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Tuesday Keynote Speaker:
D.J. Allen, MBA
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D.J. Allen is the founder of Xs & Os of Success, a leadership and professional development company that uses sports as a platform to help individuals and teams achieve their potential in business and life. He serves as a performance and communication coach for business leaders, athletes, and teams nationwide, working with first-round draft picks, All-Americans, and top organizations.
D.J. is a sought-after keynote speaker and has presented nearly 1,000 times to groups such as the Vegas Golden Knights, Utah Jazz, MGM Resorts International, and the American Cancer Society. He co-authored The Xs and Os of Success: A Playbook for Leaders in Business and Life with College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lon Kruger.
Previously, D.J. was the Sr. Associate Athletics Director at UNLV, leading marketing and communications efforts that brought the Runnin’ Rebel brand to national prominence. A Las Vegas native, he also founded Imagine Communications, named the 2009 Small Business of the Year by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
D.J. holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications and an MBA from UNLV. He is deeply involved in the Southern Nevada community, serving on various boards and committees, and is dedicated to his family, including his wife of over 25 years, Stacey, and their two children.
Wednesday Keynote
Tiffany Smith
Tiffany Smith is Motivational Speaker, Health & Wellness Coach and a DPS Officer with Nevada State Police: Division of Parole & Probation.
Tiffany attended Integrative Institute of Nutrition out of New York in 2016, and became a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, where she guides clients specializing in self-balance, trauma recovery and overall health. It was in her own self recovery and overcoming her own traumas did she realize that she might be able to bring something to her clients and share with others the things that she has learned and implemented throughout her own journey.
In 2020 she was accepted as a cadet for the class of ’91 with the Nevada State Police at the age of 44. While she was not as young as the rest, she would bring her own wisdom, resilience and grit to the experience and finish with honors.
She works closely with the Non-Profit Hope for Prisoners where she coaches twice a month at their Workshop’s where there learn new mindsets, new emotional language and a hope for their future. Tiffany believes that is in her best interest to be a part of their journey, they are being reintegrated back into the community where she and her family & friends live.
In October 2024, she had the honor to speak at the Women of Metro Leadership Conference where she shared her experience, strength and hope.
She is currently working on her first book which is due to be published in August of 2025.
Tiffany has called Las Vegas her home for over 30 years. She is married to her husband of 21 years and has a 25-year-old daughter, 19-year-old son, and new grandbaby.
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