Festival Advisory Board

Internet multimillionaire and “guy next door” Tom Antion has been an integral part of the planning & business end of the festival. He’s the founder of the only licensed, dedicated internet marketing school in the country IMTCVA.org and the subject of a Hollywood Documentary “The American Entrepreneur” premiering later this year, He’s the host of the popular entrepreneurial podcast “Screw the Commute” based on the fact he’s never had a job.

Tom's support of the "Good With Me" global humanitarian movement and festival includes his "Screw the Commute" podcast #300 interview of "Good With Me" founder, Patricia Noll. 

With over 31 yars in commercial print, branding and publishing, Jim Howard helps entrepreneurs and authors get the most out of their business and books. He understands business, he understands publishing and he is ready to help you leverage your book to become the Authority and dominate your market.

Jim often says and has proven that it's NEVER about how you start. Its ALWAYS about how you finish.

It's Jim's "Never Satisfied" approach to life that compels him to constantly seek the simplest way to get things done, that has driven him to become a champion as a business leader, and high school football coach. 

Jim was instrumental in the "Good With Me" book's "Simple Approach to Real Happiness from the Inside Out" subtitle and so much more!

Jay Loeffler is the Sr. Vice President of National Accounts for Valpak and SKULocal who works with fortune 500 companies to develop, test and optimize direct to consumer marketing campaigns across an omni-channel network of targets touchpoints.

Jay has not only led the fusion of social influencer marketing with traditional direct mail at Valpak, but has created a subsidiary grocery brand, SKULocal, which has become the fastest growing department within the organization over the past 5 years.

Jay is an ardent supporter of the "Good With Me" global humanitarian movement and valued sponsor and supporter of the festival who believes the "Good With Me" message should be on a national stage.

Head of Partnership Marketing & Promotions at ValPak, Chris Bilotta is a marketing executive who leads and mentors a marketing department to elevate brand while driving consumer engagement and sales through data driven marketing campaigns, business development and promotional strategies.

Chris wholly supports the vision and mission of the "Good With Me" Festival. He has been very instrumental in the marketing success of the festival to residents of our community.

Cary Reich, The Jingle Writer, has been in the jingle-writing industry since 1985.

He has produced thousands of successful campaigns for clients all across the United States. Cary's creative vision helps his clients see their businesses in a customer-focused way. He has worked with radio and television stations to create successful jingles/branding ideas for companies such as Budweiser, Firestone, Gold's Gym, Goodwill, YMCA, and scores of local clients.

His performance and publishing credentials include Musical Direction for the Jewish Media Relations Council; writing and performing contemporary music for Sounds Write productions with Debbie Friedman and keyboard player and musical director for Kool Reflektions, a Florida favorite on the Jazz scene.

Cary wrote and produced the "Good With Me" theme song and actively supports the festival each year.

Sharon Fekete is the Founder of The Doctor Whisperer and has been whispering strategies to physicians for almost 20 years. She works with doctors from Tampa Bay to NY and beyond in many capacities. Sharon is known to deliver strong and truthful realities to doctors about what to expect as a business owner after medical school. She understands the only way to encourage growth and evoke change with high-level professionals is to deliver radical candor.

 As a firm believer in advocating toward improved mental health, she published her book "The Broken Road to Mental Health, in Life & in Business" on her 25th sober anniversary, August 13th. She speaks of her own previous struggles with addiction, depression, and the journey to overcome adversity. Sharon won the Susie Steiner Community Impact award from Hillsborough Community Colege in 2018. She currently sits on the Board of Largo Parks and Rec, and the planning committee for 'Playing Unplugged, Just What the Doctor Ordered." 

Sharon was the opening guest speaker at the 2nd annual "Good With Me" festival.

Jamie McWade is the Executive Director of First Night St Petersburg. She enthusiastically brings together the community through the coordination of the largest family friendly New Year's Eve celebration of the arts in the State of Florida. First Night St Pete is an annual celebration and long time tradition in the Tampa Bay area which showcases area artists and performers with eight hours of fun for all ages.

Jamie has been a consultant for First Night St Petersburg at several capacities for seven years and has maintained her personal passion as a community organizer, outdoor enthusiast and educator since her graduation from USF St Pete in 2009. As a FLorida native, she dedicates her time to community organizations that bring together and promote community, enrich youth development as well as responsible environmental sustainability and conservation.

Jamie dedicated her experience to the planning and implementation of the 2nd annual "Good With Me" festival. She recognized the United Nations International Day of Peace and the Peace Project at the festival by providing the opportunity to all attendees who visited her tent to express their vision of peace for the world in the creation of their own Peace Flag.

Laura Steward, often referred to as the Queen of Questions, is a Master Strategist, an International Speaker, Radio Host, and an Award winning and International Bestselling Author of "What Would a Wise Woman Do: Questions to Ask Along the Way."

She specializes in educating and inspring entrepreneurs to gain mastery of themselves and unlock their hidden gold.

When you read her book or listen to her on her podcast or at a speaking event, it will become crystal clear that she can connect you to who you really are and what you are meant to be doing.

Laura quickly recognized the value in the "Good With Me" message before it became a book and made the connection between author and publisher which led to the book, the festival, and ultimately a global humanitarian movement.