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William Winfield is a young millennial certified professional speaker, Educational consultant, Minister, Author, and DISC consultant. William is also a father of two wonderful sons, and beautiful daughter, a husband to Jennifer. William has over 5 years of experience in public speaking, mentoring and coaching. He is one of the most sought-after motivational speakers for inspiring and activating students and educators in America. His own life experiences such as being in Foster care, homelessness, losing a football scholarship, raised by a single mother, and being molested have prepared him well and have made him an expert in his field. His transparency, honesty and heart-felt desire to inspire people to achieve greatness is what sets William apart. Follow William on Twitter @willisblessed38 IG: @willisblessed FB: williamwinfield View his YouTube channel @williamwinfield which has episodes from his speaking.

Dr. Darrin Peppard is a school district superintendent, speaker, author, and consultant focused on what matters most in leadership. Darrin’s an expert in school culture and climate as well as coaching and growing emerging leaders. He is known for his keen insight, culture-first leadership style, and dynamic personality. Darrin shares his experiences from over 25 years in education, specifically those learned as an education leader during the past 13 years. As a ‘recovering’ high school principal, Darrin talks about lessons learned and effective strategies to help leaders of all experience levels become more effective at their craft. #roadtoawesome #codebreaker Follow Darrin on Twitter: @DarrinMPeppard IG: @darrinpeppard FB: darrinmpeppard or visit his website: www.roadtoawesome.net

Danny Bauer is the Founder of Better Leaders, Better Schools, podcast host, and author of the #BLBSRoadmap. Danny provides coaching to leaders, aka “ruckus makers” to bring them out of the isolation that is often found in school leadership in order to help them #levelup their leadership. A former principal and English teacher, Danny hosts masterminds with school leaders across the globe, as well as providing them with tools such as vivid vision and ideal week. Follow Danny on Twitter @alienearbud or visit his website at www.betterleadersbetterschools.com

Sherianna Boyle is an international, Emotional Detox Coach®, author of eight books, including her most recent "Emotional Detox" and "Emotional Detox for Anxiety". Sherianna has been featured in over eighty-five articles, and a featured presenter for renowned organizations such as: PESI® Behavioral and Mental Health Education, Kripalu Health & Yoga Center, 1440 Multiversity University and more. She is an adjunct Psychology Professor and founder of Emotional Detox Coaching® servicing clients (of all ages background and abilities) virtually world wide. She is the co-founder of CLEANSElife.com, which features her CLEANSE Yoga® virtual video collection, Emotional Detox courses and Corporate Wellness. Sherianna is a featured expert on Simple Habit App, and host of Emotional Detox Radio Show on Healthylife.net. Follow her on Twitter: @SheriannaBoyle IG: @Sherianna.boyle Visit her website: www.sheriannaboyle.com

Adam Kotowski, aka Coach Adam, is a husband and father to four amazing children. He created The Extraordinary Me Program out of a need to transform. Realizing how limited perceptions and beliefs are, being heavily influenced by his acceptance of other's opinions regarding his ADD/ADHD, brought him to a critical point in his life. He created the program and was an intern in that very program for 16 years. Mentoring many Student/Athletes on how to be in the moment, handle emotions, create a feeling of certainty, and permit your Extraordinary Self to take over. He’s Coached over 1,000 student/athletes through the years, including his own children. Being part of the process in their transformation from youth, to teenagers, and then to adults, he's had the honor of working with these Extraordinary mentees through their life cycles and journeys to Endure. He’s a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Certified Hypnotherapist along with holding an MBA from Capella University. His book “You Are Extraordinary” was published in Nov. ‘19. Follow Adam on Twitter: @Coachadam34 IG: @Coachadam34 FB: Coachadam34 Visit his website: www.Coachadam34.com

Tyler Christensen or Mr. C as his students call him, is a teacher, author, speaker, entrepreneur and family man. He has spent 15 years in classrooms as an elementary, middle school, and university instructor. His educational research stems from his own 100 lb. weight loss journey and explores the role of exercise in cognitive development and long-term memory. Tyler is the founder of a national recruiting service for student-athletes as well as an academic journal for those preparing to teach, and he is the host of Virtual School Assembly (VSA). Episodes can be found at https://www.youtube.com/c/VirtualScho.... When he's not teaching, working on his businesses, or training for a race Tyler is doing his most important work--spending time with his incredible wife and four amazing kids. Visit Tyler's website: www.tylerchristensen.com . Follow him on  Twitter & IG @TylerTheSpeaker. 

Evan Whitehead has been an educator for more than 20 years spanning three decades. Over the course of his career, he has held the following positions: special education paraprofessional, special education high school teacher, Latino parent outreach coordinator, dean of student discipline, community outreach coordinator, director of special services, director of bilingual education and English learners, Title I director, and assistant superintendent of special services. Currently Evan is the director of special services for a PK–8 school district in Illinois. In his current role, Evan oversees all federal programs (special education, McKinney-Vento, English learners, and Title I); early childhood education; multi-tiered system of support (MTSS); social emotional learning, equity, diversity, and cultural competency. Follow Evan on Twitter @evanwhitehead0

Dr. Traci Nicole Smith is a former public-school teacher, and holds a B.A. in Psychology, B.A. in Journalism, and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (Early Childhood Education), and a Ph.D. in Special Education. She has transformed the lives of countless families for over two decades through her educational expertise and intuitive wisdom. In 2019, she formed The Educational Epist-olary, LLC, a consultancy specializing in the navigation of education through a spiritual lens. Over the past year, her vision has evolved. She incorporates spiritual education into her teaching practices to assist others as they awaken and search for their true life purpose. She lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Follow Traci on Twitter @theedepistolary and visit her website: www.tracinicolesmith.com

Mandy Froehlich passionately encourages educators to create innovative change in their classrooms. A former Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher, she has experience at many levels of the organizational structure. Her interest lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession, as well as what’s needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking and teaching. Her books, "The Fire Within" and "Reignite the Flames" discusses mental health awareness for educators and educator engagement and disengagement. Her latest book, "Divergent EDU", is based on an organizational structure she developed to address the support necessary for innovative thinking. Follow Mandy on Twitter at @froehlichm IG: @divergentedu or visit her website: www.divergentedu.com

Dr. Todd Whitaker is recognized as a leading presenter in the field of education, with a message about the importance of teaching that has resonated with hundreds of thousands of educators around the world. Todd is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. He has spent his life pursuing his love of education by researching and studying effective teachers and principals. Todd then served as a principal at the middle school, junior high, and high school levels. Todd has written over 50 books including the national best seller, "What Great Teachers Do Differently". Other titles include: "Dealing With Difficult Teachers", "Ten-Minute Inservice", "Your First Year", "What Great Principals Do Differently", "Motivating & Inspiring Teachers", and "Dealing With Difficult Parents". Connect with Todd on Twitter @ToddWhitaker or visit his website: www.toddwhitaker.com

Brandon Beck, Ed.D. is the Author of “Unlocking Unlimited Potential: Understanding the Infinite Power within to Guide any student toward success.” His primary purpose as an educator and teacher leader is a simple one: “To inspire people (adults and children) to have faith in themselves and believe in their inner genius.” He has been an elementary teacher for 15 years and a dual language teacher (English Zone) for the past 10. Brandon is also a Mutt-i-grees teacher and National Trainer. Mutt-i-grees is a program designed by Yale University’s 21st Century in partnership with North Shore Animal League. The Mutt-i-grees curriculum is an innovative Pre-K-12 social emotional learning program that brings adopted shelter dogs into schools. Follow him Twitter & IG @BrandonBeckEDU FB: Brandon Beck Visit his website: brandonbeckedu.com

Dr. Jeff Prickett currently serves as a High School Principal in McHenry, IL. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as middle school principal in both Crystal Lake, IL, and Round Lake, IL, for five years, as well as principal at the elementary level in Round Lake for eight years. Currently in his 23rd year in public education, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Judson University, a Master’s degree from Aurora University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from National Louis University. He lives with his wife and 6 kids, 4 of whom are adopted. Follow Jeff on Twitter & IG @jdprickett FB: Jeffry Prickett Visit his blog "Notes from the Principal" on blogspot and The Principal Leadership Lab podcast: https://anchor.fm/principalleadershiplab

Don Goble is an award-winning Multimedia Instructor at Ladue High School in St. Louis, MO. Don is also an adjunct university professor for online courses at Loyola University in New Orleans. Don has published numerous digital media resources for students and educators all over the world. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and Adobe Education Leader, who speaks internationally at conferences, conventions, and provides professional development workshops and webinars. Don specializes in offering educators innovative ways to incorporate video, multimedia skills, and media literacy into the K-12+ classroom. The National Journalism Education Association named Don as their Broadcast Adviser of the Year 2015. Connect with Don at www.DonGoble.com or on Twitter & IG: @dgoble2001.

Brad Hughes is an elementary school Principal with 25 years’ experience in education. He is currently at Forest Hill Public School in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, designated a HERO Generation school in the Waterloo Region District School Board. Brad is a certified “Self-Reg School Champion” and has an ongoing commitment to reframing the joys and challenges of school life through a Self-Reg lens. Follow him on Twitter @Brad_Hughes

Suzannah Calvery, Ph.D. has followed a circuitous route to her current role in EdTech innovation. She has worked in non-profit, corporate, K-12, and higher education. She currently works as an EdTech Specialist for a pre-school - 12 independent school and as a member of the i2e Microsoft Global Training Partner Team. She delights in outdoor activity and engaging her body and mind in gratitude to center herself. In this episode, we discuss #selfcare, #hobbies, #interests and how to decompress by spending time in #nature. Follos Suzannah on Twitter @Suzteaches

Brian Dalton is a Keynote/Motivational speaker, Consultant, and Helper of Teachers & Students in navigating Educational waters. He lives Rochester Hills, MI. Brian uses his endurance racing experiences, lessons learned while training, as well as his unique sense of humor to correlate endurance racing to the greatest endurance challenge of all: the academic school year! Find Brian at www.Teach4endurance.net and follow him on Follow IG & Twitter @teach4endurance

Jeff has served in education as an elementary school teacher and administrator. He strives to connect with students by bringing real world experiences to them, getting to know their names, engaging in lessons and play, and becoming a part of the learning process with them. He's always looked at education from a different lens: from someone who hated and struggled with school. Jeff vows to always do his best to help increase opportunities for all students to feel heard, noticed, celebrated, challenged and safe. Being a former world class swimmer and coach, Jeff looks at education from perspectives that others don't. Knowing what it takes to fail, struggle, win and go through the daily challenges that we all face (look at the '88 Olympic Trials in swimming/Jeff Kubiak/200 Breaststroke). Jeff is based in N California, near Sacramento, in Davis. Jeff is the author of "One Drop of Kindness" and recently released "It's Me". He hopes to continue writing books that bring about inspiring others to help make our world a better place. Visit his website www.jeffkubiak.com and follow him Twitter @jeffreykubiak and on IG @jeffkubiakauthor

Affectionately known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell (www.DannyBrassell.com) has held a variety of titles and worked with leaders from a variety of fields and disciplines, but he has always considered himself first and foremost a teacher. He is a best-selling author of 16 books, including Leadership Begins with Motivation and The Reading Makeover, based on his popular TEDx talk. For the past 25 years he has also been a lecturer and professor at a number of universities, including his current position as a faculty advisor for the CalStateTEACH program and distinguished visiting professor at the American University of Cairo. A gregarious, sought-after author, speaker, accountability coach and business consultant, Danny is a recognized authority on leadership development, reading, motivation and communication skills and the co-creator of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program. As a thank you to my listeners, Danny will provide everyone a complimentary e-copy of his book "Read, Lead & Succeed," as well as two digital trainings for parents to promote reading at home with their kids (freeREADINGtraining.com).

Sarah Thomas, Ph.D is a Regional Technology Coordinator in a large district in Maryland, and the founder of #EduMatch, a project that empowers educators to make global connections across common areas of interest. She has spoken and presented internationally, participated in the Technical Working Group to refresh the 2017 ISTE Standards for Educators, and is a recipient of the 2017 ISTE Making IT Happen award. She is also an Affiliate Professor at Loyola University in Maryland. Sarah is a co-author of the #ISTE Digital equity series, Closing the Gap. Follow Sarah on Twitter & on Instagram @sarahdateechu

Evan Robb is the Principal of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville, Virginia. He has over twenty years of experience serving as a building level principal. Evan is also an accomplished author. His first book titled, The Principal’s Leadership Sourcebook: Practices, Tools, and Strategies for Building a Thriving School Community was published in 2007. His second book, The Ten- Minute Principal, was published in 2019. Evan and his mother Laura Robb collaborated to write Team Makers, which was published later in 2019. Evan partnered with Laura Robb to write A School Full of Readers, which was published in early 2020. You can find Evan on Twitter @ERobbPrincipal or LinkedIn & FB:https://www.facebook.com/evanrobbprin... His website is: https://robbcommunications.com/. His blog is https://therobbreviewblog.com/