Peak Day ATL: Powered by Mela AI — #PeakDayATL
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Peak Day™ isn’t just an event — it’s a movement redefining what it means to Live at Your Peak without burning out with a focus on Mela's 5 Pillars: Health, Wealth, Relationship, Fun and Faith.
Peak Day™ brings together 20+ pillar-aligned events across Atlanta - hosted by Mela and our city partners.
Peak Day is 8:45-1pm at The Gathering Spot (downtown) and 5-8:30 at the Upper Room in PCM.
8:45-9:30am Peak Morning Kickoff: Badge Pick Up, Coffee, Conversations , DJ (Relationships)
Start your Peak Day™ experience with a vibrant welcome ceremony - featuring a live DJ, light breakfast, networking and guided intention-setting led by the Mela team.
Hosted by Mela AI
Room A / Terminal Room
9:30 - 10:20 Bouncing Back: Navigating Layoffs — in partnership with BPM
Pillar: Wealth
Speakers: Alexis Kerr, Dr. Ewune, Ashlee (Ammons) Halpin, Jammie Jelks
Description:
A real conversation on navigating career loss, rebuilding confidence, and creating new paths after layoffs. Learn how to reinvent professionally without losing yourself.
10:10 - 10:30 The Performance Paradox: An Invitation to Rest
Fireside Chat — in partnership with BMiT
Pillar: Wealth, Relationships
Speakers: Curtis J. Williams & Thomas Beaufort
Description: A reflective, healing-centered space for honest dialogue on ambition, performance, and burnout for Black men in tech, with takeaways for boundary-setting, self-care, and redefining success.
10:30 - 10:50 Build Your Product Marketing Playbook
Pillar: Wealth
Speaker: Charles Ekenga
Description:
A strategic walkthrough of the product marketing fundamentals every founder and professional needs—from positioning to storytelling to driving adoption that lasts.
10:50-11am Vendor Market / Break
11 - 11:20 Mela AI Fireside Chat
Pillar: Health, Wealth, Relationships, Fun, Faith (All 5 Pillars)
Speakers: Lily Andemariam & Lily Tewolde
Description: An open conversation on balance, burnout, and what our generations truly need to thrive. Explore how AI and community can support everyday life across the five pillars.
11:20-11:30am Vendor Market / Break
11:30- 12:10pm Breaking Into BIG Tech: Without Burnout
Pillar: Wealth + Health
Speakers: Adekunle Ayodele, Dola Adesanya, Abdie Mohamed, Biahnca Blood
Description:
A candid and energizing conversation with top tech professionals sharing how they navigated the journey into Big Tech without sacrificing well-being, identity, or alignment. Learn practical strategies, insider pathways, and the mindset needed to grow your career while staying grounded.
12:15- 12:55 Reset, Breathe, and Reclaim Your Life
Pillar: Faith + Health
Speakers: Liana Hanelle, Rev. Bronson Woods, Dr. Frances Ann Bailey, Lily Tewolde
Description:
Explore how intentional pauses, mindful breathing, and emotional resets help you break harmful cycles and reconnect with clarity. Speakers share perspectives on healing, alignment, and the inner strength that comes from slowing down, listening inward, and creating space for renewal. Walk away with practical tools for balance, self-awareness, and personal transformation.
Room B / Iron Room
9:30 - 9: 50 Peace in the Pursuit
Pillar: Health + Relationships
Speaker: Dr. Irene Okeke
Description:
Discover how to protect your mental health while striving for success. Learn early burnout signs for high achievers and how to pursue big goals without losing your peace.
9:50 - 10:10 Community-Driven Growth Starts Within (Fireside Chat)
Pillar: Relationships + Health
Speakers: Kristine Reid & Bobby Brown
Description:
A candid discussion on how personal well-being shapes the way we pour into community. Learn how caring for yourself strengthens your relationships and your impact.
10:10 - 10: 30 Build an Unforgettable Digital Presence
Pillar: Wealth
Speaker: Destiny Davis
Description:
Learn how to use AI, storytelling, and strategic content to build a memorable digital presence. Destiny breaks down a simple framework for consistency, confidence, and community-driven brand growth.
10:30 - 10:50 Faith-Led Growth in Uncertain Times (Fireside Chat)
Pillar: Faith + Health
Speakers: Ambrielle August + 1
Description:
Discover how faith, identity, and purpose anchor you through loss, uncertainty, and transition. Two voices share how to rebuild confidence, shift out of reactive habits, and step into the calling God is leading you toward, one consistent, faith-led decision at a time.
10:50-11am Vendor Market / Break
11 - 11:20 Overwhelmed to Overflow: Tools for Thriving
Pillar: Relationship + Wealth
Speaker: Tamika Carlton
Description:
Break down how deeper relationships open doors to personal and financial growth and how podcasting can amplify your influence and expand your network in a meaningful way.
11:20-11:30am Vendor Market / Break
11:30 - 11:50 The Epitome of Resilience
Pillar: Faith + Health
Speaker: Armand Kadima
Description:
A testimony of overcoming adversity through inner faith and spiritual clarity. Learn the lessons, strength, and purpose revealed through life’s hardest moments.
11:50 - 12:10pm Pressing On: Write a Letter & Change a Life
Pillar: Relationships + Faith
Speaker: Graham T. Williams
Description:
Discover the power of handwritten letters to build deeper connections, inspire others, and transform your leadership and legacy in meaningful ways.
12:15- 12:35 The Birthing Pain of Grief
Pillar: Health + Faith
Speakers: Destiny Webster
Description:
A candid conversation between two leaders on how burnout, misalignment, and major life transitions can reshape identity, deepen purpose, and build lasting resilience, with practical and spiritual tools to reset and rise.
12:35 - 12:55 Principle Based Peak Performance
Pillar: Wealth + Health
Speaker: Elkanah Reed
Description:
Elkanah Reed reveals how true peak performance is built on enduring principles that align your mind, habits, faith, and leadership, equipping you with practical frameworks to create clarity, remove friction, and build tangible, durable wealth from the inside out.
12:55 - 1pm First Half Closing Remarks
5 - 8:30pm Peak Day Mixer @ The Upper Room in PCM: Celebration of Alignment (All Pillars)
A high-energy closing celebration with music, connection, and reflection — where Atlanta’s brightest founders, investors, and professionals come together to toast to balance, purpose, and the year ahead. Drinks on us while supplies last!
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