Event Speakers & Panelists
HOST
Lisa McPhee
CEO | Business Launch Strategist, Confidence Authority, Keynote Speaker
Lisa McPhee Coaching Academy | The Real Power Group
Lisa McPhee is a dynamic leader and passionate advocate for women's empowerment, with a career spanning over two decades in leadership roles across recruiting, people supply chain, and management consulting.
In 2019, she founded the Lisa McPhee Coaching Academy, dedicating herself to supporting professional women in achieving greater freedom, impact, and income in their careers.
In 2025, recognizing the need for platforms that amplify women's voices, Lisa launched The Real Power Group, an events company committed to hosting in-person events that empower women and provide them with opportunities to be heard. Through this venture, she continues to foster environments where women can connect, share, and grow together.
As an internationally recognized business strategist and confidence coach, Lisa is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. She possesses a unique ability to see the genius in others, equipping them with the confidence and tools necessary to fully unleash their potential into the world. Her coaching has empowered hundreds of women to break through barriers and achieve success beyond their expectations.
Lisa's mission is clear: to help executive women leverage their corporate experience to build online coaching businesses that create the income, impact, and freedom they deserve. She guides senior leaders to align their expertise with their values, transforming their careers into endeavors that are both meaningful and fulfilling.
Through her unwavering commitment to women's leadership and diversity, Lisa McPhee continues to inspire and lead, creating spaces where women can thrive and make their voices heard.
SPEAKERS
Diana YK Chan
Personal Branding Expert, Business Growth Strategist, Trust-Building Authority, and Speaker
Diana YK Chan is a renowned Personal Branding Expert, Business Growth Strategist, Trust-Building Authority, and Speaker, dedicated to transforming coaches into influential online brands and thriving six-figure business owners. As the founder of My Marketability, Diana empowers coaches to build authentic, magnetic personal brands that attract consistent, high-quality leads, generate $20K+ monthly revenue, and launch sold-out programs with ease. Her signature In-Demand Coach Accelerator equips coaches with the tools and strategies to create a powerful online presence and scale their businesses sustainably.
With over a decade of experience, Diana is celebrated for her expertise in helping clients uncover their unique value, craft compelling messaging, and position themselves as trusted authorities in their niche. She has been recognized as an 11-time LinkedIn Learning Instructor, one of Canada’s Top 100 Creators on LinkedIn, a 2-time recipient of Canada’s Top Personal Branding Expert award, a Top LinkedIn Voice, and a Top LinkedIn Expert. Diana’s extensive speaking portfolio includes over 500 impactful talks, from Fortune 500 companies to seven keynotes at the United Nations, where she has inspired audiences globally.
Diana’s holistic approach integrates personal branding, trust-building, and business strategy to ensure her clients stand out in a competitive market. Her mission is to help coaches amplify their voice, build deep connections, and create sustainable businesses aligned with their ideal lifestyle.
Whether you’re a coach looking to master LinkedIn, elevate your personal brand, or scale to six figures and beyond, Diana is the expert who will guide you to achieve transformational results and long-term success.
Mo Faul
Soul Powered Career Coach | Former Healthcare Executive turned Revolutionary Leader.
Career Coach Mo Faul is a Soul Powered career strategist transforming professional women's lives through her signature 12-week Soul Powered Career Coaching. A former healthcare executive and breast cancer survivor, she has guided over 2,100 women to breakthrough career success by connecting soul alignment with strategic advancement.
Beginning as a nurse and rising to Chief Operating Officer, Coach Mo developed her "Bring Your Soul to Work" methodology after discovering her truest purpose during her cancer journey. Her approach helps women embrace their authentic power, shatter glass ceilings, and create joyful, lucrative careers.
Coach Mo's Facebook Lives, podcasts, and social media inspire professionals to reimagine success through soul-centered leadership. Her mission: empowering women to live fully aligned, professionally and personally.
Gifty Enright
Author. Speaker. Coach
Gifty Enright is an author and international speaker specialising in Women in the Workplace and Wellbeing. She has spoken at multinational organisations globally, top Universities such as Oxford University and has also given a Tedx talk. She is a highly regarded writer and apart from her book, is regularly published in newspapers and magazines. She is also sought after for expert commentary TV programmes. Gifty trained originally as an accountant and worked in a variety of blue-chip companies before crossing over into IT and Management consulting. She then became an author and a coach. She has implemented business and IT transformation programmes globally in Europe, US, and Asia. She has coached clients all over the world.
Renee Lindo
Executive Image Strategist | Personal Branding | Speaker
Renée Lindo is a Personal stylist based in Toronto, Canada serving clients globally. With her keen sense of style and corporate sales background, she is perfectly positioned to guide professional women on their style journey, so that they can show up as the best version of themselves.
After climbing to the top of that Corporate mountain, Renée realized she was on the wrong mountain. Her desire to play bigger and contribute more to the world continued to pull at her until she decided to bet on herself and pursue her passion of fashion and style.
Renée helps her clients save time and increase confidence by creating polished and functional wardrobes so that they can attract career-building opportunities. When women look good they feel great, and this gives them the confidence to put their hands up for more. Her company Let’s Get Dressed Now is a personal styling solution, meeting women wherever they are on their style journey.
Renée has worked on magazines, red carpet styling and fashion shows. However she gets the most joy leading her 1:1 clients on their personal style transformations. She accomplishes this by working closely with her clients to craft a clear, confident and consistent Style Story. The unique story they want to tell through their style. When this is successful it’s a game-changer.
Renée is passionate about helping women show up as their most authentic selves and believes when your outward appearance is aligned with who you are on the inside, that is when you are the most powerful. You become magnetic and able to share your magic with the world.
She is a wife and mother and tries really hard to be organized, exercise, spend time with family and travel as much as her busy life allows.
Cathryn Baker
Leadership and Executive Coach | Business Consultant
Cathryn Baker is a dynamic coach, consultant, and keynote speaker who brings decades of experience and a passion for personal growth to every engagement. Over her 37-year career, Cathryn co-founded and successfully exited two staffing companies, gaining invaluable expertise in leadership, operations, and sales.
After discovering her "unlived life" on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country, she pivoted to launch a coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping businesses develop their talent— particularly mid-level managers poised to become the leaders of tomorrow. Cathryn's approach blends her coaching expertise with real-world business insights to bridge the gap for mid-level managers, transforming them into high-impact leaders.
As a keynote speaker, Cathryn inspires audiences with her signature talk, "Your Unlived Life is Waiting for You", an engaging mix of storytelling and actionable strategies to help individuals unlock their potential and pursue their dreams. Her innovative StorySelling workshops empower sales teams to craft compelling narratives that build relationships and close deals.
Now residing on a ranch in East Texas with her husband, Cathryn is driven by her passion for helping people discover their true potential and take meaningful action to achieve it.
Christine LaVopa
Chief Health and Wellness Officer
With over two decades of experience in the health and fitness industry, Christine LaVopa is a certified personal fitness trainer and nutrition specialist, who is passionate about empowering high-performing women to transform their body, mind, and confidence. She is also the founder and CEO of Christine LaVopa, LLC, a health and wellness company that provides customized coaching and mentoring services to high performing women.
Christine is a military spouse and mother of 2 littles. Her family is her world and they will always be a large part of her “why”.
Keri-Lynne Shaw
Founder | Fractional Chief People Officer
Keri-Lynne Shaw is a Fractional Chief People Officer revolutionizing salary negotiation and career growth. Starting in the trenches and learning the hard way, KL has mastered the nuances of compensation dynamics and is dedicated to empowering professionals to recognize their market value and negotiate with intent.
With an extensive background in HR and executive leadership, KL has helped countless professionals secure the pay they deserve. She is a trusted advisor for executives, a sought-after speaker on compensation strategy, and the founder of The Salary Bump, where she equips professionals with the tools to own their worth.
KL has been featured in major career development forums, speaks globally on negotiation strategies, and is a strong advocate for pay transparency and equity. Her dynamic approach blends actionable insights with real-world experience, making her a go-to expert for those ready to level up their earnings and career trajectory.
Ricki Pasinelli
Business Growth Strategist | CEO Whisperer
Ricki Pasinelli transforms business plateaus into launchpads for growth. As founder of the Make Partnership, she's the secret weapon behind countless mid-sized companies that suddenly seem to defy gravity. With an uncanny ability to cut through complexity, based on her experience working with Fortune 500 brands, Ricki doesn't just solve problems—she turns them into opportunities that executives didn't know existed. Her groundbreaking core values workshops, informed by her own transformative journey with executive coaching, guide leaders to truly see themselves and others—creating foundations where authentic connection drives business success.
When not revolutionizing how companies measure value or building experience-driven brands, you might find this self-proclaimed "accomplished sun chaser" trading Seattle's rainy days for Tucson's clear skies, bringing the same energy to hiking and biking trails she brings to boardrooms. Her superpower? Making the complex simple and the impossible inevitable.
Chantal McNeily
Investment and Wealth Advisor
Chantal has dedicated nearly two decades to the financial services industry, building on a 40-year family legacy in wealth management. The daughter of a financial advisor, she grew up immersed in the industry, developing a deep understanding of its complexities.
A graduate of Western University with a double major in Finance and Economics, Chantal began her career working across North America with two of Canada’s largest financial institutions. In 2020, she joined RBC Dominion Securities as an Associate Branch Director, later returning to her passion as an Investment and Wealth Advisor in 2022.
A recognized advocate for closing the gender gaps in finance, Chantal’s research and leadership have earned her industry recognition, including nominations for Wealth Professional’s Woman Innovator of the Year and Women in Finance’s Diversity Ambassador of the Year. She also serves on the RBC Dominion Securities Women’s Advisory Board, is an Activator with Coralus, and leads FuturFund, Canada’s largest student-run nonprofit advancing financial literacy for young women.
Her work continues to drive meaningful change, fostering financial confidence for women and the next generation of leaders.
Jessie Torres
Master Peak Performance and Transformation Coach
For nearly two decades, Jessie Torres has been a Peak Performance Master Coach, guiding thousands of high achievers worldwide to unprecedented success. She has been helping people shed their trauma and reclaim their joy. Using her unique support, skills and strategies; she has succeeded where other therapies, coaches and gurus have failed. Often clients come to her as a last resort and her unique approach, rapidly and accurately identifies the blockages and quickly transmutes this pain into spiritual muscle and power!
A former Anthony Robbins Master Coach, author, Keynote speaker, transformational leader, with masters’ certifications in Meditation, HeartMath Trainer, Reiki Practitioner, Sales Mastery coach and Domestic Violence Counselor, Jessie is driven by an authentic and powerful love for humanity. Her approach is not merely about achievement, but about awakening. She seeks to illuminate the deepest potential within each individual, unlocking opportunities that others might overlook or consider impossible.
Jessie brings a holistic approach that transcends conventional coaching. She guides clients on a profound journey of transformation—illuminating the extraordinary potential within each person and proving that true empowerment is available to all without limitation.
Janet Pope
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Engagement at Capgemini
Ryan Holtz
Media Personality and Host of The Ryan Holtz Show Podcast
Ryan Holtz is a purebred entrepreneur, media personality, and life builder. He is the owner of Ryan Holtz Marketing, a digital marketing creative media agency voted #1 black-owned marketing company in the 2021 ByBlacks People’s Choice Awards. As the host and executive producer of the Ryan Holtz Show, Ryan features world-class guests ranging from celebrities like Kevin O’Leary to business and personal development thought leaders.
Ryan’s mandate is to encourage personal and professional growth through thought-provoking conversations and inspiring storytelling. His work has earned him international recognition, with features by Forbes, Huffington Post, and more. Ryan is a sought-after keynote speaker, life and performance coach, and digital marketing strategist. Despite facing the adversity of losing his Mother at a young age, Ryan's entrepreneurial spirit has led him to enormous success, and he is passionate about inspiring and impacting others.
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