My name is Deanna Akin and I prepare high school students to successfully navigate the college process and beyond. I am part college consultant, part life coach and fully committed to every student in the nation having an equal chance at a college or career tech education.

Jen is the heart-based curriculum expert & leading authority in helping schools overcome the challenges that hinder learning. She loves horses, hiking (mostly downhill), and teaching. Connecting with her audience, children or adults, is her superpower. She believes we should love 1st, teach 2nd.

Dr. Aaron L. Smith is an expert in STEM, workplace readiness and an author of two books (Awakening Your STEM School and Blank Check: Recreating America’s Broken Schools) where he assists schools, companies leaders and communities work together to develop a competent and job-ready workforce.

I partner with parents to put their kids through college debt-free using the strategy that got my two homeschooled teens 17 scholarships totaling $199,000 for 4 years of college debt free with cash left over. They got paid to go to college

Peter Burkin helps schools and administrators who want to implement innovative strategies and tactics, that decrease bullying and suspensions, while increasing attendance and graduation rates.

Richard Villasana is a leading international authority on immigration issues and foster families. He’s the founder of Forever Homes for Foster Kids. A speaker and columnist, Richard has been featured on CNN International, Univision, AP News, ABC TV, Costco Connections and the Washington Post.

Martina helps teens & adolescence with launching their career by training entrepreneurial hard skills as well as the often overlooked & undertaught soft skills critical to success so that they can craft the future they dream of creating.

Jody Costello is a Home Renovation Planning / Contractor Fraud Expert who founded her website ContractorsFromHell.com as a result of a remodeling nightmare she experienced. Her mission is to raise awareness about the risks and realities in renovating and hiring contractors.