Poetry as Therapy: Finding Meaning & Reducing Anxiety with Margaret Bryden

Margaret Bryden is a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, author, and founder of Sage Insight Therapy. She works with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and life transitions. Margaret is the author of How I Understand It: A Bad Poet’s Guide to Mental Health & Resilience, where she introduces “bad poetry” as a powerful, accessible tool for emotional processing and insight. Through her work, she helps people start understanding themselves in a way that leads to real connection, clarity and resilience.

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You Are Not Your Diagnosis: Who Are You Beyond the Body?|Dr. Ellyn Hilliard-McLeod

Dr. Ellyn Hilliard-McLeod has dedicated her life to helping others find healing and wholeness through a holistic approach to health. She earned her PhD in Holistic Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, where her dissertation focused on the effectiveness of Gerson Therapy, and has training as a Gerson Therapist . Ellyn brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. She has owned and directed two wellness centers—Twelve Ways Healing Center in Boulder, Colorado, and The Healing Center in Fair Oaks, California—creating spaces where people could explore healing on every level. Her counseling work is also deeply rooted in the principles of A Course in Miracles, and the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.

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From Rock Star to Prosecutor: Gregg Owen on Law, Music, & Tech

Criminal Attorney, Rock Musician, Tech Entrepreneur, Author

I’m a former Chicago murder prosecutor who took a very unusual path to the courtroom.

Before law school, I was a touring rock musician who performed across the Midwest and opened shows for bands like The Doors. But a personal turning point led me to leave music, cut my hair, and apply for an internship with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Within a few years I was prosecuting murder cases in Chicago’s 26th and California courthouse, eventually trying more than sixty jury trials — most of them homicides.

My book Convergence tells the true story of a brutal double murder that was solved in days but didn’t go to trial for four years. The case unfolded in the middle of a courthouse culture so corrupt it would later trigger the FBI’s historic Operation Greylord investigation.

Today I share the behind-the-scenes realities of homicide trials, courtroom corruption, and the strange path that took me from rock stages to murder prosecutions.

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Fixing Revenue Growth with Tom Gersic

With over 26 years in enterprise software and AI, Tom Gersic has led go-to-market strategy for some of tech's most complex deployments. This year he founded YouEx.ai — an AI-native platform designed to become the single destination for every lead a B2B sales team generates, turning pipeline chaos into revenue.

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Umay Acar-Sümer |Writer and Composer of ‘Beowulf the Musical

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Umay Acar-Sümer is a Turkish singer and composer based in Hampshire, UK. Having completed an MA in Medieval Studies and MMus in Music Composition at Royal Holloway, Umay draws inspiration from medieval literature and history in her writing. She is the writer and composer of ‘Beowulf the Musical’, a two-act musical made up of 35 song based on the medieval epic poem Beowulf. ‘Beowulf the Musical’ premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024 with Umay playing the role of Freawaru; the musical is now set to release an album with many of the original cast and orchestra members reprising their roles. Umay’s writing influences include late medieval authors like Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thomas Malory and Chrétien de Troyes as well as anonymous poems from the Anglo-Saxon period such as The Wanderer, The Battle of Maldon and The Seafarer. Musically she is inspired by contemporary composers such as Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lin Manuel Miranda and Anais Mitchell as well as the works of Handel, Verdi, Mozart and Strauss. Umay is currently working on her next musical; a sapphic fairytale about a girl with a magical harp teaming up with a disgraced knight to defeat a dragon.

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How to Find Purpose in Hardship | Ben Barbic

Author of Rise & Climb, Musician on Rebel Sound Records.

Ben Barbic is the author of Rise & Climb (Skyhorse / Simon & Schuster) and a recording artist on Rebel Sound Records (Sony / Orchard). His memoir traces the climb from a wildfire — and an earthquake four years later — that destroyed his childhood homes, to a life built across writing, music, and daily physical training. He treats creative work and discipline as the same muscle.

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Paul Loeb: Revolutionizing Music Promotion with AI | Phantom Electric Ghost

Bio: Paul Loeb is the Founder and CEO of DropTrack, an AI-powered music promotion platform built to help independent artists and record labels get their music heard by the right industry contacts — including DJs, bloggers, and playlist curators. A veteran of both the music and technology industries, Paul has worked at companies including Beats by Dre and Apple, where he gained firsthand insight into how music is discovered and promoted at the highest levels. He built DropTrack after experiencing firsthand the frustrations independent artists face when trying to break through.

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• Website: droptrack.com

• Email: paul@droptrack.com

• Phone: +1 (925) 290-5501

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1. What mistakes do independent artists most commonly make after releasing new music?

2. How are AI and data changing the music promotion landscape?

3. What did working at Beats by Dre and Apple teach you about how the music industry really works?

4. How can an artist stand out in crowded industry inboxes?

5. What does it look like when a musician takes true ownership of their promotional strategy?

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Transforming Disengagement with Elliot Sawyer

Trust Advisor: Helping Companies Overcome Disengagement to Become Businesses People Love to Work For and Buy From

Elliot Sawyer speaks around the world to a wide range of audiences. He has delivered over 1,500 talks, spent more than 10,000 hours guiding professionals across many industries, two decades of leadership development and has influenced nine figures of revenue. His hope is to inspire you, challenge you, connect with you, and most importantly, to help you prosper.

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