Community & Guest List
Claudia Cometa is a pharmacist turned business owner who lives her life purposefully and passionately. She worked for over a decade as a clinical pharmacist, then was quickly forced to see the healthcare system from the patient side after her father was diagnosed with lymphoma. It was this year-long struggle that shifted her course permanently. She is now on a mission to help others find clarity in their own healthcare journey and ultimately seek true wellness, which integrates mind, body, and spirit.
Kelly Bryant is a Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT-200) and Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT), Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT), and a realist. She is committed to helping birthing people understand their bodies — specifically their core and pelvic health — and adopt a mindset around movement that addresses physical and psychological components. She is passionate about empowering people through all stages of life from prenatal to postmenopausal take care of themselves so that they can show up and do their work in the world. Prior to quitting her job to travel in 2016, she worked at health & fitness startup, Noom, where she led content and community marketing efforts and soaked up everything she could learn about psychology and behavior change.
Most businesses struggle to define their brand. Gabriel and Kelly Shields help businesses discover who they are to develop a brand that’s authentic to them, creating loyalty and trust with their audience and people. As a husband and wife team, they understand how a successful business is like a successful marriage -- it requires two very different people to discover their shared values in order to make healthy and beneficial decisions so they can better the life of the other person. Gabriel and Kelly help businesses look beyond products and services so they market effectively and establish the perfect marriage between a successful brand and successful people.
Dr. Trevor Cates is founder and owner of The Spa Dr. and author of the bestselling book Clean Skin From Within. Dr. Cates is host of The Spa Dr. weekly podcast and has her own PBS special, Younger Skin From Within. She believes the key to healthy skin is inner and outer nourishment with non-toxic ingredients. Dr. Cates’ The Spa Dr. skin care and supplement lines are formulated with natural and organic ingredients designed to help you achieve the clean and natural path to confidence and beautiful skin.
Dana Ray's job is to find the words for what your work is about and why it matters so you can succeed in the business of bringing it to the world.
She works with people like you who have things to say. She works with people who create with mastery. They lead in diverse fields including fashion, design, dance, art, photography, tech, and activism. And that work makes the world an interesting place to be.
Her experience includes work as a content marketing writer and as the creator of art experiences. Dana was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria and hold a Master's in Literature and Creative Writing from Bucknell University.
She works with people like you who have things to say. She works with people who create with mastery. They lead in diverse fields including fashion, design, dance, art, photography, tech, and activism. And that work makes the world an interesting place to be.
Her experience includes work as a content marketing writer and as the creator of art experiences. Dana was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria and hold a Master's in Literature and Creative Writing from Bucknell University.
Certified Pharmacist and creative talent, Dr. Mona Vand, covers everything beauty, health, fitness, and overall wellness with a modern twist in pharmaceutical science. While most pharmacists believe in filling prescriptions, Mona advocates for and believes in a healthy lifestyle. She aims to teach her dedicated followers that medication is only part of the equation for maximum health, and emphasizes that wellness stems from diet, exercise, and mindset. Ultimately, she strives to make the world a healthier place, one smart decision at a time! Mona is based in LA and has been featured on NBC, The Telegraph, The Doctors, and more, as we’ll as completing successful partnerships with brands including Loccitane, Thrive Market, Sakara Life, Fab Fit Fun, UMA Oils, Fabletics, Sulwhasoo, and more.
they work with aspiring entrepreneurs in The 9-5 Escape Plan coaching program."
Andy Brenits is the Principal of Phoenix-based Brenits Creative, a branding, marketing, and creative strategy firm that helps growing businesses and business owners working (mostly) by themselves compete with name brands by creating a consistent way to look, communicate, and act.
He's a creative professional with 25+ years of experience running creative businesses specializing in branding, marketing, and design. Before founding Brenits Creative, Andy led in-house creative teams at Fortune 500 brands such as Banana Republic, The Gap, National Football League, KPMG, and Arizona Public Service.
An experienced mentor and teacher, Andy has taught undergraduate and graduate classes at Pratt Institute, Rowan University, The Art Institute of Phoenix, Sessions.edu, Columbia University, Grand Canyon University, and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He earned his Master’s Degree in Design Management from Pratt Institute and has a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts.
He's a creative professional with 25+ years of experience running creative businesses specializing in branding, marketing, and design. Before founding Brenits Creative, Andy led in-house creative teams at Fortune 500 brands such as Banana Republic, The Gap, National Football League, KPMG, and Arizona Public Service.
An experienced mentor and teacher, Andy has taught undergraduate and graduate classes at Pratt Institute, Rowan University, The Art Institute of Phoenix, Sessions.edu, Columbia University, Grand Canyon University, and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He earned his Master’s Degree in Design Management from Pratt Institute and has a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts.
Efrat Roman is a Breast Cancer survivor, the founder and CEO of EZbra - The First and Only Sterile, Disposable, and Feminine Post-Op Bra. Efrat is an entrepreneur and inventor, an expert for the well-being of women dealing with breast cancer, the founder of CureDiva.com. The first-ever and most extensive online breast cancer solutions store. Awarded as one of 20 most influential moms, by Family Circle Magazine. The single mother of two. A published writer & artist.
Patrick is a venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis. He has been featured in The New York Times, Politico, The Financial Times, The Guardian, and Inc, and gave a popular 2019 TED Talk on FOBO and decision-making that has surpassed 1.5 million views. Originally from Maine, he has visited 103 countries and now lives in NYC. More at patrickmcginnis.com.
