2024 Speakers
Austin Channing Brown
Austin Channing Brown is an author and speaker providing inspired leadership on racial justice in America. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, which was chosen for Reese’s Book Club. She has also written a young readers edition of I’m Still Here and contributed essays to the anthologies Hungry Hearts and You Are You’re Best Thing. Austin has a Bachelor of Arts in business management and a Masters of Arts in social justice. She lives in metro-Detroit.
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Alli Webb
Alli Webb is the Founder of Drybar, N.Y. Times Bestselling Author, Co-Founder Squeeze, Brightside and Becket + Quill.
In 2010, Drybar exploded into a nationally recognized and highly sought-after brand growing to over 150 locations and highly successful product line, which sold for $255 million in 2020.
Webb has been on the cover of Inc Magazine’s “How I Did This” issue, named the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company, featured on Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women” and recently Inc. magazine recognized her as one of “The 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses.”
Webb recently released her second book, “The Messy Truth,” which is a USA Today bestseller, and resides in Los Angeles, CA with her two sons
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Gabrielle Blair
Gabrielle Stanley Blair is the author of the book, Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion — available now. She is also the founder of DesignMom.com. Started in 2006, it has been named a Website of the Year by Time Magazine, praised as a top parenting blog by The Wall Street Journal, Parents, and Better Homes & Gardens, and won the Iris Award for Blog of the Year. Her first book, Design Mom: How to Live with Kids, a New York TimesBestseller, was published in 2015 by Artisan. Gabrielle is also a founder of Alt Summit, the blockbuster annual conference for online content creators and creative entrepreneurs, currently in its 13th year.
As a thought leader for over 15 years, Gabrielle has written and moderated hundreds of discussions on difficult topics, and interviewed some of the most influential people in the world. Her writing is quoted and shared across the globe daily. Gabrielle and her husband, Ben Blair, have six children — Ralph, Maude, Olive, Oscar, Betty, and Flora June. After six years in Oakland, they moved to a small town in Normandy, France where they are renovating a house from the 1600s.
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Carissa Potter Carlson
Carissa Potter is the author of I Like You, I Love You, It’s Okay To Feel Things Deeply, How To Heal Heartbreak and founder of the stationery line People I’ve Loved and the newsletter Bad At Keeping Secretes. She lives in Oakland, California.
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Alyssa Zander
Alyssa is a codependency and relationship coach, sharing guidance and tools that empower women in moving past pain, self-doubt, shame, and those familiar feelings of “not being enough”, so that you can step into more confidence and self-trust. As a published author, podcaster, and coach you can tap into her world by grabbing her book “Healing the Mother Wound: With Mother Earth”, tuning into Codependency Alchemy: The Podcast, or joining a community of women healing codependency in their life, relationships, and business through her monthly membership and mastermind groups.
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Tara Clark
Tara Clark is an author, speaker, content creator, podcaster, mental health advocate, and the founder of Modern Mom Probs. She has since built a valued community, solidifying herself as a humorous, trusted voice in the parenting space. Tara published her first parenting book, “Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers” in April 2021. In 2022, she launched the Modern Mom Probs podcast where she seeks to find solutions for modern mom problems by interviewing medical experts, therapists, popular content creators and authors.
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Karen Walrond
Karen Walrond is the author of Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy & Raise a Little Hell, an investigation into how we can resist ageism and live a gratifying, meaningful life along the way. Her 2021 book, The Lightmaker’s Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy, beckons readers toward joyful lives of integrity, advocacy, and conviction. A leadership coach, activist, and attorney, Karen’s work helps thousands worldwide find meaning and purpose in their lives. By exploring how our assumptions might be made on false premises, Walrond shows us how to tap into lessons of past successes to create futures full of light.
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Jennifer Romolini
Jennifer Romolini is a former media and tech executive, the author of forthcoming memoir Ambition Monster, and the co-host of Everything Is Fine, a weekly podcast for women over 40. Romolini is the creator and host of 2023’s critically-acclaimed documentary podcast Stiffed, about the 70s feminist erotica magazine VIVA. Her first book, Weird In a World That’s Not: A Career Guide for Misfits was published in 2017.
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Kim France
Kim France is an editor, journalist, and author. She’s written for Sassy, Elle, New York magazine and Spin, and she founded Lucky magazine in 2000. Kim currently runs Girls of a Certain Age, a newsletter that’s for over-40 (and over-40-curious) women and covers style, design, travel, and culture.
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Tisa Jackson
Content Creator | Craft Expert | Workshop Instructor
Tisa is the creative enthusiast behind This Is Tisa & Confetti University. Selling colorful stationery and small gifts + sharing her love for crafting, one workshop at a time. Creating everyday things or blinging out everyday objects to make them sparkle and to make you smile.
Follow her on Instagram and follow along with her not-so-perfect beautiful life. Tisa has worked with Michaels, Astrobrights, Beacon, Groove, Crayola, HP, Cricut, and more.
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Zibby Owens
Zibby Owens is an award-winning podcaster, author, and indie bookstore owner. She’s also the CEO of Zibby Media, a literary media company that includes the publishing house Zibby Books, a book club, magazine, retreats, classes, and more.
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Maryam Ishtiaq
Maryam Ishtiaq, a resident of Dallas, TX, is not only a content creator but also an entrepreneur. While simultaneously working as a creative consultant for startups, Maryam dedicated her time to building her own platforms. Her passion for cooking and content creation led her to write a cookbook that serves as a guide for parents on how to introduce spices to their toddlers’ palates. This cookbook draws inspiration from her Pakistani heritage. During her career, Maryam worked at an organic baby food company where she prioritized nutritious and easy-to-prepare meals for children. Drawing from her own experiences and those of other parents, she developed a baby food system that combines tradition, nutrition, and convenience. In addition to her accomplishments, Maryam is also a Co-Founder of It’s Actually, a company specializing in Nutritious Bone Broths.
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Christina Dennis
Christina Dennis is the DIY decor expert behind the wildly successful YouTube channel, The DIY Mommy. She’s a Canadian mom of 3 who transformed her love for DIY decor into a thriving online empire. Christina launched her blog in 2009 which blossomed into a popular online destination for budget-friendly DIY ideas. But it was her foray into YouTube in 2015 that truly skyrocketed her popularity. Christina’s knack for transforming drab spaces into vibrant havens, coupled with her warm personality, resonated with viewers worldwide. Her YouTube channel has gained over 70 million views, making her a household name in the DIY decor community.
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Kristina Kuzmic
Kristina Kuzmic is a comedian and mental health advocate. Her videos have accumulated over one billion views and catapulted her into a sought after international keynote speaker. Her book, Hold On But Don’t Hold Still, made it to multiple bestseller lists. It has been translated in seven languages. Her next book, I Can Fix This! (And Other Lies I’ve Told Myself), releases April 2024. Oprah said of Kristina, “What is that THING, that’s so charming, charismatic and connected to the audience that makes you feel like, ‘I know her, I want to be her, I’m like her’… Kristina has all of that. She is an ‘IT PLUS’ girl… I wanna watch her!”
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Leslie Saeta
Author of the book, A Home to Share, Leslie is a full time lifestyle blogger and Instagram content creator of the widely popular My 100 Year Old Home. Featured in over thirty magazines, in the LA Times and on the Today Show, Leslie shares home decor, DIY crafts, recipes, remodeling, and entertaining tips daily on her blog and social media. Leslie enjoys sharing her ever-changing real life which includes simple and easy ways to create home decor for your home. Leslie lives in Southern California in their 100 year old family home with her husband and has three grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and grandson.
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Cara Newhart
Cara Newhart is an interior designer, DIY Queen, Author, and the host of the “Make Space” Podcast. Amassing over 1 million followers on social media Cara is on a mission to empower everyday women to take charge of their homes and design spaces they are obsessed with – on their terms. She helps women dive deeper than pin-worthy rooms to learn to tackle power tool projects without intimidation and unlock the confidence to transform their spaces. Cara has been featured in the New York Times, NBC News, INSIDER, House Beautiful and more.
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Rachel Rodgers
Rachel Rodgers is the founder of Hello Seven, a multi-million dollar company that teaches diverse entrepreneurs how to earn more money and build wealth, and home of We Should All Be Millionaires: The Club, a network for diverse professionals that builds financially free millionaires. Her debut book of the same title was revered by WSJ, USA Today, and on Amazon’s Best Seller List. Rachel’s leadership has garnered media praise including 3 years on Inc. 5000’s list of growing companies.
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Cecilia Ziniti
Tech and legal executive with 20+ years experience driving growth for consumer internet and technology companies. Founding member of Amazon’s Alexa team and former big-firm lawyer, I’ve been a general counsel 3 times, including for a unicorn. I specialize in startups, intellectual property, and VC. I’ve advised on copyright, trademark, and legal issues for many years, and more recently on generative AI. Other interests include mentoring, online communities (original craigslist text forum member and Amalah reader!), and being a dedicated parent to my awesome kids.
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Laura Mayes
Laura Mayes is an Emmy-winning writer, VP of Influencer Programming and Relations for Everyday Health Group’s Pregnancy & Parenting division, home to Mom 2.0, What to Expect, and BabyCenter, a co-founder of Mom 2.0 and the Mom 2.0 Summit, and senior director of Unlocking Us with Brené Brown and the Dare to Lead podcast. Over the last 25 years, she has created, developed, and produced live events and shows, including industry conferences, brand events, book and product launches, podcasts, awards shows, the curation of national art exhibits, and nationwide programs for women in media.
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Amy Nelson
Amy Nelson is the founder of The Riveter, a private membership network where women with big ideas can build and experiment together. A graduate of Emory University and the NYU School of Law, Amy practiced law for a decade before raising $30 million to build her first start-up. She also served on President Obama’s National Finance Committee and previously worked with President Carter’s The Carter Center. Amy is the mother of four daughters aged 9, 7, 6 and 4. She is a contributor for Inc., podcaster, and creator behind a viral TikTok. Amy has been published broadly including in/on outlets including The TODAY Show, Refinery29, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post and The Seattle Times. She has spoken across the world on many stages, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, Cannes Lions, and SXSW. She is incredibly passionate about the intersection of “creator skills” and women’s work, with a belief that every woman has something to teach the world.
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Jessica Abo
Jessica Abo is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, sought-after media trainer, and public relations expert. With more than 20 years of TV news experience, Abo teaches clients how to make the headlines and master media opportunities. Her client roster includes C-Suite executives, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and medical and legal experts. She is a national speaker with appearances including the United Nations, Facebook, Microsoft, Delta, WW, and TEDx. Regularly in the media herself, Abo has appeared on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, Access Hollywood, and more. As a writer and contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur, Abo has profiled industry titans. She currently hosts “Leadership Unfiltered with Jessica Abo” for the Los Angeles Tribune.
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Aliza Licht
Aliza Licht is an award-winning marketer, bestselling author, podcaster, personal branding expert, and career development coach. As the founder of Leave Your Mark, a multimedia brand and consultancy, she leverages over 25 years of marketing, communications, and digital expertise from the fashion industry to advise businesses and individuals on brand strategy. Credited as a social media pioneer and one of the first fashion influencers, Licht was the former anonymous social media phenomenon DKNY PR GIRL. Her first book, Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It In Your Career. Rock Social Media. (2015), delivers career mentorship and advice for early professionals. Her career advice podcast by the same name has garnered over 1.3 million downloads. As a global mentor, she was named one of “America’s Next Top Mentors” by The New York Times and Business Insider’s “Top 20 Most Innovative Career Coaches.” Her second book, On Brand: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception. (2023) is a comprehensive guide to personal branding and was awarded Best Book of 2023 in Business: Marketing and Advertising by the American Book Fest. Licht is regularly featured in the media, with appearances that include Good Morning America, The Today Show, E!, Bloomberg, and more.
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Kelsey Nixon
Kelsey Nixon is an Emmy-nominated Outstanding Culinary Host, best-selling cookbook author, podcaster, and founder of Recipe Club and The Recipe Binder. Kelsey’s community engages with her daily through her social channels and membership platform that help overwhelmed parents get weeknight dinner on the table. She hosted Kelsey’s Essentials and Kelsey’s Homemade on Cooking Channel and Food Network where she shared her best tips, tools, and techniques for building your best home and cooking life. Kelsey is a regular guest on national programs like the Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Access Hollywood.
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April Davis
A compelling speaker, creative consultant, and wordsmith, April Davis has been featured in magazines, podcasts, and on stage, sharing her wisdom, humor and knowledge as the creator of The Vagina Blog/Podcast. Her passion and drive have created an entire community around female body health. April also works behind the scenes with other content creators, providing photo, video, writing, and graphic design services for over 10 years. She is an expert in marketing, branding, and design and loves seeing business owners find peace as they streamline their business, both working with their menstrual cycle and thriving with solid branding.
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Kate Voegele
Kate Voegele is a Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, recording artist, and creative entrepreneur. She is also an actress, starring on the hit CW show ‘One Tree Hill,’ and founder of the lifestyle company We The Dreamers.
Along with playing thousands of shows touring internationally for the last decade, Kate has also been developing and creating content for We The Dreamers, a blog and lifestyle company that exists to inspire creatives and dreamers to design a life and space that cultivates joy, creativity, and everyday magic.
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Tracy McCubbin
Tracy McCubbin the CEO of dClutterfly, America’s top decluttering service. In the last two decades, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Tracy is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to get real solutions.
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Linda Ugelow
Linda Ugelow is a speaking confidence coach, podcast host, and author of the book, Delight in the Limelight: Overcome your fear of being seen and realize your dreams. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, she now helps entrepreneurs, authors, and business professionals transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight whether on digital platforms or on stage. She has cultivated a dedicate TikTok following of 160K through engaging and relatable content and is host of the podcast and live show Delight in the Limelight where she continues to inspire and empower individuals on their journey to confident self-expression.
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Darria Long
Dr. Darria Long is an author, physician, and renowned TV and media expert on women and children’s health & burnout. She wrote the best-selling book, Mom Hacks with science-backed ways for moms to take care of their health and raise awesome kids. She was “doing it all” when she faced a life-threatening health crisis that made her question everything about health and the “do it all” mentality. She launched TrueveLab, a research-oriented think tank, and published the first comprehensive study of burnout in women post-pandemic. Dr. Darria is a Harvard and Yale-trained physician, practicing ER doctor, and mom to 3 kiddos.
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Tara Nearents
For the past decade Tara has been creating sunshine out of the ordinary while fostering a devoted global community of like-minded equally pen obsessed creatives. Her work is a testament that beauty can be found in the simplest of things and that the small things are actually the big things. Tara’s recognizable rad & happy style and meticulous attention to detail is carried throughout all of her designs and products. From perfectly laid out planners, a digital subscription that wins you all the cool mom points, and the straight up magical Rad Pack, Tara is that bestie who knows all the things to make your Rad life all kinds of Happy.
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Britta Tabor
Meet Britta Borden-Tabor, your go-to digital influencer and empowerment coach who specializes in inspiring women over 40 to live a life beyond their wildest dreams. Blending motivational speaking with the transformative power of fashion, faith, family, and femininity, Britta offers a one-of-a-kind roadmap to personal development and holistic success. Her online community, The Hive, serves as an empowering space where women learn to embrace their individuality, elevate their style, and live unapologetically. With Britta, you’re not just finding your style or your next travel destination—you’re unlocking your true potential.
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Tabitha Harper
Tabitha Harper is an artist and illustrator, cooperative studio owner, and lover of all things creative! Her driving passion is sharing the joy of creativity with kids – and adults with a fondness for whimsy. Tabitha has taught art independently for over a decade, and has enjoyed opportunities teaching nationally for brands like Michaels.com, Derwent, Holbein, and Plaza Arts. Running McHarper Manor Studio and her online art club is a busy job; but when she’s not working, you’ll probably find her combing the aisles of an antique shop or flea market in search of kitschy holiday decor.
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Samantha Broxton
Samantha Broxton (@RaisingSelf) is a community builder and digital storyteller.
Professionally, she’s done everything from originating multi-million dollar commercial loans, to launching a startup, to risk management and Product Management.
Socially, she’s known as a leading voice in intentional parenting and reparenting. She’s amassed hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views by sharing candid moments, learnings and commentary on topics like intentional parenting, socio-emotional health and social issues. Personally, she’s a mom of three, a wife to her college sweetheart and a Bibliophile who reads multiple books a month.
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Calvina Nguyen
Calvina Nguyen is a designer, photographer, and visual brand strategist. She runs a branding and design company called Your Brand Spark. She has spent nearly two decades in the creative field, helping small businesses build a solid visual brand foundation that empowers them to be confident and professional and grow a thriving business. She loves educating small business owners on how to communicate their brands effectively and beautifully to attract their ideal audience.
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Morgan Spenla
Morgan is the founder of Crafter.com and is working to make the arts & crafts industry more accessible, convenient and enjoyable. Crafter partners with expert artists to build digital workshops + curated kits of tools & materials in mediums such as weaving, painting — even soldering stained glass art. We love niche crafts, have you ever wanted to try making crepe paper flowers, woven baskets or a custom leather bag? We’re here for you.
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Katelyn Magnuson
Katelyn, the driving force behind Freelance CFO and creator of Wealth Witches, is revolutionizing accounting with a sprinkle of magic. With a decade of experience, she’s not your typical number cruncher. Her unique blend of expertise and approachability, infused with a touch of spiritual insight, has made her a go-to authority. Katelyn believes finance should be a stepping stone to success, not a barrier. With a judgment-free ethos, she simplifies complex financial topics, making them actionable for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Her ultimate goal? To empower you to manifest your authentic life—not a cookie-cutter one!
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Suzy Ultman
Suzy Ultman has been creating toys and books for friends and family since childhood. A born storyteller, Suzy is an illustrator, product designer, toy creator, and bookmaker of sophisticated and simple objects and that inspire and delight young and old alike. Make Time for Play is a personal philosophy that is central to her art and signature products, extending a welcome invitation to share in the play and spread happy.
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Lisa Bardot
Lisa Bardot is an illustrator and digital art educator who helps millions of people all around the world find their creativity through drawing on the iPad. She creates industry-leading digital brushes, tutorials, and art-making resources that are enjoyed by artists of all levels. She recently published her first book, Drawing Digital: The Complete Guide for Learning to Draw and Paint on your iPad. Additionally, she runs Making Art Everyday, providing drawing prompts and challenges to overcome creative fears and develop an art-making practice, as well as Art Maker’s Club, a joy-filled creative community and learning hub for digital art-makers.
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Jessica Sueiro
A status-quo dropout, Jessica has been traveling full-time with her family since 2014. They have visited over 70 countries in their quest for a global education, deeper bonds, and to invest in memories over stuff. Some of their adventures include hiking 580 miles in Spain, RVing every country in Europe, buying a sailboat, learning to sail, and now circumnavigating. Jessica and her partner started their travel business WorldTowning to help individuals broaden their experiences through concentrated and immersive exposure to the world. Through coaching, group expeditions, and the sharing of the family YouTube channel they hope to inspire others.
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Anna Zietz &
Erica Tankesley
Glad & Young is a design studio producing fun-loving leather goods that are dreamed up and created by hand in their Atlanta, Georgia studio. Since 2015 they have set out to make bags and accessories that are daring, colorful, and full of personality. The world of leathercraft leans utilitarian and masculine, and they inherently break that mold. Their line of hand marbled vegetable tanned items range from neutral to neon and offers a wide range of one-of-a-kind products. Their goal is to create items that are exciting to own and as interesting as the person who carries them.
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Cheldin Barlatt Rumer
Cheldin Barlatt Rumer is the CEO and Executive Producer of THIS IS IT NETWORK™, a global female, minority-owned, digital streaming platform. Rumer uses her magnetic personality, unmatched energy, and industry expertise to promote the accomplishments and ambitions of her international guests while captivating her global audience of remarkable women.
As an immigrant from Sierra Leone, West Africa, a former Division 1 athlete, a mother of two, an adjunct professor, a personal branding expert, and an author, Rumer works diligently to encourage her audience to no longer whisper their wishes but to scream their dreams.
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Kirstie Wang
Kirstie Wang runs A Jar of Pickles, a Bay Area small business that creates playful products to inspire endless celebration. Our small team is proudly made of AAPI women who design, source, and package all our products in-house and are committed to giving joyful customer connections.
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Christina Nicholson
Christina started her PR agency, Media Maven, after working as a TV reporter for more than 10 years. Since then, she has created an online course for solopreneurs who want to earn coverage in the media, but don’t have a budget to hire an agency. She is the host of the Become A Media Maven podcast.
You can still see her on Lifetime TV, on the TEDx stage, and read her work in Inc., Business Insider, and Fast Company.
Christina has a lifestyle blog, Christina All Day.
As an avid reader and book lover, she is a steward of a Little Free Library.
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Alexandra Nolan
After leaving corporate America to pursue her entrepreneurial dream, Alexandra went on to launch a 6-figure international brand, appearing in Forbes, on Yahoo’s Most Inspiring Influencers list, and being dubbed The Unconventional Entrepreneur by Hollywood Digest. Alexandra is a self-made mom-preneur, author of The Unconventional Entrepreneur, and founder of City Chic Living, The Aroma Haus, and The UE Academy. She obtained her MBA from the University of Memphis, studied International Business Studies at Bournemouth University in England, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Marketing.
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Corey Hudson
Corey is a seasoned Pinterest strategist and marketing expert with a proven track record of driving business results. With 4 years of dedicated experience in the field, she has become a trusted authority in leveraging the power of Pinterest to boost brand visibility and drive targeted traffic. As a Pinterest strategist, Corey specializes in creating and executing highly effective Pinterest marketing campaigns that deliver tangible results. She possesses a deep understanding of the platform’s unique algorithm, user behavior, and the latest trends, allowing her to help others grow their brands using the platform.
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Amy McPhie Allebest
Amy McPhie Allebest is a writer, teacher, speaker, and feminist historian. She holds a masters degree in Liberal Arts from Stanford University, and is currently working toward a PhD in Education, Culture and Society. Her podcast, “Breaking Down Patriarchy” illuminates the history of patriarchy and other oppressive systems, empowering listeners to deconstruct harmful ideas, reach our individual potential, and thrive as a human family.
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Nicole Swartz
Nicole Swartz is the attorney and founder behind Sprout Law, a law firm for women business owners. She’s also a business owner as well. In 2015, she started a skincare line that was featured in hundreds of stores around the world and even the Golden Globes giftbags. After two years, she had to rebrand the entire business because she didn’t have a trademark. Now, she helps other women protect their brands to avoid the same situation. Ps, she’s also obsessed with celebrity trademarks!
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Elizabeth Jones
Since 2013, Elizabeth Jones has been blogging at Country Peony inspiring others to craft a happy life! Featured in SouthernLiving.com, GoodHousekeeping.com, CountryLiving.com, and Cosmopolitan.com, Elizabeth creates content about simple and whimsical crafts and spaces. She inspires her audience as she designs for her craft studio and farmhouse in Texas. Elizabeth is in the process of renovating an old general store into her craft studio. The Country Peony Studio will provide opportunities to host live workshops, and produce in-person creative events.
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Angie Chua
Angie Chua is the founder, heart, and soul of bobo design studio where she designs and creates wanderlust and travel-inspired stationery that encourages and enables people to explore the world around them.
Angie is also an illustrator, licensed artist, muralist, and the owner of the boutique stationery shop bobo Palm Springs. bobo Palm Springs is focused on carrying artisan products from women-owned, women-of-color-owned, and Queer-owned brands, as well as rare stationery goods from Japan.
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Tina Keyner
Tina Keyner is the founder of Social Paper Plan, she creates items used for various paper crafts, teaches creative workshops, and has built a community around memory keeping. Tina has over 25 years experience working in the paper crafting industry and uses her expertise to inform others of new trends, techniques and influences creative freedoms.
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Lori Siebert & Kenzie Elston
Kenzie Elston is a born creative who loves color, whimsy and all things floral. She primarily freelances and licenses art to a variety of gift, garden, stationery and home decorating companies. To see more of her illustration journey, follow her on Instagram!
Lori Siebert is a product designer, licensed artist, creative retreat teacher and founder of Olika Studios. Lori has designed for clients such as Target, Nickelodeon and Universal Studios. Lori LOVES to explore all mediums as an artist who creates everyday in her quiet studio in the country.
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Kathryn Godwin
Kathryn Godwin founded Studio Cultivate in 2013. Based out of Charlotte, NC, Studio Cultivate is a woman-led design and fabrication company that specializes in the creation of immersive installations and experiential marketing to help brands tell their story. The close-knit team looks to the guiding principle to “Create Magic Every Day” and excels in masterfully crafting environments that delight and surprise.
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Gina Skye
VOTED TOP 5 ALT 2020! Last year’s workshop was at over capacity! Attendees shared it was such a life changing experience. Breakthrough Breathwork allows the body to decrease stress, release limiting beliefs, and focus on feeling empowered. This breakthrough shifts our mindset using the principles of Neuro-Somatic holistic approaches.
Gina is a Holistic Therapist and Trainer providing programs based on foundational concepts and cutting edge research to maximize wellness & success support. It is time to rise to challenges and answer the call to life’s adventures and triumph for rejuvenation, calm, focus, confidence and joy.
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Ringo & Sarah Alexander
Ringo and Sarah are an artist duo who live and make art together in a dilapidated farmhouse between Baltimore and DC. This pair loves to create magical installations using unexpected materials (often found in their rubbish pile) to bring people joy and delight.
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Jen Cloes
Jen Cloes is a witty and empowered truth teller. SAHM turned San Diego State Art + Design Graduate acutely passionate about amplifying women’s ideas, voices and businesses. Unhinging and strengthening stifled voices is her life’s passion and design is her medium.
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Isabella Howe
Founder & CEO Izzy started The Flat Lay Co. in 2017 as she needed a makeup bag to keep up with her hectic schedule working in tech startups in her early 20s. From the gym, to work and then out to drinks, she found herself topping up her makeup in bathrooms and on trains along the way. She needed something that would save her time and protect her cosmetics from grubby countertops, and the original Flat Lay Makeup Bag was born! Today, The Flat Lay Co. has a cult following that includes Molly Mae Hague, Fleur Bell and Jamie Genievieve, with over 750,000 units sold. Izzy still designs all the products from her design studio in London.
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Mimi Kaumanns
Mimi is an illustrator & motion graphics artist based in Munich, Germany.
At past Alt Summits she documented the event by sketching you – the Alt attendees – in a social media ready square to share & discover. This year she’s sizing up and going big! Mimi will create an art installation of Saguaro moments: A collage of type & portraits, sketches & patterns, moments and memories. All the things and impressions she collected and sketched since attending her first Alt.
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Natalie Brown
Natalie Brown here, an LA-based artist known for vibrant handlettering and illustrations. Founder of Threeologie, I help creatives turn their passion into a full-time gig. With experience partnering with brands like Disney and Rihanna, I’m your go-to resource for artistic and business growth. Join me on this colorful journey! 🌈🎨🚀
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Jennifer Stark
Meet our Senior Client Solutions Advisor, Jennifer Stark. With a knack for boosting the game of affiliate marketing, Jennifer partners with renowned content creators, guiding them to significantly enhance their commissions and overall earnings. She’s your ally in transforming that side hustle into a thriving full-time career. Keen on app-linking best practices? Jennifer’s insights are golden. Gear up to dive deep into strategies that work – bring your questions and get ready to elevate your affiliate prowess with Jennifer’s expertise.
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Chanelle René
Chanelle René is an award-winning contemporary painter and mural artist. Her use of vibrant colors and painterly brushstrokes often celebrate the feminine figure to create narrative and engaging works from original canvases to large scale murals. Chanelle has exhibited nationally and internationally with works held in private and public collections. A self-taught artist who in her 40s embraced the ‘pandemic pause’ transitioned from a 20+ year career in public relations/digital marketing to art entrepreneur. A true believer that anyone can ‘shine your vibe’ at any stage of life, Chanelle’s artwork embodies endless possibilities.
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Abby Combs
Abby is the owner of E-Studios – a Marketing Firm that manages the marketing efforts of small businesses to help them be seen, stay top of mind with customers, and feel relief from the overwhelm that marketing can bring. They specialize in email marketing, but also offer Shopify, social media, and consulting related services.
Abby started her marketing journey after losing her son, Easton at birth, and realizing healing was the next step in her journey. She learned that marketing is simply communicating and connecting with an audience. That connection became the medicine for her broken heart.
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Aria Leighty
Aria Leighty is an award-winning entrepreneur, brand strategist, and the Founder of “Haus of Aquarius”.
Aria has founded multiple six-figure businesses and has helped hundreds of creative entrepreneurs.
For over a decade, Aria has combined her diverse experience, creative ideas, power network, and unique perspective to help entrepreneurs maximize their influence, impact, and income. Aria helps expansive thought-leaders, trail-blazing creatives, and impactful visionaries show up big in the world.
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Adeola Mead
Dr. Adeola Mead is a naturopathic physician with 15+ years of clinical experience who specializes in mental and metabolic health.
She partners with women to address burnout and chronic disease holistically so they have the bandwidth to perform at their peak and their businesses can grow sustainably.
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Alex Steele
I’m Alex Sorensen Steele, newsletter curator, film photographer, and stay-at-home mother of four in Los Angeles. My newsletter Handpicked is joyfully devoured every week by cool women of all ages. I keep no creative secrets, collect the loveliest people and objects, and swear by a handwritten grocery list.
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Anna Wojtowicz
Anna Wojtowicz is a first-gen immigrant, Business & Mindset Coach, speaker, host of The Limitless Podcast and Founder of The AW Creative. Anna helps alpha female founders find balance between ambition and inner peace.
Anna spent over a decade in NYC working in the Marketing and Ad Sales department of brands such as Teen Vogue, Vogue, Martha Stewart and The Smithsonian.
She now helps clients scale profitable brands with strategy and spirituality.
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Bayoush Mengesha
Bayoush Mengesha is business owner, self taught goldsmith, trauma survivor, and . Bayoush founded her business in 2014, Devi Arts Collective with a dream to create an ethical business that connects and creates community. She’s passionate about empowering women, lifting women up, and giving women a voice and the confidence they need to not only succeed, but thrive as they build upon their skills and pursue their inner passions.
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Lindsay Meyer
Lindsay Meyer is a self-taught emerging artist currently creating from Marin County, California. Her works on paper layer watercolor and acrylic paint with different types of paper and clippings. In 2018, she was included in 7×7 Magazine’s “Style Council” feature as one of the most stylish people in San Francisco. Lindsay is an alum of Notre Dame, where she has a STEM degree, and Columbia Business School, where she earned MBA. She was also an early voice in the #MeToo movement and her story has appeared in the NYTimes, The Cut, USA Today, and TIME Magazine, where she was one of the Silence Breakers named in the 2017 Person of the Year issue.
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Ashley Collett
Ashley Collett, co-founder, and co-CEO of Salt & Honey Market in Utah, is a retail visionary with expertise in product design and event management. Under her leadership, Salt & Honey has grown to 3 locations, achieved seven-figure turnovers, benefitting over 4000 small-shop vendors since 2015. A mentor, community advocate and sought-after expert, Ashley bridges creativity with commerce, leaving an enduring mark on the small business retail landscape. She believes in creating every day and is joyful about her space where artisans can cultivate their craft into sustainable careers.
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Charmaine Jennings
Charmaine is the founder of Hustle + Charm – a community of women who have been coming together for support in life, entrepreneurship and career growth since 2017. She believes more women are needed in business and high-earning positions, and is on a mission to help as many women as possible reach their next level of success. Charmaine is also the founder and CEO of Strategic Charm, serving as a digital marketing executive who helps businesses connect with dream clients and customers online.
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Demi Austin-Thomas
Infectious and electrifying, Coach Demi Austin-Thomas is a transformative force—Certified Family Dynamics Coach, Speaker, Mommy Motivator, and Author on a blazing mission! A straight-shooting Momma with zero fluff, she’s your ultimate “Go-to Girl,” offering transparent and practical solutions to cultivate, strengthen, and elevate your relationships. Demi’s passion lies in supporting busy wives and working women struggling with burnout and balance. Armed with her Tackle 5 prioritization method, she empowers clients to get to the knitty gritty of their challenges while identifying and organizing their top daily priorities. For over 17 years, Demi has been a relentless family crusader, leaving a global and impressionable impact. She continues to inspire women to take ownership of their self-discovery journey by redefining themselves unapologetically. A former NBC TV Correspondent and contributing expert for CBS The Doctors Show, NBC Access, FOX, Hallmark, and various media outlets.
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Donna Guerreros
I am a registered nurse, artist, facilitator & writer. I want you to live more by design, instead of default.
I encourage individuals to cultivate joy in their everyday. As a perpetual student, I believe we are a constant work in progress – I have studied and mentored in Astrology, Reiki, Guided Meditation, Human Design, and Intuitive Development. I incorporate and infuse these mind/body practice techniques, my clinical knowledge, as well as other healing modalities into all of my work and process.
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Sabrina Morrice
Sabrina Morrice is the founder of Anchorlight Creative and since 2013 the mission has been simple: support women-led businesses all over the world as their partner in growth with the tech help and strategic advisement they need to get results. We specialize in website design, SEO and business development that works.
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Sarah Jansel
Sarah Jansel (nicknamed The Shopify Queen) is a speaker, podcaster, and CEO of Jansel & Co where she and her team help clients build, brand, and grow awesome websites, on Shopify and Kajabi.
Sarah has 25 years experience in business, operations, and Human Resources. Sarah held leadership roles for companies including TD, PwC, Scotiabank, and was the VP People & Operations at CARFAX Canada. Sarah holds diplomas in HR Management, Management Consulting, and her Masters of Business in Executive Management. Sarah is also certified as a Prosci Change Management Professional, and a Klaviyo Partner, Shopify, Kajabi, and Omnisend Partner.
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Emilie Iggiotti
Emilie Iggiotti is a portrait and branding photographer based in Edmonton, Alberta. She was born on Reunion Island, a French territory near Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
While she originally studied literature and law, the legal industry lacked the creativity and connection that photography has gifted her. Today, her work as a branding and portrait photographer allows her to shape the way her clients see themselves so they can more confidently pursue their own purpose.
She is also the co-owner of a photography studio rental called LE Studio YEG, located in the heart of a vibrant neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Fifi Buchanan,
Oni Kitchens & Chelsi Kitchens
Fifi Buchanan is a mechanical engineer, wellness content creator, and podcaster. She created the Wonderfully Made podcast to use meditations, storytelling and encouraging words to help others live a more mindful life.
Oni “Bella” Kitchens is an artist and content creator specializing in lifestyle and home design content for her Curated By Onibella YouTube channel as well as her instagram @CuratedByBella and (the new) @pinkybluehouse Instagram pages.
Chelsi Kitchens is a Digital Artist, UGC Creator and Owner of Black Candy Co which specializes in stickers and notepads. Chelsi also runs the Instagram page @curatedbychelsi.
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Suze Riley
I’m a mixed-media artist, passionate about connecting with people to create minimal, beautiful portraits that capture personal essence and style. My experience includes creating live portraits at events for Notion, Altitude Summit and at Renegade Craft Fair. If you’re looking for a custom creative experience to delight your guests at corporate events, boutique parties or wellness gathering, let’s talk!
I also make mixed media collage artworks inspired by the ocean, nostalgic road trips and summer days and create custom artworks for corporate installations and private commissions.
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Jordan Dené Ellis
Jordan Dené Ellis is an enthusiastic community manager based in Philadelphia, PA. She’s been an entrepreneur for over twelve years, building the geek fashion brand Jordandené, nerdy lifestyle magazine The Sartorial Geek, and helping fellow small businesses with a freelance social media service. Now she continues to support small businesses and brands with the team at Adobe Express.
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Gala McCray
Gala is a bookkeeper, aka your finance friend, here to advocate for the financial health of your business. “I founded my bookkeeping business to empower other entrepreneurs to be confident in financial decisions by providing a modern and simple take on bookkeeping. I want to see you succeed!”
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Shannon Vonderach
Shannon, aka Mrs. Vondy, went from burnt out wedding photographer to email obsessed after sending ONE email to her list and earning $2600! That email saved her business and changed her life. Now she’s on a mission to bring that “you’ve got mail” feeling back to email by helping business owners realize email is fun, easy and extremely profitable.
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Jackie Kossoff
Jackie Kossoff is a Marketing Strategist & Facebook Ads Expert who helps businesses of all sizes generate profit through conversion-driven digital marketing strategies. Her expertise has generated record profits for a wide-range of clients, from bootstrapped startups to established businesses valued at $1 billion. When she’s not working, she’s probably reading, writing, watching history documentaries, or traveling to historic sites in Europe.
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Jess Milanes
Jess Milanes is the owner of Smart Podcast Solutions, and the creator of a proprietary system to launch your podcast in a day. She has helped successfully launch over 20 podcasts and supports podcast productions such as Entreprenista, Startups in Stilettos, Healthy Hustle, and more! Her dedication to quality work, efficient workflows, and finding joy in each day keeps her going. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI and finds her joy most days in her daughter.
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Kristina Eng
Kristina Eng has decades of career experience in design, travel, higher education, and non-profit. To nourish her creativity, she is a printmaker and manages a local art studio (that is all about hella fabulous mixed media and self expression!). After co-facilitating an intuitive collage workshop at ALT Summit 2020, she has continued to inspire others, including leading The Artist’s Way circles. With a passion for community engagement via the arts, she stewards her own free little art gallery, and teaches intro watercolor workshops with the Santa Clara County Libraries in and around greater San Jose, CA.
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Nicole Lewis
Nicole Lewis is the founder of Art 2 the Extreme®, making her colorful mark through her playful collection of Original Rainbow Crayons®.
Nicole is passionate about teaching others how to DIY your own PR, leverage press opportunities and use relationship-building in the media industry to grow your business. Nicole is also a speaker & instructor for Etsy’s education program, Etsy U.
Her features include Magnolia, Business Insider, CNBC, NPR, GMA, The Drew Barrymore Show & has earned a Martha Stewart “Good Things” seal. Nicole was a finalist in the Etsy Design Awards, finishing top 10 in the Kids category worldwide.
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Kailan Carr
Kailan’s mission is to prioritize play time for kids living in this digital world! She is a former teacher with a masters in literacy, who founded Kailancarr.com to help parents and grandparents provide screen-free activities through her printable activities and quiet book patterns and page kits. She’s also an author of 5 books and a speaker advocating for more play!
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Kat & Chretienne Yalung
As co-founders of the YSisters, Chretienne & Kat Yalung are Filipino Goddesses on a mission to empower visionary leaders to come home (bahay) to self love. Determined to shake up the wellness industry with melanin spice, they unleash MVMT play, somatic mindfulness & ancestral sensory wisdom to co-create transformative & accessible healing experiences. Collectively they’ve trained 4K+ entrepreneurs across 4 continents as Business Coaches, Educators, Managing Directors & Consultants leading separate high performing teams of 40+ in nonprofit, wellness, dance, education, social impact tech & venture philanthropy across Southern CA & the PNW.
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Kathryn Harris
Plant nerd, wanderlust and lover of all things creative, Kathryn has been a photographer for 15 years. Connecting with people and capturing their stories is her superpower and her favorite compliment is that she makes clients feel completely comfortable in front of the camera. She also loves creating content and sharing her passion for travel, home decor, motherhood and cooking.
Huntington Beach is where she calls home. When she’s not working, you can find her waiting in the carpool line at pickup, creating a new dish from leftovers or soaking in a bubble bath, glass of wine in one hand and a good book in the other.
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Kimberley Evans
Kimberley Evans is an entrepreneur, designer, and wedding industry leader who breaks boundaries with her innovative concepts. With over two decades in the wedding industry, Kim is a thought leader and trailblazer who thinks outside the box and creates unique and unforgettable experiences. Her passion for pushing the envelope and creating new, exciting, and inclusive experiences is what has led her to build the world’s first inclusive wedding subscription box. This groundbreaking subscription gift offers a range of wedding essentials, from accessories to planning and wedding day products, helping all couples celebrate Love Without Labels.
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Laura Plouzek
Laura is the color-loving entrepreneur behind xoelle, where she’s been making rad & ridiculous bow ties for 15 years. She left her dream job (high school art teacher!) to travel from port to port when she fell in love with a bow-tie-wearing sailor. Her total love affair with making has been at the heart of everything else she does and so she happily paints, bakes, sews, prints, stitches, tufts, designs, builds, and folds lots of laundry (she made three kids with that sailor). If you give her a day off from bow ties, you’ll find her thrifting or taking long walks through old neighborhoods.
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Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu is a master life coach helping women uplevel in business and life to confidently live an epic life! She is an unshakable optimist, wife, mom, entrepreneur, workshop facilitator, motivational speaker, best selling author and podcast host of The Lucy Liu Show.
Entrepreneurs & high achievers hire her to see clarity and take quantum leaps FAST. Because most of them are overthinking, scattered and self-doubting. She’s best at helping you get unstuck, make faster decisions and fulfill higher potential. Bottom line: not only make more money and impact, but have more fun and live an EPIC life by design.
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Megan Moser
Megan is the owner of Visionary Experiences, a space for potent healing and expansion!
From burnt out international flight attendant to living my most abundant life through being in service all while being a SAHM and multi-business owner! The 9-5 schedule and living by others’ standards was not my vibe so I decided to create a life designed for me!
It took two home births and a lot of inner work, unlearning, and play before I finally uncovered my purpose in this lifetime. I now have the honor of guiding and supporting others in their healing journey through the holistic practices of Kambo, sound healing, breathwork, and mentorship.
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Nancy Moore
Nancy Moore is the host of the “Sharing Passion and Purpose” Podcast. She is passionate about people and their stories. Nancy wears many hats; including Creative Entrepreneur, Writer, Teacher and Public Relations Coordinator. Developing connections and networking is her super-power which helps in her role as Public Relations Coordinator for a Tulsa business. As a Business Instructor at Tulsa Community College, she encourages students to lean into their strengths, interests and values when considering a career. In the podcast, Nancy visits with individuals who have tapped into their passion and creative potential and are living their purpose.
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Nicole McKinley
Nicole McKinley is the owner of Palm to Pine Design, a small business specializing in personalized party decor, invitations and custom stationery. She is passionate about helping stay at home moms create highly profitable businesses leveraging what they love, while still prioritizing family life. She started her business in 2013 with a printer in her basement and has grown to 6 figure profits with a team of stay at home moms, a badge as an Etsy top 1% seller and expanded to sell her products across multiple platforms.
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Radhika Graham
Radhika (or Rad for short) founded Rad Occasions in 2015 and it’s been an amazing journey ever since! Her passion for making memorable wedding events has evolved into a full-service company with a team of five, including her husband, Rob. As a certified planner and a lifelong romantic, she prides herself on going the extra mile for the couples she works with – whether it’s folding 500+ paper cranes or running Olympic sprints to save bouquets from stormy weather.
Favourite Things: wedding cake, wine, beautifully written vows, curling up with my husband after we’ve wrapped another rad event.
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Stefanie Bales
Stefanie is an award-winning artist, muralist, and boutique gallery owner- all of which are umbrellaed under her multifaceted creative brand, Stefanie Bales Fine Art. Her portfolio also includes bespoke products, educational, and consultingl services. Stefanie was a professor of Art & Design for a decade before pursuing her Art career full time. She was named people’s choice for “Best Artist” in San Diego, and her gallery has been voted best in SD for 3 years running. Her work has been published extensively and is in both public and private collections internationally. Stefanie is a mom to two young boys who are her greatest works of Art.
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Raven O’Neal
Raven O’Neal is a visionary business leader and serial entrepreneur with a strong track record in women-led startups, social impact, and business fundraising. As the Founder of Savvy Gal, Hacking the Patriarchy Podcast, and Fem-Led News, she is dedicated to empowering women in business. Her initiatives foster thriving communities, offer enriching courses, and provide invaluable mentorship. With over a decade of experience, Raven has empowered more than 250 female founders and helped facilitate more than $100M in funding, driving unparalleled success in executive roles, strategic partnerships, and fundraising.
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Tessie Fay Snow
Tessie Fay Snow is a surface pattern designer and home decorator living in Spicer, Minnesota. She’s been blogging for over 10 years and is a licensing artist. Her collaborations include Windham Fabrics, Where Women Create magazine, Mixbook Photo Co., and Papyrus. She’s been married to her sweetheart, CJ, for over 25 years and is the proud mom of four. She’s currently in the process of renovating her 100-year-old lake house and is learning to embrace the joys of midlife. She’s all about loving deeply, giving yourself grace, and finding joy in the little things.
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Tina Dhillon
Architect, Interior Designer, Lifelong Learner. With a refined aesthetic rooted in storytelling, Tina believes in design as an avenue for authentic self-expression. Creator of the course, “Silver Style on the Go,” she explores the deep connection between personal journeys and evolving style. Beyond blueprints, Tina passionately guides others to discover their distinctive style in their homes and lives. Advocating for the beauty of the silver years, she sees them as a vivid chapter filled with opportunity and self-exploration. What’s your unique story?
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Andrea Campos
Andrea Campos is a visual artist and New York Times best selling illustrator – who loves encouraging play in people’s lives. She is the creative force behind ‘dreasdoodles’ and has worked with companies like Target, LinkedIn, and Athleta. Her playful with a purpose style has led her to work on a variety of projects including, marketing campaigns, books, toys, and even Con Pollo a bilingual picture book co-authored by Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon.
The daughter of immigrants, Andrea is committed to inclusive storytelling, and hopes that her work will not only spark joy in people’s lives but also share the joy of the BIPOC experience.
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Raegan Waite
Hi! My name is Raegan, and I’m the owner & lead photographer of Clay House Photography. I currently reside in Indianapolis, IN. I have been married for almost 4 years to my hunky husband Trevor, and we dream of moving away to Ireland one day. I love traveling, tacos, and rainy days. Creating this business has been an incredible process: full of joy, failures, fear, Jesus, and the support of so many. I am captivated by the stories that make up relationships. I love storytelling through photography. Weddings are really just a day of relationships & connection & family, and being invited into that is a gift.
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Ati Williams & Jessica Banks
Ati Williams and Jessica Banks host the Netflix show ‘Hack my Home.’
Ati owns Honeycomb Design|Build and is known as your ‘Construction Bestie.’ She is a designer, general contractor and philathropist. When not working, she’s hanging with her cool kiddo or creating art. Ati has a Beyoncé lyric always at the ready for any life moment.
Jessica is an inventor, designer, entrepreneur, TV personality, and roboticist with degrees in both Engineering (MIT) and Physics (UofM). Jessica owns Rock Paper Robot. She specializes in kinetic furniture—furniture that moves. Additionally, she’s a ‘skull-ptor,’ decorating small animal skulls as art pieces.”
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Erika Vieira
Erika Vieira, YouTube channel producer and strategist, has generated over 200 million video views across several YouTube channels. Her YouTube Bootcamp, private coaching, YouTube agency and podcast are the #1 go-to resources for women on YouTube. In 2014, Erika launched The YouTube Power Hour podcast which has featured interviews from over 300 well-known female YouTube creators. Fast forward to 2023 and Erika now runs various courses and coaching programs as well as her Strategic Channel management agency which runs and manages channels for businesses and busy professionals.
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Alex Vailas
Alex Vailas is the Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing for DYPER™ where she is responsible for building a generation-defining CPG brand that is on a mission to make better diapering products and reduce landfill waste. She has helped DYPER grow from a D2C brand to an omnichannel brand with a presence spanning Walmart, Target.com, Whole Foods, and Thrive Market. With over one million followers, Alex helped pioneer the influencer marketing space and was deemed Business Insider and InStyle Magazine’s Top Pinner.
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Danielle Melton
Danielle’s an accomplished executive leader, working mom coach, & global visionary for working mothers. As founder of MOTHERboard Society, a program tailored to combat burnout & promote wellness among working mothers, Danielle created measurable opportunities for over 13,500 women. Her influence has been acknowledged widely, from an invitation to join the 2019 BET Awards & Emmys to being named “Person to Watch” in Sass Magazine, 2021. Danielle’s been featured in many esteemed publications, including Mother.ly, Entreprenista, &, most recently, Forbes. With her multi-dimensional expertise, Danielle is a trusted voice for change & empowerment.
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Alisha Cohen
Alisha Cohen is the Founder and Creative Director of LISH creative. For the past 8 years, LISH has produced photo and video content for some of the largest beauty, food and beverage brands in the world, including Dunkin’, IHop, Nickelodeon, Butterfinger, Benefit Cosmetics and more.
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Gurneet Chhabra
With a vision to provide women in business the resources & platform to thrive in their entrepreneurial journey, I founded the Seattle Women’s Network in 2022 to empower women in business, fostering diversity and inclusion through curated networking events. I’m also the co-founder of Brand Unpuzzled, specializing in small-business branding. My work has gained recognition in local news, magazines & podcasts and I’m honored to be one of 425 Business magazine’s “40 under 40” entrepreneurs, the only South Asian woman on the list.
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Allison Henry Aver
Allison Henry Aver is a leader in building lifestyle brands with personality, purpose and a point-of view. Her expertise was gained running in-house creative marketing teams for top-tier fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands in NYC. Allison was the founding Design Director of the cult favorite brand, Kate Spade Saturday,
led the re-brand of the heritage label Ann Taylor, was the first Art Director of Vogue.com, and Design Director at the prestige hair care brand Bumble and bumble. Currently she is the founder and Chief Creative Office of Letter A, a boutique branding agency based in Portland, Oregon.
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Hitha Palepu
Hitha Palepu is a consummate multi-hyphenate. She is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, whose lead product was acquired by Hyloris Pharmaceuticals. She is the author of We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris (Little, Brown Spark) and How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip (Clarkson Potter). Hitha lives in NYC with her husband and two sons.
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Claudia Ramos
Claudia Ramos created the Hola Mijas Bonitas brand and its’ characters to share her own diverse, lively experiences growing up in Los Angeles. The artist behind all the illustrations seen within the brand, Claudia’s goal is to bring inclusivity and diversity to the world through her products.
Claudia is proud to be the first generation in her family, originally from El Salvador, to have graduated with a B.A. from CSUN and to be an entrepreneur.”I want to spread joy and happiness to the world!”
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Erica Diamond
Teaching busy people globally how to prioritize self-care, Erica Diamond is a Certified Life & Career Coach and Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Professional Speaker, Author of the bestseller List Your Goals Journal, Host of The Erica Diamond Podcast, Founder of Bliss Essential (BlissEssential.co), Course Creator of Busy To Bliss and The Burnout Rescue Blueprint, and Founder & Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®).
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Kim Kuhteubl
Kim Kuhteubl is an Author and Visibility Ideator who has advised thousands of creative entrepreneurs on becoming visible. Kim’s experience in entertainment as an award-winning producer and writer have influenced her uncommon and transformative take on what it means to be truly seen. She founded Me By Design in 2011 and works with clients across the United States, in Canada, the UK and Dubai. She has moderated panels at Decorex (UK), Now Next (NYC), West Week (PDC/LA), BOLD Summit (Palm Springs) and many others.
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Julie Cole
Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and sought after speaker and emcee. Julie is no stranger to the media, having appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, HLN’s Raising America, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24, among many others. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Today’s Parent, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and numerous websites.
When she’s not juggling her busy family and professional life, Julie is an engaged community member serving on boards and volunteering.
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Lia Garvin
Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker, host of the top podcast Managing Made Simple and team operations consultant with experience leading team operations at Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America. Through her consulting, coaching, and workshops, Lia uses the lens of “disruption without destruction” to equip team leaders and business owners with simple strategies for saving time and money, building stronger morale and engagement, and reaching profitability faster. She is a sought after expert in the media, featured across Inc, FastCompany, ABC News, CNN Business, US News & World Report, HBR, Yahoo, and TV News.
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Micah Clasper-Torch
Micah Clasper-Torch is a Los Angeles based artist, designer and educator who is among a new wave of artists specializing in punch needle rug hooking and tufting techniques. In 2020, Micah launched Punch Needle World, an Instagram community, online shop and educational platform all about the art, craft and history of Punch Needle which quickly grew to 99K followers and has become the largest online platform dedicated to this craft.
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Miara Shaw
Miara Shaw, aka ‘Maven’ Miara, is a renowned life/business strategist, leadership facilitator, speaker & author. She uses her prior experience as a no-nonsense, high-powered energy trader at some of the nation’s largest oil companies to support high-performing leaders in developing their Balanced Rhythm™. This is her signature approach to work-life harmony. Maven Miara is also the host of “Success with Saneness”, transformative personal development podcast designed exclusively for leaders who seek to excel in both their professional and personal lives with balance.
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Klair McDermott
Klair, AIFD, PFCI, has channeled her love for flowers and design into both her career and lifestyle. She is a floral designer, brand founder, wife and mother. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Horticulture in 2007 and attended courses through the New York Botanical Garden’s Floral Design program. Klair has owned her own floral shop in Connecticut and worked in New York City with a variety of prominent designers. Klair has been with Sunshine Bouquet for over 10 years, specializing in product design and development, floral creative and sales.
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Itzel Islas
Itzel Islas (she/her) is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator originally from Tijuana, Mexico, now living in San Diego, California. Itzel’s work is inspired by Mexican culture, vibrant color palettes and playful elements of everyday life. Her main medium is the computer, but she also loves sketching and incorporating hand-drawn elements into her designs. As founder & CEO of YAY Itzel, Itzel’s mission since 2016 has been to create a positive bi-cultural impact through design and empower folks to pursue their creative career.
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Karen Mercer
Karen Mercer is Senior Vice President and Treasurer of AARP.
In this role, she provides strategic leadership in the areas of
treasury, investments, insurance, employee retirement plans, and
corporate finance. She previously served as Vice President for
Business Affairs at Cornell College and as Vice President and
Treasurer of Imperial Sugar Company. She started her career as
a commercial banker in Houston, with credit and treasury
management responsibilities for large corporations primarily
located in Washington, DC and the Mid-Atlantic states. In
addition to her career roles, she has served on boards of several
nonprofit organizations and currently serves on the board of the DC/Maryland Chapter of the
National MS Society. She is a passionate advocate for diversity in organizations and in changing
systems to make greater diversity possible. She is a CPA and a Certified Treasury Professional.
She earned both a BBA and MBA from Texas Christian University.
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Emily Merrell
Emily Merrell is a 2x Founder, Business Coach and Podcaster at Second Degree Society and Ready Set Coach. She’s also lovingly called “20 Questions” by those that know her and to those that come to know her, they’ll quickly understand why. Emily launched her career in the Fashion world working in Special events and marketing for high luxury brands Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch and Intermix.
Since her leap into entrepreneurship in 2016, Emily’s expertise in community building, networking and business coaching has been applauded and featured by Refinery29, Brit + Co, Girlboss, Forbes, Create & Cultivate and Huffington Post.
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Quiana Agbai
Quiana Agbai is a decorated connector, communicator and consultant who shares her urban family life on her blog Harlem Lovebirds. A Wellesley College grad with 8 years of ad agency & client-side experience, she launched her own consulting business in 2014 & continues to leverage social media for social change.
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Molly Balint
Molly Balint is a business mentor, speaker, multi-passionate creative, people connector, and founder of the SOFT business movement. She helps women who are ready to ditch hustle culture create a SOFT Business of their own–one that is fluid and flexible and values both a profitable business online and a beautiful life offline. Her mentorship and SOFT Business School helps women uncover the meaningful work they are meant to do, and find their unique voice to help them stand out in a saturated online world. Molly embraces her own SOFT life on her family’s 300 acre farm in Maryland with her husband, four girls, and little flock of sheep.
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Laurie Smithwick
Laurie Smithwick is an abstract painter, printmaker, muralist and public artist. She was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, studied art and creative writing at Duke University, and graphic design and photography at Parsons School of Design. Laurie was the founder and creative director of LEAP Design, and has been part of Alt Summit since the beginning. Her design work earned her a Grammy nomination, and she has delivered a TEDx talk on the genesis of ideas. Laurie has exhibited throughout the US and the US Virgin Islands, taught printmaking and painting, and created murals and public art for many businesses and organizations, including Blumenthal Performing Arts, Novant Health, AARP, and the VAPA Center.
Her abstract art, steeped in formalism, uses color, texture, and composition to illuminate the human experience of transition and explore the world of possibility.
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Elise Fehr
Elise is a Canadian based visual artist, specializing in watercolour, paper collage, as well as playful kids crafts.
Elise has always had a great passion for colourful art, creativity and working with children and so in 2020 Hip Hooray Studios was born.
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Deanne Gustafson
Deanne is a former tv news reporter/anchor who now works full-time from home doing product review videos on Amazon as part of their influencer program. Deanne also works with brands and businesses as on-camera talent to create UGC content, reels, scripted content and is a live shopping host. Deanne lives in San Diego with her husband, two amazing daughters ages 6 and 4, and American Eskimo dog. This will be Deanne’s 4th Alt Summit!
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Claire Emery
Claire is the Senior Graphic Designer at Planoly and Co-Founder of Just Right Design Co. and a second-time speaker at Alt Summit. Claire prioritizes telling stories with clarity and intention. She is inherently curious, eternally optimistic, and constantly searching for creative ways to solve any problem, especially within her small business! In the past, Claire has held a graphic designer position at May Designs.
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Teresa Day
Teresa is a marketing and operations executive with a track record of delivering growth for both consumer goods and technology companies through purposeful brand building, storytelling, and fostering authentic relationships with consumers. She has worked with industry-leading companies Saks 5th Avenue, Versace, General Mills, Whole Foods Market, and Expedia Group. Now, Teresa is the COO of Planoly, the first social media management tool built for creators, by creators, which over eight million creators trust to take care of inspiration, organization, and consistency.
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Mike Muney
Mike is a veteran creator partnerships and business development executive with over 10 years of experience across the tech, entertainment, and media industries. Currently, he oversees the creator partnership and business development efforts for the Yahoo for Creators program – a new platform for writers and creators to share their stories with millions of Yahoo readers. Before joining Yahoo, he served as the Head of Creator Partnerships at Moment, a live-streaming events platform acquired by Patreon. Prior to that role, he managed podcast creator partnerships at Spotify and spearheaded creator-led marketing campaigns at Fullscreen.
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Sarah Stringfellow
Sarah currently leads strategy for Yahoo for Creators. With nearly two decades of experience working directly with content creators, she’s dedicated to helping creators build their brands and monetize their work. Previously, she served as VP of Publisher Operations at The Arena Group, where she played a pivotal role in building contributor networks on platforms such as Sports Illustrated and TheStreet. She also held positions at CDS Global and Justin.tv.
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