What's YOUR Woobie?: Simple Strategies on Your Uncomfortable Path to New Opportunities

Don Wilson earned his Bachelor and Master's degrees from Bryant University, and he's a 20-plus year veteran of the ever-changing mortgage industry. He earned multiple President's Club Honors as a Mortgage Loan Originator and Sales Manager at two different companies prior to becoming part of the founding team of Province Mortgage Associates in 2005. As Marketing Director, Don coaches mortgage professionals, delivers sales education, and helps to produce creative marketing and community outreach programs. Prior to his mortgage career, Don was a full-time musician playing acoustic guitar and singing all over New England to help fund his college education. In 2010, Don wrote and produced an album titled, "Sedated Echo" which raised funding and created awareness nationwide when his son, Jacob was born with CHD (Congenital Heart Disease). His entertaining and simple approach to helping sales professionals, educators, networking groups, and fundraising organizations discover better results inspired him to launch a new venture in 2018 titled, Prospecting Intelligence, LLC. Don's passion is about helping people embrace uncomfortable change to create better constants that produce new opportunities. His new sales brand also landed him the role of Chapter Educator for the fast-growing business networking organization, Networking Group USA, which helps business owners and other professionals build relationships that earn new clients by referral. 2020 marks the release of his first book titled, "What's YOUR Woobie? - Simple Strategies on Your Uncomfortable Path to New Opportunities", the subject of which was accepted as an "idea worth spreading", landing him as a speaker for TEDx Bryant University. Don lives by the simple credo he's taught his three children for years, "I try to make a stranger smile every day!"

With nearly 25 years' experience as an international speaker and workshop leader, Susan Rooks is uniquely positioned to help people master the communication skills they need to succeed. Nearly 25 years ago, Susan formed Grammar Goddess Communication to help business professionals enhance their communication skills. She creates and leads three-hour "Brush Up on Your Skills" workshops in three main areas: American grammar, business writing, and interpersonal skills. As a copyeditor / editor, Susan has worked on projects ranging from award-winning children's books to best-selling business books to corporate annual reports, ensuring that all material is professionally presented and free from grammatical errors.

Gordon Riley, better known as G. Arthur Riley, is a digital artist based out of Putnam, Connecticut. He holds a certificate in photography from Rhode Island School of Design, and has a deep passion for cinema and storytelling.