Inspiring, Motivating, Empowering Keynote Speakers
Powerful voices. Remarkable stories. Conversations you won't want to miss.
America’s Acclaimed Victims’ Rights Advocate on Fighting for Justice & the Stories That Matter Saturday 1:30
America’s acclaimed victims’ rights advocate, New York Times bestselling author, legal commentator and host of Crime Stories with Nancy Grace brings her powerful perspective to the Dallas Women’s Expo. Hear Nancy share her passion for justice, the stories that matter and the lessons she’s learned from a career dedicated to giving victims a voice.
Rapper, Fashion & Beauty Entrepreneur, and Love & Hip Hop Star on Redefining the Modern “Girl Boss” Sunday 1:30
Forbes Magazine said it best: “How Rapper Turned Entrepreneur Rasheeda Frost Is Redefining ‘Girl Boss.’” From music and television to fashion and beauty, Rasheeda Frost has transformed her passion into a powerful multi-business empire. Join Rasheeda as she shares the mindset, ambition and strategy behind her success—and what it takes to keep growing, evolving and empowering the next generation of women entrepreneurs.
Actress, Producer, Media Personality & Philanthropist on Success, Resilience & Moving Forward Saturday 1:00
Claudia Jordan has built a dynamic career across television, radio, entertainment and entrepreneurship—and she’s no stranger to reinvention. As an actress, producer, media personality and podcast host, Claudia brings an honest perspective on navigating challenges, finding your strength and continuing to move forward. Join her for a candid conversation about resilience, success and creating your next chapter.
Actress, TV Personality & Philanthropist on Living Boldly, Embracing Reinvention & Staying True to Yourself Sunday 1:00
From reality TV to entertainment, fashion and philanthropy, LeeAnne Locken has never been afraid to take chances, reinvent herself and live life on her own terms. Join LeeAnne for a candid and inspiring conversation about confidence, reinvention, staying true to yourself and embracing whatever comes next.
Big Ideas. Real Advice. Inspiring Voices.
Hear from experts bringing fresh perspectives, practical insights and real-world advice across finance, health & wellness, entrepreneurship, careers, pursuing your passions, home, fashion and more.
Shampaigne Graves spent her last twenty dollars on a Facebook ad for a business she couldn’t yet afford to run. That business became BOLDIFI, an accredited institution now teaching women entrepreneurs in over 20 languages. In this keynote, Shampaigne shares the real story behind BOLDIFI, from a failed $30,000 wellness business to a coworking space brunch and learn to two years of grief and caretaking that nearly ended it all. It’s an honest look at what it actually takes to build something that lasts, and proof that you don’t need much to start, just the willingness to bet on yourself first.
Experience the power of women lifting each other up through music! Texas Harmony brings an uplifting performance featuring inspiring anthems including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, I Will Survive, and Girl on Fire. Their powerful voices celebrate the strength, joy, and resilience of women—and the incredible things we can accomplish together.
Feel like something is off—even when tests are normal? Learn why your body sends signals before disease appears, how toxic load impacts health, and how to restore your body’s natural ability to rebalance.
When life throws you off track, learn how to turn life’s detours into a compass guiding you to your next right step, even when you’re on Plan C.
What if improving balance, stability, and performance could happen in minutes? Experience wearable neurotech in action as we demonstrate how SuperPatch activates natural neurological responses—helping enhance performance, recovery, and overall wellness without drugs or chemicals.
Most of us choose our healthcare from the options we’re given. But what if the best option for you was never on the list? Join the healthcare conversation you were never invited to. Come curious—and leave with a whole new perspective.
You can change your circumstances without changing the internal patterns that taught you pressure equals safety.
That’s why so many capable, successful women finally reach the thing they wanted more money, greater freedom, a better relationship, a growing career & still find themselves bracing for something to go wrong, manufacturing urgency, or moving the finish line before they’ve even arrived.
In this powerful and deeply relatable seminar, Alyssa reveals why the nervous system often clings to familiar stress long after survival is no longer required.
Through personal storytelling, practical nervous-system education, and moments of honest self-reflection, Alyssa helps us recognize the hidden ways they recreate heaviness & begin choosing a different relationship with success.
Explore how stress shapes your eating patterns — and why willpower isn’t the problem. Leave with a clearer sense of what your body has been trying to tell you so you can respond differently.
Discover hidden toxins in everyday products affecting your health. Learn how small exposures build over time, why detox often fails, and simple ways to reduce your toxic load and support your body naturally.
Discover how life insurance, diversification, multiple income streams, AI-driven investment opportunities and 401(k) strategies can work together to build financial resilience, protect your family, and create greater confifence for retirement – while uncovering opportunities you may not know you have.
Chef Cassondra explores how thoughtfully prepared meals can support chronic disease management, healthy aging, and everyday wellness—helping women care for themselves, their families, and older adults without carrying the entire burden alone at mealtime.
With a passion for helping individuals and families navigate life’s financial challenges, Jenna combines technical knowledge with a compassionate, client-first approach. Whether you’re buying a home, saving for education or planning for retirement, her mission is to empower you with the confidence and strategies to achieve lasting financial As a single mom, Jenna understand’s firsthand the importance of building financial security, planning for the unexpected and creating opportunities for the future. My move to Texas to be closer to family reinforced her belief that financial advice isn’t just about numbers — it’s about supporting the people and goals that matter most.
What happens when the woman you’ve been no longer fits where you’re going? Discover how to release outdated identities, reclaim your confidence, and intentionally reset for the career, life, leadership, and possibilities waiting ahead!
Get ready to move! Experience a fun, high-energy sample of Fly Dance Fitness’ signature Throw Down® format featuring choreographed dance, hip-hop throwbacks and top hits. You’ll warm up, learn a routine and finish with a cool-down. Come ready to dance!
Women MEAN Business LIVE
DFWs Most Influential Entrepreneurs Share their Journey...Hear firsthand stories, business strategies, branding insights, and real entrepreneurial journeys from DFW’s most respected women in business.
From launching brands to scaling companies and building generational wealth, Women Mean Business LIVE delivers authentic conversations designed to inspire and empower on the Main Stage Saturday at 11:30
Tamara Johnson is an educator, motivational speaker, host, comedian and entrepreneur who turned her passion for helping women feel confident and supported into a growing activewear and shapewear brand. Through NWNJ Active and NWNJ Sculpt, she creates thoughtfully designed pieces that help women feel comfortable, confident and empowered in their own bodies.
But her entrepreneurial journey goes beyond what she sells. Tamara brings her message of confidence, authenticity and purpose to the stage, in the classroom and through her business. Hear how she built a brand around helping women show up fully as themselves—and the lessons she’s learned along the way—at Women Mean Business LIVE.
What happens when you build a business around something you genuinely believe can change people’s lives? For Deborah McFarland, it became a nearly decade-long entrepreneurial journey. As the owner and operator of **OsteoStrong Carrollton—one of the oldest and largest OsteoStrong centers in the United States—**Deborah has built her business around helping people protect their strength, balance, mobility and independence as they age. With the center approaching its 10th anniversary,
Deborah continues to champion education around bone health while proving that a successful business can be driven by both purpose and impact. Join Deborah at Women Mean Business LIVE for her story of building a business with purpose.
Join Ciara at Women Mean Business LIVE to hear how she’s helping build a locally owned business around thoughtful design, strong client relationships and a better way to experience remodeling with her company, Cabinet IQ Fort Worth, a locally owned cabinetry and remodeling company helping Fort Worth homeowners transform kitchens, bathrooms and custom spaces. From design and detailed planning to installation and project coordination, Ciara is focused on making the remodeling process more organized, personal and approachable.
Her business philosophy is simple: listen closely, solve the details early and create spaces that truly work for the people who live in them.
Quineice Sheppard is an author, speaker and founder who has spent years creating platforms that encourage and empower women. Since 2009, she has authored and published multiple books and founded I Am The Chase Ministries, bringing women together through conference gatherings and continuing that work today through podcasts.A communications graduate with more than 20 years of professional experience in legal support roles, Quineice has built her work around communication, connection and helping others grow.
Today, she continues to serve her Dallas community while using her voice and platform to foster sisterhood and encourage women to pursue personal growth and purpose. Join Quineice at Women Mean Business LIVE for an inspiring conversation about purpose, perseverance and using your voice to make an impact.
Making a move takes courage. Building a business takes even more. Tanisha Thorpe is building her name across Dallas-Fort Worth as a Realtor known for results, honesty and a deeply personal approach to business. She helps first-time buyers, sellers and renters navigate some of life’s biggest decisions—while building a business rooted in trust, relationships and results. An East Coast native who made her own leap from the DC, Maryland, Virginia area to DFW, Tanisha understands what it means to take a risk, start fresh and create your own path.
Hear how Tanisha is turning bold moves into business momentum at Women Mean Business LIVE.
From more than 38 years in the beauty industry to building her own wellness brand, Rasheen Carter has turned experience, expertise and a passion for helping others into entrepreneurship. A licensed cosmetology instructor, certified herbalist and entrepreneur, Rasheen founded ReGrowIt Wellness to bring together natural hair care, scalp wellness and holistic self-care.
Her journey is about more than creating products—it’s about recognizing a need, building a business around it and creating solutions that help people feel their best. Hear Rasheen share the lessons, challenges and motivation behind building ReGrowIt Wellness at Women Mean Business LIVE.
Entrepreneurs Tamaria Turner and Jessica Miles turned their personal experiences into a shared vision: creating a business that helps women look good, feel confident and embrace who they are. As co-owners of Sista’s Fashion Boutique & Tax Service, they’ve built a brand centered on affordable fashion, confidence, empowerment and self-expression.
Their journey is rooted in resilience, determination and the belief that women should never be afraid to be bold, confident and unapologetically themselves. Hear how Tamaria and Jessica turned their vision into a growing business—and the lessons they’ve learned along the way—at Women Mean Business LIVE.
With a lifelong love of paper, books, journaling and all things stationery, CourDiva’s Cards and Invitations began creating custom invitations and stationery in 2007 after designing a wedding invitation that sparked something bigger. When she couldn’t find planners that reflected her own personality and style, she began combining and customizing store-bought pieces to create exactly what she envisioned—eventually turning that creativity into products for family, friends and customers.
Today, she creates custom planners, journals, cards, invitations and stationery designed to make everyday moments and special occasions feel uniquely personal. Her philosophy is simple: don’t settle for ordinary when you can have something extraordinary—and every piece should tell a story that feels distinctly your own.
Dr. Angela Covington is an entrepreneur, business leader, and longtime advocate for helping others build stronger financial futures. With more than 16 years of experience and a PhD in Business & Accounting, she has turned her expertise into a growing business while creating opportunities to help families, entrepreneurs, and fellow tax professionals thrive.
Her entrepreneurial journey is a reminder that building a successful business is about more than having a great idea—it takes knowledge, resilience, integrity, relationships, and the courage to keep growing. Dr. Covington believes in using what you know to create opportunities, serve others, and build something that can make a lasting difference in your community.
At Women Mean Business, she shares the lessons, mindset, and experiences behind her journey as an entrepreneur—and why the best is always yet to come.
La’tia S. Bibbs a.k.a “Lola” is an entrepreneur and beauty industry professional with a passion for innovation, beauty, and transformative self-care. As the Founder, CEO & Creator of ATLANTIQ SKIN, she is driven by a vision to bridge scientific innovation with the art of beauty, creating elevated solutions for skin, scalp, and hair.
ATLANTIQ SKIN is an elevated skincare and haircare brand where science, innovation, and beauty converge, offering thoughtfully developed solutions designed to support the health, appearance, and care of skin, scalp, and hair.