Flight Club

Kelly is an executive coach, team coach and strategic consultant, specializing in supporting employee-owned companies. She founded Elevate Coaching & Consulting to help transform organizational cultures by developing senior leaders who cultivate strength-based, human-centric environments where both individuals and businesses thrive.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kellywchewning

Website: Elevate Coaching & Consulting

Kim is a sales coach who unsticks small business owners so they can sell their services comfortably and authentically without pressure, gimmicks, or compromise. She doesn't teach a hard to remember system but focuses on developing the right kinds of questions for natural sales conversations that come from a place of service. Kim drills sales skills with you, just like your childhood soccer coach, so that you can help more people and earn more money.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kim-fredrich

Books: If You Can Have a Conversation, You Can Sell: The Consultant's Guide to Career Advancement

Sarah Mariano, known as The Stretch Therapist, is the founder of The Stretch Therapists Inc. and creator of the Performance Stretch System, a certification program with over 600 members worldwide. As a sought-after mobility expert, she has worked with high-profile clients, including Drake, Will Smith, and elite NFL and NBA athletes. Sarah's mission is to help fitness and wellness professionals stand out, attract dream clients, and build thriving businesses on their own terms. Embracing a nomadic lifestyle, she runs her company remotely while traveling the world with her partner, Derrick.

Website: www.thestretchtherapists.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thestretchtherapist

Brenda-Lee Smith, BSN, CSA, CDP, CADDT, empowers San Diego seniors through Oasis Senior Advisors, offering personalized aging services. With a Bachelor of Science in Nursing focused on mental health care, she utilizes her extensive network to provide sustainable support solutions.

Brenda-Lee's personal relationships with clients ensure respectful life transitions. An expert in creative problem-solving, intuition, and communication, she excels in client satisfaction. A confident public speaker, she shares her expertise as a compassionate leader in senior care.

Website: www.oasissenioradvisors.com/local-advisors/coastal-san-diego

Social media handles: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-lee-smith Facebook: www.facebook.com/OasisSanDiego

Deanna Ratnikova loves to get out and about with her friends and family. She believes time spent outdoors leads to a happier, healthier life. Deanna created The GO Deck to help people connect with one another, outdoors and on the go.

Website: thegodeck.com

Social media handles: Instagram: @TheGODeck Facebook: The GO Deck

Krystal Gillis, the founder and CEO of Tighties™ functional activewear, is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader. Krystal's career trajectory has been a dynamic blend of entrepreneurial ventures and corporate experience from sales for a large payroll company to founding her first business in payroll software at the young age of 24. After successfully building and eventually selling her first venture, she transitioned to corporate roles in the medical devices sector, contributing her skills at Abbott and Stryker. In 2017, seeking a balance, she took on a consulting role, overseeing the launch of five companies, three products and a foundation before the inception of Tighties in 2022 during her work on a product launch for an orthopedic company in San Diego.

As the driving force behind Tighties, Krystal is deeply involved in every aspect of the business from product development and project management to overseeing finances, sales and pipeline management. With a strong focus on injury prevention and longevity, she created Tighties for anyone committed to an active lifestyle.

Despite the challenges, Krystal finds gratification in the small wins that accumulate to move mountains. Her favorite aspect of the job lies in the daily decisions that contribute to the company's success. A firm believer in the adage "A rising tide lifts all boats," Krystal brings not only her expertise but also a compassionate and visionary approach to the business landscape.

With a strong educational foundation, Krystal earned her Bachelor of Arts from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. She currently resides in San Diego, California.

Website: www.tighties.com Instagram: @gotighties

Renee Zau is the Co-founder and CEO of DonationMatch, a platform that has revolutionized how ticketed attractions and businesses–such as Six Flags Parks, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and Hera Hub–manage donation requests. Since its founding in 2010, DonationMatch has streamlined the process and reduced administrative burdens for both nonprofits and donor companies. Renee's innovative system saves businesses hundreds of labor hours annually while amplifying their marketing visibility. Her commitment to charity fraud prevention through rigorous validation has made DonationMatch a trusted leader in secure, impactful giving.

Website: www.donationmatch.com

Social media handles: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/reneezau LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/donationmatch Facebook: www.facebook.com/donationmatch Instagram: www.instagram.com/donationmatch

Amrita Khanna is the founder of Humaara, a pre-launch e-commerce brand that is on a mission to help the Indian diaspora in the US seamlessly weave pieces of our rich culture into everyday American lifestyle.

Amrita has 10 years of experience working for industry-leading e-commerce and digital marketing corporations where she honed her expertise in scaling brands and optimizing digital ecosystems.

Now she's excited to leverage those skills to build her own business. She's driven by a belief in the power of community, especially the collective strength of ambitious women.

Website: www.humaara.com Instagram: @humaaraofficial

Amanda Black is the heart and soul behind The Solo Female Traveler Network and Kindred Community, two ventures born from her deep love for adventure and empowering women to travel solo. She created The Solo Female Traveler Network to be more than just a community— she offers incredible multi-day tours to countries perceived as less safe for solo female travelers. These tours are where her 550k+ community of solo traveling women meet in real life and find inspiration, share stories, and connect. Through Kindred, Amanda curates Weekend Away, relaxed experiences that are all about mking real friends in adulthood. 99% of women who join both The Solo Female Traveler Network and Kindred come solo and leave with lifelong friends. Amanda is driven by a belief in the power of women supporting one another, and she inspires women to step outside their comfort zones, connect with the world, and find joy in every adventure.

Website: kindredcommunity.co Instagram: @kindred.sd

Vesna Rysdale is the Founder and CEO of Nourished Alive, Health and Nutrition Coaching Company for Health Conscious and high performers. Vesna is a Certified Integrative Nutrition and Health Coach, Certified Hormone Health Coach and currently getting her Certificate in Gut Health.

At the pinnacle of her corporate career, she left the pharma industry to pursue health and nutrition coaching for individuals and corporations.

​Before founding Nourished Alive, Vesna spent 23 years working in the life sciences industry, working on cancer drugs, rare disease treatments, and even COVID vaccines, and had a wake-up moment, realizing, although medicine can save lives, so can the food.

​​As an integrative health and nutrition coach, she now practices a holistic approach, helping clients discover what intuitively nourishes them on and off the plate. She and her family have been plant-based for the last 10 years, and in her spare time she enjoys surfing, hiking, gardening, she's a mom and a wife and a community advocate; her passion is in women's health and helping women make sense of their health and life after 40s.

Website: www.nourished-alive.com

Social media handles: Instagram: www.instagram.com/vesnarysdale LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vesna-rysdale