Meet Our Family

Rachael Acklin: “Before Lift Off, I was successful, but I craved something better, and I didn’t really know what it was or how to get there…” Read More

Desiree Adaway: “I knew that I wanted to work for myself over the next 2 years but had no clear vision of what that would look like until I attended Lift Off. Now I design programs and strategies that create revenue and advocates for organizations. I work with organizations and individuals that want to create lasting change.” Read More

Deena Baikowitz: “I was building my business at an erratic pace. Every week was a different experience: it alternated between moving slowly, leaping forward, skipping steps, and jumping over obstacles. Since Lift Off, I am jumping up and down with joy, excitement, inspiration and achievement (almost) every day. Fireball Network is moving forward with renewed energy and momentum.” Read More

Wendy Beall: “I love the synergy that comes from sharing ideas, energy, and connections in a group. The connections made are guaranteed to benefit everyone involved for years to come. Pam and Charlie have a gift for helping refine ideas for products and services, and then translate those ideas into practical next steps so they seem doable rather than overwhelming.” Read More

David Billings: “I had a vague idea of where I wanted to go, but I wasn’t sure how to codify my vision into practical steps. I wasted a lot of time on things that weren’t making money and were way off my path. Since Lift Off, I’ve had some great successes and I’ve been able to see how some of the seeds I’ve been planting are bearing fruit. It’s super hard work, but I know exactly where this is heading.” Read More

Andre Blackman: “Lift Off fanned the flames of DOING STUFF for me. When I first came to Lift Off I was basically paralyzed – I wouldn’t know how to properly start creating things. And that’s exactly what I am doing this year.” Read More

Marissa Bracke: “It was great interacting ‘in 3D’ with people I’d been working with, following, reading, and chatting with online, some for a couple of years before finally meeting in person at Lift Off. And hanging out with them at Saguaro Lake Ranch in Phoenix (read: absolutely picture-perfect location) didn’t hurt either!” Read More

Kyle Durand: “I was a military vet, tax attorney and entrepreneur who was searching for a definition of myself and what I had to offer the world. After Lift Off, I launched a new blog, traveled all over the world while running my two businesses and started a third.” Read More

Yolanda Facio: “There are so many wonderful things to take away from Lift Off; the people, Pam and Charlie, Angela and all the great instruction. I would say though that my favorite thing was and continues to be the community of supportive and very bright individuals.” Read More

Tzaddi Gordon: “It was like being sent to summer camp with a bunch of people you instantly adore but since you’re all in different niches and from different places you might otherwise never meet. There’s a ton of camaraderie among the alumni across all LO sessions as well, so we have all that extra support to draw on after the retreat.” Read More

Lisa Guida: “Lift Off gave me the confidence to give a couple of public talks and begin to reach out to more people. The power of having this group behind me has allowed me to understand that for me staying at my day job is important for my family yet doesn’t mean that I’m dropping the ball.” Read More

Julica Hermann: “Since Lift Off, I am full out in Stage Two of business building. My biggest problem is that I can’t sleep as much as I used to… I’m too excited and filled with ideas and very much the energizer bunny. I can’t stop working! This is a nice problem to have.” Read More

Ericka Hines: “Before Lift Off, I was treating my new business like a jobby. I was resisting some of the strategic planning and financial planning I needed to do to move my business from a start up phase.” Read More

Emily Ho: “At Lift Off, I found my entrepreneurial tribe. When powerful coaches, creative entrepreneurs, and all-around amazing human beings come together to learn from and lift each other, truly life-changing things happen.” Read More

Willie Jackson: “Since attending Lift Off, I’ve been self-employed full-time for over a year now, and the quality of my life has improved by an order of magnitude. LiftOff represented a conscious decision to take my creative and entrepreneurial transition seriously. It has paid off in spades.” Read More

Luna Jaffe: Before Lift Off, I had hit a wall of confusion – uncertain of how to move forward with strategy and vision. Since Lift Off, I’ve narrowed my focus, created a business plan that helps me with cash flow projections, and let go of some activities that were not building income. Read More

Jennifer Lyle: “My desire to move in an entrepreneurial direction began nearly a decade ago, so, for late bloomers like me, there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel! The best part of Lift Off is the energy, the creativity, the engagement, the support — the community, in every good sense of the word.” Read More

Jeff Moriarty: “Before Lift Off, I had a million (maybe two) projects underway, but very little focus and I wasn’t even sure what tied them all together other than the fun I was having.” Read More

Pamela Quinn: “The best thing about Lift Off was the group. I swear it was just like a yoga retreat only we were doing yoga off the mat. These people had such amazing and powerful energy! I was and am still buzzing from it a year later.” Read More

Rachel Rodgers: “I had so many ideas about where to take my business next but no idea how or when. I needed a clear vision of what type of lifestyle I wanted (which did not include working 14 hours every day).” Read More

Carol Ross: “Much of the what’s happened this year would not have been possible without the increased clarity I got from being at Lift Off–how my coaching biz feeds and is fed by My Alumni Link, how the theme of story runs through my best work, and a deeper understanding of ‘co-opetition’. Lift Off filled in new pieces in my entrepreneur’s foundation.” Read More

Jami Scholl: “One of my favorite things about Lift Off was how my super team ‘classmates’ were able to help me see things in ways and with details I would never had found on my own. It’s all priceless. Holistically, it is not the things (although important), but the synergy between these things that is so powerful. Oh, and the food was fabulous!” Read More

Chrissy Scivicque: “Before Lift Off, I was completely overwhelmed and not quite sure how to make REAL money with it. I left the Lift Off retreat feeling very focused. I still go through phases of being overwhelmed, but I have my Lift Off team to help me weed out the crap and focus on what matters.” Read More

Kirsten Simmons: “I walked into Lift Off with an awesome idea and no idea how to implement it, and left with action steps, inspiration, and a whole family of people who want me to succeed.” Read More

Barbara Stafford: “The tools Charlie and Pam gave us at Lift Off have been utterly invaluable as I grow my business. Plus, I no longer feel alone with any decision. I have an amazing community of support from my Lift Off peeps. Our connections and collaborations have helped our group grow by leaps and bounds!” Read More

Jen Waak: “Without Lift Off, I never would have had the confidence to know that I can quit my job and I won’t be living in a van down by the river. I had said at the end of Lift Off that I figured out that I needed to play a bigger game, and it seems that just by saying those words that good things started happening.” Read More

Crystal Williams: “What a relief to find that a bit of struggle is nothing to be ashamed of, that everyone meets challenges at every stage of business, and that mistakes are a necessary part of the process… not the beginning of the end!” Read More

Karen Yaeger: “My favorite part of Lift Off was really feeling seen and heard by Pam and Charlie. I still fee all the wonderful support as I continue on my path.” Read More