Author: Angela Wilcox

  • The Importance of Following Your Dreams

    The Importance of Following Your Dreams

    Sebastian was born in Mallorca, Spain and lived in 5 countries in the last 6 years. Until today he has traveled to more than 60 countries in the world. In Australia and Thailand he worked as a marketing consultant helping companies in branding and positioning.

    He studied International Business and Management Studies in The Netherlands and Journalism and Mass Communication in Bulgaria. Since September 2012 he lives in Berlin from where he consults businesses in Blogger Relations and Social Media. He believes that everybody can achieve his dreams if they are willing to work for it. His office fits in a backpack and is location independent.

  • Why We Need To Talk About Depression

    Why We Need To Talk About Depression

    Kevin Breel didn’t look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that — to save his own life — he needed to say four simple words.

  • The 5 Phrases That Can Change Your Life

    The 5 Phrases That Can Change Your Life

    Adam Braun is the Founder and CEO of Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit organization that
    has broken ground on more than 80 schools around the world and delivered over 3
    million educational hours in its first four years. PoP was founded with just $25 in October
    2008 using what Braun describes as a “for-purpose” approach to blending nonprofit
    idealism with for-profit business principles.

    Braun’s passion for international education was ignited when he traveled to over fifty
    countries in his early twenties. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University,
    previously worked at Bain & Company, and was recently named to Wired’s Smart List:
    50 People Who Will Change the World.

  • Living with Courage: Embracing Fear to Follow Your Heart

    Living with Courage: Embracing Fear to Follow Your Heart

    Kelley is an adventure guide, explorer, and novice-filmmaker who paved the way for women to become guides in the adventure travel industry. Today, paralyzed from the waist down after ingesting a waterborne parasite on the first descent of the Blue Nile River, Kelley continues to illustrate the need for courage to make the world better.
    Her experiences include:

    – Trainer for third-world locals who continue to earn living wages for their families as guides on their native rivers

    – Guide on historic journeys that retraced the steps of great explorers such as John Muir’s expedition through Alaska and Teddy Roosevelt’s wilderness river descent through the rain forests of Brazil

    – Stunt woman for Meryl Streep in the movie “The River Wild”

    – Award-winning documentary film maker for the movie “Three Women, 300 Miles,” which chronicled her river-board (similar to large boogie-board) trip through the Grand Canyon.

    Kelley inspires listeners to live in the moment, embracing and not shying from fear. She uses her spinal cord injury to support all people in their pursuit of living the life they dream.

  • How To Magically Connect With Anybody

    How To Magically Connect With Anybody

    Magicians have mastered the art of understanding different perspectives in order to create illusions and connect with the audience. Brian Miller explains how he used that skill to create magic for a blind man. Then he shares how you can use the same technique to make better, more meaningful connections with people in your life, personally and professionally.

    Brian Miller is a corporate & private magician and interactive speaker. For more than 10 years he has entertained thousands of audiences in over 25 states. He is the former resident magician for the largest casino in North America, and currently holds an exclusive residency with Connecticut’s first and only Dave & Buster’s. Brian has also become a campus activities favorite, having been recognized twice as one of
    America’s Best Small Venue Performers by Campus Activities Magazine (2013, 2014).

  • The Surprising Truth About Rejection

    The Surprising Truth About Rejection

    Cam Adair tells a story of our society’s collective nightmare: rejection. It’s a story we’ve all lived through before but this one ends with a plot twist. He speaks to the universal experience and paralyzing fear of rejection while exposing his own inner turmoil he trudged through as a teenager. After years of intense bullying starting at age 13 where the fun game was “Who can stuff Cam into a trashcan?” he dropped out of high school. Twice. Next he found himself recoiling from the world, playing video games up to 16 hours a day.

    But something surprising happened that changed the way he saw his rejection forever. This turning point allowed him to shift gears to become a successful entrepreneur. Now as a public speaker he travels around the country sharing his message about overcoming the heartbreaking pain of rejection and using it as fuel for growth, connection and purpose.

  • How to Love and Be Loved

    How to Love and Be Loved

    Through a story of one of his students, Billy shows the importance of loving others and of being loved.

    Billy Ward is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and has been practicing in for the past 13 years in the New York City Suburbs of New Jersey. In addition to having a private practice, he has also been counseling students at Seton Hall Prep High School since 1998. Currently he is the director of retreats for the school and also teaches a senior course for Human Development and Theology. Billy’s approach to teaching centers on the development of mind, body and spirit. His personal philosophy is LOVE and Be LOVED.
    Billy is a graduate from Georgetown University where he studied Psychology. He was also the quarterback of the football team for four years. He had a short stint with the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, which was a great experience and personal achievement.

    He continues to credit his athletic experiences with helping him to understand the mind-body connection and the ability to set a life goal with great determination and tenacity. After leaving Baltimore he continued his study of psychology at Seton Hall University where he attained his Masters Degree and Post Masters Degree.

    Billy is married to his soul mate and best friend Lia. They have two sons, two-year-old JD and 5 month old Casey. The family is completed by their Golden Retriever, Grover Ward.

  • 7 Seconds to Change Your Life

    7 Seconds to Change Your Life

    Watch this video and learn how in just 7 seconds you can change your life…

  • Searching For Your TRUE Passion and Soul

    Searching For Your TRUE Passion and Soul

    What are you passionate about? You’re told these five words hold the key to a successful career and life purpose. What if it’s the wrong question altogether? This talk turns the ubiquitous “find your passion” message on its ear.

  • You Are What You Think You Are

    You Are What You Think You Are

    In this video from the late Dr. Wayne Dyer, he talks about the power of visualization. If you think it, then so you are. Like attracts light, and this saying is more so true today, then ever before.