Theme: Body & Soul

The live portion of our 10th season “Body & Soul” has been canceled due to COVID precautions and will be produced virtually. We plan to return for our 11th season to Cape May Convention Hall next October.

Cape May Convention Hall
714 Beach Avenue
Cape May, New Jersey, 08204
United States

Amy Schmidt

Author

Amy Schmidt is a podcast host, author, public speaker, blogger and founder of the brand, Fearlessly Facing Fifty™. She launched her business and brand the year she turned 50. Her mission is to encourage anyone over forty to push fear aside and find their confidence, that may have been pushed aside or hidden, and not let this time of life allow them to lose their identity. Amy’s weekly podcasts have an audience that continues to grow at record speeds reaching thousands every week. Her interviews arm you with insight and value, leave you inspired to take action. Amy uses her personal storytelling and authentic self to empower people to take charge of their life in the middle, at a time when you can begin to feel invisible. Amy’s podcasts inspire you to rid yourself of a safety net, and she is as approachable and genuine as what you read in this book, or when you meet her in person.

Elizabeth Clayborne

MD, Bioethics

Dr. Clayborne is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine with an academic focus on ethics, health policy, end of life care, and innovation/entrepreneurship. She developed a novel epistaxis device as a resident and in 2015 was awarded the NSF I-Corps grant which helped to launch her company Emergency Medical Innovation, LLC. She is the former Chair of the MedChi Committee on Ethics and Judicial Affairs, serves on the Ethics Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is an active member of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, the American Medical Association, and the National Medical Association. Dr. Clayborne is an advocate for the use of Advance Medical Directives such as MyDirectives.com

Gloria Bonilla-Santiago

Educator

Realizing our power to change the world for the better, if only we have the courage, Dr. Bonilla-Santiago shares the lessons learned as an educator building a succcessful urban charter school in Camden, NJ. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is a Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She also directs the Community Leadership Center and is the overseer and Board Chair of the LEAP Academy University Charter School. Throughout her academic career, she has established a track record in coordinating large-scale programs and private and public ventures that bring together external and internal stakeholders from a range of organizations, including government, business, non-profits and philanthropic sectors at the local, national and international levels.

Hazel Clark

Athlete

Hazel holds seven national titles. three Olympic team berths and numerous appearances in the World and Olympic finals solidifying her as one of the best middle distance runners in history. Hazel is the daughter of Joe Clark, the subject of the movie Lean on Me. Dr. Joe Clark was featured on the cover of Time magazine and is still considered one of the most influential educators in history. Hazel's sister is four-time Olympian Joetta Clark-Diggs and her sister-in-law is five-time Olympian Jearl Miles-Clark. All three were coached by her brother, world-renowned coach JJ Clark. The Clark sisters made history when they swept the 800 meters at the 2000 Olympic trials led by Hazel. A member of the Clark family has been on the last seven Olympic teams.

Jared Curry

Entrepreneur

Jared Curry is a 19 years old, seven figure business owner, who says that college is now old school for many, and self-education is the new ticket for success. After scaling his business, Jared moved on to the next project: 6 Figure Agency Elite Coaching Program. He partnered with Billy Willson whose student he used to be. Together they are offering a new coaching program for agency owners teaching them how to scale their business. Jared has been featured in Authority Magazine, Blavity, International Youth Journal, Thrive Global, The Good Man Project, FOX, NBC, and interviewed for many podcasts among which Action & Ambition on Entrepreneur.com.

Ken Kamen

Author

Believing that technology has changed how we spend, save and invest in many positive ways, it is essential to be aware of the dangers and pitfalls that accompany these changes. With nearly four decades of experience in the securities and personal finance industries, Ken Kamen is a nationally recognized financial expert and advisor and the author of the highly-acclaimed book from Bloomberg Press, Reclaim Your Nest Egg; Take Control of Your Financial Future. Ken has consulted with the U.S. House of Representatives Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee, testified before the House Subcommittee on Finance, and served as chairman of a business advisory group to the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight and Investigations Sub-Committee on matters surrounding financial and accounting reform as well as small business issues.

Kevin Snyder

Speaker and Author

When Kevin Snyder was diagnosed with depression and an eating disorder at just 12 years old, he never would have imagined speaking out or writing about it. Kevin will share his personal experience of being an adolescent boy having anorexia nervosa, his turning point moment to recovery and how he found meaning and direction through it all that changed his life. After recovering from his depression and eating disorder, Kevin pursued a career in Higher Education so that he could help other youth battling mental health not feel so alone and find hope. He is the Founder of EmpowerYOUth which provides motivational and leadership presentations for youth and college students across the country. Since launching EmpowerYOUth, Kevin has also presented for over 1,000 professional organizations in all 50 states and several countries. Over 1,000,000 people ranging from student to CEO have been in his audiences.

Matt Hangen

CEO of Water4

Matt Hangen is the CEO of a water charity trying to put itself out of business. Matt was labeled a hopeless delinquent as a child and later proclaimed medically disabled as an adult but defied the odds to become the CEO and Ironman athlete he is today. When Matt first went on a charity trip in 2005 he saw a distressing disconnect between the desire to help and the way in which people were helping. He believes that charities, in a desire to do good in the moment, are not doing ultimate good for those they’re serving. Charities raise money for causes, but shouldn’t they be raising money to end causes? Instead of giving to and walking away, what if the beneficiary could be empowered to be the benefactor? When we label people “poor” we miss out on their potential to be the heroes of the story, to unlock their potential.

Miri Ben-Ari

Musician

A Grammy Winner violinist/producer/humanitarian, “Goodwill Ambassador of Music” to the United Nations, originally from Israel, has created her own unique sound – a revolutionary fusion of classical, Hip Hop, and dance music. She is recognized as a musical pioneer. This classically trained violinist, who once studied under the late classical master Isaac Stern, Ben-Ari has helped sell millions of records by collaborating with other Grammy award-winning artists such as Kanye West, Jay Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Akon, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Aventura, Fetty Wap, Armin Van Buuren, and Diamond Platnumz. Her album "The Hip Hop Violinist"/ Universal Records features many of these collaborations. Miri Ben-Ari paved the way for future generations, she is the first (and only) violinist to win a Grammy in Hip Hop category, and the first to be featured on hits songs and music videos in Hip Hop, Latin, EDM, and Afrobeats music.

Nicole Simonin

Health & Fitness Coach

Since 2006, Nicole has been helping women lose weight for the last time. Nicole is an ACE Personal Trainer, ACE Health Coach, host of Shape It Up Over 40 podcast, founder of Shape It Up, LLC, author of “The No Fuss, No Mess Shape It Up Cookbook”, licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and former professional ballet dancer. Nicole has been featured in Racheal Ray in Season, Bicycling Magazine, Real Simple and MSN. To learn more, go to ShapeItUpFitness.com

Robert Melillo

MD, Brain researcher, author

Dr. Robert Melillo is a renowned expert in Developmental Functional Neurology, brain Imbalances, hemispheric integration, and the diagnosis and correction of most neurobehavioral disorders and learning disabilities. He published Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood an Evolutionary Perspective and has co-authored approximately 20 chapters in other texts on various subjects related to Dyslexia, Attention, Frontal Lobe Development, and he has also published approximately 50 peer-reviewed papers. In addition, Dr. Melillo has also written 5 best-selling books including his best known Disconnected Kids which has been translated into 8 languages. Dr. Melillo is an Associate Professor of Developmental Disabilities at the National University of Health Sciences, has multiple graduate degrees in Chiropractic, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Clinical Rehabilitation Neuropsychology, and is the co-founder and past President of the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation.

Tom Triumph

Author

Tom Triumph examines why thinking more like an artist and “moving into the realm of thinkers, builders and doers,” can improve how we view the world and the work we do. He says, “The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors, yet many people experience the world in terms of an 8-crayon box.” Tom Triumph is a consultant, speaker and author who helps companies grow by helping them reinvent their business, product development, and marketing. He’s helped large organizations act nimbly and small companies scale. He’s participated in two global technology revolutions— and along the way has been part of some remarkable success stories (and some misfires). Tom lived aboard a research ship where he tended to the minisub, wrestled in the Olympic trials, and helped oversee the design and build of the largest composite hovercraft ever built in the US. He’s the author of the book "Evolve or Die: Lessons for World-Class Innovation & Creativity."