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Dr. Carrie Rose is an Educator, Entrepreneur, & Keynote Speaker, Thinkific Expert, and notably one of Huffington Posts Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017. She holds an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida, wrote her doctoral dissertation on Professional Development, and is best known for her innovative teaching strategies & methodology, her current research is in course completion rates & connecting online course development with The Science of Learning. Her methods have been shared with Neal’s Yard Remedies, The National Main Street Organization, JetBlue and more. Currently, she works with entrepreneurs, online marketers, and businesses around the country to provide the highest quality of learning strategies with the greatest amount of impact on a variety of different platforms.

At the Military Influencer Conference last month Lechon and I ran our first ever Field Commission event.We had three day...
10/05/2026

At the Military Influencer Conference last month Lechon and I ran our first ever Field Commission event.

We had three days of top speakers and service providers sharing their insights on building Expert Businesses.

When I say we had some of the best in the business, I can do so with my hand on my heart.

This was one of the most impactful moments of my career to date.

Events are always shaped by the people in the room.

This room was filled with those who proudly served their country and continue to serve their missions with that degree of excellence.

It was an honor to share the space with them.

I am grateful to Curtez Riggs for being willing to test a theory and take a jump that created this opportunity.

If you were there and you see yourself in a photo, please feel free to tag yourself.

It’s official: we’re bringing something new to MIC 2026.You’ve built the expertise.  This is where it goes pro:  the spe...
09/14/2026

It’s official: we’re bringing something new to MIC 2026.

You’ve built the expertise.  This is where it goes pro:  the speaking, the book, the coaching, the consulting.

Announcing FIELD COMMISSION, an application-only room inside the Military Influencer Conference in Tampa September 23-26, built for the next generation of military-connected thought leaders.

This is a hands-on experience running alongside MIC, for people who are serious about turning their story and expertise into a real brand and business. 

What being in the room means:
👉🏻You work shoulder to shoulder with people who can open doors: a casting director, a publishing partner, operators, founders, and speakers.
👉🏻You do the actual work on your brand, with the faculty right there in it with you.

A brand-building intensive like this would run $3,000 to $5,000 anywhere else, if you could find it at all.  It’s included with your MIC ticket.

Space is limited. If you’re already attending MIC, the application takes about three minutes and it’s at the link in the comments. If you’re not registered yet, grab your conference ticket on the MIC website first, then apply.

A massive thank you to Curtez Riggs and the entire Military Influencer team for making this possible.  MIC has spent a decade proving the military community doesn’t just have stories.  It has expertise the world needs.

Tampa. September.  We read every application.

Link my bio.

Meet Debora Mendonça.Speaker 11 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.2,408 people decided this stage deserved her ...
04/14/2026

Meet Debora Mendonça.
Speaker 11 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.

2,408 people decided this stage deserved her voice. They were right.

Her talk is called Built Different: How Minority Leaders Redefine Power.

What if the very things that made you feel like an outsider are actually your greatest leadership advantage?

Débora shares how her journey as an immigrant shaped a new understanding of power, one rooted in resilience, empathy, and self-accountability. Through real stories and hard-earned lessons, she challenges what leadership is supposed to look like and makes the case that diverse perspectives do not just belong at the table. They elevate it.

This is a call to embrace what makes you different and use it to lead with intention, impact, and authenticity.

I felt genuine excitement when I encountered her work. For what she is saying. For the people in that room who need to hear it. For what it means for this community.

That excitement has not gone away.

270 out of 293 seats are spoken for. If you want to be in that room on April 25th, register now. We expect to be at capacity.

P.S. Link in my bio. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

Meet Kelsey Evans-Amalu, PhD.Speaker 10 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.2,408 votes were cast by this communi...
04/10/2026

Meet Kelsey Evans-Amalu, PhD.

Speaker 10 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.

2,408 votes were cast by this community to determine who would take this stage. Dr. Kelsey is here because you put her here.

Her talk is called Change the People, Change the City.

Dr. Kelsey is a researcher, professor at UCF, and founder of The Mindful Prof.

She works at the intersection of nervous system science, leadership, and real world performance. And she is bringing that to our stage.

Here is what I know to be true.

Everything comes down to the nervous system. A regulated one and you are operating at your peak, regardless of what is happening around you. A dysregulated one and things start to unravel. Your work. Your decisions. And most importantly, your relationships. Not to mention what chronic stress and cortisol do to the body over time.

We talk a lot about systems that need to change. Dr. Kelsey is talking about the system inside you. The one you can actually do something about right now, without waiting for anything or anyone else to move first.

Orlando is growing fast. The people holding it together deserve to know how to hold themselves together too.

262 out of 293 seats are spoken for. If you want to be in that room on April 25th, register now. We expect to be at capacity.

P.S. Link in bio. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

Orlando

Meet Meridith Hankenson Alexander and Schuyler Arakawa.Speaker 9 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.2,408 votes ...
04/09/2026

Meet Meridith Hankenson Alexander and Schuyler Arakawa.

Speaker 9 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.

2,408 votes were cast by this community to determine who would take this stage. Meridith and Schuyler are here because you put them here.

Their talk is called A Whole New World: How a Falling Boulder Rewrote Our Happily Ever After.

When a falling boulder in Colombia nearly killed 22-year-old Yale graduate Schuyler Arakawa, every dream she had and every dream her mother held shattered in an instant. What followed was not the end of their story. It was the rewriting of it. A wheelchair became a runway. Kryptonite became superpower. And a mother and daughter launched a movement reminding the world that impossible is often just the beginning.

I have known people in my life who have been through the unimaginable and came out the other side radiating pure joy. Not in spite of what they survived. Because of who they chose to become.

That is true strength. And the moment Meridith and Schuyler started talking, that is exactly what I felt pouring out of them.

Joy.
That is rare. That is worth showing up for.

258 out of 293 seats are spoken for. If you want to be in that room on April 25th, register now. We expect to be at capacity.

P.S. Link to tickets in my bio. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

Meet Theron Skees.Speaker 8 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.His talk is called The Designer’s Creative.Theron...
04/08/2026

Meet Theron Skees.
Speaker 8 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.
His talk is called The Designer’s Creative.

Theron is a former senior creative executive at Walt Disney Imagineering. Over a career spanning 30 years, he led projects worth billions of dollars, infusing brand story and narrative into theme parks, destination experiences, and organizations worldwide.

Today he brings that same framework to the world through The Designer’s Creative Studio, using what he calls Narrative Experience Design to help organizations transform customers into audiences and experiences into identity.

I have to be honest with you. This one is personal.

My uncle worked at Disney from the day it opened until he passed away in 2010. I grew up making the drive from Lake Wales to the parks every single year, more times than I could ever count. I spent six months working there after graduating from UF.

Like so many of us in Central Florida, Disney is not just a place I have been. It is woven into who I am.

So when Rita Richa of Bippity Boppity Business connected me with Theron, I paid attention. And when I understood what he does, I knew immediately he belonged on this stage.

Story is not decoration. Experience is not a bonus. Theron has spent three decades proving that they are the whole thing.

Speaker voting has closed and we will be announcing those speakers very soon.

In the meantime, 255 out of 293 seats are spoken for. If you want to be in that room on April 25th, now is the time. We expect to be at capacity.

P.S. Click the link in my bio for tickets. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

Orlando

Meet Lilly Elif Akyel.Speaker 7 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.Her talk is called I Was Just Peeling a Potat...
04/01/2026

Meet Lilly Elif Akyel.
Speaker 7 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.
Her talk is called I Was Just Peeling a Potato.

I need you to stay with that title for a second.

Most of us move through life with a quiet sense that where we are is not quite enough. Always reaching for a better state, a better version, a better moment.

Even when things slow down, we turn it into something to analyze, something to optimize, something to improve.

But what if nothing special happens at all?

Elif is not talking about becoming better or more aware. She is talking about noticing what remains when there is nothing to fix, nothing to reach, and nowhere else to be.

I find joy in the mundane. It is where my brain finally gets to rest. In a world that rewards output and optimization above almost everything else, that is a quietly radical thing to admit.

Elif is one of the brightest lights I have ever met. And I adore her. The way she holds this idea, with such gentleness and such clarity, makes you want to go home and peel something.

She belongs on this stage.

Speaker voting is still open and 2,216 people have already spoken. Add your voice to who gets to share theirs. 🌞

P.S. Link in bio for tickets and speaker voting. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

Meet Joshua Walker.Speaker 6 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.His talk is called Better Together: Building Com...
03/30/2026

Meet Joshua Walker.
Speaker 6 of 12. VOICES Orlando Live. April 25, 2026.

His talk is called Better Together: Building Communities with BOTs. And yes, BOTs means two things. That is entirely the point.

Here is what Joshua is bringing to our stage.

Building Our Tech started with humans. Empowered, committed, show up for each other humans who built a thriving community from the ground up. Now they are asking a bigger question. How do you scale something that was built on human connection without losing the thing that made it worth building in the first place?

The answer involves AI agents, automation, and a framework for doing it without hollowing out your mission.

This is the conversation everyone in tech and community building needs to be having right now. Not whether to use AI. But how to use it in a way that preserves what actually matters.

Joshua has lived it. And he is bringing the blueprint.

Speaker voting is still open and 1,935 people have already spoken. Add your voice to who gets to share theirs. 🌞

P.S. Click the link in my bio for tix and speaker voting. Worth the extra click, I promise. 🎟️

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