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And then there were 9?!

We had to make some changes to our speaker roster due to some scheduling conflicts, but we’ve made up for it ten-fold!

We’ve hand-picked 9 brilliant (and engaging) powerhouse speakers with fascinating stories to share that will leave you inspired and a new perspective to take into your life.

Kelly McNelis (our Keynote)
Kelly McNelis is the founder of Women For One, an online community of women ready and willing to make life happen. She travels the world as a speaker, teacher, and facilitator of workshops, helping others tap into lives powered by truth. Kelly’s speech topic is Embrace Your Voice and Make Life Happen.

Jewels Muller
Jewels Muller is a wife and a mother of twin boys. She is the Founder and CEO of Chicks Connect Mastermind Support Network. She has an amazing passion for life and helping others reach their dreams. Jewels’ speech topic is The Gifts in Adversity.

Patty DeDominic
Patty DeDominic is a Business Coach for high-achieving professionals and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from President Obama in October 2015 for all the amazing work she does to make a difference in women’s lives and in economic development and leadership. 

Michelle Nagel
Michelle Nagel is a Transformational Trainer, Master Herbalist, energy therapist, and the President and Founder of Soul Shift™, Inc. She has been leading workshops for over 15 years, empowering people to take responsibility for their own health and well-being. Michelle’s speech topic is Is Your Childhood Hijacking Your Life?

Janet M. Kevan
Janet M. Kevan is the Founder and CEO of A Kindhuman Company which is home to 6 incredible services to the community. Janet’s speech topic is Free To Be Me – Birth, Breath, Earth, Death Tour®. 

Dr. Gloria Arroyo-Grubbs
Dr. Gloria Arroyo-Grubbs, DC, BA, BS has over 20 years experience in the health care industry and is passionate about her community; working to ensure a better health future for all cultures in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Gloria’s speech topic is Finding Your Fuego! 

Cecelia Towner
Cecelia believes in the power of the everyday person to make significant change in the world through living heartfully and authentically. She has changed lives through teaching healthy relationship principles in partnership with dogs through dog training.

Our Roundtable Workshops offer a more intimate, interactive setting with a smaller group. These sessions are pretty intensive. Many of the speakers above are participating, plus the following:

Sophia Treyger
Sophia Treyger empowers women to BE 100% themselves so that they can easily attract genuine, loving, enriching, and uplifting relationships into their lives. Sophia has an extensive background in couples/sex therapy, as a yoga instructor and energy healer, and as a community organizer. Her topic is The Feminine Embodied: A practice to get you out of your head.

Vanessa Truett
A fave from last year, Vanessa is back by popular demand! Vanessa’s career has focused on social justice, and gender-specific organizations; using her skills in research, networking, grant-writing, major donor cultivation and diversity/advocacy training. Her topic is Team Building and Networking for Introverts.

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