GEETA NOVOTNY’S REVOLUTION VOICE

Geeta Novotny is an internationally acclaimed award-winning vocalist, healing arts practitioner and the Founder of Revolution Voice® - a method and practice that uses the voice and sound as a bridge between music and wellness. She is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and holds a Masters Degree in Music from the University of North Texas where she was awarded a full-time teaching fellowship. She is an esteemed and decorated opera singer and was part of Deepak Chopra's incredible book and album, Home, where she composed and performed the lead vocals on the opening and title song.

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MEDIA TRAINER + PR EXPERT

Jessica Abo is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, sought-after media trainer, and public relations expert. With more than 20 years of TV news experience, Abo teaches clients how to make the headlines and master media opportunities. Her client roster includes C-Suite executives, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and medical and legal experts. She is a national speaker with appearances including the United Nations, Facebook, Microsoft, Delta, WW, and TEDx. Regularly in the media herself, Abo has appeared on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, Access Hollywood, and more. As a writer and contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur, Abo has profiled industry titans. She currently hosts "Leadership Unfiltered with Jessica Abo" for the Los Angeles Tribune. 

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WE ARE THE BOARD

Jean Batthany has 30+ years of experience building and growing brands, branding, creative strategy, award winning creative platforms, customer experience, diverse creative teams, culture and creative capabilities, both agency and brand side. Batthany led the creative vision and creative teams for some of the world's most iconic brands, Walmart, Disney, Pepsi, British Airways and awarded advertising agencies, DDB, BBDO, M&C Saatchi, Saatchi & Saatchi. She was honored as one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative Women in Advertising and Advertising Working Mothers of the Year by AWNY / Working Mother Magazine.

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SEX THERAPIST + AUTHOR

Tammy Nelson, PhD is a sex and relationship expert, an international speaker, an author and a licensed psychotherapist with almost thirty years of experience working with individuals and couples.  In private practice she focuses on helping people of all ages, orientations and genders find love, healing and passion.

Tammy Nelson, Ph.D. is the Director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute and has been a licensed sex and relationship therapist in practice for over thirty years. She teaches at several Universities, is a TEDx speaker and is the host of the podcast The Trouble with Sex.

Tammy is a Board Certified Sexologist, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Imago Relationship therapist, and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor.  She is the author of When You’re The One Who Cheats, Ten Things You Need to Know, The New Monogamy; Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity  and Getting the Sex You Want; Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together  as well as What’s Eating You: A Workbook for Teens with Anorexia, Bulimia, and other Eating Disorders and her most recent project Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy.

She has been a featured expert in NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Glamour Magazine, Cosmopolitan, RedBook, MSNBC, Men’s Health, Woman’s Day, and has been a source for Time Magazine.  She writes for the Psychotherapy Networker, is a blogger for Huffington Post and  YourTango,  and can be followed on Facebook, Twitter and her blog.

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International Relationship Therapist, J.D., Ph.D

Dr. Hokemeyer, author of Fragile Power: Why Having Everything is Never Enough, is an acclaimed relationship therapist who’s been called one of the world’s top “Problem Solvers” in Tatler’s High Net Worth Address Book. A believer in education as a lifelong process, Dr. Paul is a fellow in the Global Leaders Healthcare program at Harvard Medical School as well as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who appears regularly on broadcast news outlets and has seen his work utilized by the World Economic Forum. He is also featured in a range of academic and popular publications. During the pandemic, Dr. Hokemeyer studied how to optimize the use of digital technologies in the delivery of mental wellness services at the Yale School of Management.

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Wim Hof Level II Instructor

James Stewart is a certified Wim Hof instructor and breathwork coach from Lake Bluff, Illinois. With seven years of experience, he is certified in two different breathwork practices. According to James, “Cutting, chipping and drilling through inches of ice to access the cold water may seem extreme, yet for me and other uniquely crazy individuals, the allure of cold water immersion’s profound challenge and the transformation that happens beyond keeps me coming back."

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Author and Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

Allison Gilbert is the author of Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impact the Way We Raise Our Children, and Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents. She is also co-editor of Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11th. She has emerged as one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on loss and resilience. Allison is the official narrator of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's historical exhibition audio tour - the only female journalist to be so honored.

Allison features Q&A's on her grief and resilience blog with some of the most notable names in our culture today including Arianna Huffington, Jon Stewart, and bestselling authors Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Dani Shapiro, Gretchen Rubin, and Susan Orlean.

Gilbert's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Oprah Magazine, CNN.com, The Daily Beast, and Parenting Magazine. She has spoken at Google, National Association for Female Executives and the Women's Enterprise Development Center.

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Founder / Owner / Curator at Voyage et Cie

Melanie Apple is internationally educated in history, fashion and design. Through her global efforts, Melanie has cultivated a passion for notable moments using the sense of smell. Melanie’s education includes the University of Southern California, Parsons School of Design/Fashion Design, College International de Cannes, University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne, and ESMOD Paris School of Fashion. Through extensive study in history and fashion design Melanie immersed herself in French living. A simple walk in a Parisian park, a curious stroll in a Versailles market place and aimless fascinations in Cannes procured scent discoveries, discoveries that convinced Melanie that Europeans have a strong relationship with fragrance, there is a connection between personal identity and scent. Voyage et Cie's conception bloomed from this uncovering. Melanie unveiled Voyage et Cie in 2005. Voyage et Cie is the ultimate luxury blend of travel, fragrance, and design. Each original fragrance is created by Melanie, 100% organic and natural which will transport you on a journey.

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Owner / Creative Director at Malibu Road

Julia Chase was raised in London discovering and curating the iconic, vintage and trendsetting Portobello Road, Kensington Market and Ibiza fashion markets. Julia was hired by renowned British fashion & lifestyle brand Biba. She then relocated to become founder of one of the most successful showrooms in Los Angeles. Julia was creative director for Georgie and SW3 before recently launching Malibu Road.

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