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Leveraging Your Workstyle

Founder of Deskpass, Chief Operating Officer at Miami Refresh, and serial entrepreneur Nicole Vasquez builds communities and then connects them to resources that help them reach their goals. Her drive has empowered emerging communities to thrive around the world. Fusing a decade of entrepreneurial success with an innate ability to synthesize information and create systems, Nicole co-founded Deskpass, a hybrid work technology company connecting remote workers to a global community of on-demand workspaces where she is now an advisor.

Level-Up Energetically

International speaker, bestselling author, and elite performance coach Alaina Schwartz empowers high-achieving, heart-centered entrepreneurs and leaders to grow their businesses while working less than 40 hours a week. Alaina's method utilizes the science of the brain combined with practical guidance on the mind-body connection. Listen to learn how to create inward stability, move past limiting beliefs, and transform.

Finding Your Spiritual Self

For nearly two decades Malaika Martin has assisted creative leaders and entrepreneurs in finding a balance while capitalizing on the logistics and structure needed to be successful. To Malaika, self-care means showing up every day fully productive, authentically, and with a sense of connection to spirit. She believes in the power of recognizing and releasing negative behaviors while finding empowerment through systems that enable her colleagues and clients to step into the dynamic business owners they've always been.

Setting a Different Pace

For over 20 years, Jenny Tola has led a thriving business as part of State Farm, where she and her team have supported hundreds of families to secure what is most important to them. When it comes to striking a balance between hard work and family, Jenny's practice of daily gratitude and intentional time management are the secrets that have enabled her and her daughter to thrive. A single mom, Jenny, and her daughter have traveled together to major cities all over the world. Listen to learn how her routine setting practices have provided a source of stability, space, and balance.

Mastering Intention Setting

Learn how social media strategist, entrepreneur, and content creator Michelle Thames sets boundaries, how she uses meditation to her achieve her goals, and what it means to her to return to what is most important. Michelle shares her belief that there's no one right way to meditate and that both meditation and self-care can be whatever you need them to be.

Redefine Self-Care

Hear from Taylor Elyse Morrison, author, speaker, facilitator, coach, and CEO and founder of Inner Workout, on how she listens within, maintains a loving response, and on how she has worked to build a lifestyle with self-care. Through Inner Workout, she is motivated by helping others through creating multidimensional self-care practices that help individuals build and maintain the skills of self-care.

Combating Burnout

TEDx speaker and serial entrepreneur Debra Giunta is a fierce advocate for the power of emotional intelligence in youth education. Founder of @prismatic_movement and The Brainchild Collective, she is creating the next generation of conscious leaders through her programming.

Creating Inner Peace

Dr. Houda Abadi (@houdarose22) is a public scholar and peace-building practitioner who is creating waves of profound impact. As the Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace, she has found her calling in providing communities with the tools to affect change. Cultivating the space for her own inner peace is an essential part of her success.

Finding Deep Joy

Four-time Emmy Award-winning producer Emerald-Jane Hunter, or EJ, understands what it means to live your why. As Ringleader of myWHY Agency, a Black-owned, women-led integrated marketing communications company, she helps purpose-driven brands, businesses, and game-changing leaders tell impactful stories with a specialized focus on the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Listen to her thoughts on creating boundaries, using sound frequency for self-care, and what it means to find deep joy.

Investing in Who You Trust

Dr. Christine Izuakor is the youngest African-American female to receive a Ph.D. in Security Engineering and a master's in the art of start-up acceleration. Inspired to combat the shortage of diverse perspectives in the technology industry, her company, Cyber Pop-up, funded by Google, is creating the next generation of experts. Listen to how her personal focus on fulfilling her purpose drives every decision and why she is so intentional about who she holds space for.

Attracting What You Want

Former Wall Street analyst, social entrepreneur, and coffee enthusiast, Kris Christian knows how to attract what she wants. She has built Chicago French Press from a pop-up to a nationally recognized brand sold at Target and featured on The Food Network. Learn how Kris moves past limitations and has mastered cultivating the energy to attract what she wants in business and in life.