Theme: SEEK

COMPASSION. COURAGE. COMMUNITY.
What do you SEEK during these unprecedented times?
At TEDxAlpharettaWomen, we SEEK stories & ideas that will spark conversations in discovering a better tomorrow.
Find your SEEK. The time is NOW.

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TEDx AlpharettaWomen
The Commons at Place
Alpharetta, Georgia, 30005
United States

Cassandra Worthy

Disruptive Thought Leader

With contagious energy that radiates throughout every room she steps into, Cassandra Worthy is the world’s truly disruptive thought-leader on the change that companies need to build organizational resilience and adaptability. During times of major shift such as merger, acquisition, organizational restructure, new systems integration, and market disruption, Cassandra has created and cultivated the unique strategy of Change Enthusiasm® which is arming individuals around the world with the means to harness the power of emotion, a resource in infinite supply, to embrace and accelerate change and transformation journeys. Cassandra’s message nurtures highly resilient and adaptable organizations beginning at the heart of the individual.

Christina Whittaker

Champion of Hope

Christina Joy Whittaker is an award-winning, in-demand personal and leadership development coach, speaker, and thought-leader. For more than 10 years, Christina has been a sought-after expert and advisor in communications, professional and personal branding, and she now leads the Pivot Brand Group, a personal and leadership development firm.

Dethra Giles

Personal Development Advocate

Dethra U. Giles is an international consultant, best-selling author, and highly respected keynote speaker. She is the founder of ExecuPrep, a global brand that provides leadership coaching and the host of the podcast, Happily Ever Employed. Her goal is to create global change by changing the way we think and the way we view what is possible when we work together for the greatest good. Giles moves her clients to walk in integrity, work toward greatness, communicate with authenticity, and to live inclusively. Giles’ clients call her because she inspires them to go beyond what they thought possible and moves them into greatness.

Divya Nori

Youth Innovation Leader

Divya Nori is an internationally recognized youth researcher who aims to create novel solutions to public health issues using her strengths in biochemistry and neurobiology. She is the founder of Safer with STEM, an organization that works towards preventing gun violence through STEM principles.

Dr. Kelley Chester

Public Health Expert

Dr. Chester is an informatics leader with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare information technology and public health informatics. She is currently working on several projects related to the COVID-19 response including developing system requirements to track mass vaccinations across the U.S.

Hannah Testa

Youth Sustainability Advocate

Hannah Testa is a 17-year-old honors student from Cumming, GA, but she is not an ordinary teen. While she loves her family, friends, and art, she is passionate about issues that affect our planet and she has been using her influence from a young age to educate others, as she believes that “knowledge is power”. She is a sustainability advocate, international speaker, author, politico, and founder of Hannah4Change, an organization dedicated to fighting issues that impact the planet.

Jenn Hobby

Vibrant Radio Personality

Jenn Hobby is a well-known Atlanta media personality featured on radio and television for more than 18 years. She’s currently heard on Star 94. Jenn is a childhood cancer research advocate, honoring her daughter’s battle by supporting other families in their fight. Jenn lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband Grant, daughters Lauren (7), and Reese (5), and their dog, Carolina.

Kalaivani Dance Academy

Kalaivani Dance Academy is a nationally renowned dance academy that was founded by Smt. Padmaja Kelam in 2004 with the vision of engaging students in the fine art, technique, and love of one of the most ancient and graceful art forms of India that is Bharatanatyam. This performance showcases the strength of women and the journey of seeking courage & clarity.

Lisa Zeeveld

Big Dreams Champion

Lisa Zeeveld is passionate about people and numbers. She is a goal-driven, enthusiastic life-long learner, avid reader, history junkie, and architecture geek. She is the COO and original culture cultivator of BELAY, the leading virtual staffing solutions company, and the Co-Host of the One Next Step podcast.

Melanie Flores

STEM Innovator with Heart

Melanie Flores leverages what a mentor calls “an extremely rare combination – an MIT brain and a teacher’s heart” to empower children and build human connection. She has started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop, and led the STEM coaching team serving Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta.

Mitch Savoie Hill, CPC

Cultural Diversity Leader

Mitch Savoie Hill is a first-generation American, born of Cuban exiled parents. As a woman who overcame a multitude of adversities such as childhood poverty, abuse, workplace discrimination, and even homelessness she has made it her life’s work now to help others turn their roadblocks into runways to success.

Naomi Seligman

Social Impact Leader

Naomi is a powerhouse communications executive who has helped bring down corrupt politicians, undermined the NRA and its allies, fought for gender equity, and crafted crisis and litigation strategies for corporate leaders, elected officials, and high-profile advocacy organizations. Her passion is to help those in need to find their voice and advocate for change. As a sexual assault survivor, she has come to realize that those people include herself.

Okorie Johnson

An American cellist-songwriter, looper, improviser, and storyteller whose work is invested in themes and expressions of the African Diaspora, personal truths, deep love and celebration of women, and a commitment to wordless prayer.

Prisca Music

PRISCA - songwriter/vocalist/performer - PRISCA is a cinematic-pop artist who is showing all of her colors in her songs as well as her ever-changing hair. Her versatility and strength as a vocalist, songwriter and piano player, will leave you wondering if she is an alien. This soulful pop songstress and recording artist has been called upon to write for both independent and label artists in the likes of Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, Jessie McCartney, The Voice, American Idol and many others. She is currently co-producing her debut album with Grammy-Award Winning producer Billy Hume.

Sheila Pree Bright

Sheila Pree Bright is an Atlanta-based, award-winning American photographer best known for her works Plastic Bodies, Suburbia, Young Americans, and her most recent series #1960Now. Sheila is the author of #1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activist and Black Lives Matter Protest published by Chronicle Books.

Umama Kibria

Fitness & Tech Entrepreneur

Umama Kibria is passionate about connecting people through fitness. After working out at 400+ gyms and connecting with 100k+ on social media, she founded SweatPack. As a proud Forbes 30 Under 30 leader, she’s building brand loyalty, traction, and impact.