Viridiana is the co-founder and CEO of ImmSchools, an immigrant led nonprofit organization working to transform K-12 schools into safe and welcoming spaces for undocumented students and families. Viridiana was born in Michoacán, Mexico and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was 11 years old. She began her journey as an immigrant activist in 2004 by co-founding a grassroots organization dedicated to organizing and informing undocumented students of their rights and access to higher education. Viridiana holds bachelor degree in Spanish Literature and Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. For five years, she led Teach For America’s efforts to recruit and place teachers with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in classrooms throughout the country. Through her leadership, the program recruited over 240 DACAmented educators who are teaching in 22 cities across 11 states. Viridiana has been recognized by the League of United American Citizens (LULAC) and the Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for her leadership and dedication to the immigration community. After 14 years, she became a US citizen in 2016 and currently resides in San Antonio, TX

www.immschools.com

Toni has spent her entire decade-plus career as an advocate for women and minorities in the workplace; challenging Fortune 100, 200, and 500 organizations to eradicate pay disparity for women and bridge the career gap for underrepresented minority professionals entering the workforce.

As creator and Founder of The Corporate Tea and PowHER Moves Women’s Conference, Toni taps her decade-plus of human resources leadership to activate solutions for change, support, equity, and transformational partnership focused on advancing equality in the workplace for people of color.

Race and Empathy in Corporate America https://thecorporatetea.com/race-and-empathy-in-corporate-america/

Heidi Busche is a relationship expert and coach who believes that true love and intimacy are accessible to everyone. She is a voice of compassion in what often feels like a sea of aggression for women who habitually hitch their wagons to the wrong men. Heidi helps her clients identify destructive patterns of behavior, unpack them on a microscopic level, and face them with fierce honesty.

Heidi wrote Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking My Soul Mate to share the work that helped her break free of painful patterns and choose partners differently. The book is about shredding the old narrative and learning what a healthy partnership (and cupcaking!) actually is.

Heidi B Coaching

https://www.amazon.com/Heidi-Busche/e/B07YDZ1CHR%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Instagram @honeyb52

Emmelie De La Cruz is a digital marketing strategist and author of Make Yourself Marketable.

Her insights have been featured in Refinery 29, Black Enterprise, Cosmo for Latinas, The Miami Herald, PR Daily, and The Huffington Post. Most notably, Forbes named her site one of the top career websites in 2013. When she isn’t helping startups grow and scale, she’s on social media (@EmmelieDeLaCruz) or blogging on emmeliedelacruz.com

Make Yourself Marketable: The Ultimate Personal Branding Planner https://www.amazon.com/dp/1492192961/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_iI34EbJGJE24F

Malia Warren was born and raised in Lompoc, California. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 2009. After working in the field for a few years, she realized she needed something less stressful and in 2015, she taught herself how to screenprint. The goal was to start a fun, fitness inspired line of apparel, which is how Lifting the Dream was born. Since then Lifting the Dream has evolved into the super fun lifting gear brand that it is today, focusing on making the world a better place to lift through inclusive, fun, and supportive lifting gear for people of all fitness levels. 

Instagram @liftingthedream

Website www.liftingthedream.com

Jen Aguilar, owner of Jen Contracting based out of Washington,DC started her business after her father was laid off after many years in the construction business.

After realizing there was a need for both representation and opportunity as a minority and female in a male dominated industry, she interned with the largest construction company in the US and is now taking over the industry.

Jen Contracting specializes in and offers premium quality building, reparation, and renovation services.

To find more information:

www.jencontracting.com

https://instagram.com/jencontracting?igshid=1twrmb3q3yxsl

https://instagram.com/hbicguide?igshid=1i4vlb69z3h8i

Teri started trading stocks as an opportunity to supplement her income. But, she was so successful in the stock market with this side hustle that she decided to quit her job in 2017, travel the world, and begin stock trading full-time.

Teri now offers an online curriculum that shares her stock market investing strategies with people all over the world. Further, she partners with organizations and companies to train and empower individuals to achieve financial freedom and build wealth through investing.

To find more information or work with Teri:

https://investwithteri.com/p/trade-and-travel-pro

https://instagram.com/imaninvestor?igshid=7mc27raq3a7s

Shawnta Jackson is defying all limitations by succeeding as a single-mother and small business owner who for the past 11 years has been relied upon by organizations and teams across the United States to help implement and evaluate socially conscious programs and initiatives. https://www.shawntajackson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theshawntajackson/

Heidi Busche is a speaker, author and relationship expert. Heidi wrote Relationship Ready: How I Stopped Fucking Randos and Started Cupcaking My Soul Mate to share the work that helped her break free of painful patterns and choose partners differently. The book is about shredding the old narrative and learning what a healthy partnership (and cupcaking!) actually is. Instagram @honeyb52 www.heidibcoaching.com

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Emmelie De La Cruz is a digital marketing strategist and author of Make Yourself Marketable.

Her insights have been featured in Refinery 29, Black Enterprise, Cosmo for Latinas, The Miami Herald, PR Daily, and The Huffington Post. Most notably, Forbes named her site one of the top career websites in 2013. When she isn’t helping startups grow and scale, she’s on social media (@EmmelieDeLaCruz) or blogging on emmeliedelacruz.com

Make Yourself Marketable: The Ultimate Personal Branding Planner https://www.amazon.com/dp/1492192961/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_iI34EbJGJE24F