Past Speakers
The proceeds from the speaker events benefit the WOPH non-profit.
Bonnie Wan
Partner and Head of Brand Strategy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Bonnie is a Partner and Head of Brand Strategy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, one of Fast Company’s 2021 Most Innovative Companies In The World. As a career brand strategist she has been celebrated as an Ad Age Leading Woman for 2023 and 2022’s Chief Strategy Officer of the Year. She has spent the last three decades helping brand titans get clear about their essence so they can grow and innovate from that place of clarity and purpose.
In 2010, during a crisis of meaning, she wrote a creative brief for her life and The Life Brief was born. Her resulting Life Brief not only saved her marriage but kicked off a decade of personal and professional adventure, paved with unexpected twists and unimaginable gifts.
Today, Bonnie teaches others how to get clear, get creative, and get courageous about living without regret through her keynote talks, workshops, and retreats, including SXSW, Jane Goodall’s Global Hope Summit, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s “In Goop Health.” She continues to share The Life Brief with companies and communities such as Accenture, Apple, Bain Consulting, Change.org, Google, Omnicom, Wieden+Kennedy, Womentum, and more.
When she’s not leading and teaching strategy, or declaring her next Life Brief, you’ll find her with her husband, four kids, and Charlie the dog, adventuring in nature and sleeping under the stars.
Sherry Turner
Founder & Creator of Phideo™
Sherry is an entrepreneur, wife, mother, and grandmother with a background in corporate retail and community volunteerism. She has spent the last two decades building a successful business leading a team in health and wellness and landing her in the top 2% of the company. Recently, Sherry has pivoted into the tech space to build her own company. She is the creator of a cutting-edge app, Phideo™, that merges physical and augmented reality allowing individuals and businesses to quickly and easily link a video to a physical photo, graphic, or image, bringing it to life! Using image recognition technology, a picture-embedded video is shared by simply scanning a QR code: photo + video = Phideo™!
April Grossinger
Career Consultant & Coach, Résumé and Content Writer
April Grossinger, a go-to strategist for career-motivated adults, is credited with changing job offer outcomes for hundreds of men and women who struggled to articulate their talents, get in front of the right people, and land the jobs they wanted and deserved.
After over two decades of success helping job seekers win offers, April, a private-practice consultant and President of Career Rises, began transforming interview and recruitment techniques for both recruitment professionals and individuals seeking jobs. Employers and job applicants alike are discovering faster, easier, and more relevant ways to find and fill jobs and avoid costly, demoralizing hiring mistakes.
April has consulted with Fortune 500 businesses, small business start-ups, colleges and universities, and individuals throughout the U.S. and abroad. She has provided individual and group mentoring and training at organizations including Southern California Edison, Edison International, the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Water and Power, Kaiser Permanente, and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She has delivered career services to graduate students and alumni at USC, Caltech, Scripps, CalArts, the University of Redlands, the University of Miami, and the Claremont School of Theology.
April has been a featured speaker and panelist at various human resource professional events for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHERM), the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), and the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). She also presented at two Los Angeles-based Small Business Owner Summits in the fall of 2019, sponsored by the professional employer organization, BBSI. April served as an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Northridge’s nationally recognized masters-level career development program in Educational Psychology and Counseling, preparing the next generation of career professionals. She holds an M.A. in Career Development and a B.S. in Mass Communications from Emerson College. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified Professional Résumé Writer.
Danielle Edney
Real Estate Agent
Danielle Edney is a Realtor® in Los Angeles with 15 years of experience. A third-generation Los Angeleno, her upbringing has provided her unparalleled knowledge of the area which gives her the unique ability to match clients to their dream neighborhoods on an intimate level. Real estate is in her blood — her grandfather was one of the first black real estate brokers in Los Angeles in the 1940s.
Danielle is a trusted partner for professional athletes, celebrities, and working professionals alike. With a sharp eye for detail, her negotiation skills and concierge service set her apart. Through her many years of experience, Danielle has built a trustworthy reputation for herself among other realtors and those she’s partnered with. She understands relationship-building is key.
Her mission is to provide added value to every real estate transaction, advising and guiding clients from step one through closing, keeping in line with their needs and mutual goals.
As a mother and wife, Danielle knows the home has value, both sentimental and monetary — but she also knows work isn’t everything. On days off you can find her exercising, enjoying the outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family and friends (some of whom are even former and current clients).
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Lisa Chastain
Personal Finance Coach with over 20 years of experience offering independent financial advice to executives, professionals, and business owners. Lisa has been seen on CNBC, NBC News, MSN Money, O – The Oprah Magazine, Fortune, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and she is one of Las Vegas Women Magazine’s people to watch in 2018. She is a best-selling author and the host of the Real Money radio show on VoiceAmerica.
Lisa obtained a B.A. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2003 and continued her professional journey at the UNLV Honors College as the Director of Advising before obtaining her series 65 and launching her career as a financial advisor. For Lisa, business was good, but she still had her own financial struggles. From being at the top of her game in 2011 to burning through $100,000 to start her own business, Lisa had to reinvent herself through financial failure. In 2016, she launched her business as a money coach, with a mission to help women fix their finances without a budget so they can live their best lives.
Lisa helps her clients learn how to track without budgets, invest wisely, and make smart money decisions so they can get off the financial roller coaster and attain financial stability. Her areas of expertise include financial counseling, career development, personal development, and relationship management. Lisa works with women of all ages, business owners, and executives. All of Lisa’s clients have one thing in common—the desire to go after their goals and make smart financial decisions. If you are interested in learning more about Lisa visit her website at www.LisaChastain.com
Kim Stanwood Terranova
For over 25 years, Kim Stanwood Terranova has been an impactful transformational leader in the United States, as well as globally. As a powerhouse speaker, thought leader, and compassionate counselor, she is committed to guiding people in fulfilling their greatest destiny. Her teachings have helped countless individuals in making their visions, their reality. The 3x best-selling author of The Technology of Intention was recently recognized with the high honor of Master Practitioner as well as Master Teacher at the Agape University of Transformational Studies. Kim has immersed herself and given her life to the study and practice of Universal truth and wisdom and is a sought-after keynote speaker for corporations, empowerment conferences, rehab centers for addiction, and life-expanding transformational retreats. She is also proud to be the lead teacher at the elite Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica.
Additionally, Kim is the founder of World As One, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to bringing the principles of peace to children all over the world. Kim has been dubbed the “mind chiropractor” and her commitment to all those who cross her path is to hold them in the highest light, knowing the Truth for them as they awaken to their own inner greatness.
Catherine Purcell
Judge Purcell currently serves as the presiding and an appellate judge of the State Bar Court, California’s attorney discipline court. She began her education at a community college, earning her Associate of Science in Nursing. After becoming a Registered Nurse, she attended California Lutheran College to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with honors. She then attended Pepperdine University School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1985.
After law school, Judge Purcell practiced civil and criminal law, and served as a superior court judge where she presided over cases involving criminal, civil, juvenile, family and traffic matters. She is dedicated to public service and mentorship, as this has been her pathway for most of her career.
She is a life-long learner and teacher, having served as a faculty for judges, attorneys, court staff, college students, and high school students. She currently mentors high school law academy students in Northern California. She is excited to share her unique experiences and open possibly thinking to view yourself in your best light to benefit you and the world around you. Judge Purcell looks forward to personally meeting the attendees.
Dr. Pat Allen PhD
Nationally known therapist, author, and lecturer Dr. Pat Allen PhD explained her unique theories on how male and female energies interact in a relationship. Dr. Allen has several wonderful books available including; “Getting to I Do”, “Staying Married and Loving It”, “The Truth About Men will set you free”, and “It’s a Man’s World and a Women’s Universe” all available for sale on her website.
Dr. Pat Allen speaking with our Mentees on male and female energies in a relationship.
Vicki Barber
She started her formal education in 1988 culminating in a Doctorate Degree in Education in 2010. Dr. Barber is a Regional Director of the County of Los
Angeles. She manages the IHSS El Monte and Pomona offices which includes
almost 300 employees. She owns a part-time catering business and is the
published author of the book,” The Changing Roles of Traditional and
Contemporary African American Grandmothers.” She is also the Chairperson of the Women’s Ministry at Balance is our Goal Ministry. Dr. Barber is also a board member of the Los Angeles County African American Association where she facilitates career workshop development classes for many county of Los Angeles Employees.
Dr. Barber holds an associate’s degree in Liberal Arts, a B.A. degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies, a Master’s degree in Business, and a Doctorate in
Education/Organizational Leadership from the University of LaVerne.
Stella Reid
Over her 30 years in the childcare industry, Nanny Stella has helped families all over the world live a more peaceful life at home. You may be familiar with Nanny Stella from her work on the hit television show Nanny 911 or one of the many books she’s written. You may not know that Nanny Stella is a real-life British nanny and dedicated parent coach who is eager to help families thrive. She’s always looking to help train and develop nannies to reach their full potential with the goal of helping make perfect nanny/family placement matches.
As a nanny coach, Nanny Stella is extremely passionate about sharing the business knowledge she’s learned over her career with childcare professionals of all levels. Nanny Stella aims to share the benefits of her experience through structured coursework and personal coaching. Whether a client is experiencing difficulties with childcare techniques or business practices, Nanny Stella takes pride in helping her clients reach the next level in their career.
In 2021, Stella was proud to introduce her newest venture in the childcare industry when she launched Nannyology: A Stella Reid Agency. Placing the utmost importance on using scientific methods to make nanny/family matches that will be beneficial to both parties in the relationship. The new service allows her to help even more families with her practical knowledge of nanny matchmaking.
Catherine Chevalier
Founder of the Re-Source Center, an organization that supports sensitive
women in activating their energy, power, and leadership in a way that fulfills their heart and soul and allows them to contribute to the world meaningfully.
Catherine started her career in 1993 as an engineer for a French research
institute. Then in 1998, an American corporation recruited her as its European Training Manager and Coordinator where she worked internationally for six years. Then after immigrating to Venice Beach, California in 2004, she created and ran a marketing agency with her husband Patrick for 11 years.
Since then, she is the CEO of Legend Lines, an e-commerce company that
offers a collection of more than 2500 unique products to consumers worldwide.
Ensayenna Chey
Ensayenna Chey, born in Cambodia in 1955, is the daughter of Sayenn Kim &
En Chey, the mayor of Skun and Prey Totung. As such, Ensayenna grew up
educated and living in great comfort. She was 20 when the Khmer Rouge, led by genocidal despot Pol Pot, took over Cambodia, and her entire life changed
instantly and drastically. She went from a life in high society to one spent half-starved and performing arduous manual labor each and every day: she routinely witnessed murder, torture, and starvation. By concealing her identity for years, she managed to survive and eventually, to escape, even as her family, friends, and nearly everyone she knew were captured, tortured, or murdered. She spent the horrific years subsisting as a laborer under a merciless dissident regime.
Ensayenna Chey has survived incredible odds to tell her story, and she conveys it with tremendous grace, courage, and faith. Her book, “White Elephant”, is a testament to the indomitable power of hope, and its message continues to resonate long after the final page is turned.