Speakers

Michelle Thomas

Born to Jamaican immigrants in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in her father’s Pentecostal church, Pastor Michelle was shaped by the influences of living legends and revolutionaries of the Civil Rights Movement. For more than thirty years, she has been an ambassador for freedom, equality and justice, remaining at the vanguard of progressive social and civil rights movements for justice and equality in the United States. One of her greatest achievements in the county has been her re-discovery and reclamation of the African American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont. In 2015 Pastor Michelle founded the Loudoun Freedom Center, dedicated to the Preservation, Protection & Promotion of African American historic communities, heritage sites, sacred burial grounds, cultural resources and artifacts. In January 2016, Pastor Michelle became the first African American woman to be appointed to the Loudoun County Heritage Commission. January 2019 she was sworn in as President of the NAACP Loudoun Branch and is on track to become Loudoun’s first African American forensic historian and certified preservationist the summer of 2019.

Todd Buterbaugh

Most people know me as… the executive personal coach and trusted advisor to billionaires, millionaires and high level CEOs.

I have a background in finance, banking, tech and the nonprofit world. I have helped companies generate tens of millions of dollars. I have raised millions of dollars in private equity.

Most people call me… to raise massive amounts of capital. Or to help them with high-level, complex people problems. Or to help them with multi-million dollar negotiations.

What most people don’t know about me… is that I’ve made millions and lost millions. I’ve said things to billionaires that most people would be terrified to say. I grew up in a trailer in Western Pennsylvania. And I’ve been a dreamer my entire life.

Jamilla Gault

Jamilla Gault is a preacher, speaker, educator, singer, wife, 1 st lady, mother of 3 daughters (Taylor, Taytum and Trinity) and a wife (married to Pastor Corey Z. Gault). A graduate of Howard University (Bachelors’ in Political Science) and George Mason University (Masters’ in Special education), Jamilla is enthusiastic about education, teaching and leading our future. A passionate leader on a mission to serve the community and empower women and girls all over the world with the God given gifts and abilities that God has bestowed upon her, Jamilla is on a mission. The ultimate goal of the mission is to fulfill her God given purpose by helping people uncover who they are, ultimately leading them to discover their purpose and live it out to the fullest.

Malaika Simmons

Malaika is co-author of two books, including the Amazon bestselling “The Success Blueprint” with Brian Tracy, and “Entrepreneurial Elevation”, a compendium of lessons and leadership from 31 purpose-driven entrepreneurs. Malaika is the creator of The Momentology Method®, and CEO of Momentology Media, LLC. Malaika uses The Momentology Method® to help executives and high performers create daily momentum and implement a plan that lets them stand out, step up and create the impactful business and life of their dreams.

She is a performance mindset expert, a 2X Amazon best-selling author, 2x Toastmasters club President, philosopher, speaker, consultant, educator, coach, humanity advocate, wife and mother.

Tina Fobbs

Tina is an author, entrepreneur, wealth motivator, and publicist with over 10 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She handles brand management, public relations and event marketing for one of the highest ranking PR firms in the nation as she works with the most known public figures in business, leadership and entertainment.

Along with her husband, a leading Director in Atlanta, Tina Fobbs is the co-owner of Kinship Works, a film and television production company based in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past 6 years Kinship Works has been one of the industry’s leading providers of urban content production including music videos, commercials, pilots and films.The full scale studio consists of over 11 thousand square feet of multiple sets and office spaces setting it apart from other indie film companies. This alone has propelled the business forward and has positioned the company to work with industry legends.

Jennifer Cochran

Jennifer Cochran specializes in getting people moving again after illness and/or injury. She not only knows the principles of movement therapy; she has felt them work in her own body after both injury and sidelining illness. In April of 2016, two days after the hands down, best physical of her life, she had a routine mammogram that discovered not one, not two, but three small spots of concern. Her own cancer journey showed her that often our hearts, our bodies and our heads are not on the same page following injury or illness. Her mission is to help survivors get their heart, body and head back on the same page to reclaim their joyful life, so that they can get back to living that life to the fullest. I believe what defines us is not about how we get knocked down or fall off the path. What defines us is how we get up, dust ourselves off and keep going that makes all the difference.