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Tonya McKenzie is the founder of Sand & Shores, a Crisis PR and Sports Media firm. She is an international speaker and the Chair of the Los Angeles County Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs.
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One thousand, six hundred, eighty eight.
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Good news. Except t...
Open Speaker Calls for the Tech Professionals
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Tech loves to talk about disruption while recycling the same five keynote speakers every year. Do not let that be the ceiling. The industry runs on open calls for speakers and pitch stages, and m...
You Don't Boo Nobodies
One million dollars in one night. More than his entire annual salary.
That is the headline stat from Jordan Walker’s 2026 Home Run Derby win, and if that is all you took away from Monday night in Philadelphia, you missed the actual story....
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