Today on Small Changes Big Shifts I wanted to share with you how my team and I intend to bring together our community in 2017. It's about our families, community and world. The global wellness industry is a $3.7 trillion market. In Kansas City there are so many great wellness companies, individual practitioners and organizations making a difference. It is our goal to shine a light on these folks and cheer them on.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Laura Schmidt. Laura started notes to self, llc to put her belief in the power of positive thinking into action (and on people's feet!).

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Jennifer Dodd. Jennifer is a seasoned multi-site executive with operations DNA, franchising expertise and a passion for developing people, brands and organizations. She has led businesses and held organizational responsibility for extensive operations and development for more than 2,000 locations in 10 countries.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Mindy Corporon. Mindy is the mother of Reat Underwood and daughter of Dr. William Corporon, who were murdered by a convicted white supremacist in a hate crime outside of Jewish facilities in April 2014 along with Terri LaManno. Corporon, family and friends created SevenDays — Make a Ripple, Change the World to spread kindness and interfaith understanding.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Ayelet Baron. Ayelet is a visionary author, speaker, coach, workshop facilitator, and former tech executive committed to making a transformational impact on business.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Anita Moorjani. Anita is the author of two books: "Dying to be Me - My journey from cancer to near death to true healing" and "What if This is Heaven." She was born in Singapore of Indian parents, moved to Hong Kong at the age of two, and has lived in Hong Kong most of her life. Because of her background and British education, she is multi lingual and, from the age of two, grew up speaking English, Cantonese and an Indian dialect simultaneously. She had been working in the corporate field for several years before being diagnosed with cancer in April of 2002. Her fascinating and moving near-death experience in early 2006 has tremendously changed her perspective on life. Her life is now ingrained with the depths and insights she gained while in the other realm.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Dr. Michael Roizen. Dr. Roizen is a Sharecare Editorial Advisory member, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College, Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, and is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine. In 2007 Dr. Roizen was named the Chief Wellness Officer (the first such position in a major healthcare institution in the United States) for Cleveland Clinic, and Chair of its Wellness Institute.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Carolyn Dean, MD, ND. Dr. Carolyn Dean has been in the forefront of health issues for almost 40 years. She is not only a medical doctor, but also a naturopath, herbalist, acupuncturist, nutritionist, intuitive, lecturer, consultant, author, inventor, capitalist, and purveyor of commonsense!

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Dr. Lindsey Berkson. Dr. Berkson is a thought leader and scholar in functional hormones, nutrition and digestive health. Berkson's career spans almost four decades of research, clinical practice, authorship, teaching, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical investigation, and her own experience as a patient.

Today on Small Changes Big Shifts we have Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr. Barnard is a nutrition researcher, author, and health advocate. As an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Barnard conducts studies on the role of nutrition in diabetes, obesity, and lipid management, among other health issues.