CEO at Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation, Medical Board Member at San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation and CEO / Executive Director at Fresh Start Surgical Gifts

Merlyna Valentine is a well sought after consultant and motivational speaker. She is dynamic, engaging, and very knowledgeable.

Judi Miller started her career as a Certified Public Accountant and went on to excel in the world of corporate finance for some of the largest companies in the world. As a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Executive Leadership Program, she has been dedicated to personal development and helping others excel in a constantly changing environment.

Rev. Dr. Michelle Medrano is a career minister in the New Thought movement.

She received her ministerial degree at the School of Ministry at Mile Hi Church in 1991.
The Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science hired her as an assistant minister, and she served in that capacity for four years.

Then she was blessed to serve as senior minister of New Vision Center for seventeen years. In 2013, she was invited back to Mile Hi to serve as an associate minister. In the spring of 2019, she joined Rev. Joshua Reeves as the co-lead minister of Mile Hi Church.

Writing runs in her family and authoring articles and books has been a part of her career dreams for a long time.

Stephanie Raffelock is the author of Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. (She Writes Press in August, 2021). She also penned the award winning, bestseller, A Delightful Little Book on Aging.

A graduate of Naropa University’s program in Writing and Poetics, Stephanie was a contributor to The Rogue Valley Messenger, in Oregon. She’s blogged for Nexus Magazine, Omaha Lifestyles, Care2.com as well as SixtyandMe.com.

A former i-Heart Radio host, she is now a popular guest on podcasts, where she inspires women to embrace the strength and passion of their personal story.

She’s building her speaker’s resume by giving presentations for groups like The Ashland Literary Arts Festival, Breaking the Glass, WINS at Charles Schwab and Friends of the Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University. Her commitment to uplift and inspire women extends to teaching a personal development class in creative writing for the non-profit, Dress for Success.

In addition to being the Creator of The Groove Method™ and Body Groove and Founder of The World Groove Movement, Misty is also a self-titled Truth Warrior. She is best known for her ability to enlighten others with her keep-it-real, tell-it-like-it-is, no-holds-barred approach to life and of course her powerful gift of getting people to dance their hearts out and reclaim their authenticity through movement and self reflection.

Misty has been a movement and dance addict her whole life. In the early 2000’s, at the top of her game and under contract with NIKE as a Global Elite Athlete, Director of a top health club in California and in demand working with companies like Reebok, Sketchers, YogaWorks and Equinox she was also severely bulimic, overworked and exhausted. She cracked.

When the illusion came crashing down she woke up to something extremely powerful and liberating: the Groove Truths. From here she launched her global company The World Groove Movement and at home program Body Groove sharing her story and passion for movement and inspiring millions to come together and get their Groove on! She continues to travel the world igniting communities and encouraging hearts to come together to be authentic, creative and have as much fun as humanly possible

Executive Coach & Leadership Advisor  Talent Management – Change Management – DE&I – Corporate Culture – HR Processes

TRUSTED C-SUITE ADVISOR & FORMER CHRO FOR GLOBAL COMPANIES. Respected HR and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) leader who partners with and coaches executives on leadership, culture and execution strategies to build equitable and productive workplaces.

Liz Wendling combines a rock-solid sales background with a passion for coaching. Her innovative approach will support you in opening doors, closing sales, and building relationships.

Liz is driven by the mantra, It’s not WHAT you sell, it’s HOW you sell that matters. Liz understands the sales challenges that professionals face when selling in today’s competitive environment and shows them how to make a profound difference in their sales approach, language, and process —online and offline.

She is straightforward, practical, and sassy and helps professionals innovate, modernize, and master their sales approach, language, and process. Liz has coached thousands of professionals to build solid business skills, develop a success mindset, exceed their sales expectations, and prosper in any economy.

If you’re looking for inspiration that leads to action, this is where to find it. Liz is known for her energetic programs, presentations, and business-building superpowers that transform professionals into wildly successful sales rock stars!

As an infant, Dr. Carly suffered a devastating and life-threatening illness. She was left with “invisible handicaps” including balance disorders, muscle spasticity, and hearing loss. She had to begin again to learn how her body worked and so began her path of life-long learning and healing. With the gift of this injury, Dr. Carly has spent her life exploring how deliberate self care impacts our mind, body, and spirit. Now a chiropractor, public speaker, and podcaster, Dr. Carly helps hundreds of patients recover from injuries, illness, and chronic pain. Join the Healing Ground Movement to explore your body’s natural ability to heal itself.