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Member Directory Susan Leahy, MA CSP is a certified speaking professional, confidence coach, as well as the creator of Robert’s Rules, Made Simple and The Confident Woman Program. Susan combines her years of experience speaking at confer- ences, leading trainings and working with executive boards, with her passion for leadership (specifically women in leadership) to generate powerful presentations that resonate with her audiences and lead to real results. Website: www.GrouptoTEAM.com Jenna Edwards is an Actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm in the Middle), an Award-Winning Film Produc- er (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu) and a #1 Best- Selling Author who is passionate about spreading the idea of Aggressive Optimism as far and wide as she is able to. Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Jenna was (what she calls) a “walking statistic.” Ac- cording to the experts, she should have been pregnant at 16, living in poverty with an abusive husband, addicted to some form of drug. Instead, she made the choice to break the cycle and since then she has traveled the world (beginning as an exchange student in Thailand her senior year of high school), been on TV, and in movies, co- au- thored a #1 best-selling book and currently lives (not in poverty) in Los Angeles with her loving and supportive husband and she has just recently traveled the country for a year. Freeman Michaels, MA is a one- time soap opera star, past host of a popular syndicated radio show called Cutting Edge Conscious- ness, former real estate develop- er and author of the best-selling book Weight Release: A Liber- ating Journey. Freeman brings a unique charisma and perspective to corporate keynotes, training and executive coaching. Website: www.GrouptoTEAM.com Barbara Khozam is known around the world for her impact- ful, high-energy delivery, outra- geous wit, and ability to connect with her audience. Barbara has spoken more than 1,700 times to more than 75,000 people in 10 countries about cus- tomer service, leadership, moti- vation, and communication. And from the millions of people who have been through Toastmas- ters programs, she is one of just 81 (the 14th woman) who has been awarded with the Elite Accredited Speaker Designation for Outstanding Platform Professional Speaking in 145 coun- tries. She is also the recipient of 27 awards for Sales Achieve- ment & Outstanding Trainer Ratings. Website: www.barbarakhozam.com She attributes her incredible life to being aware that she has a choice, that our circumstances do not have to define us and that if we practice aggressive optimism when the going gets tough, we truly can create the life we dream of living. Using her acting ability and passion for her message, Jenna is able to deliver her stories in a heart-felt, genuine and relatable way. Her commitment to helping others shines through and your students will truly get a sense of how much she cares. Webite: www.speakjenna.com 15