Flight Club

Sandra Millers Younger lost her home, 12 neighbors and almost her own life in the 2003 Cedar Fire, the biggest known wildfire in California history. As a journalist, Sandra felt compelled to capture the historic Cedar Fire story for posterity. Her resulting 2013 book, The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire, has been hailed as required reading for residents of wildfire country, adopted as a training text for top-level emergency professionals, and featured in the March 2105 NBC Dateline special, "Escape: The Great California Fire." Now, as a sought-after speaker and founder of ComeBACK Solutions, Intl., Sandra works with disaster survivors, top-level emergency professionals, and other mission-driven leaders to build resilience, the skill that can transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy.   Website: www.sandramillersyounger.com Twiiter: @syounger

Robin is a native San Diegan and has been a professional photographer in our beautiful city for 15 years. She has been on a creative path since childhood with her first love being drawing and painting to receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in graphic design to becoming a seasoned photo retoucher and editor for one of the pioneers in digital storage and distribution of high-quality stock photography. It was also during this significant chapter that she met her future husband and business partner who would eventually open her eyes to a world of beauty through the lens of the camera.

Website URL: http://www.robinharrisimages.com/

Laura Brenner Kimes is a social entrepreneur who has dedicated her career to helping build companies and programs that reduce carbon emissions and create resilient communities. She is the co-founder and Director of Ecosystem Services for Fresh Coast Capital based in Chicago, Illinois.  Laura received her B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy with a concentration in Restoration and Management from the University of Maryland, College Park and her MBA with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Website URL: http://freshcoastcapital.com Twitter Handle: @laurakimes

Susan McBeth has a decade of experience working with authors, publishers, publicists, agents, & readers. Her experience & creativity led her to develop Adventures by the BookTM,  a dynamic brand of literary events & travels, as well as AuthorPreneurs TM, offering a host of entrepreneurial support services to help authors connect with readers. She is a contributor to Everyday Book Marketing, has been featured on NBC San Diego, KPBS, Independent Magazine, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Magazine, Reading with Robin Radio, and Women’s Radio. She is a facilitator for SDSU Osher Institute, a member of Writing Women, & sits on the KPBS One Book, One San Diego committee.

Website URL: http://www.adventuresbythebook.com Twitter Handle: @adventurebybook

Violet Rainwater is a sales psychology consultant, keynote speaker, and an award winning sales professional with over 25 years’ experience of killing it the sales field.  A leading authority on warm calling and working a current book of business, Violet is on a mission to spread the good word on sales. As Founder of Rainmaker Way, she helps small businesses, entrepreneurs and sales teams transform their sales force by implementing advanced selling practices to drive revenue and Make it Rain.  

Website URL: www.rainmakerway.com

Sirena Pellarolo, Ph.D., is a board certified Holistic Health Coach, international author and speaker, radio host and blogger. With 30 years experience in self-development, health and wellness, Sirena believes in a holistic and empowered approach to menopause through self-awareness, emotional, mental and physical detoxing. As a Midlife Midwife she supports midlife women to manage their symptoms naturally and rebirth into a vibrant second half of their lives.   Dr. Pellarolo’s simple approach to living a healthy lifestyle is to go back to the basics: a personalized nutrient-rich diet, energizing physical movement and a meaningful spiritual practice. As a raw food educator and detox expert, she has been conducting seasonal community cleanses for over five years. Sirena models for her clients how to courageously step center-stage by unleashing their unique personal power, creative self-expression and overall wellbeing.    Sirena is Professor Emerita of Spanish and Latin American Cultural Studies. She has authored and published numerous articles and two books on Latin American performance and gender studies, globalization and new social movements. She is co-author of Success in Beauty: The Secrets to Effortless Fulfillment and Happiness (2014) and Menopause Mavens: Master the Mystery of Menopause (2015). Her forthcoming Recover Your Juiciness: A 30 Day DIY Guide for an Empowered and Healthy Menopause will be out on Fall 2016 by Flower of Life Press.   

Website URL: http://www.sirenapellarolo.com Twitter Handle: @VivaSirena

Kristen Knepper is an attorney, speaker, and professional development expert. She specializes in gender inclusion, leading workshops on the power of feminine energy in leadership, negotiations, and change management. She also teaches leadership, millennial development, diversity, and unconscious bias.

Website URL: http://www.kristenknepper.com/ Twitter Handle: @eastcoastgirlsd 

Liz Goodgold is a branding author, consultant, coach, and motivational “speecher” who gets entrepreneurs and corporations to brand out, stand out, and cash in on their business. As a former brand manager at Quaker Oats, this fiery redhead translates bullet-tested strategies that work.

Website URL: http://www.redfirebranding.com/ Twitter: @LizGoodgold 

Alicia I. Dearn, Esq. is the founder of Bellatrix PC, a woman-owned law firm with offices in Saint Louis, Missouri and San Diego, California. Bellatrix PC handles lawsuits and business transactions in the areas of business, employment, real estate, civil litigation and election law. With a lengthy resume in both federal and state courts, Ms. Dearn’s litigation practice includes trials, appeals, and class actions. Ms. Dearn has obtained both seven figure judgments and full defense verdicts for her clients. Ms. Dearn is recognized as a Most Admired CEO, Women Who Mean Business, SuperLawyer, and Best of the Bar. She regularly publishes and speaks on topics of law, politics and business. Ms. Dearn is currently serving a two-year term as President of the Saint Louis Chapter of the National Association of Professional Women. For more information on Alicia Dearn and her bid for Vice President, please visit http://dearn2016.com.

Website URL: http://dearn2016.com Twitter: @aliciadearn 

Nichole MacDonald is the founder of the Sash bag, a highly coveted alternative to handbags. Sash bags have been featured on several national media outlets including the Today Show, Extra, and many more. Nichole has an extensive background in marketing, design, and product development and has helped successfully launch over 25 products in her 18-year career.

Website URL: www.thesashbag.com Twitter: @thesashbag 

Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/106490501/sash-bags-the-anti-purse

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