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Beth Sirull serves as President and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego and helps people direct their money toward social issues they want to help solve throughout the community. 70% of the money go to secular causes. Beth is particularly passionate about supporting women. She describes how we can direct our money by asking about the companies, organizations and products we buy, invest in and gift our money to. 45% of US millionaires are women and that number will grow as we inherit more wealth.

Sarah Beach tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about her daughters' limiting beliefs about what girls could and could not do when they were middle-school age. She looked around for positive role models for her girls at the time and saw only boys doing exciting things. She founded and published STRONG: A Magazine for Girls, to show all girls that they can do whatever they can dream of and introduce them to girls just like them who are doing exciting things around the world.

Dr. Grace Lee tells her personal story that lead her to reach beyond abandonment as a child, to a successful, but unfulfilling career as a neuroscientist, and on to her present day vocational educational coach and founder of a new movement to empower people to choose careers that align with who they are, what they value and how they can make a difference in the world.

Tiffany Shlain asks key questions about how tech affects our lives and how she describes her family's "tech Shabbats" (a day of rest from screens) in her new book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. You don' t have to be Jewish or have any faith to take a day of rest and the benefits are abundant: more creativity, greater connections with the people in front of you, and more time to do what you love.

Susan Burrell talks with Dr. Nancy O'Reilly about her journey through a contentious divorce and how she used the tools she taught to others to discover who she was, love herself and become the happiest she has ever been. Her book, Live An Empowered Life! guides others through the journey, like going on a retreat in their own home.

Trudy Bourgeois challenges women to stop blaming men and each other for keeping us from achieving leadership and equality, and start playing. It’s time to create our individual consciousness and find a shared voice. Trudy and Dr. Nancy discuss women's responsibility to have courageous conversations and to cross differences to support one another. To achieve the shared goal of Equality for All, we need to lift as we rise. She challengers to reach out and help just one woman to transform the world.

Terra Renee tells Dr. Nancy O'Reilly her personal story that lead her to found African American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) to provide jobs for women of color in the entertainment industry, her role models, Dr. Martin Luther King and Mama Sarah Obama, and how her larger purpose of helping others is inspiring her to produce films and continue supporting women issues our society needs to solve.

Dr. Lois Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, and Dr. Nancy O'Reilly share ideas about the progress of women reaching equal leadership in business and the world. Dr. Lois tells her personal story from being told college was a waste of money to successful entrepeneur and best-selling author, and gives insights into what women need to reach the top.

Luz Reyes Martin talks about her childhood as an immigrant when she watched her undocumented classmates fear being separated from their parents and how it taught her how government can affect the lives of the people it serves. Now, she is President of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, a non-partisan group that helps get women elected to positions on every level. A mother of two young children and Executive Director of Communications for Santa Barbara City College, Luz says her most important job is to show her children what a woman leader looks like, so both her son and daughter have a correct vision of women's roles in our culture.

Barclay DeVeau is a writer, producer and director who has won several awards for film production including two Emmys. She tells the story of her career as a child actress and fledgling movie maker, famous directors who mentored her and how gender bias holds women back in the movie industry in spite of the statistics that show women-led movies show a greater return on investment. She is seeking funding for her first feature-length scripted film about a strong woman in conflict with a small southern town, "OPAL."

Aurora Winter tells about the ideas in her new book, Thought Leader Launch: 7 Ways to Make 7 Figures with Your Million-Dollar Message, and why people need to figure out their Massive Transformative Purpose to become a great leader. She tells her own purpose and why she loves to help others find theirs and teach them the skills to make them successful at creating their legacy.

Dr. Anita Perez Ferguson talks about what makes women effective public speakers, what her research showed about how women and minorities get to the C-Suite of Fortune 500 companies and why women need to support one another on issues they share. She also describes who can benefit from reading her new book, Women Seen and Heard Speaker's Journal, that she co-wrote with Dr. Lois Phillips.

David Robb tells how his mentors: his grandparents and parents instilled in him the spirit of giving and looking at the people of the world as one big family. He has founded the cruise line Utopia, as a luxury yacht with 190 private suites, plus a 5-star hotel and resort with a central mission of philanthropy to join people together to help the people of the world.

Ed Martin tells about his career as a marketing professional at fortune 500 companies and how he created omni-wins for the company and the charitable organizations seeking funds through engaging their help in marketing research. Now as Chief Omni-Win Officer for 5th Element Group he continues to link causes with funds and solutions to solve some of the world's biggest problems.

Rayona Sharpnack shares the background behind her lifetime work toward achieving complete gender partnership between men and women and why it's an integral part of the solution to problems that threaten our world. Having taught or coached over 20,000 people in business and government, Rayona has founded and serves as CEO to two institutes for the empowerment of women.

Jamia Wilson tells her life story and what propelled her to be the writer, outspoken advocate for feminism and social change that she is today. Jamia says yes to opportunities to use her voice and that includes being the youngest and first woman of color to publish and serve as executive director of the Feminist Press. A prolific author and speaker, her perspective is grounded in the powerful women who guided her, her mother and grandmother and others who are leaders in their fields.

Tabby Biddle tells how she found her inner power and now works with women to find their power and coaches them to speak on the TEDx stage and other influential leadership platforms. She also talks about how 50 Women Can Change the World in Media and Entertainment transformed many women's careers and more cohort gatherings in Hollywood to amplify women's voices and gain equity.

Paige Oxendine talks about how she was instilled with good values and the importance of contributing to your community. She co-founded a women's network called Rosie to connect women with opportunities and works at MSU's e-Factory to help entrepeneurs discover the next big thing--all work to do well while doing good and helping women claim their power.

Sarah Acer tells her personal story about how she came to be passionate about serving the under-served communities; the founding of her company, Align Communication & Creative, which is a women-owned collective that works with organizations to challenge the status quo, solve complex problems and drive social change; and Solve4XX an initiative that helps women develop their own business start-ups through a 24-hour hackathon, and more.

Kathy Caprino tells her personal story of how she was successful as a corporate vice president, but unhappy in life, and her journey to figure out who she is and what she wanted to do in life. As an executive coach, she helps others do the same, close their own power gaps and finding bravery to pursue their life's purpose.