Women CEO In Reflection

Sarah Alter is President and CEO of NextUp, a nonprofit learning, leadership and gender equality advocacy organization of over 14,000 members, representing nearly 900 organizations, over 300 national and regional corporate partners, and 22 regional groups in the United States and Canada. NextUp advances gender equality and diversity across many industries, including retail, consumer goods, financi...

Michelynn “Miki” Woodard serves as President and CEO of Texas Women’s Foundation. A 25-year business and social-impact veteran, she is a respected national voice who has dedicated her career to championing equity, cultural diversity and social justice. As the leader of one of the largest women’s funds in the world, Miki works alongside a talented group of multicultural and multigenerational leader...

Yona Deshommes, CEO at Riverchild Media/Partner Collective 5 Entertainment,  a literary/management, publicity, marketing, branding and production company specializing in working with BIPOC authors or books aimed at BIPOC audiences. Yona’s professional career started in education for at-risk youth from the juvenile justice and foster care systems, followed by a 15 year career in book publicity wher...

Glynis Albright is Founder and CEO of Glynis’ Kitchen, and also known as The Waffle Queen! Glynis Products offers the finest tasty treats and products for home cooking- free of preservatives and additives.  After being diagnosed with a rare blood disease, Glynis decided to look into the naturopathic route of healing and when she began to see results in my own health, Glynis pushed forward by creat...

Beth Bengtson, CEO/founder of Working for Women, where she brings 20+ years of business experience in marketing and corporate social responsibility, combined with her life-long commitment to service, to her current effort. Working for Women's unique model engages business members to contribute skills and money which are directed to nonprofits focused on supporting women who want to enter and...

Valeri Bocage As a young child, Valeri Bocage had a dream of changing the world in ways that would improve the lives of others.  When she was 8 years old, she was shocked and surprised to learn that many children did not have some of their basic needs met, like coats and school supplies. She would often give away her things to children in need. Today she is Founder and CEO of Powerful Women Intern...

Alyx van der Vorm is the 23 year old Founder of a Clyx, a social network company aiming to change social media to enable connection in real life, rather than viewing the experiences of others. Alyx founded Clyx while top of her Class at Harvard. A neuroscience major, she found that there were a plethora of apps and social media systems using scientific principles to produce and share content onlin...

Beth Battaglino, RN-C and CEO Of HealthyWomen where she brings a unique combination of sharp business expertise and women's health insight to her leadership of the organization. Beth has worked in the health care industry for more than 25 years helping to define and drive public education programs on a broad range of women's health issues. As a result of her leadership, HealthyWomen was...

Nechami Tenenbaum is the Founder & CEO of Karmelacosmetics.com, a high-performance, long-lasting, silk-matte cosmetics brand, flattering for all skin tones and dedicated to supporting women's healing and empowerment. Her other passion is as a Breakthrough Business & Marketing Consultant and beauty advisor, for both friends and followers alike! Her podcast “We Are Women,” is a show whe...

Kara Lee is the founder and CEO of The Well Community for Women. Based in San Diego, California, and expanding nationwide, The Well is the first of its kind- a nonprofit community offering coworking space, special events, workshops and so much more for women- all with kids' programming and enrichment classes. Prior to launching The Well, Kara served as a Creative Director of children's p...

The Founder & CEO of iLevelUp Consulting based in Upstate South Carolina, Dr. Mary Canty Merrill is a Psychologist, Mental Health Advocate, and Grief Guide. Having reinvented herself after numerous challenges, she is no stranger to trauma, grief and loss, and is a force to be reckoned with. Dr. Merrill compels audiences to take control of and enhance the quality of their own lives by tapping i...

Dr. Clarissa J. Sparks is a personal brand strategist, trainer, mentor, and investor for women entrepreneurs. She is the founder of "She Sparks," She Sparks is a strategic brand design & education consultancy. Using her ten-plus years of branding & marketing experience, Dr. Sparks has supported over 4,000 women entrepreneurs in gaining clarity on who they are, what they do, and h...

Tracy Minnoch-Nuku is an educated and experienced advocate for women's health and fitness. She has over 30 years in the fitness industry, as a Group Fitness Teacher and Personal Trainer, and also developing teams and fitness training programs in Asia. When Tracy entered the phase of her life in menopause, her experience was messy. Her symptoms negatively impacted both her physical and mental...

Emily Rasmussen is the Founder and CEO of Grapevine, a collaborative giving platform that helps giving circles launch, grow, and succeed and 80% of giving circle members are women, coming together to support one another and giving back. Emily was the founding Executive Director of NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts, launched the Lincoln Center at the Movies global media initiative, and developed...

Yoshiko Burney is the owner and leader of The Butterfly Project, a domestic violence non-profit providing services to women survivors. As CEO of The Burney Consulting Firm, she provides consulting services educating youth groups and church organizations about domestic violence, equipping leaders to handle victims that come to work after a night of abuse, victims that come to worship and how to hav...

Michelle Fox, is someone I can relate to, After a lifetime of feeling unwell, Michelle was diagnosed with Celiac disease which forced her to changed her food habits, but also her led her on a journey of self-discovery when her food restrictions like a prison sentence and feelings of victimhood arose.  Michelle went on to study plant medicine, and with her spiritual studies, she healed her relation...

Jennifer Frye is CEO of Appreciated Asset Business Solutions, where Their Sales Accelerator program offers a "done for you" cold calling service for their clients. Appreciated Asset's team will reach out to your ideal prospects consultatively, educate them about your solution and set you up with new business appointments. Her team will keep you client facing, to help you grow your b...

Angel Johnson is the CEO and Founder of ICONI, a motivational activewear brand for men and women. Angel served in the United States Air Force for eight years and it’s while in the service that she developed the idea for her business. She launched the ICONI leggings in 2019, and the brand has been featured in Women’s Health Magazine, People Magazine, and O, The Oprah Magazine. 10% of ICONI’s profit...

Mirjam Schouten , who goes by ‘Mir’ meaning ‘peace’ in Russian, she brings Peace and Love on earth by connecting people with each other. She is fluent in French, German, Dutch and English. Mir is the Founder of Talen’t PR Consultancy and a Transformational Healer. When she was still a child, Mir found she had the ability to heal people and as an adult, she worked with several mentors to hone her i...

Carol Metz Murray is one of those true individuals that speaks directly from her heart to connect to yours. She is a naked leader, and a phenomenal and mesmerizing communicator, making her one of the best in all that she does. Carol is a passionate soulpreneur, coach, mentor, speaker, consultant and collaborative international 5x best selling author. She is the founder of The Naked Leader Institut...

Jennifer Fraser is Founder and CEO of The Bullied Brain. She is an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and disruptive whistleblower. Her most recent book The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health hit the shelves in April 2022. Jennifer debunks myths around bullying, abuse, health and performance with science. The Bullied Brain https://www.bulliedbrain.com/

Kari Gonzales - As the President at MxV Rail, Kari Gonzales leads the world’s premier rail research organization based in Pueblo, CO.  She’s been with the organization since 2000, and also served as VP and CFO when the company was known as TTCI. MxV Rail www.ttci.tech

Lindsay Davis is an Internationally certified, award winning entrepreneur coach, speaker, master of Getting (The Right) Shit Done and the founder of Gray Coaching and the Effortless Entrepreneur. Lindsay works with amazing entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the globe to align priorities with the life they lead and scale their businesses to become highly profitable. Having spent her car...

September Secrist is a leader in strategy, organizational alignment, and team management. She has traveled for 14 months to 22 countries in SE Asia and Africa and working with 45 international, regional, and community groups. September is the CEO at Leadership Synapse where the organization matches global leadership training opportunities with professional skills needs in international nonprofit w...

Micaela Passeri is a USA and European based Award Winning Emotional Intelligence and Business Performance Coach, Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, Community Leader and Founder of the Emotional Money Mastery business training programs and the Love Your Evolution Retreat in Italy. She helps entrepreneurs fully unlock their financial abundance with strategic monetization and sales structure...