Small Ripples… Endless Impact

Next Ripple 8-4-2023

Cant make it by 5:30? No Worries! Cocktail social goes till about 6:30 and you can always sneak in or out on one of the many speaker breaks!

Ripple Effect

/ripəl ə fekt/
 The continuing and spreading results of an action or event

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Life is full of small opportunities to make an impact in the people around us. A kind word, a helping hand, a moment to listen or a hug might be the difference in someone giving up or giving their all. These tiny deeds, or ripples, can change the trajectory of a life and even a generation as the aftershock resonates on. To help better identify and understand how to create these powerful moments, we’re proud to present a conference designed to showcase some of the most incredible examples spoken by the people that have lived the tale.

The Ripple Effect Conference OKC is a TEDTalk style event with a social spin. A diverse group of speakers will share short but powerful stories of their ripple that are sure to motivate and influence positive change. Many personal and professional growth topics will be covered including grief, prejudice, special needs, trauma and loss, just to name a few.

Ripple Effect OKC 2023 will be held in the Grande Hall of Castle Falls. Attendees will enjoy delicious chef-curated appetizers, open bar and live music as they listen to some of Oklahoma’s very own A-list speakers. Prepare yourself for a night of fun and inspiration. Guests will leave with ideas that have an immediate, positive impact on your circle of connections and ultimately your community.

2023 Line-Up

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    Sara Cunningham

    Author, Activist, and Founder of the non-profit organization Free Mom Hugs

    Free Mom Hugs is now a movement across the country and the world. Sara goes Beyond the Hug to educate and advocate organizations of all types including schools and businesses striving for safe and protected spaces.

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    Taylor Doe

    OKC TEDx Speaker and Founder of And-Then-Moments

    In T-Doe’s paradigm shifting talk, he introduces original concepts that will change the way you view opportunity.

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    Janet KJ103

    The voice of reason on the KJ103 morning show and the creator of The Therapeutic Drive Thru.

    Janet is full of wit and wisdom! Tune into iHeart media’s KJ103 morning show daily to get the “three things you should know” then watch a therapeutic video created while she’s in a Chick-fil-A drive through to unlock your full potential.

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    Lee Copeland

    Director of Talent and Business Growth at Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

    Last years fan favorite returns to impact the audience with another ripple that is sure to resonate.

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    Gina Brewer

    Award-winning screenwriter, actress, producer, and director.

    Gina is passionate about working within the community and giving back through community service. She is an advocate for children and adults with disabilities.

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    Kamau-Adisa

    Author. Engineer. Human. CEO of the brand K41982 and the LUX Gen

    “For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.”

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    Dave Ross

    Professional Speaker, Owner DMR Consulting and Station Manager at KOJH Radio. World Champion of Public Speaking

    Specialties:
    Performance Coaching
    Public Speaking
    Leadership Development
    Facilitating
    Team Development

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    Doug Hacking

    Pharmacist, Author, Speaker, Business Coach, Event Organizer

    The Ripple Effect OKC creator and organizer is back to encourage positive change and share another heartfelt personal story to help us all move forward in our own journeys.

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    Derrick Sier

    CEO at OMOS, Author & Speaker

    Get ready to be entertained as our emcee, Derrick Sier, brings the comedy, energy and swag that makes Ripple Effect OKC such a fun and informative event to promote positive change.

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Sara Cunningham

Author, Activist, and Founder of the non-profit organization Free Mom Hugs

 

Sara Cunningham is an author, activist, and founder of the non-profit organization Free Mom Hugs. Her journey is a surprising one that began in conservative Oklahoma, when her son, Parker, came out as gay. As a woman of faith, Sara wrestled with the news until she began to study, research, and reconcile the two worlds. This journey resulted in her book How We Sleep at Night. She found herself on a journey “from the church to the Pride parade,” falling in love with the LGBTQIA+ community. In the wake of beautiful glitter-covered hugs and heart-breaking horror stories, the mission of Free Mom Hugs began. Simple acts of love and acceptance turned into a viral sensation, and Sara knew she had the opportunity to lead impactful change.

 

Free Mom Hugs is now a movement across the country and the world. Sara goes Beyond the Hug to educate and advocate organizations of all types including schools and businesses striving for safe and protected spaces. She has appeared, many times with her son Parker, on the Today show and The RuPaul Show and spoke at the 2019 GLAAD Awards. She also has been featured in many national publications including The Washington Post, Woman’s Day magazine, and People magazine. Sara is currently in partnership with Jamie Lee Curtis, who has purchased the rights to her book and will release a movie based on her story. An upcoming documentary about the Mama Bears movement by award winning director Daresha Kyi also features Sara and the Free Mom Hugs movement.

 

Sara’s passion is to change the perspective of the outside world toward this beautiful part of our community so that we as a society, not only learn to affirm, but more importantly, celebrate. Her goal is to help parents and children have authentic relationships and understanding for each other using her own experience and education as a guide. Sara is passionate about connecting with faith, civic, and business leaders in efforts to make the world a kinder, safer place for our LGBTQIA+ family. She is gifted at inspiring others to join her in this movement that is sweeping the nation and the world.

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Free Mom Hugs
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Taylor Doe

OKC TEDx Speaker and Founder of And-Then-Moments

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Janet KJ103

The voice of reason on the KJ103 morning show and the creator of The Therapeutic Drive Thru.

Janet is full of wit and wisdom! Tune into iHeart media’s KJ103 morning show daily to get the “three things you should know” then watch a therapeutic video created while she’s in a Chick-fil-A drive through to unlock your full potential.

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Lee Copeland

Director of Talent and Business Growth at Greater Oklahoma City Chamber

Lee is a non-profit, community transformation veteran, with over 25 years of serving others through non-profit and others-oriented organizations.  He loves the compelling power of stories and loves finding connections between the mundane and the sacred.  He has served as a pastor, higher education ambassador and community transformation agent.  Lee is an Oklahoma native and a proud alumnus of Southern Nazarene University.  He and his wife of 28 years  are raising an adult son on the Autism spectrum–for whom he credits with keeping him broken in the right places.

Lee loves moving an audience with the power of transformative stories; finding joy, laughter, hope and beauty–even in the most broken things.

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Laughing Through The Tears
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Gina Brewer

Award-winning screenwriter, actress, producer, and director.

Gina Brewer is an award-winning screenwriter, actress, producer, and director. She has won on local and national stages from Miss Shawnee and Miss Oklahoma Royalty International to film festivals in New York and Vegas. She is apart of the Writers Guild of America.

Gina is the showrunner for the TV series “The Joneses” that is currently filming the first season.

Gina is passionate about working within the community and giving back through community service. She is an advocate for children and adults with disabilities.

A former journalist and producer with Fox 25, she can now be found working on film sets with her production company Summer Cloud Productions and singing with The Voices of Crossings at Crossings Community Church.

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Being told you can't do it
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Kamau-Adisa

Author. Engineer. Human. CEO of the brand K41982 and the LUX Gen

Kamau-Adisa (Meaning: Quiet Warrior. Teacher of the Clear) is the founder of the LUX conference and K41982 apparel. He has worked as a graphic designer for Express Employment Professionals and is currently Ripple Effect’s graphics designer and marketing producer.

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Don't Stop Being the Hero!
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Dave Ross

Professional Speaker, Owner DMR Consulting and Station Manager at KOJH Radio. World Champion of Public Speaking

I specialize in helping people reach their goals through enhanced communication skills. I have been particularly successful with people working in EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, and ENGINEERING who want to overcome their fear of public speaking, are unhappy with their attempts at communicating their ideas, and have been disappointed by their results.

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The Best Person I've Ever Known
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Doug Hacking

Pharmacist, Author, Speaker, Business Coach, Event Organizer

Dr. Doug Hacking, MBA has received national recognition from almost every organization he’s been with by building solid teams that exceeded everyone’s expectations. His professional career started as a top-performing pharmaceutical sales representative generating millions in sales. Today, Doug works as a pharmacist, adjunct faculty, author, corporate consultant and event organizer focused on the mental health aspects of JOB STRAIN. He has blended twenty years of professional teaching experience with research and practice to create a system aimed at helping us lower stress levels at home and in the workplace.

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How a dog taught me about implicit bias.
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Derrick Sier

CEO at OMOS, Author & Speaker

 

One of Derrick’s favorite childhood memories is riding around with his father, picking up neighborhood kids, taking them to the community center, teaching them a skill or sport, feeding them, washing their clothes and taking them back home. Now that Derrick is an adult and his father has passed away, Derrick continues to carry on the legacy of caring for people by feeding their hearts and souls, doing his best to spread joy and infusing those around him with a positive perspective. While his passion would be plenty, Derrick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management, a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies, started OMOS Team Building in 2013 and has a wife of 19 years and two teenagers to keep him motivated to change the world….one person, one group at a time.

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Ticket gets you food, adult drinks, parking, raffle entries and of course – inspiration!

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This year we will make ripples again in Castle Fall’s Grande Hall! With live music provided by FCM Entertainment!

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Program

5:30 – 6:15 Cocktail Social
6:15 – 6:45 Speakers (2)
Break/Raffle
7:00 – 7:30  Speakers (2)
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7:45 – 8:15 Speakers (2)
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8:30 – 9:00 Speakers (2)
Break/Raffle
9:15- 10:00 Afterparty
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