Lauren Ammon

While Lauren “retired” from sports in 2004, she never really left. From daily workouts to running marathons to watching her sons establish their athletic careers, Lauren is still very much “in the game.” It’s a part of her DNA. That’s when it hit her! Her calling? Athletes.

She now specializes in working with current and former D1, semi-pro, and professional athletes to master the mental part of the game and perform at their highest in all of life’s competitions.

Leading with high energy, grit, and unwavering commitment to what she’s set her mind on, Lauren’s spark is unique and infectious. She uses this distinctive combination to connect with athletes in a way that deepens their understanding and acceptance of exactly who they’re meant to be to perform at their best every single time. Her motto, “make it happen” drives her unabashed belief that we already have everything we need to succeed at whatever we want, it’s simply a matter of removing the mental clutter that blocks us from seeing our full potential.

Patrice Borders, JD

Patrice is the Founder and Principal of Prevention Strategies, LLC. For over 20 years, she has combined her employment law and human capital practices to coach individuals and advise organizations on developing resonate leaders, collaborative teams, and inclusive workplace cultures.

Patrice helps leaders and organizations evolve into better versions of themselves by guiding them through the inside work – growing in self-awareness – to more effectively lead with insight and compassion. She
has delivered transformational training and leadership coaching to individuals and audiences across the world including, Fortune 100 corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, Danaher, Procter & Gamble, Nielsen, 84.51ºand various law firms, non-profits, and academic entities.

Dr. Rebecca Cardona

Dr. Rebecca is passionate about helping people give themselves a great life, professionally and personally.  She brings over a decade of experience that specializes in high-achievers, overachievers, and perfectionists.  She values that leadership is a walk of resiliency that starts with the individual.  She has been recognized as a leader dedicated to growth and change.  Rebecca’s coaching philosophy is grounded in working with leaders to facilitate change that sustains the test of time.  Her coaching interest lies in leaders obtaining positive results in both influence and impact.  She uses education, assessments and tools rooted in leadership theories, change theory, brain science, mindfulness, psychology, and life experience. 

Dr. Monique Johnson, Ed.D., CMCS, NCC

Dr. Monique is an experienced versatile leader with over 20 years of experience in career development, diversity and inclusion, and leadership who has helped individuals and organizations open doors and break barriers. She is the Owner of Dr. MCJ Consulting, LLC, a business that provides individual and group coaching, large-scale presentations, speaking, training, and consulting services.

As a Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS), she is a committed practitioner who provides services tailored to her clients. She enjoys coaching at all levels from the undergraduate college student to the executive level professional who is looking to grow, transition or pivot in their career. She is currently an Executive Coach for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Women’s Excel (WE Lead) Leadership Program.

L. Danyetta Najoli, M.A., CAP

Danyetta Najoli grew up in Harlem, New York City. She and her two older sisters were raised by her grandfather and uncle, after her parents tragically passed away, a year apart when she was just five years old. Although her childhood had the absence of her mother and father, Danyetta was loved and cared for by her close-knit family and special family friends.

She self studied coaching at the Graduate School of Coaching – Coachville and Harvard Business School. Along the way, Danyetta became the dean of an international coach training school where she worked with coach trainers from around the world to pair them with coaching students in their countries.

Danyetta has written Unstoppable Confidence: Sustaining a Posture of Success and was the editor and a collaborative author of, It Takes Money Honey, a book with proven strategies on Wealth Creation, Financial Freedom, and Developing Faith. She created a gift card set called 40 Keys to Excellence-Based Living which compliments one of her signature coaching experiences.

Topic: Release. Allow. Attract. Act.

Theresa Vermillion

Theresa created Lighter Life Coach because there is a need for women to learn the truth and understand that their value does not depend on their size, age, weight, looks, or IQ.
She believes that there is a different way to get healthy because getting healthy involves so much more than just diet and exercise.
Theresa uses personal empowerment coaching to guide women to end the struggle with being overweight and feelings of overwhelm so they can have a Lighter Body and a Lighter Life.
Her expertise comes from experience and knowledge in Education, Health, Personal Growth, Fitness, and Life Coaching. Theresa has a degree in education along with multiple certifications in health and fitness.

LaMarqué D. Ward Sr., M.Ed.

LaMarque is an internationally acclaimed educator, speaker, author, trainer, and coach. He utilizes a profound insight gained by years of struggle, gain, and achievement to engage each audience with an uncanny ability to reach collective common ground. He shares his life in the form of practical wisdom and has expertise in connecting with the needs of others and breaking down barriers that ordinarily hinder success. He is the founder of Dream Builders University and COO of Fish! Philosophy.

Stephanie Polen

Stephanie is an energetic and authentic leader with more than 20 years of executive experience leading teams through massive business transformation while driving bottom line results. She is a visionary who is passionate about developing people to their fullest potential. With experience in roles ranging from Product Development and Human Resources to Marketing and Business Development. Stephanie brings her diverse experience and passion for individual development to drive change and motivate individuals for success.

Mary Miller

Mary Miller is a Motivational Speaker and CEO of JANCOA, Cincinnati’s largest family-owned & operated commercial cleaning company. Mary has a passion to encourage people to move in the direction of their dreams. Author of Changing Direction: Ten Choices that Impact Your Dreams, Mary outlines steps anyone can take to achieve their wildest dreams.

In addition to running a business with almost 500 full-time employees, Mary has been an Associate Coach at Strategic Coach (the premier coaching program for entrepreneurs) in Chicago for 19 years. She is a popular keynote speaker for audiences around that world that want to focus on a vision of a bigger future.

Mary’s forward-thinking and caring entrepreneurial spirit is evident in all aspects of her life. An energetic and enthusiastic business leader, she is notorious for her positivity and desire to help others realize their uniqueness and personal power.

Mary’s life-changing work has earned her numerous accolades including the local 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award & a Doctorate of Humane Letters from College of Mount Saint Joseph. Yes, Mary is indeed the Doctor of Dreams!

Topic: Changing Direction-Transform the pains of the past into fuel for the future

Tarita Preston

Tarita Preston is a coach, speaker, and writer who is passionate about helping people create a life on purpose. She works with leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives. She coaches individuals on life and leadership and helps them bring presence to every moment. Her clients improve creativity, communication and understand the value of slowing down to speed up. She believes that we each are creative, resourceful and whole.

Topic: How to Slow Down to Speed Up

R.T. Stokes

R.T. is an author, award-winning instructor, and Life Mission Coach with a focus to help people search the depths of their own lives to discover significance hidden beneath the surface and to rise to greater fulfillment in each day.
A college dropout struggling to make sense of his life, Stokes joined the Navy to turn his life around. On his first trip home on leave, his car was blindsided by a suspect fleeing the police. This accident nearly ended his life and resulted in the loss of his memory.
His book, The Relentless Rise is available through Amazon and his app, The Purpose Bound Playbook is available through the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Topic: How to Live a Relentless Life

Mike Woodring

For the past 30 years, Mike has been a top sales person from some of the most recognized names in technology.  He’s been focused on helping his clients get past blockers to transform their businesses. Driven by his passion for life and mastery, he has dived deep into the topic of “mindset” and Neurosciences going through many courses, programs and certifications including CoachU, Master Practioner of NLP with Richard Bandler, Rapid Transformational Therapy, Healing Codes, Sedona Method, Silva Method and many more.  He’s used these learnings with coaching clients over the past 15 years, as well in his own life to create lifetime best performances and major breakthroughs. Bonus: he is my coach.

Topic: Healing Through Mindset Work

Kendra Ramirez

Kendra is Founder and CEO of Reset and Kendra Ramirez Digital Agency. She is globally recognized on the home page of LinkedIn.com, Women of Influence Honoree, John Barrett Entrepreneur Vision Award recipient, Cincy Chic Woman of the Year, AMA Marketing Legend and a finalist for the Social Media Innovator of the Year. Since 2005, she has helped hundreds of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, leverage digital technologies. She has spent the last 15 years rebuilding herself after divorce, depression and a failed business. She leads a life of joy and a successful digital agency. Her mission is to empower others.

Melissa Davis

Melissa is a global speaker and coach with over 25 years of highly successful 7 figure experience in direct sales/network marketing.

Her passions are making a difference! Reading, spending time in nature, experiential training seminars, having adventures, learning new things and anything related to animals.

Her motto is you can have anything you want in life when your desires become greater than your fears.

Topic: Finding Your Why and Money Mindset