Dr. Shakenna K. Williams is the Executive Director of the Center of Women Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College. Shakenna is the former Deputy Academic Director and Lead Faculty Director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program at Babson College. Shakenna is an adjunct faculty for The American Women’s College at Bay Path University. Shakenna received her doctorate from Capella University, her dissertation is entitled “Talent ma...

Mariyah Saifuddin is the CEO and co-founder of Innovative Solution Partners, a Michigan-based IT consulting firm which creates analytics solutions that provide data insights for informed decision making. Saifuddin has a passion for helping businesses solve problems and reach their goals, and knows businesses are tired of dealing with the noise and chaos that comes with a lot of data and fast-moving technology. Her purpose is Business Success: You...

Dana Hetrick started her career in flooring during an internship while pursuing her Bachelor’sDegree in Interior Design. She fell in love with the industry, finding a passion in problem solvingto find the right flooring for the people using the space. After years of working in theconstruction industry, Dana utilized her experience and invested in herself by purchasing LucasCommercial Flooring from a career long mentor. Dana’s passion for flooring...

Marlene Morrison Nicholls has built a solid track record of success over 40 years in the insurance industry.  During this period she has earned an enviable reputation for her ‘caring manner’ and ‘no non-sense’ approach to  business. Marlene is a passionate advocate for her clients and community. As most know, she truly values  relationships and will not take ‘no’ for an answer easily when it comes to a client need.   Her ...

Julie Lilliston is Founder & President, Julie Lilliston Communications, a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Small Business Administration. Julie Lilliston Communications is a public relations agency specializing in business-to-business communications and thought leadership located in Nashville, Tenn. Julie is an award-winning p...

Sharon Hulce is President/CEO of Employment Resource Group, Inc. (ERG), a nationwide Executive Search firm based in Appleton, Wisconsin. A 27-year veteran of the Executive Search industry, Sharon founded ERG over 20 years ago to change the traditional way search was done. Ensuring ERG would never be the firm that just presents resumes, she has dedicated her company’s mission to providing thought leadership on every level, ensuring successful hire...

Arianna Sholes-Douglas, MD, FACOG is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and has been practicing medicine for three decades. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Menopause Myth: What your mother, doctor and friends haven’t shared about life after 35.She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Arianna then went on...

Dr. Türktan, appointed in 2015 as the Founding Chair of the W20 – Women 20, the outreach group of G20 as a platform to enhance the women’s status and participation in the respective economies of the G20 countries. She is the former (2011-2015) President of KAGIDER, the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey. She is now a member of the Presidential Council of KAGIDER. In KAGIDER, she undertook the leadership to promote establishment of W20 and ...

Michelle Taylor is the President and CEO of BETAH Associates, Inc. (BETAH)—a marketing, communication, and professional services firm bridging the gap between government agencies and the communities they serve. Her vision and entrepreneurial resilience led to BETAH's recognition by Inc. magazine on its Inc. 5000  list of America's fastest-growing companies, by Washington Business Journal's 2019 Best Family-Owned Business, by the Capital Regi...

A classically trained marketer, Katie has 25+ years of experience leading integrated marketing initiatives for global brands such as Pepsi, SKYY Spirits, and PlayStation. She is an industry leader, delivering complex marketing campaigns and forging meaningful client partnerships with a focus on workforce and economic development. Katie is a past president of the Association of Marketing Professionals of Rhode Island (AMP-RI), an active member of ...

Born in Colombia, she crossed the border into the US and was thrust into a new environment where she had to adapt to a different culture and language to succeed. Today, LuzElena is the CEO of Amera Solutions, known as the innovative "Uber" nurse of ambulatory medical transportation. Amera provides post-anesthesia patients with safe and reliable transportation by nurses since rideshare services are not viable. The company's slogan, "It's not ride-...

Adonica has over 25 years of technical and business experience. She has specialized in development of new services and business process improvement and has experience across a variety of industries including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and distribution. Adonica has served in technical, sales and management positions at General Motors, GE Medical Systems, IBM and the AO Smith Engineering Division as well as starting multiple Professional ...