Janet Zaretsky is a master professional executive coach, trainer, author, and speaker that helps people unleash their brilliance, confidence and visibility in the world. Janet has worked with over 33,000 people in the past 24 years.

Janet is a powerful advocate for ending the gender gap, both in pay and influence. Her work with women has led her to be a frequent contributor to Forbes and the author of “Where’d My Confidence Go… and How Do I Get It Back?”. Known as The BS-to-Brilliance Master, has a gift for having you unapologetically and confidently express yourself – and succeed! – as the unique and powerful professional you are.

She is a  two-time TEDX and Keynote Speaker, a corporate trainer and expert in communication and leadership, an International Coach Federation member, Certified Conversational Intelligence Coach, Certified in Behavioral Style Instruments, graduate of Coach U, former senior program leader for Landmark Worldwide and Co-founder of Impact Speaking Lab.

You can find more information at www.janetzaretsky.com.

Anissa Hudak: My life has been intertwined with PTSD/Trauma and the military. Not only am I the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, I was also married to an active duty member (and Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran) for over 20 years. For 3 years, I volunteered at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas providing yoga therapy, meditation, and other holistic treatments to the soldiers, family members, and staff. After seeing others struggle, and having my own personal struggles with trauma/PTSD, I was inspired to create the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program.

As a Yoga Therapist and the founder of the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program, I work with women who have been sexually traumatized to help them heal their PTSD (and other trauma related issues) with yoga therapy. As a 2x rape survivor, I intimately understand the needs these women face, and help them navigate their healing journeys.

I have earned my 200 RYT, 500 RYT and was awarded my Certification in Yoga Therapy from the International Association of Yoga Therapy. Additionally, I have completed a 120 Hour YogaFit Warriors training and the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) online course through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Currently a student with the Phoenix Rising School of Yoga Therapy, I'm learning another approach to utilizing yoga to help release trauma from the body. I work with people with all types of physical conditions, but I specialize in working with those suffering from PTSD, TBI’s and all trauma-related issues and have been for over the past 5 years.

Artisha Tyson Bolding: I love to discuss pushing past pain and fear and tapping into personal power and passion. It is all about mindset. I became more purpose driven when my world was rocked by a near-death experience after a visit to the ICU in 2018. During a 10-day stay in the hospital my focus completely shifted.  I am Georgia-based author and Empowerment Coach Artisha Bolding- best known for my loud belly laughs and love for people.  As a consultant  and speaker, I have spent the last decade providing relationship and spiritual advice to friends, clients and even groups of teenagers. My new book Journal For Your Journey is available at my site Tboldmedia.com and the major online retailers. Since my early days at Howard University, impacting people has been a serious passion for me.

Jennifer Eberhardt Smith is the author of Donuts and  Dandelions, finding your Joy and Growth. The simple philosophy of focusing on two main life goals helps clarify what you truly want in life. She is the creator of the arts/communication app Paint To Me, which is the culmination of a years long project. Jennifer is now focusing on helping others through their life journey, either as a coach or speaker, both one on one and in the professional world.

Sylvia Morales is the mother to 4 year old boy and girl twins. She loves to cook, bake, and make random things like slime and soap with them! There is never a dull moment in her world or kitchen! In addition to her kitchen adventures Sylvia has been teaching yoga for 12 years and practicing for 18.  She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas Pan American and she majored in Spanish Literature and double minored in Kinesiology and Film Studies.

Sylvia was inspired to become a yoga instructor because the practice of meditation and  breath work helped her quit smoking a pack of cigarettes a day and gain a more loving self worth. Through that journey she fell in love with wellness and fitness and her focus is mental, spiritual, emotional fitness to compliment the physical component.

In 2013 she was literally hit by a car while she was walking which led through a transformational journey which brought her to an even deeper gratitude and appreciation for life, love, and laughter. Change truly is the only constant in life, which is why it’s so important to embrace it, learn from it and flow with it, in order to EVOLVE with it. She now dedicates her life to guiding others towards peace, self love & self acceptance through the practice of yoga & self study.  You can find her @yoginisyl on Instagram, @CaveWomanSyl on Twitter and under Sylvia Morales on Facebook and LinkedIn. To get in  direct contact with her send an email to: [email protected]

Former writer for the Tonight Show for 20 years and comedian who has close enough to Suicide that I know what the barrel of my gun tastes like. Spoiler Alert: I didn’t pull the trigger. 

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A Matter of Laugh or Death https://youtu.be/IeMg6OFYfU0

Suicide, The Secret of My Success https://youtu.be/3D4m33DXtsI

Kristen Harper is the Founder of Perfect Health Consulting Services,

Joshua Shea is a recovering pornography addict and the author of The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships, released in January 2018. His next book, He’s a Porn Addict…Now What? will be released on December 1. Shea has appeared on over 75 podcasts, television and radio shows using his personal story to promote the ideas that porn addiction spans all demographics and those with a problem should seek help before it’s too late, as it became in his case.

Prior to admitting his addiction, Joshua was a prominent magazine publisher, award-winning journalist, film festival founder and politician in central Maine. As his 20-year addiction was reaching a critical level in late 2013, Joshua made the error of engaging a teenage girl in an online chatroom, for which he was arrested and served six months in jail.

In 2017, Joshua launched RecoveringPornAddict.com. He has also contributed articles about recovery to TheFix.com and Recovery Today magazine and has developed and presented a porn addiction lecture for churches, libraries and other groups. Sober since early 2014, Joshua still lives in Central Maine with his wife and two children.

Adrian Shepherd started his career as an ESL teacher in Japan, but today focuses on consulting with individuals and companies on productivity. His background in education helped him develop The One-Bite Time Management System (TMS), a revolutionary new system based entirely around simplicity: small bites that people can digest easily. Adrian Shepherd is based in Osaka, Japan.

Marquita Myrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Mindset Coach and creator of the “Breaking Mindset Barriers for Professional Counselors” coaching program. She is dedicated to assisting counselors in reigniting their passion through burnout recovery and mindset transformation. By creating safe spaces for persons to heal, Marquita has assisted hundreds of individuals in improving their mental health and now focuses on supporting counselors in removing limiting beliefs that hold their passion hostage.