Deb Dutcher is a former high-tech senior manager who left the corporate world after 25 years to form her own company, Energy Unlimited. Deb's company consists of individual entrepreneurs who focus on sharing great health products from Usana Health Sciences and growing their distribution networks.

Deb's team is now world-wide and numbers over 600 distributors and 1200 customers. While building her business over the past six years, Deb went through some personal hardships, including a divorce and the loss of her son, but kept her optimistic outlook and created a life of financial freedom. Deb will share with you how she made the transition from corporate life and the resulting freedom and financial security.

As the founder of ICIA, Dene Ballantine continues to produce inspiring results in her life and empowers others to do the same. She is an award-winning harpist, developer of SNAP! Technology for profound and quick personal change and the founder of Neokorum, a leadership development program for young adults.

As State Director Elect and 535 Liaison for Concerned Women for America, Dene won the first national award given to a State 535 Liaison member for her work in developing and implementing programs for the state of New Jersey and creating and coordinating lobbying of Congressional members.

As one of CNBC's recognized experts on work-life balance issues, Jane Angelich has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs. She contributes to the Wall Street Journal column on “Work and Life” and has written for national trade and general audience magazines. With her high profile as a businesswoman and a mom, Jane has also been the subject of numerous articles including features on her in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, among others.

Beth Rypins is a speaker and author of the Fear Free series: Simple Steps To Handle Fear. As a stroke survivor who became two-time whitewater world champion, Beth knows first hand about overcoming obstacles and handling fear. She is renowned worldwide as a kayaker, raft guide, and expedition leader.

Beth has been featured on ABC Sports, ESPN, the Outdoor Life Network, Oxygen, as a spokesperson for Chevy Trucks, and in National Geographic and Outside Magazines. Beth has shared her inspiring stories of adventure, teamwork and handling fear with audiences as diverse as the National Geographic Society and Corona Beer.

Ellen Looyen, Founder of Ellen Looyen Communications, has provided branding, marketing and sales training expertise to major corporations, non-profits and individuals, since 1988. Her innovative techniques are endorsed by best-selling authors, Jay Levinson (Guerrilla Marketing) and CJ Hayden (Get Clients Now).

Brands are everywhere… and their influence is persuasive in our marketplace and our culture. Differentiation and emotional connection are the keys to successful branding. Professional branding isn't just for companies, products and services anymore… it's also for individuals wanting to create a valuable, compelling and memorable identity and a more charismatic and persuasive presence (to attract more of what they want in their lives). Ellen will share twenty years of insider techniques and her Seven Secrets for creating and projecting a more charismatic brand identity.

Cheryl Fidelman trained as an actress at New York's HB Studio and spent 7 years on the acting circuit. She performed off-Broadway with the Black Moon Theatre Company, competed in New York's Strawberry Festival, was cast in several independant films and had a 2 year run with the New York Comedy Club's improv team 'Grown Up's Playground'. Cheryl received the International Shakespeare Scholar Certificate from Cambridge University (UK) and continued her studies in Literature at Sarah Lawrence College (NY). After 2 years of rigorous training and competition on the Bay Area slam poetry scene, she earned the semi-finalist slot in 3 cities and is now performing nationally.

As spokeswoman/editor for Powerful Women International, Cheryl is part of an extraordinary team whose purpose is to build a global community of women who are out to support each other in fulfilling their dreams. Her goal as a performer is to empower her audience to do the same. She can be seen in upcoming Roman Drake film entitled "Angela" and in the upcoming original play, "Anatomy." Cheryl is now hard at work fulfilling on a long time dream of performing in her own one woman show.

Valeri Bocage has been assisting people in living their dreams for over 15 years. She has inspired hundreds of people to fulfill on their life's mission. She has coached authors, entrepreneurs, parents, families, public speakers and artists to expand their vision for what was possible in their professional and personal lives.

Valeri was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. As a result of Hurricane Katrina, Valeri lost EVERYTHING, except her indominable spirit and true passion for life. She took the loss as an opportunity to start a whole new life. She moved to San Francisco to fulfill on her dream of "EMPOWERING WOMEN TO EMPOWER THE WORLD." Now, only a year old, Powerful Women International is doing just that.