Life Hacks: what i wish i knew

Meet the Speakers

NICHOLAS DER

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Nicholas graduated from Santa Clara University in 2014 with a degree in finance. During his four years at Santa Clara, he enjoyed rowing on the men's crew team his freshman year, becoming a Brother of Delta Sigma Pi sophomore year, studying abroad in Shanghai, China junior year, and meeting his college sweetheart senior year. On a side note, he changed his major 7 times as an undergrad.

In the last 3 years, Nick has had 8 jobs and the last one before he started his company only lasted 3 and a half days. Nick is a financial coach who works with millennials on a 1v1 basis as well as delivering workshops and presentations to colleges/universities.

A few fun facts about Nicholas: he has presented a TEDx Talk on Meditation and Neuroscience, was an extra in the Netflix feature: "Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things", has been in 2 Super Bowl commercials, and has worked with actress and business owner, Jessica Alba.

TAMIKA LEWIS, LCSW

Tamika Lewis, LCSW is a writer, speaker, and licensed psychotherapist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. She provides individual, group, and couples counseling with an emphasis on helping women and teens overcome anxiety, depression, and chronic self-doubt.

As a CBT and EMDR trained clinician, Tamika helps people effectively move through trauma and loss so that they can experience more joy and success. She also offers a unique program for women and teen girls who are eager to gain more confidence and clarity in their lives.

Tamika is a contributor to many publications including Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, Voyage LA, Positively Positive, and Marriage.com. She enjoys writing, collaborating with dynamic people, and speaking on topics relating love, relationships, and keys to personal success.

CALVIN CHEN, PCC

Calvin Chen is an executive coach who specializes in emotional intelligence for high performance, leadership, and happiness. Business owners, salespeople, managers, and leaders work with him to increase their results while decreasing stress and drama. This has resulted in record breaking revenues, revitalized relationships, and greater life satisfaction for many. It has even resulted in a 1st round knockout in the UFC.

He earned a B.S. in Bioinformatics from UC San Diego in 2005, a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and has even recorded some rap songs.

RICK BALCAZAR

Enrique Balcazar  grew up in El Monte, CA without a father figure and grew up in a risky part of town. He faced challenges by poverty and lack of opportunity decided to see what he could learn and become by seeking out Mentor/Model type leaders. Starting from nothing, he created, leads, and operates four thriving businesses (Mac First LLC, Mac First Property Management, Balen Pro Team, Mac First Construction). Enrique is married to Carmen Balcazar for 18 years and is the proud father of four children.

Enrique's passion is with at risk youth of all races. He wants to bring hope to the vulnerable minds of those kids who don't see opportunity and furthermore provide a platform for thriving over-achievers to learn, grow and take their own risks to create themselves into the best version of themselves and make their own dreams reality.

He has also worked with organizations to create leaders at The Tony Robbins Organization, The Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino, and IWMI Leadership Camp.

ANDY SADHWANI, MS

Andy is an aerospace engineer, and industry technical and personal development instructor. He has taught over 10,000 students in academia (Stanford, UCLA), Corporate America, Cornell MOOC, and student outreach (Boy Scouts of America).

In his spare time he produces and consults for the film and music industry.

CHANTI NIVEN

As the founder and CEO of Captivating Speakers, Chanti Niven is a leading Public Speaking and Leadership Coach. She is an award-winning public Speaking champion, a professional keynote speaker, and a serial entrepreneur who has run several multi-million dollar companies in South Africa. She often quips, It’s such a trip that I get paid to speak when, as a kid, my dad paid me to shut up!” Chanti’s clients range from politicians and entertainers to executives and educators. She holds a Masters in English & Communications, is a Dale Carnegie accredited trainer and a Distinguished Toastmaster. Her focus is on helping her clients get over their fear of public speaking, find their core message and become captivating communicators to bring about a more compassionate world.