Get ready to ditch the elbows and embrace the high fives, because this next Nona Leadership Network Breakfast is gonna be all about building each other up, not tearing each other down!

Join us as real estate rockstar Kevin Kendrick (seventh-generation Floridian, no less!) takes the stage to unpack his inspiring philosophy of "Community over Competition." Forget the dog-eat-dog world – Kevin's gonna show us how collaboration and connection unlock unimaginable heights of success for everyone.

Dr. Tommy Shavers is the Founder and CEO of NESTRE Health & Performance, a groundbreaking company that combines neuroplasticity and AI/Machine Learning to enhance mental and cognitive fitness. Overcoming a decade-long mental and cognitive decline caused by career-ending concussions as a college football player, Dr. Shavers developed a self-recovery model and then focused on creating a scalable approach to help others improve their brain health and cognitive performance. With over 10 years of experience in organizational leadership and behavioral training, he has worked with elite athletes, coaches, medical professionals, and business executives, providing performance and leadership consulting. Dr. Shavers is also an accomplished author and has been featured in prestigious publications such as Bloomberg, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN.

Marissa, the mastermind behind Marissa Alexandra, has fused her background in fine arts with her experience styling actors and composing sets in the film industry. Now, she's turning her expertise towards helping entrepreneurs and professional teams like YOU. 

Leadership Rewind: Navigating Success & Learning from Missteps with Former Chief Bill Sturgeon

Meet Bill Sturgeon: a 35-year public safety legend who’s been everything from a Firefighter to Fire Chief to City Manager. He revamped St. Cloud Fire Rescue, steered one of the US’s fastest-growing cities, and even kickstarted a seaplane base! With degrees in Fire Science to Public Administration and a rep for ace problem-solving, Bill's journey is proof that passion and dedication can truly shape communities.

You'll want to be in the room for a captivating breakfast with Bill Sturgeon, as he unfolds the chapters of his illustrious 35-year career and shares his after-action insights on leadership!

Whether you’re a leader, a professional, or an entrepreneur, Bill’s candid discussion on his journey through various roles will provide invaluable lessons on what to do, what to avoid, and how to self-assess for continuous growth.

Don’t miss the chance to enrich your leadership toolkit and see your career through a refreshing new lens! Perfect for those hungry for both breakfast and wisdom at Nona Leadership Breakfast!

Dr. Kathy Harkema is an accomplished leader who is deeply committed to helping others live a life of purpose and meaning. With a background in honors Psychology, Clinical Social Work, and a ph.d in Clinical Christian Psychology, Dr. Harkema brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role as an administrator, principal, and consultant.

As the former Administrator and Principal of a private Christian Academy for 22 years, Dr. Harkema oversaw the growth of the school in both excellence and quality of education, resulting in dynamic success. Her leadership and years of experience have helped to shape the lives of countless students, staff, and families.

Today, Dr. Harkema continues to serve the Academy as a consultant and school counselor, providing guidance and support to all stakeholders. She is passionate about helping people overcome life's challenges and achieve their greatest success in every area of their lives. For Dr. Harkema, there is no greater joy than seeing others experience victory and thrive.

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Ron Clark is a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO of Clark Int’l Group, LLC. With over 30 years of experience in various industries, Ron has established himself as a prominent figure in the business world.

Ron's entrepreneurial journey began at the young age of 23 when he founded his first company. He went on to co-found a successful telecom company during the mid-80s, which paved the way for his future ventures.

For 11 years, Ron served as the broker/owner of an insurance agency called My Benefits Advisor. Under his leadership, the agency grew to include 178 agents located in 34 states across the country.

In 2007, Ron shifted his focus to energy marketing and started Clark Intl Group. As its owner and CEO, he built the company into a thriving enterprise with over 1,500 consultants operating in three different countries.

Throughout his career, Ron has been recognized as an influential speaker and thought leader. He has spoken to over 250,000 people across groups ranging from small gatherings to large conferences with audiences of up to 10,000 attendees.

Ron's achievements have also been featured in numerous business publications throughout the years. He has even graced the cover of some of these publications.

Currently, Ron is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming book “No Excuses-Don’t Quit”. This book promises to be another invaluable resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders alike.

With such an impressive track record and unwavering dedication to success, it's clear that Ron Clark is a true inspiration for others looking to make their mark in business.

The Myths of Work-Life Balance

You're struggling to find a work-life balance. You've heard that it's important, but you don't know where to start.

Join us this month for an expert panel discussion on The Myths of Work-Life Balance. You'll leave with the tools you need to create a work-life balance that works for you.

Our expert panel includes:

Joshua Washington, whose passion is helping business leaders maximize their people, productivity, and profitability by learning the mission-critical performance method

Victoria Dume, is a life coach, author, speaker, and founder of Fueled by Gratitude, a lifestyle brand, and podcast designed to help women live a thriving life in full authenticity.

Live Your Dreams, Not Your Routines: Why Becoming Unsettled is the Key to Getting What You Want

Kelly Lopez is the Executive Vice President of Scout Sourcing, a global provider of sustainable solutions across paper, print, and packaging serving Fortune 500 Brands.  Kelly is responsible for the strategy and execution of emerging sustainable product categories through partnerships and relationships with clients, best-in-class suppliers, and the supplier diversity community.   

For the past 20 years, Kelly has mastered problem-solving techniques in almost every facet of life from her professional experience leading business development efforts at the highest levels of corporate America, building and managing large intergenerational teams and mentoring young professionals to her personal life of navigating through divorce, life as a working mom, running a blended family of 8, and fostering support for events and organizations in her local community.  Acutely aware of the pitfalls working women face in the corporate world, Kelly is a huge advocate for the advancement for women entrepreneurs, aspiring women executives and supplier diversity initiatives.

Known for her calm response to crisis, energetic personality, and ability to throw a party, she credits her success to the experience gained working alongside, inside, and outside of America’s largest companies.  With a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida, Kelly is a cheerleader at heart, leader through experience, and mentor by passion.

Erik Butz is a global executive currently serving as Vice President of Global Operations and Fund Capacity with Cru, a non-profit with 20,000 staff members and a presence in nearly every nation globally. Living 13 years cross-culturally in Asia and serving at every level of a global organization have given Erik a unique mix of local and global perspective and invaluable leadership experience and insights. Erik has a degree in electrical engineering and a Global Executive MBA from Hult International Business School.

Erik loves to help people discover and develop their gifts and passions and to use them to make a difference in their families, communities and the world. Erik is married to Gina and they have two children who are both studying at University of Florida. Go Gators! Erik loves the outdoors, exploring, learning and going on adventures. 

Dr. Linda Travelute is known as the Bosses' Secret Sauce because of her ability to help executives, business owners, and their team members fly past their leadership and personal growth challenges so they can go farther faster.

Dr. Linda and her firm of coaches and trainers at Maximized Leaders specialize in working with federal and local government leaders and private sector CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs helping them to get the most out of their teams. Her Ph.D. in clinical psychology helps her analyze behavior and get professionals like you unstuck.

Dr. Linda is the host of Live2LeadLakeNona.com, John C. Maxwell's premier leader & development event. She's fun, real, and loves helping people grow into their best selves! If you join us - YOU WILL BE her mission that morning - so you can Maximize your Leadership.

Strategic and Intentional Communication 

Patrick is a Key Account Manager for OMG Roofing Products, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high-performance products for the commercial roofing industry.  He began his career in professional ministry, made the transition to his first sales role in 2009, and has been in the building products industry for over a decade.  He started in residential and commercial flooring, worked himself all the way up to roofing, and now manages two of OMG’s top five customers.          

Patrick lives here in Lake Nona, is married to his high school sweetheart, Melissa, and have three children.  Their oldest is heading to college at Florida Gulf Coast University this Fall, their second plays football for Lake Nona High, and their youngest plays golf.  Patrick enjoys cooking, golf, and lots of time around the pool.   

We know our attendees are big-time readers because... leaders are readers!  And we love Nona Leadership for our round-table discussions, so at this event rather than having a speaker on the topic of 'Leadership,' we want to hear from you about what you've learned from your favorite books on leadership!

You can bring 1 or 2 of your favorite leadership or personal growth books and you'll have an opportunity to share a quote from that book with our entire room full of attendees and share why it has impacted you and or how you're putting it into practice as you lead others.

Gary Morgan currently provides leadership speaking, training, and consulting services to help organizations develop the best leaders possible. His first career was in higher education, working at several universities such as Georgetown University, Boston College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the UCF. Gary is a Certified Master Trainer for The Leadership Challenge, and Certified Speaker, Trainer, and Coach of the John Maxwell Team, co-author of four leadership books, and has developed leaders throughout the US, Latin and South America, the Middle East, and South Africa.

The 3 Seeds Of Limitation: Breakthrough these barriers and achieve anything!

The 3 Seeds Of Limitation are a metaphor for the barriers we often encounter in our success journey. During this event, we will discuss how you can overcome the limitations holding you back from achieving deeper levels of your dreams, goals, and potential.

Travis is the Director of the new Advance Center for Ministry Training in Kissimmee. A 2-year highly concentrated certificate program designed to train visionary leaders for ministry positions. In addition to his role with Advance he owns a training and development business called Ultimate Synergy. He has served in executive roles on the staff at two different churches where he focused on leadership and team development, policies and procedures, and finance.

He also spent 5 1⁄2 years as an Administrator and Dean of Students at Boise Bible College in Idaho where he focused on training and developing students to be strong leaders for the Kingdom. In that position he also led the HR responsibilities of employee policies, job

descriptions, employee handbook, and benefits administration.

Travis’ organizational roles in business have focused on Human Resource management anddeveloping people, helping to create strong and healthy workplace cultures. His areas of expertise include leadership and team development as well as development of leadership training material for executive coaching and seminars. He has owned a training and development company working with clients such as Chick-fil-A, Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, Lockheed Martin, Sea World, and WMFE T.V. Working as the Chief Culture Officer for a health and wellness company in Central Florida, he focused on building an environment of trust, commitment, and excitement among all team members improving morale, retention, and productivity.

In 2006 Travis added iron distance triathlon (swim 2.4 miles / bike 112 miles / run 26.2 miles) finisher to his resume and has competed at the top level since then by completing seven iron distance triathlons, winning his age group in two of them. His triathlon experiences and lessons learned have proven to be valuable in leading teams and teaching leadership principles to employees, students, volunteers, and clients. Travis and his wife Melanie currently reside in Kissimmee and enjoy spending time helping people, being together outdoors, and going on cruises. Their life purpose statement, based on Romans 15:4, is to “Inspire hope by giving and helping people be the best they can be.”

Come have breakfast with us at the Drive Shack Friday, Feb 11th at 9 am - 10:15 am

This month's Nona Leadership breakfast Dr. Linda Travelute will be sharing a session that she only does with her VIP clients. 

Dr. Linda Travelute, Executive Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Consultant, will be sharing a special John Maxwell Team exclusive session with you!

Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace With More Muscle

Do you feel like you need more muscle to handle the more complex times you find yourself facing? 

This event is perfect for you. Come get leader strengthening tips to power you through the new year!

Drive Shack: 7285 Corner Dr. Orlando, FL 32827

We are excited to announce that one of our favorite NLN events is coming up in December at Azteca D'Oro Mexican Restaurant Lake Nona. 

Join us for December 10th's Nona Leadership Event featuring our panel of experts to answer your toughest leadership questions.

After mingling and spending time with our panel of leadership experts, our moderator will pose your questions to our panel, then we'll take the leadership discussion live to your table so you can drill down deeper and determine what you will implement and apply. 

Breakfast will be catered by Gourmet Gratis. We'll enjoy fresh homemade biscuits, sausage gravy, eggs, bacon, and of course coffee to fuel your morning!

Jacob Williams is General Manager and CEO of Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), a position he has held since September 2016.

Williams has 36 years of experience in the electric utility industry, including both public power and investor-owned utilities. Prior to joining FMPA, Williams served as Vice President, Global Energy Analytics at Peabody Energy in St. Louis, Missouri. He also was previously with Alliant Energy (formerly Wisconsin Power & Light).

Throughout his career, Williams has served in various positions including energy marketing, trading, integrated resource planning, and generation planning.

Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Vandy Colter is a certified Christian counselor with presidential status from the American Association of Christian Counselors, a Police Dept. Chaplain, 25 years in ministry, former College president and professor for North Carolina College of Theology South Jersey Satellite Campus, a former Youth Advocate and Director of the H.O.P.E. (helping our probationers excel), a Lead Pastor, consecrated to the office of Apostle & the Bishopric, Father and husband to Dr. Barbara Colter for 18 yrs as they help youth “Keep it Kingdom” ®.

Featured on NBC, TBN, Goodlife 45, The WORD Network to name a few, author of several books including Love & Happiness-The Secrets to Creating Winning Relationships. 

Rodney Gage is the founding pastor at ReThink Life Church in Orlando, Florida. Before starting the church, Rodney Gage traveled for 14 years throughout the country as a sought-after author and speaker. During that time, he spoke to over 2 million students in public and private schools through his nationally acclaimed "Wise Up" school assembly lecture. In addition, Rodney has spoken in over 300 churches and has been the featured speaker at some of America's largest gatherings for youth and church leaders. 

Rodney is known for his relevant, practical and passionate style of communication that connects with today's contemporary audience. He is the author of 7 books including his latest that was co-written with his wife Michelle called Family Shift.

A former miss Silver Spurs, Kelly has deep roots in Central Florida.  After graduating from St Cloud High, a UCF degree in Interpersonal Communications launched Kelly into public speaking and training at events throughout the US and abroad.  

As a young mom, Kelly opted to home-school Nate and Adisen so she could instill the value of learning and her and her husband show them the world.  Real estate investments and home-based businesses always filled in the cracks and provided a strong network of entrepreneurial connections and like-minded friends. 

Kelly has served the last 6 years as Good Samaritan Society’s Development Director and there she’s become passionate about the power of story and the lasting impact that generosity makes in the lives of others.

Recently, Kelly joined the Kid’s Beating Cancer full-time to engage the mission and vision to fight to fund research and triumph against childhood cancer.

With 20 years of experience as a promotional manager, Melanie Miller coaches businesses and individual entrepreneurs, offering proven tools and strategies to gain increased exposure and ultimately increase revenue.

Melanie’s foray in the industry was launched as a Marketing & Promotional Manager for NFL athletes in the early 2000’s. She has guided many former NFL athletes to fortify their public image, including 1982 NFL MVP, Mark Moseley, as well as NFL All Pros Ken Harvey and Brian Mitchell. 

Melanie’s focus today has expanded to assist fellow entrepreneurs and small business owners to best present their products and services to gain critical mass, via targeted marketing campaigns that will create more customers, increase profits and exposure. She provides proven advanced training, consultation and leadership development programs—by helping organizations to increase their overall performance while reigniting creativity & innovation. 

Do Unto Others as They Want to be Done Unto - Effective communication is not a one size fits all on team. Learn how successful leaders know how each person on their team-best receives communication. 

Travis excels in the areas of leadership and team development. He has served in executive roles on the staff of two different churches as well as worked for a health and wellness company in Central Florida as the Chief Culture Officer focusing on building an environment of trust, commitment, and excitement. Through his company, Ultimate Synergy, he currently focuses on developing people and helping to create strong and healthy workplace cultures through coaching and building winning teams. Travis and his wife Melanie currently reside in Ormond Beach, Florida. With many years of combined experience, they share the desire to develop leaders and have a love for going on cruises during their off times.   

Stop the Show! Build Your Life and Leadership on the Foundation of a Healthy Identity 

Greg is a strategic thinker and mentor with a passion to help others embrace their full potential as they discover God’s purpose and plan for their lives. Daily, Greg looks to add value to the lives of others.

We all want our lives to matter. Yet do we live every day with that intent? 

Hear about some specific actions you can take in your life on a daily basis to live a life of significance. One that really matters. This session will give you insights into how you can achieve significance through greater intentionality.

Gary Morgan will be presenting on the work of John C. Maxwell and How to Live Your Life Intentionally.

Gary is the co-author of four leadership books on The Student Leadership Challenge, and has developed training programs for leadership educators, training hundreds throughout the world including the US, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.  Gary is a Founding Partner of the John Maxwell Team, is an inaugural John Maxwell Team President’s Leadership Council member and co-chaired the committee that developed the original curriculum for the team’s youth leadership program serving over 90,000 young leaders worldwide.

Johnola T. Morales, is the Senior Vice President for Case Management, In-Home Services at The Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee, Florida. Johnola holds her Social Work license and is accredited as an Advanced Certified Social Worker in Case Management. Johnola has been in the field of social work for over thirty-four years. Her thirty-two-year career in NYC held positions such as Director of Foster Care, Assistant Commissioner for Child Protection, Director of Office of Confidential Investigations, COO for Shelters and Homeless Program, CDC CARE Ambassador for Ebola, Medical Social Worker, Life Coach and Pastor for Counseling. Fueled by her passion for helping others, Johnola can merge her Counseling, Coaching, and Spiritual expertise to help others pursue their achievement goals. 

Generous and Systematic Networking

Sam and his beautiful wife Stephanie have been married since 2008. They have 2 children daughter Zoe and son Levi. Several years ago, Sam and his family moved down to Orlando to help run his family’s real estate brokerage. Since moving to Orlando, he has been a regular speaker at his local Chamber of Commerce where he started a program called Contagious Connecting teaching people how to make money through networking. In addition, he took his passion for networking and leadership and is one of the co-founders of Nona Leadership Network. He is passionate about teaching and coaching others on networking to help them reach their potential.

Looking for inspiration in your personal growth, career or business? Do you want to meet other leaders in the Lake Nona Area? Join us for a panel discussion at our final event of 2019! More details to come. 

Where Innovation Lies and It Lies

Parker attended Harvard Business School for senior executives focusing on innovation, globalization, and leadership diversity. She is is a certified DISC behavioral specialist, executive coach, board facilitator, and creator of a unique 20-point predictive business system. She loves to help businesses succeed, gain greater exposure and opportunity. She's Principal Consultant at Intent & Impact and President of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce, Executive coaching and business is her sport! 

How “Jerry Maguire” Changed My Business

Kevin Kendrick is a 7th generation Florida who was born-and-raised in Orlando. He attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia and received a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1996 with the desire to teach students.  Always having an entrepreneurial spirit, he received his real estate license in 2010 and practiced on the side, mainly working with friends and fellow educators. 

Kevin is married to Yvette Kendrick and is the proud father of Carson and Brandon. He believes in God, Family, People, Business. He is passionate about real life experiences, traveling, helping others and connecting people. Kevin loves volunteering at Nona Church and leads the parking team. 

Facing Failure Without Losing Your Momentum

Having been called, the Bosses' Secret Sauce, Dr. Linda Travelute specializes in helping executives, business owners, and teams fly past their leadership challenges so they can go farther faster.   

She takes the experience she gained as a school principal, pastor at a 4,000 member church overseeing 15 pastors and a 500 member volunteer team, and restauranteur to help her clients at Travelute Leader & People Development kick themselves and their teams into high gear.

Patrick is the National Solar Sales Manager for an industry-leading global commercial roofing products company. He began his career in professional ministry and transitioned into his first sales role in 2009. Over the last decade he has worked in the software, commercial flooring, commercial furniture, and now the commercial solar industries.  Clearly…he does not like working with homeowners. 

Patrick loves to golf and cook, and he started BBQinParadise in 2018 to share his love of food with others.  Patrick lives here in Lake Nona with his wife Melissa, 3 tax deductions, and a shedding Labrador he affectionately calls “Beast.

Over fifteen years in sales and strategic communications have made Meredith an expert at telling stories. She is a published author and speaker that has contributed to various magazines, industry papers, book compilations and conferences. 

Today, she operates Meeting Meredith Creative, a content strategy and copywriting agency. And she is the co-founder of the SheHustles Community, which empowers, supports and helps female entrepreneurs and business owners grow. See Meredith's excellent principles and practical questions from this event here.

Crisis Leadership, Decision Making and Taking Care of You!

Ursula M. Evans has 15 years’ experience in Emergency Management across all levels of government (local, state, and federal). She is currently serving as Emergency Preparedness Administrator at Orange County Public Schools - so she’s been busy recently! Ursula is also an entrepreneur and certified Emotional Health Coach. Co-Author of "Victorious Living for Moms: A Letter to a Mother's Heart” and author her new book “Heart Work” that was just released this month!

Closing the Chapter

Isn't it amazing how talented and gifted we are as people, yet we subconsciously delay the process of accomplishing our goals? In this presentation, Kevin shares the top 3 things you can do to close chapters in your life and begin the process of aligning your goals with your vision.

Kevin is a successful professional bodybuilder, personal trainer, behavioral change specialist, entrepreneur, and a Jack Canfield certified success coach. Kevin and his beautiful wife Marsha have 2 kids and are the owners of the Health and Wellness company “The BodySmith Inc.” They have dedicated their lives to serving others and helping people transform their lives from the inside out. Their goal is to help people make smooth transitions in life, and provide them with tools that will unlock their full potential. 

Leading with Hope and Encouragement in time of Crisis

Gina Butz is the author of Making Peace with Change: Navigating Life's Messy Transitions with Honesty and Grace. Gina believes that facing change in life is not just something to endure and survive, but it can be one of the greatest gifts for our personal, professional and spiritual growth that God can give us. Gina is passionate about helping people grow as wholehearted leaders and has been living this out through writing, speaking and various leadership roles serving with Cru for the last 25 years. Gina lives right here in Lake Nona with her husband, two teenagers, and their imported Asian mutt. 

Five Leadership Practices to Make Extraordinary Things Happen

Gary is the co-author of four leadership books on The Student Leadership Challenge, and has developed training programs for leadership educators, training hundreds throughout the world including the US, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.  Gary is a Founding Partner of the John Maxwell Team, is an inaugural John Maxwell Team President’s Leadership Council member and co-chaired the committee that developed the original curriculum for the team’s youth leadership program serving over 90,000 young leaders worldwide.

Tools You Need Now: Instant Relief for Overwhelm and Stress

Staying in the long-game of being an entrepreneur means figuring out effective skills to manage being overwhelmed. As a PhD-trained researcher and owner of a consumer insights consultancy, Rachel wouldn’t settle for a superficial understanding. She opted to go on a deep exploration of stress management skills and received extensive training in teaching breathwork, meditation, and restorative techniques.  These practices lead to the ability to find balance amid chaos and crisis in work, parenting, and life.  She regularly facilitates classes and workshops on this topic from a sense of deep service and gratitude.

Looking for inspiration in your personal growth, career or business? Do you want to meet other leaders in the Lake Nona Area? Join us for a panel discussion at our final event of 2019! More details to come. 

Fierce Leadership:  Leading yourself / building the right culture

Adrian has been a dynamic leader in training and development for over 20 years. For the past 10 years, Adrian has overseen development, culture training and content development for Racetrac Petroleum. His desire is to inspire hope and to build in others the confidence to know that nothing is impossible. Adrian lives in St. Cloud with his beautiful wife Michelle and 2 wonderful girls Katia & Alana.

Dr. Cyd Charisse Williams has been practicing medicine for 25 years. Her focus is on Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship specializing in the treatment of Adults and Children with joint, bone and muscle injuries, traumatic and non traumatic sports injuries, adolescent medicine fellowship, and functional medicine. 

In addition, Dr. Williams traveled with the USA Track and Field Team to 4 World Championships as their Team physician taking care of Olympic and Junior-Olympic-caliber athletes.

Dr. Williams also has 4 children, and has been married to her husband Jacob for 31 years. 

Stephanie L. Jones is a philanthropist and author of the award-winning and best-selling

book, The Giving Challenge. She is a TEDx speaker and an executive strengths coach. 

Since graduating Taylor University, Stephanie has lived a crazy life from a private investigator, to a professional organizer, a police officer, a senior manager at a Fortune 100 company and living out big dreams! Stephanie lives in northwest Indiana with her husband Mike but you’ll often find them on weekends in Michigan, fishing and kayaking.

Jim Bowie is the Associate Director of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and Site Manager of the Kissimmee/Osceola County Business Incubator. He joined UCF in the spring of 2010 and his client companies have created over 500 jobs in the past decade. Jim has a BBA & MBA from (TCU) Texas Christian University. He opened the UCF Life Sciences Incubator in Lake Nona in 2018. Jim is on the Advisory Board for the I-4 Business Entrepreneur Magazine and he has more than 20 years of experience in business development including AT&T, Orkin Exterminating Co. and four entrepreneur start-ups.

Mark Goldstein is the president and CEO of the Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce and president of On The Mark Consulting LLC., a relationship-building company. Mark is best described as a “people helper”. He has an intense passion to help others succeed in business and ministry by developing and implementing creative marketing strategies. He has over thirty years of experience in sales and marketing which includes broadcast media, print, home-based, Internet and trade show. Mark holds a Bachelors Degree in Theology and a Masters Degree in Christian Counseling. He is currently completing a doctorate in that same field of studies. As president of the Christian Chamber, his goal is to build business, build community, and build the Kingdom. As president of On The Mark Consulting, he helps individuals and businesses enhance communication, reduce conflict and increase productivity.

Mark Rickman has been married for more than 25 years to his wife Carol. He has four children who are 23, 22, 17 and 16 years old.  He has coached high school basketball for 30 years at Boone High School, Pine Castle Christan, and Fellowship Christian School in Roswell Georgia. He currently serves as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Orange County Area Director, and has lived in Lake Nona for the past 14 years. 

Don Long is the CEO/President of the Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commerce where he has served since December of 2017. He is also a former Chairman and interim President of the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce.

Before entering the chamber arena full time, Don enjoyed a successful entrepreneur career as owner, executive and employing yacht broker where he specialized in worldwide export and foreign currency purchases.

Don is a retired US Marine and served in multiple duty stations around the world. Reaching the highest enlisted rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant before leaving the Marine Corps, Don served as the Public Affairs Chief of the Marine Corps where he managed an entire occupational field from the Pentagon.

Mike Fisher has spent over 29 years of proven leadership and comprehensive Law Enforcement experience at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. He's a dynamic, highly qualified professional. During his time as a Lieutenant Mike commanded the West Criminal Investigations Division which included the West 192 area and Poinciana area. He also Commanded the Intelligence Division, which included the Intelligence Unit, Crime Analysis Unit, the Gang Unit and the US Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force Agent. He has many stories about leadership to share... some that will scare you, some that will inspire you, and definitely challenge you as a leader.

Dr. Linda Travelute is CEO of Travelute Leader & People Development. She’s a leadership consultant, executive coach, trainer, speaker, and author helping executives, business owners, and teams blow past their leadership challenges so they can go farther faster.  

She also serves as Executive Director for the John Maxwell Team, the largest leadership and personal development company in the world. 

Having been called, the Bosses' Secret Sauce, Dr. Linda and her clients leverage that ingredient together to tweak their leadership platform and personal development plans so they can score more and make a bigger splash! 

What do people see when they search your personal name on Google, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter? As a leader your personal online brand is your virtual hello and handshake to new customers, community leaders and employees. Learn the top 5 actions you MUST take in 2019 to ignite your personal brand for business growth and to reduce risk. 

Looking for inspiration in your personal growth, career or business? Do you want to meet other leaders in the Lake Nona Area? Join us for a panel discussion at our final event of 2018! The panel will include:

Tim Lytle  - Chick-Fil-A owner/operator

Linda Travelute  - Executive Director for John Maxwell Team

Kelly Baumruk - Director of TEAM

Erik Butz  - VP, Global Operations at Cru

Luis Torres  - VP at BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy

Adrian has been a dynamic leader in training and development for over 20 years. For the past 10 years, Adrian has overseen development, culture training and content development for Racetrac Petroleum. His desire is to inspire hope and to build in others the confidence to know that nothing is impossible. Adrian lives in St. Cloud with his beautiful wife Michelle and 2 wonderful girls Katia & Alana.

Tim Lytle lives in Kissimmee, FL and is the owner of two Chick-fil-A franchises. He recently celebrated his 20th year with Chick-fil-A. Tim is married to his wife Diane and has three daughters and one son. He is constantly in the pursuit of excellence and has recently shared his passion for leadership and accountability with Pioneers. Tim views the Culture of an organization as essential to success and growth.   “Lead with passion, it may be your defining moment.” – Tim Lytle

See Tim's handout here.

Andrae Bailey has been serving the community through nonprofit charities and churches since the age of eighteen. His goal is to help organizations to develop programs to change their communities. He is the founder and CEO of Change Everything and was also the former CEO of Central Florida Commission on Homelessness.  

Making Leaders aware of the role Culture plays in the workplace

Dr. Robertson serves as Valencia College's executive dean of the Poinciana Campus. Dr. Robertson has a master's degree in business administration and just completed a doctoral program at the University of Central Florida in educational leadership. She has lived and worked throughout Latin America and owned a language school in Puerto Rico prior to coming to Florida.

See Jennifer's Powerpoint slides here. 

Creating Synergy

Travis Jacob has held various organizational roles which have focused on developing people and helping to create strong and healthy workplace cultures, including serving in executive roles at two different churches, Dean of Students at Boise Bible College, and Chief Culture Officer at a Central Florida wellness company. Travis excels in the areas of leadership and team development as he builds an environment of trust, commitment, and excitement among all team members he works with. 

See Travis's Powerpoint slides here. 

Give thought to how physical, mental, social and spiritual renewal is vitally important to you maximizing your leadership and life.

Greg is a strategic thinker and mentor with a passion to help others embrace their full potential as they discover God’s purpose and plan for their lives. Daily, Greg looks to add value to the lives of others.

See Greg's Powerpoint slides here.

Understanding why and how feedback is a critical leadersihp skill to personal and organizational success

Miss Langerak is president of ACCELAcore.  She formerly was President of Triaxia Partners, Inc., a Senior Vice President with Philips International B.V. and has over 10 years experience as a professor of psychology. Miss Langerak also has been published in numerous professional journals.

See Jacoba's Powerpoint slides here. 

One crucial leadership question that creates margin, optimizes energy, and unlocks creative potential.

Pastor Collin Outerbridge serves as the Lead Pastor of Nona Church and The Vista Community, a network of local churches and ministries in southeast Orlando. 

See Collin's Powerpoint slides here.

Many might think of leadership as giving direction, having the answers and telling people what to do. However, a critical secret to be an excellent leader is being an excellent listener!

Dave brings over 30 years of leadership development, human resource and counseling experience into this topic. 

The Art of Self-Leadership

Dr. Linda Travelute is an Executive Coach, Trainer, and Speaker in the area of Leadership and Personal Development for over 25 years. Dr. Linda serves as an Executive Director for the John Maxwell Team.  She has her own business called, Travelute Leader & People Development.