Kelley Lilien is a graphic designer, creative director, and cocktail enthusiast. She is the author of two books aptly named “Mrs. Lilien’s Cocktail Swatchbook” and “Mrs. Lilien’s Dessert Cocktail Swatchbook”. Her colorful career has taken her across the United States and far to off tropical islands which she credits for her inspiration and zest for life. Known for her carefree spirit and playful ‘joie de vivre’ aesthetic, Kelley has created long standing design partnerships with Kate Spade New York, Jonathan Adler, and Trina Turk amongst others. When not on the clock Kelley spends every minute with her husband and 3 children in Portland Oregon.

As a practitioner, Dr. Tova Ovadia is known for her whole-patient approach to medicine, treatment, and patient care.

Dr. Ovadia graduated from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – a world-renowned institution of research and higher education – in Beer Sheva, Israel, in 1990, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She was the first in her class to be offered a position at a large outpatient orthopedic clinic in Tel Aviv, where she began working prior to graduation. During her first 5 years of practice she also worked part-time in pediatrics, geriatrics, and subacute rehabilitation. Choosing Manual Therapy as a specialty, she pursued independent post-graduate training and certification in Maitland’s Joint Mobilizations Method, later to become The Maitland Concept of Manipulative Physiotherapy. 

In 1995 Dr. Ovadia arrived in the United States to pursue advanced studies, during which she worked in a rehabilitation facility in Brick, New Jersey. After passing the Physical Therapy Board Exam, she relocated to New York City where she attended New York University to study towards an advanced master’s degree in Pathokinesiology.

During this time Dr. Ovadia partnered with Dr. Loren Fishman, building a large private practice of physicians and physical therapists, working conjointly, with the singular goal of healing people. During 14 years of collaborative work treating patients who suffer from chronic neck and back pain, piriformis syndrome, and other injuries and conditions, she developed a unique, holistic treatment approach by integrating manual therapy and biomechanics, that includes other parts of the whole, that were biomechanically involved on top of the site of injury.

At the same time, she continued to pursue additional knowledge in different manual therapy methodologies, including David Butler neuromobilization, Stanley Paris, and Brian Mulligan’s spine self-mobilization and exercises, as well as the application of Yoga and Pilates from the perspective of physical therapy and a more complete patient health result. Her personal and empathic approach to patients, as well as her convictions and tenacity is genuine and derives from her personal and professional experiences.

Dr. Ovadia has earned and established solid, long-term relationships with various physicians and healthcare practitioners, mastering the techniques of professional collaboration and partnership amongst different healthcare providers so often required to help a patient with a chronic condition. Along the way, some of these healthcare professionals as well as their family members have become her patients themselves. This unique corollary also includes multi-generational family members, which is something Dr. Ovadia is especially proud of.

Thirty years of accumulated knowledge, experience, and the desire to continue her professional development trajectory provided the impetus to establish her own private practice in 2009, free of the constraints of entrenched healthcare and health insurance industry standards of practice, establishing herself as an agile, responsive, and patient-centric provider of choice to people with musculoskeletal problems.

Dr. Ovadia continues to collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals on patient care and professional standards and practices.

An award-winning director, choreographer, and writer, Geoffrey’s love of music and dance can be felt in every campaign he creates. Geoffrey has refined the art of musical storytelling for brands, creating award-winning work such as e.l.f.’s #eyeslipsface TikTok challenge.  Prior to founding Movers+Shakers, Geoffrey spent 20 years in the Broadway world, performing in shows like Mary Poppins and 42nd Street, and on TV (Conan O’Brien and Dancing with the Stars). He earned a BFA from New York University. 

Saving the world one song at a time, Washington DC-based Emma G is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and the front person of a Goddess-rock trio reminiscent of a combination of Pink, Natalie Merchant, Amy Winehouse, and Alanis Morrissette with a sprinkling of Sia and Alice in Chains for good measure.

Emma G’s edgy tones and gutsy lyrics hammer home messages of love, vulnerability, empowerment and strength with a progressive/soul/pop-rock sound that is engaging, inspiring and appealing to a hugely diverse audience.

Unapologetically outspoken, flying her freak flag, and always smiling, Washingtonian Magazine dubbed Emma G as one of the “Best of DC”. One Love Massive describes her as “charismatic”, and ANR Factory describes her voice as “poignant and beautiful” with “astounding bravery to speak up” on issues that matter to her.

And where did this bravery come from? A long history of health issues, brain surgeries, battles with depression and suicide, drug addiction, and sexual assault, yet still finding the inner strength to come out the other side positively: singing her truth. “Things that happen to us don’t make us who we are, but we all need to overcome struggles. The trick is to overcome them together.” Says Emma G. “My hope is that my music will not only resonate with individual people, but also ignite those flames of love, resilience and community”.

Recent appearances have included the National Cherry Blossom Festival- and Independence Day Parades, Fox5 TV, PBS, and The Kennedy Center, Fox5 TV, PBS, CBC News, and The Daily Show, as well as LA’s The Mint, New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall, Washington DC’s The Kennedy Center, and the documentary premiere of Academy-award nominated The Weight of Success. Now – fresh off a nationwide New Zealand tour, and a recent 22-date US tour spanning from Washington DC to New York, Burlington, Vermont to Palm Springs, California; and Asheville, North Carolina to Austin, Texas with her band of misfits Joey J Drums and DJ Reality Check, the trio are a force to be reckoned with.

With her career gaining momentum, and fame surely beckoning, who knows what is around the corner? “I like to push the glass ceiling, live outside my comfort zone, and (hopefully) inspire others to do the same,” Emma G says with a laugh. “I’ve always been the person who sees the beauty in being truly, authentically yourself and celebrating your weirdness.”

Miranda Gordon is the Vice President of Marketing, Fine Fragrance, at MANE in New York City.  She is the curator of New York’s MANE Gallery, a series of olfactive installations designed to explore specific challenges facing the fragrance industry and to propose immediate, actionable business solutions.  She holds a degree in Classical Archaeology from Princeton University, and an MBA from Columbia; her fragrance industry experience includes olfactive marketing roles at Firmenich, Givaudan and Avon.  Her passions include fragrance data, art history, mythology, children’s literature, and vintage fashion, and she is constantly seeking ways to link ideas to fragrance development.

When she was younger, Beatrice Dixon suffered with bacterial vaginosis for eight months. One night, an ancestor gave her the ingredients to heal herself in a dream. From that insightful dream, she created the formula for a healthy, clean feminine wash. In 2014, Dixon launched The Honey Pot Company, a plant-based feminine hygiene line created with a goal to provide women with a healthy alternative to feminine care that is free of chemicals, parabens, carcinogens and sulfates. The rest is history.

With experience in pharmaceuticals, retail and natural foods, Dixon has the insight and expertise to bring the innovative concept of a plant-based feminine care system to the marketplace. Unlike mass market and conventional feminine care brands, consumers will be able to get all of their feminine care needs met under one brand as The Honey Pot Company currently offers feminine washes, wipes, tampons, pads, mommy-to-be products, and soon-to-be additional offerings in both the feminine hygiene and feminine care segments.

Today, The Honey Pot Company’s products can be found online and in stores nationwide at Target, Walmart, Urban Outfitters, Walgreens, Bed Bath and Beyond, Wegmans and Whole Foods, among other retailers.

An empowering African American female entrepreneur, Dixon has been a recipient of the Sundial and Unilever’s multimillion-dollar New Voices fund; was 1 of the first 40 women of color to raise one million in venture capital; and has been featured in T-Pain’s School of Business, BuzzFeed’s Ladylike series, Today Show, The New York Times, Entrepreneur, ELLE, ESSENCE and Forbes, to name a few.

Most recently, she was named one of Entrepreneur‘s top 100 groundbreaking women entrepreneurs of 2019; her company won a 2020 ESSENCE Best in Black Beauty Award; and she received a CEW Indie 65 Award in 2019, honoring beauty’s independent companies.

Through her diverse background and experience, Dixon continues to make a mark in the world of natural health and retail with a truly revolutionary approach to feminine health and sexual wellness.

Savannah Sachs is the CEO of TULA – the clean & effective skincare brand powered by probiotics and superfoods to help you feel confident in your skin.  She’s focused on building a happy, high-performing team to deliver rapid growth.  Prior to joining TULA, Savannah held positions as COO and UK General Manager at Birchbox, which offers personalized beauty subscriptions paired with discovery e-commerce. Savannah has also worked in management consulting at Booz & Company advising Fortune 500 retail, personal care, and pharmaceutical clients. Her consulting experience in strategy, organizational effectiveness, and talent management are instrumental in driving rapid growth and scaling businesses.

With almost two decades of experience under her belt, Amy Zunzunegui has dedicated her career to developing iconic, industry-disrupting products, such as Urban Decay cult-favorites, the NAKED Palette and 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils. Amy entered the beauty industry in 1999 at Urban Decay and built her career there for the next 18 years holding titles including Senior Vice President of Product Development & Packaging and General Manager of Brand Strategy & Product. Though Amy never planned to start her own company, she felt a calling towards the cannabis and skin care space. When developing WLDKAT Amy set out to destigmatize recreational cannabis use with her California-based beauty brand. WLDKAT’s mission is to offer womxn representation in the cannabis beauty subculture that moves away from the traditional feminine boxes they are so regularly confined to. With an emphasis on skin care heavily focused on CBD and prestige recreational cannabis, the brand exists to elevate the beauty routine and take the guess work out of cannabis use. With a range of CBD infused products both core and unconventional, WLDKAT is the perfect fusion of prestige cannabis culture and CBD skincare.

Dubbed the Lioness Who Roared, 30-year advertising veteran and founder of #WomenNotObjects Madonna Badger is Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Badger & Winters.

A small but mighty agency, Badger & Winters works with a roster of influential clients: P&G, OLAY, HP, Zales Jewelers and Dick’s Sporting Goods, among others. After a pivotal announcement that the agency would no longer create work that objectifies women, Badger & Winters took home Advertising Age’s coveted Small Agency of the Year award in 2016.

Prior to founding Badger & Winters at the age of 29, Madonna began her career at Esquire and Madame Figaro in Paris, before launching the first issue of Allure. In 1990, she joined Calvin Klein and her work on the Mark Wahlberg and Kate Moss campaigns for the launch of CK One helped reinvent the company.

Madonna previously served as the President of the Glass Lions jury and currently chairs the “See It Be It” mentorship initiative, a program devoted to advancing the future of female creative directors in the industry.  Through the UN’s Department of Public Information, she was also the recipient of the first annual Media for Social Impact SDG 5, Gender Equality Award for her work to strive for gender equality in the media and advertising world.

Recently, AdWeek named Madonna a Disruptor for spearheading revolution in the advertising industry and the 4A’s recognized her as one of the 100 People Who Make Advertising Great.

Sarah has over 16 years of experience developing ingredient technologies for beauty and personal care companies. Having worked for a variety of companies over her career, Sarah has gained an in-depth understanding of the industry and draws upon not only her work experience but also degrees in Biology, Biochemistry, and Evolutionary Biology.

Randi has established herself as a leading counselor for today’s top communications and marketing executives. In her two-decade career, she has served as an advisor to senior level talent across consumer, finance and technology industries, helping to craft and deliver ownable and impactful narrative strategies.

At Kaplow, Randi has developed several proprietary products aimed at strengthening relationships between brands and their most valuable audiences. These include the agency’s exclusive Digital Emotional Quotient™ (DEQ™) methodology and report, and Kaplow’s ONE Strategy Sessions, a unique approach to unification among internal teams that inspires consensus and strengthens branding and messaging across organizations.

In addition to working with blue-chip clients such as CVS, L’Oreal, Target, Dermstore, Fidelity and others, she mentors staff throughout the agency on topics such as integrated strategy, presentation skills, digital communications, measurement and analytics, and more.

Prior to Kaplow, Randi served in management roles in the editorial and product space at IAC Applications, using her public relations expertise to help the brand’s growing web properties and attract new users. She also created the first social pages for many of the business’s most successful sites. She honed her communications skills working with some of the world’s most innovative companies, including Dove and The Campaign for Real Beauty, Proctor & Gamble, Weight Watchers, Ford Motor Company and a host of others.

Randi is a sought-after speaker at conferences and corporate events and a proud founding member of Chief, a private network of today’s leading female executives. She also serves as a board member of The Girl Scouts of Greater New York. Randi is an honors graduate of The University of Rochester and has studied voice at The Eastman School of Music. She resides in Westchester County, NY, with her husband Chris, and sons Dylan and Tyler.

Joon (they/them) is a cultural strategist at sparks & honey, where they consult tech, beauty, and F&B clients on how to futureproof their business. They are one of the founding members of GLAAD’s Campus Ambassador program and is a recipient of GLAAD’s first Rising Stars Grant, which annually honors LGBTQ+ changemakers across the nation. Since then, they’ve been featured in publications like Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and the Huffington Post, where they continue to bring visibility to the next generation of leaders. Joon is an alum of the ADCOLOR FUTURES program and is the first transgender non-binary Mx. ADCOLOR. They have spoken on stages like Cannes and ADCOLOR about topics like precision data, ethical design, and workplace diversity.

Marlea leads the business Intelligence and insights practice for marketing and media agency Stella Rising. In addition to driving growth for beauty, CPG, and DTC clients, she advises both brand and buy-side financial institutions on the consumer and retail marketplace. Marlea was nominated as Digiday Content Marketer of the Year 2018 and has held marketing and content positions at Meredith, American Express, and innovation consultancy Luminary Labs.