DR. PERNESSA SEELE

President & CEO - The Balm In Gilead, Inc.

Founder, EVERY CHILD USA

@pernessa

Featured on the cover of TIME MAGAZINE as one of The Most Influential Persons in the World, Dr. Pernessa Seele is the CEO and Founder of The Balm in Gilead, Inc., as well as a pioneering AIDS activist and the visionary creator of EVERY CHILD USA.  Over the past 22 years, she has spearheaded an international movement to address public-health issues through the capacity development of communities of faith to deliver prevention intervention and life-saving health services.

Dr. Seele has worked with three US presidential administrations on issues of HIV/AIDS in the United States and abroad. Seele is known for her extraordinary vision and ability to create national and global partnerships among leaders of various cultures and religious doctrines in areas in health promotion and disease prevention.

In February 2004, she was featured as “One of the New Activists” in the tradition of African American’s greatest heroes” and in October 2003, Essence named her one of “50 Women Shaping the World”, along with Oprah Winfrey and other distinguished women. Ebony Magazine has recognized her as one of the most 150 powerful persons in the United States. Recently, in May 2010, Dr. Seele was selected as 21 Leaders of the 21st Century by Women E-News in New York City.

DR. RODNEY SAMPSON

Co-Innovator, EVERY CHILD USA

@rodneysampson

Rodney Sheron Sampson is a global economic and entrepreneurial leader. He is the founder and Bishop of Kingdom Manifestation, a spiritual and intellectual movement dedicated to manifesting the Kingdom of God in every relevant sector of society and life. Kingdom has instituted Action, Direction, Transformation, Manifestation and EveryChild USA as its primary initiatives in coordination with its Spiritual, Educational, Economical, Cultural and Social Dioceses.

Sampson is an Owner and Partner in EFactor.com, the fastest growing online social networking utility for entrepreneurs and investors worldwide which has more than 810,000 entrepreneurs from 165 nations.

Sampson is the author of Your Manifest Destiny: 7.5 Words to Transform Your Future, Yes We Will: 15 Audio Meditations to Transform Your Future, Yes We Will: Solutions for Realizing Your Personal Power, and Blacks and their Trillions: Introducing Symbiotic Economics.

Sampson is a business innovator, strategist, corporate developer, marketer, author and influencer. He regularly advises nations, businesses and bishops that lead millions of constituents. Over the last 15 years, Sampson’s clients have generated more than one billion ($1B) in revenue from utilizing his advisory, management, business development and marketing services.

A serial entrepreneur, Sampson founded Multicast Media Networks (Streamingfaith.com) in 2000 (sold in 2010), Intellect in 2002, Mobile Currency in 2006 and Legacy Opportunity Funds in 2007. Currently, Sampson is developing Kingdom Manifestation Investments, a US based Business Development Corporation designed to provide public and retail investors with access to investment vehicles traditionally reserved for accredited investors.