TEDxWilmingtonSalon

Speakers

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• Angela Speakman

  Entrepreneur

  Angela is a member of the teaching staff for the Hemp and Cannabis Business Management undergraduate degree program at Stockton University. She teaches cannabis history and communications courses, exploring patterns involving human usage of the plant, authority-driven misinformation and controversy, and other related topics. Angela holds a master’s degree in writing arts as well as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certification from Rowan University. Angela is the founder of Elucidation Strategies (ES), a cannabis education and planning agency. She launched Elucidation Strategies in 2022 to help people and organizations make informed decisions about cannabis. Elucidation Strategies facilitates education programs, including public “Cannabis Community Conversations,” and “Green Shoulder,” an at-home consumption guidance service for the cannacurious.

• Beth Winkler

  Physical therapist

  Beth Winkler is a certified pain specialist, physical therapist of 30 years, and founder of Magnolia Physical Therapy in New Orleans, where she’s helped thousands of people overcome chronic pain. As a manual therapist treating orthopedic injuries, for years she believed pain was purely a physical problem — until she became the patient herself. After a 12-year battle with persistent headaches, dizziness and neck pain, she discovered that the core of true healing lay not in fixing the body but in retraining the brain. That revelation led her to create the HEAL Method, a neuroscience-based framework that helps people calm their nervous systems, move without fear, and reclaim their lives. Through her new company, Brain Body HEALing, Beth is spreading a message of hope: when it comes to chronic pain, the brain holds the cure.

• Catherine Lindroth

  Founder

  Cat Lindroth is a coach, creative, and social entrepreneur with over a decade of experience designing transformative programs for youth and adults. As the founder of Integrity Quest, she guides changemakers and philanthropists through revelatory transformation experiences that expand vision, authenticity and impact. Cat also leads the Eso Terra Foundation and Campus in Costa Rica —a sanctuary for embodied healing, creativity, and freedom; and global exchange and leadership incubator for rising holistic guides and practitioners. A powerful facilitator in personal and collective transformation, Cat previously founded The Summer Learning Collaborative and Social Contract, engines of successful collective impact movements in Delaware and nationally. Today, through her work naming "The Integrity Quotient" and "The Case For System's Exit" -- she calls forward revolutionary college students and philanthropists to incubate Integrity-Centered Ventures as a new frontier in change making.

• Dr. Jeff Kaplan

  Therapist / Coach

  Dr. Jeff Kaplan is the CEO and founder of an executive coaching and leadership development firm on a mission to make heart-centered leadership the most impactful and widely practiced management approach in the world. As one of fewer than 4% of coaches globally to earn the Master Certified Coach credential, Jeff has spent nearly four decades helping leaders and teams bring more purpose, empathy, understanding, engagement, and humility to the way they lead. His work blends the science of psychology with the humanity of leadership by turning insight into action and action into culture. Named U.S. Leadership Development Coach of the Year by CEO Today magazine, Jeff has delivered keynotes and programs for organizations across healthcare, technology, finance, and education.

• Dr. Mary Grimberg

  Physical Therapist

  Dr. Mary Grimberg is a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist, and the owner of ResilientRx, a multi-clinician physical therapy and wellness practice in Austin, TX. She helps people move through perimenopause, beyond hormone replacement therapy by regulating the nervous system and addressing the whole person from a mind-body-soul perspective. Through a movement and rehab lens, she teaches women to understand their bodies, recognize patterns, and gain control. She’s also the host of the TMI Talk with Dr. Mary podcast. Dr. Mary’s mission is to reshape the perimenopause conversation by bridging science with empowering tools that give both practitioners and clients more options, freedom, and confidence through life’s transitions.

• Erica Wexler

  Coach

  Erica Wexler is a pragmatically optimistic change facilitator with a knack for finding hidden patterns, making connections, and generating movement. Her valuable insights provide new ways of thinking and practical strategies you can use right away.

• Harish Beeram

  Entrepreneur

  Harish Beeram is the Founder of Solutions UI/UX, specializing in front-end architecture, accessibility, and design. With 7+ years of experience, he creates inclusive, user-centered digital solutions for enterprises and startups.

• John Jubilee

  Entrepreneur

  John Jubilee is redefining what’s possible in human health. Known as America’s Cellular Health Authority, he empowers people to unlock their body’s natural ability to heal and thrive. Through his 88-Day Transformation Experience and thousands of success stories, John proves that optimal health isn’t about restriction—it’s about restoration. After transforming his own health, he dedicated his life to helping others heal from the inside out—body, mind, and spirit. His message and the message of Energized Health is simple yet profound: real transformation begins at the cellular level, and it’s never too late to feel fully alive again.

• Lora Lapiz

  Coach

  Lora Lapiz, MPH, Founder Defy Logik, guides high achievers to leave doubt, control, and apprehension behind. She connects you to your innate wisdom in a safe and supportive environment. This results in faster, better decision-making that significantly improves your health, relationships, and finances

• Sandy Parker Martinez

  Entrepreneur

  Sandy Parker Martinez knows reinvention like most people know coffee—essential, bold, and best when shared. A dynamic speaker, author, and host of the Pink Lady Posse Podcast, Sandy has inspired audiences from 3 to 5,000 across three countries, with clients ranging from Southwest Airlines to Southern Living.