GET READY FOR SUMMIT 6: NASHVILLE, JULY 24-26

SPEAKER BIOS & 
SUMMIT TOPICS

Wes Filleman 

Author, The Traveler and the Soul

KEYNOTE: Success Without Amazon: How I Sell Over 10,000 Units Per Year from My Website

In 2023, my grandmother suffered a stroke and passed away that same week. During that week, I connected with her twice in meditation and saw her journey filled with peace, amazement, and unconditional love.

This directly inspired The Traveler and the Soul and I'm so excited to share my journey with you and what I saw.
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Yobe Qiu

Author, Entrepreneur 

TOPIC: 5 Steps to Creating an Exitable Publishing Business 
TOPIC: Generating Revenue from Non-Profits and Other Organizations 

Yobe Qiu is an educator, serial entrepreneur, and toddler mom based in New Jersey.  Yobe is the author of bestselling books such as Our Lunar New Year, Our Moon Festival and many others. She is also the Founder of the edtech platform BookanAuthor.com, which connects schools with authors along with the Managing Partner of TOC  Productions and Summits.  Yobe lives with her daughters and husband Jason—her best friend and  biggest supporter.
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Jay Miletsky

Author, Entrepreneur 

TOPIC: How I Sold Over 1,000,000 Units as an Indie Author
TOPIC: The Right Way to Use AI to  Build Your Publishing Business  
TOPIC: Can You Do This? The Reality of Finding Success in Publishing

Jay is probably best known, however, as successful indie author Mr. Jay, having sold over 1,000,000 units over the past eight years. His premier title, Ricky, the Rock that Couldn’t Roll is a staple in homes and schools everywhere, and has spawned a number of follow-up titles in the “You Rock” collection, and other popular titles like Patrick Picklebottom and the Penny Book. Jay lives in Red Bank, NJ, with his wife, Amanda, and his children, Bria, Oakland, Weston and Sienna.
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Rob Bertman, CFA®, CSLP®, CFP®

Family Budget Services Direcor 

TOPIC: Managing Your Money: Budgeting for Publishing Success

Rob helps busy people save more and argue less so that they can confidently accelerate toward their financial goals while maintaining the lifestyle they love. Through a collaborative process, he helps clients design a simple and flexible budgeting system while providing the support and accountability they need to implement it. 

E-Mail: Rob.Bertman@FocusPartners.com
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Timothy Young

Author, Do Not Open the Box! and others

TOPIC: Building a Publishing Career with School Visits

Tim is the author/illustrator of 16 picture books including "Do Not Open The Box", "The Angry Little Puffin," the highly acclaimed "I Hate Picture Books!" and the unusually titled picture book "untitled". He has also written and illustrated two how-to-draw books and has also illustrated for other authors. His favorite part of being an author is traveling to schools and talking to kids about his books.

Website: timothyyoungauthor.com
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Stacey Laviolette

Co-Founder of My Friend Toothy

TOPIC: Getting Investments: Making the "Dragon's Den" Stage

After supporting her daughter through multiple dental surgeries at a young age, Stacey wanted to give kids everywhere confidence in performing effective dental hygiene habits. Embracing this mission, Stacey works tirelessly to ensure their playful stories and engaging resources reduce anxiety by preparing children for regular visits to the dentist, culminating in My Friend Toothy, and a pitch opportunity on CBC's "Dragon's Den."

Website: myfriendtoothy.com/
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Dr. Sarah Mumm

Co-Founder of My Friend Toothy

TOPIC: Turning Tools into Tools: Creating Outstanding Lesson Plans

Dr. Sarah Mumm has been a district Administrator for 23 years. She currently serves as the Director of Research and Assessment for Indian Prairie School District 204 in Naperville, IL.  Sarah has been on the leading edge of gamification-embedded professional development and was one of the creators of the IgKnight Personalized Learning Academy. Her work in gamification and escape events extends to the Unlock Learning Company, where she writes lessons, escape rooms and escape breakout boxes for professional development sessions, classroom content, and children's books.   

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/unlock-learning-llc/home