Roberta Speight – CEO of Dreams Empowerment Network and the Creator of The Black Author’s Expo
Author, Speaker, Trainer and host of the CornerStone Voice Podcast. Started
Teresa Marie– Mistress of Ceremony Radio Personality Majic 102.3
Out of the Washington Metropolitan Area hails a proven stellar talent who has honed her professional, social and educational expertise in the entertainment industries’ Radio and Television Broadcasting Journalism field. Teresa Marie currently displays her professional talents for Radio One on Majic 102.3FM Washington D.C. / Majic 95.5FM Baltimore. Teresa has built her media experience on both the “STELLAR AWARD WINNING” WPGC AM Heaven 1580 and WPGC FM 95.5. Teresa utilizes her accomplishments to give back to the community and provide education and awareness to individuals who suffer from societal challenges.
Coach Barveina Wooten
After spending over twenty years of coaching at the collegiate level, she has started her own franchise in November 2019, The Richmond Roadrunners with the Women’s Professional Basketball Association and later joined the Women American Basketball Association (WABA) sister organization to the American Basketball Association (ABA) in May 2020.
She is a published author. Her book, Up & Running, The Journey Continues was published and released for sale in December 2019. She has recently collaborated on an Anthology, A VUU Queens Anthology, “The Legacy of the Crown: Miss Virginia Union University provides a historical glimpse of previous
women who has held the prestigious title due to be released, late this July 2022.
Contessa Louise Cooper
What authors should know about NFTs
Contessa Louise Cooper is everyone’s favorite no-nonsense creator and maker known for taking no sh*t. She uses her natural humor and training to help people become more joyful and productive by empowering them to embrace their diversities as assets and not limitations. Contessa is creating a community for neurodivergent folks like herself where they can overshare, hyperfocus, and laugh at unfinished craft projects. In her spare time, she unlocks the secrets of the universe with her cat Fahfo and dabbles in digital art. She is also the hostess of the Black Women in Web3 Virtual Brunch every other Sunday on the Odyssey Discord. Learn more at withkoji.com/@Contessalouise
Ryan Greene
BEYOND THE BOOK: Turning Your $20 Book Into A Six-Figure Content Business
Ryan Green started as a book publisher in 2005, Ryan has gone on to author 11 books and founded Indie Author PRO, an author marketing company focused on helping independent authors.
Ryan is the founder of GreeneHouse Media and specializes in producing and directing premium-quality, impactful, and entertaining media for those looking to monetize their expertise.
Matthew Horne
The Publishing Business
Matthew C. Horne, motivational speaker and author, is the president of Optimum Success International, a speaking and publishing company located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. He is an international authority on Maximizing Human Potential. Matthew is the author of The Universe Is Inviting You In, and All We Have Is NOW, which are both publicly endorsed by legendary motivational speaker Les Brown. He is also the author of Choices: The Young Black Man’s Guide to Successful Living, How to Get Beautiful Women …and Everything Else You Want From Life, The Successful Dreamer, and How To Be Appealing To Successful Black Men …For Black Women
Joan Thompson Wilson
Turning your book into a course
Joan Wilson is a Content, Product & Curriculum Strategist who uses knockout story-telling and visual branding concepts to support the development of engaging/compelling content for entrepreneurs to become Revenue Champions.