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Shoal Creek Event Center
8611 N Mopac Expy
Austin, Texas, 78759
United States

Adrienne Kennedy

NAMI Board Member + Education Committee Co-Chair

A lifelong innovator, educator and community-builder, Adrienne Kennedy has led forefront advocacy around themes of personal empowerment, healing from trauma, adolescent development and women’s spirituality. Since 2006, Adrienne has devoted herself to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and currently serves on the national Board of Directors.

Anna Reingatch

Founder + Conscious Capitalist, Omganics

A former jewelry designer for 13 years, Anna’s one-of-a-kind pieces adorned celebrities on the Red Carpet. Anna has come into this world with a powerful message of love and transformation. Her work is known in the fashion world as Ana Reign Designs. Anna finished World School of Holistic Healing in San Fransisco in 2002 and has been on her healing path ever since. Dedicated to nurturing a more health-conscious society through premium quality lifestyle products, Anna founded Omganics, a socially and environmentally conscious, woman-owned company driven by motherly love and inspiration.

Brian Erickson

Event Producer + Foodpreneur + Strategy Consultant

A business development coach and foodpreneur with an insane drive to bring about full self-expression to the planet, commercial Realtor and former restaurateur from the DC metro area, Brian founded Truckby Austin, an annual $10,000 food truck face-off between 60 of the city’s top mobile chefs. He has been awarded “Entrepreneur of the Year” from Solomon Wealth group for the past two consecutive years, served as a board member with the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and lives his life passionately empowering entrepreneurs to tear down whatever self-imposed closets they have built.

Carina Boston Pinales

Sculptor + Founder, I.O. Infinite Opportunities

As founder and lead consultant of I.O. Infinite Opportunities, Carina drives the strategies that help to facilitate solution sets with business sustainability and growth strategies within the realm of business focused on creating opportunities for social good. Carina holds a background in Psychology and a creative outlet through her visual arts as a sculpture and painter which adds to her innovative vision. Carina has built a reputation on collaboration and fostering relationships with some of the leading progressive minds of social innovation and business.

Cerese Williams

Student + Judgment Hacker

Cerese is a native Austinite, who knows the world can change, if we all put our minds to it. In her free time, she enjoys playing sports and spending time with family and friends.

Dillon Havins

Blues Guitarist + Singer + Songwriter

15-year-old Dillon Havins cut his performing teeth at the Antone’s Monday night blues jams in Austin. He is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and blues guitarist. In 2012, he was featured in NBC’s America’s Got Talent as one of the top 100 acts in the US. In 2014, he and his youth band competed and won to represent Austin at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The Dillon Havins Band performs at many rodeos and festivals throughout the state as well as notable venues in the Austin, TX area. For videos and recordings, see http://www.dillonhavins.com/.

Emily Leach

Public Speaker + Web Designer + Founder, Texas Freelance Association

A pioneer in the world of uniquely-talented people who feel empowered to go beyond conventional jobs and create businesses from unique vantage points and perspectives, she is the founder of the Texas Freelance Association, the first statewide association of freelance workers in the country and The Freelance Conference, the only event of its kind poised to become THE conference for freelancers across the nation.

Felora Derahkshani

Human Potential Consultant + Founder, Crimson Woman

A motivational speaker, author and consultant for cultivating leadership, and maximizing human potential, Felora is the founder of Crimson Woman, a global platform for 360 transformative developments. She is also the managing director of an incubator/accelerator operation in the Middle East.

Gina Chavez

Latin-folk Singer + Songwriter

Gina Chavez is a multi-ethnic Latin pop songstress, blending the sounds of the Americas with tension & grace. Her latest album, Up.Rooted, invites us on a sonic journey to uncover her lost Latin roots and has been hailed by NPR, The Boston Globe and USA Today. Gina is a native Austinite and eight-time Austin Music Award winner, including Musician of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Female Vocals and Best Latin Rock. She took home the Grand Prize in the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for "Siete-D," a song about her experience volunteering in a gang-dominated suburb of San Salvador where she founded Niñas Arriba, a college fund for young Latinas

Honoree Corder

Author + Speaker + Coach

Honorée is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books including her latest, Vision to Reality: How Short Term Massive Action Equals Long Term Maximum Results Her mission is to inspire and motivate people to turn their vision and dreams into their real-life reality, sharing a leading-edge process she created for her executive coaching clients. Her results-oriented philosophy and ground-breaking coaching programs have been embraced by people in a wide variety of industries and businesses, to rave reviews and exceptional results. Her one-of-a-kind transformation program is facilitated around the U.S. and in the Phillippines, and soon in Lithuania!

Jen Weaver

Architect + Designer

Jen Weaver graduated from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture in 2006. Prior to founding Weaver Buildings in 2014, she worked in architectural firms in both Austin and New York. Weaver Buildings is a practice focused on the realization of unique building solutions that embrace context and encourage healthy living with luxurious and understated results.

Jenn Fairbank

Mindfulness Specialist +Co-CEO + Co- Founder + Author

Jenn Fairbank is a nationally-trained mindfulness teacher with a master’s degree in social work. She has over 15 years of experience using mindfulness techniques with individuals, changing lives for the better. In her teachings, she shares the simple message of practicing conscious compassion.

Julie Gillis

Artist + Activist + Producer

An activist and artist focused on human rights, social justice and community, Julie produces events that blend both creative expression and cultural change. A popular emcee, and speaker with BedPost Confessions, Julie creates and holds space for people to share about all kinds of difficult topics, navigating terrain throughout the lifespan.

Kathleen Ventura

Freedom Seeker + Speaker + Coach

Making a move in 2012 that would terrify even the bravest of nonconformists, Kathleen quit her high-pressure sales job in the city, sold everything and set out to ride her bike across the United States. After 2 years of perpetual travel, she found her calling as a life and business coach helping other women who want an intentional life they love bring their visions to fruition. She lives in Sedona, Arizona with her husband and pets.

Kyle DeHaas

Entrepreneur + Business Consultant + Franchise Specialist

Franchise consultant and entrepreneur with broad and deep professional experience. Background in management consulting with key proficiencies in relationship building, value creation and effective leadership. Professional backdrop includes serving Fortune 500 companies, government, non-profit and individual customers. Recognized for skills in process improvement, use of technology, and trend identification. Enjoy solving complex problems requiring unique and creative abilities in people, process and technology issues. Education in Management Information Systems BBA from The University of Texas, and an Entrepreneurship MBA from The Acton School of Business in Austin.

Laura Shay

Product Marketing Director

Laura Shay is an executive at Polycom, a global communications company. She has been in the telecommunications industry for 17 years in product management, product marketing, and training roles. Laura is a mother of three sons, avid runner and holds a second degree black belt in martial arts.

Lisa Fritsch

Entrepreneur + Speaker + Writer

Lisa Fritsch is an author, speaker and founding servant of LISAServes, Love is Service Associates. She’s a former radio talk show host and national television and radio commentator who pivoted from politics to people after finishing second in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas. Lisa’s work focuses on capturing the attention and imagination of the next generation—be they designers, engineers, technicians, plumbers, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, athletes, stock brokers, data scientists, doctors — so that they are able to create a world where all have the power, passion and promise to rise up and step into the fullness of their humanity.

Mary Jennings Hegar

Purple Heart Recipient + Author + Executive Coach + Consultant

Major Mary Jennings Hegar was on her third tour to Afghanistan as a rescue pilot in 2009 when she was shot down on a Medevac mission and sustained wounds resulting in her being awarded the Purple Heart. Her actions on this mission saved the lives of her crew and patients, earning her the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device. In 2012, Major Hegar filed suit against the Secretary of Defense asserting that the Combat Exclusion Policy was unconstitutional and won her case in 2013 when the Secretary of Defense repealed the Policy effective immediately.

May Jones

Educator + Farmer + Social Activist

A retired high school English teacher, May grew up on the farm on which she now grows organic vegetables and has horses, dogs,cats and free-range hens. She received her AB from the College of Charleston, her MAT from The Citadel and taught in Europe as well as South Carolina and Kentucky. An active environmentalist, her goal is to practice sustainable agriculture techniques and to encourage others to do the same. She lives on Sullivan’s Island, SC with Josie, her Boykin Spaniel, and Bart, the cat.

Montena Fink-Lacy

Contemporary Realistic Abstract Painter + Photographer

Having garnered many awards, including the 67th New York Art Directors Annual and a Dallas TOPS Award, Montena is now dedicated to expressing the themes of transience, resilience and strength that she explores through the media of painting and photography. An active supporter of the local arts and has sought to nurture children’s artistic talents through teaching in both the public and private sector. She is presently the watercolor instructor at the prestigious Lake Austin Spa and the co-founder of Austin Pro Photo, a commercial photography company in Austin Texas

Pat Muller

Communications Specialist

Pat Muller is a charismatic life coach, wife, friend, mom and mentor committed to encouraging the positive transformation of the lives of others. Her career in Fortune 150 companies and entrepreneurial endeavors inform her matra: Be kind. Be true. Be YOU!

Patti DeNucci

Author + Speaker + Chief Connector

An award-winning writer, speaker, facilitator, advisor, and Chief Connector at DeNucci & Co. LLC. A perpetually-curious life-long learner and ambivert, she inspires individuals, business leaders, and teams to Live, Work & Connect at a Higher Level(tm). Patti is also author of The Intentional Networker: Attracting Powerful Relationships, Referrals and Results in Business and is currently working on two additional books, due out in 2015 and 2016

Ron West

Author + Executive Coach + Consultant

Ron J West is passionate about changing the world one company at a time by helping leaders change and grow. After all, the instructions on how to get out of the box we put ourselves in, are carefully printed on the outside of the box. His latest book Corporate Caterpillars - How to Grow Wings is a blueprint for corporate transformation. He moved to Austin recently to launch his executive coaching, consulting and speaking business. When he’s not busy changing the world, he can be found perfecting his Argentine Tango.

Roxann Johnson

Gerontologist + Dementia Specialist

Roxann Johnson, Ph.D. is a Gerontologist specializing in dementia. Her research interests include international comparisons of nurse’s aides in nursing homes; designing dementia-friendly environments and developing therapeutic activity programs for chemical and restraint free resident care.

Ruthie Strout

Innovation Evangelist + First Supporter

Ruthie Strout serves as Innovation Evangelist for Advent GX in Historic Downtown Bryan. In this role, she works with community members, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, intellectuals and city staff to spur on community and economic development through creativity and innovation. Ruthie is a lover of out-of-the-box ideas and the people that think them.

Shonte Taylor

Potentialist Life + Biz Coach, Neuroscientist

Neuroscientist, author, speaker and success coach, Shonté empowers Gen-Xers with the knowledge and tools to hone in on their mental stride and potential during their professional and personal journey. Shonté’s vision is to use her expertise to inspire 100 million people to join the conversation on optimizing their brain and mind.

Steph Price

International Non-Profit Director, English in Mind Institute

Stephanie Price spent 10 years as an advertising copywriter in New York before pursuing her work in Haiti full time. She serves as the International Director of English in Mind Institute (EIM) – a non-profit adult English school in Port-au-Prince and is proud to bring down dozens of foreign visitors to Haiti each year.