Leah Johnson is a TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and former politician turned creative leadership guide who helps women build sustainable success without burnout. Through her work, she teaches how boundaries, creativity, and joy are not extras—but essential strategies for clear decision-making, resilient leadership, and meaningful impact. Leah’s message invites women to stop performing, trust themselves, and rise into leadership that actually feels good to live.

Dr. Ahriana Platten is an internationally recognized master teacher and transformational mentor. With over 30 years of experience, she’s taught world-changers and visionaries across six continents, weaving together ancient wisdom and modern insight in a way that is both mystical and deeply practical.

An ordained Unity Minister, Master Ceremonialist, and a 3rd-degree High Priestess in two esoteric traditions, Ahriana dedicates her life to spiritual leadership. She’s served as an Ambassador for the Parliament of the World’s Religions and sat in sacred circles with elders from more than 250 tribes and traditions, fostering interfaith dialogue and global understanding. She’s the best-selling author of Rites and Rituals – Harnessing the Power of Sacred Ceremony, and a featured wisdom-keeper in the renowned documentary Time of the Sixth Sun.

Katie Hoffner is President and Chief Creative Officer of YAYA ART LLC, and the niece, steward, and storyteller of visionary artist Lydia Ruyle, whose deeply researched and transformative collection of Goddess banners have helped reintroduce the Divine Feminine into global consciousness.

Building on Lydia’s fearless commitment to her creative calling, Katie has carried this legacy forward with clarity, courage, and strategic leadership—bringing these works into public spaces, educational settings, and cultural conversations worldwide.

As a tenured executive and speaker, she inspires others to embody authentic leadership and self-expression, drawing on lived experience, her aunt’s artistic legacy, and a bold vision for making the Divine Feminine accessible and influential in contemporary culture.

Rachael-Jayne is an international keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, and mentor who helps leaders and entrepreneurs master the energy behind inspiring leadership and influence. She bridges high performance and energetic intelligence, teaching Unshakable Presence®—the ability to stay centered, magnetic, and compelling under pressure.

As founder and CEO of The Awakened School®, an Inc. 5000 company, her work has impacted more than 15,000 people globally. A former professional performer who has spoken to audiences of over 40,000, she brings dynamic stage presence infused with authenticity, humor, and depth. Author of three bestselling books, Rachael-Jayne delivers proven tools for grounded leadership, personal mastery, and lasting impact.

Sarah Lillie is a teacher, mom, wife, and seeker of the sacred in the midst of ordinary life. She finds the Divine in music, creativity, deep conversation, relationships, and the courage to ask honest questions. She is passionate about creating spaces where people can come as they are, find their voice, and discover that they are deeply loved and worthy of belonging. In her classroom, Sarah is committed to creating a neurodiversity-affirming environment where students are presumed competent, supported in their communication, and given opportunities to grow in ways that honor who they are. She feels especially called to listen to and amplify the voices of those who have been overlooked, silenced, or marginalized, believing that every voice carries wisdom and that every person has something sacred to offer.

Minette Riordan is the creative guide women over 50 turn to when they feel lost, stuck, or uncertain about what comes next and are ready to reclaim purpose, creativity, and meaning in the second half of life.

A teacher, artist, writer, and expressive arts facilitator, Minette combines storytelling, journaling, intuitive art, and mythic wisdom to help women reconnect with the parts of themselves they may have set aside while caring for others, building careers, and meeting life’s many demands. Through her workshops, retreats, online programs, and the Sisterhood of Wisdom and Wonder, she guides women to become the Queen of Their Own Damn Story and design lives filled with greater authenticity, joy, and purpose.

Minette holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and is a former award-winning entrepreneur who has spent more than two decades helping others navigate meaningful personal and professional transformation. She lives in Loveland with her husband Brad, where she paints whimsical animals, drinks strong coffee, and remains endlessly inspired by stories, nature, and the creative process.

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Katy Owens, MOT, OTR/L, TPS, is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, occupational therapist, entrepreneur, educator, and advocate whose life has been shaped by the courage to begin again.

After joining the Coast Guard at 30, Katy went on to earn her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Colorado State University. Her own journey through chronic pain and chronic illness reshaped her understanding of strength, resilience, and what it means to create a meaningful life when the one you planned no longer fits.

Today, as the founder of Empowered Path Occupational Therapy, Katy helps people living with chronic pain and complex illness move beyond simply surviving their symptoms and toward lives built around meaning, identity, and possibility. As an educator and speaker, she brings together clinical expertise and lived experience to challenge traditional ideas about resilience.

Across military service, chronic illness, entrepreneurship, and advocacy, Katy has learned that courage isn’t always about pushing through. Sometimes, it’s having the willingness to change, to use your voice, and to build a life you never expected—but one that is deeply your own.

Mikki Gates is a global People & Culture executive, TEDx speaker and organizer, and longtime champion for inclusive leadership and human-centered workplaces. With more than two decades of experience leading teams across the globe, she is known for helping organizations — and individuals — find clarity, courage, and connection in moments of change.

But Mikki’s passion for “finding your voice” is also deeply personal. Ten years ago, an undiagnosed tumor growing in her heart quite literally began to steal her voice — a season that reshaped her understanding of identity, resilience, and the power of being heard.

Today, she speaks at the intersection of leadership, storytelling, and survival, helping others reclaim their voice, their confidence, and their impact.

Coach Shea has five years of experience supporting people as they navigate anxiety and difficult seasons of life. Her work is grounded in the belief that people can build a more peaceful, connected relationship with their minds and bodies—and turn chaotic thoughts into a safe place within themselves.

A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Shea has lived in Colorado for three years with her husband of 15 years and their five children, ages 7 to 13. In 2026, she served as president of the Noco Boss Babes Greeley chapter, supporting local entrepreneurs. Shea is also a speaker and author of three published books. Her memoir, Becoming Shea, shares short stories from her life through the lens of healing and mental health and is available on Amazon. She began her coaching business as a TikTok influencer, where she found a community as hypegirl.

Dr. Tiffany McBride weaves together two worlds: modern psychology and ancient healing. As a clinical psychotherapist and shamanic doctor, she has guided thousands of clients through transformation, blending evidence-based therapy with spiritual practice. She shares this work on stages and on her podcast, The Alchemy of Intuition: Rebirthing the Dark and Divine Feminine, where she explores intuition, healing, consciousness, and the human journey. A singer-songwriter at heart, Tiffany believes music is medicine, and her original songs carry the same message as her work: that every one of us holds the power to heal. At Her Voice Rising, she’s bringing that medicine through song.