Mike served in the Army Special Forces in various positions and deployed nine times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, Security, and Crisis Management Operations and is the host of the Mike Force Podcast. Mike has been featured on the Joe Rogan and Jocko podcasts and just released his first book, Prepared.
Mike owns Fieldcraft Survival, a company that specializes in teaching civilians to be prepared for worst case scenarios; First Aid, Mindset, Fitness, Tactics, Mobility, and so much more.
He is an avid outdoorsman, overland enthusiast, traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security and lives in Heber City, Utah.
As a Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Coach to organizations around the world, Matt Beaudreau's clients have ranged from Wells Fargo, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin to American Eagle, Cedars-Sinai and the United States Air Force. Matt has a reputation as a provocative thought leader in educational and personal development practices. He is a two-time featured TEDx speaker and he was named Corporate Trainer of the Year at Stanford University, having spoken to over 250,000 people across the world.
In 2017, Matt Beaudreau Founded Acton Academy Placer Schools; schools that utilize the Socratic method, with an emphasis on self-direction and cultivating confident, independent young people with a strong sense of character and personal responsibility. He has since helped to open multiple campuses around the world.
Pulling from his experience in the Acton model, in January of 2021, Matt co-founded Apogee Strong with Tim Kennedy, a mentorship program designed for young men from 12 to 22 to take on challenges presented by men who have come before them, in order to learn to lead.
Matt and his wife home educate their children in beautiful North Carolina.
Connor Boyack is the author of 40 books, including the popular Tuttle Twins children’s series. He founded the Libertas Institute, a high-impact think tank. He is an Executive Producer of the Tuttle Twins Show, an investor in a few high-impact startups and he is addicted to changing the world for the better, one life at a time.
Connor's Libertas organization supports the goal of improving the world by changing hearts, minds, and laws in six primary ways: innovative policy reform, partnering with organizations, impactful education, courtroom battles, youth Entrepreneurship, and outreach and initiatives.
Connor loves connecting with audiences large and small to share inspiring stories, impactful strategies, and innovative approaches to changing the world.
Named one of Utah's most politically influential people by The Salt Lake Tribune, Connor's leadership has led to changing over 100 laws covering a wide range of areas such as privacy, government transparency, property rights, drug policy, education, personal freedom, and more.
Connor lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and two children.
Shelby believes that each child deserves an education that transcends the limitations of the traditional school system. With her unique teaching style and daily practice, she shows the transformative power of holistic education. As a licensed Footzoner of 5 years, Shelby knows the interconnected nature of the mind, body, and soul and reveals the transformative power of physical activity, mindfulness, and spiritual and emotional growth to achieve overall well-being. She has since translated this practice into her education style and has illuminated the path to exceptional education beyond traditional models that inspires parents to embrace a holistic approach, all while empowering children to excel in all areas of their lives. Shelby is a mother to four wonderful boys!!
As a parent consultant since 2006, Katie, from Fully Nested, has taught thousands of parents how to keep a positive perspective while parenting, use specific techniques to implement in their homes, and how to improve interactions with their children. Katie is the mother of four children and strives daily to implement positive parenting techniques. She and her family enjoy dancing in the kitchen, eating strawberries and Nutella, skateboarding, snowboarding, hiking, camping, and playing games together.
She developed “Lead, Guide, Walk Beside: Parenting with Purpose” to educate and support parents as they strengthen their relationship with their children. She teaches specific skills to improve the adults’ behavior while parenting, as well as techniques to improve the child’s behavior. While owning and operating her private preschool, Katie implemented positive behavioral techniques with children of all abilities and behaviors. She has also worked as a preschool teacher for Head Start, and an Early Childhood Special Education Consultant for Davis School District. Katie is passionate about helping families strengthen their relationship. She lives in Midway, Utah with her family.
Kenna Childs is a Christian singer, pianist and guitarist. She has the most beautiful soul touching voice. . Kenna loves making music about life's complex and beautiful realities. Kenna shares her music through many outlets including Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Apple and Instagram.
Alicia took several art classes in high school and college. She was offered a scholarship for drawing but didn’t think it was the right move at the time. After she graduated college, she went to the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. Alicia is a watercolor artist and loves finding the right color or tone for a piece. She finds inspiration from Classical Greek, Roman and Renaissance Art. Painting realistic watercolor is a challenge she loves!
Alicia is married to Dan and together they have four beautiful children. They have been homeschooling for 10 years. Together they have created curriculum levels for their children to work through. This special way of homeschooling their children always includes art!
Darcie Davis is a veteran homeschool mom with years of experience under her belt. As a mother of three girls that successfully made it through their school aged years, she has inspiring stories and bits of wisdom to share. Darcie lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband.
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