http://tedxsouthlaketahoe.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1529115036484-ZTK68MOFOQIW0YHKBYPE/shutterstock_213870238.jpg TEDx SouthLakeTahoe http://tedxsouthlaketahoe.com/speakerlist daily 0.75 2017-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471284390422-FAH6YQKL7YD6JQW6B6YR/EdScott.jpg Speakers 2016 - Edward Scott Jr. Ed Scott has been called Silicon Valley’s most effective giver and his catalytic approach to philanthropy has had a transformative impact on poverty and disease on a global scale. After a successful career in the United States government civil service culminating with a position as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Administration, Ed left Washington, DC to work in the emerging field of computer technology. In 1995, he co-founded a software company called BEA Systems. BEA soon became one of the fastest companies ever to reach $1 billion in sales and Oracle purchased the company in 2008. Ed later became a primary funder behind StubHub, the online ticketing service later purchased by eBay. Having started his philanthropic work on a small scale, Ed soon turned his attention to how governments could help make an impact on development. Ed created the Center for Global Development to help carry out research towards formulating solutions for how government policies can help fight poverty and disease. He created Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in order to help support and lobby for the funding of the Global Fund. Together with Bill Gates and George Soros he created DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) to provide a platform for Bono and other celebrities to advocate that the U.S. Government and the U.S. public support global development efforts. Meanwhile Ed has extended his philanthropy beyond global development to other realms, including founding the innovative Scott Center for Autism Treatment at the Florida Institute of Technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471284390422-FAH6YQKL7YD6JQW6B6YR/EdScott.jpg Speakers 2016 - Edward Scott Jr. Ed Scott has been called Silicon Valley’s most effective giver and his catalytic approach to philanthropy has had a transformative impact on poverty and disease on a global scale. After a successful career in the United States government civil service culminating with a position as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Administration, Ed left Washington, DC to work in the emerging field of computer technology. In 1995, he co-founded a software company called BEA Systems. BEA soon became one of the fastest companies ever to reach $1 billion in sales and Oracle purchased the company in 2008. Ed later became a primary funder behind StubHub, the online ticketing service later purchased by eBay. Having started his philanthropic work on a small scale, Ed soon turned his attention to how governments could help make an impact on development. Ed created the Center for Global Development to help carry out research towards formulating solutions for how government policies can help fight poverty and disease. He created Friends of the Global Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in order to help support and lobby for the funding of the Global Fund. Together with Bill Gates and George Soros he created DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) to provide a platform for Bono and other celebrities to advocate that the U.S. Government and the U.S. public support global development efforts. Meanwhile Ed has extended his philanthropy beyond global development to other realms, including founding the innovative Scott Center for Autism Treatment at the Florida Institute of Technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471284599889-KDU7QSZW6W8JWK86B7GX/PatMoore.jpg Speakers 2016 - Pat Moore Pat Moore has been a professional snowboarder for over 10 years appearing in many films such as The Art of Flight. His accolades include multiple X Games medals including a Gold in 2014 Real Snow Backcountry, many showings in Snowboarder Magazine’s top 10 riders of the year, and starred in his own Volcom produced film Mr. Plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471284608365-BXKJHJBLST5KW8O8T1G4/RickGunn.jpg Speakers 2016 - Rick Gunn Rick Gunn is an award winning photographer, writer, adventurer and public speaker based of South Lake Tahoe, California. In the last 20 years his work has appeared in countless books, websites and publications including, People, Wend, Bike, Adventure Sports Journal, Adventure Cyclist, USA Today and the New York Times. In 2005, Gunn quit his 14-year career as a daily newspaper photographer and rode his bicycle 26,000-miles through 33 countries, over three years. Since his return in 2008, he has toured with a multimedia presentation about the journey entitled "Soulcycler," while working on book by the same name. In the last two years, Gunn has cycled in Oman, and Iran, as well as to Syrian Refugee camps in Turkey and Greece, where he has facilitated the exchange artwork and letters between children abroad, and young students in America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471287163044-3ZPIC5Q1EJ3F7NDGA191/RaoulDeLaSotaPortrait.jpg Speakers 2016 - Raoul De La Sota Raoul De La Sota was born into a bilingual family with English as a second language and with his Mexican grandmother entertaining him with ancient stories and philosophies of the indigenous people of the Americas. As a result of terrible Asthma which kept him from attending school during early childhood he had a lot of time to himself imagining flying off to fresh green places. He spent much time drawing these imagined experiences. Art would be his constant companion as he finally went to high school and college. Having earned a Master in Arts degree from UCLA, he received a Fulbright Fellowship for study in Peru. After his return he began his teaching career at Los Angeles City College teaching studio art and Mexican Art History for 46 years. His interest in other cultures has also led him to organize and lead art tours to 5 foreign countries. His work has been exhibited internationally in the Bahamas, Mexico, Peru, Spain and 7 African countries. In the US he has exhibited at the OAS Museum in Washington D.C., the Museum of Man in San Diego, the Armand Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach and numerous private and public galleries. He has lived in Highland Park, California for 39 years and is the proud father of three marvelous sons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471820435267-UNO6LWFXQ6GGKGULB7NR/IMG_2825.JPG Speakers 2016 - REEMA CHITALIA Reema Chitalia is an entrepreneur, a professional speaker, and a consultant with Deloitte, the world's largest accounting firm. For the past 3 years, Reema has been giving speeches at various schools, start-ups, entrepreneurs across The USA and India about failure, and why should failure be the most coveted 'accomplishment' of your life. She is known to present the act of failing in a very different light making failure 'desirable' instead of something unpleasant. Raised in an extremely poor background (her parents had no money to even buy clothes) all she saw was her family's constant and unending struggle to make ends meet. Reema's only hope was that she was a good student. She realized early on in her life that the sole way to put an end to her poverty was to study. With her Mother’s motivation, scholarships and an unparalleled will to tide over the 'never-ending' poverty, she went on to become an engineer. However, this journey wasn’t an easy one; she encountered all sort of challenges—from financial to emotional, she was tested on all ends. After finishing up engineering, she took up a job with a renowned company to lend some financial stability to her family and save money to come to the United States. Speaking had always been her first love, but due to monetary concerns it took a back seat. However, as they say ‘what’s meant to be will find a way’ and whilst pursuing her graduate studies in the States, she started giving speeches at several associations/conferences and since then there's been no looking back. Her journey through extreme hardship and innumerable failures has continued to inspire millions of people including high-school kids, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and many more. Reema preliminarily uses stories, humor, presentation and other examples to get her idea across. The other topics that Reema is known to speak for are 'the fear of fear', 'self-image and how it can change your future', 'to be successful, you have to be stressed', 'Yes, you can make your child the next Mark Zuckerberg' amongst many others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1471820525692-RB93VUDXDQCIPALNYG7H/JOrr+Headshot.jpg Speakers 2016 - JAMIE ORR Dr. Jamie Orr is a successful entrepreneur, physicist, and educator with expertise across a wide range of technical fields. She is passionate about helping young companies and students alike to thrive and discover their potential. She is founder & CEO of Tahoe Mountain Lab, South Lake Tahoe's first coworking space and innovation hub and provides workforce development expertise for the California Community Colleges as a regional director for the Energy, Construction, & Utilities sectors, which includes one of the coolest job titles out there, “Deputy Sector Navigator.” Passionate about nature and science from an early age, she received her BS in physics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Jamie then went on to obtain a M.S. in experimental condensed matter physics studying the fabrication and characterization of magnetic nanostructures followed by a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UC Davis focusing upon protein folding models associated with amyloid diseases. Prior to relocating to Tahoe and opening Tahoe Mountain Lab, she spent the past decade developing research & academic programs in renewable energy technology & efficiency, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and 3D printing. Additionally, she has taught courses in physics, mathematics, chemistry, & engineering, held research privileges at NASA Ames Research Center, and consults in the areas of economic development and entrepreneurship. As a community leader, Jamie serves on the boards of Sustainable Silicon Valley, the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation, the Tahoe Women’s Community Fund, and is active on local advisory committees. Born and raised in San Mateo, CA, she spent every summer vacation on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe hiking, biking, and enjoying Tahoe’s beautiful beaches with her family and their numerous golden retrievers.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1475263985718-JILFHJHJJFXXXJLYSO90/IMG_2707.jpeg Speakers 2016 - Heidi Hill Drum Heidi Hill Drum came to Lake Tahoe in 1995 to snowboard for the season. Growing up in Florida, it was definitely supposed to be just one winter. But she fell in love with Tahoe, got married and had two Tahoe boys. She has worked at Sierra-at-Tahoe, the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the Center for Collaborative Policy, at Sacramento State. Heidi is now happily the CEO of the Tahoe Prosperity Center (TPC), a regional triple-bottom line non-profit organization. Heidi has more than 25 years experience in public policy, communications and collaboration with non-profit organizations, businesses, academia and government agencies. Her background includes facilitating consensus-based solutions with government agencies and the public on issues ranging from California water issues, public lands grazing, natural resources, transportation and community and environmental planning. She has expertise in implementation of collaborative solutions, which make her especially suited to the TPC mission of uniting Tahoe’s communities to strengthen regional prosperity. Heidi takes every opportunity to shout from the mountaintops that Tahoe is one region, one lake, and one wonderful community.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1472490186548-RNPUTH4EMZIJIS2Z7E7Z/jamesonstafford.jpg Speakers 2016 - Jameson Stafford Jameson is passionate about all forms of technology, whether it’s consumer applications, SaaS platforms, or digital filmmaking. He has the good fortune to spend his days following this passion, building an exemplary career around it. Jameson has founded multiple businesses, including several tech startups, two of which were acquired by larger, publicly-traded companies. He has grown and managed US and international teams in excess of 50 employees both pre and post-acquisition. As an engineer and entrepreneur, Jameson's cloud-based solutions have been the face of some of the world's most prominent entertainment and retail brands for hundreds of millions of consumers. In his spare time, Jameson enjoys making films and music videos and has had the pleasure of directing talented actors and musicians, ranging from Sean Penn, Kid Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Erykah Badu. Most recently, Jameson has turned his energy and passion towards a new venture, Elevate Blue, a startup studio on the shores of Lake Tahoe. At Elevate Blue, Jameson has brought an ambitious team of developers, executives, investors and young entrepreneurs together to build cutting edge, web & mobile businesses and drive economic growth in the Lake Tahoe basin and the Northern Nevada region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1472493697332-C78R29E1CLG57OIHV7DP/marinaMcCoy.png Speakers 2016 - Marina McCoy Marina McCoy was raised in the green mountains of Vermont, where her love for the outdoors and environmentalism began at a young age. After graduating high school, she headed west to attend Sierra Nevada College (SNC) in Incline Village, Nevada. While attending SNC, Marina received numerous academic awards including Most Innovated Student of the Year, Inspiring Community Impact, Notable Achievement Award, Outstanding Achievement Award and Who’s Who Among Students in America. Marina graduated Cum Laude in May 2016 with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sustainability and a BSBA in Ski Business and Resort Management. Marina and her Green Team Members eliminate waste from festivals and large events. She enjoys taking on challenges through her passion for music and the environment, which drives her to work hard and inspire others. Marina has done sustainability coordination for Frendly Gathering, WinterWonderGrass, Camp Out For The Cause, Lost Sierra Hoedown, SnowGlobe and Guitarfish among others. Marina ultimately aspires to make the music festival industry known for being a global contributor in environmental sustainability. http://tedxsouthlaketahoe.com/speakers-2017 daily 0.75 2017-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499978548832-323QNG0U3K0W84T27JUI/AMW.KP_.Headshot02-1.jpg Speakers 2017 - Amy Wilkinson Amy Wilkinson is CEO and founder of Ingenuity, Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs. She advises executives and emerging leaders around the world on how to master the skills that underlie entrepreneurial success. Wilkinson’s career spans leadership roles at McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan and as founder of Alegre, a foreign-based export company. She has also served in the White House as a senior policy advisor to the United States Trade Representative and a White House Fellow. Fascinated by how leaders must reinvent their approaches to excel in an entrepreneurial age, Wilkinson interviewed 200 of today’s top entrepreneurs including the founders of Airbnb, LinkedIn, eBay, PayPal, Yelp, Dropbox, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, Chipotle, Under Armour, Spanx, Jetblue, and Revolution Foods to distill what it takes to go from start-up to scale in our rapidly changing economy. She conducted this work while a senior fellow at Harvard University and public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The Ewing Marian Kauffman Foundation awarded Wilkinson a grant for her groundbreaking research on high growth entrepreneurs. Wilkinson has been a keynote speaker for corporations, institutes, and universities around the world. Recent speaking events include the World Economic Forum at Davos, Consumer Electronics Show, NASSCOM (India’s Leadership Forum), Microsoft, IBM, TD Ameritrade, National Governor’s Association, and Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is an expert for The Wall Street Journal. Wilkinson and her work have been featured by CNN, Fox News, CNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, Inc. TIME, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Wilkinson earned BA, MA, and MBA degrees from Stanford University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an Eisenhower Fellow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499978548832-323QNG0U3K0W84T27JUI/AMW.KP_.Headshot02-1.jpg Speakers 2017 - Amy Wilkinson Amy Wilkinson is CEO and founder of Ingenuity, Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs. She advises executives and emerging leaders around the world on how to master the skills that underlie entrepreneurial success. Wilkinson’s career spans leadership roles at McKinsey & Company, J.P. Morgan and as founder of Alegre, a foreign-based export company. She has also served in the White House as a senior policy advisor to the United States Trade Representative and a White House Fellow. Fascinated by how leaders must reinvent their approaches to excel in an entrepreneurial age, Wilkinson interviewed 200 of today’s top entrepreneurs including the founders of Airbnb, LinkedIn, eBay, PayPal, Yelp, Dropbox, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, Chipotle, Under Armour, Spanx, Jetblue, and Revolution Foods to distill what it takes to go from start-up to scale in our rapidly changing economy. She conducted this work while a senior fellow at Harvard University and public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The Ewing Marian Kauffman Foundation awarded Wilkinson a grant for her groundbreaking research on high growth entrepreneurs. Wilkinson has been a keynote speaker for corporations, institutes, and universities around the world. Recent speaking events include the World Economic Forum at Davos, Consumer Electronics Show, NASSCOM (India’s Leadership Forum), Microsoft, IBM, TD Ameritrade, National Governor’s Association, and Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is an expert for The Wall Street Journal. Wilkinson and her work have been featured by CNN, Fox News, CNBC, Bloomberg TV & Radio, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, Inc. TIME, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Wilkinson earned BA, MA, and MBA degrees from Stanford University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an Eisenhower Fellow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1500488800592-SGIGNCKXGM4PGRTBFU9N/terry.jpg Speakers 2017 - Terry Jones Best known for founding Travelocity.com and serving as founding Chairman of Kayak.com, Terry Jones has become a powerful voice in the world of entrepreneurship through his numerous speaking engagements and the publication of his book, ON Innovation. His career path has established him as a thought leader on innovation in our increasingly digital world. A graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio, Jones, began his career as a travel agent, spent 24 years at American Airlines in marketing and information technology, capping his career as Chief Information Officer of its SABRE division. While at SABRE he led a team of six working on a project that became Travelocity.com. Jones served as CEO of Travelocity for seven years transforming it to a public company with three billion dollars in travel sales. He left Travelocity when the company was taken private and became part of the founding team at Kayak.com, a company that yet again revolutionized how travel was purchased. He served as Chairman of the company from its founding until it was sold to Priceline for $1.8 billion dollars in 2013. Today he is the Chairman of WayBlazer and managing principal of ON Inc, a consultancy he founded to help companies in their transition to the digital economy. He serves on the boards of Boingo, Smart Destinations and Camping and Education Foundation. He has previously served on the boards of Entrust, Overture, La Quinta Hotels, Luxury Link and EarthLink. He is a venture capitalist with General Catalyst and Sierra Angels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499979711795-6D2TPU1KGWNTG3W4TZI1/BA+Photo_high+res.jpg Speakers 2017 - Barbara Annis Barbara Annis, Founding Partner of Gender Intelligence Group (GIG), is a world-renowned expert on Inclusive Leadership through Gender & Cultural Intelligence, advocating the value and practice of this new type of leadership in Fortune 500 companies and numerous organizations worldwide. Her insights and achievements have pioneered a transformational shift in cultural attitudes across the globe on the importance of gender unity to organizational success. Barbara began her career as the first women in sales at Sony and became the first woman Sales Manager with 14 Outstanding Sales Achievement Awards and Sony’s MVP Award. Over the past 27 years, Barbara Annis and her 51 global associates have facilitated over 8,000 corporate workshops and conducted thousands of leadership assessments and executive coaching sessions. GIG has introduced breakthrough research on the practice and benefits of inclusive leadership and gender diversity. Additionally, GIG offers diagnostics, workshops, and coaching sessions both onsite and online. Barbara Annis is chair emeritus of the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School and was recently conferred the International Alliance for Women, Lifetime Achievement Award. Her extensive studies have included work with exceptional thinkers such as famed psychologist Dr. Virginia Satir, Dr. Fernando Flores, Director of the PhD program in Linguistics at Berkeley University, and Dr. Willis Harman, Founder and President of the Noetic Sciences Foundation. Barbara has produced four transformational books: Her latest book, Gender Intelligence: Breakthrough Strategies for Increasing Diversity and Improving Your Bottom Line (May 2014) co-authored with Dr. Keith Merron, represents the culmination of twenty-seven years of gender-based research and global practice that uniquely apply cutting-edge brain-based research to the workplace. It offers leaders the mindset and systemic changes needed to transform their organizations, bridge the gap between men and women at all levels of leadership and management, and in the process, create more inclusive and productive organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499974036521-9G4D0JHEGRGGUCACM9MS/Dewitt+Jones+%281%29.jpg Speakers 2017 - Dewitt Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499978833123-Z0O90VSYH74RVXY14LRN/Dewitt+Jones+%281%29.jpg Speakers 2017 - Dewitt Jones Dewitt Jones is one of America’s top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic photographing stories around the globe has earned him the reputation as a world-class photojournalist. As a motion picture director, he had two documentary films nominated for Academy Awards before he was thirty. In the business community, Dewitt’s work is also well known. He rose to the forefront of creative marketing by photographing national advertising campaigns for organizations such as Dewar’s Scotch, Canon, and United Airlines. Dewitt has published nine books including California! and John Muir’s High Sierra. His most recent book, The Nature of Leadership, was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey. Dewitt is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Drama and holds a Master’s Degree in Filmmaking from the UCLA. Recently Dewitt started a web and Facebook site called “Celebrate What’s Right” (www.celebratewhatsright.com and www.facebook.com/celebratewhatsright). The sites affirm his deep belief that we choose the lens through which we view the world and that a lens of positive celebration is sorely needed today in our society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1499978875383-JS251YNQ9ACQDHT78Z56/adrian-ballinger+headshot.jpg Speakers 2017 - Adrian Ballinger Adrian Ballinger is a world class mountaineer, skier, and business leader. As founder and head guide of the internationally acclaimed Alpenglow Expeditions, Adrian envisioned a more holistic climbing experience for his clients than the status quo. This vision, with a focus on small groups and client education, continues to change the way big mountains are climbed. What started in 2004 with three trips on one continent with one lead guide has grown into a thriving company running 30 trips annually on 5 continents with six lead guides. In 10 years, Alpenglow has helped more than 100 clients successfully summit Everest, Lhotse (the 4th tallest mountain in the world), Manaslu (8th tallest), and Cho Oyu (6th tallest). As a professional athlete first and foremost, Adrian is the only American who has skied two 8,000 meter peaks, was the first person to ski Manaslu, the 8th tallest mountain in the world, and in 2011 became the first person to summit three 8,000 meter peaks in only 3 weeks (Everest twice and Lhotse once). He is the only American guide to have both AMGA/IFMGA guide’s certifications and has achieved more than 10 summits of 8,000 meter peaks (including 6 summits of Mt. Everest). 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In competition she is a 5x US National Championship and 2x North American Champion. After a decade of success in climbing competitions at the highest level, Emily’s adventurous spirit has led her to blaze new trails in the mountains, notching first female ascents on some of the hardest technical routes around the globe, free climbing big walls, and summitting the world's tallest peaks. Emily has climbed everything from Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan, a 3200ft granite face and arguably one of the most famous rock faces in the world, as well as summitted Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1533743298019-SP1KC8O103FP3OAM97M8/jt-holmes.jpg 2018 Lineup - JT Holmes JT Holmes is an innovative professional athlete who pushes the sports of skiing, B.A.S.E. jumping, wingsuit flying, and speed riding to new limits. He is an award winning stunt performer and coordinator in both feature film and commercial works. In 2009 Holmes was featured in the Emmy nominated 60 Minutes episode “The Birdmen” which ranked as one of the program’s most watched segments. In 2015, 60 Minutes and Anderson Cooper followed up by documenting his dream run; a high speed multi-sport descent of the Eiger in Switzerland. Holmes has been featured in marketing campaigns for Apple, Red Bull, GoPro, Google, BF Goodrich and Dell and he has appeared in such movies as Hangover 3, Godzilla, Fast and Furious 7, Transformers 3, The Amazing Spiderman 2. He acts and stunt performs in the 2019 release of Running with the Devil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1534692164788-AIOEXDBOYR7INC38W8NK/ian-ruhter.jpg 2018 Lineup - Ian Ruhter Ian Ruhter is a forward-thinking photographer and yet embraces the past. He accomplishes this by working in a contemporary manner using a 19th century photographic process called wet plate collodion. This medium allows him to produce one-of-a-kind handmade photographs called Ambrotypes and Tintypes. Referencing literature from the 19th century, he’s able to make his own film using USP collodion, silver nitrate, iodides and bromides to produce what many consider the most beautiful film in the world. The way the silver halides reflect light creates a three-dimensional viewing experience unlike any other photographic medium. Ruhter also has engineered the world’s largest wet plate collodion camera out of a delivery truck and giant camera lens. The back of the truck serves as the body of the camera and mobile dark room that is required to make wet plates in the field. After facing years of setbacks with the internal function and design of the camera, he realized that the answer had been with him the entire time. Due to the sheer size of the camera, it would allow for him to work inside the apparatus where it would become a combination of human and machine working simultaneously together. Incorporating this human element allows degrees of beautiful imperfections, ensuring that no two photographs are alike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1528080822015-W3WVP61QLN3D53JE5E1G/nell-merlino.jpg 2018 Lineup - Nell Merlino Nell Merlino is a catalyst and activists for the advancement of women and girls. She mobilized more than 25 million people to recognize girls’ value and potential with the creation of Take Our Daughters to Work Day in 1993. In 2000, Nell launched Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the first online micro lender. Senator Hillary Clinton joined Nell in 2006 to launch the Make Mine a Million $ Business program to help women grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Nell served as a Pathways Envoy for the U.S. State Department 2009-2011 promoting women’s entrepreneurship across Central America and served on the development committee for the historic Walmart Women’s Economic Empowerment program. She served on the North American Jury for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2010 – 2017. An expert on business growth and the value and visibility of girls, Nell has provided commentary on every major news outlet including CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News, The Today Show, NBC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and The New York Times. Her media appearances, quotes and stories have generated over 3 billion female focused media mentions. Nell is currently working on the sequel to Take Our Daughters to Work Day called Born Worthy. Her new initiative prepares our digital daughters, their parents and community for full and total equality with a 21st Century Rite of Passage from Girlhood to Womanhood. She is the author of “Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want it Their Way in Life, in Love, and at Work” available on Amazon, and “Cracking the Glass Ceiling and Raising the Roof” in MIT Innovations Journal, Winter/Spring 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1529271433266-K140MVOMOCXKHQ15SQF3/_Adam-Markel_Headshot-2.jpg 2018 Lineup - Adam Markel Adam Markel is a speaker, author and entrepreneur, who inspires, empowers and guides people to achieve massive and lasting personal and professional growth. A recognized expert in the integration of business and personal development, Adam speaks and mentors around the globe in the areas of business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and transformation. His latest book is the best selling PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life. Adam also hosts The Conscious PIVOT podcast, where he shares his insights on pivoting in today's fast paced market and interviews experts, innovators and influencers to share their stories and wisdom in the areas of business and life. Adam is CEO of More Love Media, a company dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to re-imagine, refocus, and capitalize on change in order to thrive in a world where constant disruption is the "new normal”. He has diverse and extensive experience in business, leadership, law, mentoring, and facilitation, including being the CEO of North America's largest human potential company. As a result, Adam knows what it takes to thrive as an entrepreneur, business owner, and corporate leader. For more on Adam, visit ww.AdamMarkel.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1529952952406-REKUZW80CDRECP2QX8SD/Kylie-headshot.jpg 2018 Lineup - Kylie Pilkinton Kylie was born three months early, weighing in at 1lb 13oz. At three days old she suffered a stroke resulting in left side hemiparesis. As a result Kylie lives with both physical and cognitive challenges, yet still participates mainstream in many activities with her peers, her favorite being dance. Kylie spent her early years in South Lake Tahoe and in late 2008 at age seven, moved with her family to her father’s home country, New Zealand. In 2015, after six years in New Zealand the family returned to South Lake. Kylie attends South Tahoe High School and will graduate in 2019. She has worked extremely hard to achieve a 3.6gpa in mainstream classes. Upon graduation, Kylie plans to spend a year traveling and participating in an overseas Christian mission trip after which she will start her college journey. Her dream is to one day be a motivational speaker and psychologist with a focus on children. Despite the challenges Kylie faces every day, she is a firm believer in following one’s passion and never giving up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1530560966901-E2112YNHMTY9JLP91872/Headshot1.jpg 2018 Lineup - Max Stossel Max Stossel is an award winning poet + filmmaker who gives a unique voice to modern culture. His performances across four continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, have been described as mind expanding, profound, emotive, and hilarious all at once. His work has been translated to fourteen languages, won multiple film festivals, consistently goes viral, and has influenced the way digital media organizations tell their stories. You can watch some of his short films at wordsthatmove.com   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1531158984625-WRNFVZMJ2TOMP3JWTQZ5/sandra-joseph.jpg 2018 Lineup - Sandra Joseph Sandra Joseph is a history-making Broadway star, a bestselling author, and a keynote speaker. Ten years as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera earned her the record as the longest-running leading lady in the longest-running Broadway show of all time. Oprah calls her a Broadway legend and an inspiration. Sandra has been seen on numerous national broadcasts, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Today Show, The View, and Oprah: Where Are They Now?. Sandra is the author of the #1 international bestselling book, Unmasking What Matters: 10 Life Lessons from 10 Years on Broadway and the coauthor of Your Creative Soul: Expressing Your Authentic Voice with five-time New York Times bestselling author Caroline Myss. Recognized for her thought leadership, Sandra is a member of The Transformational Leadership Council, a group of 100 top personal development professionals, founded by Jack Canfield. www.SandraJoseph.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1531753821205-HYPNYVUKVYUUV3LSWTCU/headshot-%28Tibbetts%29.jpg 2018 Lineup - Malcolm J Tibbetts Malcolm assembled his first two pieces of wood together as a youngster in his granddad's workshop. In the mid 90's, after building many furniture pieces and after acquiring a shop full of tools, Malcolm's woodworking journey took him to the wonderful world of segmented woodturning - a truly unique art form. Malcolm has a wonderful marriage, two terrific grown children, a successful past career in the ski industry, and now plenty of personal time to pursue his woodturning passion. For many years (before becoming a fulltime turner), Malcolm was represented by the Stones Gallery in downtown San Francisco. Currently, he sells most of my work directly to the public. Malcolm's turnings have won many awards and prestigious collectors have acquired many of my pieces. In 2002, he was approached by Linden Publishing company to reveal some of his techniques in the form of a "how to" book on the subject. Malcolm's book, The Art of Segmented Woodturning is now available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1532011416147-SXQ60JP35E5D25MTU440/Sam%27s-Head-Shot.jpg 2018 Lineup - Sam Horn Sam Horn, Founder and CEO of the INTRIGUE AGENCY, is on a mission to help people create quality one-of-a-kind projects that add value for all involved. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, INC and on NPR. Sam has spoken to more than a half million people worldwide and for such clients as National Geographic, Accenture, Cisco, Boeing, Intel, NASA, Nationwide, Capital One, Asian Leadership Conference, Four Seasons Resorts, SXSW, U.S. Embassy in London, and dozens of associations including ASAE, NSA, ICF, the National Governors Association. Her books - Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attention?, POP!, Tongue Fu!, What's Holding You Back, ConZentrate and the upcoming SOMEDAY is Not a Day in the Week - have been endorsed by Dan Pink, Stephen Covey, Seth Godin, Ken Blanchard, Tony Robbins, John Gray and favorably reviewed in Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. As a Pitch Coach for Springboard Enterprises which has helped entrepreneurs receive $8.8 billion in funding: Sam helps startups create funding pitches that open doors and close deals (e.g., one client received $250 M from Carlos Slim, richest man in world). As Executive Director of the world-renowned Maui Writers Conference (1996-2013) , Sam has worked with bestselling authors, top agents/editors and has helped hundreds of clients write, position, publish and market quality books that scaled their career. As a branding/messaging consultant and presentation coach, Sam has helped hundreds or people design and develop one-of-a-kind TED, TEDx talks and other high-stakes presentations including convention keynotes, commencement speeches, SXSW talks. Sam traveled the world on a Year by the Water 2016-2018, visiting oceans, lakes, rivers and waterfalls, and wrote about her adventures and insights at wwwSerenDestiny.com For more information and to see Sam in action, check out www.IntrigueAgency.com and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlg8zdSVjgg   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1532365116875-3HWVQYA5TXZDJQ4BBBOD/Marusa-Bradac.jpg 2018 Lineup - Marusa Bradac Originally from Slovenia, Marusa is now a physics professor at UC Davis. Her research includes studying the composition of the Universe, her specialty being properties of dark matter, the elusive “stuff" that makes up a quarter of the universe. Increasingly popular in the media especially with the excitement of the latest discoveries about the Universe’s past. Marusa also studies first galaxies that formed in the Universe. The tools of her trade are telescopes in space (Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and James Webb Space Telescope in the future) and on the ground in Hawaii (Keck). Marusa uniquely combines her passion for the Universe with her outdoor loves of skiing, surfing and mountain biking. She is passionate about her research and is committed to provide the best possible education for her students. The one thing that excites her even more than her own research and the outdoors is seeing young and bright minds excited about the world around them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1532574179362-N9N77HK4HA8MLIAG0JIE/JVI_0469j.jpg 2018 Lineup - Steve Rizzo Steve Rizzo is the Attitude Adjuster. You can’t attend one of his keynote speeches, seminars, or read his books and leave with the same attitude. He’s a personal development expert, comedian, motivational speaker and author. His popular PBS special brought him into millions of homes. It’s no surprise that he’s been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed upon fewer than 200 speakers worldwide since 1977. Perhaps one of Steve’s greatest achievements was the stellar degree of success he achieved as a comedian, being chosen as a Showtime Comedy All-Star and sharing the stage with Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres and many more giants of comedy. Of course, the surprises don’t stop there. What was next for this funny guy in the prime of his career? For Steve, it was to trade the standing ovations as a stand-up comedian for maximum fulfillment and, well, more standing ovations as a hall of fame speaker. Don’t let the laughter fool you! What Steve brings to the table is his captivating ability to engage the attendees with laughter as he challenges them to shift their focus and way of thinking to discover greater enthusiasm, increased productivity and new levels of success. As one of his clients once said, “Never has my group learned so much and laughed so hard in one sitting! Thanks for the ride!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1532633608976-SQLNIDRO6K564206XNSB/MVU1389_Color.jpg 2018 Lineup - Neha Gupta   Neha Gupta is a best-selling author, top 100 teen expert, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. 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After almost 3 decades of serving in the United States military’s most elite teams, Atlas outwardly states that he joined the profession of arms to study leaders. He now shares lessons - from his notes and time in Special Operations, Conflict zones, and White House communities – using stories. He’s helped thousands of leaders, held responsibility for billions of dollars, and has recorded hundreds of successes, innovation improvements, and team wins while leading people in over 30 countries. His books have been featured on FOX, NBC, ABC and other major news outlets. He has contributed stories with lessons for multiple podcast hosts around the world. Atlas has five international best-selling books, holding bestseller status in US, Canada, UK, and Australia. His most recent book became #1 in personal transformation, memoirs, and motivation categories. Atlas resides with his family in Phoenix and is always ready to share responsibly. Social Media Channels: Instagram @atlas_aultman YouTube @atlas_aultman TikTok @atlas_aultman Facebook @Atlas Aultman LinkedIn @Atlas (Josh) Aultman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/4b371287-3de5-4e47-b733-f2e52d60642a/bridey+thelen-heidel+author+photo+300+dpi.jpg 2023 LINEUP - Bridey Heidel TEDxSLT 2023 Topic: ROB the Trauma: Steal Back Your Life Bridey Thelen-Heidel is an award-winning English teacher, writer, and youth advocate. Her memoir, Bright Eyes, will be published by SheWrites Press in August 2024, and her work with LGBT+ youth has been celebrated in Read This, Save Lives and California Educator. She recently performed in Listen to Your Mother NYC and is a frequent podcast guest, speaking about the resilience, optimism, and bravery she developed surviving her abusive upbringing that she now uses to live the life of her dreams. 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As Mayor, Devin advocated for the environment, economic diversity, climate, housing, recreation, equality, and transportation. Finally, Devin sits on the board of directors for Chile Lagos Limpios, a NGO based in Santiago, Chile. As a founding board member, Devin has shared his expertise in climate, transportation, and governance to help create a more sustainable future for the lakes of Northern Patagonia. Growing up in Tahoe gave Devin an appreciation for the environment and getting outdoors, and the passion to ensure future generations have the same experience. Social Media Channel LinkedIn @ Devin Middlebrook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/3501902e-f052-47d1-b39f-24ea6bb764e7/400px-Gabriel_Na%CC%81jera-e1492895495586.jpeg 2023 LINEUP - Gabriel Najera TEDxSLT 2023 Topic: Do You Need a Hand or Two? Gabriel Najera is a world-class motivational speaker without arms who inspires others to achieve their dreams despite obstacles. A professional, bilingual, public keynote speaker in English and Spanish, Najera is an inspiring, motivating and humorous professional speaker who has an instinctive ability to capture and lift the spirits of people, empowering them for a renewed reach toward any goals, dreams and purpose they once thought were impossible to accomplish. Gabriel was born on July 13, 1966 in Mexico City with a disability where he has no arms and very short legs. The doctor's diagnosis at birth was that he was born without life. However, God had other plans for Gabriel by giving him a second chance to live a successful life, despite his little hope of survival. He has set himself up in the midst of all adversity as a unique example for all. Najera has lived a full life inspiring millions around the world. And after all, he is a happy man full of life, ideas, and dreams. Since birth, he has managed to succeed in both his professional and personal life. He is a professional systems engineer, fully bilingual in English and Spanish. A successful entrepreneur having created six successful companies in just a little over 25 years, a self published author of 2 books and a happy man after having formed an indescribable family. Learn more at ifican-youcan.com Social Media Channels: YouTube @GabrielNajera Instagram @ificanyoucan2 Facebook @gabriel.najera.376 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/1ec5950b-ae1a-4d6b-8cff-409c15b817be/Copy+of+081017_Santor_Nishizaki_Headshots_SchlickArt-6600SRGBlowres-3.jpg 2023 LINEUP - Santor Nishizaki TEDxSLT 2023 Topic: The 3Ps of Post-Pandemic Leadership Dr. Santor Nishizaki is the founder and CEO of Mulholland Consulting Group and co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Working with Gen Z: A Handbook to Recruit, Retain, and Reimagine the Future Workforce after COVID-19. His work on leadership and Generation Z in the workplace has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Psychology Today, BBC, CBC, Fast Company, and more. In addition to speaking and training, Santor is a Ph.D. professor of Global Leadership and Change at Pepperdine University and a former acting city manager. Social Media Channels: Instagram @santorspeaks LinkedIn @santorspeaks TikTok @santorspeaks YouTube @santorspeaks Podcast @santorspeaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/3d41c33c-a524-42c1-a946-5c9541c3057a/Lar+Sled.jpg 2023 LINEUP - Larry Sidney TEDxSLT 2023 Topic: The Power of Pursuing Audacious Dreams A dual-sport National Team athlete for Israel, Larry competed in Skeleton from 2014-2018 and Curling from 2018 to present. When not competing on ice, Larry is a Holistic Financial Adviser, helping businesses and families create their optimal retirement plan. Larry earned his MBA from UC Berkeley and undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. At home, he is the father of 2 boys, Lucas (6) and Marcus (4), and husband to his amazing wife Kerstin. Social Media Channels: Facebook @elsid1 LinkedIn @larrysidney Instagram @doubleicedchai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/3ef42846-fa03-4595-8331-27ffb1fef91d/Meena+Headshot+1.jpg 2023 LINEUP - Meena Srinivasan TEDxSLT 2023 Topic: Unlocking the Secret Powers of Tenderness Meena Srinivasan is a seasoned educational leader, celebrated speaker, accomplished author, and visionary entrepreneur. With over two decades of dedicated service, she’s always been an educator-activist at heart consistently championing the fusion of Mindfulness and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). In 2022, she was featured as one of Mindful Magazine's "Ten Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement," while also gaining recognition in Educational Leadership Magazine for her insights into Mindful Leadership and Wellbeing. As a prominent voice in the field, Meena focuses her speaking and writing on Emotional Intelligence and Belonging. She is the creative force behind the SEL Every Day online courses and the author of two influential books: Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness In and Out of the Classroom and SEL Every Day: Integrating SEL with Instruction in Secondary Classrooms. The latter was honored as one of 2019's Favorite Books for Educators by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. Meena is also an instructor of graduate level SEL courses in UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare. 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Jacqueline also works with Australian Homeward Bound leadership program providing senior women in STEM with an opportunity to expand their leadership skills culminating in a journey to Antartica. She is a professionally trained singer, and global nomad who has lived and traveled on three continents, earned a black belt in karate, and is an active co-partner in a long-term marriage and mother of four children and three granddaughters. 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Melissa Dorman shares how she built 6-figure financial freedom in 5 years using seller finance, a win-win strategy making property ownership accessible with little money out of pocket. With her background in social work and real estate, Melissa offers insights into creative negotiation and community-focused wealth building, advocating that Americans can use seller financing to "redirect wealth away from Wall Street back into our communities. Social Media Channels: Instagram @melissadorman LinkedIn @melissa-dorman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/ed243c59-8d05-4d2c-bc7d-98f645eba80c/Darcie+Goodman+Collins+Headshot.jpg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Darcie Goodman Collins, PhD Talk Title: ”Science to Solutions” Dr. Darcie Goodman Collins is Chief Executive Officer of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, also known as Keep Tahoe Blue, the non-profit that has been the Lake’s leading environmental champion since 1957. As CEO, Darcie serves as both chief scientist and lead policy advocate for the League. She guides the organization to pragmatic, science-based solutions and is a catalyst for environmental policy change and funding through close collaboration with local, state, federal, and tribal leaders. Born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, Darcie was the League’s first intern in 1996. She served on the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, is past board president of the Tahoe-Baikal Institute, an educational exchange program between the US and Russia, and is an avid runner and outdoorswoman. Social Media Channels: LinkedIn @darcie-goodman-collins-phd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/a5c278ab-8922-42ab-88e7-89b5f6a31fe4/Julia+Lashay+Headshot.jpg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Julia Lashay Israel Talk Title: ”The Ultimate Win-Win: Why DEI Can't DIE” Julia Lashay Israel consults for some of the world’s largest real estate companies and government agencies and has risen as a powerful force in the real estate sector, significantly defined by her efforts in fostering diversity and leadership growth. As the head of inclusion and belonging at Keller Williams Realty International, Julia Lashay has been instrumental in steering the organization of over 800 franchises in 58 countries towards recognizing and actively addressing opportunities and challenges in the diversity, equity, and inclusion spectrum. Julia Lashay is also the operating principle of Keller Williams Integrity Lakes, responsible for casting the vision and maximizing profitability for over 270 real estate agents that close an average of 3,000 transactions annually. Social Media Channels: Facebook @growwithjulia Instagram @iamjulialashay LinkedIn @julialashay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/ef0b4d7b-a3f6-4a4c-a5ca-088ea4211cce/Juliette+Leong+picture.jpg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Juliette Leong Talk Title: “Revolutionizing the Future of Education” Juliette Leong is an 8-year-old internationally acclaimed artist, violin prodigy, award-winning mathlete, influential philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Her extraordinary journey has been featured on numerous acclaimed television series and talk shows, including The Rachael Ray Show, ARTEFFECTS, Exploring Genius, Someone 2 Know, among others. Juliette has also been featured on radio stations, podcasts, and major networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and PBS, with her story reaching hundreds of publications and news outlets worldwide. By 2024, videos featuring Juliette had garnered over 900 million views across social media platforms. Social Media Channels: Instagram @juliette.leong YouTube @julietteleong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/c1d6d9a9-4777-4953-a0a8-f21ac154bee2/120655285_285576646149175_6175542337627949173_n.jpg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Timmy O'Neill Talk Title: “Life Requisites: Show Up, Engage, Express Gratitude, and Remain Curious and Playful” Timmy O'Neill is a professional rock climber dedicated to social impact through outdoor adventure. He has climbed Yosemite's 3,000 foot tall El Capitan in just over two hours, and also spent nine days climbing and living on the same wall with his brother Sean, a t-12 paraplegic. He is co-founder of Paradox Sports, a U.S. nationwide, adaptive-climbing nonprofit. The 2023 short film “Soundscape”, which shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain via echo location, touch and imagination, is his directorial debut. He is a brand ambassador with Patagonia and Osprey Packs. Social Media Channels: Instagram @timmyoneill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/51b7675c-b9b1-46a2-b8e4-82ab14406dcf/Zachariah+Stratford+Headshot.jpeg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Zachariah Stratford Talk Title: “The Entrepreneurs AI Guide: 3 Keys to Integrate AI to Enhance Growth, Profitability, and Community Investment” Zachariah Stratford helps entrepreneurs write books with AI that attracts their ideal customers and grows their business. Social Media Channel Instagram @zisforzachariah LinkedIn @aizachariah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/ad923635-8df4-4134-a7a9-a8932306ca70/Mel_Thacker_headshot.png 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Mel Thacker Talk Title: “How to Save Lives with Two Minutes of Listening” Mel Thacker, MD, DipABLM is a double board certified physician, coach for surgeons, and podcaster. For the last decade, she has served the community of Worcester, Massachusetts as a dedicated ear, nose, and throat surgeon. Though it was not taught in medical school or residency, she quickly realized that connecting with patients is one of the most important skills a doctor must learn to effectively treat them, and at the center of connection is communication. By applying coaching concepts to her role as a physician, she has been able to improve the patient experience, reduce the likelihood of medical errors, and increase job satisfaction for herself and her employees. Dr. Mel resides outside of Boston with her husband, their two children, and a bunny named Daisy. Social Media Channels: Facebook @melthacker LinkedIn @melinda-thacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5761c95de6f2e11396c31da8/f60372c0-d6c8-4553-9598-1fe6e37991bd/Dr.-Andrea-Vitz-Headshot+%282%29.jpg 2024 SPEAKER LINEUP - Andrea Vitz Talk Title: “The Power of Emotional Sobriety” Dr. Andrea Vitz, D.C., is an Emotional Sobriety expert, bestselling author, podcaster, and doctor of chiropractic. Her acclaimed book, The You You've Never Met, has guided numerous individuals to heal their emotional and behavioral patterns as well as transform painful relationships at work or home. Her work redefines sobriety and unveils her surprising research into who actually requires it and why. Her anticipated second and third books are set to be released in 2025, further solidifying her status as an influential voice in personal growth and an expert in Emotional Sobriety. As the co-founder of LIFTED Academy, founder of Levelheaded Doc, LLC, owner of Vitz Chiropractic, and team doctor at California's Strongest Gym, Diablo Barbell, she has dedicated her life to helping individuals tap into their ultimate potency and create real change in their lives, emotionally, mentally, physically, and energetically. Social Media Channels: Instagram @drandreavitz Facebook @yourlevelheadeddoc LinkedIn @andreavitz http://tedxsouthlaketahoe.com/about2025 daily 0.75 2026-03-25