One Starfish with Angela Bradford

Tracy Hill is an executive coach, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and author of The Heartbeat of Leadership. As the founder of Tracy Hill Consulting, she helps executives and business leaders navigate pivotal decisions, strengthen their leadership, and take meaningful next steps in their careers and lives. With 26 years of experience in the legal industry, including more than a decade in opera...

Christine Blosdale is The Expert Authority Coach®, an award-winning business coach and six-time #1 bestselling author, podcast host and public speaker who helps coaches, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, authors and speakers get seen, trusted and paid for what they already know. With more than 25 years of experience in media, broadcasting, personal branding and marketing, Christine has built a caree...

Scott Mason is an entrepreneur, husband, father, and business owner based in Alabama. Originally from Medford, New Jersey, Scott and his wife, Dominique, made the decision eight years ago to leave the Northeast and build a new life for their family in Alabama. Since making the move, Scott and his family have built a life centered around family, hard work, and entrepreneurship. Their farm has grown...

Mark Hartmann is a seasoned M&A advisor, business broker, author, and former eight-figure business owner who helps entrepreneurs turn years of hard work into successful, well-structured exits. As Principal of HartmannRhodes, he advises privately held business owners, typically in the $1 million to $25 million range, on valuation, positioning, deal strategy, and transaction execution. Having bu...

Margaret Chiavini, CMB, is VP of the National Bank and Credit Union Division at Newrez Correspondent Lending, she leads a national sales org responsible for $15 billion in annual production. After a Stage 2 melanoma diagnosis & journeys to Everest Base Camp & Mount Kilimanjaro, she began asking a different question: What are we waiting for? That perspective helped inspire her book, It&apos...

Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S, is the Founder and Clinical Director of Second Wave Counseling, PLLC, a mental health group practice in Austin, Texas. A board-approved clinical supervisor with training in EMDR, TBRI, somatic therapy, DBT, EFT, and more, she specializes in complex trauma, crisis behaviors, and family systems. Carla is also a self-published poet, and Second Wave takes its name from her 201...

Creator of “Shelly Creates It” - a children’s author, illustrator, and special education teacher who believes creativity builds confidence. Through her whimsical snail mail club, rhyme-filled books and engaging read-alouds, she inspires young readers to explore language, imagination, and self-expression. Known to many as “Aunt Shelly,” she brings warmth, laughter, and interactive fun with her book...

Steven Ferrara is the author of Grief to Gratitude, a book endorsed by Jack Canfield. He spent 25 years as a CEO before losing his 23-year-old son in a car accident and later his wife. Rather than collapse, he went deeper, two decades of journaling, Eckhart Tolle retreats, and a practice rooted in A Course in Miracles became a real framework for healing he now shares with others. He bridges the ga...

Teo Bogdan is an entrepreneur, investor, and retired engineer based in Michigan. Originally from Romania, Teo immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 without speaking English. That experience helped shape the work ethic, adaptability, and determination that would later define his career and approach to business. After beginning his professional career in engineering, Teo transitioned into...

Marianna Devita is a NASM CPT and a recent University of Vermont Exercise Science graduate who has found her purpose in helping chronically ill people introduce activity into their lives. Being chronically ill herself, Mari has also become an advocate for people with dynamic disabilities and chronic illness online. Mari started her social media career in 2023 on TikTok, and has since created a com...

Daniel Riley is a combat veteran, former SWAT operator, and the CEO of Legacy Stronghold, a multi-family office focused on advanced tax strategy and generational wealth protection. A Texas A&M Aggie and Corps of Cadets graduate, Daniel completed multiple deployments in Afghanistan before transitioning into law enforcement, where he founded a narcotics unit and led high-stakes operations. After...

Liz Landry is the author of From Operator to Owner: The Entrepreneurs Guide to Running a Business that Doesn't Run You, a business strategist, keynote speaker, and practical leadership expert with over 16 years of experience empowering entrepreneurs to build self-sustaining companies. Liz has guided thousands of business owners through the journey from overworked operators to strategic owners...

Lizzie Roberts-Garth  (She/her/they), better known as @slaywithsparkle, is a disabled content creator, lived experience speaker, model and creative makeup artist. After life-changing diagnoses, medical trauma, and having to medically retire from teaching, she built an online community that celebrates creativity, resilience, and disability pride. Through bold makeup looks, colourful fashion, and be...

Joe Camacho is a serial entrepreneur, leading his companies in the service industries of  log home care and Information Technology Managed Services Provider space.  He specializes in both restoring log homes and helping companies be better than they are through knowledge of technology.  Joe is passionate about people maximizing their lives through intentional living to become the best version of t...

Hana Malhas is a professional singer-songwriter and a startup CFO. The combination sounds unusual until you hear her talk about why one made her better at the other. She has released multiple albums, performed across several countries, and founded BalaFeesh, a live music platform based in Jordan, showcasing independent Arab artists. She also holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross...

Erin is an intuitive mentor for entrepreneurs at every stage — whether you are just finding your purpose or already have a business and can’t figure out why it keeps hitting the same ceiling. She brainwashes her clients to success by intuitively identifying what needs to shift — the beliefs, the healing work, the actions — to become their highest potential. Essentially, that f*cking bitch. Her goa...

After being told all her labs were “normal” for years while struggling with exhaustion, 40lbs of weight gain, brain fog and eventually thyroid surgery, Ashley discovered that conventional medicine is missing the deeper root causes behind female hormone imbalances that millions of women are suffering with. As a Board Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, Ashley helps women finally feel seen in...

Toni Vanschoyck is an accomplished entrepreneur, business strategist, author, speaker, and founder of FermaGlo. With more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship and network marketing, she has built a reputation for helping individuals and organizations achieve extraordinary growth through innovative systems, leadership development, and relationship-based business strategies. After success...

Alexis Collins is an entrepreneur, fitness athlete, model, and founder of Gains On The Go, a mobile nutrition company dedicated to bringing convenient, high-protein options directly to athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and active communities. After spending more than 15 years in corporate leadership roles, Alexis made the bold decision to pursue entrepreneurship, combining her passion for health, fit...

Carla Calderas is a speaker, Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, and author of Healing Is Within You. With over a decade of experience in the mental health field and as the founder of Calderas Counseling, she brings both personal and professional insight to her work. Carla is known for speaking about healing in a way that feels clear, grounded, and deeply relatable. Drawing from her personal...

Gene Early, PhD, is a global leadership architect and executive coach who works at the intersection of identity, culture, and exponential growth. Over a four-decade career spanning Silicon Valley, Europe, and global advisory work, Gene has helped CEOs, boards, and senior leaders unlock transformative outcomes by shifting how they think, lead, and operate from the inside out. He co-founded Genomic...

Betsy Vereckey is the author of the newly published memoir "Moving to My Dog’s Hometown," which is a Kirkus-recommended pick and a finalist for Publisher’s Weekly BookLife Prize. She started her writing career as a journalist for the Associated Press in Athens, Greece, and later worked for the AP in Louisville, Kentucky and in New York City. Her personal essays have appeared in "The...

Jennifer Wilson is a leadership coach, writer and speaker. She worked in her family’s business, The Canada Homestay Network (CHN), for 17 years. In addition to her roles in HR and Technology, Wilson served as its CEO for 12 years. She transitioned to Chair of the Board of Directors for CHN in late 2022. Prior to CHN, she worked as a Registered Midwife. Wilson spearheaded her organization’s profess...

Alan Rambam is a Forward-Deployed AI Search Architect, which means he’s focused on developing digital infrastructure that solves real-world problems. He specializes in how AI systems are reshaping discovery, trust, and decision-making. He has over two decades of experience leading enterprise digital transformation, including the past seven years helping Ford develop its large-scale AI search ecosy...

Maaya Konishi is the CEO of Communica, a premier English education and leadership communication company that equips Japanese professionals with the skills they need to thrive on the global stage. A former investment banker turned entrepreneur, Maaya has helped more than 4,000 professionals discover their voice, build confidence, and communicate with authenticity in an increasingly interconnected w...