Natalia developed a deep sense of curiosity from living in Latin America as a child and then in Europe as a young adult. After building a long career within the automotive industry, she serendipitously landed in a market research role where she discovered her passion for research.

As a qualitative researcher she leverages her sense of curiosity, along with experiences from being a call center operator, an English teacher and a marketing professional to understand both the customer and client needs. By listening to people’s authentic stories and analyzing data, she can unlock meaningful and actionable insights that help organizations develop strategic plans.

Website: www.keyholeresearch.com

Vasudha Deming helps organizations to thrive by creating training programs that lead to business results and increased employee engagement. She’s worked with dozens of leading companies in the areas of customer communications, sales training, and positive management techniques. She’s also the author of four books about effective training in organizations–all published by McGraw-Hill.

Website: noblelearning.com

Marliese Bartz is a business improvement strategist dedicated to helping companies run better — for employees and customers. Her consulting approach blends experience as a designer with Big Business toolsets from Lean, Agile, Change Management, and Six Sigma — bringing visual problem-solving to life through colorful StickyNotes and infographics.

With over 25 years of business experience, Marliese is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Change Management Professional, and holds an MBA in Marketing and Management.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marliesebartz/

Phyllis Serbes is a crochet teacher and designer.  Her mission is to teach the world how to crochet so that every one of us can unlock our creativity. Phyllis originally founded Many Creative Gifts in 2005 to showcase handmade crocheted baby clothes and toys, but she quickly expanded into custom designs and digital crochet patterns.

She has an adopted sheep, Chausette, that lives on a farm in Pennsylvania since her balcony is not large enough.

Website: www.manycreativegifts.com
Twitter: @PhyllisofMCG

Melissa Wogahn is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach with a passion to help women realize that it is possible to live an active life even if you hate to exercise. She has a master’s degree in exercise physiology and is a provider for the Exercise is Medicine initiative, a program connecting physicians with top health and fitness providers. Melissa is also involved with the County of San Diego’s Feeling Fit Program, a program offering free functional fitness classes throughout the county for anyone over 60.

Website: www.joyofactiveliving.com
Twitter: @melissawogahn
Facebook: JoyOfActiveLiving

Entrepreneur Mika Leah is a mother, a young heart disease survivor and warrior for wellness. She is a National Ambassador for the American Heart Association and a member of their Board of Directors.

Mika survived 5 heart stents and 4 invasive heart procedures before her 36th birthday. She is alive today because she listened to her intuition and her body, and bravely advocated for herself.

With a new lease on life and a calling to help others, Mika launched her corporate wellness company Goomi Group. It has grown to 300+ instructors across the country, offering on-site fitness & health programs for the workplace through movement and motivation.

Website: www.goomigroup.com
Twitter: @goomigroup

Maggy Sterner is a brand and business coach. She helps entrepreneurs and small businesses get laser clarity about their brand message and find the words to describe it simply so they can attract clients. Maggy believes people hire you when you know who you are, you own your brilliance, and stand for it with confidence and conviction. Her superpower is helping her clients see the superpower that lives in their blind spot.

Website: maggysterner.com
Twitter: @maggysterner
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggysterner

Barbara Eldridge has built a solid reputation as a Success strategies specialist, coach and speaker within industry and business over the past 35 years. She founded Mind Masters in 1991 to provide weekly support and guidance to entrepreneurs who work alone, need a sounding board, a forum, resources for their ideas. She wanted MIND MASTERS to become their Advisory Board – a resource often not available by virtue of the fact that these are indeed ‘very small businesses’, to help them master the focus needed to achieve their dreams and goals in the ever changing marketplace.

Website: www.mindmaster.com

Liz Whitehead is the CEO and Founder of 12PointFive, a business development consultancy that specializes helping women-owned businesses leverage their certifications to win bigger clients and more of them. She is Co-Mastermind of the Diversity Masterminds program, which gives diverse business owners a road map to build meaningful connections with supplier diversity professionals and buyers, increase their visibility and win new business.

Liz’s awards include the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization’s 2018 WBE Connection award for completing the most Done Deals™ with other certified WBEs and 2019 Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate Award.

Website: https://12pointfive.com/
Twitter: @LCullenDC