"I Fell in Love with Life During Revolution and War": Dorna Djenab on a 16-Year-Old Spiritual Awakening in Iran, Founding Pranasana Yoga from Meditation, and Building a Wellness Business That Goes Beyond "Just Yoga"

At 16, standing on a rooftop in Iran during revolution and war, Dorna Djenab fell in love with Life. Not with her life. With Life itself. With creation. With beauty. One spring afternoon while standing by a balcony with her best friend, everything became clear. She saw a cat walking

Soul + Strategy: Unfiltered Wisdom from Women Leading with Purpose

Leadership isn't a choice between heart and hustle. It's the powerful fusion of both. Announcing Soul + Strategy, a new book series that takes you inside the unfiltered stories of the female executives who are rewriting the playbook on modern leadership. SOUL + STRATEGY Unfiltered Wisdom from Women

Concentric Counseling & Consulting

Jennifer Larson, LCPC, NCC is the Founder of Concentric Counseling & Consulting, a Chicago‑based group practice providing comprehensive outpatient mental health therapy for individuals, couples/relationships, tweens, teens, and families. In addition to therapy, Concentric offers select intensives and consulting services. Our clinicians provide specialized, tailored in‑person and

“We Met at a Bachelorette Party, Set Up PRN, and We’re Still Here 20 Years Later! George Blizzard on Co-Founding the World’s First Virtual PR Agency in 2005, Job-Sharing the CEO Role Through Motherhood, and Building a PRWeek Top 100 Agency.”

When George Blizzard and Nicky Regazzoni launched The PR Network in 2005, they didn't set out to become pioneers. They just wanted to solve a problem they saw everywhere: brilliant, senior PR professionals leaving the industry because traditional agencies couldn't accommodate working parents or anyone who

"65% of Startups Fail from Cofounder Conflict, Not Market Fit": Jane Hales on the The Stormline Map™, Why Founders Stay in Toxic Partnerships, and Designing Founding Relationships Before Resentment Takes Root

Jane Hales has spent over 30 years building and exiting businesses, serving as a board director, business accelerator coach and mentoring founders. She co-founded Sapio Research, an award winning market research agency inspired by social enterprise principles, and stepped back from day-to-day operations to become an active shareholder and board

Marie Torossian CPA, PLLC

Marie Torossian CPA, PLLC is a business advisory and strategy-focused accounting firm serving established service-based businesses with $750K+ in revenue. The firm specializes in financial clarity, strategic insight, and value-driven planning to help growth-minded owners improve profitability, scale with confidence, and build long-term business value. Preferred contact email: marie@marietorossiancpa.

From Single Mom Working Three Jobs to Fortune 500 HR Executive to Founding WeMaax Consulting: Mary Axelsen on Walking Away from Corporate Status, Her CARE™ Framework for Disruption Management, and Why 'Your Energy is Your Most Valuable Currency

Mary Axelsen knows what it means to choose courage over comfort, and she's done it more than once. In her twenties, as a single mother and sole provider, she left corporate America to attend college full-time. She worked three part-time jobs, raised her daughter, volunteered, and graduated debt-free.

Simply Mindful LLC

Fran Benedict is the founder of Simply Mindful LLC, built on a simple truth: everything you need is already within you. With nearly 20 years in wellbeing, mindfulness, and organizational health, she creates space for individuals and teams to reconnect with what they already know. Contact email: fran@simplymindful.com

"Your Body Always Keeps Receipts": From Stage 4 Endometriosis Wake-Up Call to Intuitive Business Coach - Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell on Achievement Addiction, the 12 Spiritual Principles of Money Magic, and Living Life "on FIRE"

Before her health collapsed, Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell wore productivity like a badge of honor. She was chronically exhausted but called it "being driven." She ignored pain, inflammation, brain fog, and a nervous system that never powered down. She normalized operating at 120% and spiritualized overworking by calling it purpose.

From TV Journalist to Civil Litigator to Founding Framework Legal: Juliet Peters on Building a Client-Centered Business Law Firm, Why "You Rarely Hear 'No' From Me," and Helping Entrepreneurs Build Sellable Businesses

Juliet Peters spent a decade as a television journalist before law school, working in Ohio, Corpus Christi, and Milwaukee. She always wanted to be a lawyer, but her love for journalism put that dream on pause. After graduating from Arizona State University College of Law, she worked as a civil

Building Belle Vitale: Suzanne Haynes on Evolution, Wellness, and Women’s Spaces

Suzanne Haynes didn’t leave her structured career because it failed. She left because, quietly and persistently, her life no longer fit the person she was becoming. For years, she built a successful path in the pharmaceutical industry while coaching fitness on the side. From the outside, everything looked right

From 25+ Years in Corporate EHS to Founding BioScience & Soul Wellness: Natalie Pryde on Bridging Ancient Healing with Functional Medicine, Why "Healing Isn't Linear," and Helping Women Reclaim Their Health Agency

Natalie Pryde spent over 25 years in executive-level Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability roles, leading diverse teams globally across automotive, commercial real estate, oil and gas, and life sciences. She held leadership positions at major corporations, served on the MDEQ Green Chemistry and Engineering Steering Committee, and was a member