Women CEO In Reflection

Sarah Duran is Founder and CEO of Fruition Initiatives, and an operational expert who has spent over a decade helping people and organizations turn their ideas into action. On top of her business strategy expertise, she’s also a coach who helps solopreneurs live up to their highest potential. 

Sarah takes her expertise as a consistent six-figure freelancer and combines it with her background in curriculum design, facilitation, and coaching to give solopreneurs the support to get what they need out of their work EVERY. DAY.

Fruition Initiatives
www.fruitioninitiatives.com/

Molly Rose Speed is an expert in creating systems and business optimization which leads to what everyone wants more of – time freedom. She is the creator of a Virtual Assistant Certification and the founder of Virtual Assistant Academy, a VA Placement Agency offering online training and placement with a mission to provide virtual jobs for military spouses.

Virtual Assistant Management
www.virtualassistantmanagement.com

Tenyse Williams is Founder & Chief Communications Officer at Verified Consulting, a Brooklyn, NY-based boutique marketing consulting firm working with celebrity personalities, businesses and nonprofits across the US. Under her visionary leadership, her team serves clients across all industries creating strategic awareness-building campaigns by securing needle-moving media coverage, coordinating influencer relations & media partnerships, as well as social media and event activation.

Tenyse also teaches at Columbia University sharing her knowledge and expertise with the next generation as a Digital Marketing Adjunct Instructional Specialist.

https://www.instagram.com/verifiedconsulting1/

www.verifiedconsulting.com

Amanda Frye is COO & Head of Operations at Talentcrowd, a referral-based hiring platform that brings North America’s best techies to top companies & teams. Amanda is a Caring and Transparent Technology Exec whose career spans more than 17 years of diverse experience across Organizational Strategy, DevOps, PeopleOps and Product Development. 

Amanda leverages her exceptional (People Magic) skills to drive consensus among constituents as part of fostering proactive change and solutions.
She is also the author of Kind Transparency due to be released later this year!

Talentcrowd
www.Talentcrowd.com

Patty Post is a medical device innovator, entrepreneur, business woman, mother of 3 and wife. She spent 15 years in Business Development executive roles in medical devices, clinical research and supply chain solutions.

Looking to reimagine OTC testing after identifying a gap in the market, Patty founded Checkable to empower families to make informed healthcare decisions from home through technology, education and diagnostics.

Checkable.com

With 30 years of Fortune 500 leadership experience, Lisa L. Baker is an ICF-certified coach who champions women, particularly women of color, in the workplace. Her exceptional talent as a former fintech executive propelled her to become the highest-ranked Black female in a top-rated organization with over 16,000 employees.

Lisa founded her Maryland-based coaching practice Ascentim in 2021. Since then, Ascentim has earned several prestigious awards, including Inc. Best in Business, Globee Women Owned StartUp of the Year, and Stellar Business.

Lisa knows the path to the top and the obstacles that come with it, so she is uniquely qualified to help high achievers overcome barriers to earning leadership promotions and thrive in those roles. Her coaching approach blends her leadership expertise with her passion for empowering others to discover their areas of greatness.

Ascentim
https://ascentim.com

Lanise Herman-Thomas is co-founder of VeganHood, a 100% plant-based 50-seat restaurant in Harlem, NY. This spring, Lanise with her co-founder, Janine Smalls reached their 1-year anniversary surprising many skeptics who didn't believe in their vision of bringing a vegan twist to soul food and Caribbean favorite dishes.
VeganHood a very popular restaurant making several top lists as all of their customers "eat for a cause" as a portion of VeganHood profits is donated to the 501(c) nonprofit they co-founded together in 2017 called Young Excellence Society, an organization providing innovative after-school programs and a summer camp. Lanise Herman-Thomas is an inspiring entrepreneur and is proud to have a social impact mission that is making a difference in their community.

VeganHood
www.veganhood.net

Ilana Preuss is Founder & CEO of Recast City, a nationally recognized consulting firm working with city, community and business leaders across the US to revitalize cities by integrating space for small-scale manufacturers.

Ilana is passionate about her work turning downtowns into vibrant economies so these cities become great places to live, work & visit. Her book, Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing, is a must-read for people and organizations responsible for downtown reinvestment. A visionary in community development, Ilana Preuss is a highly-sought speaker at prestigious events including the 2023 National Main Street Conference, Northeast Maker Summit and TEDx.

Recast City
www.recastcity.com

Jamilah Robinson is a serial entrepreneur and owner of J Robinson Digital Media Services LLC, a social media management firm that focuses on helping non-profit organizations. She is also a managing member, serving as President for Affinity Weddings TV, a local company that produces wedding reality TV, and, is the founder and board member of the Missing Pieces Support Group Texas, a non-profit that brings awareness to pregnancy loss awareness and serves the community through care packages for families who encounter baby loss.

J Robinson Digital Media Services, LLC
jrobinsondms.com

Gina Franks is CEO and Founder of Speak Your Vibe, where as a business and life coach, she helps women of color entrepreneurs break through social barriers, giving them the confidence to use their inner strengths, abilities to create healthy boundaries and nurture their most important relationships through effective communication while building a business they can thrive in.
Speak Your Vibe
www.speakyourvibe.com
https://www.instagram.com/speakandvibe/