Kim Svoboda is the founder of Aspiration CatalystTM, the premiere global executive coaching and consultancy firm specializing in helping organizations achieve significant business growth and exemplary leadership. Her entrepreneurial background and hands on approach translates to fast start, quick turnarounds, and immediate results for her clients. Her highly effective coaching approach combined with 25 years of senior leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies such as CDW, Insight, and Adobe Systems help her clients break through barriers and achieve their goals. Kim is accredited by the International Coach Federation and a Gallup Certified Strengths Finders Coach.
A strong advocate for giving back, Kim serves on several charity and nonprofit boards including: BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois Executive Committee as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and the Educational Foundation, At large board member of the ICF-International Coaching Federation, Chicago Board of Directors, and Fund Raising Chair for the Fred Outa Foundation which runs schools for at risk orphans in Kenya, Africa. She is a volunteer coach/mentor to high potential leaders through Menttium and the Executives Club of Chicago.
Kim has two amazing daughters who are active in horseback riding, Girl Scouts, gymnastics, softball, and cheerleading. She and her husband, Jared, live an active lifestyle which includes running, triathlons, swimming, biking, hiking, and most things that involve being outdoors. Kim walks the talk on setting and achieving courageous goals. In 2015, she realized a dream to travel the world with her husband and two young daughters. For eight months, they circumnavigated the globe as a family, visiting five continents and 26 countries. Aspiration CatalystTM is one of her courageous goals and she intends for it to become a multimillion dollar global enterprise to inspire and empower great leaders all around the world.
Teresa Kuhn-Financial life designer and educator, Teresa Kuhn, JD, RFC, CSA, has a passion for formulating innovative blueprints that help her clients grow and preserve their wealth. A respected financial educator, best-selling author, and strategist, Teresa Kuhn is the president and CEO of Austin, Texas-based Living Wealthy Financial® Group. Through her radio show, Living Wealthy Radio®, she is able to
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About Raza AzizRaza is here to help founder-led organizations double their revenue in 12–24 months. As a seasoned sales strategist and keynote speaker, Raza partners with growth-minded entrepreneurs to duplicate their successful sales efforts and scale their impact… …With over $8.5 million in high-ticket sales in the personal and professional development industries, Raza has earned
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Melissa Jurkoic Melissa Jurkoic is currently a Senior Solutions Architect for Amadeus Hospitality where she and her team operate at the intersection of business and technology to support enterprise clients in realizing their strategic objectives. For over 20 years, she has been connecting with both technical and business audiences to lead strategic initiatives to
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About Elizabeth KiehnerElizabeth Kiehner is an influential and transformative executive with over 20 years of experience in leading global businesses and corporate functions. As an experienced entrepreneur, Fortune 500 leader, and non-profit healthcare executive, Liz is renowned for her inspiring leadership style, which focuses on developing and scaling high-performing teams… …She has spearheaded and supported
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About Grace CarterGrace Carter | Attorney, Coach, Facilitator, and Thought LeaderWelcome to the world of Grace Carter, where faith, resilience, leadership, and personal growth converge. From her beginnings on a military base in Newport, Rhode Island, to her impactful work as an attorney, coach, and facilitator, Grace’s story is one of purpose, transformation, and empowerment…
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Coach Culbertson- Kimberly and Benjamin “Coach” Culbertson are a professional speaking and podcasting duo who work with individuals, teams, and organizations to rehumanize leadership. Through public speaking at conferences, association events, workshops, and corporate meetings, they inspire and train leaders to break through resistance, increase engagement and productivity, and achieve the results they’ve dreamed about.
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Jenn Taylor- Jenn Taylor: I’m a published author of a self-help memoir about my life growing up in dysfunction. Emotional, physical and sexual abuse and their effects plagued me and as a result, my relationships were a pattern of their own dysfunction. I am a writer, public speaker, blogger, podcaster and an online coach for future authors.
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Lucy Grace Yaldezian Transformational Healer & Coach Lucy Grace Yaldezian has been helping adults, teens, children and businesses connect mind and body since 1992. Through her San Ramon-based practice, A Higher Perspective, Lucy offers many avenues for personal and professional excellence. Lucy’s extensive training and experience spans medical hypnotherapy, inner child work, past-life regression, guided
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Antonio Crawford- Antonio Crawford launched the National Christian Writers Conference™ (NCWC) in 2007. This conference is held biannually in San Diego and Washington, DC. The NCWC helps writers, authors, artists, and speakers publish their creativity in order to heal, inspire, and speak to the hearts of others living in the local communities. Antonio and his wife,
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Shannon Evans- Shannon Evans is not your run-of-the-mill educator. With more than 17 years as a teacher and coach (middle school, high school, and college) under her belt, she’s worked as an academic and admissions counselor for multiple colleges including University of Maryland, University of Oklahoma, Mississippi State University, East Mississippi Community College, and Utica
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Marc Guberti is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with over 100,000 students in over 180 countries enrolled in his online courses. He hosts 3 podcasts and several evergreen virtual summits where he teaches people how to grow their businesses and achieve personal transformations. He coaches authors, speakers, coaches, and business owners on how
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About Nancy NapierDistinguished Professor Emerita at Boise State University (USA), and a former Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University (Denmark), N.K. Napier teaches strategy and creativity, coaches executives and leads Boise State University’s one-week Executive MBA residency to Vietnam… …She first went to Hanoi in 1994, joining a project that helped to establish the country’s first
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