Waco Hoover – Waco Hoover is an entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience in venture capital, M&A, entertainment, media and live events.He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1997-2001 as an infantry Marine, combat water survival instructor and infantry scout. He served several deployments across Southeast Asia. After separation from the military, Hoover graduated from New York University, cum laude and completed Harvard Business School executive education programs. He then became an entrepreneur and investor who now has over 18 years of experience in venture capital, M&A, entertainment, media and live events.He is currently Chair of the Be The One initiative for the American Legion. He is also a co-owner of Veteran Entertainment Television, advisor to Founders Factory, a London based venture capital firm, Managing Partner at Xperiential Group, and serves on the board of Irreverent Warriors, a non-profit preventing veteran suicide. He has advised global brands including MGM Resorts, Informa, Vivendi, and Las Vegas Sands Corp. He was a co-founder and investor in businesses sold to Informa, Emerald, Endeavor Business Media and Onstream Media.Hoover speaks at industry events including VenuesNow, PTTOW!, CEMA, The American Legion, Military Influencer Conference, SXSW, Pollstar, TSE 100, Society for Independent Show Organizers, National Sports Forum and XLIVE.He lives in Southern California with his wife, son and two yellow labs, Tucker and Winnie. In his spare time, he enjoys surfing, diving, and mountaineering as often as possible.

Travis Godwin counsels physicians, nurses, pharmacies, telemedicine companies, durable medical equipment companies, health care software companies, bio-medical research and manufacturing companies and hospitals in all aspects of health care law.Travis works with health care clients on compliance with federal and state regulations, licensing, employment issues, mergers and acquisitions of practice groups, management service organizations, non-compete agreements, trademark infringement, fraud and abuse, medical staff peer review and reimbursement disputes. He has an extended history of litigating these issues for a myriad of entities including real estate development firms, public relations firms, software companies, microbreweries, gyms and, of course, health care companies. He also advises institutional review boards regarding the oversight of studies involving human subjects.

Dr. Gino Collura (Dr. G) is a seasoned behavioral scientist, author, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. Dr. G began his journey into the study of human behavior at the ripe age of 22 when he took a position as an anti-kidnapping specialist in Colombia, South America. For three years, he worked side-by-side “C” suite executives for international corporations, ensuring they and their families did not fall victim to kidnappings. This experience influenced his doctoral work within the combat veteran community, where his research has been used to enhance resiliency training efforts for military members across the country.His most recent book, Seven Layers of Successful Relationships, has been used to help military members and civilians alike find clarity in personal relationships and ultimately improve the quality of their daily lives. He has been sought after by U.S. Army Special Operations as well as the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) to provide training in human optimization and resiliency to our nation’s fiercest warriors.In 2018, Dr. Collura was awarded the esteemed Fusion Latino Magazine’s Influencer Award. Additionally, he has been recognized for his contributions to the national science community by the Florida Academy of Sciences for his work on neurobehavior, stress, resiliency, and biocultural diversity. Gino is a featured expert on NASDAQ News, where he regularly publishes about leadership, influence, and human behavior. He has been featured in several articles and news segments by WFLA News Channel 8, Bloom TV, WTSP Channel 10, The Morning Blend, Connecting with Kim, 970 Talk Radio, and 102.5’s Morning Show.Dr. G received his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida (USF) in 2008, his master’s degree in 2011, and later his Ph.D. in Neuroanthropology (study of the brain, biology, behavior, and culture) from USF in 2018. Dr. G is a proud member of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Hispanic Advisory Council, where he conducts regular community service to underprivileged families throughout the Tampa Bay Area. He also sits on the Advisory Board for the Gus A. Stavros Center For Free Enterprise at the University of South Florida, Saint Leo University Advisory Board for the College of Arts and Sciences, and Executive Advisory Board for the esteemed CEO Effectiveness corporation.Gino regularly serves as a pro-bono speaker at the University of Tampa, University of South Florida, as well as St. Leo University to students who have an interest in leadership, stress management, relationships, and resiliency.

In her last federal role, she performed the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Director, TRICARE Management Activity during the presidential transition period in 2009-2010.  In that capacity, she was responsible for leading and managing the Military Health System, a $47 billion/year defense health program employing more than 200,000 health professionals serving more than 9.6 million service members, retirees and their families in more than 70 hospitals and 500 clinics and laboratories around the globe.From 2002 to 2009, Ms. Embrey was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness, leading significant changes in Department of Defense policies and programs affecting deployment and combat casualty medicine, health promotion and preventive medicine, medical readiness and public health emergency preparedness and response.For 9 months in 2001, Ms. Embrey performed the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, shaping policies affecting the readiness and use of the National Guard and Reserve in both federal and state status.  From 2000 to 2001, she served as Chief of Staff of that office, and from 1998 to 2001, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Assistance to Civil Authorities, developing policies that shaped the role of the National Guard and Reserve components in supporting homeland security, disaster preparedness, and national disaster response capabilities, including advising the president on such matters in the days and weeks following September 11, 2001.Between 1978 and 1997, Ms. Embrey served in senior-level policy analyst, budget analyst, program analyst, management analyst, and systems analyst positions in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the Office of Personnel Management.Ms. Embrey is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Stratitia, Inc., a consulting firm focused on developing meaningful and innovative strategies, and delivering supporting tools and partnerships to bring them successfully to life.Ms. Embrey was recognized with the Secretary of Defense’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2001 and 2004, and twice received the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award in 2006 and 2009.