Women CEO In Reflection

Jen Sapel is a recovering over-achiever who overcompensated financially after living with a mother who struggled financially after a divorce. She describes her childhood home as one that pretended tough subjects like rape, death, sex, and of money, didn’t exist. Jen is driven to succeed, and through her curiosity, and astonishing ability to problem solve, propelled her to success in financial serv...

Lisa Lewis began her career as a graduate of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. With a BA from Brandeis University and a Master’s Degree in Clown/Circus History from NYU, she co-founded the Super Scientific Circus, and spent many years working with the Big Apple Circus in multiple capacities. Her passion for sharing the magic of the circus inspired her to reimagine the art form...

Hope Zvara is a movement and lifestyle expert, speaker, CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga, and the creator of STIFF Mother Trucker Pain Relief Cream. From yoga teacher to trucking fitness expert Hope has helped change thousands of lives over the last 20 years using her simple step-by-step strategies and what she calls her "toolbox", and has been showing drivers how they can go from unhealthy an...

Allison Fine is the President of Every.org, which helps nonprofits raise money and build strong relationships with donors. Allison is a pioneer in the use of technology for good. She is the author of four books on the topic, most recently, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human Centered in an Automated World with Beth Kanter. She was the Founder & CEO of Innovation Network, Inc, a nonprofit helpin...

Asher Jay, is a National Geographic explorer turned tech entrepreneur, and founder of Henoscene, a blockchain application that brings transparency and accountability to Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Social Governance aligned impact initiatives. Asher is an international adventurer and public figure whose career arc has taken her from fashion designing on Seventh Avenue to campa...

Valencia McClure is a certified aromatherapist and the Founder and CEO of The Artistry of Essential Oils, a plant-based skincare and aromatherapy product line designed to support women's life's journey to holistic wellbeing. The Artistry of Essential Oils https://www.theartistryofessentialoils.co m

Marnie Vincolisi traverses the universe daily getting esoteric wisdom to share with seekers of truth. Founder and CEO of Light Internal, Marnie has been an entrepreneur all of her adult life, always changing and creating businesses that bring joy and align her with her spiritual focus. For the last three decades, she has devoted her time to developing a unique way of transforming peoples, lives th...

Anna Coffey is the CEO of The Women's Home whose mission is to help women in crisis regain their self-esteem and dignity, empowering them to return to society as productive, self-sufficient individuals. With a background in social work, public health and law, Anna has pursued her passion for building healthy, strong communities, serving women in a wide range of roles from working with rural w...

Mia Johnson-Turner is the Chartering President at National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Dallas Metropolitan Chapter She is an entrepreneur, speaker, published author, academic scholar, consultant, activist, therapist, and minister with a personal mission of empowering others to live life on purpose by making the most of every opportunity for social and economic development. Mia works as the...

Denon Moore, Founder, and CEO at The Urban Cookie, founder of Cake Crumbs Bakery. Former owner/founder of The Crumb Cafe, The Denver Cupcake Truck, and The Denver Pie Truck. As an entrepreneurial spirit, she explored new avenues of business and entrepreneurship; ultimately, her heart knew baking was her destiny. The Urban Cookie Www.theurbancookie.com Www.franchisewiththeurbancookie.com

Carolyn Parent is CEO of Conveyer, an organization that converts product instructions into digital assets that drives revenue. Caronly is a technology Operating Executive with 25+ years of CEO/CRO/Board Member experience in successfully launching, scaling, leading, and transforming companies. A passionate, results driven leader, Carolyn has built high performance teams and grown organizations to a...

Cory Munchbach , the CEO of BlueConic. Cory has spent her career on the cutting edge of marketing technology and brings years working with Fortune 500 clients from various industries to BlueConic. Before joining the BlueCrew, she was an analyst at Forrester Research where she covered business and consumer technology trends and the fast-moving marketing tech landscape. Cory is a sought-after speake...

Kellie Lauth is CEO & President of MindSpark, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming education through direct intersection with industry. She is also the CEO of Couragion, an Edtech company built to expand workforce literacy for all students. Prior to MindSpark, Kellie and a team opened one of the first K-8 public STEM schools in the country in 2009 and has expanded this model across the countr...

Nakia Hanson has been Master of Relationship and Sexual Violence trauma for almost 22 years. She is a survivor of rape, narcissistic abuse, and cancer and has since turned her misery into her ministry. Nakia is an advocate for survivor’s of color as a member of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Survivor Advisory Board. She is a mental health professional and a Certified Advanced Trauma...

Joey Money is the owner of Love Energy Clothing. Her mission is to encourage people to show off their love energy by wearing it and so others to find theirs. Her clothing is designed to make people feel happy. Joey is also a consultant helping early stage startups in science and tech build successful enterprises. Love Energy Clothi ng www.loveenergyclothing. com

Joi Beasley is an Entrepreneur, Organizational Development Strategist, and Business Advisor. She has built a career working both with small business and large corporations driving business results, enhancing workplace relationships and maximizing people potential with over 25 years in executive management, training, organizational development, leadership development. Joi is owner of GOGO Business...

Rebecca Contreras is an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, and author who connects with audiences through her inspirational story and leadership principles. From a welfare-to-work receptionist to an advisor to a sitting president, Rebecca is the founder and CEO of AvantGarde, an HR consulting firm that has grown into a thriving 100+ employee practice with clients among some of the large...

Pam Parkman Thomure, Executive Director of Empowering Women Out of Prison. Pam has over 25 years as a nonprofit leader with a history of creating excellence and profitability for a number of diverse organizations through strategic planning and program growth. Pam’s life of service includes several years on the National Symphony Orchestra Board in New York City, representing orchestras across the n...

Guadalupe Hirt is the co-founder of SecondActWomen, a pro-age membership community for women 40 & 50+ to gather and grow professionally and personally. Through their work, SecondActWomen is on a mission to shift ageists perspectives, inspire bold thinking, and create age-inclusive spaces that foster rather than restrict the potential of women over 40. SecondActWomen secondactwomen.co m

Kelly Anderson, CEO CXO Executive Solutions, a national women-owned firm providing executive services to partner with your company to fill the human capital gap, and an experienced public company board member. With over 25 years as a financial executive and a board member, across various industries, Kelly realized that there was a gap in providing executive talent. With CXO, Kelly brings her exper...

Marisol Graham is the owner of Baxter Graham Design LLC, where her company offers unique home décor and gift items. Baxter Graham Design collaborates through partnership with Upstaged by Design’s, with Andrea Hansley, to offer e-Design services, allowing customers to help visualize their space. Marisol also specializes in Website design, logo, branding, print, graphic design and email marketing an...

Julie Tran is Co-Founder and CEO of Elefante Inc, a gummy maker that specializes in nutraceuticals where health is one of their priorities. Julie strives to be a modern day renaissance ninja, always scheming ways to improve quality of life and environments around her. This has lead her to work on projects ranging from and not limited to: mentoring, leadership, cannabis, baking, confectionery, fina...

Michele Riechman is an expert health coach & personal trainer with her doctorate in physical therapy, 200-hour yoga certification, and PN Level 1 Nutrition Certification. She helps women who have put themself on the back burner finally lose 20+ pounds, get in shape, fit back into their clothes, & optimize their metabolism without dieting or calorie counting, so they can increase their ener...

Adriana McKinnon is the CEO of Youth Center of Texas, a transitional living program for female survivors of childhood sex trafficking in San Antonio Texas. Throughout her career, Adriana has supported both, private and non-profit organizations through operational administration, financial management, strategic planning and evaluation of programs and initiatives. And as a cross-cultural, bilingual...

Paulina Lopez is CEO & Founder of The Business of WE (Women Entrepreneurs), a Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Business Consultant, and Strategist.  As CEO & Founder of The Business of WE, she is passionate about entrepreneurship and dedicated to supporting and promoting the business development of minority-owned small businesses. Celebrating women – inspiring personal and profe...