Carolyn Marshall Covington began living her dream at 21, opening the first In-Flight Hair Salon in Maryland, eventually expanding the chain to Virginia and North Carolina. Carolyn got married and raised two sons while balancing family and a career. Inspired by Madame C.J. Walker, Carolyn and her team developed DZIRE Hair Care products to empower generations of African American women. Over the span of 40 years, Carolyn’s accomplishments are: Licen...

Barbara J. Brown, Ph.D. is the Founder and Owner of CapitolHill Consortium for Counseling & Consultation, LLC (CCCC LLC). She is a licensed psychologist who completed undergraduate work at Wellesley College double majoring in Psychology and Sociology and completed her master's and doctoral degrees in Clinical/Community Psychology from Boston University. Dr. Brown has worked in public and private mental health agencies, hospitals, and universi...

Jayco MMI innovates, designs and manufactures human machine interfaces for aerospace, medical devices, security, communications, and industrial applications ranging from mobile devices to rack-mount systems. Established over 27 years Jayco has earned the loyalty of customers and employees. We are national and international with clients including Fortune 500 and other high technology companies. STEM-Institute leverages experience from private sect...

Seema Chawla is on a journey. After growing up in Canada and India, she came to the US. That’s when she found her true calling. She took software courses and landed a position with a leading Silicon Valley IT company. More opportunities followed. After several years, she saw the downside of the intense product-centric cultures at IT companies that were not meeting the needs of most companies. Corporate IT environments had become inefficient becau...

Dr. Sandi Webster is Founder and CEO of Sandi Webster LLC. After successfully creating, scaling and selling her 150-employee marketing and analytics consulting company to a private equity firm, she fulfills her passion of ensuring that women are fully prepared for business through her online education and advisory services company. As Chief Learning Officer of her brand, Sandi Webster Coachsulting, she develops and delivers curriculum for worksho...

Tressa "Azarel" Smallwood is an award-winning producer and Founder of MegaMind Media, a production company specializing in creating compelling original content for female audiences. She resigned from teaching tenure to fulfill her writing dreams in 2003. A true trailblazer, she turned her debut bestseller into a multi-million-dollar publishing company with more than 162 titles that have amassed thousands of fans worldwide. Known for her razor-sha...

Dominique “Nika” Cagle’s career as an entrepreneur began in her early twenties - by starting her Corporate Housing Company “Nika Corporate Housing.” The company was founded in 2003 as a start-up with just one furnished suite. Since then, Nika has successfully grown her temporary lodging company to a regional leader in the Corporate Housing industry and has an inventory of over 300 units. In addition, through her leadership, the company has enjoye...

Neelima Parasker has a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, and Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification. Neelima is the Owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of SnapIT Solutions™ LLC, an innovative technology trainings, services and solutions company with a mission to unleash our collective human potential to deliver innovative world-class technology trainings and solutio...

Laura Chiesman, is President & WealthCoach™ of First Wave Financial. For over 25 years, she has developed financial planning and wealth management strategies for individuals and families to enable them to achieve their immediate and lifetime financial goals. As a business owner, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM (CFP®) professional and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®), Chiesman brings a unique perspective to comprehensive plans that d...

Dima is Middle-Eastern in her genes, American in her heart, and a global citizen in her spirit. She ignites the untapped potential in individuals across the globe, empowering them to shatter limitations and become courageous, purpose driven leaders. Her own journey is one of escaping confinement, crossing continents, and transforming her life’s purpose. Harnessing the power of her story, Dima is committed to inspiring individuals to attain person...

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Victoria Woods, Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Advisor at ChappelWood Financial Services, Edmond, OK, is an internationally celebrated Investment Advisor to Millionaires and Aspiring Millionaires. Woods a.k.a. “The Financial Diva” is a highly sought-out keynote speaker and presenter with a popular radio show and book called “It’s All About The $Money, Honey!” on the iHeartMedia talk station, NewsRadio 1000 KTOK in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...