Rising by Design, with special guest Zlata Sushchik

Named San Diego’s Top 5 Leading Women, Zlata is a futurist, serial entrepreneur, brand strategist and visionary doer. She is on a mission is to demonstrate the future one iteration at a time to shape a better world for all.

In her previous career as an award - winning fitness competitor, Zlata monetized and leveraged her personal brand to build a 7- figure business, launched a top - ranked podcast with 5.2M downloads, published a best - selling book and shared stages with the top experts in the field.

Zlata partners with entrepreneurs to create brand growth strategies and create unique authentic elevated brand content. Her method helps her clients gain trust, respect and credibility in their industry, establish themselves as experts and share their message with confidence.

Zlata has shared her mission on the stages of Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Startup Weekend, Hera Angels, Women Network of San Diego, The University of California San Diego, The University of Anchorage Alaska, and APU. Her work has been featured in Forbes and The Huffington Post.