Dare to Dream
Virtual Summit
Sept 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM EST
Every successful business begins with one decision
The decision to believe something bigger is possible.
Building a business takes more than a great idea.
It requires confidence, resilience, courage, and the willingness to keep moving forward through uncertainty, setbacks, and self-doubt.
Whether you're just getting started, growing your business, or looking to reach your next level, the Dare to Dream Virtual Summit brings together successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, and experts who have turned their vision into reality.
You'll hear real stories, practical strategies, and actionable insights to help you clarify your goals, strengthen your mindset, grow your business, and create lasting success.
This isn't just about dreaming bigger.
It's about building the confidence, skills, and strategy to make those dreams happen.
What You’ll Walk Away With
A Stronger Entrepreneurial Mindset
Learn how successful entrepreneurs overcome fear, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs to keep moving forward.
Practical Business Growth Strategies
Discover actionable ideas to grow your brand, attract more clients, increase your visibility, and build a thriving business.
Greater Confidence to Take Action
Leave with renewed motivation, clarity, and a plan to confidently pursue your biggest goals.
Who Should Attend
Aspiring entrepreneurs ready to launch their first business
Business owners looking to grow and scale
Coaches, consultants, and service professionals
Speakers, authors, and content creators
Freelancers and creative entrepreneurs
Professionals considering starting a business or side venture
Anyone ready to dream bigger and build a life and business they love
Speaker Lineup: Featured Speakers
Featured Speaker: Jerry Roisentul
Dare to Dream: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
Every dream begins with possibility, but too often it ends with self-doubt.
In this inspiring and practical keynote, internationally recognized speaker and leadership expert Jerry Roisentul shares how the greatest obstacles to success are often the limiting beliefs we carry within ourselves. Through his proven R.I.S.E. framework, Jerry helps attendees recognize and overcome fear, strengthen their confidence, and develop the mindset needed to pursue their biggest dreams with courage and conviction.
Whether you're launching a business, leading a team, or pursuing a long-held goal, you'll leave with practical tools to silence self-doubt, embrace your potential, and take intentional action toward the future you envision.
Speaker Bio:
Jerry Roisentul is an internationally recognized speaker, Certified John Maxwell Leadership Trainer, bestselling author of Don't Let Doubt Take You Out, and co-author of The Change, the world's largest self-empowerment book series.
Named one of the Top 10 Iconic Impactors in Mindset and Leadership Development in 2023, Jerry has inspired leaders and organizations around the world to lead with greater confidence, purpose, and influence. As the founder of Champion Mentorship, Inc., he equips entrepreneurs and organizations to develop stronger leaders, empower high-performing teams, and achieve lasting results.
Passionate about helping people break through fear and limiting beliefs, Jerry combines powerful storytelling with practical leadership strategies that inspire audiences to think bigger, lead boldly, and pursue their dreams with confidence.
Featured Speaker: Brandon Barber
The Certainty Code: The Science Behind 30% Conversion Rates
The biggest threat to your business isn't the competition. It's uncertainty.
When potential clients feel overwhelmed, they hesitate. They delay decisions, second-guess themselves, and often choose to do nothing at all. In this practical and engaging session, Brandon Barber shares the proven framework behind his remarkable 30% room-to-client conversion rates, without pressure, pitching, or high-pressure sales tactics.
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience coaching over one million people and helping organizations generate more than $100 million in revenue, Brandon reveals the five certainty drivers that transform confusion into clarity, build trust, and make you the obvious choice in a crowded marketplace. Attendees will leave with practical strategies they can immediately apply to their presentations, sales conversations, and marketing to increase conversions through confidence rather than persuasion.
Speaker Bio:
Brandon Barber is a business growth strategist, sales expert, and internationally recognized coach who has spent more than 25 years helping entrepreneurs and organizations communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. Having coached more than one million people across over 1,000 offers, 300 stages, 150 masterclasses, and 100 courses, Brandon has helped businesses generate more than $100 million in revenue.
Known for his relationship-first approach to sales, Brandon teaches professionals how to stop chasing prospects and instead become trusted guides who create certainty throughout the buying journey. His practical frameworks consistently produce conversion rates approaching 30%, proving that authentic trust and clear communication outperform pressure-based selling every time. Audiences leave inspired and equipped with actionable strategies they can use immediately to grow their businesses with confidence and integrity.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Tina Woodard
Root Wide, Rise Bold: A Redwood's Blueprint for Daring to Dream
The tallest trees in the world don't stand alone. They thrive because of the strength of the connections beneath them.
In this inspiring keynote, Dr. Tina Woodard uses the remarkable biology of the coast redwood to reveal a powerful blueprint for entrepreneurial success. Through her Leadership Excellence Model, she shows how strong relationships, resilient thinking, and purposeful leadership create the foundation for sustainable growth. Attendees will discover how to overcome limiting beliefs, build meaningful connections, and lead with confidence as they pursue their biggest dreams. Blending research, storytelling, and practical strategies, Dr. Woodard equips participants with a framework they can immediately apply to grow their business, expand their influence, and build a lasting legacy.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Tina Woodard is the founder and CEO of Capstone Performance Solutions, Inc., where she helps leaders and organizations achieve excellence through leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational strategy. With more than 25 years of experience across manufacturing, government, higher education, and human resources, she has developed leaders at every level and designed executive leadership initiatives that have impacted thousands of professionals.
A certified executive coach, visiting professor at Clemson University, and author, Dr. Woodard combines research, practical leadership strategies, and powerful storytelling to help entrepreneurs and leaders grow with confidence, strengthen relationships, and create lasting impact.
Featured Speaker: Ada Cuaresma
From Expert to Author — How to Turn What You Know Into the Book That Builds Your Authority
Every entrepreneur in this room has expertise worth sharing. But most are so busy building a presence that they never build a reputation. Visibility fades when you stop showing up. Authority compounds even when you don't. Authority is built by owning something permanent. Something that carries your name, your thinking, and your method into rooms you'll never personally walk into.
In this session, Ada breaks down why a nonfiction book is the single most leveraged move an entrepreneur can make — and walks attendees through the exact five-stage framework she uses to take experts from idea to finished manuscript. Attendees will leave knowing the difference between building a brand and building authority, what makes a book a business asset (not a bucket list item), and the first concrete step toward writing the book that establishes their expertise for good.
Speaker Bio:
Ada Cuaresma is the founder of Author-ized™ and creator of the CATCH Method®, a proprietary framework that helps coaches, consultants, and service-based experts turn their expertise into authority-building nonfiction books. For more than a decade, she has ghostwritten and collaborated on books for experts and public figures, including works that have received major national recognition in the publishing industry.
A former radio broadcaster, professional speaker, and team-building facilitator, Ada combines storytelling, publishing expertise, and strategic thinking to help professionals stop being invisible and start being recognized for the value of their ideas. Through her work, she empowers experts to build authority that extends far beyond social media.
Featured Speaker: Daniel Street
Ready Is a Decision: Why Waiting for Confidence Keeps Big Goals Small
What if the biggest thing standing between you and your goals isn't a lack of ability, but waiting to feel ready?
In this practical and motivating keynote, Daniel Street challenges the belief that confidence must come before action. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in sales, leadership, and business growth, he shares a proven framework for separating fear from legitimate risk, making better decisions, and taking meaningful action toward ambitious goals. Attendees will learn how to stop overthinking, build momentum through disciplined execution, and transform bold ideas into measurable results.
Speaker Bio:
Daniel Street is the Founder and Principal Consultant of The Red Knight Group, where he helps business owners and leaders turn ambitious growth goals into repeatable systems for sales, leadership, and execution. With more than two decades of experience building teams, improving organizational performance, and creating scalable business systems, he equips organizations to achieve predictable growth and stronger accountability.
After years of helping build successful businesses for others, Daniel took the leap to build his own company. Today, he combines real-world leadership experience with practical frameworks that inspire entrepreneurs and leaders to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start intentionally building what comes next.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Anna Thomas
Dare to Dream. Build the Dream. Share the Dream.
How to Turn Your Expertise Into Visibility, Opportunity & Business Growth
You have the expertise and the ideas, but how do you turn them into a business that grows? Dr. Anna Thomas will show you how to get clear on who you serve, turn what you know into a message people remember, and use visibility and speaking to build authority, create opportunities, and move your business forward.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Anna Thomas is a physician, two-time TEDx speaker, award-winning keynote speaker, author, and founder of Success Through Speaking and the Success Through Speaking Summits. She has delivered presentations to audiences ranging from executive leadership teams to conferences of more than 5,000 attendees, helping organizations, entrepreneurs, and professionals communicate ideas that inspire action and create lasting impact.
Drawing on her experience as a professional speaker, speaking coach, and business strategist, Dr. Thomas helps coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, and subject matter experts transform their expertise into compelling presentations that build authority, attract opportunities, and grow their businesses. Through practical frameworks, AI-powered tools, and real-world strategies, she equips audiences to become speakers who get seen, heard, remembered, and booked.
Speaker Lineup: Breakout Speakers
Breakout Speaker:
Stan Sher
Breakout Speaker:
Sangbong Kathryn
Breakout Speaker:
LaToya Cadlett
Breakout Speaker:
Dr. Kristy Taylor
Breakout Speaker:
Evangeline Pescasio
Breakout Speaker:
David Kiwimagi
Breakout Speaker:
Desiree Young
Breakout Speaker:
Anish Bhatt
Breakout Speaker:
Sofie Knapen
Breakout Speaker:
Brandon Barber
The 30% Rule: How to Walk Into Any Room and Convert a Third of It Into Paying Clients
Breakout Speaker:
Greg Jameson
Breakout Speaker:
Stacey Kelly
Breakout Speaker:
Kenny Ingersoll
Breakout Speaker:
Brandon Barber
The 30% Rule: How to Walk Into Any Room and Convert a Third of It Into Paying Clients
Dream. Believe. Achieve.
Turn your vision into action, build the confidence to overcome obstacles, and create the business and life you've always imagined.
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