Charles Bernard, founder and CEO of Criteria for Success, Inc., helps CEOs bridge the gap between their vision for their company and their bottom line. Charles applies over 20 years of experience in direct sales, sales management, recruiting, and training to his growing consulting practice.
As a Senior Account Executive for General Electric, he was the top revenue producer in his division. He then founded the IBM DB2 software development consulting firm, Atlantis Vision Ltd, and later was a partner and Executive Director of Sales for one of New York’s first systems integrators, NETLAN, Inc.
Charles is currently writing a book on "Workability" to be released in late 2018.
Charles was born in Madrid, Spain and educated in Surrey, England.
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Jon Tota is a pioneer in online education for corporate training. Jon began his career on Wall Street in sales and technology at PaineWebber and UBS. After several years as a business analyst and consultant to some of the largest financial services firms, Jon co-founded Edulence to deliver the industry's best digital knowledge to a global audience of financial advisors. Edulence’s platform Knowledgelink has become a leader in cloud-based content distribution, powering many of the largest online universities in the insurance and banking industries. These days, Jon helps the next generation of thought leaders build businesses around their online courses and digital expertise.
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Stephen Woessner is the CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast. He is the author of three bestselling books including the Amazon Bestseller Profitable Podcasting. He is also a speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media.
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Misty Lown is the founder president and energized force behind More Than Just Great Dancing™ - A licensed dance studio affiliation program that has a positive impact on over 75,000 dance students around the globe each week. She is also the founder of MoreThanDancers.com, an online lifestyle magazine for young people that has over 35,000 visitors each month.
Her dance studio, Misty's Dance Unlimited founded, in 1998 and named a "Top 50 Studios in the Nation" by Dance Spirit Magazine has provided $400,000 in scholarship for dancers. In addition to authoring over 70 industry articles, Misty has been a speaker for every major dance studio convention in the US and a keynote speaker for the leading dance events in Australia and Canada.
She is a sought after speaker and recently shared her business methods as a guest blogger on SUCCESS.com and as a speaker at IF:Gathering Local and the US Army Garrison Woman's Equality Day. She has been recognized as "Teacher of the Year" by Eclipse, "Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year" by the YWCA and awarded the "Pope John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service" by Viterbo University the "Philanthropy Award" from the local Red Cross, the "President's Award" from the La Crosse Area Development Corporation and the "President's Award" from the Association of Professional Fundraisers.
Misty is an entrepreneur at heart. In addition to her dance studio and licensing program, she owns a dancewear store a dance competition, and a self-storage business. She is the author of One Small Yes, an Amazon #1 Bestseller that has been translated to Korean and Indonesian.
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Anekia Boatwright-McGhee is the founder and president of Rebecca Padgett School of Performing Arts. Her professional achievements include giving back to the community on a large scale, despite being a small business owner. McGhee is very passionate about grassroots charitable giving.
Her studio, Rebecca Padgett School of Performing Arts, was founded in 2002 in Savannah, Georgia. Since then, the school has seen thousands of youth. McGhee works hard to instill her value of faith, dedication, and diligence within her young students. She hopes to show youth that success can be found anywhere in Savannah, Georgia.
McGhee is the first African American to develop a national youth program in the arts and dance industry. Recently she was named the national dance studio owner of the year. Rebecca Padgett School of Performing Arts is frequently viewed as one of the best dance studios in the dance school industry. In fact, in 2015, Rebecca Padgett School of Performing Arts received international recognition. Rebecca Padgett has performance companies that performed at the Mercedes Benz Super Dome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
McGhee is also a national trainer and speaker for John Maxwell and Jack Canfield. She has been recognized by the Darren Hardy magazine for her positive impact on American youth. Overall, she is a highly sought after speaker and teacher through the Rebecca Padgett School of Performing Arts.
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