Tracy Smith is the author of The Purpose of Getting Lost: A Story of Finding Myself. After traveling through more than 30 countries across five continents, she discovered her journey was less about travel and more about belonging, resilience, and learning to feel at home within herself. At age 50, Tracy chose courage over convention, using travel as a way to rediscover her voice and identity. Through honest, reflective storytelling, she invites others to see getting lost as an essential part ...

Bryce Batts is a dynamic business consultant, speaker, Best Selling Author, Podcast host, Certified Career Coach, and Co-founder of Career Collective, bringing over 15 years of experience as a recruiter in the AEC industry. With a fierce commitment to empowering women, Bryce helps organizations overcome barriers to hiring by developing innovative talent acquisition strategies. Her expertise enables companies to attract and retain diverse talent, fostering a more inclusive workplace. Having su...

Rishi is a Strategic Advisor to SEVN, where he leads counsel across revenue strategy and partnership development. He works closely with the founding team to architect commercial growth initiatives, guiding revenue acceleration efforts with Fortune 500 brands, major sports leagues, teams, and agencies. Previously, Rishi served as Vice President of Corporate Partnerships at BSE Global, where he helped grow commercial partnership revenue across the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Barclays Cente...

Jeeyoon Kim is an award-winning concert pianist recognized for her expressive artistry and innovative programming. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Conrad Concert Hall, and the Stradivari Society in Chicago. She earned both her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in piano performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and is dedicated to making classical music engaging and relevant for today’s audiences. As an author, her books Whenever You’re Ready and Beyond the Keys share ref...

Natalie Bevacqua is an entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and leadership mentor with over 25 years in the health, wellness, and beauty industry. She helps women reclaim their health, and build lives rooted in purpose, resilience, and connection. A breast cancer and melanoma survivor, Natalie’s lived experience shaped her belief that wellness isn’t about perfection—it’s about listening, rebuilding, and choosing yourself again and again. Through her long-standing partnership with Arbonne, she sup...

Dominick Gladstone is a seasoned business strategist and consultant with more than two decades of experience helping organizations grow, communicate effectively, and solve complex challenges. As the founder of Gladstone & Associates, he has led strategy, marketing, and communications initiatives for corporate, nonprofit, and government clients—guiding brands from concept to execution with clarity, creativity, and ROI-driven focus. Dom is also a person in long-term recovery from alcoho...

For decades, Allyssya Gossett struggled to believe she was worthy of taking up space in the world. She listened to society’s rules for how she “should” be or feel, made herself small to accommodate others, and tried to put herself in a box just to fit in. Not embracing her true self led to years of debilitating anxiety and depression. Once she embraced who she is and how she was created, Allyssya learned to challenge those old beliefs, stop worrying so much about what others think of her, a...

Kay Smith-Blum, a former fashionista, chaired Seattle’s first marketing campaign as a downtown business owner. She served as Seattle School Board President, a publicly elected position, between 2009 and 2013. An avid gardener, Smith-Blum founded Environmental Endeavors, the first greenhouse program in Seattle Public Elementary Schools. A fan of mid-20th-century history, Smith-Blum has penned two other manuscripts set in Texas, but the recent upheaval over leaking waste tanks at the Hanford Nu...