Meet Emma Hidem, Founder and CEO at SunnysideVR, a Washington DC-based virtual reality video production company specializing in 360-degree video experiences. Emma Hidem is a storyteller and a media maker with expertise in Virtual Reality (VR) videos. She is a proud Minnesotan who has also lived in New York before finally moving to DC in […]
Meet Jennie Kelly, Co-founder at WorkAround and Operations consultant at Scismic, a Massachusetts-based talent matching platform that offers online career tools in life sciences. Jennie Kelly didn’t know how things impact women differently until she started working. She always had positive influences around her, and the issue never was a hurdle for her. But soon […]
Meet Melissa Cooper, Educator and Chief Executive Officer at Good Community LLC, an organization that seeks to bridge generational divides through faith-based curated community groups and socially conscious apparel. Melissa Cooper is a woman of faith who serves others through her ministry, Good Community LLC with her husband, Jamal Cooper. She has been an educator […]
Meet Shirley Kagan, Barger-Barclay Professor of Theatre at Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC), a liberal arts college based in Virginia, United States. Shirley Kagan has been actively practising theatre for the past 35 years and it literally runs in her veins. She has the talent to bring the stories to life through her impeccable acting and directing […]
Meet Dr. Fabiola Corvera-Stimeling, Founder and CEO of Cocentrum, a company that assists organizations in improving customer experience. “Success is in front of you, you may not know how far it is, but you will never reach it if you stop”, says Dr. Fabiola, an experienced Customer service professional who is working to integrate the […]
Meet Catherine Bander, President at Hälsa Botanicals, a woman-owned and managed whole health company that harnesses the power of plants to promote natural wellness. Catherine Bander was a drug addict at 20, an insurance sales associate at 30, and now is the founder of a skincare line at 50. She had an unusual childhood where […]
Meet Alexandra Bunkers- Director of Operations & Product Strategy at Tekmetric, an auto-repair shop management software. After beginning her career as a CPA and SOX Consultant, Alexandra has worked across industries to help clients meet IT security and financial regulatory requirements. Post that, she took a leap of faith and made a jump to strategy […]
Meet Jamerika Haynes-Lewis, Founder at Clever Jam Communications, consulting firm offering motivational speaking, facilitation, and strategic communications guidance. A journalist, motivational speaker, and advocate for children in foster care, Jamerika is using her personal and professional experience to support the needy and vulnerable. Growing up, life was hard for her family. Her mother struggled to […]
Meet Liz Giorgi- CEO & co-founder of Soona, a one-stop destination for growing businesses to acquire creative visual content to build their brand identity. Liz is an expert in content, building businesses, and a 2x media founder with one exit- prior to diving into founder life, she was an Emmy-award winning production pro. Before she […]
Meet Jenn T. Grace, Founder and CEO of Publish Your Purpose Press (PYP), a publishing company that gives underrepresented voices power and a stage to share their stories, speak their truth, and impact their communities. Jenn T. Grace is an award-winning author with a focus on the LGBTQ+ market. Before PYP, she was a CEO […]
Meet Laura Gowans, Chief of Staff and Operations Lead at SpiderOak, a Kansas-based software company that assists businesses in securing important data through custom security solutions. In her 11 year long career at SpiderOak, Laura Gowans has donned many hats at a time. She stuck with the company through all thicks and thin and has […]
Meet Khadya Hale, Owner at Khadya Hale OBM, a company that provides service-based entrepreneurs full-service Online Business Management services. From living in a homeless shelter with her kids to starting her own business, Khadya Hale’s journey over the years is enough to give you goosebumps. Her life has been full of hurdles, but she has […]
Meet Brianna Carmen, Director of Organizing and Partnerships at Voto Latino, a pioneering civic media organization that seeks to transform America by recognizing Latinos’ innate leadership Brianna grew up right along the southern border of Mexico. She was a part of this bi-national community where they were neither considered Mexican nor American. Having witnessed the […]
Meet Adrienne Todela, Knowledge Management and Learning Manager at Creative Associates International, an organization that “provides development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges”. “Fearlessness is the mother of reinvention”- Arianna Huffington Apart from being a learning manager, Adrienne is an avid traveler and lover of all things food. She spent […]
Meet Heidi Grunwald, Co-Founder at Legal Science LLC, an organization that provides innovative solutions using legal research expertise with machine intelligence to empower users with a clearer understanding of the law. Apart from being the co-founder at Legal Science LLC, Heidi Grunwald is also the Director of the Institute For Survey Research at the Temple […]
Meet Jessica Fox, Owner of Florida Virtual Bookkeeper LLC, an accounting firm that offers cloud-based bookkeeping services to small service-based businesses and nonprofit organizations. Jessica Fox left a potential career in diplomacy to start her own bookkeeping firm. She found her calling in accounting, bookkeeping, and financial controls while she was holding a temporary position […]
Meet Marcela Lorca the Artistic Director of “Ten Thousand Things”, a professional theatre company that strives to make theatre and stories accessible to all people. An artist and an immigrant to the United States, Marcela Lorca believes in the power of theatre in nurturing empathy among everyone. In the journey of her life, Ms. Lorca […]
Meet Kimberly L Otto, a Skin Care creator and the co-founder of the organic skincare company Moon Valley Organics. An advocate for sustainable business practices, Kim Otto teaches future farmers about organic farming by hosting volunteers from the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. As the co-founder of the organic skincare company, Moon Valley Organics, […]
Meet Heather Doering, Founder and President at Ace Strategies, an organization that finds, engages, and builds meaningful, lucrative relationships with ideal clients on the behalf of their business customers. Heather Doering is an ‘ace’ marketing professional who is helping small businesses navigate through the digital space. She started Ace Strategies in 2013 to equip professionals […]