Susan Phillips Bari is Senior Vice President, Paygevity, which provides prompt payment services to suppliers to America's government agencies and corporations.Ms. Bari has spent her career promoting opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses. As the founding Executive Director of the S.B.A.-funded Washington Regional Training Center of the American Woman's Economic Development Corporation, she helped 2,000+ women start and grow busines...

Elin is the Founder and President of Riveo Creative, an award-winning team of videographers, animators and audio producers. Riveo Creative is known for developing powerful communications that effectively connects business and individuals with decision-makers within their target markets. She works with a wide range of professionals in industries such as tech, energy, medicine, tourism, economic development, hospitality, retail, coaching and p...

Anne Descalzo is a champion of building relationships, developing culture, and conquering challenges. Known for her human-centered approach to leadership, Anne focuses on the power of individual wellness that leads to organizational well-being. She took a leap of faith in February 2020 — two weeks before the pandemic— to go heads down on the creation and building of what is now a successful scaling organization known as Clutch. As the co-founder ...

Susanne Evens is the founder and CEO of AAA Translation, formerly German Language Communications, in 1994, a premier certified translation agency based out of St. Louis, Missouri. Susanne was born and raised in Germany, studied five languages, and brings incredible value to her ventures through her understanding of cultures, market trends, technology, and global issues. Through the savvy leadership and perseverance of Susanne, AAA Translation has...

Leveraging her experience as a business entrepreneur and CEO, former White House Commissioned Officer, and Human Capital expert, Rebecca’s message resonates with those seeking to transform their leadership, expand their opportunities, and grow their organization through building a high performing culture and  team. Rebecca’s professional achievements span across both the public sector serving several iconic Texas political leaders and now in...

Iris Phillips is the Founder, President & CEO of Grace Federal Solutions, LLC, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare and digital transformation.  With more than fifteen (15) years of healthcare service administration and management expertise, Phillips founded Grace Federal as a professional services company that provides healthcare and information technology consulting, solutions, and services to government agencies (federal and s...

Fatimah Moody, Co-Founder and CEO of LinkVisum Consulting, has over 20 years of consulting, organizational development and strategy. A trusted consultant, leadership coach, and organizational development professional, Moody has successfully advised many organizations in the public and private sector. Her primary areas of focus include transformational change management, strategic planning and process improvement. In her CEO role, she has received...

As Chief Executive Officer of the Women Presidents Organization, Camille Burns champions the WPO’s mission to help second-stage women entrepreneurs around the world take their companies to the next level of success. The organization’s unique approach to advanced business education rooted in a proprietary peer learning methodology has helped founders on six continents scale their companies for growth.  A member of Forbes Business Council, New...

Nina Kaufman is a small business champion—not your ordinary business attorney. She's on a mission to help small businesses make more money, more consistently ("scale") so they can maximize their options down the road.Forbes Magazine calls Kaufman "One of the 25 Most Influential Women Tweeting about Entrepreneurship." The U.S. Small Business Administration named her their regional Women in Business Champion of the Year. In over 15 years in busines...

Hedy M. Ratner is founder and Co-President of the Women’s Business Development Center, the largest, oldest—20 years—and most comprehensive women’s business assistance center in the U.S.  The Women’s Business Development Center has initiated and helped develop women’s business programs in 14 sites in 6 states.  The Center provides counseling, training, financial, certification and procurement assistance for emerging and established women...

Sonya Hopson is the CEO and Founder of HIRE Strategies, a professional & executive placement company in Raleigh, NC. She partners with mid to large-sized companies to provide contingent talent to support their workforce needs. HIRE Strategies provides support on a temporary or long-term basis within various industries. After spending over a decade working as a trusted partner, Sonya understands the challenges that come with recruiting and ide...

Shital founded her company Saris and Things in 2011 with a small investment and a big dream. She started Saris and Things, which is an exclusive online website where one can Rent or Buy designer Indian clothes for weddings and gala events.  In 2012 she became an Amazon Seller and started selling her brand Saris and Things on Amazon, and also expanded to selling designer shoes, swimwear, Fine Jewelry and many top designer brands. When the pan...