"Make sure you have a customer/client base that needs or wants your product or services, then just do it," with Kendra Riley
Kendra Riley founded Dawning Public Relations in 2013 with a focus on helping brands elevate their exposure through comprehensive communications campaigns, with a focus on public relations and social media management. Originally from Valparaiso, Indiana and with a degree from the University of Arizona, Kendra has taken her Midwest roots, Southwest education and 15+ years of experience to create a communications company that has helped businesses in every industry. In addition to her day-to-day work she is also an advocate for the MLD community after two of her three daughters were diagnosed with this extremely rare terminal illness. She continues to help other families like theirs in addition to being a member of the Executives’ Association of Greater Phoenix, a board member of The Armer Foundation and a committee member for the Phoenix Heart Ball benefiting the American Heart Association of Arizona.
"You don’t need a huge list to be successful, or even a fancy website" with Sue Perez
Sue Perez is an Emmy Award-Winning Makeup artist for her work at NBC Universal and has over 15 years of professional experience in TV film and video. A native to the New York City area when she's not on location for hot shows on HBO and CBS she is working with her clients. She helps them uncover their brand message and generate content that converts using video and attracts new clients online.
"If you keep going back and forth about whether you should start a blog, I suggest you just start" with Steffa Mantilla
Steffa Mantilla is the CEO and founder of Money Tamer, a personal finance website that helps families understand personal finance, learn how to get out of debt, and build wealth. Steffa is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) and uses her background in operant conditioning to help people understand the “why” behind their money decisions plus how to change them.
"We believe that if an idea comes to you, then you definitely have enough potential to realize it" with Olga and Natasha Vernev
Olga and Natasha Vernev are a married couple from Vancouver, Canada. They left Russia eight years ago due to the active persecution of LGBTQ + people and spent three years in Southeast Asia before Canada accepted them as refugees. They both arrived in Canada hardly knowing a couple of dozen words in English, with one suitcase and their Scottish Terrier named Spielberg, to start a life there from scratch. They settled in Vancouver in March 2017 and opened their company The Great Canadian Dog Cakes in 2020.
Building Community Through Storytelling for Women with Leslie Bailey
Leslie Bailey is a journalist and the co-founder and CEO of Indy Maven, a media company for women in Central Indiana. Indy Maven launched in 2019 with the mission of bringing high-quality content and community to the women of Indianapolis. In February of 2021, Leslie was listed in the first Forbes Next 1000 class. She is opening a co-working, social, and leisure space for women in downtown Indianapolis in the spring of 2022.
"Allocating time to do your tasks and work, as well as getting ample rest and leisure time is imperative" with Ashley Blain
Ashley Blain is the CEO and Founder of the self-care-wellness brand ZenLuxCo. ZenLuxCo is a New York-based brand that promotes the message “Self-care Isn’t Selfish”, and sells a variety of personal care products and beauty products. Through the sales of her business, Ashley has also managed to help young women and girls who are less fortunate, to live out their full potential. Along with running her company, she also does content creation, blogs, and runs an IG TV Series called “Wellness Check-In & Self care Talk” through her brand.