Author, self-esteem expert, consultant, and media personality who inspires audiences worldwide with her authentic take on living a confident life. In addition to being the CEO for Talk to Jess, LLC, a media company dedicated to creating a nation of confident women and girls, she is the founder of the Actionist® Network – recognizing individuals and organizations who promote confidence through a variety of formats. Jess is the Global Ambassador for the Dove Self-Esteem Fund, and plays a vital role in Dove’s global campaigns throughout North America and Canada. In addition to authoring two best-selling books, DO I LOOK FAT IN THIS and A VERY HUNGRY GIRL, Jess writes a column for Seventeen Magazine and online blogs for Glamour and for MSN.com. Jess offers advice on topics ranging from body image to relationships, friendships, family issues and media pop culture. Her unique story and prestigious career have been featured by countless media outlets including, The View, The Washington Post, Oprah, and The New York Times and she is a frequent contributor to such shows as The Today Show, and CNN Showbiz Tonight.
Hailed as a “hero to real women everywhere” by the Boston Globe, Ben Barry founded his own modeling agency at age fourteen. His agency, the Ben Barry Agency, is the first modeling agency in the world to challenge the beauty ideal by representing models of all sizes, ages, background, and abilities. Ben has been the subject of feature interviews on Oprah and MTV and is author of Fashioning Reality: A New Generation of Entrepreneurship. Learn more about Ben Barry...
Commonly identified as “the leading expert in cybercrime in the United States,” and was one of the first lawyers to practice Internet law. She founded and continues to run the world’s largest cyber safety and help group, now known as WiredSafety.org. Parry has received numerous awards for her work including the 1998 President’s Service Award from the Whitehouse. Learn more about Parry Aftab...
Lorrie Thomas, MA is The Marketing Therapist™, dedicated to educating and empowering people how to use the web to showcase their value, values and have a powerful voice in this influence economy, all by tapping the power of relationship development. She is a speaker, educator, marketing expert and CEO of Web Marketing Therapy, a web marketing agency and training company. Lorrie was on the founding team at ValueClick Media. She teaches workshops for corporations and universities including UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara Extension. Lorrie speaks nationally on a number of sales and marketing-related topics. She has been featured in articles by the Associated Press, eCommerce Times, Entrepreneur, DM News and Tech News World and has been quoted as a nationally recognized marketing expert.
