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Round Rock, TX – Jeffrey Yarvis is the CEO of Victory Leadership Consulting, where he offers coaching services to health professionals of all kinds. Much of his experience can be attributed to the thirty-four years that he spent in the Army. Throughout Jeffrey's career in the Army, he has earned many credentials including a doctorate (PhD) and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). ?The Army cultivates leadership,? he explains. ?I also like to learn.? With these credentials, he served as a social worker, helping those dealing with trauma, whether in the service or having endured it as a civilian before enlisting. His career is characterized by many firsts, all with an unwavering commitment to social justice. ?It's not a vocation, it's a personal mandate,? Jeffrey declares. As the CEO of Victory Leadership Consulting, Jeffrey is as a Service Connected-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. He primarily offers executive coaching and leadership consulting to hospital executives, especially in the Veteran's Administration. In addition, he offers coaching to anyone that works in the medical profession. In addition to Victory Leadership Consulting, Jeffrey also teaches social work full-time at Tulane University in New Orleans. He also teaches part time at Fordham University in New York. ?There are a lot of people who suffer with psychological traumas,? concludes Jeffrey. ?You may not know that it's even happening. I want to give a voice to that confusion. I hope that these people heal. There is a need for compassion. There are people like me who can help.? For more information, please visit https://victoryleadershipconsulting.com/

Rockwall, TX – Velma McMillan is the owner of three Blo Blow Dry Bar franchise locations – Rockwall, TX, McAllen, TX, and Bristol, VA. Along with her husband, she sells personal auto insurance through their company, Quantum Alliance. For the two upcoming shows, she will focus on Blo Blow Dry Bar. ?Blo Blow Dry Bar is a hair salon where you go in and you get your hair washed and styled – no cut and color,? explains Velma. ?We also can do make up.? ?It's a one stop shop,? adds Velma. ?If you are going to a big event or have an evening out on the town, and you want your hair and makeup done, it takes forty-five minutes to do your hair and forty-five minutes to do your makeup. You then just put on your clothes and go. It's quick in-and-out service.? Also, services can be performed remotely by members. She prefers NOT to call her staff employees, but instead members. She also involves her family in this business. One of her sons is the Chief Style Boss at their Rockwall, TX location, while her other son handles social media. ?My purpose is to make a legacy for my kids and grandkids,? notes Velma. Velma also likes to give back to the community as Blo Blow Dry Bar is a proud member of each Chamber of Commerce where her franchises are located. Having already been featured in Vogue and Vanity Fair, she came from nothing and built these businesses from the ground up, she is the first franchisee to open three locations within a twelve-month period. Ultimately, she plans to establish at least twenty franchises. For more information, please visit https://blomedry.com/blo-rockwall/

Oakland, NJ – Barry I. Gold is a retired scientist who studied pharmacology and is passionate regarding the opiate addiction crisis. He now offers his perspective on the growing usage of cannabis (marijuana), with a book proposal titled Hemp, Rope, and Smoke. In addition, he is also the author of two books, We're Overdosed and the upcoming book Boomer Dad: A Lifetime of Endurance, Resilience, and Disconnection, to be released later in 2024. ?I start the book We're Overdosed, by discussing the history of opium and where it came from,? explains Barry. ?This includes how heroin was invented.? ?I am trying to advance opiate education,? adds Barry. While Barry has made the painstaking effort to educate others about opiates, he also embraces the challenges of fatherhood at an advanced age, as he is a baby boomer. ?I am the single parent of a fifteen-year-old in addition to two older children, 49 and 47, from a previous marriage,? explains Barry. ?I am in the process of writing a book titled Boomer Dad: A Lifetime of Endurance, Resilience, and Disconnection.? Being the father of a fifteen-year-old son, while having its joys, also has its concerns. Barry cites that 14% of high school freshmen, of which most are the ages between fourteen and fifteen, have already sampled marijuana. To address the growing usage of marijuana, Barry is in the process of writing a book titled Hemp, Rope, and Smoke. ?Much like opioid addiction, growing marijuana usage is a public health issue,? concludes Barry. ?Don't politicize it!? For more information, please visit https://www.barrygoldwriter.com/