Dr. Debby Stroman is a faculty member of the Sport Administration specialization of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Her teaching focus is the theory and practical application of economics and finances, leadership, and the marketing of sport. Her teaching and service philosophy to her students is summarized by her brand: Eõ - Explore, Engage and Empower. Dr. Stroman's research interests are leadership, entrepreneurship, and social issues of sport. Additional responsibilities include faculty advisor to the Carolina Business Club, director of the undergraduate sport administration internship program, and academic advising.

Prior to her appointment at UNC, Dr. Stroman successfully owned and managed sports marketing, financial consulting, and nutritional supplement companies. She is the 2006 recipient of the state of Maryland’s Top Minority Business Enterprise Award, which recognizes entrepreneurial success in business development, professional affiliation, client satisfaction, and community involvement. She also has experience as a grant writer, philanthropic development officer, and fundraiser for non-profit organizations. Dr. Stroman continues to accent her theoretical effort with practical application. Outside of her academic responsibilities, she remains an entrepreneur. Through her company, LASER™ (Life After Sports with Effective Results), she counsels former college and professional athletes to successfully transition from their sports career. Her desire to move her “avocation to a vocation” prompted the founding in 2001 of Soulful Golf, Inc., a non-profit sports marketing and event planning company purposed to increase the number of women and minorities in the game of golf. She offers customized business-golf workshops for managers and leaders across the country and plans distinctive golf outings.

Professional Affiliations – CoachVille, National Academic Advising Association, Academy of Management, North American Society for Sport Management, National Association of Women Business Owners, Black Coaches Association, Society of Financial Services Professionals, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, and Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.

Education - University of Virginia (B.S.), University of North Carolina (M.A. - Sport Administration), and Capella University (Ph.D. - Business Organization and Management)

As a former basketball player at Virginia, she continues to stay active by playing basketball and golf, core training, and biking. Her other hobbies include reading, discussing politics and behavioral economics, and traveling. Dr. Stroman is committed to leading by example as an active educator and entrepreneur with the courage to address and critically analyze the difficult issues of today.

Speaking fee: $1500 - $3000

Topics: Leadership, Sport, Entrepreneurship, women's issues

S. Tia Brown has spent more than a decade following her passion of journalism. As an editor, writer, and TV correspondent, you may recognize her face from CNN, E! or MSNBC. Brown's done everything from interviewing Alicia Keys and commenting on the daily dalliances of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to writing about personal finance and self-help. She's worked at an array of pop culture magazines, includingEntertainment Weekly, Teen People and In Touch Weekly. In addition, Brown's a trained life coach and authored the book titled Do Better, Be Better, a weekly advice column where we she tackles issues with her signature candor and practical tips.

The native New Yorker attended Brooklyn Technical High School, graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a Bachelor or Arts in Legal Studies and has a Masters degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Brown's written work has appeared in the following magazines: Essence, Black Enterprise, Heart & Soul, In Touch Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Teen People, Uptown, and SET.

Speaking fees: $1,000 - $3,000

Speaking Topics/Programs

Do Better, Be Better: Practical tips on how to improve your personal and professional quality of life with simple decisions that help achieve your goals.

Barack Obama, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Janet Jackson….these are the kinds of names that Nicole Spence has worked with on a regular basis. As the exclusive Talent Representative, Talent Producer and Publicist for “The Wendy Williams Experience”, Nicole Spence was almost solely responsible for making Wendy Williams a household name and helping the show rise to the #1 show in the country. With 11 million listeners nation-wide, Nicole was the engine that moved an empire.

“Everyone wants to get to Wendy Williams, since she is only second to Oprah Winfrey in Black media. We also knew that to get to Wendy Williams, you had to go through Nicole Spence, or it wasn't going to happen. Nicole made Wendy great.” - Dr. Boyce Watkins, CNN contributor and Syracuse University Professor.

In addition to her ground-breaking work on “The Wendy Williams Experience”, Nicole has worked with Tina Davis former Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam Records, the company that hosts artists such as Rihanna, Jay-Z, Nas and Mariah Carey. She has also been responsible for personally representing other artists, such as Chris Brown and Dr. Ian from Celebrity Fit Club.

Nicole recently launched the online dating show,"30 Dates in 30 Days" for Essence magazine. The show was the most watched and most commented show on the heavily trafficked Essence.com website. This work was part of the process that transformed Nicole from publicist and producer to popular and powerful personality.

Witty, sassy, intelligent, and hardworking, Nicole Spence knows everything from “the Hood” to Hollywood and is one of the most sought-after Lifestyle and Pop Culture Experts in the nation.

In addition to her amazing experience as one of the leading PR representatives in the highly competitive New York City Media market, Nicole eventually began appearing as a regular personality on national radio. Millions of listeners heard Nicole's infectious laugh as she gave advice, shared stories, and provided perspective on issues related to love, life, happiness and the hottest celebrity gossip. She soon became the ghost contributor for the widely successful celebrity weekly magazine, "Life and Style". In the magazine, Nicole dished it all, from Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, to “The Hills”, and always delivered for her audience.

Her story of triumph in spite of adversity in her personal and professional life is inspirational and uplifting. She has risen above the pain and carries a smile that lifts the spirits around her. Empowering women has become her life's mission and as always, she's clearly one of the best.

Speaking fee: $1,000 - $3,000

Nicole Spence Speaking Topics:

How to dominate the most competitive media market in the world

Bouncing back after being broken down: Finding the greatness within

Love, Life, Lies and Liberation: Finding your center in chaos

Celebrity Lifestyle: What you see vs. What you Get

My story that rocked the nation - How I overcame