Speakers

Liz

Liz Schiller has been speaking before audiences on a wide variety of topics for more than 25 years. Today, she is a financial advisor who works with her clients over the long term to help them achieve their dreams. She holds Series 6, 63, 66 and 7 securities licenses, as well as California Life Insurance License # 0E42305 (for life, health and long term care insurance).

Liz has degrees from UC Berkeley and Cornell University. She came to financial consulting after a 15-year career in nonprofit fundraising and management. A native Californian, she lives in Pasadena with her husband and son.

Liz can present on Financial Basics, Financial Basics for Teachers, Essential Financial Topics for Families, and tailored presentations for women and for small business owners. Lisabeth (Liz) Schiller is a registered representative and registered investment advisor representative of Gold Coast Securities, Inc (GCS), a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. SAIFE RBC and GCS are not affiliated.


Oleg

Oleg Katrikh is the Executive Director of Operations, principal consultant and one of the co-founders of Retirement Benefits Consulting (RBC).

Oleg received a degree in Philosophy and a degree in Linguistics from UCLA. Oleg's professional background is over 15 years in Business, Financial Services Operations and Sales. He started his career in Financial Services with AIG SunAmerica. Oleg has been involved in the executive management, start-up, development and operations of several successful financial services organizations before forming Retirement Benefits Consulting, LLC together with a group of close associates. His involvement with RBC includes overseeing overall operations of the company and its affiliates. He also maintains and services a small group of personal clients.

Oleg can provide presentations on Financial Literacy for Small Business Owners, Asset Protection, and Comprehensive Financial Planning for Individual. Also being a corporate executive actively involved in recruiting and training, Oleg can share presentations on career development, interviewing and recruiting skills.

Oleg's licenses include FINRA series 6, 7, 24, 55, 63 and 66. Oleg is a UWPC Certified Asset Protection Planner and maintains a California Life Agents and Long Term Care license. California Life Insurance License number 0C08957. Oleg is a registered representative and registered investment advisor representative of Gold Coast Securities, Inc (GCS), a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. SAIFE RBC and GCS are not affiliated.


Patrick

Patrick Selway is a co-founder and Executive Director of Consulting at Retirement Benefits Consulting, LLC (RBC) . He brings over 15 years of experience of delivering business-to-business consulting services to Fortune 500 companies in the information technology sector. He is able to leverage his training, organizational experience, and sales experience into the financial services arena for the benefit of his clients, fellow consultants and audience in his workshops. Patrick delivers highly educational and interesting workshops on wide variety of topics on Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, and Comprehensive Financial Planning.

Patrick is a graduate from California State University, Northridge and holds FINRA 6, 7, 24, 63 and 66 licenses as well as the State of California Insurance #0D48290 and Long Term Care designations. Patrick is a registered representative and registered investment advisor representative of Gold Coast Securities, Inc (GCS), a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. SAIFE, RBC and GCS are not affiliated.


Karen

Karen Hudson has worked for twenty-five years as a Hollywood Film and Television Costumer where she had the opportunity to create many characters and dress many notable actors.

Her claim to fame is that her name appears as the Women’s Costumer on the pilot and every episode of “Hill Street Blues©”.

For twenty years Karen has presented Resume and Interview Seminars in the film industry and at the university level. She often presents these seminars at Job Search events.

She taught Costuming at Makeup Designory, in Community Colleges and at UCLA Extension.

As a Toastmaster member in District 52, Los Angeles, Karen achieved a DTM, Distinguished Toastmaster.

Karen recently published a book “Dressed to Speak”, Live and in the Media. The book outlines how to dress to be congruent with your message and specifically addresses the technical requirements of dressing to be filmed in High Definition and Green Screen.

Karen is a contributing author in the book: “Heart of a Woman in Business by Sheryl Rousch.


Barbara

Barbara Daoust is a certified "Thinking into Results" Facilitator who helps individuals, entrepreneurs, and business owners close the gap between their desires and their actions so that they can achieve outstanding results in their personal and professional lives.

Barbara has worked with many entertainment professionals who have reached great success in their careers. She is known for showing people how to "Step In, Step Up, and Step Out" so that they can step into their dreams and heartfelt desires. She has over twenty-five years experience as a director, producer, and writer.

She is the author of "True Love, True Self: A Journey to Self-Love", an inspirational story about her own challenges and the tools that took her from being stuck and confused about "What's next in life?", to gaining clarity, focus and purpose. She privately coaches individuals, teaches workshops and is a consultant with Bob Proctor's program, "Thinking into Results".

She also speaks to audiences about, "Getting Smarter Than Your Brain", "Through Resistance to Greatness", "The Secret Genie", “Passion, Purpose, and Vision”, and "Why we Procrastinate".

Barbara graduated from UCLA with an MFA in Directing, studied Spiritual Psychology in the Master's Program at the University of Santa Monica, and certified at the Quantum Success Coaching Academy as a Quantum Success Coach. She is currently a certified "Thinking into Results" facilitator and consultant with Bob Proctor's, Life Success Productions.


"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for the love of it." - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)