Martha Mertz – Founder/ATHENA International, Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur

From childhood, Martha Mayhood Mertz saw women she admired – skilled, strong, inspiring women – denied recognition for and access to leadership positions. Carving out a career in the 1980s, Martha faced the same divide; accomplishments that were acclaimed in men were often overlooked in women. The more she observed, the more she became convinced:…

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Susan Griffin – Essayist, Poet, Novelist, Playwright

Susan Griffin has been one of the most influential voices in feminism for more than fifty years. She is often credited with launching the ecofeminism movement. She wrote over 20 books and pioneered a form of writing that combines essay, memoir, poetry, philosophy, and social critique. Susan explores topics such as war, non-violence, eros, and…

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Michelle Obama – Lawyer, Author, US First Lady

First Lady Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Through her four main initiatives, she became a role model for women and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international…

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Linda Cruse – Humanitarian, Leadership Expert, Speaker, Author

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdNZpzp65XU Linda Cruse is the Founder of Race4Good. She is an international leadership expert, humanitarian, international speaker, and author. Based on her extensive frontline experience, Linda runs the Race4Good high impact program series Courageous Leadership. These individually tailored programs develop top talent and emerging leaders, while meeting the requirements of major businesses, organizations, companies, universities…

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Jessica Nabongo Jessica Nabongo – Writer, Photographer, Travel Expert, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker

Jessica Nabongo is the first Black woman to travel to every country in the world. A Detroit-born Ugandan-American, is a wanderlust, cultural ambassador, travel writer and expert, photographer and entrepreneur, whose work is dedicated to changing the travel narrative and making the travel space more inclusive. At her core, she is a dreamer looking to…

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