Our Team

The Inspired Rock Star team is made up of staff, collaborators, volunteers and joint-venture partners.

Advisory Panel

These individuals help vet those who appear on our radio show and contribute to the direction of the show and our training.  They volunteer their time and energy to give into the lives of the those who are a part of our programs.

Monica Benoit-Beatty

Monica Benoit-Beatty – Monica’s career began in the insurance and financial services industry where she successfully held increasing positions of management and customer service until she became the National Billing Center Manger for 42 operating states. Upon Monica’s self-imposed semi-retirement in 2006, she struck out on her own to make a difference in her world by mentoring, coaching and connecting brilliant people. It is her personal life mission to facilitate the careers of other smart, successful women by cultivating a unique environment to connect them. She became Managing Director for eWomenNetwork Austin in 2007.

During her career, Monica became highly involved in community relations, as she participated in numerous events, served on non-profit boards and completed both Leadership Round Rock and Leadership Austin. As Immediate Past President and Board Member of the Better Business Bureau of Central Texas, her influence continues to flow over 52 counties. Monica has evolved as a strong community connector who thrived on matching people with available resources in all echelons. She continues this work and is now reaching across borders to help people around the world.

A native of Houston, Texas, Monica currently resides in Round Rock, Texas, with her husband and son. Monica graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Finance and a minor in Real Estate.

Monica and Ricci have been inseparable since they met at the 2003 eWomenNetwork conference.  :)

Lisa Copeland

Lisa Copeland – Lisa is an innovative, dynamic and effective professional speaker who is known for offering world-class WomenCertified® courses and for her acute ability to infuse high-profile organizations with proven techniques that empower them to sell more effectively to women and couples.

Her industry leading training and certification programs, combined with turnkey digital marketing solutions, are based on more than a decade of research and experience in understanding and translating the nuances of how women approach the buying cycle.

As a leading expert on gender communication and how to sell to women, Lisa advises her clients on how to better understand their female consumers, supporting them to increase deals closed, improve customer service, and gain the loyalty of their hard-earned customers.

Lisa is a member of the International Association of Public Speakers and received her professional speakers’ training from world-renowned speaker, Steve Siebold.

Jan Goss

Jan Goss - Jan has dedicated her life to helping others succeed. Passionate about making a change in this world and leaving a legacy, she has written several programs to help others live life to the fullest in their personal and professional lives. Tireless in pursuing avenues to communicate, she is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and motivational speaker. Her book, She Scriptures™, was released in fall 2008. Jan blazed a trail as a consultant in the luxury real estate community in Austin, Texas.

Born in Munich Germany, she was the daughter of a military officer. She and her four siblings traveled extensively in her young years. As a result, a passion for people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds was born.

Jan’s down to earth, charismatic and vivacious presence has created a loyal following. Thousands of success stories have emerged as a result of her ability to effectively communicate her passionate message. Jan declares,” I love helping people recognize and increase their value. The inherent value is already present in a diamond in the rough. However, others are not willing to pay for it until it is cleaned and polished”.

Jan was trained and certified at the Washington School of Protocol in Washington, D.C. and studied International Business at American Intercontinental University.

Jean Carpenter-Backus

Jean Carpenter-Backus – Jean received her CPA license in 1983, CFP license in 1993 and is a founding principal of Carpenter & Langford, PC, a firm recognized by the Austin Business Journal as one of the top 25 accounting firms in Austin. Jean loves to make the world of money understandable, fun & easy. She has been branded The Naked Accountant because she uncovers and exposes the tricks of the trade in the mysterious world of money.

She is a financial adviser and business consultant with thirty years of experience and is known by her friends as a true financial therapist because she helps women navigate past their fear to discover their unique financial identity and build a yellow brick road to a prosperous lifestyle.

She manages a blog called TheNakedAccountant.com that addresses financial areas including how to prevent embezzlement and how to keep from being naked to a recession! Jean is a passionate and witty public speaker and has written a book called, “The Naked Accountant Asks: Who’s Standing on Your Financial Hose?”, published by Wizard Academy Press. She also has a monthly column in the local magazine, INsite, called “Ask the Naked Accountant” in which she answers readers financial questions.

Aly & Andrea

Aly Calvo & Andrea Kulberg – Rock Star U is the vehicle in which identical twins Aly Calvo and Andrea Kulberg (“Aly & Andrea”) motivate the mind and inspire a whole new perspective for personal and professional life.

Aly & Andrea coach and speak to audiences all over the USA and the UK. As adversity experts and identical twins, Aly & Andrea present together on stage, and share a humorous, inspiring, and totally unique perspective on overcoming tremendous challenges they have faced, including their premature birth, blindness, poverty, failure, and kidney cancer.

Learning to use their Rock Star Qualities (you have them, too!), Aly & Andrea have been able to achieve what often seemed impossible. Some of their many victories include being World Champion and All-American Athletes, international business owner, Olympic Torch bearer, coaches of thousands, authors, actress and spokesperson, keynote speakers, cancer survivor, and yes, motherhood.

Dianna Amorde

Dianna Amorde – Dianna, Architect of Aha! Moments author of the new book, Aha! Moments: When Intellect & Intuition Collide, inspires and trains people to use all their inner resources, including their intuitive intelligence, to achieve creative breakthroughs, generate more Aha! Moments and make more effective decisions.

She does this via a unique blend of logical (left-brain) information and intuitive (right-brain) exercises, so your whole brain embraces change.

Corporate clients range from REI in Kent, Washington to the Seton Family of Hospitals and the Lake Austin Spa Resort in Austin, Texas. Individual coaching clients range from senior executives in large corporations to small business owners.

A native of southern California, Dianna holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BS in business administration from the University of Southern California.

Steve Siegwalt

Steve Siegwalt – Steve started a custom cabinetry business from his garage and grew it into a 47,000 sq. ft. facility.  As founder and CEO, his company gusted to over 50 employees.

Today, Steve is a licensed real estate agent, a Pre-Paid Legal provider and is spearheading the Positive Energy Summit, an Austin, Texas based group created for the advancement of positive energy.

Supporters and Affiliates

These individuals are instrumental in helping to promote and support our programming, brand and mission.  Many help provide access to the rock star guests who appear on our show.

Dave Gonzalez

David Gonzales - David is a freelance internet marketer & direct response marketer at his company, Simply The Coolest, LLC.  He is also the founder of AIMEN (Austin Internet Entrepreneur Network), Affiliate Manager for Nitro Marketing, serves on the Board of Directors for The Overton Group, and has been a Real Estate Professional for 17 years.

Previously, he was President of Positive Changes Hypnosis and President of ACCESS NLP Seminars Group.

David holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Texas – Pan American.

Jerilyn McDonald

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Dag Nybo

Dag Nybo – Dag is a results oriented entrepreneur with a keen understanding of People, Process, and Performance. He has spent the lion share of his 25 career in Key leadership roles with marquee high tech firms in both Silicon Valley and Austin. His 20 years of leading and managing employees to highly creative solutions has given him tremendous insight into motivating entrepreneurial employees to peak performance and satisfaction. Further, operating effectively in the high stress environment of the fast paced technology sector has helped Dag better understand the human element and its need for true work-life balance.

Throughout his career, Dag has been blessed with the opportunity of creating and implementing many highly effective processes. His mantra is “bad process ruins good people; while good process breeds stars”. It’s his strong belief that a logical, well designed, and repeatable process produces predictable results in both business and in life.

Performance has always been a cornerstone of Dag’s life; whether as a high tech professional, a 35 year competitive soccer player, or personal and professional coach. His passion for helping others create true clarity and purpose in business and life makes him a natural leader and an ideal business and life coach.

Special Thanks

These individuals have helped out and/or continue to participate in many areas.  From helping with the taping, attending panel events, closed door sessions, and promoting the mission, they are a hybrid of Advisory Panel participants, Supporters, Affiliates, Friends (and sometimes Staff!)

Judith Dudley

Judith Dudley - After spending 10 years working for a Fortune 50 technology company in sales and training, Judith decided to put everything on the line for the passion and love of seeing her own enterprise grow.

Judith has successfully developed her online franchise, PriceGoesDown.com, and through that process realized her desire for helping others create their personal brand online. If you ask her about the experience of being a full time Entrepreneur, she’ll tell you, “It’s stressful, never-ending, frustrating, unbelievably rewarding, flexible, and the chance to create!”

Her passion for life and people has lead her to be fundraising crusader supporting families and cancer research into better treatments and cures for tomorrow.

Lisa Wickline

Lisa Wickline

Personal Recognition

This list wouldn’t be complete without the inclusion of a few important supporters…

Special thanks to the folks at IMSMB.com. Also, thank you to rock star sound engineer Mike Hersh and the folks at Promiseland Studios.