Known for injecting fun into business-to-business (B2B) marketing, Destiny has been helping brands thrive in an ever-evolving landscape for more than 8 years. She has a proven track record of building award-winning marketing campaigns that resonate with target audiences.

Destiny earned a Bachelor of International Business and International Marketing from Valdosta State University. She is a graduate of Leadership Savannah and a member of the Metro Savannah Rotary Club.

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Passionate about holistic healing and the transformative power of sound therapy, Jacilyn has studied ancient healing traditions in India and shares the sacred practice of sound healing ceremonies in the United States and worldwide.

She performs regularly in Savannah and is the owner of Wind Over Heaven, a sacred space on Tybee Island, Georgia.

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Jessica Leigh Lebos has been writing about interesting people and enchanting places for more than 25 years. She is an award-winning local columnist and community builder who has published two popular books, Savannah Sideways and The Camellia Thief & Other Tales. Swept off her feet by a native son sometime in the last century, she is originally from Arizona.

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Suzanne Kirk is a human resources and organizational development consultant with Employee Development Strategies, Inc., a firm she established in 2011. Helping companies align culture, vision and objectives with performance management, she is a certified senior professional in Human Resources with a specialty credential in Inclusive Workplace Cultures. Raised in Toronto, Canada, she has called Savannah home since 2001, where she and her husband are parents to three teenagers and two rescue dogs. She serves on the board of directors for Emmaus House and Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy.

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Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Life Is in the Transitions, The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads. His three TED Talks have been viewed more than four million times, plus he teaches the Webby Award-winning TED Course “How to Master Life Transitions.” A longtime New York Times columnist, Bruce writes the popular newsletter “The Nonlinear Life,” about navigating life’s ups and downs and has contributed to The New Yorker, Parade and Gourmet. Originally from Savannah, Georgia, he currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their identical twin daughters.

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A Savannah, Georgia native and Valdosta State University graduate, Christian M. Shellman earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Georgia Southern University and has more than four years of experience working in local government. She recently transitioned to the nonprofit sector, working as the Community Development Manager at Housing Savannah. Her mission is to dispel myths around affordable housing, fostering collaboration and supporting education, advocacy and fundraising initiatives for affordable housing options in Chatham County. She strives to illuminate the convergence of diverse perspectives, urging stakeholders to collectively address housing challenges to create a more resilient community.

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Steve Hein brings his passion for falconry, artistic talent, business skills and a tremendous sense of fun to his work at Georgia Southern University’s Center for Wildlife Education, where he has served as the director since the Center’s inception in 1991. He earned a degree in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University and holds federal and state licenses as a Master Falconer, practicing this ancient art with tremendous enthusiasm. An award-winning wildlife artist, he received the Georgia Governor’s “Artist of Excellence” award and was honored three times as the Georgia Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year. He is the past president of the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau; completed Leadership Bulloch, Leadership Southeast Georgia and Leadership Georgia; and is a past chair of Leadership Southeast Georgia. He also served two terms as a council member on the Bulloch County Board of Education. He and his wife have four adult children and four grandchildren.

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Amy Capello is a Life Balance Strategist and Certified Life Coach, helping people create whole-life balance and reclaim their joy. She faced cancer on her journey and has navigated being a single mom. Though she was coaching before her cancer diagnosis, she now lives life with a renewed sense of intention and urgency. Amy is volunteering with Little Pink Houses of Hope to bring a free retreat for breast cancer patients and their families to Tybee Island, Georgia this fall. She loves international traveling, volunteering with sea turtles and spending time with her family.

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Candicee Childs, M.D. is an author, blogger and recent graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. Originally from Savannah, Georgia, she is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Candicee also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a minor in Spanish from Valdosta State University, a Master of Health Administration from Georgia Southern University and two certifications in nutrition and personal training. She enjoys working with youth, mentoring, fitness, reading, attending church, roller skating and spending time with family and friends. In the future, she hopes to inspire and educate others by writing several books and becoming a podcaster.

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Whitney Lam Gillard spent years advocating for foster care reform and impacted change through congressional advocacy. She is the founder and CEO of Gilliard and Company, an organization that fights for redefining the outcomes of youth impacted by their experience in foster care, especially in housing. Whitney’s goal in life is to continue her legacy of being a voice for underserved humanitarian needs nationwide.

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