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Françoise Keli'imahia'i Mueller

Founder

Ohana Medicare

South Jordan, UT 84095

Ghislaine "Gigi" Kinzounza

Teacher

Glen Leven Presbyterian Church

Antioch, TN 37013

Jennifer Schielke

Chief Executive Officer

Summit Group Solutions, LLC

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

Marcy Tothill Vance

Senior Program Manager/Implementation Consultant

Tyler Financial Systems, Inc.

Inman, SC 29349

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In Their Own Moments

From bold breakthroughs to everyday wins, these snapshots showcase women celebrating progress on their own terms.

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Tamala N Wilson

General Manager

HPE brought RDU MightyMaxx to HPE Discover. RDU MightyMaxx Smart Tower was placed in the top three innovations of the 2026 tour. Incredible experience.

My first Florida CFO networking event, where conversations with inspiring business owners, CFOs, and founders turned into lasting business partnerships.

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Account Executive

My first Florida CFO networking event, where conversations with inspiring business owners, CFOs, and founders turned into lasting business partnerships.

Embracing the new version of me, going public with my breast cancer diagnosis, I've emerged and transformed into someone greater!

Crystal M. James

Founder & CEO

Embracing the new version of me, going public with my breast cancer diagnosis, I've emerged and transformed into someone greater!

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How she did it

Real stories from women who navigated challenges, growth, and transformation.

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The Version of Success No One Sees

Recognizing the quiet victories that never make it onto a résumé.

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The Ordinary Day She Wishes She Could Revisit

Looking back taught her that the everyday moments were never really ordinary.

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When She Realized She Did Not Miss It

Distance revealed that something once important no longer belonged in her life.

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The Thing She Quit and Never Regretted

Discovering that quitting can sometimes be a wise decision.

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How She Learned to Finish What She Started

Moving beyond exciting beginnings to the discipline of completion.

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The Deadline That Taught Her What Really Mattered

When limited time forced her to get clear about priorities.

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When Plan B Became Better Than Plan A

The backup option created an outcome she never would have planned.

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The Small Opportunity She Said Yes To

Something seemingly insignificant became unexpectedly important.

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When She Chose the Long Way Around

The less efficient path gave her something the shortcut could not.

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The Rule She Questioned

Asking “why?” revealed that an old practice no longer made sense.

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How She Learned to Work With People Who Disagreed With Her

Finding productive ground without requiring everyone to think alike.

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The Cause She Could No Longer Ignore

The issue that transformed concern into involvement.

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When She Realized Two Things Could Be True at Once

Letting go of either or thinking gave her a more complicated truth.

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When She Became Comfortable Asking Questions

Curiosity became more valuable than pretending she already knew.

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How She Made Friends as an Adult

Building meaningful connections beyond school, work, and childhood circles.

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How She Built a Career Her Children Could See

What it meant to let the next generation witness her ambition.

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When She Learned to Enjoy Her Own Company

Solitude became something different from loneliness.

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How She Learned to Love Where She Lived

Finding connection to a place she did not initially choose.

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When She Realized She Worked Differently Than Everyone Else

Discovering the conditions that helped her do her best work.

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The Person She Became Because of Her Business

How entrepreneurship changed her in ways she never expected.

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The Business Lesson She Learned From a Bad Hire

How one hiring mistake changed the way she built her team.

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When She Had to Protect Her Intellectual Property

Standing up for an idea, creation, or body of work she had built.

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The Technology That Forced Her to Evolve

Adapting when an emerging technology changed the way her industry worked.

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How She Learned to Listen to Her Customers

Discovering that the best business lessons sometimes come directly from the people you serve.

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The Product or Service That Didn't Sell

What a disappointing launch taught her about listening to the market.

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When She Learned That Not Every Idea Deserves to Become a Business

Learning when passion needs to be tested against practicality.

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The Time She Was Betrayed in Business

Navigating the professional fallout when someone she trusted let her down.

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How She Handled a Toxic Work Environment

Finding a healthier way forward when the workplace became unhealthy.

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The First Time She Hired Someone Better Than Herself

Realizing that building a great team means making room for other people's strengths.

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When She Discovered the Power of Saying “I Don't Know”

How admitting uncertainty became a strength rather than a weakness.

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How She Learned to Negotiate

Turning uncomfortable conversations into opportunities.

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The Time She Had to Defend Her Business Decision

Standing behind a choice when others questioned it.

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When She Had to Have a Difficult Conversation With an Employee

Learning to address problems instead of hoping they would disappear.

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The Day She Learned to Read the Numbers

Becoming more confident with the financial side of running a business.

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How She Survived Her First Major Cash-Flow Crisis

Keeping a business moving when the numbers became frightening.

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When She Had to Fire a Client

Protecting the business by ending the wrong professional relationship.

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The Client She Couldn't Help

Learning that sometimes the right answer is knowing when you're not the right fit.

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How She Learned to Delegate

Discovering that doing everything herself was holding the business back.

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When She Realized Her Business Had Outgrown Her

Recognizing when the way she worked could no longer support where she was going.

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The Year She Had to Do More With Less

How limited resources forced her to become more creative.

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Celebrating Financial Literacy Month With Female Finance Leaders

Women in finance share transformative money decisions that go beyond budgets and spreadsheets, revealing the emotional, psychological, and cultural barriers to financial empowerment and the boundaries, beliefs, and strategies that changed their financial