Karl Palachuk is an author, a small business owner, and has been a featured speaker at conferences and seminars over the last ten years. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with a Bachelor’s Degree from Gonzaga University and a Master’s Degree from The University of Michigan. He is also a Microsoft Small Business Specialist and has been a Microsoft Hands-on Lab instructor. Karl has served on partner advisory councils and product development groups for several large (“Fortune 10”) corporations. He is also the founder of the Sacramento SMB IT Professionals organization and is an active leader in the IT Professional groups worldwide. Karl holds several other certifications, including the now-retired Microsoft Small Business Specialist.

In general, Karl’s business life is divided between his consulting practice and a career of training other consultants. He has produced massive amounts of content and training materials for small business owners. On a very personal level, Karl reads voraciously and generally completes two or three books per month. This informal education keeps him up to date on the world at large.

Lisa Pepper Satkin is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Therapeutic Life Coach for over 20 years of experience with practices in Marin and San Francisco. She loves guiding people in understanding the layers involved in keeping them stuck and create a safe pathway for clients to explore what is getting in their way. Pepper also leads creative and effective art therapy workshops and retreats and love helping people stay accountable to their TRUE YES and live a life they love!!!