Wayne
Thompson
Wayne is committed to helping people unlock their greatness and live their best life.
His optimism and passion are for people and the capabilities they were born with. Wayne believes the traits of success are evident in everyone. He has categorized these traits into 7 principles that he attributes to his success and the success of countless others. Wayne uses his unique life stories to incorporate the 7 principles to teach, inspire, encourage and transform individuals on ways to unlock their greatest potential by taking inspired action.
Wayne is an entrepreneur and an award-winning technology executive, with keen insight on what it takes to lead and inspire people and organization.
STUART WILLIAMS
Thought Leader and Motivational Mentor
Stuart has a passion to help people understand how money and basic financial instruments operate. Stuart is a self-motivated professional with experience in adding value to the financial services industry with a proven track record of success. His career has focused on providing systems and services which include securities processing solutions – spanning the entire investment lifecycle to retail, institutional and discount brokerage firms, global banks, correspondent clearing firms, registered investment advisors and investment companies
CIARA PETTAWAY
Personal Brand Developer
Ciara has a passion for transformation. She is a single mother, a fighter, survivor, an encourager, and most importantly, a daughter of Promise.
She is living proof that emerging from darkness is not an impossible task. A walking example that there is success in pain, but it all depends on the lens you're looking out of. She challenges those around her to change their perspectives and step in a different direction to truly see the greatness their lives are meant to be.
One yes after a million no's and here she is to encourage, inspire and grow
FRED P.
BANNY
Fred P. Banny is a husband, an entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and mentor whose passion is to inspire, empower and help individuals overcome their adversities and discover their unique gifts and abilities so that they can live-out their divine purpose.
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He is the founder of Conversations with Kings – an initiative dedicated to building boys into men and men into leaders. Through interactive workshops and conversations, CWK provides a supportive environment where men are empowered and equip with successful life principles, perspectives and resources to help activate their potential and take positions of servant leaders of impact and influence within their homes and communities.
Cordelia A. Banny
Cordelia Banny is a global empowerment speaker, purpose coach, and philanthropist. Committed to leadership training and development, Cordelia founded Catalyst Empowerment Group, a purpose activation company, in 2011. She consults with schools, organizations, and conferences to develop and activate people to realize their life intentions. Formerly the Manager of Training & Outreach for the Wall Street Journal, Cordelia leverages proven best practices for empowering and equipping business leaders and their teams to achieve success. As a coach and trainer, she has served several organizations including: NBC Universal, Girls, Inc., and Ashesi University in Berekuso, Ghana. Cordelia is the Co-Founder of the Fred & Cordelia Banny Foundation, a non-profit, currently supporting the building of schools and libraries in West Africa. Cordelia is married to her purpose-partner, Fred P. Banny and the two reside in Long Island, NY.