Her Bold Blueprint

How do you successfully reinvent your career, lead through uncertainty, and create lasting impact in your community? In this inspiring episode of Her Bold Blueprint, Christi and Kate sit down with Jill Vaughan, President and CEO of the Downtown Orlando Partnership, for a conversation about leadership, career transitions, professional growth, community engagement, and the future of Downtown Orlando...

How do successful women build confidence, lead boldly, and create success on their own terms? In this episode of Her Bold Blueprint, hosts Christi and Kate sit down with Garima Shah, President of Biller Genie, entrepreneur, fintech executive, nonprofit founder, and champion for women in leadership. Garima shares the lessons she's learned from building and selling her first company at 21, leading i...

What does it really look like to transform women’s healthcare — not just in hospitals, but in communities? In this powerful episode of Her Bold Blueprint, Kristen Toth, Vice President of AdventHealth for Women, shares how she is leading innovative initiatives to make women’s healthcare more accessible, holistic, and patient-centered across Central Florida. From launching a mobile women’s health un...

What does it really take to build a bold, purpose-driven career as a woman in leadership? In this episode of Her Bold Blueprint, Elisha Gonzalez, Senior Vice President of Community Affairs for Florida at Truist, shares her powerful career journey from education and nonprofit leadership to government relations and corporate impact. Elisha opens up about immigrating to the United States as a teenage...

What if creativity wasn’t just about art—but about transforming your entire life? In this powerful episode of Her Bold Blueprint, hosts Kate Slentz and Christi Ashby sit down with Ansley Highland, founder of Dora Mae Jewelry and Avant Garden Design, to explore the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation. Ansley shares her journey from a creative child to a busines...

In this episode of Her Bold Blueprint, we sit down with two remarkable women whose journeys reflect the power of bold decisions, resilience, and authenticity. Dr. Charlotte McCullough, licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Centerpiece Couples and Family Therapy, shares her powerful story of pivoting careers to follow a calling that would impact families and communities across Centr...

Welcome to the very first episode of Her Bold Blueprint, a podcast featuring conversations with women leaders who are shaping the future of Central Florida. In this pilot episode, co-hosts Karen Keene, Charissa Smith, Kate Slentz, and Christi Ashby introduce the vision behind the show and the powerful collaboration between Athena NextGen, Orange Appeal Magazine, and the Orlando Women’s Conference....