Deanne is founder and CEO of Emerge Positive, a mindset company helping individuals shift their mindset and improve their life. Working with both corporations and individuals alike, Deanne is introducing the importance and impact of mindset. She created Connect by Emerge Positive, a cloud-based SaaS service designed to enhance workplace productivity and well-being through personalized daily motivational content. With extensive corporate and leadership experience within the Fortune 500,...

Fran Maier is a serial entrepreneur and Super Founder with over 25 years of experience building and scaling disruptive B2C and B2B internet businesses. She is the founder and CEO of BabyQuip, the #1 baby gear rental service worldwide, and co-founder of Match.com, as well as the founder of TRUSTe (now TrustArc). A trailblazing Latina business leader, Fran is recognized for her leadership in family travel, privacy tech, and the gig economy, with extensive media coverage and numerous accolades...

Lindsay is an attorney and the founder of Lindsay Lieberman LLC, a legal services and consulting firm specializing in cyber sexual abuse, sexual violence and domestic violence prevention and response. The firm provides direct legal services to victims and survivors in family court, criminal proceedings, and civil court, and offers proactive and preventative resources for schools, parent groups, and law enforcement. Website: lindsaylieberman.com Social media handles: Instagram...

Whitney McFadden turns no’s into yeses when doctors say “I don’t know” and “your labs are fine” but you still feel like your body is betraying you, and you don’t have control over how you feel. She is a holistic psychiatrist and neuroscientist who brings hormone health, nervous system science, and medical science together to uncover new levels of health for people who didn’t think it was possible feel better. Your mind and body will thank you for listening. ...

Gema Lynn Almilli is a certified Growth Strategist with over 15 years of digital marketing experience. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, Gema understands the struggles business owners face when trying to scale. Through her powerful 90 Day Leap process, she helps businesses hit specific revenue growth targets with clarity and focused strategy. Her warm and professional approach has benefited national brands and local service-based firms alike, providing leaders with the peace of mind to...

Amanda Hennessey is a public speaking coach, here to help self-doubting experts approach public speaking from a place of service and passion, rather than from fear, ego, a need for approval (or thinking that seeing your audience in their underwear is a good idea). She is the author of Your Guide to Public Speaking and the CEO and Founder of San Diego Public Speaking, Boston Public Speaking, and Co-Founder of San Diego Acting Classes. Whether she is working with clients one-on-one who are...

Sabine Gedeon is a dynamic force in the world of leadership and personal development. As the Founder of Transformed Leadership Institute and CEO of Gedeon Enterprises, Sabine leverages nearly 20 years of experience to guide clients in both startups and Fortune 500 companies. Her unique approach combines human-centered principles with tech-enabled solutions, delivering customized programs for leaders at all levels to tackle crucial leadership and talent development challenges. ...

Maria is a collector of life experiences. She is a natural storyteller and uses those skills to help businesses and individuals craft their own stories. As a mom, marketer and mentor, she’s spent her life advocating for others. Website: www.mariahealey.com Instagram: @mariahealeywrites

Svetlana was a K-3 classroom teacher for ten years before receiving a Masters in Literacy Leadership at San Diego State University. She served as a K-8 Reading Specialist for five years in California and Maryland. The results of her 2022 dissertation titled “Teacher Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Sight Word Development” continues to inspire much of her current work. Her research focus includes dyslexia, RAN, and reading fluency. Svetlana works as a private educational consultant and as a...

Jazmin’s goal is to help women achieve their highest potential, allowing them more time to enjoy the luxuries of life like travel, good food, friends, and wine. As an ex-corporate professional turned multi-passionate entrepreneur, she has helped several brands grow and scale beyond six and seven figures. A networking queen, Jazmin knows the importance of her community and treats them like fine wine, offering nothing but top-notch customer service. Her mission is to make everyday life easier...

Michelle Maiello is the founder of Moonwood Marketing, renowned for her visionary creative skills and passionate leadership. Her career began with the House of Blues and extended to global giants like Johnson & Johnson and McKesson. With a diverse background in high-value event planning and digital marketing strategy, Michelle delivers successful marketing solutions across the Biotechnology, Medical Device, Technology, Tourism, and Professional Sports industries. ...

Katie works with individuals facing chronic illness and pain challenges to reclaim their identity and thrive beyond survival mode. Specializing in guiding people through transformative journeys, she helps you rediscover yourself and re-engage in life outside of your condition. She is deeply dedicated to helping you redefine success, bring your chronic illness back into harmony with the rest of your life, and stop fighting against your body every day. Through her podcast, “My Chronic Illness...

Kara is the founder of Connect For Success, an award-winning mastermind community (NAWBO Woman Advocate of the Year 2017). Connect for Success exists to serve and support business women with a unique, signature mastermind concept coupled with mastermind retreats where entrepreneurs problem solve, expand ideas, create accountability, and act as a sounding board for one another; all with the goal to gain clarity, increase revenue and create the success they desire and deserve. Connect For...

Randi Halaway is a Self love and Business Coach for women who are READY to step into their highest level of mastery and claim more freedom, abundance, and fulfillment in their lives. She has been a successful entrepreneur since 2001 and is grateful for the vast array of experiences that have shaped her into who she is today. Her background includes a successful, 17 year career as a hairstylist, owning and managing a salon in Downtown San Diego for over 5 years, which she sold in 2017. Since...

Kate Vendemio is a workplace learning consultant, speaker, small business owner, and certified Project Management Professional based in the Washington, D.C. area. With two decades of experience, she has evolved into a trusted trainer, facilitator, and workplace feedback guru. As the Founder and CEO of Mt. Vernon Consulting, Kate expertly tailors training programs that empower organizations to maximize their employees’ potential. She draws from her extensive expertise from collaborations with...

Renee Dominguez is a best-selling author and top-rated empowerment coach with over two decades of experience, dedicated to helping female founders fast-track their business success with ease. Through her intuitive business strategies and robust leadership training, she dramatically transforms mindsets, enabling women to scale their businesses and achieve their goals in record time. Leading year-long masterminds, hosting transformative retreats, and conducting impactful quarterly workshops,...

Sam Fallon is a marketing consultant for purpose-driven businesses, providing marketing strategy, brand positioning, fractional leadership, and communications support. In particular, she specializes in helping clients develop a sustainability strategy to better engage conscious consumers, developing both the external narrative and the internal business practices to substantiate it. She’s spent her career at the intersection of business and social impact, leveraging storytelling and authentic...

Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the PBT (Post Betrayal Transformation) Institute and is a holistic psychologist, a health, mindset and personal development expert, and is a 2-time #1 International bestselling author. Her podcast: From Betrayal to Breakthrough is also globally ranked within the top 1.5% of podcasts. Her recent PhD study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that changes how long it takes to heal. In addition to being on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show,...

Gayani R. Weerasinghe is a business law and intellectual property (IP) attorney with her own firm. Her practice supports entrepreneurs and businesses, helping them with their transactional needs, including legal strategy, setting up a business or partnership, filing trademarks, IP licensing, IP due diligence, and offering part-time in-house counsel services. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Stars from 2020-2023 and is the former co-editor of the San Diego Lawyer Magazine. ...

Lisa Harris (pen name: JaLind Rossetti) is an international bestselling author who writes romance novels that give a voice to women over 50. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and Southern California Romance Writers groups. A group fitness instructor and registered dietitian, Lisa self-published a fitness book in 2018. Website: jalindrossetti.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-harris-author-speaker

Beatriz Cabrera is an architect originating from Mexico, known for founding The Beauty Tea Company and Archmony Design. Her work reflects her deep-seated passion for aesthetics and creativity, which she infuses into every project she handles. Apart from her professional accomplishments, Beatriz is a devoted mother to her daughter, Vivienne. Her time outside of work is often spent engaging in outdoor sports, with a particular fondness for golf. Having resided in San Diego for over a decade,...

Robyn Eidelson is on a mission to help ambitious leaders understand their leadership style so they can lead better. She is a certified Executive and Leadership Coach who uses her MBA from UC Berkeley and years of leadership development work to help her clients let go of unhelpful mindsets so they can be the leaders they’re meant to be. You can find her spending time with her family or reading a good fantasy novel in her home in San Diego, California. Website: www.robyneidelsoncoaching.com ...

Nancy’s journey as a freelance event professional spans her entire career. Fifteen years ago, she took the entrepreneurial leap and established Tempo Live Events, initially booking freelancers for shows as a part-time endeavor. However, the unexpected challenges posed by the pandemic transformed her sideline venture into a flourishing enterprise, providing essential support to event agencies and independent contractors worldwide. Website: TempoLiveEvents.com Social media handles: ...

Nikkie Achartz, CEO of SNAP Savvy Strategies, is a well-known Business Growth Strategist, and Speaker/Trainer who has extensive experience in behavioral profiling, sales psychology and trauma informed business practices. She is a pricing & profitability consultant who has supported business owners in finding the gaps, fixing the leaks and filling their sales pipelines for over 16 yrs. Website: snapsavvystrategies.com Social media handles: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nikkieachartz ...