Diane Cunningham, M.Ed. is the President and Founder of the National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs®, a global association where women meet to connect, create, and collaborate. Diane is a “business therapist,” plane crash survivor, author, consultant, speaker, marathon runner, and fun friend. Diane is an Amazon Best-Selling author of The Inspired Business Toolkit, along with Dear Female Entrepreneur, My Friend. She also co-authored Inspired Women Succeed with Jo Ann Fore. She currently lives in Grapevine, Texas where she drinks too much coffee, eats chips and salsa, and connects with friends as often as possible.
Her mission is: To inspire women to dream big, catch on fire, and change the world!
Connect with Diane at Facebook.com/DianeCunninghamFriends or visit her website at www.nacwe.org.
Elise Adams is a single mom of four children with three littles still at home. She lives on the dry side of Washington State where she enjoys reading, gardening, and entrepreneuring. You can learn more about her writing, speaking and thriving at EliseWrites.com.
Terri Baxter’s “Rock Bottom” life experiences have been turned into opportunities for God to use them as ministries. Terri is a Certified Life and Recovery Coach; she is the former founder and Dir. of Riverside Pregnancy Center, in Denver, CO. Terri is also on staff of the International Helpline for Abortion Recovery, which is available 24/7 for women hurting and recovering from abortion or thinking about choosing abortion. If you need help, call 1-866-482-LIFE or go to www.internationalhelpline.org or www.facebook.com/terri.baxter.
Kelly Bell is a single mom to four energetic and beautiful children. She is the owner of Coach Kelly Bell and an independent Beachbody Coach. Her greatest joy is to share her story with widows and busy, stressed moms to inspire and help them achieve their health goals. She knows firsthand the struggles, temptations, and roads that lead to an exhausted and unhealthy life and the joy of conquering them. Learn more at www.coachkellybell.com
Shannon Bowman is a homeschool mom to three boys and resides in Southwest Missouri. She is passionate about purple, collects tea cups, is an avid thrift store shopper, and can’t have enough books or animals. Event planning, etiquette classes and organizational services are a few of her business activities, and she is pursuing a PhD in Spiritual Health & Healing. Her heart is set on helping people see themselves through God’s eyes, and to give special needs children a voice by encouraging their parents. Shannon would love to connect with you at www.shanbowman.com.
Elizabeth Burhke is a worship leader at heart, she has just recently returned to speaking and sharing what God has done in her life after a ten year hiatus. Elizabeth’s passion for the Lord compels her to share, through word and song, the dark places from which Christ has drawn her. Her foundational joy is rooted in Christ and reflected brightly in the life of her son. She counts them both as integral reasons she is alive and empowered to share the gospel with others today. Find out more at http://fortitudeministries.com
Dixie Dobbins is an Award-Winning, Certified Master Photographer residing in Houston, TX. She has photographed the likes of President George. W. Bush, Professional Athletes and politicians and numerous Families and Children. Her work has been published in several Professional Photography magazines including The Professional Photographers of America. She is also an author on Professional photography techniques and speaks around the country teaching pros the craft of photography. She is married with two grown children and 3 grandchildren. She enjoys traveling, gardening and of course photography. www.Dixie.blogspot.com.
Annette Filmer Dean is a woman of extraordinary courage, faith, and conviction for total wellness. Suffering devastating health challenges she sought answers, researched, traveled and invested countless hours and tens of thousands of dollars into her education and recovery. She not only discovered why she became ill but how to recover from severe debilitating illness. Her discoveries have not only enabled her to take steps toward her own health recovery but also help hundreds of others through private phone coaching, teleclasses, and weekly blogs.
As she continues to pioneer her healing journey, she is ever expanding her research, writing and integrative health protocol development in areas from her personal experiences of chronic illness, root causes, Fibromyalgia, CFIDS, Lyme Disease & co-infections, Adrenal Insufficiency, hormone dysregulation, chronic pain, IBS, candida, thyroid dysfunction and more. As illness derailed her life, she went from a once very active single mom, business owner/entrepreneur to rock bottom debilitation, losing nearly everything she cherished. She has been rebuilding every area of her life, once again, over the past several years and is looking forward to discovering what the next chapter of her life holds as she leads, encourages and advocates for others along the journey of healing and wellness. Learn more at www.annetteshealingjourney.com, or on Facebook at Annette Filmer Dean or Annette’s Healing Journey.
Misty Gilbert has been an Entrepreneur as a Medical Practice Consultant providing Consulting, Training, Accounting, and Medical Billing Services for 11 years to her clients. Her goal in business is to provide a dedicated service to her clients with efficiency, accuracy and professionalism by means of excellence with the aim to be kind and generous to all and a living testimony of the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Her focus is to assist small businesses and medical practices with improving their platform, developing skills needed to grow their team, providing information and adapting to all industry changes, addressing the challenges that are hold each business back, improving and defining processes to increase profits, and developing the uniqueness of their business that distinguishes them from their competitors, thus allowing them to focus on the things they love and do best!
Misty lives in Texas and enjoys spending time entertaining friends, building relationships and pursuing those things she is passionate about, particularly travel, reading, knitting and pool time! She is passionate about supporting, inspiring and encouraging others to create the live they want to live, intentionally, facing their fears, and to focus on whose voice they are listening to. May our faith provide us the courage and strength to persevere in all things! To connect with Misty, visit www.medicalaccountsolutions.com, www.facebook.com/mistywgilbert, or www.instagram.com/mistywgilbert, www.twitter.com/mistywgilbert.
Cindy Hatella is a Shaklee Independent Distributor, has been employed at a utility for twenty eight years and operates a mobile wood-fired pizza business with her husband. She is passionate about encouraging others to realize the beauty God has placed within them, to know they are loved and adored by God, and to see the beauty of the dreams God has placed in their hearts. She wants to inspire women to be courageous and follow their God-given dreams. She lives on the lake with her wonderful husband and happy-go-lucky golden retriever, Bob. She is blessed with two amazing and talented children – a son and daughter! You can reach Cindy at www.facebook.com/Made2Thrive, www.facebook.com/ConsumingFireMobile, or http://made2thrive.myshaklee.com.
Heather Hobbs is the Founder and Ministry Director of a non-profit called Twice Loved Heart. Her desire is to encourage others that even in the most difficult of times they can live with the joy of the Lord. She is an author, public speaker, life coach, mentor, and spiritual advisor. She is also a survivor of severe congenital heart defects and a heart transplant. You can learn more about Heather at www.twicelovedheart.com
Melissa Hohnstreiter, M.Ed., is a life coach and high school counselor. As a former facilitator for Discovery Training in Dallas, Melissa has helped thousands of individuals obtain healing and new levels of freedom. In spite of five back fusions and suffering from degenerative disc disease, Melissa is determined to live life. She is funny, loves to dance, and is wild at heart. She uses her passion, discernment, and vulnerability to bring truth and hope. Being one of five children, Melissa shares her lack of identity growing up to help other women become who God created them to be. In 2007, God blessed her with the man of her dreams. She has three amazing, successful sons and is a resident of Texas. Melissa’s dream is to travel abroad using her story and experiences to educate and motivate individuals wanting freedom. Connect with Melissa at www.facebook.com/melissa.hohnstreiter or by email at hohnstreiter@att.net.
Benita Ibrahim, BA, CPHT is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Trainer and Philanthropist. In the Philanthropy world she is known as “The Comfort Strategist” and has been a small business owner for over twenty years. She is the founder and director of a daycare facility in Texas. She was featured in the fall issue of HOPE Magazine for her leadership and empowerment of women. She was also a recipient of the 2014 Women Who Inspire Award from HOPE Magazine for her Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy work in her community. Her life’s passion is to empower women through her philanthropy work and to bring encouragement, healing, and comfort to women on their life’s journey. Her heart’s desire is to use the talents and gifts God has given her as a platform to glorify Him and uplift women all over the world. Benita resides in Texas with her husband, and they have two amazing sons, three beautiful daughters, six grandchildren, and two godchildren. www.beautifulcolorsdaycare.com or connect with her @ www.facebook.com/benitaibrahimsolutions, Instagram at benitaIbrahimsolutionsbis, Twitter @BenitaIbrahim, or www.benitaibrahimsolutions.com.
Diana Journy is a life and relationship coach. She has a passion for helping others overcome the devastation of betrayal and to help discover joy in the transitions of their lives. Throughout her life Diana learned to turn lemons into lemonade and discovered that her purpose is to share those learnings with others. Diana and her husband Tim, founded The Journey Through, a ministry to help couples and individuals in distress. Diana is a speaker and together with her husband host marriage seminars, offer private intensives for couples and provide coaching to individuals and couples. Diana brings her unlimited compassion, her optimism and her common sense approach as she tailors her coaching to the needs of each individual she works with. Diana and Tim lead the Marriage Ministry at their church in Florida where they present regular teachings on marriage and relationships. Diana’s compassion is further exemplified by the role she and Tim played in the lives of others when they were foster parents caring for infants waiting for adoption. Diana graduated from Illinois State University where her study emphasis was on Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice. She is the proud mother of 4 fantastic children and the grandmother to 4 beautiful grandchildren. Connect with Diana at www.thejourneythrough.com or by email at diana@thejourneythrough.com.
Carlee Liebhart, M.S., is a counselor by vocation, a passionate believer in the goodness of the Father and a life-long sexual trauma advocate. She has served on the board of a domestic violence shelter and has testified in court trials as a forensic interview expert witness. Carlee is also a Volunteer in Police Service for the police department where her husband retired. During her journey through various cancer centers she discovered people are both love-starved and nutritionally starved due to lack of knowledge. Since her husband’s death, she has taken a leap from consumer of It Works! products to distributor. Carlee’s passion is to educate others to live a healthy lifestyle for quality of life so they can fulfill their God-given identities, giftings and destiny. You can contact her at carleebow@myitworks.com or beyoubehealthy.blogspot.com.
Karen Lindwall-Bourg is the founder of RHEMA Counseling Associates, a biblical counseling, coaching, and training center that seeks to honor the Lord by leading others to the Sovereign God, the cross and life of Jesus Christ, empowerment by the Holy Spirit, and equipped with the Sufficient Word [Greek: rhema] of God for abundant life and ministry. Karen lives with her husband, Fred, in north central Texas and spends as much time as possible with their six children, five grandchildren, extended family, and a menagerie of ranch animals. You can find out more about RHEMA Counseling Associates at www.rhemacounseling.com.
Brandi Love is a native Texan currently residing in Round Rock. Brandi graduated from Midwestern State University with a Bachelor Fine Arts and is the owner of LENZ Photography. She was given a new lease on life on June 4, 2005 when she married her high school best friend, Kyle. Together they have 3 beautiful children: Garrett, Lauren, and Mercey. Her faith and family have always been her passion in life. After relocating to the Austin area and working a “real” job for over the last few years, she is rebranding and moving forward in faith to re-launch her photography business. She is also excited about the opportunity to enter the fine art world of gallery exhibits for ceramics and paintings. While still in the middle of her journey she is passionately pursuing God’s will for her life and seeking the balance that we all desire in our daily walk. You can reach Brandi at brandi@lenz.photography.
Hanne Moon is a freelance writer, editor, and independent publisher of quality non-fiction and fiction through her publishing company Heritage Press Publications. She has an avid love of the written word and enjoys helping writers find their voices. A self-confessedbook addict, chocolate lover, coffee snob, and Jesus follower, Hanne divides her time between work, family life, her vegetable garden, chickens, dogs, and grandchildren, all on 27 acres in Mississippi. Find out more at www.heritagepresspublications.com.
Ronda Neufeld is a life and relationship coach, a (some days) retired florist and budding photographer. Recently she has founded Cherished Heart Community – a gathering of women who have tasted the storms of life and know of its challenges, but are making choices to live with radiant hearts and clear vision. Follow the journey on Facebook – Cherished Heart Community or visit rondaneufeld.com. Ronda and her loving husband (whom she loves with all her heart!) coach couples and individuals through relationship and marriage crisis. They feel a deep calling to work with couples dealing with infidelity. If you or someone you know needs help walking through this pain – please contact them through the website rondaneufeld.com.
Terri Schrews is a professional life coach, full time realtor, and host of the weekly radio program, Moving Forward in Faith, on the Christian Women Affiliate Network. A long time entrepreneur, she is passionate about helping others move forward in the direction of their dreams. Over the course of her career, Terri has owned a nationally franchised real estate company, started a coaching practice, sold lipstick, succeeded much, failed often, and kept on going. Her heartbeat is inspiring women to live courageously, so they may create more authentic, rewarding, and purpose filled lives. Learn more at www.TerriSchrews.com
Marsha Sherrill is a dynamic Life Purpose Coach, Speaker and Leadership Development Consultant. Her life experiences enable her to intuitively help others. She believes that as long as you have breath, you can breakthrough to live a life of excellence!
Since leaving a 30+ year career in the corporate environment Marsha has been driven to instill hope and encourage women to envision, embrace and ignite dreams and aspirations. She inspires women to live life with intention, authenticity, passion, power and purpose. www.MarshaSherrill.com
Sharla Vellek has a passion to create harmonious, meaningful relationships with the community around her, leading to her to create a foundation for moms of children with cancer to have a weekend self-care getaway. Sharla partnered with Momcology.org in 2014 to expand her foundation, placing the retreats as a program of Momcology.
Sharla thrives in the face of adversity, understanding that everything happens to us – happens for us. Her personal journeys of sorrow, divorce, losing her first son’s father to a violent crime, her second son being diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare form of childhood eye cancer and much more, led Sharla to seek God’s joy and blessings in each moment and live a life blessed by grace. Sharla’s joy comes from being the guardian of the soul, a beauty healer, drawing out your authentic vulnerabilities and balance through whole self-care. Her soft heart, yet candid truth will awaken you to see your brilliant beautiful identity and let your soul be heard. Sharla lives in Vancouver, Wash with her two boys, their labradoodle, Zoe and spends time running, camping, reading, traveling and hanging out with friends.
Angie Webb has been married to her high school sweetheart for almost 32 years. They have two grown sons, three grandchildren and 4 dogs. Angie grew up from a small child to an adult having fear always at the forefront of her life. Nothing was easy; in fact life was very difficult. Through the loss of family to murder as well as multiple suicides, Angie grew into an adult that couldn’t face life without anxiety, fear and eventually agoraphobia. Life was just plain hard. Hard for her family as well. Through the years Angie just accepted the fact that this was her reality but God had different plans. His plan was for freedom, peace and purpose. In 2012 God performed a miracle in her life and totally set her free from the panic and agoraphobia. She shares her journey at her website Angie Kay Webb as well as through speaking at churches and through radio programs. Angie loves to help others that struggle with fear and agoraphobia so reach out to her today. Connect with Angie at www.angiekaywebb.com.
Mia A. Williams, MBA, is a passionate leader, faithful servant, avid reader, life enthusiast, and lover of all things fabulous. An ever evolving teacher-student, she teaches business courses online and believes that God is ordering her steps to pursue her PhD in Leadership Studies. Affectionately known as Mamma Mia, she is known to take charge and pave the way, and is determined to live each day placing her all on the altar. Mia is passionate about encouraging women from all walks of life to live their best lives while unabashedly basking in the grace of God. She divides her time between serving God and her community, spending time with her family, continuously learning, traveling, and creating beautiful things. Mia lives in Texas with her beloved husband and son. Connect with Mia at www.facebook.com/mia.chatmon or peacegracelove.com