Community & Guest List
Connie works closely with women newly diagnosed with gluten intolerance and other food allergies. She empowers them with coaching, resources, and support through a step by step process to help them feel less overwhelmed and back on their way to healthy and thriving. Her goal is to work with women in switching to a true gluten free lifestyle with ease through developing healthy, and sustainable habits. Connie is a women’s empowerment leader, speaker, author and self-love expert. The founder of Gluten and Food Allergy Specialist.com. She turned her own diagnosis of gluten intolerance, food allergies, thyroid,and celiac disease around by shifting to a true gluten free lifestyle. “With 15+ year of varied experience, her life’s mission is to empower women in shifting to a true gluten free lifestyle”
Catherine vanVonno is the President and CEO of 20four7VA, a trusted remote staffing company. She oversees the overall growth and success of the company, leads the short and long-term strategies, and manages the company's finances. While it is certainly a challenge to work with staff from all over the world, her positive attitude and progressive leadership style enabled her to overcome the hurdles and establish a thriving and solid relationship with her team of 50+ talented individuals. On any given day, you'll find Catherine managing her global team right from her kitchen table, demonstrating one of the biggest perks of remote work. Before starting 20four7VA, Catherine worked in the healthcare management industry. She has a Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation Methods with a cognate in Applied Statistics from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Catherine resides in Berlin, Maryland, and enjoys traveling with her husband in her free time.
Craig is a seasoned business professional in Latin America. He is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of the Biz Latin Hub Group that specializes in the provision market entry and back office services. Craig holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, with honors and a Master's Degree in Project Management from the University of New South Wales. Craig is also a military veteran, having served in the Australian military on numerous overseas missions and also a former mining executive with experience in various overseas jurisdictions.
Chris Hoffman, Owner and Co-founder of Formula Running Center in Arlington, VA, has always been passionate about running and endurance training. After years of training, Chris continually found himself searching for a place that provided the complete training experience for all runners, a place where runners could train together and grow. From there, Chris worked with a longtime friend and business partner, to create and cultivate the home for runners – Formula Running Center. Chris has competed in numerous marathons, running races and in a variety of triathlons as well and through his running journey he became an RRCA certified running coach and a NASM certified personal trainer.
Chris Colbert is the CEO and Founder of DCP Entertainment, a media platform for underrepresented voices, including people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other overlooked communities. He began his career in audio production more than a decade ago as an intern and consultant for Sirius Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM Radio), where he helped create Jamie Foxx’s comedy & music channel, The Foxxhole. Having worked with names like Jamie Foxx, Touré, Joy-Ann Reid, Zak Levitt, Andrew Jenks, Joe Madison, ESSENCE, PEOPLE, Crooked Media, Sports Illustrated, and the United Negro College Fund, Chris specializes in media partnerships and content development.
Unapologetically pushing the Culture forward, Camille Davis pivoted to focus on Black-owned and Women-owned businesses in 2019. Focused on impactful brands, Davis is building her legacy by giving voice to those who contribute to the greater good and make their communities thrive. She's the host of Meet The Media, The WomenForTheCulture Podcast and a Media Guru. She's making space for and propelling Black Women and representation.
Gratitude, service and the importance of community is what drives and inspires Caren of cp:yoga. Her vision was to create a welcoming space for all people to explore their physical and mental well-being through the power of movement while intentionally giving back to the community through fundraising and campaign awareness. Over the course of 2021 she and her community raised $8,000, worked with 11 different organization serving 11 different causes. She has grown her community and following from 3 to 90 unique members, all motivated to make different and impact on the community that surrounds them.
Crystal is the owner and Principal Attorney at The Gaines Firm, LLC, a boutique law firm offering services in family law and business law for the entrepreneur and small business. She is a Virginia native, yet no stranger to the DMV area. She is a two-time graduate of The Norfolk State University and received her law degree from The University of Baltimore School of Law. Outside of work, Crystal is a member of The First Baptist Church of Glenarden and enjoys community service, spending time with her family, and having brunch with her friends.
Charlotte runs The Work In Process, a systems and workflows consultancy for business owners who are tired of the hustle and crave more time and freedom in their businesses. She works with clients all over the glove, providing VIP Level support in creating custom workflows, automations and client experiences using software like Dubsado, Acuity and Asana.
Cheryl Himburg is the owner of Key Element Solutions, empowering women professionals, leaders and business owners to shatter THEIR glass ceiling and achieve ambitious results. Cheryl is an ambitious coach for your personal success and an accomplished catalyst for your career or business growth. A certified mindset and leadership coach, Cheryl leverages her corporate experience and training as a certified Master NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) Practitioner to empower her clients to go beyond baseline goal setting, to remove barriers, and conquer limiting beliefs. Your next level requires the next level of you. You don’t have to get there alone.
