Ed Norwood is a transformational leader, healthcare advocate, and author of Be A Giant Killer—a bold call to confront the silent traumas and generational giants that shape how we lead, live, and love. At just eight years old, Ed lost 27 family members in the Jonestown Massacre— the largest loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster until 9/11. That moment buried more than lives; it buried stories, identity, truth, and legacy. Years later, Ed uncovered a deeper reality: what we don’t confront in our past, we repeat in our leadership. The shame and silence of that tragedy cast a long shadow over his identity—until he dared to confront the past, dig up buried stories, and break generational cycles. Today, Ed uses that same pain as a platform. As founder of ERN Enterprises and Champions Unleashed, and Chaplain for an NFL agency, Ed blends his deep expertise in healthcare law, leadership, and advocacy to help leaders become emotionally agile and break unhealthy cycles. He believes the real pandemic isn't just global—it's generational. We lead out of family wounds, hidden traumas, and inherited dysfunction unless we learn to confront them. Through riveting storytelling and raw vulnerability, Ed challenges leaders to rethink legacy—not as what we leave behind, but what we pass on. If we don’t heal, we hemorrhage. If we don’t confront our history, we transmit it. Ed’s work is a blueprint for personal and generational transformation. He has been featured in hundreds of media outlets and lectures worldwide on leadership, branding, and the invisible dashboard of trauma that shapes everything from boardrooms to bedrooms. In his healthcare compliance talks, he equips providers with administrative laws to challenge payor misconduct and protect their right to practice. In leadership settings, he dives deeper—revealing how the most dangerous giants we face don’t appear on charts or spreadsheets, but in our silence, family history, and unresolved pain. Ed challenges leaders to confront the “black box” within—the generational patterns and unhealed wounds that sabotage vision, impact, and relationships. His talks are not just motivational—they are survival guides for the burned out, and revival messages for those ready to lead with emotional agility and legacy healing. More than a speaker, Ed Norwood is a survivor, a blueprint bearer, and a Giant Killer—raising up others to do the same.
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As Legal Counsel and Healthcare Consultant at ERN Enterprises, Denise brings over a decade of experience in healthcare law, contract review, and regulatory strategy to help provider organizations resolve complex legal, operational, and reimbursement challenges. She advises ERN’s clients on healthcare compliance, managed care contracting, and insurance recovery-ensuring they are protected, well positioned, and equipped to maximize reimbursement across all payor types, including Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, Veterans Affairs, Workers Compensation, Third Party Liability, and commercial HMO/PPO plans. Denise works directly with clients to draft, review, and negotiate managed care agreements and to identify legal and operational solutions that prevent claim denials, reduce underpayments, and strengthen audit readiness. She leads ERN’s pre-litigation consulting unit supporting outside counsel with expert claim analysis, pricing review, trial preparation services, and expert witness services. She also represents providers in administrative hearings before Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs, and provides compassionate, pro bono representation to patients whose medically necessary care was denied. Her work has helped clients recover over $3 million annually in underpaid claims, secure a $2 million settlement for post-acute care access violations through a DHCS enforcement, and prompted a cease-and desist order against a non-compliant health plan. Denise strives to deliver measurable impact by securing fair reimbursement, promoting regulatory adherence, and ensuring care access for underserved patients and the providers who service them. Education: J.D., Whittier Law School B.S., Business Administration - Minor: Business Law
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T is a Senior Compliance Auditor at ERN Enterprises, Inc., where he works closely with executive management and counsel on matters relating to compliance in the healthcare and insurance field. With a focus on Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, commercial plans, and government health plans, T provides critical oversight on internal audits, case management, and compliance issues, while representing clients before health plans and regulatory agencies. Prior to this role, T served as Executive Postscript Editor for the Southern California Law Review, where he directed the online publications (i.e., Postscript) team for the prestigious journal. T also contributed as a legal extern/intern at both the United States Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, where he conducted legal research, drafted memoranda, and supported complex criminal cases ranging from drug trafficking to human rights violations. Earlier in his career, T gained invaluable experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where, as an epidemiologist, he worked on critical research relating to Anthrax and other bacterial pathogens to support emergency preparedness and outbreak responses. T also contributed to the development of policy recommendations for public health and national security matters. An accomplished academic, T holds multiple degrees from top universities, including: Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law Master of Public Health from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Bachelor of Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign An esteemed scholar, T has authored 1 legal publication and 7 widely circulated scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, further establishing a reputation as a thought leader in both the legal and public health fields. With expertise spanning compliance, legal research, executive management, public health, and policy development, T is passionate about bridging the gap between law and healthcare to drive innovation and improve outcomes for clients and communities alike.
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