Positivity Summit - January 13

Who is Cornell Thomas? That’s a question that even I wasn’t quite sure about until 8 years ago. When I sat down to write the about section for my website, I didn’t want to give you a bunch of titles. What I do is who I am, so without knowing me you could never know my why. I am the youngest son of Bobby and Tina Thomas. If not for my parents I wouldn’t be the man you see today. My father passed away when I was just four years old, and although my time with him was brief I’ve learned through others the amazing legacy that he left behind., as a police officer and community leader. My fathers passing forced my mom to become our everything. My mom was thrusted into the role of everything for our family. From the great Tina Thomas I learned there was no problem that didn’t possess a solution. We were raised on the old adage Everything happens for a reason”, it was one of the many lessons she taught me was never forgotten. It’s what I remembered when I suffered a career ending basketball injury, and the first thing I think about when adversity comes my way. My journey started on the basketball court, and after a career ending injury shifted to coaching. Eight years ago I realized that I had a bigger calling. I knew there was something else that God wanted me to do on this earth. I was on my Facebook timeline one day and was tired of all the negativity I saw. So I started posted positive quotes, the quotes become blogs, and then the blogs books. I decided to share my story with the rest of the world. Flash forward to today and I have blessed with the opportunity to impact thousands of people all over the world. Who am I? I’m a father, husband, speaker, author, and someone living his purpose and helping others realize they can too.

Kisha is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and women empowerment leader. A business owner for 18 years, she is a President of Events of Joy, an event planning company serving non-profit and corporate clients. She teaches her customers how to take care of their skin and easy make-up techniques as a Mary Kay beauty consultant. She is founder of the Women in Business Summit. Her favorite quote is "If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far go together".

Bridget Grace McEliece aka Birdie, aka Beezy is a Renzo Gracie black belt and currently the first and only female jiujitsu instructor at the world renown Renzo Gracie Academy in NYC. In her short time at RGA she has created and cultivated a women's program, teaches full time and competes at an elite level. She is currently living her dream as a modern day (Pink) Power Ranger.

Tiffany Joy Murchison is a consummate communications professional and an influential entrepreneur leading a Brooklyn, NY-based boutique public relations firm.

A tenured speaker and much-sought performance coach, Mr. Gibbons’ leadership courses, publications, and methodologies are widely syndicated by educational institutions, the sports world, and professional learning organizations seeking to build successful communities of teams grounded in high performance.

Heather Glogolich started her law enforcement career in 2004. She is presently a lieutenant in a municipal police agency in the State of New Jersey and she is assigned to the patrol division. Heather Glogolich survived a harrowing domestic violence incident in 2008 at the hands of her ex-husband. Instead of allowing it to break her, she shares her story as a survivor through speaking presentations and victim advocacy.

Bridget Aileen Sicsko is the founder of Exalted Publishing House, a podcast host and a visibility strategist. She helps successful founders with a spiritual backbone stand out and be featured as leaders in their industry by sharing powerful stories, writing best-selling books and gaining global recognition. As a story architect, Bridget uses her gift of extracting the founder’s story to strategically use in interviews, media, content, marketing materials and more. Bridget believes in the power

Sonya and Sacha are business partners, best friends and mothers of two boys each. They’re youthful, down to earth, funny, smart, sassy, a little naughty and have an innate ability to relate to people. They use comedy, intelligence, experience, entertainment and relatable stories to educate people of all ages. In 2001 they both began their own businesses as professional speakers focusing on the youth sector. Their topics include safe partying, careers, drugs and alcohol, self-esteem, resilience, social media, bullying and cyber bullying, teamwork, leadership, body image, relationships and running parent seminars. They are now considered Australia’s leading youth experts and social commentators and travel to more than 200 schools each, per year around Australia, New York and New Zealand.