Skip to Main Content

2012 Speakers

Keynotes

Charlotte Beers

Charlotte Beers has combined her business insight with an innate Southern charm to become highly successful in the competitive world of advertising and marketing.  Beers was named “The Most Powerful Woman in ...
Read Full Bio

Breakout Session Speakers

Sylvia Acevedo

Sylvia Acevedo, is the CEO of CommuniCard LLC, a company specializing in education ...
Read Full Bio

Alyce Alston

Alyce Alston brings magic to launching and growing businesses across diverse ...
Read Full Bio

Elizabeth Avellán

Elizabeth Avellán is the co-owner and vice president of Troublemaker Studios and ...
Read Full Bio

David Bach

David Bach credits his Grandma Bach as the woman who taught him almost everything he ...
Read Full Bio

Alissa Bayer

Alissa Bayer is the owner and founder of milk + honey, a collection of premier day ...
Read Full Bio

Lauren Berger

Lauren Berger is chief executive officer and founder of internqueen.com and author of ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Jennifer Berman

Dr. Jennifer Berman is a urologist and an internationally renowned expert in the ...
Read Full Bio

Kate Betts

Kate Betts is an author and contributing editor at TIME magazine, where she has ...
Read Full Bio

Jacinda Boneau

Jacinda Boneau is an entertainment marketing executive turned stay-at-home-mom, ...
Read Full Bio

Gigi Edwards Bryant

Gigi Edwards Bryant speaks with passion, vision and clarity. She believes that ...
Read Full Bio

Sue Chen

Sue Chen founded Nova Medical Products in 1993 when she was just 23 years old with a ...
Read Full Bio

Carrie Contey

Carrie Contey is not your typical parenting expert. In fact, she challenges the whole ...
Read Full Bio

Cory Cotton

Cory Cotton is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University, and one of the founders ...
Read Full Bio

Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis currently leads the global communications team for Dell’s Brand, ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Jacqueline Del Rosario

Dr. Jacqueline DelRosario has received keys to several cities, multimillions in ...
Read Full Bio

Patti DeNucci

Patti DeNucci is an award-winning communicator, networking and connections ...
Read Full Bio

Nikki Drummond

Nikki Drummond is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN) specializing in the field ...
Read Full Bio

Mary Ellen Dugan

MARY ELLEN DUGAN is chief marketing officer of WP Engine. She leads all WP Engine ...
Read Full Bio

Sheri Falk

Sheri Falk is an image consultant, fashion coach, and corporate speaker.  She ...
Read Full Bio

Siobhan Fallon

Siobhan Fallon is a writer, whose debut collection of stories, “You Know When the ...
Read Full Bio

Fay Fleming

Fay Fleming is president of the Business Performance Company, a consulting firm ...
Read Full Bio

Lynya FLoyd

Lynya Floyd, health director at Family Circle magazine, is a wellness expert, fitness ...
Read Full Bio

Caroline Freedman

Caroline Freedman is the CEO and co-founder of Nurturme Organic Baby Foods. She ...
Read Full Bio

Karen Frost

Karen Frost is principal and owner of Frost Media Relations, yet currently serves as ...
Read Full Bio

Camille Gaines

Camille Gaines is a best-selling author and the founder of FinancialWoman.com. She ...
Read Full Bio

Bryony Gomez-Palacio

Bryony Gomez-Palacio A native of  Mexico City, Gomez-Palacio is a graphic designer ...
Read Full Bio

Jen Grogono

Jen Grogono is founder and chief executive officer of uStudio Inc. She  leads the ...
Read Full Bio

Tina Hambly

Tina Hambly is the founder and designer of Valentina, a girls fashion brand featuring ...
Read Full Bio

Deborah Hamilton-Lynne

Deborah Hamilton-Lynne has been in love with words her entire life. A published ...
Read Full Bio

Patti Johnson

Patti Johnson is a career and workplace strategist and the CEO of PeopleResults, a ...
Read Full Bio

Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson is the president and co-founder of Clayton Christensen’s investment ...
Read Full Bio

Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson is an entrepreneur and former Owner of a manufacturing company. ...
Read Full Bio

Chelsea Jones

Chelsea Jacquelyn Jones is a graphic designer and artist.  She is a website designer ...
Read Full Bio

Kelli Keough

Dr. Kelli Keough is the vice president of active trading at Charles Schwab, where she ...
Read Full Bio

Ross Kimbarovsky

Ross Kimbarovsky left a successful 13-year career as a trial lawyer to pursue his ...
Read Full Bio

Allison Knaupe

Allison Knaupe leads client strategies for Hill + Knowlton Strategies’ digital and ...
Read Full Bio

Jenn Lee

Jenn Lee is known as coach Jenn Lee, is a national speaker, small business advisor, ...
Read Full Bio

Patsy Woods Martin

Patsy Woods Martin is founder and CEO of I Live Here, I Give Here, Austin’s ...
Read Full Bio

Shay McBurney

Shay McBurney is director of patient advocacy for Celling BioSciences. McBurney’s ...
Read Full Bio

Lauren McCullough

Lauren McCullough is the COO and co-founder of Nurturme. Prior to co-founding the ...
Read Full Bio

Yvonne McGill

Yvonne McGill is currently the vice president, corporate finance and chief accounting ...
Read Full Bio

Monica Mehta

Monica Mehta is an investor, author and sought after expert on small business and ...
Read Full Bio

Tolly Moseley

Tolly Moseley is the voice of Austin Eavesdropper (), a blog that focuses on the ...
Read Full Bio

Gloria Brown Oliver

Gloria Brown Oliver As vice president, Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab, Oliver ...
Read Full Bio

Suzanne Parker

Suzanne Parker serves as H-E-B’s corporate wellness coach. Parker has over 27 years ...
Read Full Bio

Allyson Peerman

   Allyson Peerman is responsible worldwide efforts involving government ...
Read Full Bio

Griffin Perry

Griffin Perry is the president of Caddis Energy, L.L.C, an oil and gas investment ...
Read Full Bio

Bekah Powell

Bekah Powell is the content creator and social media manager for SpaceCraft, an ...
Read Full Bio

Victoria Pynchon

Victoria Pynchon is the Co-founder of She Negotiates, a training workshop for women ...
Read Full Bio

Grace Rodriguez

Grace Rodriguez lives by design. As “creative juicer” at Culture Pilot, Rodriguez ...
Read Full Bio

Alexis Sclamberg

Alexis Sclamberg is a personal development writer, speaker and media personality. A ...
Read Full Bio

Maribel Sierra

Maribel Sierra is director of the Social Media Services Group at Dell, where she is ...
Read Full Bio

Casey Sollock

Casey Sollock is the founder of SheShinesWellnessRevolution.com.  She is a women’s ...
Read Full Bio

Bonnie St. John

Bonnie St. John Despite having her right leg amputated at age five, St. John became ...
Read Full Bio

Patricia Sulak

Patricia Sulak, M.D. is the Dudley P. Baker Endowed Professor of research and ...
Read Full Bio

LisaBeth Thomas

LisaBeth “LB” Thomas is big cheese and partner of the LBTJ Group, an Austin-based ...
Read Full Bio

Carla Cook Thompson

Carla Cook Thompson A veteran of the emerging tech industry,  Thompson has counseled ...
Read Full Bio

Susan Tolles

Susan Tolles is an expert in midlife reinventions who inspires and equips women ...
Read Full Bio

Wilka Toppins

Wilka Varela Toppins is a business litigation attorney and executive who  offers ...
Read Full Bio

TX M.I.L.K.

TX M.I.L.K. (Texas Mom I’d Like to Know) co-founders, Lauren Bayne and Claire ...
Read Full Bio

Meredith Walker

Meredith Walker began her television career with Nickelodeon’s “NICK NEWS.”  ...
Read Full Bio

Patricia Walsh

 Patricia Walsh delivers a message of overcoming obstacles, living beyond excuses ...
Read Full Bio

Lena West

Lena L. West is an award-winning social media consultant, blogger, speaker, ...
Read Full Bio

Todd Wright

Todd Wright begins his 14th season as the strength and conditioning coach for the ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Vonda Wright

Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on ...
Read Full Bio

Local Leader

Tiffany Harelik

Tiffany Harelik is a fourth generation Austinite , serving up the American Dream one ...
Read Full Bio