Dec 28, 2021
Kristin Smedley and Mary Fran Bontempo faced devastating challenges as young mothers. Kristin found herself raising two blind sons and Mary Fran navigated her son’s heroin addiction. Refusing to be defined by their challenges and determined to survive and thrive, Kristin and Mary co-founded Brilliantly Resilient...
Dec 21, 2021
Overwhelmed by the life she thought she wanted, Jane Wilson realized that her dream of being a lifelong early childhood educator wasn’t the path she was destined to follow. Reluctantly accepting her friend’s challenge to step out of her comfort zone and take a pole dancing class, Jane’s path took an unexpected...
Dec 14, 2021
Motivated by her lifelong dream of becoming a filmmaker, Melissa Davey made a pivotal career and life change at the age of 65. After a successful career in disabilities advocacy and social security law, Melissa decided to pursue her dream of becoming a filmmaker. This dream became a reality in 2018. Melissa’s...
Dec 7, 2021
Diane has always had a passion for entrepreneurship. However, she shifted to venture capital after seeing the need to help emerging female entrepreneurs. She is an accredited investor to women investment funds and deployed funds to over 30+ businesses with top-tier leads and venture-backed Silicon Valley tech companies....
Nov 30, 2021
As the country’s leading male business expert on advancing women and engaging men, Jeffery delivers keynotes and workshops at leadership conferences and company meetings. As a gender strategist, he consults with senior leaders to move from concept to execution on the three simple reasons to invest in women: growing...