Taking A Leap

CONCHITA PLEASANT Business Name: Pleasant Image Distributing, Inc Website: www.nefertitisecrets.com Email: nesecrets@att Conchita Pleasant began her career in the beauty industry in 1991 and has successfully marketed a variety of hair care brands. She recently expanded her influence by launching her own hair care product line, Nefertiti’s Secrets. Conchita values entrepreneurship, female empowerment, beauty & wellness. Her optimistic outlook on life inspired her to persevere with her passion, even while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. She is grateful to be a survivor of four years now.

GEETHA KRISHNAN Business Name: Geetha Krishnan Website: www.geethakrishnan.com Email: info@geethakrishnan.com Geetha Krishnan is a Corporate Trainer, Gratitude Leadership Coach, Best Selling Author and a Professionally Certified International Speaker who serves by teaching people to thank and laugh all the way to the bank. She follows and teaches the principles of Compassionate Leadership, and "Being in Gratitude". She can take you from heartache to self-appreciation and your employees from headache to employee engagement, wanting to work with each other and with you forever.

KAY RICHARDSON Business Name: Clients Who Say Yes Website: clientswhosayyes.com Email: info@clientswhosayyes.com Kay Richardson, known as “The Clients Who Say Yes Mentor, is a business coach and the author of “What a Woman’s Gotta Do.” She mentors women business owners to create clarity, courage and cash, so they can serve and impact the world while earning their real worth. Life has taught her that With The Right Mix of Determination and Drive, There's Nothing You Can't Do and that What You Believe About Yourself Can Make Or Break You.

TRACY TYNAN Tracy Tynan is a costume designer. She makes her literary debut in “Wear And Tear”, a candid and entertaining memoir told through clothes and largely reflects on fame, parenthood and style. Each chapter focuses on some article of clothing that evokes an episode of her life. Her vivid descriptions reflect her love of clothes, designers, fabrics, and shopping. Reviews call it “star-studded, gossipy, and engaging” and Tracy shares with us her journey of creating it.

ELMIRA BAYRASLI Email: elmira@bayrasli.com LinkedIn: Elmira Bayrasli Elmira Bayrasli is a writer, speaker, consultant, and lecturer at New York University, who has spent the past two decades working on foreign policy, international development, and with startups worldwide. Her book, "From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places," looks at the growth of innovation beyond Silicon Valley, focusing on talented individuals around the world who have overcome insurmountable obstacles to lead high-growth businesses.

SHEILA G. MAINS Website: www.BrownieBrittle.com Sheila G. Mains, better known in the food business as Sheila G, is the Founder and CEO of Brownie Brittle LLC. She left a career in finance in her mid-forties to bake her way into a multi-million dollar enterprise. She is an inspiration to anyone who dreams of launching a successful business. She has a newly released book called “Sheila G’s Butter & Chocolate. 101 Creative Sweets and Treats Using Brownie Batter.”

JOHN P. DAVID Email: john@davidpr.com John P. David has more than 25 years of experience in the public relations industry. He specializes in creating and implementing media relations programs that not only build name recognition but also generate leads. He is frequently called on by his clients for high profile, time-sensitive writing assignments as well as for marketing efforts and crisis management. He shares his insights with us during our deep dive into his first book, "How to Protect (Or Destroy) Your Reputation Online."

JACKIE DOUGLAS TELEPHONE: 305-607-8050 EMAIL: djssdouglas@yahoo.com Jackie Douglas is an entrepreneur who turned her hobby into a business. Jackie is no stranger to taking on challenges to uplevel her life. One such case was her determination to go back to school in her 40’s to obtain both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. She is now expanding her business of baking into her passion for event planning.

NATASHA COX Next Level Braiding Cafe FACEBOOK: Tasha's Braids EMAIL: Braidsbytasha786@gmail.com Natasha Cox, founder and owner of Next Level Braiding Café, is a well-respected Master Braider in the Miami Community. She has taken a skill she learned as a child and developed it into a success fulbusiness. Natasha has established a reputation for herself in theindustry and her over 20 years of experience and has been building confidence and inspiring women of all ages with her unique artistry and creativity.

CAMILLE NOZICKA Telephone: 954-662-1462 Email: camillenozicka@gmail.com Camille Nozicka was the founding partner of a boutique Leadership Development Firm. She holds an MBA and spent a significant portion of her career traveling across the Caribbean consulting with several large companies in various industries. She is a wife and the mother of 3 grown kids. Camille resides in FL where she is active in volunteering in the church and community. She shares with us some key tips to get on the path to financial health

Luvvie Ajayi Website: luvvie.org/ Email: Luvvie@aweluv.com Luvvie Ajayi is a New York Times best-selling author (“I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual”), sought-after speaker; digital strategist and trainer who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology, and activism. She leverages her background in marketing, communications and new media to present on topics related to blogging, branding, social media, nonprofits, digital marketing and online advocacy/activism, entrepreneurship. She is also the creator of The Red Pump Project which is a nonprofit that raises awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.

Essential Healing by Beth Website: HealingbyBeth.com Beth is an expert at guiding women through their journey of personal healing and manifests transformation of the body, mind and spirit through multiple holistic healing modalities, tools and strategies. She has worked to overcome her own health challenges and metal toxicities and is passionate about educating others on the plethora of natural ways she has discovered to maintain optimal health.

WHANADI-ANN SOBREVILLA Affinity for Wellness Website: www.whanadi.com Email: whanadi@affinityforwellness.com Whanadi is a Mindset Coach and the creator of the Affinity for Wellness as well as the Wellness Warriors Unite Movement. She is committed to her stand for the wholeBE-ing of others and inspires men and women to discover their inner Wellness Warrior to wage peace…peace of mind, peace of body, and peace of soul.

LEETHRA J. MOORE Business name: LeethraJ Advance Education Website: Leethrajmoore.com Email: Leethramoore@yahoo.com Leethra J. is a hair loss activist. She is a trained Master Cosmetologist and holds certifications as a hair loss replacement specialist, hair extension specialist, and platform artist. Whether losing hair due to medical issues, wanting to enhance your look or just give your hair a break, Leethra J. is the girl for you. Leethra believes that “everyone is a celebrity.”

ORIT MURAD REHANY Email: orit.rehany@gmail.com Orit Rehany is a speaker, educator, Middle East specialist and the author of the book, “A River of Tears, The River of Hope”. She shares with us her key message of "Using the Tools to Adapt and Adopt" which she believes is vital to our attitude shift and success.

LAURIANN STEPP Business Name: Lauriann Stepp, The Clutterologist Website: Clutterologist.com Email: Lauri@clutterologist.com Originally from Atlanta, GA, Lauriann Stepp, the Clutterologist, has been transforming South Florida homes in Broward and Miami-Dade counties since 2014 working with hundreds of frustrated women to organize the physical clutter in their homes and heal the emotional clutter in their hearts. She shares some of her simple strategies that we can begin to implement today.

SANDRA LENETT Business Name: Surge365 Website: myvortex365.com/sandralenett Telephone: 954.720.4944 Email: sandra@travelmoreshopmore.com With extensive retail and hospitality experience and over 25 years in hotel sales, Sandra Lenett has traveled the globe. With the travel bug being a significant part of her life, she recently made the decision to join Surge365, a new travel business concept that allows her to travel for both fun and profit. She gives us insight into key factors that need to be considered when planning and packing for a vacation

TATIANA MONTGOMERY Telephone: 305 904-0113 Email: Fitnesscuisine@gmail.com Facebook: Tatiana Montgomery Originally from Brazil, Tatiana is a fitness practitioner, trainer, health coach, author, public speaker and helps people free themselves from physical and financial pain. She has been in in the health and fitness world for over 30 years and shares with us key tips for health and wellness.

TRACY SHERMAN Business Name: Heritage Auctions Website: www.ha.com Telephone: 561-693-1963 Email: tracys@ha.com Tracy is an expert jewelry appraiser. Her career started at Sotheby’s Auction House in New York where she stayed for over 20 years after which she founded Tracy L Sherman Inc, a jewelry, art and antique consulting firm in 2001. In May 2016, Tracy joined Heritage Auctions, opening an office in Palm Beach. She shares with us her experience with the more intimate and personal side of the business.

Mary C. Owens, Inc. Website: www.marycowens.com Telephone: 561-465-5356 Email: mary@marycowens.com Mary C. Owens has a Masters in Social Work, is a Clinical Social Worker and Divorce Transitional Expert with over 25 years of experience helping hundreds of clients overcome tremendous challenges and create new lives of purpose, passion and adventure. She currently specializes in helping women over 40 who are contemplating or going through divorce or who have recently divorced.