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Payton Garrity-Stern is an events and hospitality innovator and has spent the last decade exploring the most prominent markets for events and entertainment. Beginning her career at 18 in Las Vegas, she cut her teeth diving into the deep end at events such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival and CES. She then made the move to Nashville where she found herself in Music Publishing and Artist management...

Patty spent her career working for the government and Fortune 50 corporations, in government relations, public affairs and corporate communications.  When COVID hit, the company where she worked shut down, leaving more than 750 employees without a job. Patty decided to start her own communications consulting practice (Volterra Communications).  To bring her skills up to speed, she took an online c...

Shelly-Anne Mckay is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and internationally recognized expert in addiction recovery and mental wellness. She works with high-profile and high-visibility clients who want to pursue extraordinary success without losing their spirit, health, or core values in the process. With more than 7,000 coaching hours and over a decade of deep, in-the-trenches experience, Shelly-Anne...

" In 2000, Julie Foucht left a 20-year abusive relationship feeling lost and broken. As a partner in her husband’s construction company, she left both her marriage and her income. She had stayed because she believed that she couldn’t make enough money to support her 4 children, but was determined to find a way to create the life she dreamed of. She dove into personal development and started h...

Chip Scholz is an executive coach, author, and woodturner who believes the most meaningful lessons in life often come from unexpected places. Through his coaching and his writing, including Every Dog Has Its Day: Reflections on Life, Love, and the Lathe , he explores how curiosity, craftsmanship, and everyday experiences shape the way we grow as people and leaders. At his core, Chip’s purpose is s...

Ashlea’s path to becoming a therapist is anything but conventional. Before working in a counseling room, she spent nearly a decade serving her community as a firefighter and paramedic. Those years on the front lines shaped how she understands people, the invisible weight they carry, and the way strength and suffering can exist at the same time. That experience became the foundation of her calling....

Happily married and a proud father of four, Jason Herbert considers himself the luckiest man alive. Growing up on a pastoral farm in southwest Michigan, he developed an early love for nature and the outdoors. Years later, he brought his own family back to that same farm, where he now spends as much free time as possible gardening, beekeeping, cutting firewood, planting trees, hunting, and simply r...

Sarah Lucille is the Founder of Energy of Your Message, where she helps wellness practitioners, healers, and artists tap into their boldest message and bring their work into the world through courses, programs, and transformational offerings. Drawing on her background in curriculum development, marketing, and energy work, she helps people uncover their boldest message, clarify what they’re here to...

Jaime Andersen is the founder of Amazingly Alcohol-Free, a coaching and community platform for high-achieving women who want to rethink their relationship with alcohol and build confident, fulfilling lives. She is a certified alcohol-free coach and running coach who guides women using her signature 5 Daily Sparkles daily habits. After more than 20 years in corporate leadership, Jaime stepped away...

Alysse Bryson is a strong woman in recovery, media innovator, and unapologetic storyteller. With nearly 20 years of sobriety, she blends humor, honesty, and lived experience to inspire others to take bold action, align with their purpose, and serve with impact. She spent over a decade leading media brands—including her role as Publisher of Seattle Met magazine and Director of Business Development...

Peggi Cooney is a social worker, author, speaker, facilitator, and alcohol freedom advocate. She holds an MSW and has 26 years of experience in Child Welfare and Adult Protective Services. She is currently a social work instructor/coach for UC Davis: Professional and Continuing Education. She published her first book, This Side of Alcohol: Random Thoughts and Candid Words of Pain, Hope, Humor, and...

Meghan Waldron is an educator, small business owner, and the proud mom of three sons and two stepsons. While raising her boys largely on her own, Meghan often questioned whether she had what it took to guide them into becoming strong, kind men. Now, as they enter their teen and young adult years, she has her answer. Despite the hardship of their father’s struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, h...

Pam Baker is the founder of the Women’s Coaching Alliance whose mission is to develop female leaders through coaching youth sports. The Women’s Coaching Alliance was created in honor of Pam’s late husband Doug, a dedicated dad and coach committed to giving every kid the opportunity to learn invaluable life lessons through sport and an advocate of getting more women involved in coaching youth sport...

Tori Barker is the CEO of Creative Marketing and host of the Visibility Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs podcast. A strategic marketing consultant and visibility expert, Tori helps entrepreneurs and service-based brands amplify their presence and convert attention into meaningful growth. Through her agency, she delivers bold, custom visibility solutions that align with each client’s unique voice...

Lisa Smith is a former practicing lawyer and law firm executive, as well as a writer, speaker, and podcast host. She is the author of Girl Walks Out of a Bar , her memoir of high-functioning addiction and recovery in the world of New York City corporate law.   Lisa also co-hosts the Signal Award-winning podcast, Recovery Rocks . She is a co-creator of THE SOBRIETY DECK, a 50-card deck with tips, i...

Allie Brown Korinek is the Vice President of Business Operations for the Iowa Wild. Having been with the team since its inaugural season, she has helped drive the organization to new heights with creative campaigns ranging from high-level lead scoring strategies to fan-favorite baby derbies. She oversees key business functions, ensuring operational excellence, innovative partnerships, and memorabl...

Greg Cassar is a 50 year old self made multi-millionaire. He has made his money from marketing, sales, business and investing. His portfolio of companies does up to $2m per month Multi-millionaire investor with proven track record of teaching it to others Surfs everyday & lives the full lifestyle by design in tropical paradise Helped scale more than 350 businesses as founder, coach, partner or...

Kash Rocheleau is the Founder of Outgrow Accounting & Finance, a boutique advisory firm built on a simple belief: you deserve permission to outgrow the systems, stress, and outdated financial habits that are holding you back. After nearly a decade leading finance inside a high-growth organization—ultimately serving as CFO and then CEO—Kash found herself saying yes to the organization and her c...

Ciara Lewis is the Publisher of Fierce & Fearless Entrepreneur Magazine , a bold publication redefining empowerment through authenticity, collaboration, and leadership. Launched in July 2025 and available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart, the magazine spotlights women making a powerful impact across industries, along with its Men of Impact Spotlight —recognizing male leaders who acti...

Prior to her work as co-owner and litigator at Malek + Malek, Tara ("TAH-rah") worked in North Idaho as a Kootenai ("COO-ten-ee") County Deputy Prosecutor, a Special Assistant United States Attorney, and an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office in Boise. Her most significant career accomplishments include a reversal of a jury verdict in federal...

Bianca B. King has nearly 30 years in business and has helped close over $1.6B in transactions. She left home at 13 to escape instability and build a future on her own terms. In 2008, she started her marketing agency with just $700. Seventeen years later, that agency has helped clients earn over $280M in revenue. Now, as founder of Pretty Damn Ambitious™, she helps ambitious women build profitable...