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Chad Taylor is an Australian clinical psychotherapist, author, podcast host, and group facilitator known for his raw, direct, and confronting approach to relationships, addiction, consciousness, and personal responsibility. He is the author of the book It’s You. Oh Fuck. It’s ME. A Therapist’s View on Relationships, a blunt exploration of blame, intimacy, unconscious behaviour, addiction, and emot...

Nicole Johnston is a speaker, author, and executive and leadership coach who specializes in helping career and executive-track women rise with clarity and confidence. She brings more than 30 years of global sales and marketing leadership experience at companies includingProcter & Gamble, Hershey, and Kimberly-Clark. As founder and president ofinnatePOWER®LLC, she coaches women navigating the r...

Tara Martinek is in her fifth season with the ECHL and first as Senior Director of Team Services and Events, after most recently serving as the Director of Marketing and Team Services. She spent her first two seasons as the League's Office Manager/Marketing Assistant before being named Manager of Marketing and Team Services for the 2023-24 season.   Martinek is responsible for planning League...

Ryann Gillen's clients gave her the title: Business Therapist. She works with high achieving women who have hit every goal and milestone they were told would make them happy and successful, only to find out it made them stressed out, burned out, and exhausted from managing a life they never actually chose. She takes a direct approach to building a life you are obsessed with instead of just a...

For years, I believed my relationship with alcohol was just “normal.” On the surface, life looked fine—but underneath, I often felt disconnected, questioning my habits and wanting something more. Like so many, I lived in that quiet gray area where nothing seemed “bad enough” to change, yet something didn’t feel right. Everything shifted when I began to gently question those patterns without judgme...

In over 30 years in the motivation field, I have had 5 books published, I have spoken to 250 audiences in 11 states, I have written a nationally syndicated and award-winning column, and I am a quilt artist making quilts with words and symbols pieced into the design. In every case, as a speaker, author, columnist, and artist, I tell the stories of my life and hope others can glean life lessons from...

Dr. Jen Rafferty is an educator, an author, a TEDx speaker, and the founder of Empowered Educator, an organization transforming the culture of education by placing educator well-being at the center of school success. She holds a PhD in educational psychology, degrees in music education and vocal performance, and certifications in Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Identity Evolution. As a former mid...

Nell 3D (Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey) is a Subtraction Activist, leadership strategist, and Forbes Leadership senior contributor who believes the most radical thing a high-achieving woman can do today is stop. Not quit, but stop adding, fixing, and pushing, and start subtracting what's in the way of the success that actually matters. Nell works with leaders at organizations like Google, Bank...

Stephen McConnell is a Personal Mastery and Leadership Coach and CEO of Growth Myndset Initiative. He draws from 30 years in the corporate world, including 20 years in manufacturing leadership, to help high-performing professionals and frontline leaders break through internal barriers and lead with clarity, confidence, and consistent action, without depending on motivation highs or burning themsel...

Creative Empowerment Coach, Author, Poet, Pianist, Composer, and Podcaster Jenny Leigh Hodgins empowers individuals to rebuild trust in their creative process, restore energy, set mindful boundaries, and cultivate sustainable creative expression and inspired living. Anchored in her long-standing Buddhist practice and over 30 years of experience as a musician, teacher, and coach, she draws from her...

As the CEO of TRANSFORM YOUR PERFORMANCE, Transformational Leadership & Freedom Coach, Speaker and Author Regina Huber drives bold, conscious, and heart-centered leadership. She helps her clients become THRIVING LEADERS with THRIVING TEAMS by leveling up their leadership of themselves and their teams, while keeping stress levels low and energy high… and most importantly, inspiring everyone to...

Janet Polach, Ph. D. is a global executive coach and leadership strategist, distinguished speaker, award-winning author, and founder of strategic leadership firm In The Lead. She partners with C-suite and senior executives to elevate leadership from tactical execution to strategic impact—equipping leaders to think clearly, decide boldly, and lead with confidence in complexity. Drawing on decades o...

Lauren became an Alcohol Reframe Coach to help all the other 'Laurens' out there, those who truly believe alcohol is the duct tape holding their life together. After two decades behind the bar and then becoming a stay-at-home mom, her world was drenched in alcohol. It was there for the stress, the celebrations, the boredom, and everything in between. She told herself her drinking was nor...

Jaime Mann is a leadership strategist and professional keynote speaker dedicated to helping individuals lead themselves more effectively so they can better navigate pressure, change, and complexity in today’s world of work. With more than 20 years of experience in leadership, human resources, and psychology, Jaime brings a grounded, research-informed approach to resilience, communication, and self...

Julie is a strategic Change Consultant & Executive coach who partners with leaders to develop mindsets and practices to thrive in today's constantly changing business environment. But, perhaps more importantly she is a wanderer, a gatherer of stories, an observer of people in large systems, and a granny. Julie worked for seven or more years to achieve her "dream life" - living a...

Debbie Harris is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, hypnotist, and Founder of the 30 to Life Solution, a proprietary program for women 45-60 to elevate their health, release excess weight, minimize menopause symptoms, and become Freedom Eaters. She has helped thousands of women ditch the dieting mentality and step into lasting freedom around food, and has been featured in Influencer Magazine,...

Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer is a social psychologist, USA Today and Los Angeles Times bestselling author, board-certified executive coach, and international keynote speaker with more than three decades of senior executive leadership experience. She is the founder of Bentzen Performance Partners and the creator of Stop Drifting: The Discipline of Direction™ — a framework helping high-capacity leader...

Tamar Routly is a voice strategist, podcast coach, and founder of Podcast Impact Studio. She helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs stop self-editing — on mic and in life — so they can build genuine connection with the audiences who need them most. Her work goes beneath strategy to the place where most hosts are still performing instead of connecting. She's also the author of Sobriety for Dummies...

Abby is a personal trainer and wellness coach based in Clearwater, Florida. Her philosophy is simple: fitness should feel empowering, not overwhelming. She helps clients build strength, confidence, and sustainable routines that last far beyond a single program. She grew up active and loved movement, but also saw how overwhelming and confusing the fitness world can feel. There’s often pressure to “...

Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor and national leader in expanding women’s access to capital, now championing a bold new message with her forthcoming book, Unapologetic Wealth: Rewrite Your Money Story from Any Beginning (March 31, 2026). As Chair of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, and chair emeritus of the Angel Capit...

Melissa McGovern is an alcohol-free coach, speaker, and the unapologetic voice behind The Sober New Yorker , a brand and podcast that helps high-achieving women ditch gray area drinking and build a life that actually feels as badass as it looks on paper. What started as a 90-day break from alcohol turned into a complete reinvention—and now Melissa is on a mission to help other women do the same. T...

Amy Chinian is the founder and CEO of My Hair Helpers, a Southern California–based company specializing in professional head lice treatment, removal, and prevention. A mother of five, Amy turned personal hardship into purpose after the 2007 financial crisis led to the collapse of her husband’s business, leaving their family facing nearly $3 million in debt and without a home. Determined to rebuild...

Julie Riga is a TEDx speaker and ICF-ACC certified leadership coach, trainer, and learning consultant with 20+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in big-picture program and project management. She is the creator of Before I Lead. This coaching experience helps executives and emerging leaders lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose while building a legacy that matte...