Speech and Yolanda Thomas have been happily married for 24 years. Speech and Yolanda say that their proudest achievements are their marriage, their two children Jahi and Zoe, and their faith in Jesus, which is their biggest strength & guidance.

Speech Thomas is the founder and lead vocalist of the two-time Grammy Award winning group, Arrested Development. Their debut album, “3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of...”(EMI), sold over 4 million albums, earned them two Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Rap Single (Tennessee), 2 MTV awards, (People Everyday), a Soul Train Music Award, and the coveted NAACP Image Award. Rolling Stone magazine named them Band of The Year (92), while VH-1 named them one of the greatest Hip-hop artists of all time!

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Dijon is currently an educator at a charter school in Washington, D.C. and has been in the education system for over 10 years. Outside of the classroom, Dijon is a singer both at his church and on national stages! He is infamously known for his bass voice and has at times been called the “voice of God.” Dijon is an amazing father to his boys and has a blog and IG page titled, “NOS4Dads” (No Off-Season for Dads) where he frequently shares parenting advice for fathers.

Paula is a licensed therapist and CEO of PACE Consulting, a behavioral health counseling and consulting practice in Maryland. Paula, along with her colleagues also co-founded the Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute. Outside of work and conference planning, Paula enjoys traveling, spending time with her family & friends, and brunching! She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Business/Organizational Psychology.

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Gail Crowder is a wife of over 31 years, mother of two boys and, adoptive mother of two girls the Founder and President of Bringing Sexy Back to the Marriage (BSB). After seeing a need in both secular and religious communities, Gail wanted to create a safe space dedicated to the spiritual and sexual enhancement of marriages for the modern-day wife. Gail has been responsible for spicing up thousands of marriages through the BSB conference and continues to change lives every day.

 As an author, Certified Master Sexpert, Marriage and Life Coach, Gail has appeared on dozens of television and radio shows as a specialist and seasoned lifestyle & relationship expert.

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Dominique H. Brown’s interest in money and how people use it can be tracked to her pre-professional days. From starting a profitable business in high school, to receiving scholarships valued over $200,000 for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, money has been on her mind frequently. At the age of 18, instead of spending all the money earned during her summer job, she opened a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Dominique is an Accredited Financial Counselor®, Certified Retirement Counselor®, Ramsey Solutions® Certified Master Financial Coach, and founder of DHB Wealth Builders where her mission is to improve financial literacy in the African-American Community and empower them by providing the tools to build generational wealth.

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Temesha Siler-McNeill is a disciplined, innovative leader and coach with over 25 years of corporate management experience. She is the owner and CEO of TSM Training Services, LLC.

Temesha enjoys speaking at conferences, leadership seminars, churches and community events. You can catch Temesha often delivering training workshops to corporations and the community while communicating her greatest passion, inspiring and motivating all people to take action with HOPE. Temesha is the Founder of The Family Rocks Foundation, INC which is a non-profit strictly dedicated to strengthen families with training seminars, conferences and retreats. While she is striving to be a world changer daily as a Christian, Author, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist; Temesha’s most important role is that of wife and a mother to her two children.

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Dr. Oliver T. Reid is a multi-bestselling and award-winning author, motivational speaker and the founder & president of I Am a Solution Consulting Firm, LLC; a human development organization providing specialized relationship consulting and coaching services.

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Dr. Jendayo Grady is the Founder and President of Holystic Health & Wealth, Inc. Dr. Grady is also the president of the Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute. He specializes in therapy and counseling for marriages and families, children, youth, and adults. Dr. Grady is the author of two books, “The Forgiveness Diet”, and “The Simplified & Sanctified Marriage”.

 

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Rosita Melbourne Ndaka is a licensed counselor that has worked in the education arena for over ten years. She attended the University of Maryland, College Park and Trinity University.  For more than ten years, Mrs. Ndaka has used her extensive skills in counseling, school leadership, and operations management to advance system wide education and school counseling initiatives.

 

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Paula Anderson, LCPC, LPC, NCC is the founder and president of PACE Consulting, LLC. Paula Anderson is a licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed in both the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. She is the Vice President of The Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute.

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Carisa Oyebanjo is the founder and president of HMS Therapy Services, LLC. She is the Vice President of The Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute. Carisa has her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor.

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