Panel: From Hustle to Whole
A Panel Discussion moderated by JaQ Alexander-Campbell
JaQ's Bio
ย Jacqueline "JaQ" Alexander-Campbellย is a dynamic leader, innovator, and dedicated philanthropist whose mission is to transform the wealth management industry and empower the next generation. As the founder and CEO ofย Alexander Legacy Private Wealth, JaQ has built a firm rooted in mission-based, values-aligned principles โ creating a platform where advisors are equipped and empowered to thrive.
JaQ's journey began in 1993 as a high school intern at Comerica's Private Bank, setting the stage for a distinguished career that saw her rise to lead a $1.8 billion investment team at Chase Wealth Management. Today, she leverages that experience to foster a culture of innovation, autonomy, and entrepreneurial excellence. Her firm's strategic partnership with Carson Group, a $32 billion RIA, gives advisors access to cutting-edge technology, advanced investment solutions, and deep expertise โ all in service of elevating the client experience.
A passionate advocate for community impact, diversity, and inclusion, JaQ serves on multiple boards and committees, including Year Up and Love Joy Special Needs Center, and supports initiatives spanning churches, sororities, and grassroots organizations. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts with a focus on Diverse Leadership in Financial Services from DePaul University, along with Series 63 and 65 securities registrations.
JaQ's guiding philosophy combines purpose with action. As a mother, innovator, and philanthropist, she draws inspiration from her two children, Austin and Taylor Dion, to operate in her true calling. She believes a giver's mindset is the foundation of true wealth โ and through her leadership, she continues to redefine what is possible in financial services, creating opportunities for others to succeed on their own terms.
Adam's Bio
Adam Marr is the Director of Operations, Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition. He is a veteran, entrepreneur, and international advocate for innovation in mental health and human flourishing. After nearly a decade of service as an Army Apache helicopter pilot with over 1,500 flight hours, Adam transitioned from the battlefield into a mission focused on healing the invisible wounds of war.
Over the past decade, he has worked at the intersection of program development, advocacy, and public policy to advance new approaches for treating post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. Adam serves as Director of Operations for the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition (VMHLC), a national coalition of service organizations, researchers, clinicians, and policy leaders working to expand access to effective and innovative mental health care. He also serves on the advisory board for Psychedelics Europe, supporting international efforts to advance innovative mental health treatments for trauma related to war and conflict.
Adam has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding alternative therapies for veteran mental health. He has helped pioneer integrative approaches to TBI recovery alongside leading physicians and contributed to the design and launch of innovative treatment programs for veterans, including the Beond Service Ibogaine Program in Cancun, Mexico.
Adam is the co-host of the American Legion's national podcast and the Chaplain for his local post in Dothan, Alabama. He previously worked as a transformational change consultant at Accenture, advising large organizations on strategy and systems transformation.
He is the founder of CallSign Mobile, a mission-driven telecommunications company built on a simple idea: everyday economic activity can help fund healing and strengthen communities.
Adam lives in Alabama with his wife and three children and continues to dedicate his work to helping veterans and communities build a healthier future. His goal is to reflect his faith in Christ through servant leadership and a lifelong commitment to building systems that heal.
Omani's Bio
Omani Carson's story begins in a dorm room in 1983, with a phone book, a telephone, and a relentless desire to never repeat what he had witnessed as a teenager โ watching his overleveraged parents lose their farm, and seeing his father cry for the first and only time.
From those calls, he builtย Carson Groupย into one of the most recognized financial services firms in America โ a company now managing more than $55 billion in assets, serving 54,000 families through 150 partner offices across the country. He is one of only two financial advisors ever inducted into Barron's inaugural Hall of Fame, a New York Times bestselling author, and by any conventional measure, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the history of his industry.
And then, at the height of it all, he started over.
In 2022, after hosting indigenous leaders from around the world at his healing ranch in Nebraska, a Lakota chief gave him a new name: Ta Te Omani โ walking into a stiff wind. He legally adopted it. He gave away his neckties. He began a deep journey of inner healing through mindfulness, plant medicine, and the kind of honest self-examination that most people at his level of success find reasons to avoid. "I spent most of my life optimizing for success," he says, "but I never asked if I was optimized for joy."
That question has reshaped everything โ how he leads, how he lives, and what he is building next. Throughย Omya, a conscious leadership ecosystem for founders who are financially successful but personally stuck, Omani is devoting his next chapter to helping others make the same shift he did.
He lives in Omaha with his wife Jeanie. He is nowhere near finished.
Neil's Bio
Neil Markey's path to building one of the most innovative wellbeing companies in the world runs through some of the most demanding environments a human being can enter โ and some of the most difficult internal terrain a person can face.
A former Captain in the U.S. Army's Special Operations 2nd Ranger Battalion, Neil completed three combat deployments โ one to Iraq and two to Afghanistan. When he returned home and began a dual MBA/MIA program at Columbia University, unresolved PTSD and depression surfaced. Conventional approaches weren't working. What did work โ what he credits with saving his life โ was a combination of mindfulness practice and plant medicine.
That personal transformation became a professional calling. Neil earned his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher certification from Jefferson University, co-led McKinsey & Company's internal mindfulness initiative, and co-led Columbia University's Mindfulness for Business Leaders program. Before founding Beckley Retreats, he served as Chief Growth Officer for a $450 million private equity portfolio company, overseeing strategy across a 3,500-person organization.
Today, Neil is Co-Founder and CEO ofย Beckley Retreats, a holistic wellbeing company that merges the science-backed benefits of psychedelics with contemplative practices to support lasting transformation. He is also a part-time Master's student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, researching the impact of integrative health programs โ including psychedelic-assisted therapies โ on individual and community wellbeing.
Neil sees no real divide between science and spirituality. A curious mathematician by nature, he is drawn to Einstein's framing: there are two ways to live your life โ as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is. Neil has chosen the latter, and built his life's work around helping others make the same choice.
Brett's Bio
Brett Hurtย is the CEO ofย Love Conquers Fear, an organization focused on his highest-utility mission: helping humanity reach Abundance for All. His podcast, also called Love Conquers Fear, launched in September 2025.
Brett was most recently the CEO and co-founder of data.world, which raised over $150 million and grew into a global company serving customers across all major verticals, from federal government to financial services. data.world was acquired by ServiceNow for their enterprise AI platform.
Prior to data.world, Brett co-founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO through its unicorn IPO, a follow-on offering, and two acquisitions. Before that, he co-founded and led Coremetrics as CEO โ which was acquired by IBM for $300 million. Alongside his wife Debra, Brett is also co-owner of Hurt Family Investments, a portfolio that spans 150 startups, 50 venture capital funds, and multiple philanthropic endeavors.
Brett is the author of three books. The Entrepreneur's Essentials is available on Amazon and free online at TheEntrepreneursEssentials.com. The Lattice is a science-fiction novella offering a positive vision of how humanity evolves from 2030 to 2085. His third book, Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All, is being published by Do More Goodยฎ Publishing.
He has been recognized as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs, received the Best CEO Legacy Award from the Austin Business Journal, and was named Batshit Crazy Entrepreneur of the Year by Silicon Hills News โ an honor he likely wears with pride. Brett is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute. He began programming at age seven, credits his mom for that, and holds a degree in MIS from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Brett lives in Austin with his wife Debra. They have been married for 29 years and have two children, Rachel and Yuzu.