clients.

Liz GermainYouTube Strategy: How to Turn Viewers Into Buyers
Instructor: Liz Germain; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Liz, founder of Vidfluence LLC, helps online businesses grow and monetize YouTube channels organically. She has generated over 100 million organic YouTube views and tens of thousands of leads for clients across industries, and personally holds a handful of YouTube awards. Liz teaches cutting-edge YouTube organic marketing strategies that have generated millions in sales online.

Aleric Heck

How to Create Value Driven AI Video Ads That Consistently Convert
Instructor: Aleric Heck; Topic: Video Ads 

Aleric is author of Video Authority: The Art and Science of Converting Viewers Into Clients. He’s a video ads expert and the founder of AdOutreach—a consulting business that helps marketers leverage video ads for more lead and sales. His podcast is the Marketing Minds With Aleric Heck.

Nicky SaundersFrom Idea to Instagram Post in Minutes: The AI Content Assembly Line
Instructor: Nicky Saunders; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Nicky is a personal branding specialist with a unique focus on video editing and live performance. She is best known for her work with motivational speaker Eric Thomas, but is an agency owner and considers her agency the one-stop-shop for building an online presence for personal brands.

Eden Hazan

How to “Stop The Scroll” with Short Form Videos
Instructor: Eden Hazan; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Eden is a content strategist who specializes in short-form video. He's co-founder of Social Drop, an agency that helps brands fine-tune content strategies that keep them ahead of social trends and competitors. His course Creating Viral Content 101.

Michelle Gifford

Building a Million Dollar Instagram Marketing Funnel: From Viewers to Customers
Instructor: Michelle Gifford; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Michelle is an Instagram expert, social strategist, and podcaster. She is the CEO of a marketing agency specializing in women-owned, personality-led businesses. She is passionate about using her expertise to teach her community strategies and tactics for succeeding on social media. Her podcast is called The Social Strategist podcast.

Brock Johnson

The Ultimate Formula for Growing More and Working Less on Instagram
Instructor: Brock Johnson; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Brock is an Instagram strategist who helps creators and small businesses succeed with Instagram. His InstaClub Hub is a membership that helps marketers and creators grow and monetize on Instagram. He's host of the Build Your Tribe podcast.

Elizabeth Marberry

Instagram Reels to Revenue: The Content Funnel That Drives Connection and Conversion
Instructor: Elizabeth Marberry; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Elizabeth is an Instagram marketing strategist who helps small businesses drive more organic leads and sales. Her podcast is Strut It: Bold Visibility Through Instagram Marketing, and her membership is Hot Reels: The 12 Month Instagram Content Lab.

Keenya KellyTikTok Money Machine: Live Shopping, Shoppable Content, and the Blueprint for Business Dominance
Instructor: Keenya Kelly; Topic: TikTok Marketing

Keenya is a social media and video marketing expert who helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses online. As an accomplished entrepreneur with multiple six-figure businesses under her belt, she has a gift for helping people find their voice in video.

Mike Yanda

How to Grow a Loyal and Engaged Following on TikTok
Instructor: Mike Yanda; Topic: TikTok Marketing

Mike is a TikTok growth expert who helps business owners build engaged audiences and scale their revenue. He's built multiple seven-figure businesses including Laptop Empires and Red Dirt Marketing. A former lawyer turned digital entrepreneur, Mike teaches proven strategies for growing email lists, creating courses, and mastering organic social media.

AJ WilcoxAdvanced LinkedIn Ads: The B2B Marketer's Secret Weapon
Instructor: AJ Wilcox; Topic: LinkedIn Ads 

The world’s leading LinkedIn ads expert, AJ teaches businesses to drive high-quality B2B leads at scale. He's a self-diagnosed LinkedIn ads fanatic, the founder and CEO of B2Linked and host of the LinkedIn Ads Show podcast.

Louise BroganShow Up and Stand Out: A LinkedIn Video Framework for B2B Success
Instructor: Louise Brogan; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Louise runs a boutique marketing agency that helps established businesses develop their LinkedIn presence. She’s host of the Raise Your Visibility Online podcast. She also runs a VIP Intensive to help people increase their LinkedIn visibility.

Judi FoxHow to Build a Long-Lasting LinkedIn Marketing Strategy
Instructor: Judi Fox; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Judi is a LinkedIn Business Accelerator who specializes in helping marketers generate more sales on the platform. She works with well-known brands on LinkedIn, oftentimes generating a 10x increase in sales in as little as 6 months. Judi makes getting better results on LinkedIn fun!

Michelle J RaymondLinkedIn Company Pages That Convert: The 5 Strategies Everyone Else Misses
Instructor: Michelle J Raymond; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Michelle coaches B2B organizations to achieve growth with LinkedIn. A Company Pages specialist, she's host of the Social Media for B2B Growth podcast, co-author of The LinkedIn Branding Book and Business Gold. Her company B2B Growth Co offers multiple LinkedIn courses to empower teams.

Mandy McEwen

From Likes to Leads: Turning LinkedIn Posts into Pipeline with AI
Instructor: Mandy McEwen; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Mandy is a LinkedIn expert and founder of Mod Girl Marketing, a consultancy that helps marketing teams increase their exposure on LinkedIn. Her LinkedIn live show is called Ambitious Outcomes, and she's the top B2B marketer according to LinkedIn.

Brent Csutoras

Reddit for Marketers: Human Validation, Search Dominance, and Getting Started the Right Way
Instructor: Brent Csutoras; Topic: Reddit Marketing

Brent is a Reddit marketing strategist and CEO of OGs Media, a consultancy that helps businesses succeed on Reddit. He's also the managing partner of Search Engine Journal.

Roberto Blake

Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Business with YouTube + AI
Instructor: Roberto Blake; Topic: YouTube

Roberto is the founder and owner of Create Awesome Media, a digital agency focused on video marketing and content strategy, and the Awesome Creator Academy. He has over 600k subscribers, also hosts the Create Something Awesome Today Podcast, and wrote the book Create Something Awesome: How Creators Are Profiting From Their Passion in the Creator Economy.

AI and Marketing

Know AI could transform your marketing but not sure where to start? Wondering how to move from experimenting to actually implementing?

Here's a sampling of the 20 tactical sessions you'll experience:

Kyle ShannonEmbracing AI Readiness: A Practical Guide to Securing Your Future
Instructor: Kyle Shannon; Topic: AI Readiness

Kyle is an AI community builder and strategist who helps artists, builders, and educators creatively embrace change and secure their future. He's the host of the AI Learning Lab, a daily YouTube live-stream, and founder of the AI Salon, a community exploring the AI frontier. His forthcoming book is Feed Your Prompt.

Dan Sanchez15+ AI Tools You Can Easily Implement to Transform Your Marketing
Instructor: Dan Sanchez; Topic: AI Tools

Dan is an AI strategist who helps marketers prepare for the future. He breaks down complex ideas into practical strategies. His podcast is The AI-Driven Marketer, where he shares real-world experiments and honest conversations about marketing in the age of AI.

Molly MahoneyScale Your Business With AI Agents (Without Hiring More Staff)
Instructor: Molly Mahoney; Topic: AI Agents

Molly is the author of Performance Power and Choose Confidence. She's also founder of the AI Content Club, a membership that helps coaches, course creators, and creative entrepreneurs use AI in their content to generate qualified leads. Her podcast is called Authentically Awesome.

Noelle RussellResponsible AI Agents: Your Playbook for Safe, Profitable Growth
Instructor: Noelle Russell; Topic: AI Agents

Noelle is an AI business strategist and author of Scaling Responsible AI. She’s also the founder of the AI Leadership Institute—where she helps marketers and entrepreneurs increase revenue and reduce costs with AI. Her podcast is Good Morning AI.

Isar MeitisUsing Claude Cowork: How to Automate Repetitive Marketing Tasks
Instructor: Isar Meitis; Topic: AI Agents

Isar is the founder of Multiplai, a consultancy and training company specializing in helping businesses implement AI strategies. His podcast is Leveraging AI, and his course is Generative AI Business Transformation.

Wendy BreakstoneTurn Your Signature Offer Into a 24/7 Goldmine With AI Assistants
Instructor: Wendy Breakstone; Topic: AI Assistants

Wendy is an AI strategist who helps seasoned coaches, creators, and service-based businesses embrace AI to increase their revenue and free their time. Explore her AI-for-Income Accelerator and connect with her in the free AI-Powered Business with Wendy community.

Anik Singal

AI Social Content at Scale: Grow Your Reach, Regain Your Time
Instructor: Anik Singal; Topic: AI Video & Writing

Anik Singal is the founder of Ugentic AI, a software company that’s building a suite of AI tools focused on agentic AI for marketing and sales. He is building the world's largest agentic AI incubator, acquiring 100+ startups and scaling them through a centralized ecosystem.

Alicia Lyttle

Build Your AI Team: Creating Custom AI Assistants That Scale Your Business
Instructor: Alicia Lyttle; Topic: AI Assistants 

Alicia is an AI enthusiast and author of ChatGPT Made Easy. She's the founder of the AI Experts Club, a membership for business owners looking to improve with AI. She's also founder of the International Association of Artificial Intelligence Consultants.

Kinsey Soderberg

3 AI Systems That Automate Repetitive Tasks and Reclaim Your Calendar
Instructor: Kinsey Soderberg; Topic: AI Automation

Kinsey is the founder of Authentic AI, a company designed to help women entrepreneurs put AI to work. Her course is called AI Brand Blueprint, and she hosts the Authentic AI podcast.

Andy CrestodinaUsing Top AI Prompts to Enhance Each Stage of the Lead Generation Funnel
Instructor: Andy Crestodina; Topic: AI and Content Marketing

Andy is co-founder and strategic director of Orbit Media, a digital agency that helps B2B businesses develop and optimize websites. He’s author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.

Jonathan Mast

Leveraging AI to Create Helpful and Engaging Content Your Audience Loves
Instructor: Jonathan Mast; Topic: AI Content

Jonathan is an AI coach and founder of White Beard Strategies, a consultancy that uses AI to help businesses save time, deliver more value, and become more profitable. His course is AI Prompting Mastery, and his newsletter is the AI Prompting Insider.

Michael HyattThe Complete AI-Powered Newsletter System: Idea to Inbox in 60 Minutes
Instructor: Michael Hyatt; Topic: AI Content

Michael is the founder of Full Focus, a business focused on helping people win at work and succeed at life. He's the author of numerous books, including Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and Platform. His latest project is the AI Business Lab, a mastermind program that helps business owners leverage artificial intelligence to grow their companies.

Rachel WoodsAI Operations: How the Fastest Teams Are Building Systems That Scale Themselves
Instructor: Rachel Woods; Topic: AI Operations

Rachel is an AI strategist and founder of DiviUp, an agency that helps agencies develop their AI operations. She's the founder of The AI Exchange, a membership for AI ops professionals and consultants. Her courses are Prompting for AI Operations and an Intro to AI Operations.

Brian PiperAI Content Optimization: Using Data to Maximize the Impact of Your Content
Instructor: Brian Piper; Topic: AI Content

Brian is director of content strategy at the University of Rochester. He's also the co-author of Epic Content Marketing. He has created training programs and workshops for hundreds of companies including Xerox, Volvo, and Harvard.

Erika StanleyBuilding an AI CMO That Becomes Your Strategic Marketing Partner
Instructor: Erika Stanley; Topic: AI Assistants

Erika is an AI strategist who helps women entrepreneurs leverage AI to scale their businesses without burnout. She's founder of AI Queens Society and CEO of Mile End Digital, a brand and web agency. Her podcast is AI Queens.

Leslie SamuelHow to Produce Studio-Quality Videos with Google Veo—Without a Studio Budget
Instructor: Leslie Samuel; Topic: AI Video

Leslie is an AI enthusiast and video creator who founded Interactive Biology, a top YouTube channel for demystifying biology for students around the world. He's also a professional speaker and emcee.

Jeff SiehAI-Powered Image Creation: Create Professional Visuals in Minutes
Instructor: Jeff Sieh; Topic: AI Images

Jeff is a content strategist who helps creators get more from their existing content and host of Creator News Live. He also offers a free AI Artistry for Entrepreneurs course.

Eve WhitakerFrom Script to Scale: Successful AI Video Storytelling
Instructor: Eve Whitaker; Topic: AI Video

Eve is a strategic storyteller and former Hollywood producer who helps businesses scale through the intersection of story and technology. As founder of VEI Creative, she builds custom AI tools that preserve brand authenticity while optimizing content strategy. Eve leverages 25+ years of media experience to turn messaging into growth.

Gemma Bonham-CarterThe Brand Book: The Missing Link in High-Performing AI Assistants
Instructor: Gemma Bonham-Carter; Topic: AI Brand Book

Gemma is the founder of AI All Stars and an AI business expert who helps entrepreneurs grow with AI marketing strategies. Her podcast is The Course Creator Show.

Lauren deVaneVague to Vogue: A Creative Director's Framework for AI Image Generation
Instructor: Lauren deVane; Topic: AI Images

Lauren, known online as Your AI Auntie, is an AI creative futurist and former creative director who helps marketers and entrepreneurs build brands with creative design strategy and AI. Explore her Foundations in Fauxtography course, Prompty Poppins custom GPT, and The Launchpad community.

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Marketing Strategy

Want to embrace a new marketing strategy? Let these marketing experts guide you to your next winning plan.

Rand FishkinZero Click Marketing and the Future of Discovery
Instructor: Rand Fishkin; Topic: Search

Rand is the CEO and co-founder of SparkToro, a software company that helps marketers understand the behaviors and demographics of their audiences. Rand also co-founded Moz, a leading a SEO software company, is the author of Lost and Founder, and is a co-author of The Art of SEO.

Brenna McGowanApplying Pre-Selling Strategies That Prime Buyers to Say Yes
Instructor: Brenna McGowan; Topic: Anticipation Marketing

Brenna is a copywriter and launch strategist who specializes in helping coaches, course creators, and consultants exceed their sales goals—in an authentic way. Her Prelaunch Plan Program is for entrepreneurs and includes coaching and training. Her online event is called Behind the Launch.

Dr. J.J. PetersonMessaging With Heart and Authority: How to Use Vulnerability as a Brand Advantage
Instructor: Dr. J.J. Peterson; Topic: Storytelling

J.J. is author of Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business. He helps businesses clarify their stories. J.J. hosts the Marketing Made Simple podcast. He also teaches the Master of Marketing program at Vanderbilt University.

Brooke SellasBeyond Content: Winning Customers Through Conversation
Instructor: Brooke Sellas; Topic: Social Listening

Brooke is the CEO & founder of B Squared Media, a digital marketing agency focusing on social media customer service. She's author of Conversations That Connect. She also teaches two Digital Marketing courses at University of California, Irvine.

Lou MongelloThe Disney Difference: Marketing Lessons From the Happiest Place on Earth
Instructor: Lou Mongello; Topic: Lessons from Disney

Lou is a former attorney who turned his Disney passion into WDW Radio, a podcast with 1000+ episodes and tens of millions of downloads. He's also founder of the Dream Team Project, raising $550,000+ for Make-A-Wish, and helps creators achieve success through coaching and keynotes.

Melanie DezielHow to Creatively Repurpose Content for Maximum Impact
Instructor: Melanie Deziel; Topic: Content Marketing

Melanie is a sought after speaker and award-winning branded content creator who is passionate about helping individuals, teams, and organizations unlock their creative potential and organize their creative efforts. She is the co-founder of The Creator Kitchen mastermind for creators, and the author of two books.

Shana Lynn BresnahanThe Loyalty Effect: How Customer Experience Drives Repeat Sales
Instructor: Shana Lynn Bresnahan; Topic: Customer Experience

Shana Lynn is the CEO of Community Cultivated, helping million-dollar subscription businesses increase retention through innovative community strategies. With over a decade of experience, Shana’s systems-based approach creates sustainable scale and member activation. Her weekly podcast is Community Creators.

Workshops

Want to go a bit deeper? With your All-Access ticket, you get access to these professional development workshops.

Allie BjerkProfitable on Day One: How to Create Ad Campaigns That Generate Buyers and Scale Fast
Instructor: Allie Bjerk; Topic: Self-Liquidating Offers

Allie is a demand generation strategist who helps marketers and entrepreneurs skip launches and build profitable and automated systems that scale. She’s host of the Start Tiny show. Her forthcoming book is called Tiny Offers: How to Build-Low Ticket Products That Build an Impactful Business.

Tamsen WebsterFundamentals of Message Design: Increasing The Chances You Get a Yes
Instructor: Tamsen Webster; Topic: Messaging Strategy

Tamsen is a message strategist who helps founders and experts gain more attention and make a larger impact. She's the author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible and Say What They Can't Unhear: The 9 Principles of Lasting Change.

Talia WolfConversion Rate Optimization 2.0: Leveraging the Power of Emotion for More Impact, Leads, and Sales
Instructor: Talia Wolf; Topic: Conversion Optimization 

Talia is a conversion rate optimization strategist who helps marketers drive more leads and sales, and the founder of GetUplift, an agency that specializes in CRO for websites and landing pages. She is the author of Emotional Targeting: Win Hearts. Boost Sales. Own the Market.

Joel KlettkeFrom Story to Sales: The Repeatable Case Study Playbook
Instructor: Joel Klettke; Topic: Customer Success Stories

Joel is a conversion copywriter and consultant who helps B2B brands develop go-to-market strategy and customer story programs. He runs Business Casual Copywriting and is the former co-founder of Case Study Buddy—a customer testimonial agency.

Jessica BestEmail Marketing for Content Marketers: Driving High ROI
Instructor: Jessica Best; Topic: Email Marketing

Jessica, founder of BetterAve, is an email marketing strategist and speaker who helps marketers mine their customer data to deliver better results for their company or clients.

Goldie ChanPersonal Branding for Marketers and Entrepreneurs
Instructor: Goldie Chan; Topic: Personal Branding

Goldie is founder of Warm Robots, an award-winning social media strategy agency based in Los Angeles with global clients. She’s also a Senior Contributor at Forbes for an internationally-recognized column, Personal Branding and Storytelling in the Digital Age.

Chris OrzechowskiHow to Double Your Sales with Personalized Email Marketing
Instructor: Chris Orzechowski; Topic: Email Marketing

Chris is an email marketing strategist and founder of The Email Copywriter, where he helps businesses generate predictable revenue through strategic email marketing. He's the author of Make It Rain: The Secret to Generating Massive Paydays from Your Email List.

Jerry PotterThe YouTube System That Gets You Suggested, Not Ignored
Instructor: Jerry Potter; Topic: Video

Jerry helps entrepreneurs achieve more time freedom in their businesses by helping them streamline their content marketing through YouTube, podcasts and social media. He's also been the host of Social Media Examiner's Social Media Marketing Talk Show.

Cliff RavenscraftCreating an Influential Podcast That Captures Attention and Compounds Trust
Instructor: Cliff Ravenscraft; Topic: Podcasting

Cliff, the Podcast Answer Man, has helped more than 40,000 people launch podcasts since 2005. With 50+ shows and 4,800+ episodes produced, he is a premier podcasting authority. He also provides business strategy and mindset coaching, helping creators and entrepreneurs build thriving businesses around their unique expertise.

Emcees

Meet the high-energy emcees who will guide your experience and keep the momentum moving throughout the entire event.

Leslie SamuelLeslie Samuel

Leslie is an AI enthusiast and video creator who founded Interactive Biology, a top YouTube channel for demystifying biology for students around the world. He's also a professional speaker and sought-after emcee known for keeping the energy high, schedules tight, and audiences engaged from the first welcome to the final standing ovation.

Ramon RayRamon Ray

Ramon is an entrepreneur and leading expert on small business success. As Bitdefender’s Small Business Ambassador and publisher of ZoneofGenius.com, he is dedicated to helping professionals build powerful, unapologetically positive personal brands. A motivational keynote speaker and author of The Celebrity CEO, Ramon focuses on making the world a better place through entrepreneurship.

Cassandra ThompsonCassandra Thompson

Cassandra is a networking paragon and speaker who has reached over 13 million people on YouTube. With experience casting Wheel of Fortune and recruiting for Riot Games, she demystifies relationship-building with humor. Featured on ABC7 and CNBC, Cassandra is on a mission to help professionals build authentic, real-world connections.

Kate GarnesKate Garnes

Kate is a dynamic emcee, DJ, and speaker known for her high-energy presence. A former Disney performer, she blends professionalism and “hype” to create unforgettable event experiences. Kate excels at guiding audience energy and ensuring programs run smoothly, leaving every attendee feeling connected, inspired, and energized for the next session.

Devon Montgomery PashaDevon Montgomery Pasha

Devon is a Facilitator of Human Experience who hosts high-visibility programs where presence and connection are paramount. She designs custom strategies to guide energy and foster honest dialogue for audiences of thousands. Devon’s work ensures that every attendee leaves aligned, energized, and ready to move from conversation to real progress.

Chad PetersenChad Petersen

Chad, “The Story Catcher,” is a narrative coach who helps people reclaim their power through storytelling and mindfulness. Based in Ecuador, Chad blends wisdom and wit to guide audiences out of limiting stories. He believes everyone is one story away from freedom, helping them find clarity and purpose through wonder.

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