Flight Club

Julie Shen is the founder of Springstead, an advisory and consultancy practice that works with purpose driven founders, businesses and organizations to develop, launch and grow their initiatives. Springstead turns ideas into results through strategy, business development, project execution and capital opportunities. Julie has 15+ years of experience incubating, developing and launching new businesses for startups and organizations like Conde Nast and HBO. She is passionate about supporting female founders and facilitating an environment for them to flourish in.

Website: https://www.springstead.co Instagram: @springstead_co

Katie O'Malley is the Founder & Principal Coach at (en)Courage Coaching. Trained as therapist with a Master's Degree in Counseling, Katie opened the doors to (en)Courage Coaching in 2018 to elevate more women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ folks to rooms where decisions are made. Prior to launching her coaching practice, Katie served as a Leadership Educator at DePaul University, University of Texas at Austin, and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Website: www.encouragecoaching.org

Social media handles:

• Instagram: @encouragecoachchicago
• Facebook: @encouragecoachchicago
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kateomalley

Jessica is the Founder of Empowered for Sales. She is a sales coach and business strategist for entrepreneurs and executives. Jessica helps those that are you are selling your vision in the boardroom or selling your way to six-figures Jessica will work with .

Website: empoweredforsales.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-dawson-205b1639/

Beth Nydick is a former TV producer and New Jersey-based publicity and business strategist expert with a roster of celebrity and rising entrepreneur clients, she knows what it means to truly be ready for the spotlight. As a result of working with Beth, her clients confidently appear on TV & Media with a solid business foundation while using media and strategy to scale their business.

She has been featured in OPRAH, Parade, Forbes, Inc., Nylon Magazine, Tori Burch, and Better Homes and Gardens. She has also appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show, The Chew, ABC, CBS, NBC and The Tonight Show.

Pitch Secrets: https://courses.bethnydick.com/pitch-secrets

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Learn:

• The insider secrets to persuade and engage your audience with your expertise, knowledge, and passion.
• A roadmap to snagging the attention of media professionals (gatekeepers) who can make your career explode.
• A T.V. producer's strategies to getting noticed and getting publicity to catapult your business forward.
• Ways for you to gain instant credibility so that you can get your life-changing message in front of MASSIVE audiences.

Website: www.bethnydick.com Instagram: @bethnydick

Amanda Moran is the co-founder of a better-for-you alcohol company called Beauty Booze. She is a first generation immigrant from Brazil who has worked her way to become the entrepreneur she is today. From helping her mom from a very young age to owning an herbal supplement business, she is no stranger to hard work and has overcome many mental hurdles to get to to where she is today.

Website: www.beautybooze.com

Social media handles: Instagram: @theamandamoran & @sipbeautybooze

Courtlyn Jones, a NYC-based graphic designer and visual artist, founded The Design Database, the women-owned, leading membership-based marketplace and community for female and non-binary freelance Creatives working in visual arts.

Her platform bridges the gap in gender parity by providing a safe space for female artists to meet higher-quality clients, connect with fellow Creatives to build a community and gain mentorship, and SELL their physical artwork to new customers. Think Fiverr meets Etsy!

Website: www.thedesigndatabase.net

Social media handles: Instagram: www.instagram.com/thedesigndatabase Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-design-database Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedesigndatabase

Vicky Gkarmiri was a 45 year old Greek Family Physician, mom of 3 and wife to the love of her life when she received the news: her application to immigrate in the States was approved. 3 years later, Vicky is a Greek immigrant in the States and the designer behind Next Door Goddess, a handcrafted jewelry brand she owns alongside her husband, that is here to help women unleash the Goddess within with jewelry inspired by the Mediterranean terrain and made with components sourced wordlwide and primarily in Greece. Shifting from Medicine that she loved to Entrepreneurship in a field she's passionate about wasn't an easy decision. It was made after long, sleepless nights and a question in a course about career transitions: She asks… if you were to die tomorrow, what is the ONE dream you will regret not having given a chance to come to life?

Website: www.nextdoorgoddess.com Discount code for listeners –

Instagram: @nextdoorgoddess_

Metta LaKind is a Reiki Master Teacher, Somatic Energy Practitioner, Motivational Speaker, and Performance Artist. She is passionate about working with clients 1-1 to help reprogram their subconscious mind and learn how to heal themselves. She is the co-founder of Curación Consciousness Collective, a group of professionals, yogis, and artists, who foster community through yogic based practices and energetic modalities. CCC facilitates corporate events and trainings, workshops, and retreats.

Website: cycollectivecom.godaddysites.com

Social media handles: Instagram: @curacioncollective & @mettakind

Aida is a Bosnian-American author, poet, songwriter, Internet entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. She is an extremely prolific and versatile author, having written over 100 books (in a span of 5 years) which she will publish soon. Aida often writes about social justice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ambition, courage, uniqueness, discrimination. bullying, violence, war, power, activism, beauty, rebellion, creativity, love, and critical thinking. She writes about her past experiences of being a refugee and immigrant.

Website: www.aidamandic.com

Social media handles: www.linkedin.com/in/aidamandic www.twitter.com/Aidawesomeee www.instagram.com/aidamandicbooks www.facebook.com/aidamandicbooks www.youtube.com/@aidawesome www.tiktok.com/@aidawesome

Christine Klahn is the Founder and CEO of ChemE Queen Bee, a Product Development and Small Batch Manufacturing Company in San Diego, California. She has created a host of products for clients in industries including beauty and wellness, CBD and cannabis, food and beverage, and sports and nutrition.

With Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering and over 25 years in industry and academia, Christine has created hundreds of recipes and has extensive experience in the product development process, scale-up and good manufacturing practices, and batch traceability and testing. She works exclusively with the highest quality natural ingredients to formulate the cleanest, safest, and most effective products for her clients. She has collaborated with celebrities such as Ashley Greene Khoury on her Hummingway brand, as well as the Mike Tyson team on the Tyson 2.0 x ClickSpray launch, and several of her client formulations have won industry awards. Christine's ideal clients are other bootstrap entrepreneurs, particularly women, minorities, and veterans, who wish to launch their own unique brand and grow their existing small businesses.

Website: www.chemequeenbee.com

Social media handles: www.facebook.com/chemequeenbee www.instagram.com/chemequeenbee www.linkedin.com/in/christineklahn www.calendly.com/chemequeenbee