Meet Your Host
Confidence Coach for Ascending Leaders
When I'm not hosting global summits, you can find me amidst the joyful chaos of family life in Gettysburg, PA, navigating the adventures of motherhood alongside my college sweetheart and our two energetic boys (plus our three playful Labradors!).
Beyond the Legos and laughter, I’m a Confidence Coach for Ascending Women and the soon-to-be Best-Selling Author of The Live By Design Blueprint: Build a Beautiful Life—my first-ever book, which we are celebrating during this summit!
I'm also a Behavior Change Specialist, Certified Health Coach, and the host of the top 1.5% show Owning Her Authority Podcast, a top-tier platform dedicated to amplifying women's voices. I’m the creator of the Owning Her Authority Mastermind, a powerful community where ambitious women cultivate their leadership potential.
Through my signature Forge of Authority Framework, I guide visionary women to confidently own their voice and design lives of profound impact. It's my greatest joy to empower women like you to lead with clarity, conviction, and unwavering purpose.
Coach, Podcast Host, & Behavior Change Specialist
I’m Kate House, your host of the Live By Design Podcast and founder of the empowerment coaching program - the Live By Design Collective!
I help high-achieving women who struggle with finding time for themselves, set, track, and execute their personal growth journey with confidence and clarity.
You can find me living in my small town of Gettysburg, PA with my husband (and college sweetheart!), my two little boys, and two mischievous pup dogs too.
As a Behavior Change Specialist, Empowerment Coach, Top 2% Globally Ranked Podcaster, and Virtual Summit Host, I’m perfectly poised to support you in living by design and not by default via my signature method: The Live By Design Blueprint. Because YOU are the architect of your extraordinary life!
The Metrics Maven - Business Strategist
Amy Traugh, aka The Metrics Maven, helps entrepreneurs get off the revenue roller coaster by teaching them how to understand their metrics without getting buried in spreadsheets. As a 3x business founder, bestselling author, business strategist, and host of The Metrics Maven Podcast, she brings a clear, practical approach to business growth that cuts through overwhelm and guesswork.
Amy is passionate about equipping entrepreneurs with simple, sustainable strategies that help them make more money and create meaningful impact. She believes metrics should feel supportive, not stressful, and she teaches business owners how to use their numbers as a custom solution instead of relying on generic, cookie-cutter strategies that keep sales stuck.
Through her work, Amy helps business owners build confidence in their decisions, simplify their strategy, and finally understand what their data is telling them so they can grow their business with clarity and ease.
M.Ed, Master Life Coach, IFS Practitioner
Andrea Tessier is a Master Life Coach, IFS Practitioner, and visionary guide for leaders who are ready to rise from within. With a Master of Education and more than six years of experience supporting hundreds of women around the world, she helps conscious leaders strengthen their connection to Self—the calm, wise core beneath pressure, expectation, and fear—so they can lead with clarity, confidence, and inner freedom.
Her work lives at the intersection where psychology meets soul. Through Internal Family Systems, somatic practices, and a deep reverence for personal truth, Andrea teaches leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers how to build unshakeable self-trust, dissolve long-held patterns of over-responsibility, and step into what she calls Liberated Leadership: a way of leading that is rooted in Self-energy, not strategy alone.
Andrea is known for her spacious presence and her ability to see the brilliance in others long before they can see it themselves. Her clients describe her work as catalytic, grounding, and life-altering—helping them make bold decisions, align their businesses with their truth, and walk through transitions with far more grace and courage.
When she’s not coaching or creating transformational programs, you can find her on her yoga mat, hiking in nature, curled up with her dog, or diving into the inner landscapes that inspire her devotion to this work. Andrea believes the future belongs to leaders who know how to lead themselves first—and she is here to guide that evolution, one powerful inner shift at a time.
Time Management Coach
Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought after time management coach and keynote speaker, top 1% globally ranked podcast host of It's About Time, and founder of the It’s About Time Academy. A true Louisiana firecracker who has become known for making time management fun, Anna helps busy professionals and business owners struggling with overwhelm manage their time using her personality-driven HEART Method.
Building on more than a decade of experience in the fast-moving, high-stakes world of political and crisis communications, it’s no surprise that Anna thrives on creating order out of chaos. Early in her career, she wrangled media for a Lt. Governor and managed the hectic schedule of a U.S. Congressman. Her rapid response background and relentless approach to problem-solving position her as the go-to expert for purpose-driven time management for busy professionals.
Bestselling Author, Executive Coach, CEO of Humble Rising LLC
Arivee Vargas is an award-winning certified executive coach, leadership strategist, keynote speaker, bestselling author, host of the Humble Rising Podcast, and the Founder and CEO of Humble Rising LLC, which empowers high-achievers feel less overwhelmed and stuck, so they can have more joy, fulfillment, purpose and personal alignment.
Influence Digest has named Arivee a top coach in Boston for
the past three years in a row. She is a sought-after speaker at conferences, companies and law firms on leadership development, work-life harmony, redefining success, and sustainable high performance.
With nearly two decades of experience as a lawyer in law firm environments and corporate executive, Arivee’s coaching specializes in helping high-achieving professionals navigate personal and professional inflection points, enabling them to move forward with greater clarity, intention and purpose. She’s on a mission to empower others to become the leaders, not passengers, in their own lives and to be more effective, impactful leaders at work. Arivee is the bestselling author of Your Time to Rise: Unlearn Limiting Beliefs, Unlock Your Power, and Unleash Your Truest Self.
Arivee is a proud Latina, first-gen, mother of three and alumni of Boston College and Boston College Law school. She received an honorary degree from Boston College in 2022.
Business Transformation Coach, Speaker, and Podcast Host
Brit Nicole is dedicated to helping visionary female entrepreneurs—specifically those navigating ADHD, trauma brains, and decision paralysis—turn their stalled ideas into profitable realities.
Brit’s authority is rooted in a remarkable story of survival. After escaping an abusive marriage at 22 with absolutely nothing, she rebuilt her life from the ground up. She launched a digital media business which she scaled and sold by age 24, went on to establish two six-figure photography brands, and currently co-owns a thriving company generating over $700k annually. She doesn't just teach business theory; she has lived the struggle of building it from zero.
Unlike coaches who offer generic "hustle" advice, Brit focuses on the intersection of business strategy and nervous system regulation. She recognizes that for many women, executive dysfunction is a biological response to stress. Her methodology provides "systems that work when your brain doesn't," offering templates designed specifically for days when brain fog or overwhelm strike.
As a speaker, Brit delivers "no-fluff" authenticity. Whether discussing The ADHD Entrepreneur Reality or Building After Trauma, she shares the hard truths others shy away from. She empowers women to stop waiting until they are "fixed" to start building, proving that with the right support, even a chaotic mind can build an unstoppable empire.
Productivity Coach
Cara Harvey is the founder of A Purpose Driven Mom, where she helps busy moms manage their time, set realistic goals, and build routines that actually fit their lives. Through her coaching, courses, and podcast, she provides practical strategies and encouragement to help women move from overwhelm to intentional living. As a mentor and author, Cara is dedicated to empowering moms to create a life that feels purposeful, peaceful, and achievable.
Cosmic Productivity Coach
Chelsey Newmyer is a productivity strategist, speaker, and founder of The Cosmic Productivity Method, where she helps high-achieving women redefine success so it feels real, sustainable, and personal.
A former biomedical engineer turned nonprofit fundraising consultant, Chelsey spent years chasing gold stars, external validation, and color-coded routines that were supposed to “fix” her life. It wasn’t until becoming a mom and burning out (again) that she realized the truth: productivity isn’t about discipline—it’s about design.
Today, she blends behavioral science, Human Design, and astrology with real-life routines to help working women create systems that feel natural, supportive, and sustainable—even with a 9–5, a toddler who wakes up at 5 a.m., and a full plate. Her signature 4-phase framework has helps women redefine success, build aligned goals, and finally feel in control of their time and energy.
Chelsey hosts The Cosmic Productivity Method podcast, which centers on experimentation, identity shifts, and building a life you don’t need to escape from. Through her unique blend of practicality and cosmic insight, Chelsey empowers women to break their good-girl conditioning, access their most aligned rhythms, and show up as the main character in their own lives.
Author and Cohost of Afropolitan Podcast
Chika Uwazie is a globally recognized writer, speaker, and cultural commentator helping a generation navigate identity shifts, emotional reinvention, and the quiet grief of becoming someone new. She is best known for introducing the phrase timeline grief capturing the silent mourning that happens when life doesn’t go as planned. With a digital platform of over 500,000+ deeply engaged readers, listeners, and followers, Chika’s essays, interviews, and podcast conversations offer language for the feelings so many high-achievers were never taught to name. Her voice has been featured in Forbes, ESSENCE, HelloBeautiful, WIRED, TechCrunch, and BBC, and she’s shared stages at Cannes Lions, SXSW, SALT, and World Economic Forum.
Clutter Free Cheerleader
Deanna Yates, is the host of the top-ranked podcast Wannabe Clutter Free, which has been downloaded over 3.5 million times. As a decluttering cheerleader, she helps high-achieving women and modern moms clear the clutter in their homes and lives so they can feel grounded, energized, and genuinely proud of the life they’re creating. When she’s not coaching her community, she’s exploring San Diego with her family or dreaming up her next organizing project over a cappuccino or two.
Founder and CEO of EmpowerHER Life
Desi Allums is the Founder & CEO of EmpowerHER Life and the architect of the WOMENSHIP™ Movement—a rapidly growing personal and professional development ecosystem redefining how women connect, grow, and lead. What started in 2023 as a local community has scaled into a multi-city, multi-brand organization with membership chapters, signature events, retreats, leadership curriculums, and national expansion underway.
Desi’s leadership was shaped by a season that demanded full reconstruction—personally, financially, and operationally. She didn’t “bounce back”; she rebuilt with intention, redesigned her systems, and created a repeatable framework that now supports hundreds of women in doing the same. Her approach is straightforward: give women structure, community, strategy, and a place where they don’t have to perform—just grow.
Today, Desi is a speaker, workshop facilitator, and emerging thought leader in women’s culture. Her work centers on helping women develop identity clarity, emotional mastery, and business stability so they can make decisions from strength instead of survival. Under her direction, EmpowerHER Life continues to expand its chapters, experiences, and curriculum—offering women a model of growth that is both human and sustainable.
Certified Life Coach & Neurosomatic Expert
Amber Curtis, PhD (CEO, Solutions for Simplicity) helps overwhelmed women overcome the hidden sources of stress stealing your time and joy. A certified life coach, neurosomatic expert, behavioral science professor, motivational speaker, and mom of four, Amber knows all too well how challenging it is to juggle life’s many demands and opportunities. After getting suicidal from the stress of keeping up with her high-pressure job while raising young kids, she’s on a mission to make sure no other mom ever burns out like she did. Amber’s coaching, programs, and More Time for Mom podcast provide neuroscience-backed strategies to better understand your brain and body so both you—and your family—can flourish.
Holistic Neurologist, Best-Selling Author of The Busy Brain Cure, and Global Keynote Speaker on Workplace Culture and Leadership
Dr. Romie is a board-certified physician who brings together more than two decades of leadership in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness. She is an award-winning speaker working with Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, & global associations. Her brainSHIFT programs improve mental well-being and help to build a culture of wellness. Dr. Romie serves as Chief Wellness Officer for Great Wolf Resorts. Her expertise is featured in the national media, such as NPR, NBC, TED talks, and Forbes. Her first book, national USA Today and Amazon bestseller, "The Busy Brain Cure" was published by Harper Collins in January 2024.
Soul Expansion Coach for Wild & Waking Women
Emily Reuschel is a Soul Expansion Coach for Wild & Waking Women, guiding leaders, dreamers, and changemakers—especially in rural communities—through the powerful journey of reclaiming their truest selves. Known for challenging the status quo, she empowers women to break free from inherited limitations, embody their truth, and create lasting impact in their lives and communities.
As the host of the Wild & Waking podcast and facilitator of transformative retreats, workshops, and virtual communities, Emily curates sacred spaces for connection, healing, and expansion. Her work invites women to shed societal expectations, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and transform from the inside out.
At the core of her work is the Wild & Waking Framework—a soul reclamation process that guides women from performative survival to embodied leadership. This framework honors the unraveling of old narratives, the remembering of one’s essence, and the reclamation of personal power, leading to a rise marked by unapologetic expression and aligned action.
Whether speaking on stage, leading mastermind groups, or facilitating intimate retreats, Emily’s warmth and authenticity create an atmosphere of safety and inspiration. Her mission is to guide women home to themselves—to live with alignment, purpose, and intention—and to rise boldly as forces of lasting change in their lives, families, and communities.
Goal Planning & Business Strategist
Gabe Cox is a goal planning and business strategist who helps entrepreneurs craft a personalized game plan that works for their capacity in different seasons so that they can ditch the hustle culture for good and bring their goals into their everyday life. She’s a big believer that you can make social media small in your marketing strategy – or not use it at all – and still grow a thriving business with intention and purpose.
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner
Hope Pedraza is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Human Design Guide, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and host of the Hopeful and Wholesome podcast. She helps high-performing, spiritually curious women optimize their energy, rebalance their nervous system, and reconnect with their body’s wisdom so they can scale their business and life without burnout. Her signature method blends functional labs, Human Design embodiment, frequency medicine, and subconscious reprogramming to create sustainable radiance from the inside out.
Health & Lifestyle coach, Author Uncomplicating Wellness, Podcast Host of Salad with a Side of Fries
Jenn Trepeck has been described as a "force of nature" in the wellness space. Recognition includes Podcast Magazine's 40 under 40, nomination for the 2022 International Women's Podcast Award (Visionary Leadership), 2024 and 2025 Ear Worthy Best Independent Podcast; plus winner of 2025 Women Who Podcast Award for Stellar Interview and 2024 and 2025 Ear Worthy's Best Health Podcast. She is a Health and Lifestyle Coach, Podcaster, and Consultant. Jenn grew up the skinny one in a family of dieters which was awesome(!) until it went away. And so began her weight management saga. Ultimately though, Jenn learned the nutrition education we’re all supposed to know but no one ever taught us. This completely changed her life and allowed her to say she “kicked her food issues.” From then, Jenn set-out on a mission to pay it forward and help people help themselves. After over a decade of working with clients, Jenn started Salad with a Side of Fries podcast. Based on science, yet lighthearted, Jenn talks about living life while still making ourselves and our health a priority. Jenn’s debut book, Uncomplicating Wellness (October 2025), offers a science-based yet practical approach to cut through the noise of the wellness industry and help readers finally trust their bodies again.
Work Wake Up Call Coach
I’m here to bluntly but lovingly give you the work wake-up call no one else is going to give you: why are you working so bloody hard if you have no time to enjoy it?
Yes, let's love our businesses.
Yes, let's do great work.
Yes, let's scale and grow our brands.
But don't you dare let ambition trample your life. Because this one life is all you get. After losing a parent at 16 and having two breakdowns in corporate by 31, I know this in my bones. That was the wake-up call I needed to stop working myself into the ground for ‘someday’ dreams, when today was slipping through my fingers.
Executive Leadership and Speaking Coach and Facilitator
Katya Davydova is on a mission to make the world of work—and life—more joyful, meaningful, and human. She bridges the science of leadership development with the heart of personal growth as an organizational development expert, ICF-certified holistic executive coach, keynote and TEDx speaker, and award-winning author.
With over 7,000 leaders impacted through 700+ workshops and coaching engagements, Katya has partnered with executives, managers, and teams at organizations like Google, Netflix, Instacart, e.l.f., and JobAdder. Her work spans industries and centers on topics like feedback, leading change, strategic thinking, inclusion, and habits of joy.
As founder of Effervescent You, Katya helps ambitious leaders and purpose-driven organizations distill direction from distraction, strengthen self-trust, and build resilient teams. Katya holds an M.S. in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management and an ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation. Her approach blends play, practical tools, and lasting behavioral change—bridging the gap between insight and action.
Her ideal day includes sunshine, movement (often handstands or dancing), and making at least one person smile.
Spiritual Strategist, Retreat Host and Author
Latha Jay is a Spiritual Strategist, author, retreat host, content creator, and devoted mother who has built a global community around the belief that transformation is both practical and mystical. With a unique blend of neuroscience, spirituality, and emotional mastery, she helps people break lifelong patterns, regulate their nervous systems, and step into their highest identity with clarity and confidence.
Latha is the creator of the 24/7 Manifestation Method, a powerful framework that has helped thousands shift their mindset, rewire their beliefs, and create real-world results in love, career, finances, and self-worth. Her work is rooted in the idea that your energy, your emotional vibration, and your identity shape everything you experience. Through her courses, retreats, and Journey Group community, she guides people to understand this truth not just intellectually but in their body and daily life.
Latha’s work changes lives, not through hype, but through truth, embodiment, and a deep understanding of how the human spirit rises when it finally feels seen.
Word Haven Editorial: Nonfiction Book Editor
Laura Kaiser helps thought leaders, business owners, and aspiring authors turn their expertise and stories into powerful books that build authority and create lasting impact.
As the owner of Word Haven Editorial, Laura specializes in editing business books, memoirs, and personal-development titles for people who know their message matters—and want a book that does it justice.
Laura works with authors from around the world, editing books that attract opportunities, open doors, and establish lasting authority. Whether you're writing to grow your business, share your story, or create a legacy, Laura preserves your authentic voice while sharpening your message into something your audience will devour.
Her clients appreciate her thorough, thoughtful edits and her dedication to making each book not just good—but great. Based in northern Vermont, Laura can usually be found with a great book, planning her next adventure, or racing through the woods on cross-country skis.
Time Management Coach
Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling is a mom of four, corporate leader, podcaster, productivity expert, and the author of Secrets of Supermom: How Extraordinary Moms Succeed at Work and Home & How You Can Too! She’s passionate about supporting moms who want to grow their careers, passions, or side hustles—without sacrificing the connection, presence, and joy they want with their families. Through her work, Lori helps moms create more ease, confidence, and balance in both work and home life, so they can thrive in every role they love.
Wellness & Empowerment Coach
Megan Caldwell is the creator of The ROCKSTAR Framework™ and host of The ROCKSTAR Mom Podcast – helping women DITCH overwhelm and exhaustion so they can live with deeper presence, more energy, and a whole lot more FUN. She’s an expert at guiding high-achieving women to get off autopilot, and break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and the endless chase for “balance.” After two rounds of burnout herself and coaching hundreds of women, Megan knows there’s a better way to live - one rooted in clarity, value-aligned action, and joy that transforms relationships, health, confidence, career, and overall life fulfillment.
As a wellness and empowerment coach and “permission granter,” Megan empowers women through coaching, retreats and speaking engagements to take back their power and discover their inner Rockstar. With degrees in Special Education, Public Health, and Child Development, plus certifications in Behavior Change, Health Coaching, and Personal Training, she brings both expertise and heart to her work. Named the 2020 Oregon Mother of the Year and a top FIT4MOM Franchisee in 2018, Megan also serves as a mental health and suicide prevention advocate. She lives in Oregon with her husband of 17 years, their three energetic kids, and a love for sunsets, matcha lattes, selfies, and rockin’ out to P!nk.
Habits and Identity Coach
Monica Packer is a recovering perfectionist who uncovered the truest model to lasting growth: it's progress made practical. As a writer, podcaster, and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection. Monica’s popular podcast, About Progress is a top-rated show with millions of downloads. She has served thousands of women online as a certified habits and identity coach. Her book, Sticky Habits, will be published Fall of 2026. Monica is a mom of 5, former middle school teacher, sourdough obsessor, and beginning gardener. You can find more about Monica at aboutprogress.com.
Parenting Coach
Randi Crawford is a Jay Shetty–certified life coach, speaker, and creator of The Pickleball Parenting Playbook, a movement that helps moms of teens and young adults give their kids the greatest gift: independence.
Known for her no-BS, real-talk style and signature blend of humor and honesty, Randi brings fresh perspective to modern parenting. She draws from her experience as a coach, corporate professional, and mom of two to challenge the overparenting culture that leaves kids dependent and parents drained.
Through sports metaphors, mom wisdom, and unapologetic truth-telling, Randi tackles tough topics like resilience, boundaries, and what to do when your kid is floundering. Her message is simple: stop fixing, start empowering.
Her upcoming book, The Pickleball Parenting Playbook, and her viral Instagram and TikTok content have made Randi a relatable voice for parents who are exhausted, fearful, but ready to evolve.
CEO & Co-founder, shelpful
Sharon Pope is the co-founder and CEO of shelpful, the AI Task Manager that chats with you to keep you on top of habits and tasks (like getting exercise, or small tasks like taking out the trash on time). Shelpful is venture-backed by Apollo Projects (led by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI), which invested $3 Million in shelpful. Prior to starting shelpful (super+helpful), Sharon was a startup executive for 15 years, running marketing and product teams. She advised startups at the famous startup accelerator, Y Combinator, and was Chief Marketing Officer at ZeroDown, Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), GoBank and Loopt. Prior to that, she managed PR and content for a range of tech companies at leading PR agencies.
Transformation Guide & Spiritual Coach
Talia Joy is a manifestation mentor, coach, and podcast host who blends self-growth, spirituality, and actionable strategies that actually move the needle. She helps driven women step fully into purpose and potential in their mind, body, and soul. She helps you to create a life that feels fully aligned, abundant and expansive. Being an intuitive channel and transformation junkie, she brings into harmony the Spiritual and physical sides of life.
After her own journey through an eating disorder, low self-esteem, addiction, and a lifetime of self-doubt, Talia now inspires others with her own transformation and rebirth as she channels guidance, leads retreats, hosts her podcast, and writes books — all to empower you to stop playing small, to honour yourself, and step into the life you were always meant to live.
Author, Podcast Host and Coach for Midlife Women
Valerie Jones is author of The Selfish Year, host of The Selfish Woman podcast, and founder of The Selfish Woman movement, a global sisterhood redefining what it means to put yourself first.
For more than a decade, Valerie has been a voice in the dark for women navigating transition, healing, rebuilding, and reclaiming their lives. Today she leads women far beyond survival and into bold reinvention, magnetic self-worth, and the freedom to build lives that feel as good as they look.
Known for her unapologetic storytelling and no-BS truth-telling, Valerie brings a mix of fierce honesty, deep empathy, and high-voltage inspiration to every stage she steps on. When Valerie speaks, women remember who they are, and carry away one message in their bones: You are not broken. You are becoming.
Midlife Reinvention Architect & Podcast Host
Wendy Battles is a Midlife Reinvention Architect, speaker, and trusted guide for women leaders ready to own their authority and step into their next chapter with clarity and confidence. She is the creator and host of the Reinvention Rebels podcast, a Top 100 midlife podcast celebrating bold women ages 50 to 90+ who are redefining leadership, aging, and what’s possible.
After decades of meeting expectations that no longer fit, Wendy made the courageous decision to bet on herself — transforming self-doubt into purpose-driven action. At 60, she is living proof that reinvention has no expiration date and that some of our most powerful leadership emerges when we stop shrinking and start trusting our voice.
Through her podcast, speaking engagements, and transformational programs — including Midlife Reinvention from the Inside Out: 8 Essentials to Greenlight Your Life — Wendy helps women leaders unlearn limiting beliefs, reconnect with their values, and move from vision to aligned action. Her work centers on helping women amplify their message, own their worth, and lead from lived experience rather than outdated rules.