Mariella Frostrup is the Founder of Menopause Mandate in the UK and the Co-Chair of the US chapter. Mariella Frostrup is one of the UK’s most respected broadcasters and columnists. Her contribution to arts and literature along with her advocacy on gender and social issues have placed her at the forefront of the cultural landscape. She made the groundbreaking BBC1 documentary The Truth about Menopause and she currently presents her own daily show on Times Radio covering issues of the day.

Naomi  Watts is an award-winning actor, producer, activist, and Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Stripes. After being thrown for a loop with early menopause, Naomi felt it was high time for menopause to take center stage, which is why she created Stripes and is heading up Menopause Mandate. As Naomi has discovered, menopause may be a part of midlife, but midlife is a lot more than just menopause..

Owner and CEO of Intuitive Events - the team behind Menopause Mandate, The MenoChannel, Women in Work, Let’s All Talk Menopause, Let’s all Talk Mental Health & The Fertility Show. Mother of two - a teenager and a toddler (long story), passionate about helping others through some of the same struggles that have impacted her life.

Melissa has been in the media business for over 25 years, and is quite passionate about educating women with evidence-based information about how to thrive during menopause. She is the Co-Founder of Intuitive Events US and the host of MenoChannel in the US, and will use whatever platform she can to educate women about menopausal symptoms so they don’t suffer in silence.

Karen Duffy is a NY Times bestselling author of four books that reflect the radiant influence of Stoic Philosophy. The most recent, “Wise Up,” was a #1 bestseller in both humor and Philosophy and was one of Oprah’s top ten most anticipated books. Her career ignited as an MTV VJ, back when the M stood for music. She is a patient advocate for the US Pain foundation, as she lives with sarcoidosis of the central nervous system and chronic pain. She is a former Miss Coney Island Mermaid Queen, Winner of the Ernest Borgnine Lookalike Contest, and was on People Magazine’s Worst Dressed List.

Tamsen Fadal is an Emmy award-winning journalist who took her storytelling skills beyond the news desk. With a passion for authentic conversations, she became a digital content creator, author, and podcaster. Now, her focus is on redefining menopause discussions on a global scale.

Through her books and podcast, Tamsen shares personal growth insights and engages in thought-provoking discussions. It was her own experience with menopause that ignited her advocacy work and determination to combat stigma and educate others.

Tamsen is a strong voice for Breast Cancer Awareness after losing her mother to the disease in 1990 and her stepmother in 2021. She is a Board member of Let’s Talk Menopause and is a National Board Member of Best Buddies International.

Carla Hall first won over audiences when she competed on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef: All Stars” and shared her philosophy to always cook with love. She is a trained chef who has worked in several professional restaurant kitchens in and around the Washington, D.C. area and believes food connects us all, a belief she strives to convey through her work, her cooking, and in her daily interactions with others.

Carla spent 7 years co-hosting ABC’s Emmy award winning, popular lifestyle series “The Chew”, and is currently featured on the Food Network as a judge on competition shows such as “Summer, Thanksgiving, Holiday and Halloween Baking Championships”. Her latest cookbook, Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, was published in 2018, landing on annual "Best Cookbook" lists across the country and receiving an NAACP Image Awards nomination.

Hall has also published a children’s book, Carla and the Christmas Cornbread (2021), a heartwarming tale loosely based on Hall’s childhood growing up in Nashville, TN.

Stacy London is best known as the co-host of the iconic TLC show, What Not To Wear. She was a regular correspondent on the Today Show, The Oprah Show, Access Hollywood, The View, and Rachael Ray for many years. Amazon has announced her new TV show with Clinton Kelly called Wear Whatever The F You Want, slated to air in 2025. She served as the spokesperson for Pantene, Dr. Scholls, Lee Jeans, and Woolite. Her book, The Truth About Style, was a NYT bestseller. Stacy also co-founded the brand State Of Menopause to address issues surrounding the menopause experience. She is an advisor to Evernow, a telehealth and menopause treatment platform, and Flow Heath, a media platform for women’s health. She is on The Board of Directors for two non-profit organizations, Chronicon Foundation and Glam4Good. Her experience in the women’s health space propelled her back to fashion to help people in mid-life find a new sense of self-esteem and power in aging. She currently has a fashion brand exclusive to QVC. 

As an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner, Julianna Margulies has achieved success in television, theatre, and film. She can currently be seen starring as Laura Peterson on Apple TV+'s The Morning Show. Margulies previously starred as Alicia Florrick on the long-running hit CBS show The Good Wife, which she also produced, and is also well known for her role as one of the original cast members of ER. More recently, Margulies has starred on critically acclaimed series including Billions and The Hot Zone. Julianna has added author to her list of credits with the recent release of her memoir, Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life. She has been involved with Project ALS and Erin's Law and is also a board member of the New York City- based MCC Theater company. She resides in New York City with her husband and son.

Roma Torre’s broadcasting career spans 35 years. A recipient of multiple Emmys and more than 40 other broadcasting awards, she’s best known for her 28 years at NY1 where she was the channel’s midday anchor and chief theatre critic.

Roma began her television career at Channel 2 News as a writer and producer before moving on to News-12 Long Island, the nation’s first 24-hour local news channel where she anchored, reported, and reviewed film and theatre.

After five years at News-12, Roma returned to New York City, the first reporter hired at NY1, to become weekend anchor and reporter. She moved up to anchoring the highly rated weekday mornings as well as the station’s award-winning political program Inside City Hall. She co-created and contributed to NY1 On Stage, the channel’s weekly theatre program.

Besides anchoring NY1’s Your News Now, Live At Noon, Roma’s great passion has always been the theatre. She has seen and reviewed more than 3000 productions, most of them on Broadway.

Currently, Roma is co-host and moderator of “The 5 of Us”, a weekly podcast alongside four former colleagues. The five women discuss the perils and pitfalls of the workplace that effect women from early career to retirement. Episodes focus on such issues as age and gender discrimination, work/life balance, menopause, pay inequity and many more.

Roma is also continuing to critique theater on the website NY Stage Review where she is routinely quoted on Broadway marquees.

In 2015 she co-produced a Netflix documentary about the inequities of health care for women in Africa narrated by Meryl Streep entitled Shout Gladi Gladi.

Roma is a graduate of Tufts University.

A colon cancer survivor, Roma is a staunch advocate of early screening while serving on the National Council of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and as a celebrity ambassador for the American Cancer Society.

In 2019 Roma was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle honoring her for lifetime achievement in newscasting.

Dr. Julianne Arena is a double board-certified OB-GYN and Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. Dr. Arena graduated Cum Laude from Harvard University and received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. After successfully running a large private OB-GYN practice for 15 years, Dr. Arena was enlightened to discover integrative and functional medicine. She went on to complete a fellowship and board certification from the American Academy of Anti- Aging and Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. Arena opened her own practice, Waves of Awakening Center for Personalized Medicine with the mission to help others experience their own awakening. She received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2022 from Freedom Practice Coaching and has been listed by Marquis Who’s Who in America 2023, celebrated for her dedication to the field of Medicine.

Dr. Arena is passionate about getting to the root cause of what is happening with women throughout their health journey leading up to, through menopause, and beyond. She has further interest and expertise in balancing hormones and empowering women to achieve optimal wellness.

As a leader in the field of women’s health and hormones, Dr. Arena has written countless articles related to gut health and balancing hormones and the importance of intimacy and connection. She has also been featured as an expert in several magazines, and been a guest on many podcasts.

Dr. Rebecca Brightman is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a Board Certified OBGYN in New York City. After 30 years in private practice in New York City, her clinical practice is now limited to gynecology with expertise in taking care of women of all ages with a focus on women’s health during midlife and beyond.

Dr. Brightman is an active member of The Menopause Society (formerly known as NAMS), the International Menopause Society, European Menopause and Andropause Society, and ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health).

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Brightman has served on various Advisory Boards related to women’s health and has lectured extensively on women’s health-related issues. Throughout her career, Dr. Brightman has been featured on national television and in media publications and is thrilled to be a part of the Menopause Mandate team of Medical Experts.

Dr. Angela DeRosa, DO, MBA, CPE, is a dynamic professional on a mission to change the face of women’s health and wellness. As a respected, internationally recognized authority on women’s hormonal health, Dr. DeRosa understands the range of health issues women face leading up to and during menopause as she was in full-blown menopause by the age of 35. Dr. DeRosa has more than 25 years of experience in the medical field, both on the pharmaceutical side and in clinical practice; having founded several practices specializing in women’s health and hormonal replacement over the years.

Dr. DeRosa’s enthusiasm for educating patients on the realities of menopause and the risk factors of hormonal health imbalances has never waned. It was the driving force behind her first bestselling book, How Your Doctor Is Slowly Killing You: A Woman’s Health Survival Guide. Her book, along with its controversial title, caught the attention of the public, media, and the medical community. She received an avalanche of requests from physicians across the country wanting to learn more. In 2018, she heeded their call by launching The Hormonal Health Institute: Executive Instruction for Medical Professionals, a hormonal healthcare consultancy designed to instruct medical providers and provide practice development training on bio-identical hormone replacement therapies.

In addition, to her educational and clinical activities, Dr. DeRosa serves as the medical director and a board member for Belmar Pharma Solutions where she provides clinical and scientific-technical support for all aspects of the business as well as clinical expertise for internal and external customers.

Dr. DeRosa is an advisor to the European Menopause and Andropause Society, a member of the International Menopause Society, International Society of the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and a researcher on women’s health issues.

Dr. Rebecca is the Chief Medical Officer for Gennev. Her expertise in women's health began in residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her experience as an OB/GYN clinician educator and researcher at the University of Washington, clinical OB at Swedish Medical Center and now Director of Menopause at the Swedish Women's Clinic has fueled her pursuit of women's health. She lives in Seattle with her husband and children and loves to travel.

Dr. Alexa Fiffick is a highly esteemed concierge family medicine practitioner in Westlake, OH. Dr. Fiffick’s passion for women’s health inspired her to complete a Women’s Health Fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, where she received comprehensive training in a wide range of women’s health issues, such as menopause, sexual dysfunction and vulvar pain. As a concierge physician, Dr. Fiffick works with each patient to develop an individualized care plan that addresses their specific health needs. She believes in empowering patients to take an active role in their health and well-being by providing them with the education and resources they need to make informed decisions.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist from Tulane University. She is a Louisiana State University Medical Center graduate and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).

Dr. Haver was a clinical professor at UTMB and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Haver has served as a Hospitalist, Associate Residency Director, and Assistant Professor in her career. In 2021 she opened Mary Claire Wellness, a clinic dedicated to caring for the menopausal patient.

Dr. Haver has amassed over 3 million followers across social media by posting advice for women going through menopause. She understands that menopause healthcare is in dire need of change and is proud to be leading the conversation.

Following the national success of her bestselling book and online program, The Galveston Diet, Dr. Haver is working on her second book, The New Menopause, which will be released in the Spring of 2024.

Lizellen La Follette, MD, is a globally recognized, board-certified OB-GYN leader, educator and researcher focused on comprehensive healthcare for women, safe birth, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) deliveries, along with aging strategies before, during and after menopause.

She graduated from Harvard in Scandinavian and Germanic literature, not knowing her career path. Although she had been working summers with a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon, she loved acting. She moved to New York and began in the Circle in the Square summer acting program.

Recognizing that financing her career might prove difficult, she got a job at Lehman Brothers helping its international advisory group manage the Central Bank of Zaire’s debt.

Although the monthly trips on the Concorde to Paris then connecting to Kinshasa were glamorous, she came to appreciate Central Africa’s pressing need for medical care. Seeing the poverty and deformities suffered by so many people from lack of good medical care, she realized she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.

After both medical school and residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, she returned to the Bay Area where she has been a board certified Ob/Gyn since 1995.

Today, in addition to caring for patients in her private OB-GYN & Aesthetics practice in Greenbrae, California, Dr. La Follette is a medical advisor and consultant to innovative technology start-ups immersed in improving women’s health. She sits on the Board of Trustees of the Buck Institute and serves on its Research on Aging’s Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity & Equality (CRLE). Her passion on the topic of menopause is always evident when educating patients as well as in interviews with publications such as Glamour Magazine and the Marin Independent Journal..

Dr. Sharon Malone is the Chief Medical Advisor to Alloy Women’s Health and a DC-based OB/GYN and Certified Menopause Practitioner on a mission to empower women to take charge of their health.

With appearances on The Michelle Obama Podcast, Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want: A Conversation on Menopause, Today Show and more, Dr. Sharon is a nationally known expert in women’s health and a vocal advocate for menopause awareness and evidence-based information about hormone replacement therapy. She is a firm believer that all women should be able to make decisions regarding their health and quality of life based on facts – not fear.

She co-authored the Washington Post Op-Ed, America Lost Its Way on Menopause Research, which since publication spawned a movement for upcoming legislation in Congress to increase the allocation of funds dedicated to women's health in midlife and correct the record on menopause.

Dr. Malone graduated cum laude from Harvard with a degree in Psychology and Social Relations followed by Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Upon completing her residency at The George Washington University, she served women across Washington DC in her almost 30 years as a practicing Ob/Gyn

Her first book, Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy, is due out in April 2024.

Mary Jane Minkin, MD, is clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the Yale University School of Medicine, and has been in private practice in New Haven (CT) for more than 40 years. Dr. Minkin is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and she practices at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Minkin has been Director of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Menopause clinic in the Division of Gynecological Oncology, in the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven Hospital since 2008. She has also been Director of the Yale Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (YOGS) since its inception in 2006.

Often interviewed and quoted in the print and broadcast media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, many popular magazines such as People Magazine, and BuzzFeed.

Philip M. Sarrel, M.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Sciences and Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. He has been a member of the full-time Faculty since 1967.

Dr. Sarrel is the founder of the Yale Teenage Pregnancy Program, the Yale Menopause Program and, with Lorna Sarrel, the Yale Sex Counseling Service.

Through the Sex Counseling Service, a function of the Dept of Psychiatry at the University Health Services, the Sarrels worked with almost 10,000 Yale students, faculty and employees over a 40 year period. (1969-2009).

Dr. Sarrel is retired. Since 2014, he has dedicated his professional activities to a non-profit women’s health educational foundation, The Advancing Health After Hysterectomy Foundation (AHAH). Resources for healthcare providers and women consumers are available at the AHAH website: www.menopauselearning.com

Andrea Singer, M.D. FCAP, CCD is Associate Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. After graduating from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Dr. Singer completed her residency training in internal medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center and then served as chief medical resident before joining the full-time faculty. She has also completed a certificate in sexuality counseling and education through the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work. Dr. Singer is currently Division Chief of Women’s Primary Care within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist, is Director of the Bone Densitometry Program, and is the Medical Director of the Fracture Liaison Service focusing on secondary fracture prevention.

Dr. Singer is an internationally known expert in bone health. She is Chief Medical Officer of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (formerly the National Osteoporosis Foundation). She is also a member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation's Capture the Fracture Governance Committee.

Dr. Singer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. She is also an active member of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, and The Menopause Society. In keeping with her goal to provide comprehensive care for women across the lifespan, her interests include the primary care of women, osteoporosis, midlife women’s health, menopause, sexuality and sexual dysfunction, and weight management, and she has published and lectured extensively in these areas. She is the director of the Reproduction Module and the Human Sexuality Course at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Dr. Sophocles has been a practicing Ob/Gyn for over 25 years. She is a nationally recognized thought leader in menopause and female sexual function and the host of a livestream show, GyneCollege. She is a frequent guest on Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio with Miriam Greene. She is certified by the American Board of Ob/Gyn. She is a nationally certified menopause practitioner by the North American Menopause Society. She has been recognized for her contributions to gynecology and as such has been named a fellow of both the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases.

She was one of the first U.S clinicians to recognize the need for a non-estrogen option to treat vaginal atrophy in breast cancer survivors and pioneered the use of Co2 laser both intravaginally and on the vulva; she has taught clinicians this technology on five continents and has been an advocate for women’s health, reproductive and sexual rights in the U.S and abroad.

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is a leader in preventive cardiology, now in private practice in New York City. She is the CEO and Founder of Adesso, a med-tech innovation to identify and decrease the risk of women’s cardiovascular disease and bring prevention to every woman regardless of location or circumstance. Dr. Suzanne launched heart disease prevention programs at three leading academic hospitals in New York City. She published Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum’s Heart Book: Every Woman’s Guide to a Heart Healthy Life and has been a national spokesperson for Go Red through the American Heart Association for nearly two decades. She has served on the national medical advisory board of multiple companies and is a frequent guest on notable television shows such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oz, The Doctors and more. She often lectures, participates in panels and podcasts, and is regularly interviewed for her medical perspective.

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society (formerly known as NAMS). In addition to authoring numerous scientific publications, she has written multiple books. Her most recent releases are Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina and Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist’s Guide to Turning Down the Heat. She is the host of Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information Podcast.

Dr. Kristi Tough-DeSapri truly believes that women deserve to function at optimal health and are gatekeepers to their families’ health. She started Bone & Body Women’s Health with the goal of matching what midlife women want from a medical visit with her desire to spend quality time and expertise with her patients.

As a national leader in the field of bone health and menopause, she speaks annually at regional and national academic conferences and sits on several medical society committees including the Association of Bone Mineral Research, Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) and The Menopause Society (formerly known as NAMS).

Ashly Balding is Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer for Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), serving over 250 of the world’s most prestigious four-and five-star hotels and resorts and is the world’s leading independent Global Sales Organization dedicated to developing the meeting, incentive, convention, and exhibition marketplace exclusively for its prestigious membership portfolio. In addition to her leadership role at ALHI, Ashly is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and volunteers her time to non-profits. She is committed to sharing her own heart health battle and the importance of considering estrogen as a tool for protecting against heart disease.

Amy Blackman is a Brooklyn, NY native. After receiving an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia, she moved to LA and had a successful 18 year run in the music industry, managing the global businesses of multi-Grammy Award winning music artists and producers. Her career culminated in being named a Cultural Ambassador for the US State Department, producing public diplomacy missions in regions that had never before seen live music from the West. Dreams fulfilled, she sold her house, quit her job, and attended Georgetown University for a Global Executive MBA. She was recruited to run the North America subsidiary of a global multimedia design agency, then became VP at Contend Immersive, working with rogue, vanguard and brilliant strategists, designers, artists, and branders. She later launched Fruition Co., an innovation strategy consultancy that coalesces her life, work, and academic adventures. As of 2022, she joined the C-Suite at Spiro, a global brand experience agency, as Thinking Partner and Futurist. For fun, Amy does international channel swimming expeditions.

Omisade Burney-Scott (she/her) is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller, and reproductive justice advocate. She is also the Creator and Chief Curatorial Officer of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause (BGG2SM), a Reproductive Justice multidisciplinary narrative and culture shift project focused on normalizing menopause by centering the stories of Black women, transgender, gender-expansive people, and other marginalized groups of the Global Majority.

BGG2SM creates peer learning exchanges to normalize the menopause experience for Black people globally. They are expanding their work with marginalized communities to amplify the voices of formerly incarcerated, differently-abled, and neurodivergent individuals. They partner with social justice organizations, cultural organizers, and creatives engaged in advocacy and policy change work.

Over the past 25 years, Omisade’s work has been grounded in social justice movement spaces focused on the liberation of marginalized people, beginning with her own community in the areas of racial, economic, reprodutive and healing justice.

She is a member of the 1999-2001 class of the William C. Friday Fellows for Human Relations, a 2003 Southeastern Council on Foundation’s Hull Fellow and a founding member NGAAP, the Next Generation of African American Philanthropy giving circle.

In 2023, she was selected for the Open Society Foundation's Soros Justice Fellowship to elevate the stories of formerly incarcerated and system-impacted people. Omisade has served on various nonprofit boards, including Fund for Southern Communities, Spirithouse South, Village of Wisdom, Working Films, and The Beautiful Project. She currently serves on the board of the National Menopause Foundation and the Honey Pot Company Pulse Panel. She is a 1989 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill.

Shannon Cohn is a filmmaker, lawyer and social movement builder who has worked across Africa, Europe, the Middle East & the Americas on topics related to gender equity in health. Her new PBS documentary BELOW THE BELT, executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Senator Orrin Hatch and Rosario Dawson, approaches women's health, and specifically endometriosis, as a social justice issue.

Shannon's films are catalyzing tools for multifaceted social impact plans that create meaningful changes in women's health. This includes dramatically increased research funding, federal policy changes, medical education initiatives and widespread public awareness. Shannon co-taught a Bioethics class at Harvard Medical School in 2023 utilizing BELOW THE BELT. The film has screened at over 20 medical schools including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Columbia as well as many universities around the world.

Shannon's previous film ENDO WHAT? was called "the first step in a plan for change" by Newsweek and "film of the year" by The Guardian. Before Shannon was a filmmaker, she practiced international law and was part of the team that prosecuted Enron Corp. in the largest white collar crime investigation in FBI history.

Kerri Devine is a writer, public speaker and community builder who is bringing her lifelong talent for purposeful expression to the shifting cultural conversation on midlife. Drawing on decades of accomplishment as a Fortune 500 marketing executive, ghostwriter, and coach, she inspires women, their families and communities to ask and answer the tough questions about the impact of perimenopause and menopause on a woman’s journey.

Kerri is the founder of @HotinCharleston, an intergenerational Instagram community, and host of Midlife Monologues 2023 and World Menopause Day Charleston 2022, for experts and creatives to share personal insights on the transitions affecting women from 30 to 70.

Kerri’s thought leadership on menopause is a natural convergence of her work as an essayist and communications executive supporting former Presidents, CEOs, and prominent public figures.

Kerri’s superpower is her special ability to reveal the essential truth that defines and connects people and ideas. She holds an MFA from Queens University and has received two nonfiction awards from Southern literary groups. Her work was chosen by Kelly Corrigan to appear in the anthology Nothing but the Truth So Help Me God: 73 Women on Life’s Transitions and is available on medium, Instagram @HotinCharleston and at kerridevine.com.

Julie Flakstad is a speaker, writer and founder of The Midlife Truth Project, an initiative aimed at better understanding the myriad of transitions that women face as they settle into their 40s + 50s. Having created and produced over 350 events, workshops and programs on women’s issues, Julie is passionate about bringing women together around complex and vulnerable topics. She’s currently working on a menopause documentary with LA-based production company, Critical Content, and a limited series Podcast slated to air in 2024. Her work was most recently featured in Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper.

Julie also serves as a mergers + acquisitions advisor helping entrepreneurs navigate the process of scaling and selling their businesses. Her other ventures include having founded and successfully sold Blow, The New York Blow Dry Bar, a pioneer in the blow dry care category. Julie holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Hamilton College. She lives in Old Greenwich, CT with her husband, two teenagers and Flatcoat Retrievers, Tiko + Bowie. Follow her @JulieFlakstad and learn more at julieflakstad.com.

Kacy Fleming is the CEO and founder of The Fuchsia Tent, and Kacy Fleming Consulting. She is a multiple award-winning well-being strategist and life-coach, with a Master’s in Organizational Psychology and a passion for helping businesses and women thrive together.

She spent over twenty years in biopharmaceuticals learning the importance of health education and community support, as well as the criticality of creating access to medications. Despite this knowledge, when perimenopause symptoms hit, Kacy fell victim to Google Search, and knew there had to be a better way to learn about the menopausal transition. That is why she created The Fuchsia Tent.

She is a published author and TEDx speaker who has appeared on numerous global podcasts talking about workplace well-being and menopause. She has authored articles on hot topics in the workplace ranging from menopause and mid-career transitions to flexible work, humane leadership, and the keys to employee engagement.

Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics and former director of English graduate studies at the University of Nevada in Reno. Studying the science and culture behind the way we speak, her new book Like Literally, Dude! Arguing for the Good in Bad English takes a fascinating look at the history and patterns behind the modern speech habits we love to hate. In addition to her many academic articles and books, she writes a monthly blog called “Language in the Wild” for Psychology Today, is a regular guest writer for the popular Grammar Girl podcast and has a lecture series, Language and Society, available with The Great Courses. Her popular facing work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Nature, Entrepreneur Magazine, Psychology Today Magazine, LitHub and The Conversation. Valerie has also appeared as an expert on numerous shows and podcasts including CBS News, NPR 1A, NPR Here and Now, NPR Day to Day, The Lisa Show, Alan Alda’s Clear and Vivid, Newsy’s The Why, The Gist, Real Fiction and the Wall Street Journal’s What’s News.

Pilar Guzmán is the Editorial Director of Oprah Daily, overseeing content strategy across the brand’s platforms. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Condé Nast Traveler and Martha Stewart Living, and the Founding Editor of the parenting magazine Cookie. Her most recent book, Patina Modern, is the #1 interior decorating book on Amazon.

Kristy Kade is the CEO of White Ribbon Alliance Global, a grassroots-network dedicated to women’s rights, health, and well-being. She previously served as Deputy Executive Director and Director of Advocacy and Programs. She was co-chair of What Women Want: Demands for Quality Healthcare from Women and Girls. Every dollar spent advocating what women want resulted in a $212 return in multi-government spending on women’s priorities—benefiting 500+ million people. She’s now committed to making ‘asking women’ global practice. Prior to joining WRA, Kristy served as the Director of Policy and Advocacy at PATH and Associate Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Pathfinder International.

Marcy Lynn Karin is a law professor, scholar, advocate and Director of the Legislation and Civil Rights Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia. Through the Clinic, she supervises students’ systemic reform work at the intersection of gender, disability and racial justice for community-based organizations. Her scholarship advances social justice for current and former menstruators, breastfeeding workers, domestic violence survivors, people with disabilities, and the military community. As the 2023 Fulbright-Scotland Distinguished Scholar at the University of Edinburgh, she explored “Menstrual Justice at Work and School: Public Policy Lessons from Scotland’s Period Products Law and the UK’s Equality Act.” And she has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, The Ferret, Arizona Republic, Law360, and Ms., among others.

Alex is CEO of Channel 4 and is a passionate and committed advocate for inclusive work environments. Channel 4’s gender equality staff network, 4Women, developed and launched a menopause policy in 2019, providing women and colleagues with the tools, support and guidance needed before, during and after menopause. In 2020 that policy was made freely available to everyone and since then it has been downloaded over 2,000 times.

Erin Papworth, MPH, is a seasoned entrepreneur and fintech founder with a robust background in healthcare, finance, and technology. After leading multi-million dollar programs in West and Central Africa with organizations like Johns Hopkins University and USAID, Erin co-founded Nav.it, an AI-driven financial wellness app. Nav.it helps thousands of U.S. employees manage their cash flow and improve their quality of life by reducing financial stress.

Erin is an avid traveler, an early-stage startup advisor and investor, and supports academic work to promote the positive outcomes of investing in diverse entrepreneurs and social enterprises. Her passions bridge health and finance, promoting well-being through innovative, tech-driven solutions.

Rosie Nixon is Creative Brand Ambassador of HELLO! magazine, where she has worked for the last 14 years, she is also an author and mother of two. Rosie is a proud ambassador of the charity Wellbeing of Women. When she's not keeping on top of the latest Royal and showbiz news, Rosie is passionate about issues concerning women and children and their right to equality. She is a strong believer in the power of kindness and loves talking on this subject.

Lisa is a Group Creative Director at TBWA\Health Collective with decades of experience working for women’s health initiatives and multiple menopause brands. She helped launch Hot Resignation, a not for profit organization dedicated to helping US companies make the workplace work better for women going through the transition of menopause. She helped drive policy changes within her organization and is passionate about inspiring others to do the same.

Samantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer for SHE Media (formerly SheKnows Media, LLC), a top 10 lifestyle media company reaching 74M monthly unique visitors (ComScore March 2023). SHE Media, including the flagship brands SheKnows, STYLECASTER, BlogHer and Soaps was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in March, 2018.

In addition to the company’s owned and operated brands, the SHE Media Collective represents the largest network of independent publishers and Creators in the US. Skey launched the SHE Media Collective in 2016 with a focus on supporting under-represented publishers and Creators.

Kamili Wilson has more than 25 years of demonstrated experience devising and implementing highly effective brand awareness and social marketing campaigns for Fortune 50 companies and leading non-profit organizations.

Leveraging her professional longevity in aging services, along with her broad and distinctive networks, she founded Claret Circle, LLC in 2018, to create and deliver educational content, meaningful experiences, and actionable resources for those navigating menopause transition. Claret Circle’s mission is to normalize conversations and facilitate optimal support systems that help menopausal individuals not just survive but thrive.

She launched Menopause Made Modern by Claret Circle (consumer-focused) to address a gap in information and resources for women of color navigating the various stages of menopause transition. Through content sharing, storytelling, and community-building, she’s working to increase diverse representation in the menopause space, and help women feel more informed (and empowered) to better manage their own experience.

Attorney, advocate, and author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the executive director of NYU Law’s Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center. Prior she was vice president and the inaugural women and democracy fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. She also leads partnerships and strategy at Ms., the feminist movement-making magazine. A passionate writer on and advocate for issues of gender and politics, she was dubbed the “architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax” by Newsweek. Her 2017 book Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity was lauded by Gloria Steinem as “the beginning of liberation for us all.” Her forthcoming book, Period. Full Stop. The Politics of Menopause will be published by NYU Press in 2025. Jen’s writing and work on menstrual and menopause policy have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Daily, NPR, PBS, and NowThis, among others.

Julie Gordon White is the founder and CEO of MenoWell Menopause Energy + Protein Bars and advocates for women in all stages of "The Pause". Julie is an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling business author, and TEDx speaker. In 2021, Julie launched MenoWell after personally struggling with the "Menopause Middle" and watching her friends suffer in silence as their symptoms and increasing weight gain were robbing their confidence. MenoWell Bars, named an Oprah Daily Best Menopause Product, are delicious plant-based, nutrient-dense, high-fiber, and low-sugar bars with all the goodness a menopausal body needs. Julie also hosts a weekly Instagram Live show, "MenoLounge Talks" to help our community feel more informed and connected on the journey. MenoWell Bars are available on Amazon, mymenowell.com, and over 200 fine California food stores. 

Hailed as "America’s Ultimate Expert" by Woman’s World Magazine and "one of the most sought-after self-help gurus in the country" by The San Francisco Chronicle, Dr. Judith Wright is a leading authority on personal and professional growth. A dynamic speaker, world-class coach, and best-selling, award-winning author, Dr. Wright has dedicated her career to helping individuals achieve their highest potential and lead satisfying, purpose-driven lives.

With over 1,000 media appearances—including Oprah, Good Morning America, and ABC’s 20/20—Dr. Wright is a sought-after expert in relationships, lifestyle, leadership, women’s issues, and transformation. As CEO of LiveWright, a leading coaching, training, and consulting company, she creates innovative programs grounded in decades of research and hands-on experience, guiding thousands of professionals, leaders, and individuals to achieve breakthrough results in their personal and professional lives.

A passionate advocate for women’s leadership, Dr. Wright founded SOFIA (Society of Femininity in Action), a revolutionary initiative dedicated to empowering women by unleashing their feminine power, claiming their gifts, and developing leadership skills to excel in all areas of life. This groundbreaking work is part of her broader mission to inspire transformative growth and help people live fulfilling, purpose-driven lives while contributing to the world around them.

As co-founder of the Wright Foundation and the Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential, Dr. Wright has played a pivotal role in advancing personal and professional growth globally. Her award-winning books, including The Heart of the Fight, Transformed!, and The Soft Addiction Solution, provide actionable strategies for meaningful change.

Nina Wright is a highly regarded business leader in the media industry, with a career spanning over 25 years. Nina was previously CEO of privately owned New Scientist. Following its successful sale, Nina became CEO of newly created Harmsworth Media, a division of DMGT.

She is renowned for strategy creation, turning businesses around, and driving transformational growth and in March 2022 was announced as the new Chair of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA)

Nina is also an active mentor, and particularly enjoys offering support to aspirational women leaders.