Work From Your Happy Place With Belinda Ellsworth

Jake Heilbrunn is the author of Off the Beaten Trail, an inspiring memoir about his journey leaving college and solo backpacking through Central America at 18 with no phone or knowledge of Spanish.  An emerging leader of his generation, he has reached thousands of people through his blog posts, inspirational videos, and motivational talks at high schools and colleges. Jake has been featured in Psychology Today, Thought Catalog, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and various other sites. He is dedicated to empowering people to live a life of purpose through listening to their inner voice, heeding their intuition and then taking action.

From his early twenties, Orlando Rios has had a love of entrepreneurship and a lot of early success. From owning his own nationally distributed magazine to starting and operating an Austin music festival, he experienced a lot at a young age. Meaning, he experienced the many failures along with the successes. He later decided after working for himself for so many years to take a job as a social media manager for an internet company. It was then where he started to hone his craft, learn how real marketing companies operate and start applying what he'd learned to his interests and side projects. Today he is an Online Marketing Manager for one of the biggest names in health and wellness and is busier than ever. But he finds the time to follow his side projects and his own dreams nonetheless. This time around its podcasting! He's produced some of the top podcasts available on iTunes and now wants to teach others how to do the same and spread their voice and message.

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. Afer getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuf, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine. What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk. With over nineteen years of homeschooling children under her belt, as well as eight years of running a business, PJ enjoys talking to mothers and entrepreneurs across the world about living the best life they can live. She puts

Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the private sector to work in both the medical device and advertising industries. While a top performer in the corporate world, his long-term desire was to be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the A good friend one day mentioned the gumball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10-year business quest that has brought Matt’s company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vending’s franchising pro- Today, School Spirit Vending’s franchising program provides a proven and profitable business system for busy professionals and their families looking to develop secondary income streams with a limited time commitment. http://www.ssvbusiness.com

Stacy Tuschl started her first business in her parents’ backyard at the age of 18 and turned that company into a 7 figure business.  She is a #1 international bestselling author of, “Is Your Business Worth Saving?”.  In her book, Stacy reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success.  Stacy is also the host of the top-rated podcast Business Rescue Road Map, with listeners in over 69 countries.

Rachel Adams is a Realtor, Public Speaker, Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur.  She is 32 years old, lives in Northern California, and is the CEO of 4 different companies. In just 3 years in the real estate industry, Rachel had hit the top 1000 agents in the country for the Wallstreet Journal.  On the outside looking in, her life was perfect. She had the perfect car, the perfect social life, and everything looked top notch. You could say she had the perfect "Facebook" life.  But as we all know reality isn't always what it seems.  And then one conversation changed everything.  Rachel decided to start leading her life with full authenticity and intention and everything changed! She now travels around the United States teaching others and coaching on her life-changing book and program, "Lost to Found in 90 Days".   www.lost2found90.com/the-program

Darlene was born in San Diego, CA but has lived in many places. She is the mother of three children, two girls, and a boy. Both of her daughters played college sports and she has traveled everywhere with them. And of course we cannot forget about her 12 beautiful grandchildren. Darlene has been working as far back as she can remember, but her most recent job is with Plexus, which she started with her daughter three years ago in 2013. She has been on an amazing journey so far and cannot wait to see what the future brings. http://shopmyplexus.com/darlenecornelius/

Melinda Chen is a sales coach helping female entrepreneurs sell to big clients. She is also a sales executive with an impressive sales track record of 8 figures. Her company, Women Making Big Sales, allows female entrepreneurs to start connecting and sell to big clients in 5 weeks. Melinda grew up in an entrepreneurial family. When she first started her sales career after university, she wanted to know everything about selling. So, she spent years reading over 20 books in sales, made over 5,000 cold calls and worked with agents, reps and corporate clients around the world. Since then, she has mastered the art of selling to big companies and made sales in Americas, Europe, and Asia covering a wide range of industries. She is inspired to help women take control of their lives by going for big clients, closing important deals and dramatically expand their business. Find out more about Melinda here: www.womenmakingbigsales.com Find her on facebook.com/womenmakingbigsales/

Rachel Rosen is the Founder of SPARK: Cards For Humanity--a fun, relationship-building activity, for leaders and communities who want to strengthen bonds and believe that meaningful conversations have a lasting impact. She is also the founder of LOVE IS LOVE: There Is No Box, which is a multifaceted project centered on the healing power of storytelling. Rachel believes that when we have exposure to multiple perspectives, our hearts and minds expand. So, she's on a mission to make the world a better place, one conversation at a time. She also currently works as an Associate for an educational nonprofit, where she coaches leaders to create powerful, equitable learning conditions for their schools and communities. Some of the things that have been foundational in shaping her deep heartfelt beliefs, passions, and motivations have been: 10 years teaching, coaching, and leading in schools Learning alongside colleagues and mentors in her Stanford Masters Program Learning with and from her current colleagues and cli

Delores VandenBoogaard certainly works from her happy place!  Delores is at the top of the career plan with Norwex as a Senior Vice President Sales Leader.  She resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with her husband Doug and their three teenage daughters.  Delores has been transforming lives globally with her dynamic personality and passion for people.  As a business coach, trainer and entrepreneur she has been self-employed for 15 years.   Delores believes everyone does the best they can until they know better…so any shift in our habits starts with being informed.  Delores educates with a fun and entertaining presentation so everyone can maintain a healthy day-to-day lifestyle while reducing their exposure to chemicals.  She also equips, mentors and trains consultants across North America to be self-employed giving them the greatest gifts of freedom and flexibility!!   As a public speaker and highly-awarded leader with Norwex, Delores is always delighted when she is asked to speak to groups and audiences abou

Lee Caraher is a CEO and acclaimed communication strategist known for her practical solutions to big problems. She started Double Forte in 2002 to work with good people, doing great work for good companies. Her clients span well-loved Bay Area brands including Clif Bar and CamelBak, hot Silicon Valley start-ups, financial service companies and wine and spirits companies. This is not her first rodeo, and she's learned a lot along the way that she shares freely with others in the hopes that everyone can reduce the drama in the workplace. Now her friends and colleagues call her "The Millennial Whisperer." After struggling with how to work well with Millennial clients and now staffers (more than half of Lee’s staff is under 35) and then working to figure out how to make that work, Lee has written a positive and practical book about the topic, “Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work.” Lee has a reputation for building cohesive, high producing teams who get a lot done well and h

Deb Bixler is a direct sales success story in the most classic sense! Working in the corporate world for 30 years she used her home party plan business as a transition tool to step into the world of entrepreneurs. In only 9 months, Deb took her party plan business from zero to a commission capable of replacing her $80,000 year job. She has since been recognized as the Direct Selling Women's Alliance 2011 Speaker of the year and has been honored in the Direct Selling Power 50 - 3 years in a row as one of the most influential educators in the industry worldwide. Her Cash Flow Show party plan website: CashFlowShow.com was named as one of the top 3 blogs for direct sales consultants worldwide and the Cash Flow Show Radio is on the list of 2012 & 2013 list of "Must Have" items for the industry.

Erica Duran is a Business Coach & Freedom Based Luxury Lifestyle Designer. She gives expert guidance, support, and accountability to service-based entrepreneurs to build a business so they can work from anywhere and earn to a consistent $5K-$20K+ per month and sets up their structures so they have the freedom to work just about 3 days per week. Erica travels full-time living at the luxury resorts that sponsor her podcast and web TV show. For more information and to book your complimentary Aloha Strategy Session visit EricaDuran.co

Previously an Office Manager for 10 years, Carol left after her 2nd child was born. She managed Rental properties & homeschooled her children until the economy tanked and she needed to produce an income. After cleaning houses and an office, she took a part-time office job, but when laid off she stumbled upon direct sales. Unsure if she could do it, as she was rather shy and was never much of a party girl, she needed to keep a roof over the kid's heads so I decided to give it a try. She found Thirty-One Gifts online, after a search on Christian Direct Selling businesses since a high integrity, faith-based company is super important to her.

Denise Ouellette is a Senior-Vice President at Tocara. She LOVES what she does, & is incredibly passionate about sharing the #tocarasparkle. She enjoyed a fabulous 14-year career at a financial company when she first ventured into the world of direct sales. After 16 years at PartyLite, reaching the top level position as a Senior Regional Vice-President, Denise then decided to take her experience and expertise and go corporately as a Regional Sales Manager at lia sophia. In December 2014, lia sophia shut down operations, so Denise’s passion for this industry, and love of helping other women succeed led to the creation of the Imagine Dream Team which now spans coast to coast. She is incredibly proud of the Imagine Dream Team & their commitment to come together, overcome challenges and become one of the fastest growing teams in North America.  In their first 7 months of business, they surpassed their first 1 million in sales.

Cindy was in corporate America for 10 years working for GE Capital as a Regional Sales Manager. She’s been in direct sales and network marketing for 19 years. She starting in the industry selling Discovery Toys where she built a successful business very quickly earning Woman of the Year in her very first year. She then was asked to go to work for Discovery Toys corporate office to teach the entire sales force how to build a team quickly and eventually become their VP of Sales. She’s also worked in the corporate office for Tupperware, Wildtree and Creative Memories doing the same thing. Now she’s back building her own network marketing business with Isagenix, a health and wellness company. In just two years, she has a team of over 2,300 people and is earning a six-figure income.

Eliot Wagonheim is a lawyer, writer, educator, speaker, and strategist. He has built a successful law practice by exceptional client service, a track record of success in persuading judges and juries, negotiating acquisitions, crafting contracts, writing HR policies and publishing within the legal field. His work has earned him numerous industry accolades and a reputation as a pre-eminent business attorney. Serving as a highly acclaimed business lawyer, Eliot not only represented entrepreneurs, innovators, and creatives but also came to the realization that his outlook and approach propelled him beyond the traditional lawyer’s role. Through his OutLawyer philosophy and his Fire, Aim…Ready platform, Eliot teaches clients and business owners how to achieve their goals, manage risks, and overcome real-life obstacles. The Fire, Aim…Ready approach works with clients to embrace, rather than inhibit, innovation facilitating growth by helping organizations hone in on their true purpose, protect themselves without sac

Judy Stahl fell in love with Direct Sales almost 18 years ago. Like many women, she turned to direct sales when her children were small because her heart was at home. After over 11 years with her first company, she stepped away to care for her Mother-In-Law who needed constant care. When she passed away, Judy thought she would take a turn at a “real” job, working 40 hours a week in an office. She quickly realized that Direct Sales was in her blood. She stumbled across Clever Container 5 ½ years ago and as one of the first consultants and leaders, she has been instrumental in the growth and development of this new company. Judy continues to play an active role with the company owners as a member of the Leader’s Council for Clever Container. She has been recognized at last four National Conferences as the top team in the company. Her team has grown to over 1600 strong with sales of well over $2 million in 2015. Judy’s passion in her business is to help other women become leaders and create lasting, successful b

Liz Imperio has established herself as a major director and choreographer in the entertainment industry, including artistic direction and choreography for Jennifer Lopez’s “Dance Again” world tour; two world concert tours for Madonna – “Re-invention” tour and “Confessions” tour; director/choreographer of Gloria Estefan’s last 3 world concert tours;. A proud Cuban-American, Liz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her work caught the eye of famed choreographer Kenny Ortega at the tender age of 15. Liz Became Kenny’s Associate Choreographer for four years before breaking out on her own. Her credits make her one of the most sought after choreographer/show director in the business, including: The show-stopping tribute performances by Jennifer Lopez on American Music Awards (Celia Cruz) and Latin Billboards Tribute to (SELENA), American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Billboard Awards, Latin Grammys, NBC J-Lo Live in Puerto Rico, United We Stand with Michael Jackson (assoc. dir.), Lead Choreographer for

Beth is a life-long learner who enjoys the challenge of taking an existing project or program to the next level. In 2007, she became an Independent Demonstrator with Uppercase Living, a direct sales company that captures the power of words to create meaningful vinyl designs for homes and commercial spaces.  She is now an Executive Director through her efforts in team building and sales and has served on the company’s advisory board. In addition to her successful direct sales business, she works in disability ministry at both her local church and by helping to equip churches on a national level. Beth and her husband live near Cleveland, Ohio with their three teenage boys. Find her at www.positivewalls.com and follow on Twitter at @BethGolik