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Stephynie was raised by a single mom with severe mental illness that was unmedicated. She experienced abuse, found out her dad was not her real father, left home at the age of 15, worked 3 jobs, made poor choices and got divorced. Stephynie managed to raise her children as a single mom, while launching and overseeing successful businesses. Her struggles molded her into a woman of empathetic service, gratitude, authenticity, depth of devotion, integrity and knowledge. Stephynie uses her personal struggles to transform people’s lives. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– your past does not define you
– if you can reframe a challenge as a gift, then your whole perspective changes
– if you surround yourself with giants, then you become a giant
– you can do and be anything, as long as you’re willing to sacrifice
– your mindset is everything
– meditate and clear your mind of negative thoughts
– create a morning routine
– set your daily intention

From an entry level sales person fresh out of college, to one of the youngest Directors in the Silicon Valley at a Publicly Held company (now private), to the CEO of a 500+ person software integrator at the age of 28, to founding a Global IT consulting firm at the age of 32, Stephynie Malik has a tremendous amount of experience and an undeniable track record of success. She’s spearheaded and orchestrated multi-million dollar acquisitions, closed global deals and strategic partnerships in the tens to hundreds of millions of dollars realm and was successful in single handedly growing her consulting firm into a global leader.  As the founder and driving force behind MalikCo, Stephynie Malik brings over two decades of dynamic IT consulting experience to her role as President and
Chief Executive Officer. Now, as the founder of Chique Speak, she is making it happen again… from Technology Consulting to Human Consulting Stephynie Malik is crushing it globally just as we expected her to do!  Her creative vision and business acumen have been instrumental in building the highly regarded global business that is MalikCo today. Her entrepreneurial spirit, backed by years of experience in enterprise software and telecommunications companies and her drive to create long-term relationships with clients has helped her forge strong associations with the industry’s most widely respected IT leaders.  Stephynie recently founded ChiqueSpeak.com and is in the midst of launching
yet another specialty firm designed to ignite men to their true potential on every level. Stephynie Malik does not play small. In her first month in launching ChiqueSpeak, she was inundated with over 400 applications from Executives and Entrepreneurs all over the world. Her coaching style is real… not fluffy. It is proven and tried through all industry leaders and her countless awards speak for themselves.

https://stephyniemalik.com/

https://twitter.com/chiquespeak?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/stephyniemalikcoach/ 

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Joe ran a very successful personal training business, with multiple locations. He was training high end executives in New York. However, something was missing. He felt that he wasn’t giving back enough to others. Regardless how others chose to see him, Joe sold his business and moved back into his parents’ home in Seattle. This simplification helped him focus on what he is most passionate about; coaching, teaching and empowering others in fitness. Joe shares this wisdom:
– have clear intentions
– be focused
– seek the guidance of mentors
– things take time
– don’t give up, stay with it

https://allaroundjoe.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AllAroundJoe/

https://www.instagram.com/allaroundjoe/ 

https://twitter.com/joe_bauer

https://www.youtube.com/user/BauerConditioning

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Freddy grew up in the LA gangster culture and went to prison, where he learned to tatoo. His youngest son was murdered in a gang confllict. He felt guilty, fell apart, started using drugs, went to prison, was diagnosed with congestive heart failures, had 3 heart attacks, thought he was going to die in jail, prayed and asked for more time. Freddy joined a rehab program, learned to live with son’s death, dedicated his life to make his son proud and chose to be an example to his living son. He shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
– no matter how low you’ve come, there’s always hope
– if you want change, there is hope and treatment, you just have to want it
– approach things with an open heart

Legendary tattoo artist Freddy Negrete is best known for his pioneering black-and-gray tattoo style, honed while serving time in the California State Prison system during a youth mired in abuse, gang life, and drug addiction. His “prison-style” designs eventually found their way out onto the streets of East LA and, in 1980, he created a piece that earned him a Tattoo Artist of the Year award. Freddy has been featured in the History Channel’s Marked series, in the documentary Tattoo Nation, on Spike TV’s Inkmaster as a guest judge, and in numerous print and online media. He has worked as a technical consultant and tattoo artist on over 30 Hollywood films including Batman, Blade, Con Air, Falling Down and Austin Powers. He currently works at The Shamrock Social Club on the Sunset Strip with his son, Isaiah and has been a volunteer counselor at the Beit T’Shuvah residential treatment center for eight years. His memoir, Smile Now, Cry Later, cowritten with Steve Jones, was released in 2016.

https://freddynegrete.com/

https://www.instagram.com/freddy_negrete/?hl=en

http://shamrocksocialclub.com/ 

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