Tara Payne is an author, creative CEO, strategist, Spanish educator  and vocalist whose work lives at the intersection of empathy, leadership, and operational clarity. A lifelong student of people and systems, she is known for her ability to listen deeply, translate complexity into strategy, and create spaces where others feel seen and supported. Her path spans music, language, education, and entrepreneurship, shaping her belief that multiplicity is not a liability but a strength to be stewarded. Tara is passionate about mental health, motherhood and mentoring women and girls, helping them recognize that the very traits that once felt misaligned often become the foundation of their purpose. She and her husband of nearly twenty years live in Oklahoma with their amazing daughter and their trusty rescue.

Erica Kesse is the Sun of the ThriveVerse powered by love, wisdom, and celebration.. She is the Leaders’ Healer and Founder of Your Goal Concierge, Inc, a consulting agency for women high-achieving leaders to find their right fit solutions. She is the Founder of Thrive Oasis, a resting place and resource hub for women leaders. Her Try On Philosophy of fearless execution of tasks utilizes her proprietary tool, the Thrive Plan, a self awareness assessment and operating system. She has twenty-plus years as an Educator, Facilitator, and in Healthcare Administration. She is a Licensed Therapist of 11 years. She marries her degrees in Business Administration, Mental Health Counseling, and Leadership to offer Strategy Sessions in Thriving and Increasing Profits, Business Execution Coaching, Mental Fitness Coaching, Healthcare Consulting and Fractional COO services through an exclusive, nurturing, and knowledgeable experience offering a 3 step approach of Assessment, Implementation, and Sustainability. 

Eternity Sledge is a multifaceted ecosystem builder, clarity architect, and catalyst for transformation. Guided by her GLAD Framework—Gratitude, Logistics, Audacity, and Delusion—she designs spaces where individuals navigating transition can gain structure, confidence, and direction. As Executive Director of Mirkat Impact, she leads initiatives equipping youth and families with life skills, ACEs awareness, mental health advocacy, and pathway discovery. Through The Multifaceted Collective, she supports purpose-seeking individuals—especially those who feel multifaceted or scattered—in transforming chaos into clarity through guided tools, community, and strategic design. Her work bridges vision and structure, helping people build lives rooted in family, freedom, and self-determination.

Chelsi LeBarre is an Oklahoma City-based photographer and creative educator dedicated to the art of bearing witness. As the founder of The Joy Photography, she specializes in capturing the intersection of brand and legacy, creating intentional visuals that share a client’s true personality. Beyond her own lens, she is a passionate advocate for the OKC creative scene, focusing her work on strengthening the local photography community through mentorship and collaborative education.

Audrey Godwin is a former CPA, fractional CFO and founder of Whole Soul Finance™ with over 20 years for leadership across various industries and entrepreneurship. The first in her family to graduate college, earn a CPA and build her first company, Audrey brings both rigorous financial expertise and lived wisdom to her work helping contribution-minded leaders build wealth from the inside out. A U.S. Air Force veteran, she created the Whole Soul Finance™ framework around a single truth: you prosper as your soul prospers. She's also a poet who writes in frameworks and frequencies instead of stanzas, salsa dancing mother of 2 adult children and dog grandmother to Bean, her adventure buddy.

Karasha Tate is a wife, proud mother of three, Clinical Project Manager, and entrepreneur who wears many hats and wears them well. With both an Associate and Bachelor’s degree, she has built a career rooted in organization, leadership, and getting things done (all while navigating life with ADHD). In her chapter, Overcoming Overwhelm, Karasha shares her real-life experiences with ADHD, offering an honest look at how she manages the chaos, finds clarity, and continues to show up for her family, career, and responsibilities. Her story is relatable, empowering, and grounded in growth, faith, and determination. When she’s not managing projects or balancing life’s many roles, Karasha enjoys trying new restaurants, traveling, and spending quality time with her family and friends. She is passionate about embracing each season of life and fully enjoying the blessings God has given her.

Linda Murray Bullard is a business strategist, speaker, and founder of LSMB Business Solutions, LLC in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Known as The Business Plug, she empowers entrepreneurs to build sustainable, fundable enterprises through strategic planning and certification readiness. A TEDx speaker and award-winning author, she is committed to strengthening economic equity and advancing women in business. Her work centers on resilience, leadership, and generational legacy.

Keisha Johnson is a Nashville native, former Nashville Fire Department paramedic, and purpose-driven entrepreneur dedicated to helping families design lives rooted in freedom, legacy, and intentional living. She is the CEO of The Forever KJ, a lifestyle and financial empowerment brand focused on finance, travel, and intentional life design. A multifaceted leader, Keisha is the founder of Johnson & Associates Group, Masterpiece Vacations, and Chain of Life CPR & First Aid, and serves as a Financial Services Business Development Manager helping families navigate wealth building and protection. She also brings people together through Cocktails with Vino, where culture, connection, and the art of wine meet. Through speaking engagements, workshops, and community initiatives, Keisha empowers individuals to move beyond survival and step into financial confidence, lifestyle freedom, and generational legacy. With a heart for service and passion for excellence, she inspires others to build lives of purpose and possibility.

Deja White is an AI workforce strategist and workforce innovation partner who designs scalable systems that help institutions, educators, and communities adapt to the future of work, fast. In under 60 days, she architected and launched one of Oklahoma’s first federally backed AI Fluency Initiatives, translating a broad mandate into a fully operational learning, delivery, and evaluation model now positioned to influence regional talent pipelines and economic mobility. Her work consistently sits at the intersection of AI education, career navigation, and workforce systems, where emerging technology meets real-world constraints. As the founder of Breakroom Buddha, a workforce innovation studio and applied R&D partner, she has built AI-powered workforce platforms, including Career CoPilot and Scouta, that enable organizations to deliver personalized, data-informed career guidance at scale while significantly reducing staff burden. These systems are used across education, nonprofit, and workforce contexts to make career clarity accessible without requiring one-to-one advising.

Ranada Dalton is an author, mental health therapist, consultant, and speaker with more than two decades of experience helping individuals live more authentic and fulfilling lives. Her work focuses on empowering high and over-achieving women to move beyond perfectionism, pressure, and expectations so they can reconnect with who they truly are and show up authentically in their lives, relationships, and purpose. Ranada also specializes in sex therapy, helping individuals and couples develop healthier, more informed relationships with intimacy, identity, and sexuality.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Ball State University and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Christian Theological Seminary. She is also a Certified Inclusive Sex Coach and Certified Sexologist and holds Executive Certificates in Business Strategy and Marketing and Sales from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Ranada is the co-founder of Empowered Living and founder of Beautifully Human. Through her work, she encourages others to embrace their wholeness and live fully as themselves.