Founder

What is your greatest dream? My dream is by the year 2020, 300 million people in
America are honored with a Who I Am Makes A Difference ™ Blue Ribbon...with no one left out, left behind or forgotten. As founder and Chair of the Board of Difference Makers International, a nonprofit educational organization, Helice "Sparky" Bridges has dedicated her life to Uniting Kids and Adults to Bring Out the Goodness and Greatness in All People—one person…one community…one country at a time so that ALL people will be able to live, dream and succeed with greater health, wealth and kindness. Sparky is known as The First Lady of Acknowledgement. She is the inventor of the world famous "Who I Am Makes A Difference" ™ Blue Ribbon Ceremony. Helice travels the world training corporate executives, educators, monks, students and parents how to build positive, pro-active and prosperous communities.

Sparky is the Author of "Who I Am Makes A Difference" ™ book. She has received recognition along with former First Lady Barbara Bush, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oliver Stone and the late Norman Cousins for her work in raising the self-esteem of children and adults. Sparky has spoken alongside former Vice President Al Gore, the Dali Lama and other global leaders. She is the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Gandhi Nonviolence Award. Her "Who I Am Makes A Difference" ™ song has been played on ABC's 20/20 and broadcasted on 1100 radio stations.

Childhood Dream: As a child Craig's wildest dream was to fly....that's right, just like Superman!

Current Dream: Now, as a mature, rational, learned adult he has tempered his dreams and wishes only to bring joy, hope and pride to the hearts and minds of children worldwide.

Craig A Isaacs is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nexus Wealth Management, Inc. a multi-disciplinary family office. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and secured his Chartered Life Underwriter ® and Chartered Financial Consultant ® designations from the American College. Prior to founding Nexus Wealth Management, Mr. Isaacs served in executive management roles for several of the nation’s largest and most successful financial services companies. Over the past 35 years Craig has been actively involved in the non-profit arena, serving on numerous boards and strategic planning committees. He has been recognized as a lifetime member of Who's Who in Global Leadership and Who's Who in Executive Management.

Childhood Dream: My greatest dream as a child was to play professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Based on the Cubs' hard luck history, I may be fortunate that dream didn't come true.

Brian works with small to mid-sized businesses (and their owners) to structure sound, yet creative, tax, business and estate planning strategies. He has spent much of his career employed as a tax attorney in CPA and law firms in both the Chicago and San Diego areas. Brian moved to the San Diego in 2003 and is now engaged as an independent tax and business consultant with many diverse business and individual clients. He also serves as an investor/manager in many different investment groups, managing the capital of the equity investors. He and his wife Nancy reside in San Diego.

Childhood Dream: My greatest dream as a child was to fly. I would go down to the Palm Beach Airport and watch planes take off and land for hours on end. I would draw every plane I saw and really believed that I was meant to fly!!!

Since 2003, Bryon Kibildis has helped more than 500 individuals and their families protect and build lasting wealth. Taking a forward-looking approach to finance and using his strong tactical awareness, Bryon sets his clients on a path of capital sufficiency, ensuring the needs of tomorrow are both understood and respected.

Today, Bryon focuses on the needs of small business owners and medical professionals who are serious about protecting what they have already built and securing their future. In addition, Bryon is currently writing his first book, titled Landmines and Goldmines, which is designed to give readers access to personal financial power through the awareness and avoidance of elusive, obvious or very common financial landmines.

Catalina Valencia is a dynamic, business-oriented lawyer with extensive experience in the domestic and international operations of the biotechnology, telecommunications and hi-tech industries. She currently holds the position of EVP & General Counsel for Aero Financial, Inc. Her career has included working with Genentech, Inc. and Pacific Bell/SBC, a California telecommunications company, as Senior Legal Counsel with legal responsibility for the Ethnic Markets, New Business Development and Data Communications Business Units.

Catalina graduated Magna Cum Laude, Highest Department Honors, with a B.A. degree from UCLA and received her J.D. Degree from Berkeley School of Law where she was an Associate Editor of the California Law Review. Fluent in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, Catalina was selected to intern with the State Department as a delegate to the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. and to the United Nations in New York.