WHO IS SPEAKING?
We have some amazing people, who are here to help you know the issues and understand how we can eradicate these acts of violence, that so many people have experienced first hand.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Marc Siegel
Connector, Entrepreneur, Father, Healer & More. Marc spent 10 years in finance managing a nine figure book of business which he left to become healthier and live with more vitality. Over the next decade Marc removed over 11,000l bs off people as a Personal Trainer and Mentor. Marc was then inspired by Tony Robbins to help the masses and created QPT CBD, which now has helped heal thousands globally. Marc is in the process of creating the Quantum Fund, a multi-pronged fund serving 5 different charities , one of which supports Human Trafficking. Marc’s recent passion project is creating Wake Up World, a movement to eradicate Abuse & Human Trafficking from the world.
Rish Mitra
Rish Mitra is a father, an entrepreneur, best-selling author and a connector and community leader living in southeast Michigan. He hosts the podcast "Dads and Deadlifts," through which he raises awareness on breaking the social stigma around boys and men.
He is the founder of a non-profit Dads and Deadlifts Foundation (D.A.D. 501c3) through which he aims to provide resources, guidance and help to overcome adversity for boys, young men, and fathers with a history of trauma and abuse so they can find the true purpose of their life in their pain.
Rish’s recent book, “Break Up With Yourself- How to unmask and unbecome the man you were told to be and end the cycle of toxic masculinity”, a work and research of last 5 years became best seller in multiple Amazon categories.
Jan Edwards
President Paving the Way Foundation
Jan Edwards is the founder and President of Paving the Way Foundation. We are committed to empowering communities to disrupt the cycle of child exploitation around the globe. This is accomplished through educational and training programs that break the cycle. Jan spent over 25 years as an executive in sales and marketing working with organizations like Time Warner, Bright House, the United Nations and other international groups, before taking on the worldwide initiative to prevent children from becoming victims of this silent crime. Paving the Way has educated over 23,000 youth and adults over the past 7 years around the nation. Ms. Edwards has been featured in Huffington Post, NBC, and iHeart Radio as an influencer on prevention education. Jan has been named one of Orlando Magazines Women of The Year 2020, United Abolitionist Polaris Star Award for NGO Leader of the Year, 2021.
Jan is the writer, co-director and producer of the award-winning film, Trapped in the Trade, which was featured on CNN.
Catie Reay
Catie Reay was born into a religious cult run by Curly Thornton Ministries in Montana and grew up in an environment where being sexually assaulted on a regular basis was what she was taught love was. She started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 11 to escape her reality and to simply feel a little less agony than she woke up with.
Catie now has over a decade of sobriety under her belt and shares her story with us in hopes of helping someone else who may be struggling.
Cheryl Mott Smith
Former LA literary agent turned CPA, charitable fundraiser and screenwriter, Cheryl is always ready to face a challenge. She writes female driven sci-fi/fantasies & true-life stories, with an element of romance. Her feature screenplay STAR STRUCK is a love story set against an undercurrent of human trafficking on Native Lands in New Mexico. Cheryl’s personal victory against cancer infuses her characters with resilience, to push the envelope of possibilities despite extraordinary challenges.Cheryl is a survivor -- and that inspires her writing.
Don Chilton
DON CHILTON is a professional trumpeter and conch shell player based in Newport, Rhode Island. Following a distinguished 26-year career as a U.S. Navy trumpet instrumentalist, Don has become known for his playing of various seashell horns. His conch shell playing can be heard throughout the soundtrack of Reese Witherspoon's production of Where the Crawdads Sing composed by academy award winning composer, Mychael Danna. Other film recording projects include his conch shell work with Trevor Morris on Vikings Valhalla and with Aiko Fukushima on Samurai Rabbit.
Jax Harrison
Founder of the StopChildTraffic Foundation located in the UK and the USA and also Innovation for Good Inc. We use technology to prevent child and human trafficking, and to prevent harm to vulnerable populations-particularly women, children, and refugees. Last year we deployed 48 hours after the war in Ukraine began and helped impact and save nearly 1.4 million lives. I speak all over the world on how to prevent harm and have recently moved back to the USA.
Laura Wall
Laura Wall is a spiritual life coach, speaker, podcast host, best-selling author, Reiki practitioner and the founder of Hearts of Healing Center, a non-profit organization devoted to bring more love, light, healing and hope to the world. She is on a mission to elevate the collective consciousness by bringing a cutting-edge healing technology to her community, creating spiritually illuminating events and facilitating soulful women’s circles. Through her work as a coach and an healing guide, she addresses the whole person, mind, body, heart and soul. She is passionate about reminding her clients and followers to live out their divine potential: embracing their truth, wielding their superpowers and chasing their joy.
Marlene Dunphy
Marlene Dunphy is a teacher and speaker of Esoteric Sciences - Numbers, Crystal Healing, Aura Structure Healing, Meditation Healing and private retreats. She currently podcasts on her Show, the Celtic Oracle on Clubhouse,teaching the basics of meditation, along with guided meditations for the public.
Jennifer Farrar
Jennifer is a holistic healer, teacher, subconscious deprogrammer. She helps clients remove mental, emotional, spiritual obstacles and heal their deepest wounds so they can create and actualize their greatest life or business. Together they turn wherever there is a no into a yes. Change can be easy and fast. Jennifer helps you make what you think is impossible, possible.
Matt Richardson
Matt Richardson is the Director of Intelligence and Child Safety with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII). He is an expert on internet safety, Human Trafficking, and the prevention of online He is expert on OSINT and Darkweb Intelligence with extensive experience in leading and coordinating complex investigations on sex trafficking and CSAM offenders. He is a Professor at Loyalist College where he teaches topics that include; technology, social media, online safety and more. Matt is a member of the Rogers Communications Cybersecurity Catalyst team where he collaborates with industry experts to generate products and education on a variety of cybersecurity topics related to online crimes. He is often sought out as a subject matter expert by the media with TV, Film, Radio, and print coverage in Canada and is a main contributor and on camera character for “Dark Highway”, a Human Trafficking documentary that is being televised in Canada and the U.S. He works in partnership with Timea’s Cause to educate and prevent sex trafficking and was a featured speaker of the 1st Canadian National Summit on Child Sexual Exploitation. Matt is passionate in his role with the ATII where as part of a team of experts he uses his skills on a daily basis to help make children, families, and communities safer places.
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Camille Robb
Fabulous Camille Robb is the Founder and CEO of Just Fabulous Care Corp, JFC For You Inc. Mentor, Teacher, Global Speakers, Entrepreneur, TV Host,Podcaster, Philanthropist, Motivational Speaker, Global Mom, Investor and Author.She has been an advocate for Children for over 25 years. She uses her skills to create a secure and nurturing environment while supporting each student to achieve their educational goals.
Fabulous Camille Robb has been featured twice in USA Today, The Los Angeles Tribune, Honoree Magazine, GLEBM Magazine. Featured in News local and Global etc..
Fabulous Camille has a passion for feeding Children and their Family and has been doing it for over 25 years, and she partnered up with a company that, whenever you or anyone pays their bills, your bill provides the meal for a Child!! and you can get your bills for FREE!!
Smitha Gunturi
I am a Speaker, Writer, and Women’s Advocate and host of The Journey Podcast, I’m a passionate believer in supporting others while sharing the lessons I learned through my own experiences to overcome the adverse effects with limiting beliefs and build confidence in thriving their lives. Helping people who want CHANGE!
I have been through a lot of hardship. Child sexual abuse, domestic violence and haunted relationship, rape, child loss, suicidal, lone parenting is my life for more than three decades from which I have remastered my life and I now help others to fight their battles. I persevered through it all and nothing stood in my way.
Tina Davis
Tina Davis is a passionate advocate for leveraging technology for social good. She is the co-founder of Thrival App, a mobile application aimed at supporting domestic abuse survivors.
Tina's professional journey has been marked by her roles as a founder and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) in the tech industry, where she has been a pioneer in developing decentralized identity solutions for the web 3 era, creating personal avatars for the Metaverse, and virtual fitting room software solutions.
Beyond her achievements in technology, Tina is a staunch abuse advocate and thought leader on identity. Her personal experiences have fueled her advocacy efforts, which have resulted in positive changes in the fashion industry. Tina was instrumental in the development of new workplace abuse legislation in New York City, as well as protections for young models in the fashion industry.
Angela Katz
My name is Angela Katz and I am an End Of Life Transition Coach, Death Doula, and Quantum Energy Healer. I provide companionship, comfort, and guidance to those facing a terminal illness or death. Our non-medical holistic support encompasses emotional, spiritual, and practical care. We offer resources to help the dying person, along with their family and loved ones, to make informed decisions in a supportive environment.
Ebony Tutora
Ebony M. Tutora is the Master Meditation Guide & Trauma Specialist behind the brand Queens Recognize Queens®️, a personal mastery brand teaching women the 3 pillars of healing their past trauma, so they can maximize their future, and own their worth!
Ebony teaches from pulling wisdom from her own experiences of trauma, and now uses those experiences as testimonies to teach women and girls the same powerful tools she used to self-heal and empower herself.
Her passion is in teaching holistic practices/lifestyle, concentrating on her trifecta of modalities with the focus on inner child healing, mindset mastery, and meditation
Farhana Ahmed
Farhana Ahmed (b. 1977) is an acclaimed journalist, author, film critic, film maker, social activist and environmentalist connecting local with global from North Lakhimpur, Assam, India. With masters in Journalism and Mass Communication, she has completed ten years of journalism with The Assam Tribune, one of the prestigious dailies from India. As a journalist Farhana has been consistently reporting on the issues of trafficking in persons of the marginalized people in Assam to different parts of the country. Her constant stories on trafficking in the print media has led to the unearthing of bridal trafficking of young girls from the disadvantaged communities in Assam to Rajasthan as well as rescue of trafficked women kept as sex slaves in Arunachal Pradesh.
Frances Helena
Frances Helena is a hearing impaired entrepreneur, world traveller, runner-up of Miss Philippines & Miss Photogenic Townsville 2019, Winner of People's Choice Award 2022 of Pretty Little Poser Model Magazine and a community advocate that has faced many challenges.
She's the CEO and founder of Beautifully Diverse Fashion (BDF), which has now been recognised as Philanthropic, diverse and an inclusive global brand that has showcased for New York Fashion Week, Philadelphia's Black History Month, and has upcoming shows in Tennessee, New York, London Fashion Week and Ireland for 2023. BDF advocates and creates an awareness of diversity and empowerment, with a motto of 'anyone can model regardless of their age, race, and disability.'
She's also International best-selling author of 'Me Too But Never Again', released in 2022, which speaks of her own personal experiences of sexual assault, rape, and other traumatic experiences which she has overcome. She is aiming to advocate and highlight how these experiences still exist within the fashion industry in the hope of improving the fashion industry.
Jo Pierce
Jo Pierce - Holy Fire/Usui Reiki Master Teacher, Crystal Healing Practitioner, Intuitive Card Reader & Moon Guide for Manifesting + Releasing
Chrissy Martin
I am Christina Martin, a resilient individual with a multifaceted nature, driven by a passion for making a positive impact in the world. Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, I have overcome challenges and developed a deep understanding of the importance of wellness and healing.As a survivor, I am dedicated to bringing hope and healing to those affected by domestic abuse. I am a co-founder of Thrival, a Domestic Violence App, that is to provide help and support for domestic violence victims. Thrival provides a safe space for individuals seeking to break the cycle of violence in their own lives and communities. Through personalized safety plans, education, healing spaces, and empowerment programs, Thrival supports survivors from all walks of life, including women, children, LGBTQ+ individuals, and immigrants, providing them with the tools they need to live healthy lives.
Production Team
Website-Russ Manning
Jan Edwards
Jennifer Farrar
Leila Nazaroff
Randylyn Massé
Rish Mitra
Shay’La Harris
La Ochoa
Hello family 👋🏽 La Ochoa here! I am so honoured to be apart of this group. I am a lived experience expert and founder of Aplace2turn.org, an organization geared toward youth aging out of foster care and those experiencing sexual exploitation. I believe in turning your mess into a message!
Kendra Lukens
Hey everyone! My name is Kendra and I’m a foster care alumni and I work to spread awareness about foster care through sharing my experience in the system and teaming up with other former foster kids. I believe in having the choice to either take your story and let it keep hurting you or help to empower you and others around you!
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