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Meet Our Experts and Hosts
Ida Abdalkhani Happiness Coach
Ida Abdalkhani
Happiness Coach
Ida is an author, speaker and brand strategist specializing in team dynamics, defining passion and purpose to form your life’s mission, finding happiness in your career and engaging the right-side of the brain to help unleash creativity.
Jessica Abo Leadership and Communications Expert
Jessica Abo
Leadership and Communications Expert
Jessica Abo is a sought-after media trainer and storytelling coach who uses her 20+ years of journalism experience to help entrepreneurs, C-Suite executives, celebrities, and philanthropists share their stories with the world.
Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway Brain Trainer, Ph.D.
Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway
Brain Trainer, Ph.D.
Tracy is an expert in working memory, author and psychology professor. She brings TONE members tips on training your brain to function stronger, smarter and faster.
Kate Atwood Loss and Grief Expert
Kate Atwood
Loss and Grief Expert
Kate Atwood, a loss and grief expert, has helped children, adults, and families for nearly two decades navigate the changes in life that arrive after the death of a loved one. She is the creator of Let's Talk about Loss (LTABL), a platform focused on essential conversations to acknowledge loss and reframe the grief experience to be a healthy and transformative one.
Sonya Barnes Personal Brand Strategist, CEO
Sonya Barnes
Personal Brand Strategist, CEO
Sonya’s areas of expertise include: personal branding, brand strategy, style, professional style, non verbal communication, psychology of color, professional dress on a budget
Dr. Ginny Baro Executive Team Advisor and Leadership Development Partner, PhD
Dr. Ginny Baro
Executive Team Advisor and Leadership Development Partner, PhD
With over 25 years in technology and financial services—including 20+ years in leadership roles—Dr. Ginny has led and supported teams through disruptive change, industry shifts, and leadership challenges. In 2017, she founded ExecutiveBound® to help organizations strengthen leadership pipelines, close skill gaps, and build emotionally intelligent, adaptable leaders prepared for the future of work. Dr. Ginny is the creator of the C.A.R.E.S. Leadership Success System and The Fearless Leadership Mastermind program, equipping leaders to drive innovation, build high-performing teams, and navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Curtis Bateman Change Agility Expert and Author
Curtis Bateman
Change Agility Expert and Author
Curtis is an internationally recognized presenter, content developer, change consultant, business leader, and coach. His passion for enabling organizations “at change” resulted in the co-creation of transformative, industry-leading solutions, including Change Element, Leaders@Change, Managing Millennials, Millennials@Work, and the Change Practitioner.
Ash Beckham Inclusive Leadership Expert, Business Leader and Author
Ash Beckham
Inclusive Leadership Expert, Business Leader and Author
Ash Beckham is an inclusion activist, inclusive leadership expert, motivational speaker, business leader and author of Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader. Known for her unique voice, intrepid, relatable and intrinsically comic style, and powerful guidance, Beckham’s TEDx Talk “Coming Out of Your Closet” became a fast viral sensation. A popular speaker and leadership educator, she frequently addresses topics including embracing a different vision of leadership to create change in our workplaces, schools, places of worship, communities and more.
Kristina Behr Emmy-Winning News Anchor and Host
Kristina Behr
Emmy-Winning News Anchor and Host
Kristina Behr is an Emmy-winning News Anchor and host. She has worked both on and off-camera for MTV, Vh1, ABC, WPIX, CBS, The Better Show, buzz60.com, Yahoo, AOL, and White Cherry Productions. Kristina also worked as a reporter covering some of the most important news stories in NYC history, and filled in frequently as morning traffic reporter. Having covered a diverse range of topics throughout her career including Superstorms, political campaigns, traffic, and red carpets, Kristina is able to shift seamlessly and brings a wealth of compassionate storytelling to any subject she covers.
Dr. L. Diane Bennett CEO and Executive Leadership Consultant
Dr. L. Diane Bennett
CEO and Executive Leadership Consultant
Dr. Bennett is Chief Evangelist of Maximize Consulting, LLC, a private consulting firm she started 20 years ago. This thriving boutique firm focuses on organizational effectiveness, leadership development and executive coaching. Her client base includes telecommunications, education, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and government entities. Dr. Bennett is committed to solutions that enhance workplace and leader productivity, in sync with key performance indicators.
Lynn Blades CEO and Executive Leadership Coach
Lynn Blades
CEO and Executive Leadership Coach
Lynn Blades is a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Certified Coach and Certified Global Leadership Coach. She has coached executives, teams, and emerging professionals across industries including finance, media, and technology, helping clients from companies such as Nike, KPMG, Barclays, Disney, and Sony achieve measurable growth. Known for her practical, empowering approach, Lynn guides clients to define success on their own terms and navigate the challenges of leadership and personal reinvention.
Lisa Bragg Author, Self-Promotion Expert
Lisa Bragg
Author, Self-Promotion Expert
Lisa Bragg has literally written the book on how to brag without the ‘ick’ factor. Her book Bragging Rights: How to Talk about Your Work Using Purposeful Self-Promotion debuted last year. She is a speaker and advisor.
Bobbi-Jo Brighton Mindset Mastery Coach
Bobbi-Jo Brighton
Mindset Mastery Coach
Bobbi-Jo Brighton, CST, LCI is a Mindset Mastery coach and Mental Toughness expert.
Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, M.D. Psychiatrist and Author
Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, M.D.
Psychiatrist and Author
Gregory Scott Brown, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a mental health writer, and the author of The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life.
Jennifer Brown Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Expert, CEO
Jennifer Brown
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Expert, CEO
Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy. Brown is a passionate advocate for social equality who delves into the “business case for diversity” as she helps businesses foster healthier, more productive workplace cultures.
Carolyn Buck Luce Career Advancement Expert
Carolyn Buck Luce
Career Advancement Expert
A gifted strategist and executive coach, Carolyn has spent the last four decades of her career building highly effective cultures, businesses, teams, and leaders in both the public and private sectors. From Wall Street Banker, to world-traveling diplomat, to healthcare futurist; throughout her career, Carolyn focused on helping courageous leaders make the difference they dream of. A champion for women leaders, Carolyn was appointed by New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City Commission on Women’s Issues, served as Chair of the NY Women’s Foundation, and was named “Woman of the Year” in 2012 by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.
Cary Carbonaro The Money Queen, MBA, CFP
Cary Carbonaro
The Money Queen, MBA, CFP
Cary is a personal finance expert, certified financial planner and author who helps women understand personal finances at all stages of their life. She brings TONE members tips on financial literacy and how to live their best financial life.
Richelle Carey Award-Winning Journalist and Host
Richelle Carey
Award-Winning Journalist and Host
Richelle Carey is an Emmy Award-winning American journalist, host and presenter specializing in international affairs and global politics. Carey is a thoughtful interviewer who deploys the right balance of authority and compassion with guests. She has the ability to address a diverse range of subjects moving seamlessly between current affairs, politics, sports and entertainment. She has conducted hundreds of agenda-setting interviews with thought leaders, icons and influencers.
Beth Carr Branding Expert, Owner of Fortified
Beth Carr
Branding Expert, Owner of Fortified
Beth Carr, an 18+ year veteran brand builder, messaging strategist, and owner of Fortified, collaborates with visionary founders, executives, and 6 to 7-figure scaling businesses to unlock the power of their brand stories through magnetic messaging, design, and marketing strategies that drive growth, +10x’d their revenue.
Marysol Castro Journalist, Public Address Announcer, and Host
Marysol Castro
Journalist, Public Address Announcer, and Host
Marysol Castro has spent the last two decades challenging the TV news status quo as a journalist and host. Currently on-air weekday mornings at New York's PIX11, Castro made history by becoming the first female Public Address Announcer for the New York Mets. This new calling would also make her the first Latina Public Address Announcer in the entire MLB. In her spare time, Castro creates television shows. Her latest, Somos, is a profile show where she profiles Latinos of all walks of life. When she is not calling games in New York, or hosting Somos, Castro is also the host of The Weekly Good on OGTV, a weekly show featuring a round-up of good news.
Julie Chang TV Journalist, Docuseries Creator and Host
Julie Chang
TV Journalist, Docuseries Creator and Host
Julie Chang is an Emmy nominated and AP Journalism award winner with more than 17 years of experience.
Jean Chatzky Finance Expert, Award-Winning Journalist and Author
Jean Chatzky
Finance Expert, Award-Winning Journalist and Author
Jean Chatzky is the founder and CEO of HerMoney.com and the coaching program FinanceFixx. She is the host of the podcast HerMoney With Jean Chatzky and the co-host of the national radio show Everyday Wealth. The Financial Ambassador for AARP, she was the Financial Editor for NBC Today for 25 years. Jean is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, and a fierce advocate for financial literacy. Her latest book is Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful (and Yes, Rich) Life You Deserve and she's looking forward to the publication of How To Money, a guidebook for Gen Z women coming out in May of 2022. Follow her @JeanChatzky.
Jessica Chen Communications Expert and CEO of Soulcast Media
Jessica Chen
Communications Expert and CEO of Soulcast Media
Jessica Chen is an Emmy Award winner, top virtual keynote speaker, and CEO of the global business communication training agency, Soulcast Media. The company works with Fortune 100 companies, global teams, and individuals on presentation, executive presence and communication messaging.
Linda Clemons Body Language and Nonverbal Communications Expert
Linda Clemons
Body Language and Nonverbal Communications Expert
Linda Clemons is a Body Language Expert trained and certified in Analytic Interviewing and Statement Analysis™ which is a process used to detect deception.
Aundrea Cline-Thomas Content Strategist and Award-Winning Journalist
Aundrea Cline-Thomas
Content Strategist and Award-Winning Journalist
Aundrea Cline-Thomas is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mountain Court Media. Her company leverages Aundrea’s more than 15 year career as a local news reporter and anchor with stints that include Philadelphia and New York City. Aundrea got her start on camera in Macon, Georgia where she shot, wrote and edited all of her stories. Mountain Court Media aims to change that by creating elevated spaces for unheard and systemically marginalized voices to share their experiences and expertise. The goal is to broaden the audience’s lens, provide the editorial context they crave, and empower them to be more informed through a deeper connection and understanding of our shared humanity.
Shannon Cohen Emotional Intelligence Expert and Founder
Shannon Cohen
Emotional Intelligence Expert and Founder
Shannon Cohen is the founder and CEO of Shannon Cohen, Inc., an author, podcaster, and owner of an inspirational product line called Tough Skin, Soft Heart. Shannon specializes in developing customized emotional intelligence, equity, and wellness colloqui for organizations across diverse sectors and industries. Using a head+heart approach, Shannon excels in engaging change agents in transparent conversations about the unspoken truths of leadership and self-care to nurture longevity in leadership.
Dr. Michelle Dawson Organizational Strategist, Ph.D.
Dr. Michelle Dawson
Organizational Strategist, Ph.D.
Michelle’s areas of expertise include: organizational strategy, leadership, mentoring, peak team performance, business success, coaching, prioritizing, getting unstuck, work slump
Rachel DeAlto Leadership Expert
Rachel DeAlto
Leadership Expert
Rachel DeAlto is a communication & leadership expert and keynote speaker specializing in human connection & relatability. Rachel maintains a law degree, a Master’s in psychology, and an influential social media presence where she shares psychological research updates and practical takeaways to connect and communicate more efficiently.
Dr. Swati Desai Mindfulness Meditation Maven, Ph.D., LCSW
Dr. Swati Desai
Mindfulness Meditation Maven, Ph.D., LCSW
Swati’s areas of expertise include: meditation, psychotherapy, harmonious state of mind, cognitive tools and methods, mindfulness, mindful meditation, group meditation, mindful parenting, empty nest, college kids, mindful at work, working mom, stress, guilt, anger, helplessness, stress relief
Laurie Dhue Broadcast Journalist and Recovery Advocate
Laurie Dhue
Broadcast Journalist and Recovery Advocate
Laurie Dhue is Chief Brand Officer at RecoveryEducation.com, an online educational platform for parents and allies of teens and young adults struggling with the disease of addiction.
Dr. Janice Johnson Dias Educator, Sociologist, Changemaker, Strategist
Dr. Janice Johnson Dias
Educator, Sociologist, Changemaker, Strategist
Dr. Janice Johnson Dias educator, changemaker and author who strives to break down systems of inequity. Her unique perspective, informed by being a scholar, Black person, mother, woman and an immigrant living in a suburban middle-class neighborhood who grew up in poverty, makes her keenly aware of how issues of public health, racism, sexism and classism intersect to impact and organize our lives.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula Relationship Realist, Ph.D.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula
Relationship Realist, Ph.D.
Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. is a psychologist in California, the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training and Consulting, and professor emerita of psychology at California State University Los Angeles. Dr. Ramani is masterful at taking all things psychological and making them interesting and understandable for a wide variety of audiences. She helps people reach their full potential in their relationships, jobs, and family time.
Whitney Faires Executive Coach and Speaker
Whitney Faires
Executive Coach and Speaker
With two decades of leadership experience in the healthcare and medical device industry, Whitney Faires has built a reputation for transforming leaders, scaling teams, and driving lasting organizational performance.
Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN Nutrition Expert
Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN
Nutrition Expert
Maya Feller is a registered dietitian nutritionist who is a nationally recognized nutrition expert. In her practice, she provides medical nutrition therapy for the management of and risk reduction of non-communicable diseases.
Traci Fields Diet Scientist, RPA, MS, RD
Traci Fields
Diet Scientist, RPA, MS, RD
Traci’s areas of expertise include: optimal health through scientific approach to nutrition, diet, exercise and lifestyle, protein, yo yo dieting, power foods, supplements, exercise and weight loss, hormones and appetite, high protein snacks, healthy breakfast, go-to foods, conscious eating, trust your gut, gut health, sugar cravings, sugar addiction
Jenny Foss Career Strategist and Founder
Jenny Foss
Career Strategist and Founder
Jenny, a journalist, corporate marketing / PR leader and recruiter in her earlier career, never imagined that these (seemingly illogical to family and friends) career moves would ultimately provide her with the perfect combination of experience she’d need to launch and grow JobJenny.com. But it’s these mad writing, interviewing, marketing and branding skills – along with her firsthand knowledge of how hiring managers and recruiters think and behave – that enable her to help professionals blast away the fear and confusion that almost always goes along with career change, then take immediate strides forward.
Dr. Megan Gerhardt Organizational Psychologist and Author of Gentelligence
Dr. Megan Gerhardt
Organizational Psychologist and Author of Gentelligence
Megan W. Gerhardt, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management and Leadership. She has published widely on generational differences in the workplace and is the author of the book Gentelligence: A Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce.
Jodi Glickman Founder and Author, Great on the Job
Jodi Glickman
Founder and Author, Great on the Job
Jodi Glickman is passionate about developing leaders—both seasoned executives and next-generation talent. As the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, Jodi and her team have reached hundreds of thousands of the brightest minds across corporate America and academia. Jodi is an adjunct faculty member at the Kellogg School of Management and has appeared on the TEDx stage (Why You Should Stop Looking for Work You Love), she is the author of the critically acclaimed book Great on the Job, What to Say, How to Say It, The Secrets of Getting Ahead (St. Martin’s Press), and she is a writer for the Harvard Business Review.
Jocelyn Greenky Efficiency Expert
Jocelyn Greenky
Efficiency Expert
Jocelyn is an Efficiency Expert, Founder of Sider Road and an award-winning author with 30+ years of c-suite experience in publishing, technology, broadcasting, event marketing and digital globally recognized companies. Ms. Greenky works directly with leaders of corporate and family run businesses to ensure the highest operating efficiency and killer reputation possible as time matters most to post results.
Valerie Grubb Workplace Coach, MBA
Valerie Grubb
Workplace Coach, MBA
Val is an executive coach, author and trainer for leaders and high-potential employees around the globe. She brings TONE members an innovative approach to HR issues and leadership. Val’s expertise and vibrant style keep her in constant demand for evolving companies and individuals seeking growth.
Heather Hansen Best-Selling Author and Trial Attorney
Heather Hansen
Best-Selling Author and Trial Attorney
Heather Hansen is a best-selling author and keynote speaker. She was a trial attorney for 20 years and now she combines her experience in the courtroom with her psychology degree and her time as a TV anchor to help audiences across the world build belief and win.
Jane Hanson Communications Coach
Jane Hanson
Communications Coach
Jane Hanson is a 9-time Emmy Award winning journalist, media coach, keynote speaker and moderator who has spent over 30 years helping people learn to communicate better. Hanson focuses on 3 core elements: what you say, how you say it, and how your body language keeps it all in sync.
Farah Harris Psychotherapist and Well-Being Expert
Farah Harris
Psychotherapist and Well-Being Expert
Farah Harris is a psychotherapist and workplace belonging and well-being expert dedicated to disrupting unhealthy work environments. As a mental health practitioner and consultant, Farah is aware of the intersectionality between well-being, equity, and inclusion. She is a sought-after expert on mental health, psychological safety, workplace culture, and emotional intelligence.
Fran Hauser Startup Investor and Best-Selling Author
Fran Hauser
Startup Investor and Best-Selling Author
Fran Hauser is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, former media executive, and leading career expert.
Marsha Haygood Leadership Strategist and Workplace Culture Expert
Marsha Haygood
Leadership Strategist and Workplace Culture Expert
Marsha Haygood believes in the importance of capitalizing on the boundless potential for individuals and businesses to achieve success.
Celeste Headlee Journalist, Changemaker, and Public Speaker
Celeste Headlee
Journalist, Changemaker, and Public Speaker
Celeste shines a light on a new path ahead with a call to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside and starting living instead of doing. She shares the keys to embracing what makes us human: our creativity, our social connections (Instagram DOESN’T count), our ability for reflective though, and our capacity for joy, and unveils strategies that allow us to regain control over our lives and break our addiction to false efficiency. Celeste is a globally-recognized journalist and expert in conversation and communication, and is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public Media.
Dan Heasman Innovation Catalyst and Founder
Dan Heasman
Innovation Catalyst and Founder
Dan Heasman is a talent and culture expert, specializing in leadership, collaboration and creative thinking. Dan brings world-class skills in engaging, challenging, inspiring and teaching individuals and teams to push past the familiar, out of their comfort zones, into a place of insights, discovery, ideas, and impact. He operates as a front-of-room facilitator, 1-1 coach and keynote speaker, and leads with real empathy, infectious enthusiasm, and proven practical guidance.
Kate Waterfall Hill Leadership Coach and Author
Kate Waterfall Hill
Leadership Coach and Author
Kate Waterfall Hill isn't your typical leadership coach. While she holds the expected credentials (ICF and ILM qualifications) and has over 30 years of business experience, she’s mastered the rare art of blending sharp leadership acumen with engaging humour. The result is transformative coaching that’s as insightful as it is enjoyable. Her programmes include one-to-one coaching for CEOs and senior executives, group coaching for emerging and experienced leaders, and team coaching.
Amy Holmes TONE Live Host
Amy Holmes
TONE Live Host
Amy Holmes has been with Tone Networks since its launch. An early adapter, Amy believes in the mission and the message of Tone to reach women where they are, and to offer women support for where they're going. Between interviewing (and learning from) Tone experts (and providing narration for Tone online), Amy co-hosts PBS's "In Principle". She also appears regularly on the "TODAY Show with Megyn Kelly". A former speechwriter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Princeton University graduate with a degree in economics -- Amy's biggest career surprise is how much she has learned as a host of Tone, and how much Tone has inspired her to stay confident and keep striving. More women, please! More Tone!
Stephanie Hughes Personal Finance Expert
Stephanie Hughes
Personal Finance Expert
Stephanie Hughes is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Wiss Private Client Advisors. Stephanie is committed to bring the highest quality of unbiased, expert advice to her clients.
Dr. Joelle Jay Leadership Coach, Ph.D.
Dr. Joelle Jay
Leadership Coach, Ph.D.
Dr. Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D., is an award-winning executive coach, Director at the Leadership Research Institute, and author of The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership and The New Advantage: How Women Can Create Win-Wins for Their Companies and Themselves with Howard Morgan.
Natalie Johnson Burnout and Well-Being Consultant
Natalie Johnson
Burnout and Well-Being Consultant
Natalie Johnson is the Co-Founder and CVO of ViDL Solutions. She works with organizations globally to ignite cultures and behaviors, so people function at full capacity. She is an award-winning consultant and sought-after speaker with over 30 years’ experience in peak performance and organizational wellbeing. She is known for her contagious energy and her ability to help companies and people align behaviors with what matters most.
Dr. Steven Jones Diversity Expert and Advisor, Ph.D.
Dr. Steven Jones
Diversity Expert and Advisor, Ph.D.
Dr. Jones is an author, national speaker, and the C.E.O. of JONES, a firm that specializes in providing inclusion and organizational effectiveness consulting services that supports leaders in achieving high performance through leveraging diversity. Nationally known as one of "America's Top Experts on Diversity" (Diversity, Inc. magazine), Dr. Jones has served as a National Diversity Advisor to Honda, Hyundai, MRC Capital, and Sempra Energy.
Alli Joseph Senior Producer, Host, and Media Consultant
Alli Joseph
Senior Producer, Host, and Media Consultant
Alli Joseph is a seasoned multimedia journalist, documentary filmmaker and family historian. A Native New Yorker, she is a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. As a writer, producer, educator, and on-camera talent, Alli carries her late mother’s matrilineal Indigenous storytelling traditions for her children and those of her biography subjects. She is a contributing editor, senior producer and on-camera host for Salon.com, and has worked for networks like NBC, CBS News, Vh1 and Food Network. A McCormick Tribune Foundation Fellow, Poynter Institute Fellow, consulting faculty member of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and mentor/advisor to the International Women’s Media Foundation fellows and programs, Alli also teaches primary school to post-graduate entrepreneurial journalism. She is Chair of the Council of Advisors for the Association on American Indian Affairs, one of the oldest Native American advocacy organizations in the US, and produced the PBS documentary CONSCIENCE POINT (Independent Lens). Alli loves when women support women, and especially values the mentoring aspect of multigenerational “sisterhood”.
Maria Kassova Cross Cultural Consultant, MBA, NLP Master Practitioner
Maria Kassova
Cross Cultural Consultant, MBA, NLP Master Practitioner
Maria’s areas of expertise include management, team communication, cross-cultural communication, culture shock, team inspiration, professional relationships, workplace conduct, bullying in the workplace, dealing with negativity, empathy, assertiveness, self confidence and esteem, resilience, optimism, and setting goals
Erika Katz TONE Live Host
Erika Katz
TONE Live Host
A parenting and lifestyle expert, Erika Katz is the author of several books and has been a frequent guest of The Harry Show, Fox News, The Doctors, NBC News 4 New York, Fox 5 New York, CBS2 New York, PIX11 News, and Telemundo. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Erika lives in New York City with her husband, seventeen-year-old son and fifteen-year-old daughter, and puppy Brody.
Michelle Kaufman, CFA, CPWA® Financial Advisor
Michelle Kaufman, CFA, CPWA®
Financial Advisor
Michelle leveraged her successful 15+ year career in the corporate world to launch Prioritas Financial Advisors, a unique wealth planning practice to help high achievers meet their goals while balancing life and career. Her approach helps clients think strategically about both their current financial life and their long-term goals - ensuring that today’s decisions create flexibility and opportunity for the future. She believes thoughtful financial planning allows clients to build success without sacrificing family, health, or meaning.
Annie B Kay Balanced Living Educator, MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYT
Annie B Kay
Balanced Living Educator, MS, RDN, E-RYT500, C-IAYT
Annie’s areas of expertise include: balanced living, integrated nutrition, healthy diet, yoga, yoga therapy, living well, art and science of happy living, yoga and nutrition for weight management
Erica Keswin Workplace Strategist
Erica Keswin
Workplace Strategist
Erica Keswin is an expert in the business of working human. She helps top-of-the-class businesses, organizations and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context, always with an eye toward high-tech for human touch.
Crystal Khalil High Performance Coach
Crystal Khalil
High Performance Coach
Crystal Khalil is an author, motivational speaker and philanthropist. She currently serves as the Chief Servant for Crystal Khalil & Associates and The Khalil Experience. In this role, she delivers powerful messages of empowerment to inspire high performance and potential for corporate talent and entrepreneurs.
Lindsay Kite, PhD & Lexie Kite, PhD Positive Body Image Experts
Lindsay Kite, PhD & Lexie Kite, PhD
Positive Body Image Experts
Dr. Lindsay Kite and Dr. Lexie Kite are identical twins and co-authors of the book "More Than a Body" (2020, HarperCollins) and co-directors of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined. They both earned PhDs in the study of objectification and body image and have become leading experts in body image resilience and media literacy. Lindsay and Lexie help people recognize and reject the harmful effects of objectification in their lives through their online Body Image Resilience course, social media activism, and regular speaking engagements for people of all ages.
Kory Kogon Senior Leadership Consultant and Best-Selling Author
Kory Kogon
Senior Leadership Consultant and Best-Selling Author
Kory is FranklinCovey’s Vice President, Content Development, and a Senior Leadership Consultant. With over 25 years of experience in the business world, Kory has held various roles, ranging from frontline positions to executive team member at a global franchise organization. She not only understands the strategies and principles essential for developing great leaders, effective systems, and successful cultures, but she also knows the behaviors required to achieve transformational results.
Nataly Kogan CEO and Founder of Happier Inc., Leadership Mentor and Author
Nataly Kogan
CEO and Founder of Happier Inc., Leadership Mentor and Author
Nataly Kogan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur whose superpower is helping people to imagine the future they truly want and take action to make it their reality. Nataly founded Happier Inc., whose gratitude-sharing mobile app, courses, Happier @ Work and leadership programs have helped more than a million people lead more fulfilling lives.
Heidi Krupp Brand Specialist
Heidi Krupp
Brand Specialist
Described by Bella NYC Magazine as being “passionate, energetic, and full of life,” Krupp Kommunications (K2) founder and CEO, Heidi Krupp-Lisiten, is right at home in the world of marketing, promotion and media. With over 25 years in the field, Heidi has become recognized as an industry leader who works closely with her clients to develop innovative 360-degree brand platforms designed to engage consumers, excite media, drive awareness, and most importantly, deliver quantifiable business outcomes.
May Lee International Journalist and Host
May Lee
International Journalist and Host
May Lee is an award-winning broadcast journalist/host who has been both a US based and international anchor, host, correspondent and producer.
Wendee Lee Curtis Event Emcee, Host and Moderator
Wendee Lee Curtis
Event Emcee, Host and Moderator
Wendee is a veteran Broadway performer, former entertainment & traffic reporter/news anchor, and Founder of Confidence On Camera for CEOs & Entrepreneurs. She's spent over a decade performing at venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center & Carnegie Hall. She made the leap from Broadway to broadcasting, working for KTNV-ABC in Las Vegas after beating out more than 250 contestants at an open casting call for the #1 rated Vegas morning show, "Good Morning Las Vegas". She relishes her work as a corporate host, emcee & moderator for global Fortune 500 companies. Her emcee experience includes live & virtual events for numerous pharmaceutical and Fortune 500 companies, like AstraZeneca, Abbvie, Otsuka, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Sanofi, Roche, Grant Thornton, Genentech, Sunovion, Pepsi, KFC and Jack in the Box, just to name a few.
Charlene Li Digital Transformation Expert and Author
Charlene Li
Digital Transformation Expert and Author
For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She’s an expert on digital transformation, leadership, customer experience, and the future of work. She’s the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership and co-author of the critically acclaimed book, Groundswell. Her latest book is the bestseller The Disruption Mindset. She is the Founder and Senior Fellow at Altimeter, a disruptive analyst firm acquired in 2015 by Prophet. Named one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company, Charlene is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
Dr. Christine Li The Procrastination Coach, Ph.D.
Dr. Christine Li
The Procrastination Coach, Ph.D.
Christine is a clinical psychologist and procrastination coach who helps women find their way back to natural motivation and ability so they can reach their full potential in work and life. She brings TONE members tips to escape the grip of procrastination.
Dr. William Li Renowned Physician and Best-Selling Author
Dr. William Li
Renowned Physician and Best-Selling Author
William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and author of the New York Times bestseller “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.” His groundbreaking research has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments that impact care for more than 70 diseases including diabetes, blindness, heart disease and obesity.
Monisha Longacre COO, Entrepreneur, and Author
Monisha Longacre
COO, Entrepreneur, and Author
Monisha Longacre is a seasoned operations executive, entrepreneur, and author of "Practical Productivity: A Guide to Surviving Life's Juggling Act." As COO of multiple technology companies, she has consistently driven innovation and growth while maintaining operational excellence. Her entrepreneurial spirit has led her to found several successful EdTech and HRTech startups, including Productivity 101, where she provides expertise and tools to help professionals maximize their effectiveness. She is also the creator of "priorigami: the art of productivity," a personal task management mobile app that embodies her practical approach to getting things done.
Dr. Jennifer Lung Physical & Sports Therapist, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Dr. Jennifer Lung
Physical & Sports Therapist, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Jennifer’s areas of expertise include: physical therapy, sports therapy, fitness, rehabilitation, reducing disability, improving quality of life
Julie Lythcott-Haims Writer. Speaker. Human.
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Writer. Speaker. Human.
Julie Lythcott-Haims believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult.
Kelly Mackin Workplace Wellbeing Expert and Author
Kelly Mackin
Workplace Wellbeing Expert and Author
Kelly Mackin is a human behavior researcher, speaker, and the award-winning author of the book “Work Life Well-Lived.” She is the CEO of Motives Met, a platform that empowers leaders to leave “one-size-fits-none” leadership behind, using personalized insights to create workplaces with greater well-being, connection, and retention. Her expertise spans mindfulness to fostering psychological safety, from meaningful team workshops to leadership coaching. As a researcher, she gains insights into significant parts of our lives, like values, stress, and emotions, to develop frameworks to better understand the world and ourselves to make positive change.
Allison Manswell Chief Executive Officer, Path Forward Consulting
Allison Manswell
Chief Executive Officer, Path Forward Consulting
Allison Manswell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Path Forward Consulting. Allison is a seasoned talent management executive with over 25 years of proven human resource experience with an MBA in Leadership.
Joyce Marter Psychotherapist and Self-Esteem Expert
Joyce Marter
Psychotherapist and Self-Esteem Expert
Joyce Marter is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who is an expert in self-esteem, mindfulness and career development. Some of her coaching topics include: Increasing Personal & Professional Prosperity, Creating Work/Life Balance, Career & Business Planning, Marketing & Business Growth & Development, and how to be "good with money".
Kim Martin Executive Coach and Career Strategist
Kim Martin
Executive Coach and Career Strategist
A thought leader in executive leadership, change management, and women in the C-suite, Kim is sought out as a speaker for various industries and corporate events. She is the CEO and Founder of Ascendancy Group and previously was a media and entertainment executive for more than 20 years.
Jen Maxfield Reporter and Anchor
Jen Maxfield
Reporter and Anchor
Jen Maxfield is an Emmy award-winning reporter and anchor who started at NBC New York in 2013. Maxfield is also an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where she teaches broadcast journalism. Maxfield has had the opportunity to meet tens of thousands of people covering news events over a wide range of topics, including politics, schools, criminal justice, health, business, weather, and human interest stories.
Bridgett McGowen Award-Winning Author, Publisher, and International Speaker
Bridgett McGowen
Award-Winning Author, Publisher, and International Speaker
Bridgett McGowen is an award-winning international professional speaker, publisher, and author who electrifies audiences with her high-energy, high-impact delivery. With more than two decades of experience on stages across the globe, Bridgett equips professionals with the tools and confidence to own the room, deliver with power, and inspire action. Bridgett embodies the message she delivers: Show up, show out, and shine.
Lauren Messiah Personal Development and Style Expert
Lauren Messiah
Personal Development and Style Expert
Lauren Messiah is revolutionizing the way people dress through her comprehensive approach to elevating one’s life through style, working from the inside out. With her signature method of combining style with personal development, Lauren bridges personal styling and life coaching to curate a closet and look that supports one’s goals and takes the stress and self-doubt out of looking one’s best. The stylist, educator and digital influencer has coached over 5,000 clients globally through her online courses, leaning on her personal journey of self-discovery through fashion and her years of being one of the most sought-after celebrity stylists.
Kim Miles Networking Expert and Speaker
Kim Miles
Networking Expert and Speaker
Kim is a highly sought-after TEDx speaker, emcee, creative collaborator and event strategist who partners with her clients to deliver critical messaging to their key audiences in fresh, unexpected and entertaining ways. Kim creates mic-drop moments for her clients by using both the left and right sides of her brain, simultaneously. She brings her business acumen AND her creative lens to every problem-solving scenario. From securing A-list talent to comprehensive content creation by way of video production and copywriting, Kim’s goal is to make sure each client is attracting its perfect audience.
Scott Jeffrey Miller Leadership Strategist & Bestselling Author
Scott Jeffrey Miller
Leadership Strategist & Bestselling Author
Capping a twenty-five-year career in which he served as chief marketing officer and executive vice president, Scott Jeffrey Miller currently serves as an advisor to FranklinCovey on their thought leadership strategy.
Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, JD, Ph.D. Digital Parenting Coach
Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, JD, Ph.D.
Digital Parenting Coach
Elizabeth Milovidov, Ph.D, J.D., is an internationally known digital parenting coach, author, lawyer and law professor. She is the founder of DigitalParentingCoach.com and provides information and support to caregivers and parents who are looking for best practices when it comes to social media, internet laws and the internet at large.
Catrice Monson Founder, Groupfully
Catrice Monson
Founder, Groupfully
Catrice Monson is a people-first leader and lifelong advocate. Her creative spirit inspires her to experiment with roles, projects, and challenges to reach innovative solutions and ways of working.
Emily Morgan Leadership Expert
Emily Morgan
Leadership Expert
Emily Morgan helps leaders and their teams create the freedom to do more of what they love and increase their impact. She is the founder of Delegate Solutions and creator of the “Delegate Freedom System,™” which has helped thousands of busy entrepreneurs master delegation and finally reclaim their time.
Yesi Morillo Power Ignitor
Yesi Morillo
Power Ignitor
An award-winning entrepreneur and former Wall Street executive, Yesi Morillo is a TEDx speaker, author and empowerment expert. Yesi is founder of Proud to Be Latina, an organization created to help Latinas banish self-doubt and break self-imposed barriers. A leadership development firm, Proud to Be Latina focuses on helping women navigate the Corporate space through action-driven platforms and programs.
Dr. Danielle Moss Social Justice Champion, CEO
Dr. Danielle Moss
Social Justice Champion, CEO
Dr. Danielle R. Moss is a teacher, a speaker, a writer, and a social justice champion. She is also the Co-Founder of The Ebony Vanguard, an inter-generational collective dedicated to power, progress, and play for women and girls of the African Diaspora.
Dr. Uma Naidoo Nutritional Psychiatrist
Dr. Uma Naidoo
Nutritional Psychiatrist
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef and nutrition specialist who penned the recent book, “This is Your Brain on Food.” She founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States and is the director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Uma is a regular expert resource for media and has appeared in publications including the Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, goop and more and in appearances including ABC News, Live with Kelly & Ryan, and TODAY.
Terri Nimmons Leadership Consultant
Terri Nimmons
Leadership Consultant
Terri specializes in 21st century leadership capabilities. Her suite of offerings includes Transformational Leadership, 21st Century Leadership, Executive Presence, Personal Brand, Inclusive Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Leading Across Differences and more. She is a frequent workshop speaker and webinar host who integrates neuroscience findings into her work.
Liz Weaver O'Keefe TONE Live Host
Liz Weaver O'Keefe
TONE Live Host
Liz Weaver O'Keefe brings a diverse resume to the table of every project she touches. Her career spans two decades spending the first half as an on-air news reporter for various NBC and ABC local television news stations. Ms. O'Keefe then moved behind the camera to cut her teeth as a producer for several nationally syndicated shows and primetime cable news shows on CNN, Fox News and other broadcast outlets. She currently works as on-air host and producer for social and digital media projects.
Linda Ong Cultural Strategist and CEO
Linda Ong
Cultural Strategist and CEO
Linda focuses on providing this generation of leaders with cultural insights and strategies. Her organization, CULTIQUE, unites thought leaders, industry disruptors, academics, creatives and experts to maximize the impact of brands, content, and products in a world of constant change. Ong leads teams of analysts devoted to helping some of entertainment’s leading companies navigate fast-changing times, recalibrate for new audiences, and cultivate growth in an uncertain world.
Erica Orange Futurist And Author, AI + The New Human Frontier
Erica Orange
Futurist And Author, AI + The New Human Frontier
Erica speaks to a wide range of global audiences about the macro trends that are shaping and impacting today’s landscape. She has spoken at TEDx and keynoted over 250 conferences around the world, including across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. She evaluates emerging social, technological, economic, political, demographic and environmental trends – and identifies the strategic implications (the “So what?”) of those trends.
Dr. Lisa Orbe-Austin Psychologist and Executive Coach
Dr. Lisa Orbe-Austin
Psychologist and Executive Coach
Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin is a licensed psychologist and executive coach, with a focus on career advancement and leadership development. She is a co-founder and partner of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting, a career and executive coaching consultancy, where she works mostly with high-potential managers and executives.
Hitha Palepu CEO, Author, and Speaker
Hitha Palepu
CEO, Author, and Speaker
Hitha Palepu is a woman of multitudes—a feminist, a lifelong politics enthusiast, a daughter of immigrants, and a mother raising feminist sons. These multitudes spill into her multi-hyphenated career as an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker.
As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, Hitha oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She is a sought-after speaker on politics & the news, investing, entrepreneurship, work-life juggle, and motherhood.
Liza Pitsirilos Stress Reliever, MS, E-RYT
Liza Pitsirilos
Stress Reliever, MS, E-RYT
Liza’s areas of expertise include: stress relief, aromatherapy, breath exercises, breathing for stress relief, energy management, ergonomics, posture, the power of daily rituals, slowing aging process, yoga, desk exercises, exercise at work, yoga for weight loss, afternoon energy boosts
Eric Pliner Leadership Development Expert
Eric Pliner
Leadership Development Expert
With more than twenty-five years of experience in leadership development, organizational culture, and strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives, Eric Pliner is among the world’s most sought-after advisors to CEOs, executive teams, and boards. He was appointed CEO of private-equity-backed global leadership strategy firm YSC Consulting in 2019 and later led its sale to Accenture. His book, Difficult Decisions: How Leaders Make the Right Call with Insight, Integrity, and Empathy, was released by Wiley & Sons in March 2022
Dr. Erika Powell Workplace Transformation Expert
Dr. Erika Powell
Workplace Transformation Expert
Fostering transformation at the personal & professional levels as well as creating workplaces & cultures where employees thrive are at the heart of Dr. Erika Powell's work.
Peter Rahbar Workplace Legal Expert
Peter Rahbar
Workplace Legal Expert
Peter Rahbar is a workplace legal expert who guides clients through the most important decisions of their professional lives. Peter specializes in representing individuals, including C-Suite executives, media personalities and other professionals working in finance, media, sports, real estate, fashion and tech.
Alex Resnick Leadership Expert and Founder
Alex Resnick
Leadership Expert and Founder
Alex spent the last 15 years in Sales, Consulting and Training across the startup and corporate worlds, selling software and services into SMB, Mid-market and Enterprise organizations. In 2020, MHG was acquired and Alex took this opportunity to start his own consultancy providing these same services, as well as professional development programs, for individuals, startups and medium sized companies.
Rakia Reynolds Founder and Executive Officer of Skai Blue Media
Rakia Reynolds
Founder and Executive Officer of Skai Blue Media
Over a decade of leading industry leaders has positioned Rakia Reynolds as one of the foremost minds in strategic communications and business innovation as an adviser to top Fortune 100 companies and influential figures.
Dr. DeRetta Rhodes EVP/Chief People Capital Officer, Atlanta Braves
Dr. DeRetta Rhodes
EVP/Chief People Capital Officer, Atlanta Braves
DeRetta has transformed the people capital department, expanded the culture of the organization with training programs and employee resource groups and created an internal diversity, equity and inclusion council. She also managed the organizational changes which became necessary due to the pandemic.
Prior to joining the Braves, Dr. Rhodes was the Executive Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Vice President of Human Resources at First Data, Vice President of Human Resources for Turner Broadcasting and held leadership positions at Ernst & Young, ADP, HomeGrocer.com and YUM Brand.
Paula Rizzo Productivity Expert
Paula Rizzo
Productivity Expert
Paula Rizzo is a best-selling author and Emmy-award winning television producer. For nearly 20 years, Paula produced health, wellness, and lifestyle segments with a range of top experts, including JJ Virgin, Jillian Michaels, and Deepak Chopra. She served as senior health producer for Fox News Channel in New York City for over a decade.Today, Paula works with experts, authors, and entrepreneurs on how to position themselves for media (traditional as well as blogs and podcasts), build their lists, and engage customers and fans for their brands, books and businesses.
Mike Robbins Executive Coach and Author
Mike Robbins
Executive Coach and Author
Mike Robbins is the author of five books. As an expert in teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence, Mike delivers keynotes and seminars (both in-person and virtually) that empower people, leaders, and teams to engage in their work, collaborate, and perform at their best. Through his speeches, seminars, consulting, and writing, Mike teaches important techniques that allow individuals and organizations to be more appreciative, authentic, and effective.
Christine M. Roberts Productivity & Life Coach, MBA, Creator of the GROW Method
Christine M. Roberts
Productivity & Life Coach, MBA, Creator of the GROW Method
Christine is a Success Coach who partners with ambitious women to do less, be more, and create your best life using her signature GROW method. With neuroscience-based practices, Christine guides women to design their most purposeful and fulfilling life.
Robin Fisher Roffer Fearless Career Builder, CEO
Robin Fisher Roffer
Fearless Career Builder, CEO
Robin is a sought-after brand strategist, storyteller and author. She helps countless women fearlessly design their dream careers. Robin brings TONE members tips for embracing change and leading an intuitive life.
Laurie Rosenfield Global Chief People Officer, Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach
Laurie Rosenfield
Global Chief People Officer, Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach
Laurie Rosenfield has a people-first mindset when it comes to driving organizational change, building talent at all levels, and ensuring employee value and retention. Media executive turned human resources executive, Laurie started her career in programming and creative development at 20th Century Fox and United Artists before she was tapped to pivot into talent and corporate culture as a strategic advisor and executive coach.
Nancy Rothstein The Sleep Ambassador®
Nancy Rothstein
The Sleep Ambassador®
As a leading sleep expert, Nancy is known as “The Sleep Ambassador®.” Nancy inspires a new respect for sleep and its vast impact on all aspects of work, life and well-being. She offers sleep education and training to empower people to optimize their sleep to live at their best and awaken corporate leadership to the ROI of a good night’s sleep.
Scot Safon Marketing Strategist
Scot Safon
Marketing Strategist
Scot Safon is a media marketing and branding consultant whose clients have ranged from global blue-chip brands to not-for-profits. He advises brands on marketing, branding, communications and positioning strategies, including the use of non-traditional approaches to growth, audience development, promotion and crisis management. His expertise includes real-time, digital, social and experiential marketing as well as executive development and guidance.
Dr. Gail Saltz Psychiatrist and Mental Health Expert
Dr. Gail Saltz
Psychiatrist and Mental Health Expert
Dr. Gail Saltz is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry with The New York Presbyterian Hospital and psychoanalyst at The New York Psychoanalytic Institute, best known for her work as a relationship, family, emotional wellbeing, and mental health/wellness contributor in the media.
Ashley Sandberg Communications Leader
Ashley Sandberg
Communications Leader
Ashley Sandberg leads Triple 7 Public Relations’ campaign efforts in New York, where she provides her expertise and skilled background in business acquisition, brand development, top tier media placements, and strategic client coverage.
Courtney Seard Obstacle Obliterator
Courtney Seard
Obstacle Obliterator
Courtney is an expert in Accelerated Business & Career Development, Life Transformation, Communication, Financial Freedom, and Health and Wellness.
Rachel Serwetz Career Coach, MBA
Rachel Serwetz
Career Coach, MBA
Rachel Serwetz' early professional experience was at Goldman Sachs in Operations and at Bridgewater Associates in HR. From there, she was trained as a coach at NYU and became a certified coach through the International Coach Federation. After this, she worked in HR Research at Aon Hewitt and attained her Technology MBA at NYU Stern. She has helped hundreds of professionals with career exploration and since 2017, she has been building her company, WOKEN, which is an online career exploration platform to coach professionals through the process of clarifying their ideal job and career path. She has also served as a Career Coach through the Flatiron School/WeWork, Columbia University, Slate, and Project Activate, and has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Binghamton University. Learn more about WOKEN here: www.iamwoken.com.
Sarah Schreiber Global Media Host and Speaker
Sarah Schreiber
Global Media Host and Speaker
Sarah has spent over two decades in the entertainment industry, performing across theater, opera, TV, commercials, and film. She has worked with WWE for over seven years as a correspondent/host for Monday Night Raw, SmackDown, and NXT, broadcasting globally on USA Network, Peacock, The CW, and Netflix. As a WWE Global Ambassador. Sarah's continual passion for growth, collaboration, and curiosity drives her to pursue new challenges, always eager to learn, connect, and inspire others.
Jeff Shannon Master Facilitator
Jeff Shannon
Master Facilitator
A master facilitator, Jeff Shannon brings over 20 years of experience facilitating corporate strategy workshops and offsite retreats where the stakes are high. He is an expert in designing and leading highly engaging meetings that enhance participation, generate better ideas, and deliver the desired outcome.
Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky Leadership Speaker, Author and Coach
Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky
Leadership Speaker, Author and Coach
Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky is a Leadership Strategist and Author. Over his robust career, he has seen firsthand the impact leaders, culture, and a lack of communication and psychological safety had on people.
Dr. Debi Silber Transformational Psychologist, PhD, MS, RN, WHC, FDN
Dr. Debi Silber
Transformational Psychologist, PhD, MS, RN, WHC, FDN
Debi is a transformational psychologist, author, and health, lifestyle, personal development expert. She brings TONE members tips on how to heal from a life crisis and how to become an Unshakable Woman.
Dr. Vesna Skul Life Stage Health Coach, MD, FACP
Dr. Vesna Skul
Life Stage Health Coach, MD, FACP
Vesna’s areas of expertise include: internal medicine, women’s health at all life stages, menopause, natural beauty through optimum health, clean eating, lifestyle diet, processed food, thyroid health, hormones, obesity, internal beauty, detox
Emily Smith News Anchor and Host
Emily Smith
News Anchor and Host
Emily spent nearly two decades covering television news, 13 of those years in NYC. Emily landed what was her dream job at WABC in NY, but didn’t stop there. Ultimately Emily anchored broadcasts on CBS Network and later hosted her own luxury housing segment called “Living Large “. Her boss created the segment with her in mind saying she had the right spirit for it!
Nicole F. Smith Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Coach
Nicole F. Smith
Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Coach
Using her signature EQ IMPACT® Framework and expertise in emotional intelligence and leadership, Nicole helps you maximize your EQ, be emotionally brilliant, and empower you to be the leader you desire to be.
Janis Nakano Spivack Founder, CEO, Chief Navigator
Janis Nakano Spivack
Founder, CEO, Chief Navigator
An award-winning executive and business transformation strategist with over 30 years of experience, Janis Nakano Spivack is the founder and CEO of Brite Catalyst, a Wellness intelligence and insights company.
Sree Sreenivasan Tech Expert
Sree Sreenivasan
Tech Expert
Sree Sreenivasan is an expert and scholar in digital communications based in New York City. He is the CEO and co-founder of Digimentors, a digital, social, and virtual & hybrid events consulting company.
Taryn Marie Stejskal, Ph.D. Resilience Leadership Coach
Taryn Marie Stejskal, Ph.D.
Resilience Leadership Coach
Dr. Taryn Marie is uniquely focused on enhancing resilience in leadership and in life, to allow people to bring out the best of themselves each day. She is the author of “Flourish or Fold: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People”, which is expected to release as a book in 2021.
Tara Stiles Wellness Expert and Yoga Rebel
Tara Stiles
Wellness Expert and Yoga Rebel
Tara Stiles is a global yoga, movement and wellness expert, author and founder of Stråla Yoga. Tara brings a revolutionary approach to being, moving and healing to inspire millions around the world with her relatable perspective to yoga, meditation, exercise, awareness, nutrition, and everyday well-being. Through her books - including the upcoming “Clean Mind, Clean Body” - and both in person and online classes, Tara offers an important reset button, providing tools, guidance and immersive experiences in mental and physical self-care to transform daily routines and habits and ease into our wellness where we can truly feel and be our best selves.
Mark Stuart Executive Coach and Global Impact Consultant
Mark Stuart
Executive Coach and Global Impact Consultant
Mark Stuart is a Global Impact Consultant, Executive Leadership Coach, Acclaimed Speaker, and Visionary Entrepreneur. He specializes in helping bold leaders and organizations flip constraints into creative solutions and massive action. Mark catalyzes high-trust, inclusive collaborations and communities. He excels at helping leaders see and step into possibility, simplifying complexity, and turning visionary ideas into tangible successes.
Lisa Sun CEO and Author of GRAVITAS
Lisa Sun
CEO and Author of GRAVITAS
Lisa Sun is the founder and CEO of GRAVITAS, a company on a mission to catalyze confidence. GRAVITAS offers innovative size-inclusive apparel, styling solutions, and content designed to make over women from the inside out. Prior to founding GRAVITAS, Sun spent 11 years at McKinsey & Company, where she advised leading luxury fashion and beauty brands and retailers in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America on strategic and operational issues. Her first collection was featured in O, The Oprah magazine, People, and the Today show in the same month. Sun and GRAVITAS have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, Fast Company, New York magazine, Elle, Marie Claire, InStyle, and more.
Sacha Thompson Inclusive Culture Curator
Sacha Thompson
Inclusive Culture Curator
Sacha Thompson is the founder of The Equity Equation, a boutique inclusive culture consulting and coaching firm, and the Equity Leadership Institute, an Inclusive Leadership Development firm, both in the Washington, DC area. With 20+ years of experience within the education, non-profit, and tech industries, Sacha’s work is about removing barriers or providing support to achieve equity. She helps her clients by filling the gap between where they are now and where they want to be. Clients will reach their highest potential by identifying where growth is desired and setting goals & objectives while holding themselves accountable.
Susie Tomenchok Negotiation Expert and Executive Coach
Susie Tomenchok
Negotiation Expert and Executive Coach
Susie Tomenchok is an entrepreneur, author, and executive coach helping her clients unleash their inner negotiators. Susie's talent for coaching and passing on her skills became apparent after she realized her three daughters were using her own negotiation tactics against her to get what they wanted. She'd clearly taught them too well. This was the sign she needed to leave her corporate life and embark on a new career as a consultant and executive coach.
Gemma Toner Founder and CEO, TONE Networks
Gemma Toner
Founder and CEO, TONE Networks
Gemma Toner is a media and telecommunications leader known for driving innovation at the intersection of big data and digital media. As a senior executive in the cable industry for more than 20 years, Gemma experienced firsthand the transformative power of executive coaching and mentoring. With an eye toward helping others advance in the workplace, Gemma created TONE Networks, an award-winning video content platform empowering diverse employees to reach their full potential through virtual, on-demand personal and professional development.
Arivee Vargas Executive Coach and Author
Arivee Vargas
Executive Coach and Author
Arivee is an author, a certified life and high performance™️ coach, keynote speaker, podcaster, and first-generation Latina, with an over 15-year career in roles from Big Law lawyer to heading up senior leadership development in Human Resources. She knows firsthand the challenges and triumphs that come with paving your own life and career path. Arivee is driven by one mission: to empower and equip leaders and lawyers with the tools to create transformational change from the inside out—and build a culture of sustainable high performance where work feels fulfilling and rewarding, even in the face of challenge and immense pressure.
Christina Wallace Career Consultant, Author, and Speaker
Christina Wallace
Career Consultant, Author, and Speaker
Christina Wallace is a speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. She co-authored New To Big: How Companies Can Create Like Entrepreneurs, Invest Like VCs, and Install a Permanent Operating System for Growth and co-founded the growth advisory firm Bionic. She regularly speaks, writes, and consults on a wide range of topics, ranging from failure and resilience to corporate innovation.
Melody Wilding LMSW and Best-Selling Author
Melody Wilding
LMSW and Best-Selling Author
Melody Wilding, LMSW is the best-selling author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. Melody has been featured in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Forbes. Melody is a licensed social worker with a master's from Columbia University and a professor of Human Behavior at Hunter College.
Dr. Paris Woods Financial Consultant and Best-Selling Author
Dr. Paris Woods
Financial Consultant and Best-Selling Author
Dr. Paris Woods is an author, philanthropist, nonprofit founder and education leader who has been featured in Ebony Magazine, Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Business Insider, CNN, and more. As an author, coach, and consultant, Dr. Woods helps women achieve financial freedom using values-driven and low-stress strategies so they feel truly confident in their financial health and overall well-being. Dr. Woods is a first-generation college graduate of Harvard University who learned how to manage money the hard way after many missteps in young adulthood. Her bestselling book, The Black Girl's Guide to Financial Freedom, teaches readers how to master money while living a life they love.
Dr. Woody Woodward Clinical Asst. Professor of Executive Coaching, NYU
Dr. Woody Woodward
Clinical Asst. Professor of Executive Coaching, NYU
Michael “Dr. Woody” Woodward, PhD is an organizational psychologist, CEC certified executive coach and founder of Human Capital Integrated (HCI). He advises the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year and Entrepreneurial Winning Women programs, serves as a thought leader in the IBM Smarter Workforce Futurist program, and is on faculty at the Institute for Management Studies where he has trained high potential managers from BOSE, Verizon, McDonald’s, and the NBA.
Lana Wong Award-winning Communicator and Moderator
Lana Wong
Award-winning Communicator and Moderator
Lana Wong is an award-winning communicator and moderator who makes conversations matter. Her three decades of global experience include work as a BBC presenter, photographer, educator, and nonprofit leader. She now leads partnerships for Moderate The Panel, a global network of diverse women moderators, MCs, and facilitators. Known for her rigorous preparation and warm, inclusive facilitation style, she helps leaders move beyond talking points to create conversations that connect, engage, and drive real impact.
Stef Ziev Executive Coach and Author
Stef Ziev
Executive Coach and Author
Stef Ziev is a former TV executive turned certified life and executive coach and author. Throughout her life, Stef was always focused on personal and professional development.
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