Speakers

Meet your BATL Team

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Zack A Knight

Host and Founder of BATL - Zack A Knight is a business leader and operations consultant; media specialist; podcaster, and an Army veteran. Zack’s focus in his life and his business has always been leadership and service. He began his career as a metro-Atlanta police officer then infantry leader in the Army. Since leaving active duty, he has carried those principles into his business life where he continues to help his clients to protect and grow their businesses. Zack began building his first business while in basic training, knowing he wanted to give more. Over the last 6 years, Zack has used his expertise from his law enforcement and military experience to focus on helping entrepreneurs grow their own businesses through masterminds, coaching, consulting, and podcasting.

Chris Dedayan

MC and Christopher Dedeyan was diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of 8. He never let that label define him or hold him back from achieving his goals though. He was able to find great success as a real estate broker before he was given the opportunity to give a keynote speech on his journey as a successful entrepreneur with dyslexia. During that very first speech, Christopher immediately knew he had found his life’s true calling. He decided to shift his career towards becoming a professional speaker, peak performance coach and creator of valuable content to help people achieve their goals and reach their full potential in life. He founded Dedeyan Enterprises Inc., who are focused on optimizing peak performance in the business and personal lives of all their clients. The company accomplishes this through their keynote speeches, business consultation, executive coaching, an online academy and a large catalogue of valuable content across several mediums and platforms. Their latest venture is the founding of Dedeyan Podcast Agency, which will help them increase their clients’ visibility and brand awareness.

Taylor Merritt

Founder of Daddy Tay Fitness and Corporate Health and Wellness Coordinator - Taylor is a champion college athlete that attended the University of North Georgia and began her fitness journey performing at the top of college sports. She was later inducted into the UNG Hall of Fame and began a career of personal training and group fitness in Savannah, Georgia and later moved to Atlanta to continue building her community. Taylor also competed in NPC competitions as a figure and bikini competitor to test her capabilities as a fitness professional. This is where Taylor really honed her skills in fitness and nutrition and placed top 5 in each of her competitions!

Nate Sampson

Founder of Social Pro Video and BATL Videographer - Your brand, your identity, your mission is our PURPOSE. You have a story to tell and the most compelling way to connect, inspire, & engage your audience is Through the Lens of Cinematic Storytelling. We work closely with businesses, brands, & charitable organizations to produce purposeful cinematic video content to build your Brand Community.

Made Jackson

Office Manager

Sharoon Jay

CEO Talkyu

Keynote Speakers

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Dr. Rob McCleland

Former CEO of John Maxwell Leadership Training - I help business owners and other leaders of leaders. The higher you go, the less authentic input you receive. Someone has to love you enough to say something... that would be me.

Frederick Taylor

From Chicago to Atlanta to Los Angeles and The World For this southside of Chicago native the story is in the telling. Fr3deR1cK brings his exceptional filmmaking talent for capturing stories to his work traveling the world as a documentary filmmaker and photographer. His projects have led him to informal settlement villages in Nairobi, Kenya and Lusaka, Zambia and hospitals for the poor in Lima, Peru. Fr3deR1cK has documented kids in India and at risk people in South Central Los Angeles. From Hollywood to the heartland Fr3deR1cK has documented America.

Travis Chappell

Travis Chappell is a door to door salesman turned founder, investor, speaker, and podcaster. He is the founder and CEO of Guestio.com, the highest quality guest and show booking marketplace in the industry. He's also the co-host off the top ranked podcasts Build Your Network and Figuring It Out where he's interviewed people like Shaquille O'Neal, Rob Dyrdek, Grant Cardone, Josh Peck, Molly Bloom, Jasmine Star, John Maxwell, and hundreds of others. In addition to being a guest on top podcasts like Bigger Pockets, EOFire, and Born to Impact, Travis has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and dozens of other media outlets.

Tommy Breedlove

Legendary Life Movement - Tommy Breedlove is an accomplished author, and renowned speaker, with his book "Legendary" being a bestseller in both the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Having started his career at one of the world's largest financial consulting firms, he climbed the corporate ladder for 20 years, eventually becoming a shareholder, International Practice Leader, and a member of the board of directors at a major public accounting and financial firm in the Southeastern United States.

Keith Gause

Tideland Consulting - Business Consultant for Growth Oriented Entrepreneurs Not ready to jump into the family business, Keith went into the military in the year 2000 at age 18. He spent 5 years assigned to the 20 th Special Operations Command in Ft. Walton Beach FL and spent a majority of his military career deployed to places that needed the most attention. Keith continued in the world of excitement and danger by going into Law Enforcement where he spent 10 years working in Northwest Jacksonville. He worked the nightshift, 6pm -6am, which allowed him to have a full day to make an impact on what he ultimately wanted to do. That goal was to create an empire and to impact as many business owners as possible.

Bryan Scott

Bryan Scott, a product of Penn State University, was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft with the 55th pick overall. Chosen by the Atlanta Falcons, he also played with the New Orleans Saints and finished his ten-year NFL career with the Buffalo Bills, winning the 2012 Buffalo Bills Walter Payton Man of the Year award. After Retirement, Bryan landed on Shark Tank, presenting a product to the sharks that absorbs shock, and landed a deal with Mark Cuban and Daymond John.

BATL Speakers

KC Sullivan

Brian Bogert

There is a sleeping giant in every human. Brian’s purpose in life is to awaken those giants within and turn them into legends by helping them grab what they believe is just out of their grasp.

Hannah Cox

Hannah Cox is a prominent libertarian writer, commentator, activist, and the Co-Founder of BASEDPolitics. Cox has an extensive resume that began with 5 years working in Nashville’s music industry, interning for Taylor Swift’s management, coordinating red carpets, and overseeing promotional campaigns.

Nyala Allen

Nyala Allen is a passionate Army veteran leader and coach dedicated to helping others aspire, collaborate, and achieve their personal and professional goals, especially veterans.

Dave Houser

Financial Nomad - FN Freedom

Cathryn Marshall

Donnie Boivin

Donnie Boivin, is a seasoned sales expert and captivating speaker. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Donnie has become a go-to authority for achieving business success. His dynamic presentations at conferences.

Laine Belcastro

Laine is a seasoned digital marketer with a knack for untangling technical and strategic knots.

Kevin Snow

The co-host of the top-100 Apple Podcast, Growth Mode, Army Veteran, CEO of Time On Target, and COO and Co-Founder of Success Champions, Kevin Snow is a sales expert and a serious technology geek.