Meet Amanda Slavin, Co-founder, CatalystCreativ and CatalystU

Amanda Slavin, is a former educator and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, is chairperson and Co-founder of CatalystCreativ, an award-winning community design agency. As an industry pioneer in customer engagement, Amanda also leads the all-new CatalystU, the online learning platform designed to increase business growth and deepen customer connections. All of Amanda’s professional experience is modeled after the Seventh Level Engagement Framework—a proprietary methodology adapted from Amanda’s thesis work while earning her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction at NEAG School of Education. Amanda has helped enhance engagement for brands like Google, The Nature Conservancy, Zappos, HubSpot, and Coca-Cola through design, experiences, and campaigns over the past 15 years.

In October 2019, she published the Best Selling book, The Seventh Level, which explains her proprietary framework, and guides readers to use it for themselves.

Amanda has used this framework as an advisor to 20+ startups including HubSpot, Kiddie Kredit, Speakfully, SEEN, Official, Voices, Clay, etc as well as a strategic angel investor and venture partner (OzoneX).  She’s spoken at SXSW, TED, Summit Series, and INBOUND about how The Seventh Level Engagement Framework is the future of meaningful, personal connections and how they are foundational in marketing any business. Amanda’s groundbreaking thought leadership has been covered by Inc Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine.

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October 28, 2022

Meet Daniel Blue, Founder of Quest Education

Daniel Blue went from having a daughter at 19 years old and being addicted to Oxycontin as a college drop out, to owning a 7 figure business. People can learn how to make money tax free, pay off...

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October 28, 2022

Meet Lance Belline: Thrive Financially with Tax Reduction Strategies

Throughout much of his career as a CFP, Lance did what most financial advisors do: develop financial plans, help clients stay on track, and make sure clients are adequately insured. However, after...

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Meet Al Jones, From Rock Bottom Credit to 850

Al Jones had to hit rock bottom before he recognized the financial hole he had dug for himself. He had weakened his financial foundation with a series of poor decisions, and a criminal case of...

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Anika Jackson Creative Strategist, Podcaster

Anika is a mother, community volunteer, philanthropist, marketing and communications strategist and podcast host. As a marcom executive, she has done it all including experiential marketing/ event production, launch marketing, public relations, digital, and influencer throughout her multiple decade career.

She is a member of the Quickbooks Small Business Council, as well as on the Advisory Board for the Women in Leadership program for UCSB’s PaCE; advisor for Junior League of Los Angeles’ 2022 – 2023 President; Co-founder and board member of Learn Grow Lead; and Ballona Wetlands Philanthropy Chair for National Charity League’s Pier Chapter.

In Anika’s newest role, she is an adjunct professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, teaching graduate students in both the Masters of Public Relations and Advertising as well as the Masters of Digital Media Management programs.