Marielle is the founder of AquaMermaid School. She followed her dream and decided to merge her passions for swimming, modeling, and Disney princesses into a fun and sportive school concept.

Marielle is a monofin swimming instructor and a Business undergraduate from HEC Montreal University. She has an executive background at Bell telecom and has gained entrepreneurial experience having owned a window cleaning franchise. Known for her creativity and positive energy, Marielle is an action-oriented person, led by the happiness around her.

Website: http://www.aquamermaid.com

Twitter: @Mermaid_school

Cynthia is a marketing mentor, speaker, and author of the upcoming book, She Markets, A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs: 5 Simple Steps to Attract More Clients, Make More Money, and Have More Impact. She’s helped businesses big and small reach customers, fulfill visions, and achieve income goals for 30 years. Cynthia teaches women entrepreneurs 5 simple steps for getting message clarity, speaking their clients’ language, and attracting more ideal clients with confidence and ease.

Website: https://www.clientconversioncoach.com/

Twitter: @ConnectUrGenius

Ms. Bernales was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in San Diego, California for most of her life. She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Biology, where she was on the Dean’s List. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Ms. Bernales began to realize that her interests aligned more with real estate and business. Ms. Bernales obtained her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law, where she received an Academic Excellence Award and was Finalist for the First Year Oral Argument Competition. As a practicing business and real estate transactional and litigation attorney, Ms. Bernales has worked on a wide range of cases related to business, including business formation, business dispute, and business contracts. She has also worked on cases related to real estate, including real estate contracts, landlord/tenant.

Website – www.bernaleslaw.com

Ania Volovique is an intuitive business strategist and branding photographer dedicated to empowerment and accelerating transformation through coaching and photography for healers, coaches and multi-passionate entrepreneurs.

Website: www.volovique.com

Karen Roth is a holistic nutritionist specializing in hormone balancing. In 2007, she earned her Masters Degree in Holistic Nutrition and opened up her private practice in Los Angeles.

Since that time, Karen has worked with hundreds of clients, helping them take control of their health with food and lifestyle choices to support their specific health condition.

In 2013, Karen relocated her practice to San Diego where she meets with clients at all three Hera Hub locations, as well virtually via FaceTime, Skype or Phone.

Website - http://karenrothnutrition.com
Twitter - @karenrothmsnc

Leslie made the leap to France at the age of 50 to breathe life into her creative dreams. With little more than her strong desire to live in the light of the place that had drawn artists for decades, she realized that she didn't really have 'enough French to get by' as she had previously thought. Survival took over shortly after her arrival. With the fortunate invitation to develop a private psychotherapy practice working with Anglophones and university students, she invested her energy in learning French, finding her way in a different culture, developing her private practice, and navigating the French bureaucracy to keep her little French life afloat. Her practice included consulting on cultural adjustment, developing a study abroad wellness program, and a happy side gig of teaching Intro to Fine Art Photography for an American university.

But twelve years later, she still had creative dreams to pursue and couldn't quite figure out how to get that done in France. So the decision was made to return to California and atelier 27 press was launched with a perpetual calendar book and a line of photographic greeting cards finding their way into a growing list of retail locations throughout the US.

Though based in California, she returns to France as regularly as possible to add images to her French Collection of photographs - and stash words into her vocabulary in the ongoing pursuit of the language.

Website: www.atelier27press.com

Twitter: @atelier27press

Kim helps women win more business by teaching them how to ask the right questions, listen deeply, and connect the dots to make sales in a natural, non-pushy way. Her one-on-one sales coaching, consultancy and workshops focus on building relationships and having conversations with purpose.

She began selling with her first job in food services, branched into marketing, and came back to sales because it was much more interesting. She has trained with some of the most respected business brand names over her career, achieving a training commendation from Xerox. Over the past 20 years she’s delivered sales and marketing services to select clients across the globe, in B2C, B2B and nonprofit industries.

Website: www.thestylishmarketer.com

Twitter: @stylishmarketer

Founder of @FemCity : Cuban girl & Mom of 3 humans. Teacher, Writer, Coach, Speaker + Motivator for Female Sheroes.

Website: www.femcity.com

Twitter: @violettedeayala

Joyce founded AgilisIT during the "Great Recession" with $100 and a lot of sweat equity.  When women are still the minorities in technology, she has been helping clients ranging from startups to billion-dollar companies realize their visions with technology, and achieving double-digit growth for AgilisIT at the same time.  She works hard to delight her clients while expanding job opportunities to other women and under-represented groups in tech.

Joyce has won awards such as the 2017 American Small Business Championship, 2015 Healthcare Champions for Healthcare IT, Women Who Mean Business and was a finalist for 2016 Most Admired Small Business CEO. She has been quoted by prominent IT publications such as Inc., The New York Times, CIO Update, Processor.com etc., and has been interviewed by KUSI San Diego and 600 KOGO News Radio.

As a dog lover, Joyce co-founded Woof's Life, an organization that raises money and celebrates animal adoptions while creating job opportunities to workers with developmental disabilities. She loves to dive in the summer, snowboard in the winter, look for good eats, and autocross her car all year round.

Website: www.agilisit.com

Twitter: @agilis_it

Janeal Ford, MPA, CFRE is founder of Fordable Freelance, a fundraising consulting firm that helps nonprofits raise more money and enhance mission impact. She has a heart for service having dedicating nearly two decades of her personal and professional life to improving communities. She is a consultant, speaker and expert grant writer having secured more than $60 million dollars in funding for a variety of charitable organizations. Originally from Salt Lake City, she received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah. She has held the Certified Fund Raising Executive designation since 2011. Janeal has made San Diego her home for the past four years.

Website: www.fordablefreelance.com

Twitter: @Ford_Freelance

Maggie is an online marketing consultant who helps women who have built their blogs into businesses. She created Blogs to Riches, a 5-step consulting program that helps these entrepreneurs make a consistent income by selling their own products. Before starting her own business, Maggie spent a decade as a content and social media marketing manager and started her career as a newspaper reporter. She lives in San Diego.

Website: blogstoriches.co

Candace Conradi waited until age 50 to embark on her long desired professional writing career. As a published author, dedicated writer, and writing coach, she crafts her own books in the same way she helps her clients craft their own, facing down the mental resistance together when the mind says “stop” but the heart says “go!” Every aspect of her instruction is infused with the unwavering belief that all writers can and will pen their story when given the opportunity, positive encouragement and constructive professional guidance.

Website: www.candaceconradi.com

Twitter: @CandieLea

Cassie Nevitt is the personal presence expert for women who have training and expertise in their field, but struggle to speak confidently in or about their work. When it comes to helping clients develop the presence to speak at the front of the room, ace an interview, or be seen and heard in the boardroom, she’s the industry expert.

Cassie has more than 5 years of experience teaching The Art of Feminine Presence and 10 years teaching strength and confidence through movement. She teaches classes and programs locally in San Diego, and is available for private coaching in-person and over Skype.

Website: www.CassieNevitt.com

Dina Moskowitz is recognized as one of the IT Channel’s top influencers and innovators.  As Founder of SaaSMAX (including SaaSMAX Marketplace & the PartnerOptimizer business intelligence solution), she was recently ranked #20 out of more than 2800 Channel Influencers; included in the 2015 VAR Guy’s Top 50 Channel Influencers; recognized by CRN as a Women of the Channel Power 50 Solution Provider, by UBM Tech Channel CRN as one of the Top Women in the Channel (2016, 2015, 2014), served on the prestigious CompTIA Vendor Advisory Council and now serves on their Business Applications Council; and more.  Dina Moskowitz has been leading and/or consulting to cloud-based, SaaS and other technology companies throughout her career. Prior to SaaSMAX, Moskowitz was CEO and founder of Critical Digital Data Solutions Inc., which developed cloud-based data storage solutions. Dina has presented at various IT Channel events, including Channel Partners, SaaS University, CompTIA Breakaway, RetailNOW (RSPA) and gSocial 2.0.  She is a member of Cloud Girls, a Board Member of The Small Business Web,  judge and/or mentor for San Diego Women’s Hackathon and other San Diego start-up organizations, and a big advocate of women in SaaS and IT.

Website: www.SaaSMAX.com

Twitter: @SaaSMAX

Over fifteen years of experience as an International Senior Level Management Executive and trusted Corporate Legal Advisor.

Since 2008, bilingual and bi-national, Vanina proposes intercultural training for French and American multinational company’s managers who wish to move to France, Canada or into the USA. She also offer cross-cultural marketing consulting services to companies willing to export their products in France or in USA
She is also the founder and managing director of USAFRANCE, LLC Dba ReussirUSA, a consulting Firm, that provides its clients with in depth knowledge of their target markets and deliver cost effective solutions to ensure smooth business operations between overseas firms and local partners. In addition to its consulting activity, Vanina offers to take a direct role in the long term development of foreign companies.

Website: www.reussirusa.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/reussirusa

Advisor, Speaker, Author, Coach and pioneer SharonAnn is living her own adventure. She left home at age 19 as a Rotary Club Exchange student to a French territory in East Africa. She worked, married, traveled and spoke only French for four years. [Her personal life plan was to travel and to become fluent in French, marry by age 27, return to the States and school, complete her degree.] She finished her MBA in Organizational Behavior and Psychology, was guided to the very new field of fee-based financial planning and it has become a life work in various ways. She holds a CFP®, earned a Masters in Financial Services, completed Certified Money Coach® designation along with a Certified Business Archetype Coach®. Her soon to be published book The Savvy Strategist, a Businesswoman's Guide to Financial Independence tells some of her story as well as stories of women business owners she has met. Personal Motto: Let My Life Speak.

Website: www.FreedomQuestAcademy.com

Kimball Willson is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, founder of KW Health Coaching, and creator of the 14 Day Reset Program. Her personal health struggles led her to the wellness industry where she now supports individuals who are frustrated with low energy, digestive problems, weight gain and hormone imbalances. She provides guidance with diet and lifestyle changes, and her customized programs include functional lab tests to help clients get to the root of their health challenges. Through coaching and public speaking, Kimball aims to empower individuals to take control of their health and nutrition so they can live more vibrant lives.

Website: http://www.kwhealthcoaching.com/

Twitter: @kwhealthcoach

Laurie Itkin is a financial advisor, certified divorce financial analyst (CDFA), and author of the Amazon best-seller, "Every Woman Should Know Her Options: Invest Your Way to Financial Empowerment." In her early 40's she completely changed careers, turned her hobby into a lifestyle business, and reinvented herself as "The Options Lady" with a commitment to increase women's financial literacy and investing confidence. 

Website: www.theoptionslady.com

Twitter: @Laurie_Itkin

Lily grew up in a village in China during the culture revolution. She is now an adjunct professor at SDSU teaching business courses and the founder of three companies. 

Website: http://www.thezmedia.com/

Twitter: @theZmedia