AUTHOR, SPEAKER, PODCAST HOST

I am Anne Peshka. Author, Certified Core Energy Coach, Speaker, and Podcast Host of Reinvention on Purpose — available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

I sold my house, packed what mattered, and started over at 55. Did it again at 60. My work is direct, my results are real, and I built everything you see here from scratch.

I am not someone who read a book and called herself a coach. I have lived it. Decades of starting over, rebuilding from nothing, and figuring out what actually works when there is no safety net and no one coming to save you. That is what I bring to this work. And that is exactly why it works.

My mission is simple: to help women stop living by default and start building the life they actually want.

MY STORY

I know what it feels like to carry things that should have broken you. Adoption. Abuse. Addiction. Years of making choices that almost erased me completely.

I also know what it feels like to get back up. Every single time.

I raised my kids as a single mom while working two and three jobs for decades. There was no safety net. No one coming to save me. Just me, deciding over and over again that this was not where my story ended.

I have reinvented myself more times than I can count. Not because it was easy or because I had it figured out. Because staying stuck was never an option I was willing to choose.

That is what true grit actually looks like. Not one dramatic comeback. Decades of showing up, doing the work, falling down, and getting back up before anyone was watching.

I wrote about it in my memoir Trauma Recycled. Not because it was easy but because someone needed to see that you can build something extraordinary from the hardest material imaginable.

I did. And I am not done yet.

If I can do it, so can you. That is not a motivational line. That is just the truth.

Website: https://annepeshka.com

T.K. Bush is a seasoned radiographic/cardiovascular technologist with more than two decades of medical experience, has also been a prolific writer since childhood. Married, with a blended family of 4 children and two Bengal cats, she bravely navigates the complexities of family life, healthcare, and the stimulating world of literature.

Bush’s love of reading and writing gives her a unique storytelling voice, shaped by her medical background. Drawing on her own experiences with relationships and trauma, she creates stories that guide readers toward forgiveness, acceptance, and grace, even in the toughest situations.

Her debut novel, Unveiled, releases in September 2026.

Bush skillfully incorporates her medical expertise into a psychologically intense thriller. Through the complexity of medical and relationship drama, she creates a haunting world filled with emotion, suspense, and deception.

Website: https://www.tkbush.com

A-M MAWHINEY

A-M Mawhiney hopes for a world where everyone thrives. She began writing during the first lockdown of 2020 to escape to a place filled with hope. To her surprise she found herself writing her first novel. When not writing, she enjoys reading, travelling, taking in local basketball games, and spending time with family and friends. She lives in Northern Ontario with her partner Dave.

A-M is the author of Spindrifts (2021) and Spelldrifts (2023).

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For socials, you can follow A-M on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky and X @ammawhiney for the latest.

Website: https://www.ammawhiney.ca

Beatriz Martinez-Penalver

As a speaker, psychotherapist, coach, founder, and creator of the Triumph Steps® coaching program and certified by Brave Thinking Institute, Beatriz can help you design and bring to reality a life that’s in harmony with your soul’s purpose. Beatriz inspires and empowers people to live their highest vision in the context of love and joy.

Beatriz’s passion is teaching clients to unlock their true potential, achieve outrageous triumph, and live a life they LOVE living!

Beatriz is an inspiring speaker, passionate psychotherapist, and highly sought-after transformational coach with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field. Now combining this background with the proven Triumph Steps® and Brave Thinking® technology, Beatriz is helping clients achieve extraordinary results in accelerated time, helping them transform their lives and close the gap between the life they were living and a life they absolutely LOVE living.

Beatriz offers content-rich, interactive workshops that take participants on a journey in which they design, define, test, and experience a crystal-clear vision of the life they would love, a life that is in alignment with their highest purpose. They will have a unique opportunity to “step into” the life they are imagining and feel a resounding “yes!”

She founded and created Triumph Steps®, an innovative emotional literacy curriculum designed to teach resilience, self-awareness, and the power of thoughts to students, faculty, parents, and organizations. Beatriz is also the president and CEO of Healthy Connections, a leading Community Mental Health Center in Miami, FL, that has served thousands of clients since 2001.

Champion for Emotional Literacy

Beatriz is a tireless advocate for integrating emotional literacy into education. She firmly believes that cultivating emotional literacy is essential for fostering resilience and happiness. She has been recognized by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools for her commitment to mental wellness nationwide.

Leader in Mental Health and Education

Under Beatriz’s leadership, Healthy Connections provides comprehensive mental health services for children, teens, and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and more. Prior to founding Healthy Connections, Beatriz ran a private practice where she combined the psychology of abundance, cognitive behavioral approaches, and meditation to empower her clients.

Whether you’re seeking personal growth, professional development, or a pathway to a life you love, Beatriz Martinez-Peñalver offers the expertise, compassion, and tools to help you achieve outrageous triumph.

Website: https://beatrizmartinez.org

Elena Sophia Ruiz is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, negotiator, human resources consultant and a curious conversationalist with more than 35 years of experience supporting individuals and organizations through complex professional and personal challenges. Her background includes payroll, human resources, compliance, conflict resolution, negotiation, leadership development, and human behavior, giving her a unique, well-rounded perspective on problem solving, decision-making and relationships.

She is the founder of United Payroll & HR Services, Elena Sophia Life Balance, and The Alternative HR Solution—organizations created to support leaders through practical strategy, communication, and clarity in both business and life. Her work in employer-employee relations led her to advanced studies in negotiation and human behavior, including extensive training with Dr. John Demartini, former FBI negotiator Chris Voss and now former CIA Andrew Bustamantes.

Elena is also the host of the podcast Intimate Conversations with Men, where she facilitates thoughtful and authentic dialogue around relationships, communication, leadership, emotional awareness, health, intimacy, personal growth and the psychology behind building wealth —primarily from the male perspective. Through these conversations, Elena creates a space for reflection, learning, and open discussion about navigating the complexities of modern life and deepening relationships.

Through both her professional work and her podcast, Elena’s focus is on cultivating clarity, balance, and efficient leadership, supporting meaningful conversations that empower individuals to navigate life and business with greater understanding, objectivity, and purpose.

https://www.intimateconversationswithmen.com/

email intimateconversatonwithmen@gmail.com

phone: 858-833-5025

DR. ANISSA SHORT

As a conference speaker, best-selling author, and host of summits, and workshops, my goal has always been to transform my decades of professional and entrepreneurial experience into engaging events that serve to educate, empower and encourage.

My online course, Foundations to Success, serves to offer home-based entrepreneurs with the building blocks needed to establish a successful brand.

My principled messages, often filled with comical antidotes, have been shared in various networking circles, retreats, summits, the Forbes Business Council stage, and the University of South Africa TEDx stage. Whether I am serving as a keynote or emcee, the audience is sure to be engaged and inspired.

Website: https://www.anissashort.com

The First African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette

The First Kick. A Lasting Legacy.

History In Every Step

As the first Black Radio City Rockette, Jennifer made history with every high kick, beginning a fifteen-year professional dance career that spanned from the 1988 Super Bowl to the bright lights of Broadway. Today, that same discipline and grace fuel her mission as a celebrated author, entrepreneur, and health advocate.

Jennifer Jones is a trailblazing professional dancer, author, actor, entrepreneur, and speaker whose career is defined by excellence and historical significance. Most notably, she made history as the first African American Radio City Rockette, breaking a long-standing color barrier in one of the world’s most iconic dance institutions. Her professional debut on the world stage at the 1988 Super Bowl in San Diego marked the beginning of a 15-year tenure (1987–2002) characterized by the precision, discipline, and resilience required of an elite performer.

Beyond the Great Stage, Jennifer stands within a long, unbroken tradition of artists who transform performance into enduring legacy. From a Tony Award–winning Broadway production to the boardroom and public arena, she has carried the discipline, courage, and resilience of the stage into every space she enters. As an actor, entrepreneur, speaker, and brand partner, her work does more than tell stories—it reframes them, drawing on lived experience to illuminate leadership, representation, and endurance in ways that resonate long beyond the stage and offstage in everyday life.

An accomplished author, Jennifer has chronicled her journey in her memoirs, On the Line and Becoming Spectacular, offering a powerful testament to what is possible when passion meets perseverance. Her story bridges the gap between the glamour of the spotlight and the reality of hard work, showing readers that dreams are built step by step, with courage and resilience. Today, she uses her influential platform as an inspiring advocate for health awareness, focusing on the life-saving importance of colorectal cancer prevention and early detection. Whether she is honoring her professional legacy through museum exhibits or empowering patients and their families to take charge of their health, Jennifer’s purpose is clear: to turn her experiences into a catalyst for change. Being “the first” was not the culmination of her journey, but the beginning of a larger mission—one that has allowed her to move from the iconic kickline to a trailblazing career dedicated to opening doors so that other Black dancers can proudly call themselves Radio City Rockettes. Beyond the stage, she is a steadfast colorectal cancer advocate, using her voice and her story to remind everyone that they can follow their innermost desires, overcome obstacles, and lead a life defined by purpose, possibility, and well-being.

Website: https://theofficialjenniferjones.com

Meet Mihika

Speaker on Burnout Prevention & Sustainable Leadership

Founder of 1 Mighty Mama

I am on a mission to help women prioritize themselves without guilt, navigate life's transitions with resilience, and create a life that feels fulfilling, not just manageable.

My work is shaped by lived experience:

• Navigating high expectations,
• Professional pressure, caregiving roles, and
• The internal belief that I had to do everything to be worthy of success.

What I learned, and now teach, is this:

You don’t need to become someone new.

You need systems that support who you already are.

Supporting Women Through Burnout, Growth, and Transformation

Website: https://www.1mightymama.com