From 25+ Years in Corporate EHS to Founding BioScience & Soul Wellness: Natalie Pryde on Bridging Ancient Healing with Functional Medicine, Why "Healing Isn't Linear," and Helping Women Reclaim Their Health Agency

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

From Dual Bladder Cancer Diagnosis to Patient Advocate and Author: Margo Wickersham on Why Self-Advocacy Saved Her Life, Balancing Revenue Growth Consulting with Cancer Advocacy, and What "Self-Care Isn't Selfish" Really Means

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,

From P&G and Big Pharma to Founding iWisdom: Ishil K. Ozturk on Building a Biopharma Consultancy That Advocates Instead of Advises, Navigating Male-Dominated Markets, and Why Business Development Takes Longer Than You Think

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

Upcoming book: The Wellbeing Atlas – Founders Shaping the Future of Wellness in 2026

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,

From Entertainment Consultant to Dog Therapy Pioneer: Aneka Johnson on Founding The Cuddle Club After Illness, Scaling to 40+ Therapy Dogs, and Why "Let Your Purpose Be Louder Than Fear"

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

From $127M Verdicts to Strategic Co-Founding: Tedra Cannella on Products Liability, Partnership Architecture, and Beating Fortune 500s at Their Own Game

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

Diverse Minds

Diverse Minds helps create equal, happy,mentally healthy and productive workplaces through coaching, consultancy,speaking and training. Wellbeing, mental health and equity are the backbone of any workplace. By upskilling staff, managers and senior leaders systemic changes can be made that benefit everyone. Visit website

NimmiLife

NimmiLife is a holistic wellness and leadership company founded by Ayurvedic doctor, award-winning author, and global speaker Sweta Vikram. We blend ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern science to help high-achieving professionals navigate stress and grief, build emotional resilience, and lead with clarity and purpose. Visit website

From 15 Years in Corporate to Building The Positive Mindset Company: Mandeep Kaur on Teaching Manifestation Without the "Woo Woo," Why "You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup," and Supporting Female Entrepreneurs Over Seeing Them as Competition

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

The 28-Year Journey to Simply Mindful: Fran Benedict on Building Wellness Programs Through Reconnection Rather Than Rules, Part of the Dreamforce Plum Village Center Production Team, and Why "Your Body Already Knows"

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,

From Federal Auditor to "Accidental Entrepreneur": Keila Hill-Trawick, CPA on Building Little Fish Accounting from a Side Hustle, Defining "Building to Enough," and Why the Best Technicians Don't Always Make the Best Business Owners

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'

Against the Grain: Naomi Granger on Entering Cannabis Accounting in 2017 When Others Hesitated, Growing to $3M in Two Years, Training 700+ CPAs Through NACAT Pros, and Why Underserved High-Barrier Markets Are Where Expertise Becomes Leverage

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

From "Something Was Missing" to Building the UK's Fastest-Growing Health Benefit: Steph Hind on Leaving Corporate Life, Co-Founding Heka with 3,000+ Wellbeing Experiences, and Proving That Employee Health Isn't a Checkbox Exercise

Steph Hind spent years in corporate environments with good pay and prestigious titles, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something fundamental was missing. As Co-Founder and Consultant Director of Heka (formerly GoSweat), she turned that disillusionment into the UK's fastest-growing health-led employee benefits platform, now

Finance

From 13 Months of Relentless Promotion to Award-Winning Virtual CFO: Tiffany Watson, MBA on Pivoting All Aboard Financial During COVID, Why Tax Planning Beats Tax Prep, and Giving Back Through Microgrants Instead of Titles

After a near-death experience with severe preeclampsia following the birth of her third child, Tiffany Watson knew her body couldn't handle a traditional job anymore—but she also knew she wasn't done building. What started in 2018 as an insurance agency rooted in helping others avoid

Wellbeing

From 15 Years in NHS Perinatal Mental Health and Academia to Founding The Yoga Psychology Centre: Dr. Jill Domoney on Integrating Clinical Psychology and Yoga, Translating Research into Practice, and Creating Space in the Transition to Motherhood

After 15 years of working across academic institutions and NHS services to support pregnant and postnatal people, Dr. Jill Domoney had a realization: the integrated, mind-body approach she knew could help women during the perinatal period simply didn't have space to exist fully within traditional healthcare settings. So

Women Who Lead

From Pluralistic India to Global Stages: Smita Tharoor on Building a Cross-Cultural Unconscious Bias Practice, Choosing Dialogue Over Hierarchy, and Leading Without Burning Out

When Smita Tharoor arrived in London in the 1980s with a degree in English Literature and fluent English, she expected her confidence to translate. It didn't. The assumptions she encountered about her intelligence, her accent, and her right to belong planted seeds that would eventually grow into Tharoor

Women Who Lead

From "Cases" to People: Sinead Tingley on Leaving NHS Social Care to Build Serendipity Counselling York, Training Over 50 Counsellors, and Why Therapy Shouldn't Mean Burnout

After over 15 years in social care, including experience with the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Sinead Tingley made a decision that wasn't about walking away from meaningful work—it was about wanting to practice in a way that felt more ethical, relational and sustainable.

Finance

From Lebanon to Miami: How Marie Torossian Built Two Businesses and Helps Entrepreneurs Break Through $2 Million with Her Proprietary Financial Framework

From Lebanon to Miami: How Marie Torossian Built Two Businesses and Helps Entrepreneurs Break Through $2 Million with Her Proprietary Financial Framework At age 11 in Lebanon, Marie Torossian was already helping her father run his business. While other kids were focused on school and friends, she was learning the

Women in VC

From First Hire at Precursor Ventures to Founding Symphonic Capital: Sydney Thomas on Raising $13.5M to Back the 99%, Creating the Black Women in VC List, and Why Early-Stage Founders Need to Get Real About Expectations

Sydney Thomas is the Founding General Partner of Symphonic Capital, a San Diego-based venture capital firm that raised $13.5 million for its debut fund to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies "making life better for the 99%." But her path to launching her own fund came after

Women Who Lead

From Three Heart Attacks at 29 to Founding Prosperity First: Shaneh Woods on Bridging the Soul & Science of Money, Transforming 528 Businesses, and Why "Money Loves Joy"

Shaneh F. Woods is the founder and CEO of Prosperity First, a bookkeeping and accounting firm she founded over 28 years ago. While Prosperity First began early in her career, it wasn’t until years later that the business transformed into the energetically aligned firm it is today. By age

Law

From Environmental Engineer to Founding Bick Law LLP: Kimberly Bick on Building a Women-Owned "Big Law Alternative," Navigating Post-Chevron Environmental Regulation, and Why She Became an "Accidental Entrepreneur"

Kimberly Bick is the founding and co-managing partner of Bick Law LLP, a Women-Owned Business Enterprise providing Fortune 500 clients with "Big Law" environmental expertise using flexible billing structures. But her path to founding Bick Law wasn't the result of careful planning. She describes herself as

Women Who Lead

From Winning a Horse to 30+ Years Telling Agriculture's Story: Kenda Resler Friend on Founding KRF PR After Dow AgroSciences, Why "Everyone with a Smartphone Is a Reporter," and Building Her Third Storytelling Decade

Kenda Resler Friend is the President and Founder of KRF Public Relations, an Indianapolis-based agency helping agricultural organizations, nonprofits, and businesses tell their stories. But her path to founding KRF PR in 2019 started with something unexpected: winning a free Quarter Horse named “Squirt” from Bob Evans Restaurants in 1984.

Law

Two Daughters Take Over Their Fathers' IP Firm: Maja Modigh on the Generational Transition at Hansson Thyresson, Leading as an Engineer in IP Law, and Preserving Culture While Modernizing

Maja Modigh is the CEO of Hansson Thyresson AB, a full-service intellectual property law firm founded 30 years ago in Malmö, Sweden, by her father Anders Hansson (electronics engineer and patent attorney) and Lars Thyresson (attorney at law). About a year ago, Maja and Elsa Thyresson took over the firm

Women Who Lead

From 2 AM Talk Shows to VP of Operations at TrialX: Priya Menon on Producing 300+ CureTalks Episodes, Leading Global Operations at TrialX from India, and Why Patient Empowerment Drives Better Research

Priya Menon is Vice President of Operations at TrialX, a clinical research and space health informatics company, and Producer and Host of CureTalks, an online healthcare talk show platform where she's produced and hosted over 300 episodes on cancer research and medical breakthroughs for US audiences. But her