Women CEO In Reflection

Gayle Martz is an inventor, animal advocate, business executive, photographer, and author who has worked with the world’s leading brands on designing, manufacturing, and marketing.

Gayle invented the iconic SHERPA bag and founded The SHERPA Pet Trading Company — creating the soft-sided pet carrier category and growing the company into a multimillion-dollar global enterprise. She continues to advocate for a world that responsibly welcomes pets wherever their humans go and advises companies and government agencies on pet-friendly policies.

Gayle provides her expertise to legislators and leaders of brand-name companies in the travel, hospitality, media, and fashion industries. She has worked on campaigns for Lanvin, Valentino, Godiva Chocolate, and key influencers throughout the dog and cat world. She is the author of No Pet Left Behind: The Sherpa Guide for Traveling with Your Best Friend and It's In The Bag: How to Turn a Passion into a new business.

Gayle Martz
https://gaylemartz.com/

Leyla Uysal is an Urban Designer and entrepreneur who serves as a Chief Executive of her fashion brand Bajer. Bajer is a high-quality, uniquely designed business venture that provides empowerment to the Kurdish communities. Leyla believes that women and children should be empowered in the underrepresented and unfortunate communities so that we could make this world a better place for all. Therefore, her brand Bajer provides opportunities and empowerment for Kurdish communities across the globe.

Her outstanding company, Bajer, is published in many prestigious presses such as Europastar Magazine, Digital Journal, The NYC Journal, NBC News, CBS News, FOX and more. Leyla is a mother, wife, activist, designer, businesswoman, entrepreneur, and believer and most importantly a doer.
Bajer Watches
https://www.thebajer.com

Xan Pearson is the CEO & President of Colorado Thought Leaders Forum, a revolutionary business community of passionate CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs and thought leaders committed to redefining the approach to leadership and business growth. Moving beyond the traditional bottom-line focus in business, CTLF’s mission is to develop a holistic approach with HEART-Level Leaders committed to creating authentic, healthy, and prosperous cultures.

With over 25 years of experience, Xan has a diverse background in leadership, consulting, marketing, business development and corporate finance in Denver, Chicago and New York. Prior to CTLF, Xan was the President of a subsidiary of the Chicago Bulls & White Sox devoted to community engagement, events, and youth programs.  Xan strongly believes in personal and professional growth in her work, and she is devoted to authenticity through professional networking, relationship building, mentorship, and serving the community throughout her career.

Colorado Thought Leaders Forum
www.ctlf.org

Joseth Ishman is a seasoned IT professional with over 25 experience and 7 yrs of C-Suite experience. Today, Joseth is the Deputy Chief Information Officer/CISO at a local government agency in her community. She is also the first woman of color to hold this position. In this role, Joseth oversees the agency's IT Operations, Network Service, Service Desk and Telecommunications departments.
linkedin.com/in/joseth-ishman-2411a6121

Annette Chesney is passionate about helping Christian businesswomen create a beautiful life after leaving a narcissistic relationship.  Whether it’s been 10 months or 10 years since escaping the narcissist, lingering pain and distortions can hold you back in every life dimension, leaving you feeling alone and misunderstood.

Annette’s blended her personal experience with narcissism, and her decades of professional experience in recovery ministry and leadership development  and created the CinderElla No More Program, specifically for supporting her clients in overcoming self-sabotage, losing confidence, and shrinking back in the face of challenging goals and situations.
Learn more at: AnnetteChesney.com/CinderElla.

Use the free Narc Encounter Spectrum Overview to protect yourself from being duped by manipulative narcissists. Download it at: AnnetteChesney.com/Overview.

Rachel Lavin is a published author, professional speaker, Body Love Coach, Certified Health Coach and Certified Personal Trainer. After 20 years as a fitness instructor, Rachel wrote her first book "The Doughnut Diaries" about her own struggles with her weight and restrictive diets which lasted for over thirty years. As Rachel turned forty the expression I" got sick and tired of being sick and tired" hit home and she made a decision to take her power back and heal from decades of negative thinking and self sabotage.

Writing her book was her way of sharing her message to women that You Are Not Alone! Rachel now helps those who have had or a still experiencing negative body image through her three pillars of fitness - Nourishment for both the mind and body, Movement, & Rest. - creating a safe space for all women to feel whole in their own body.
Rachel Lavin
https://rachellavinwellness.com/

Josselyne Herman-Saccio is a transformative coach and course leader with more than 30 years in the industry.
She is also an author, CEO, community activist and Founder of the non-profit organization, United Global Shift​, working with leaders from more than 20 countries who are at the forefront of positive change.

Josselyn coaches successful people, executives, entrepreneurs, founders and solo-preneurs, who experience themselves stuck or "messablewith" in certain areas become "UNMESSABLEWITH" no matter what the circumstances are and no matter what life throws at you and empowers them to live the life of their dreams NOW and ultimately be unmessablewith.

www.theartofbeingunmessablewith.com

Michelle Cummings is the Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer at Personify Leadership. She is an author and sought-after speaker on team effectiveness and leadership development. Michelle has created a wide-variety of experiential activities and courses that have collectively changed the way trainers and facilitators work.

Personify Leadership
Www.PersonifyLeadership.com

Monika Martin is a French alignment coach and soul therapist living in Switzerland. She is a certified yoga teacher, Ayurveda health and lifestyle coach and has been trained in somatic embodiment and regulation strategies. 

Her journey with self-development started about two decades ago, but it was her life changing burnout that was the breakthrough to years and years of crippling anxiety, terrible panic attacks, chronic pain and fatigue. Without medication, Monika found ways to heal from burnout and her Complex PTSD. 

Her personal journey led her to create Embody Your Flow, her holistic coaching business. She now utilizes all her knowledge and skills to empower women and men to overcome a dark night of the soul so they can live a purpose-driven life with ease and flow.

https://embodyyourflow.com/

Debra Swersky is a tenacious (and enterprising) problem-solver who has spent the better part of the last decade learning how to best manage her primary lymphedema: chronic swelling that affects her right-leg and her right-leg only.

After enduring the questions, stares, and curiosity of strangers, Debra launched Stemwear: a fashion apparel brand promoting asymmetric designs for all. Their signature silhouette, a one-legged legging, has been featured at New York Fashion Week with Runway of Dreams, in D Magazine and The Dallas Morning News, and on Texas Today.

Originally designed as a cover-up to a compression stocking, Debra quickly realized that her bold fashion statement was being sought after by those looking to skirt the ordinary with their style.

www.wearstemwear.com