BOOK VOLITION SPEAKERS, HOSTS & TALENT
JACY CUNNINGHAM
JACY CUNNINGHAM is a trainer, motivational speaker, and founder of The Jacy Method — his unique style of training where working out meets working in.
From a young age, Jacy knew that his passions extended far beyond the playing field. Having grown up in a family of athletes, he felt pressured to always be on top of his game and excel in his performance. His constant effort and determination paid off, and in 2008, he signed a football scholarship to Howard University in Washington, DC.
After playing four years of college football and graduating with an economics degree, he eventually threw in the towel and walked away from football in 2012. For months after leaving the sport, he weaved in and out of states of depression. Without his sports identity, he was left questioning his purpose — until he reconnected with a friend to take part in the Summit Series events in Utah, where he worked as a movement instructor until 2017. His time at the Summit Series served as a launching pad for The Jacy Method, a physical and emotional movement experience that helps people reflect and embrace every part of their being.
Jacy is a certified fitness instructor with the American Aerobic Association International / International Sports Medicine Association and he’s certified with Qoya Yoga. Since the launch of The Jacy Method, he’s worked with clients such as Nike, Life Is Good, and Mike Posner. He continues to travel around the country and help others find healing and connection through movement.
CHRISTOPHER
“CJ”GROSS
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Author, Ascension Worldwide
Christopher “CJ” Gross is a TEDx Speaker and founder of Ascension Worldwide, a firm dedicated to cultural integration, culture bias in the workplace and inclusion training and consulting based in the Washington, D.C. area. CJ has over 20 years of experience as an international organizational development consultant specializing in leadership development. CJ is a certified Social + Emotional Intelligence coach, trainer, Keirsey Temperament professional, and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Administrator, with additional expertise in organizational mediation. Author of the acclaimed book, “What’s Your Zip Code Story? Understanding and Overcoming Class Bias in the Workplace.”
RHONDA SHEAR
Self-made retail business mogul, Actress, Host and Author and Creator of the world’s best-selling bra: THE AHH BRA
Rhonda Shear has been breaking the mold from her beginnings as a New Orleans beauty queen and politician to her years in Hollywood as an actress to her time touring as a professional stand-up comedienne to becoming the mogul behind one of the most popular intimate apparel brands to creating the infomercial sensation The Ahh Bra to writing her first book Up All Night. Rhonda has always worked hard and she has used her strengths and wit to grow into the successful, inspirational woman she has become. While appearing on countless TV shows and in films,modeling professionally, hosting USA: Up All Night for over 450 episodes, and doing stand-up comedy, Rhonda learned all a girl can know about costuming, enhancing one’s assets, and capturing the attention of audiences around the world. Rhonda now delights in sharing that knowledge and encourages women to find happiness and confidence in more than just their underwear drawers. Through Shear Enterprises, LLC Rhonda develops apparel and intimates for women of all shapes and sizes, focusing on comfort, color, and creative solutions. See her film and television credits here.
Rhonda’s empowering approach to design has made the award-winning Rhonda Shear brand a huge success on shopping channels, at online retailers, and in stores around the world. She has a little something for everyone in sizes XS-3X, always has tons of color options, and creates solution-focused styles that are fit to flatter. She designs for her own ever-changing body, and by really listening to the feedback from her millions of customers worldwide. Rhonda launched her line and Shear Enterprises, LLC in 2003 after reuniting with her childhood sweetheart, Van Fagan, after 26 years apart. While she was climbing the Hollywood ladder to stardom all those years, he was honing his business savvy and when they met again the sparks and ideas really started to fly. Together they built an empire in intimate apparel. Since launching the business, Rhonda, Van, and their talented team have received countless prestigious accolades and awards including Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year: FL, Enterprising Woman of the Year, TB Business Journal’s Business Woman of the Year, INC 5000 Fastest Growing Companies, Best Product award at HSN, ERA Moxie Awards, WPO’s 3rd Fastest Woman Owned Business, and many more! Designing her line is one of many outlets for the creative soul that is Rhonda Shear.
ELAINE HALL
Accessibility consultant and global neurodivergence advocate, best-selling author and trainer, founder of The Miracle Project upon which HBO’s Emmy-award winning documentary “Autism: The Musical” was inspired. Invited to the UN multiple times to present her book “Now I See The Moon” on speak on her unique methodologies around neurodivergence and autism.
