Nealy Gihan, APR, is a seasoned communicator with 25 years of experience spanning print journalism, corporate communications, nonprofit work, and government communications. But as she puts it: "At heart, I will always be a journalist." That drive to tell good, impactful stories has propelled her through every phase
Lacy Talton is Partner and Co-Founder of Evergreen & Oak, a global PR and marketing agency headquartered in North Carolina's Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill). The agency specializes in B2B tech, including adtech, healthtech, and martech, and has secured coverage for clients in major publications like
Margaret Watts Romney's first students of the day walked into her studio at 6:15am for cello lessons - teenagers in pajama pants, barely able to function. Despite their shared battle with circadian rhythms, they had a job to do. The parents were paying her to somehow get
Charlie Le Rougetel founded Big Top in 2014 after two decades creating campaigns for major consumer and B2B brands. With more than 30 years of experience in communications, she has worked across consumer and B2B sectors helping brands, organisations, and events grow their reach and reputation. Today, Big Top is
The PR Network (PRN) was founded in 2005 with a vision to create the world’s first virtual PR agency. Built by problem solvers, PRN brings together a global network of senior PR experts to match brands with the communications expertise they need, wherever they need it. Today, we are
At 16, standing on a rooftop in Iran during revolution and war, Dorna Djenab fell in love with Life. Not with her life. With Life itself. With creation. With beauty. One spring afternoon while standing by a balcony with her best friend, everything became clear. She saw a cat walking
Leadership isn't a choice between heart and hustle. It's the powerful fusion of both. Announcing Soul + Strategy, a new book series that takes you inside the unfiltered stories of the female executives who are rewriting the playbook on modern leadership. SOUL + STRATEGY Unfiltered Wisdom from Women
Jennifer Larson, LCPC, NCC is the Founder of Concentric Counseling & Consulting, a Chicago‑based group practice providing comprehensive outpatient mental health therapy for individuals, couples/relationships, tweens, teens, and families. In addition to therapy, Concentric offers select intensives and consulting services. Our clinicians provide specialized, tailored in‑person and
When George Blizzard and Nicky Regazzoni launched The PR Network in 2005, they didn't set out to become pioneers. They just wanted to solve a problem they saw everywhere: brilliant, senior PR professionals leaving the industry because traditional agencies couldn't accommodate working parents or anyone who
Jane Hales has spent over 30 years building and exiting businesses, serving as a board director, business accelerator coach and mentoring founders. She co-founded Sapio Research, an award winning market research agency inspired by social enterprise principles, and stepped back from day-to-day operations to become an active shareholder and board
Marie Torossian CPA, PLLC is a business advisory and strategy-focused accounting firm serving established service-based businesses with $750K+ in revenue. The firm specializes in financial clarity, strategic insight, and value-driven planning to help growth-minded owners improve profitability, scale with confidence, and build long-term business value. Preferred contact email: marie@marietorossiancpa.
Mary Axelsen knows what it means to choose courage over comfort, and she's done it more than once. In her twenties, as a single mother and sole provider, she left corporate America to attend college full-time. She worked three part-time jobs, raised her daughter, volunteered, and graduated debt-free.
Wellbeing
Natalie Pryde spent over 25 years in executive-level Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability roles, leading diverse teams globally across automotive, commercial real estate, oil and gas, and life sciences. She held leadership positions at major corporations, served on the MDEQ Green Chemistry and Engineering Steering Committee, and was a member
Women Who Lead
In November 2019, Margo Wickersham noticed blood in her urine. She thought she had a urinary tract infection. Three months later, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Her first doctor diagnosed her with Stage 1 High Grade Urethral Carcinoma and prescribed BCG therapy. But something didn't feel right,
Women Who Lead
Ishil K. Ozturk knows what most consultancies get wrong: they deliver brilliant strategy, present polished slides, and disappear just as assets hit their most vulnerable phase (commercialization, governance battles, and investor scrutiny). After building her career at the intersection of management consultancy and operating roles at Procter & Gamble and
Books
We are living in an era where wellbeing is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Across industries, geographies, and generations, the conversation has shifted from surviving to thriving. From mental health apps to mindfulness at work, from the science of sleep to the resurgence of ancient healing practices,
Women Who Lead
Aneka Johnson didn't plan to become a dog therapy entrepreneur. The idea came to her in the shower. Literally. She had been informally bringing Chubbs, her French Bulldog, into friends' corporate workplaces and suddenly realized she'd "created this cuddle club." That moment of
Law
In litigation, most lawyers talk about winning. Tedra Cannella actually does it—and she does it against opponents with unlimited resources, elite legal teams, and every structural advantage money can buy. As co-founding partner of Cannella Snyder LLC, Tedra has built a litigation practice that defies conventional wisdom about how
Women Who Lead
Mandeep Kaur knows what it's like to juggle corporate demands, business ownership, motherhood, and personal wellbeing because she's lived it for over 15 years. As founder of The Positive Mindset Company, she supports overwhelmed professionals and busy business owners to build happier, more balanced lives through
Wellbeing
Fran Benedict's path to founding Simply Mindful took 28 years of exploration, and she's sharing it because "the polished success stories don't help. The real journey does." After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1998 with a focus on corporate wellness,
Finance
Keila Hill-Trawick expected to work for the federal government until she retired. From 2010 to 2018, she moved between agencies as an auditor—from the Defense Contract Audit Agency and U.S. Attorney's Office to the Government Accountability Office and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She'
Accounting
In 2017, Naomi Granger moved back home to Las Vegas just as adult-use cannabis sales went live, and she saw something most CPAs wouldn't touch: a massively underserved industry desperately needing professional accounting services in a federally restricted, cash-heavy, compliance-intensive environment. While traditional financial institutions and accounting professionals
Wellbeing
In 2016, Tiffany Lord saw something most people didn't: remote employees were already used to engaging through screens, and they needed quick wellness breaks during the workday—no traffic, no setup time, no waiting. Just open another tab, move your body, reset your mind, and go back to
Women Who Lead
For years, Drenusha Salihu adapted to being the only woman in technical IT environments—accepting it as simply "part of the territory" in a male-dominated field. But when she began actively pursuing a career in cybersecurity, the pattern became impossible to ignore. At nearly every training, she was