Kristen Denzer is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Tierra Encantada, the Leader in Spanish Immersion Early Education®. Kristen has a Bachelors in Political Science and Psychology, a Masters in Advocacy and Leadership, and has completed the doctoral coursework for a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration. Kristen is actively involved in the community and serves on the Board of Directors of Women Venture and the Sch...

Jacqui Thompson creates and grows companies, products, brands, and artists by guiding them through key stages of the business development process including business creation, brand development, content production, creative direction, and product design.

Her community of clients and collaborators is global, and together they generate profit and create positive social impact. Jacqui works with businesses and organizations of all size...

Heidi J. Ellsworth is president of RoofersCoffeeShop® (RCS) and owner of HJE Consulting. She is also a founder of the Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3) and National Women in Roofing (NWIR). Her passion is promoting the culture and professionalism of the roofing industry through RoofersCoffeeShop and her mission is to attract more people, particularly women, to work in roofing. Through her thought-leadership content on RoofersCoff...

Melissa Johnston is an experienced commercial banker with a service-oriented approach to relationship management. She is a board member, coach, community leader, and a life-long learner driven to bring the best out of every person she encounters. In her role as Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking, Melissa works primarily with entrepreneurs and executives looking to acquire small to medium-sized businesses. She also serves a...

As a bestselling author, keynote speaker, Certified EOS Implementer, Certified Business Coach, WPO Chapter Chair, and globally recognized, award-winning seminar leader, Sue brings over twenty-five years of experience to her clients. She is the CEO of YESS! and has designed and delivered dynamic, transformational programs for thousands of people. Sue has received numerous awards including the Dream Keeper award recognized by the Gov...

Cate Stillman founded Yogahealer.com in 2001, a one million plus revenue a year business. Cate is a leader and author in the field of Ayurveda, Peak Performance, and Habits (titles: Body Thrive; Master of You); podcaster with two million downloads, and global community builder. She runs Yogahealer with her remote team (10 contractors + 40 work studies), so she can ski, surf, and run rivers with her family in the Tetons and Mexi...

Healthcare is complex and gets more complicated every day. It can be very confusing and stressful to navigate. Kara Trott founded Quantum Health because she believed no one should have to go through the healthcare experience alone and they can be the partner people along the way.

Early in her career, Kara designed research-based consumer intercept strategies for major consumer brands, like Citibank, Ford, Walmart, and Coca-Cola. Wh...

As a bestselling author, keynote speaker, Certified EOS Implementer, Certified Business Coach, WPO Chapter Chair, and globally recognized, award-winning seminar leader, Sue brings over twenty-five years of experience to her clients. She is the CEO of YESS! and has designed and delivered dynamic, transformational programs for thousands of people. Sue has received numerous awards including the Dream Keeper award recognized by the Gov...

In this time of accelerated change and complexity, companies and communities
need change agents to help unlock collective wisdom – and they need it NOW. This new breed of leaders, coaches, experts, and guides are the ones that know how to design human interactions that create psychological safety, accelerated widespread learning, and bring out whole new possibilities in teams and communities.

As the founder of the XCHANGE Approach ...

Rue Mapp is the Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, a national not-for-profit organization with offices in Oakland, CA, and Washington, D.C. Rue oversees a carefully selected and trained national volunteer leadership team of nearly 90 men and women who represent 30 states around the US, and shares opportunities to build a broader community and leadership in nature. Her important work has generated widespread national recognition and s...

Allison O’Toole joined Second Harvest Heartland in February 2019, since then shes made significant progress toward her goals of providing more healthy foods to more people, rescuing more food from waste, and helping our neighbors weather increasing financial pressures. The organization’s COVID-19 response represents a major mobilization effort to adapt to a changing and growing need for food support in the community.

Allison joined...

Born and raised in Colombia, moved to the USA at the age of 21, after earning a software engineering degree in Colombia thanks to a full academic scholarship that transformed her life. Monica started her IT career in Texas, gaining experience with custom application development and digital modernization initiatives, and later became a Consultant for Oracle, where she traveled across the US and Europe leading enterprise-scale global...

Jennifer Bonine is the CEO of AI Appstore, Inc., and was the first female Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) platform tech CEO. AI Appstore specializes in custom subscription technology bundles, leveraging an intelligent platform using a personalized ‘virtual research assistant’ to enhance corporate growth. The company exceeds expectations of integration, testing, delivery, and management with a groundbreaking business model that is fu...

Lee Wallace is the owner and Queen Bean of Peace Coffee, a company on a mission to craft a delicious coffee experience with communities around the globe. A rare CEO whose area of expertise resides in, in her words, that intersection between mission and money, she is a sought-after writer and speaker as well as a recognized leader and expert in multiple fields: social enterprise businesses, fair trade enterprises, and specialty coff...

Adair Cates is a highly sought-after XCHANGE Certified Guide and Self-Mastery Coach. She guides learning communities, organizations, and individuals to change their conversations to amplify their strengths to create their desired futures.

Adair applies the same facilitation methodology used by Facebook, BMW, and Keller Williams to simultaneously accelerate learning, connection, and belonging at speed and scale. By asking powerful q...

en was the Interim CMO of Mayo Clinic where she led marketing, provided oversight for a large team, managed professional sports partnerships, market-specific corporate outreach, and site growth.

She began her career in advertising for her family’s business, Cub Foods. During her 13-year tenure, the company grew from four stores to 85 in 14 states.

In 1990, two years before opening, Maureen joined Mall of America and rose to Executi...

Craig Cody is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Tax Coach™, business owner, and the host of The Progressive Dentist Podcast. Prior to his current work, Craig spent seventeen years with the NYPD, where he retired as a Lieutenant in September 2000. Craig is an expert in helping his clients legally reduce their tax liabilities and keep more of their money. Through his podcast, Craig helps dentists grow their practices through s...

Tamara Nall lives by the mantra, to whom much is given, much is required, and uses this to guide both her personal and business lives. Tamara is the President and Chief Analytics Officer of THE LEADING NICHE, an award-winning and internationally recognized company known for using data and cutting-edge consulting to deliver ‘actionable intelligence.’ THE LEADING NICHE supports commercial and government customers in domestic and inte...

“Every person’s story is a gift. I’m honored every time I sit down with them, they are sharing a part of themselves with me.”

Leslie is a creative leader with two decades of storytelling, live event production and strategic planning, working directly with many high-profile clients. Leslie has established an excellent reputation leading production teams in the field and on the stage, telling stories throughout the world for CNN, PBS...