Sharmin Ali is the Founder and CEO of Instoried, a software platform that helps enterprises and individuals create emotionally engaging content. She has written two books, a New Indian Express and Oxford bookstores best-seller. She founded her first startup, Art-Right-Is Productions, in 2012 in the media and entertainment space. Also, Sharmin has hosted multiple TED Talks, including “Put Your Anger to Constructive Use” and “The Idea of a NAKED World.”

A former crime reporter, paratrooper, champion kickboxer and United Nations peacekeeper. Doug is a certified fitness instructor and holds a Bachelor of Human Ecology (Foods and Nutrition) and is the author of several books, including Flat Gut After 50 and Flat Gut After COVID.

Amy Bovaird has worked as a ghostwriter and is the author of five memoirs: the Mobility Series and the Finding Joy After Loss Series. She is the recipient of the “Distinguished Merit of Literature” by Ohio Valley University for her first memoir, Mobility Matters. Her articles have appeared in Christian Woman, Capper’s, Dialogue, and Standard Take-Home Papers. She is a former ESL instructor, world traveler, and inspirational speaker. Amy peppers her talks with faith, humor and culture.She also happens to be legally blind and losing her hearing. But she advocates living your best life, one rich in gratitude. Since Amy has lived with substantial loss, she uses her platform to encourage…

During her rich and varied career, Paula Ruane has seen for herself how stress can affect individuals, and the sometimes irreparable impact it can have on their lives. It impacts healthleading to illness, impacts mental acuity leading to bad decisions and emotional drain, leading to depression. It puts on weight, it is aging, robs us of self-confidence and messes with relationships.It is thief and trouble-maker. Her interest, research and study into stress management began 25 years ago and culminated in the launch of the Stress Prevention Programme in 2008, which has since helped many hundreds of individuals and their companies.

Caterina Rando, is a best-selling author, sought-after-speaker and women’s business mentor extraordinaire who passionately serves women leaders on a mission. Her over twenty-five years of educating and empowering audiences and groups, makes her truly masterful at providing a ton of value. She shows women how to be loud and proud about the value you bring in order to serve more people and make businesses thrive. Her books include: Learn to Think Differently, A Women’s Guide To Starting a Giving Circle and the ABCs of Public Speaking. Caterina also hosts the Expand Your Fempire Podcast, The Bliss Retreat and the Speaker Mastermind Retreat and the Thrive at Sales Program. She is…

Rose Simard founded CAIM (pronounced ky-em) to provide professional divorce services that combines the emotional and practical support before, during and after divorce process as itrelates to finances and family. Rose is passionate about helping her clients navigate and negotiate their divorce without breaking the bank or their spirit. In addition to her work as a Mediator, CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst), Conflict and Communication Coach , Rose also divorced women transition to entrepreneurs by partneringand mentoring them through the entire process which includes the mindset and the tech. Rose believes everyone deserves a fresh start to lead a meaningful life of financial freedom,happiness and confidence.

Afshan West is the Executive Director of Safe Embrace, a local nonprofit domestic violence organization located in the Reno Tahoe area. #goldentampon was founded in 2017 by Shanda Golden and is now an annual event that distributes tampons and pads for homeless women. Shanda believes that by working together and providing feminine hygiene products for our sisters in transition we can help homeless women restore their dignity.  The number of families in the US needing assistance continues to increase every year.   The lack of access to menstrual health products for people who are either homeless or low-income is appalling.  SNAP or welfare programs do not cover the cost of…

Mary Ellen Ciganovich is an author, educator, writer and speaker. Her first book “Healing Words; Life Lessons to Inspire” was published in 2011. Thinking of a way to promote Healing Words, she came up with the idea of posting a “Truth of the Day” on social media. The result has been phenomenal with thousands of followers reading her posts every day. Because of this success, Mary Ellen was inspired to write a second book called “Taking Responsibility Unleashes True Healing.”

Since completing a fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Kennedy-Krieger Institute in 1988, Phyl Macomber has become an award- winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and education specialist. Phyl has consulted with and trained thousands of teaching staff around the world. She was featured in the international best seller, the Common Threads Trilogy book series, as one of the top 100 empowering women from around the globe for being a passionate catalyst for systems change in education. In addition, Phyl worked with the television crew of ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition with onsite identification, delivery, and set-up of design and technologies for a child in his new home, which was being built…

Jenny Powers is the innovator and creator of 100 DAYS OF YOU! She is a bestselling author, a motivational speaker and a transformational life coach. She is the founder of The Empowered Woman and the creator of The Empowered Woman Experience. She is the author of EMPOWERED: The Woman’s Guide to Following Your Heart and an experienced ICF Certified Coach. Jenny has spent much of her life traveling around the world, seeking to live the best life that she can live and fulfilling her passion for adventure, for new experiences and for following her heart. She is committed to inspiring women worldwide and to empowering every woman that she meets…

Real life and real coaching. Rhonda understands the demands on time, feeling torn between career and home life. Nutrition, exercise, and overall self-care, often fall last on a long list of priorities. She lived this life, but chose to make her own magic and share that to empower other people. Rhonda offers nutrition and lifestyle coaching that blends with your life. She creates an accountability system that works for the individual, developing specific techniques and queues that work just right for her clients. Rhonda wants to end that roller coaster of health, and the shout of internal voices that question your willpower, capability, and commitment from programs that simply haven’t…