Kristin Bock works with professionals to leverage nonverbal cues so they can stand out in person, in presentations, and in the digital world. Kristin—aka Woman Determined to Skyrocket Your Success Using the Science of Body Language—is the founder of Body Language Blueprints, an online platform for enhancing communication skills.

Kristin is on a mission to help leaders provide the nonverbal respect everyone wants and needs. In 2018, Bock left her job of 25+ years to pursue her love of body language and believes it’s more imperative today than ever. With workplace dynamics rapidly changing and evolving, she’s committed to teaching professionals and leaders its critical importance in building connection and promoting inclusion. Kristin believes that showing civility, including to those with differing viewpoints, is needed now more than ever. Or, as her grandpa used to say, “We’re all quirky different, so you better know how to relate!” Kristin partners with leaders to improve their self-awareness and interactions with others. She has given numerous talks about connecting with people virtually, has coached TEDx speakers, and has been featured on The List.

Kristin self-identifies as a “Nonverbal Nerd” and hopes to one day be viewed as cool by her children. She is a thought-bubble enthusiast, and only once did she meet a seven-layer bar she didn’t like.

Theresa is a seasoned Communications Strategist, Trusted Advisor, and Strategic Thought Partner for a Fortune 100 Aerospace Defense company. She is driven by meaningful impacts, one micro-purpose at a time. In her current role as Chief of Staff, she supports a multi-million-dollar business and partners with a cross-functional leadership team to drive business efficiencies, strong employee engagement, and an inclusive culture.

Theresa’s professional experience spans various communications disciplines with expertise in partnering with senior company leadership to develop and execute integrated and strategic communications plans that build and protect brand reputation while connecting employees to the company’s overall mission. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and various certificates in Leadership and Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs.

Theresa is a proud first-generation Mexican/American who lives and works in Santa Barbara, California, where she is an active member of her community. She is passionate about education and empowering underrepresented communities and young women through organizations such as Girls Inc., Santa Barbara Latino Giving Circle, and the Together Podemos Committee at Adams Elementary School.

Connect with Theresa on LinkedIn for follow-up questions or advice: /https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-landeros-huerta-11b9ba1/

Lisa Gates is a Leadership and Career Story Coach. In her coaching practice Your Story Happens Here, Lisa helps women strategically self advocate so they can break through the barriers of exclusion and invisibility and rise up. 

With a career that spans marketing and public relations to freelance writing to acting and improvisation, Lisa has learned a thing or two about interviewing, pitching, negotiating, and storytelling, and has parlayed her expertise in several leadership courses on Linkedin Learning. As the former cofounder of She Negotiates, an internationally recognized consulting and training firm, Lisa has helped hundreds of women close their wage and leadership gaps. Her work has been featured on NPR, CNN, The New York Times, The Wallstreet Journal, The Atlantic, Glamour, and many others. To learn more, visit www.storyhappenshere.com.

Samantha Bearman is a dynamic public speaker and comedian with over a decade of experience inspiring audiences by leading with instinct and authenticity. As an entrepreneur for six years, Samantha has made it her mission to help others combat imposter syndrome and step into their true potential, sharing both her story and expertise with humor and insight.

A passionate social justice advocate, she proudly represents the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities, drawing strength from her roots on California’s Central Coast in Santa Barbara. Samantha’s voice empowers others to embrace their individuality, be authentic in their language, and build lives filled with purpose and confidence.

Website: www.samanthabearma.com Instagram/Facebook/YouTube/TikTok Handle: sambearcomedy Business: www.bearcavecomedy.com Business Socials: bearcavecomedy

Kathy is a dynamic and engaging master trainer, meeting facilitator, action learning facilitator, shared leadership coach, strategic partner, and speaker inspiring leaders in industry, nonprofit, and government to cultivate motivating work environments with focused and engaged employees creating high-performing teams.  

Kathy has trained and mentored thousands of emerging leaders to learn to think strategically and ask powerful questions to solve their most pressing team and individual performance issues. She is deeply committed to creating respectful workplaces with engaged employees everywhere. 

Kathy is a graduate of the American College of Switzerland, holding a bachelor’s degree in International Political Studies.  After serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Papua New Guinea, Kathy continued her education earning a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from the School for International Training.  Kathy is a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a certified Action Learning and Shared Leadership Coach, and accredited in Distance Education employing a wide variety of virtual learning techniques.

She is a sought-after speaker for Chambers of Commerce, professional associations, and economic development organizations.  With over 20 years experience offering training, group facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and speaking around the world, Kathy offers an invaluable perspective to meet any organization’s need for strategic human resource development and transformational leadership taking emerging leaders and teams to the next level of success.

Committed to her community, Kathy is an active volunteer having served on the board of Mission Community Services Corporation an SBA funded Women Business Center, and Vice President of Professional Development for the Human Resource Association of the Central Coast.

When not finding her bliss through work or traveling as a volunteer, Kathy can be found living life to the fullest enjoying California’s Central Coast and traveling overseas with her family. 

Kathy welcomes your email, calls, and texts to [email protected]  and  805-235-3518

Jenn White, a former executive with over 25 years in leadership, is a Master Certified Life Coach specializing in trauma-informed, somatic healing and holistic wellness. Following her own profound healing journey, Jenn shifted from corporate life to focus on helping clients overcome self-doubt, build emotional resilience, and embrace self-worth through movement, breathwork, archery, and art.

With an emphasis on mental, physical, and emotional safety, Jenn creates a compassionate space for authentic self-discovery, where clients can experience freedom, healing, and growth. Her powerful yet simple techniques foster positive transformations that enhance personal well-being, relationships, and professional success.

As a daughter of immigrant parents, Suman grew up finding ways to make connections between cultures and generations. As she straddled two different cultures, she began to realize that, for some, being aware of differences can be alienating. But, for her, this awareness was a catalyst for creating bridges and finding common ground.

As a Professional Development Consultant and Culture Improvement Consultant, Facilitator, and National Speaker Suman is dedicated to supporting leadership and organizations through conflict management and culture advancement, with a distinct focus on embedding the values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) into the organizational ethos. 

Through a tailored, holistic and human-centered approach, Suman focuses on co-created processes which empower leaders and employees and support all aspects of organizational culture.  She equips leaders with the tools, strategies and insights needed to lead with inclusivity, cultivate diverse teams and create a workplace where individuals feel valued, heard and empowered to contribute their best. Suman works strategically and inclusively from data gathering to strategic planning, from designing and implementing workshops to facilitating Courageous Conversations.

Suman holds an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution. In addition, she has a professional certification in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and a Women in Entrepreneurship Certification. She is a facilitator for Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence program and the Google-sponsored #IamRemarkable workshops. She lives in the Greater Washington, DC area with her husband and two children.

Dr. Scyatta A. Wallace is an award-winning Psychologist, accomplished scientist and social entrepreneur.

Her mission is to support the career readiness and leadership development of young women in STEM.  She is the creator of the Success in STEM Leader™ Series, which provides workshops/programming for STEM departments/institutions. 

Dr. Wallace is a graduate of Yale University and received her PhD from  Fordham University. She is a former tenured professor and senior level  scientist whose research focused on health disparities. She won numerous  awards for her research including receiving an Early Career Award from the  American Psychological Association Division of Psychology and Women. 

Dr. Wallace has served in multiple leadership roles including serving as Chair  of the American Psychological Association Committee on Psychology and  AIDS, Executive Officer for the Yale Alumni Association, member of the  African American Scholars Working Group of the National Institute on Drug  Abuse, and as a Leadership Coach for a women’s institute sponsored by  SAMHSA. 

Dr. Wallace is widely published and has been featured as an expert in Time magazine, CNN.com, U.S. News and World Reports, Romper.com,  thegrio.com, Essence Magazine and ABCnews.com among others. She is a  member of the Women’s Media Center SHESource database and an expert  health advisor for student health and wellness platform CampusWell. 

To learn more about her work visit www.scyattawallace.com

Beth has been teaching classes and programming group exercise departments for over 30 years. She started her career on the east coast as an instructor and became one of the Regional Group Fitness Directors for multiple clubs throughout New York and New Jersey. For the past 18 years she has been on the west coast, primarily in southern California where she has continued her activities as an instructor, trainer and program director.

She has also cultivated an expertise in helping women find balance through self-discovery and fitness. Beth has been featured in several magazines; most recently Voyage LA and has appeared on Fox news as a fitness consultant. She serves as a group exercise specialist for Synergy Cubed Consultants and has a private studio where she actively teaches and coaches women with her unique metabolic body/mind programs.

Camille Block is an author, entrepreneur and executive career coach. She has a diverse background working in human resources, sales & marketing, executive search, full time motherhood, and as an executive career coach for those in a career transition. She also serves as medical conservator, advocate and “voice” for her brother, who lives with severe cerebral palsy quadriplegia. Her most recent achievement is becoming a published author for the book Hope for Secondhand Suffering™ – Tools for the Heart When You Can’t Fix Your Loved One’s Pain and her passion is to help give a voice to silent sufferers and invite them on a heart journey towards hope and their purpose. 

Camille is known for her authentic and compassionate personality that helps connect and empower motivated clients and readers towards growth – both personally and professionally. 

As empty nesters with three adult children, Camille and her husband live in Southern California and are exploring new hobbies of gardening and beekeeping. In addition to advocating for her brother, she enjoys sipping frothy lattes in a real mug, coaching and conversing about the Enneagram, engaging in deep talks with friends, and playing a variety family games when her kids visit. 

Her author website is www.camilleblock.cc and you can find her on Facebook and Instagram with her handle of @camilleblock.author. Her book is available wherever books are sold, worldwide. Amazon link here. Her career coaching website is www.connectivity.cc. 

Rachel Mazza is a business growth consultant known for helping leaders “fill the gaps” in their businesses. 

For over 12 years she’s helped Visionaries scale their revenue while reducing burnout and overwhelm – helping them make more money while sitting in their zone of genius. 

She also coaches freelancers and entrepreneurs to help them master their craft and grow their career. Learn more at www.rachelmazza.com

Sara Caputo works with individuals, teams and small businesses to transform how they navigate workplace effectiveness. She’s part workflow analyst, part workplace therapist, and 100 percent to-do list ninja! Her approach is simple—to help people find strategies and solutions that work specifically for their brains, their goals and their lives.

She is the founder of Sara Caputo Consulting—a coaching, consulting and training business based in

Santa Barbara, California— Sara has a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Antioch University. As a nationally recognized expert in her field her work has been featured in Working Woman, Success, and Forbes, along with regular contributions of her Simply 805 column in the Independent.

Sara uses Strengthsfinder to help individuals, teams and leaders navigate their days with more ease and joy!

Her top 5 Strengths are: Discipline, Responsibility, Relator, Developer and Input.

You can find out more about Sara at www.saracaputoconsulting.com

Dr. Melina Messing is an immunologist and postdoctoral fellow in the Weimbs Lab at the  University of California, Santa Barbara, where her research focuses on immunology, nutrition, and  kidney disease, particularly polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Originally from Germany, she  earned a PhD in Experimental Medicine from the University of British Columbia, Canada, an MSc  in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biotechnology from Lund University, Sweden, and a BSc in  Biology and Computer Science from the University of Victoria, Canada. 

Dr. Messing’s research examines immune biomarkers and inflammatory mechanisms in kidney  and systemic diseases. She integrates cutting-edge immunological methods, including flow  cytometry and cytokine profiling, to investigate immune cell subsets and their role in disease  progression and tissue regeneration. Her current work explores how dietary interventions, such as  ketogenic metabolic therapy, can modulate immune responses and improve outcomes in PKD. 

As the Scientific Director of the Ren-Nu program, Dr. Messing leads innovative, patient-centered  nutritional interventions aimed at improving kidney health. Her unique perspective as both a  researcher and a PKD patient informs her work, which has been recognized with notable awards  such as the Daryl and Marguerite Errett Discovery Award. A strong advocate for equity, diversity,  and inclusion, she mentors students from underrepresented groups and contributes to systemic  change through committee leadership and published analyses of representation in academic  societies. 

In her free time, Dr. Messing enjoys playing the cello and is currently a member of the Santa Barbara City College Symphony.

Adrianne, also known as The Face Whisperer, is a body language expert, consultant, trainer, and professional speaker who can help improve communication through interpreting emotions and body language.

She is a qualified face reading specialist with over 25 years of experience working with clients globally, including major brands such as Apple, Coca-Cola, and Unilever.

Adrianne’s expertise is backed by her academic qualifications and 15 years managing a global behavioural research agency.

For the last 10 years Adrianne has used her knowledge to consult with global brands on their marketing and advertising content images, deliver training, speak at their events and also appear on tv shows such as ITV This Morning, Talk TV and most recently The Traitors.

Kathy Odell is the recently retired CEO of Women’s Economic Ventures, a 501(c)3 dedicated to the economic empowerment of women and support of small businesses.   Kathy joined WEV as CEO in 2019 after a 30-year career as a technology entrepreneur, and advocate for regional economic development.

Kathy began her entrepreneurial career in 1985 as co-founder Medical Concepts, where she led the start-up’s fund raising through a locally funded private placement.   Over a five-year period, Medical Concepts became the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of video systems for minimally invasive surgery, resulting in its acquisition by Karl Storz Endoscopy GmbH, a $2B market leader in rigid endoscopy.  

From 2002 to 2008, Kathy served as founding CEO of Inogen, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced therapy devices for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).  At Inogen, Kathy led fundraising from initial angel investment to the receipt of over $53M in venture capital. 

From 1998 to 2012, Kathy served as a Board Director at Pacific Capital Bancorp, N.A. (NASDAQ: PCBC), a regional community bank with $6.5B in assets, where she served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Enterprise Risk and Governance committees.  

Kathy is personally committed to advancing women’s entrepreneurship as a mentor to female entrepreneurs and as an angel investor.

Leadership Coach

Mary Jean Vignone, Ph.D., is a leadership coach, consultant, and educator with over 25 years in leadership roles in large and mid-size for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She has many years of experience developing, coaching, and mentoring high potential employees to progress in their careers and add value to their companies.  

Mary Jean supports women in reaching their career and business success and maximizes their potential.  She guides women to navigate career changes, build high-performing teams, find a balance between home and work, gain more confidence, be heard, and enhance leadership skills.

Mary Jean founded her coaching practice, SuccessReach, Ltd, based on her solid belief that women in business are a wealth of untapped leadership talent. When unleashed, they will propel companies to achieve their visions, missions, and financial success. She is dedicated to helping women to be strong leaders who bring their whole self into the workplace. Using her Authentic Women Leadership model, she instills a sense of purpose and determination in emerging leaders to take on additional responsibilities, advance to influential positions, and lead with a passion for achieving organizational objectives and goals.

 Contact me at: [email protected]

Crystal Gallo spent the past 15 years leading product and operation teams for high-growth technology companies. She is a learner at the core and passionate about leveraging technology to solve difficult problems. Inspired by her personal journey as a family caregiver for loved ones navigating dementia and cancer, she founded Innerhive. Innerhive is committed to transforming how we care for one another and is on a mission to end caregiver burnout.

Helene Cahen is an innovation strategist, trainer, facilitator, author, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She founded Fire Up Innovation Consulting (fireupinnnovation.com) where she guides organizations to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams, and support a user-centered culture. She also coaches in the Haas Berkeley ExecEd Product Management class.

She is the author of Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams and a TEDx speaker on high-performance collaboration for teams.

Helene has a M.S. in Creativity and Change Leadership from Buffalo University and a business degree from Science Po Paris.

Check my book Fire Up Innovation, Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams and buy it at a discounted rate on my website www.fireupinnovation.com/book

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China Jones is a Mastery Method Certified Life, Leadership & Business Coach, renowned for her ability to help women step into their power with confidence and clarity. With over a decade of experience coaching entrepreneurs, executives, and changemakers, China specializes in fostering sustainable success that harmonizes career growth with personal fulfillment.

China’s leadership journey began in fitness, where she spent 12 years as a sought-after trainer working with athletes, celebrities, and high-level executives. As the co-founder of a boutique functional training gym in Santa Barbara, she scaled membership to over 300 clients before transitioning to her true passion—coaching women to create lasting impact in their careers and lives.

Trained under a former psychotherapist, China is skilled in identifying and addressing root causes to facilitate profound mindset shifts. She has led transformative retreats for over 70 women, intimate business masterminds, and one-on-one coaching sessions that inspire her clients to own their voice and amplify their presence.

At the intersection of mindset, executive presence, and leadership development, China equips women in STEM and beyond with the tools to boldly express their ideas, advocate for their vision, and lead with authenticity. She is committed to helping women balance their ambitions with the values that matter most, cultivating both professional excellence and personal harmony.

Join China as she shares actionable strategies to help you elevate your leadership presence and remind you: Your voice matters, and it’s time the world heard it.

Lisa started her career in the corporate world, leading a $40M operation with internal and external teams spread all over the globe. She decided after 25 years she needed a change. She began a copywriting and marketing consulting freelance business in 2015. And transitioned into coaching in 2020, combining her corporate management and leadership experience with her marketing and strategy freelance business to help women in leadership succeed.

She’s coached well over 500 people on everything from effective resume writing to launching a new business idea to getting their habits and mindset aligned to their goals. She’s helped dozens of people find a new path for their lives by guiding them to identify their skills and talents. Lisa is a Tiny Habits® certified coach and has her own copywriting and coaching businesses, Christoffel Copywriting and Christoffel Business Coaching.