TEDˣ VeroBeach
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Speaker Bio: Andy Glaze is an ultrarunner, firefighter, paramedic, battalion chief, and the author of Smile, Or You’re Doing It Wrong: A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption. What makes this conversation resonate is his refusal to flatten any of it, including the recent humbling of realizing that running, his medicine for so long, has …
Speaker Bio: Tim Morell is a Florida civil trial attorney whose work focuses on litigation, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance. A former Toastmasters Area Governor, he serves on The Florida Bar Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee and speaks on the real-world risks and responsibilities that come with emerging technologies. His TEDx talk, AI: The Hammer That …
Speaker Bio: Karen Coyne is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, speaker, author, and host of theMoney Without Math podcast. With over two decades of experience in the financial servicesindustry, Karen has worked closely with individuals and families to navigate not just theirnumbers, but their fears, habits, and deeply personal relationships with money. Through herwork, she’s come …
Speaker Bio: Dr. Erin Tjam is a health scientist, adjunct professor, author, and former Special Advisor to the President of the University of Waterloo (who later became Canada’s 28th Governor General). She previously served as Director of Research at St. Mary’s General Hospital. Known as the “Beauty-Obsessed Scientist,” Erin spent nearly 40 years pursuing skin …
Speaker Bio: Eyad Mubaied is the Founder and CEO of Cultivate Culture LLC, a leadership and organizational culture coaching firm dedicated to helping leaders and organizations transform culture into a competitive advantage. With more than two decades of leadership experience across organizational and enterprise environments, he has worked with executives, leadership teams, and organizations to …
Speaker Bio: Dr. Shola Ezeokoli has spent much of her life doing what many high achievers are praised for doing: showing up, carrying more, helping others, and pushing through exhaustion in the name of responsibility, excellence, and service. As a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with more than two decades of experience across clinical medicine, healthcare leadership, corporate …
Adrian Marquez, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, is a licensed clinician, qualified supervisor, andA behavioral health leader whose professional work is shaped by an uncommon combination of military service, clinical practice, program development, and counselor education. Beforeentering the counseling profession, Adrian served 16 years in the United States Marine Corps,including assignments as a Recon Marine, Force Reconnaissance …
Speaker Bio: Nick Higgins is a tech leader, speaker, and executive coach who works with successful professionals and leaders facing the deeper questions that often rise beneath ambition, accomplishment, and outward success. Drawing on a career that spans pastoral ministry, public education, and corporate leadership, Nick brings a grounded perspective to the inner questions that …
Speaker Bio: Sandy Austin is a recognized expert in helping kids cope with trauma, bullying, suicides, and the aftermath of school shootings. As a school counselor for 24 years, Sandy has counseled students in the aftermath of five school shootings, plus multiple suicides at a sixth school. Twenty-two years ago, Sandy started a school club called the …
Speaker Bio: In 2018, Nikki Mark’s healthy 12-year-old son, Tommy, went to bed and never woke up. Doctors still don’t know why. After more than two decades building fast-paced startup companies in Los Angeles, Nikki suddenly faced a venture she never wanted: restarting herself. With no religious or spiritual framework to lean on, she drew …
Speaker Bio: Charlotte Gates, Ph.D., M.S., is a licensed psychologist, consultant, speaker, and author who inspires people to make meaningful change by connecting with their true selves. Her career has taken a dynamic path from studying the brain and human behavior to better understanding the health care market, empowering clients towards authentic expression through style …
