Fall Leadership Festival

About the Event

3rd Annual Fall Leadership Festival: 80/20 Rule of Leading
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Fall Leadership Festival

Global Entrepreneurship Week is November 18-24, 2024 and Oklahoma City plus Nashville Chapter of Startup Grind is partnering with Your Goal Concierge, Inc. to end off Global Entrepreneurship Week with the 3rd Annual Fall Leadership Festival: 80/20 Rule of Leading. We will hear from several speakers as they share their views on the 80/20 Rule of Leading.

What is your take on the 80/20 Rule of Leading?
Host: Erica Kesse (80% Developing 20% Directing)

Erica Kesse is a love force with mysterious wisdom celebrating life. She is a multi-faceted leader and mom. She is a licensed professional counselor, business execution coach, author, speaker, certified Positive Intelligence Coach, etc. She loves to travel and build her legacy and ministry by giving safety, support, and enhancements to fellow mothers. She is the Chapter Director of Startup Grind Nashville and Oklahoma City. It excites her to walk out the vision of Startup Grind since it aligns with her own of making friends and serving others.

Chrys Callaway (80% Learning 20% Exploring)

Chrys Callaway is a levelheaded adventurer who is bold with her actions. She helps to integrate her client's parts and free them from the darkness. She is “The Fusion” and is the Founder of From Acire to Chrys. She offers a community that gives safety and support to her clients. The community is full of other people who are telling their story, want to, or no beginning.

Cel and Mia- The Healing Tree

Having walked the stage two years prior anticipating confirmation of his degree in the spring of 2018, his original path of graduation, marriage, and a career as a recording artist began to fall apart at an accelerated rate as he recognized his own queerness and a need to deconstruct and reconstruct his worldview.

Dr. Nikki Gates (80% Lifelong learning 20% Outcome and Impact)

Dr. Nicole Gates is the Chief Strategist at Gates-Golden & Associates, where she drives impactful strategies for both businesses and nonprofits. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and an MBA, she combines academic knowledge with over 20 years of experience in diverse sectors. Passionate about social equity, Dr. Gates empowers organizations to achieve sustainable growth while serving their communities. An active thought leader and mentor, she inspires future leaders to create transformative change.

Dirk Neitzel (80% Income 20% Daily Grind)

Dirk serves his community as owner/operator of think solar okc: making it financially savvy for homeowners do the right thing.

Corey Hart (80% Invest 20% Outcomes)

Corey is a Professor of Business, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor. He focuses on helping startups hyperscale and is currently working with mental wellness startup Mentavi Health to give individuals and organizations insights into their wellness.

Jill Jublin (80% Rule work 20% Rules don't work)

Jill Lublin is a 25+ year Media Magnet. She is a world-renowned publicity expert, international speaker and 4x Best Selling author. Jill has made thousands of stage appearances alongside celebrities such as Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran and Jack Canfield, to name a few. She has worked with over 100,000 clients implementing her signature formula for getting media attention, creating next-level visibility in the marketplace that results in boosted sales. These lead and profit generating formulas are included in her signature program, the Media Mastery Intensive and her monthly Kindness Circles.

Nerissa Malloy (80% System, Process, Workflow 20% Tracking, Measuring, Refining)

Nerissa Malloy embodies the essence of leadership and innovation, merging her expertise as a Registered Nurse Leader and Business Strategist to uplift women and mentor the next generation. As the visionary behind JNM Healthcare Solutions and The Unshakable CEO community, she is redefining success for women in leadership and entrepreneurship.
Nerissa's unique approach blends healthcare knowledge with business insights, offering consulting that enhances leadership, team unity, and financial health. Her focus is on the human aspect of success, making her strategies impactful across different industries.
Through The Unshakable CEO community, Nerissa empowers female entrepreneurs with essential resources, training, and mentorship, guiding them toward achieving their unique vision of unshakable success.

Autumn Prather (80% Listening 20% Reinforcing)

Autumn Page Prather is the co-founder and CEO of The Mother & Daughter Experience™ (M.A.D.E.), a 501 (c) 3 organization that she and her daughter created that champions the sacred bond of the mother and daughter relationship. Through their nonprofit, she and her daughter host an annual Mother/Daughter Breakfast, bringing together generations of mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and “the village.” It is their biggest fundraiser for The Mrs. Linda M. Everett ARTS Memorial Scholarship,  fund she formed in her late mother’s honor.
One of Autumn’s passions is to be a change agent, the catalyst, by which women and girls are uplifted, informed, and empowered. She is a professional speaker through her business known as Speak Legacy ™, where she designs and delivers keynote speeches that touch, teach, and move her audiences to action. Ms. Prather has facilitated many team-building, leadership, and goal-setting workshops for private and public organizations.

Tanisha Williams

Tanisha Shanee is an Inspirational Speaker, Purposeful Lifestyle Strategist, Author, & Professor. Tanisha was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her mission is to inspire as many people in activating healing and navigating finding their purpose.

Jeff Crosby (80% Preparation, Communication, Consistency 20% Visible Outcomes)

Jeff Crosby, a Greensboro native, is the Brand Specialist behind JustJeffCrosby, a creative agency delivering bold branding, design, and strategy solutions for organizations nationwide. Mostly self-taught, Jeff pairs critical thinking with over a decade of hands-on experience, crafting brand identities that fit like a custom suit and drive real impact. He’s also a proud father, cigar enthusiast, and unapologetic nerd who enjoys jazz, fire pit nights, and the occasional 90s hip-hop throwback.

Danielle McGee (80% Internal relationships 20% External Impact)

Meet Danielle McGee Gibson, a distinguished small business advocate, entrepreneur, and professor at Tennessee State University. As the founder of Black Business Boom, a social enterprise dedicated to empowering Black-owned small businesses through training and mentorship, Danielle has made significant strides in supporting their growth and success.

Under her visionary leadership, the Black Business Boom brand has expanded to include Boomin University—offering group coaching and classes for business owners—and Black Owned Nashville, a directory featuring over 1,400 Nashville-based Black-owned businesses. A certified digital marketer and former healthcare executive, Danielle has spent the past decade conducting workshops, conferences, and coaching sessions to teach entrepreneurs how to build sustainable businesses.

Speakers
Erica Kesse - Your Goal Concierge, Inc CEO
Chrys Callaway - From Acire to Chrys CEO

Tickets
General: $5.00     
VIP Hybrid: $25.00

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