Amy Quesenberry, Founder of Start With Compassion®

Alison French, MBA is a fractional CMO, founder, and tech innovator with over 20 years of experience driving revenue at the intersection of sales, marketing, and in-person events. She is the creator of ShowScout, a sales activation and accountability platform for trade shows and conferences, and is passionate about helping teams turn events into predictable revenue drivers. Her experience leading global exhibitions and scaling startups fuels a no-fluff, results-driven approach to in-person marketing. Website: joinlto.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frenchalison/

Amy Quesenberry is a Culture and Operations Strategist who helps CEOs and executive teams maximize and optimize the largest investment on their P&L—their people. Through succession planning, retention risk assessment, and leadership development, she helps organizations identify who is ready to grow, who may be at risk of leaving, and where the business is most vulnerable. Amy is the creator of Start With Compassion® and the Amazon bestselling author of It Starts With Compassion: Meaningful Change Begins Within. Her work helps companies retain critical talent, strengthen leadership continuity, and confidently prepare for growth. Website: https://startwithcompassion.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amy-quesenberry

  Beth Jacobson is the Founder of Bleux Financial Solutions, Inc., a modern financial services firm dedicated to helping small business owners navigate tax planning, compliance, and strategic growth with confidence. With more than 20 years of experience, Beth has built a client-focused team that delivers personalized accounting, advisory, and financial solutions designed to meet each business's unique goals. Her passion lies in empowering entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and build lasting success. Website: www.bleuxfinancialsolutions.com Instagram: @bleuxfinancialsolutionsinc LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/beth-jacobson-b566b969/  

Jess Luckey is the Founder of WELP Community, a self improvement community that helps people who crave meaningful connection and growth, cultivate self love, confidence, and clarity through empowering gatherings and a transformative mini course. WELP Wednesday is an evening created to make self improvement simple, social and relatable with live music, a motivational pep talk, and happy hour. Think church without the religion, just a mid-week reset of community and personal growth with likeminded people. Website: www.welpcommunity.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaluckey444 Instagram: www.instagram.com/thatluckeygirl

For 30+ years, MaryCay has helped people reorient, away from broken playbooks, systems and paradigms to rekindle the human spirit. Her fresh perspective, practical tools and sense of wonder will help your audience find the sense of calm, purpose, clarity they're searching for. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/marycaydurrant Website: marycaydurrant.com

  Yasmin Zahra (Dairkee) Shah is an author, AgeTech futurist, and visionary leader who has spent more than four decades at the intersection of technology, innovation, and humanity. She is the Founder and President of VillageCore, where she leads InterGen Innovators, a program that pairs retirees and students to learn AI together and co-create AI driven solutions. She is also an Investor at NuFund Venture Group. A former Fortune 100 technology executive and accomplished board adviser, she brings deep expertise in corporate strategy, large scale digital transformation, and entrepreneurial leadership, with a lifelong commitment to supporting caregivers, seniors, and the communities that connect them. About Yasmin Shah LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sandiegocios About VillageCore Instagram: www.instagram.com/villagecoreorg LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/villagecore Facebook: www.facebook.com/villagecore

Latha Rao, MBA, MPH, MS. She is a fractional COO and founder of Clear to Scale who helps health and wellness business owners step out of the weeds and into the CEO seat. With 20+ years of clinical and operational expertise, she knows how to turn confusing data into clear strategy and build systems that actually stick. Latha's clients scale faster, lead with confidence, and grow without burning out. When she is not streamlining businesses, you will find her hiking, gardening, or cheering on her college-aged daughter. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/latharao Website: cleartoscale.com

Hannah Abad is the founder of Hannah Abad Coaching and a 14 year certified expert coach for visionary excellence driven leaders, guiding them at a core level out of depletion and burnout into personal resilience, strength and healthy peak performance. Her proven and proprietary neuroscience and trauma informed methods have supported 1000's of leaders into powerful, lasting transformation. Hannah is a 3x business owner, national speaker, coach with The Honor Foundation, and her most meaningful titles are wife and mom. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/hannahabad Instagram: www.instagram.com/hannahabadcoaching Website: www.hannahabadcoaching.com

Allison Ombres is the founder of Encelia Hair, a company born from her personal experience with Alopecia Universalis, which she developed during pregnancy. Frustrated by an industry filled with uncomfortable and outdated products, she set out to create a better solution. Allison's brand is innovative and transparent, using athleticwear fabrics for her wig caps to ensure comfort and security. She is on a mission to empower women with hair loss and end the shame and secrecy that often surrounds it. Website: www.enceliahair.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/enceliahair Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/allisoneo/

Jasmine Willois is a member of the NAP Private Equity Club with a background in finance and growth consulting. Since 2013, she has advised early-stage businesses on sustainable scaling strategies. She teaches a biannual masterclass on private equity fundamentals, empowering founders and aspiring investors to navigate the investment landscape with confidence. Her work is rooted in a commitment to financial empowerment and inclusive capital access. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ms-jasmine-willois-mba Website: napprivateequity.com