“I . . . realized that I could take that piece of my job — connecting people of all ages to nature and bring it together with my yoga practice — and build community on my own.”
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Danielle Wilson Naqvi: Bringing Newborn Screening to Pakistan
“The ZB Foundation was born and we are now the pioneers for new born screening in Pakistan.”
Cheelu Chandran of DeBox: Empowering Women to Live Their Lives Outside the Box
“Life has taught me that I can make a difference and that is why I am alive.”
Helen Denise of Hilin Life Products, Inc.: An Entrepreneur Brings Natural Family Planning to the Main Stream Market
“To make dreams real, first you have to have them.”
Lindsay Lopez of FORM Pilates: Filling a Niche in the Pilates World
“I saw that the system was broken. In response I structured my studio like a shared workspace for Pilates instructors where they could bring in their clients and make what they deserve without killing themselves.”
Kristi Herold of Toronto Sport & Social Club: A Sport Enthusiast Brings Adult Sport Leagues to Toronto
“There was never a doubt in my mind, I always knew I wanted to run my own business.”
Ebele Okocha of Ladies Balance: An Online Health & Wellness Community for Women
“I define success as simply being able to live with passion and finding balance in all aspect of one’s life.”
Lorraine Giordano of Inspired to Health: Helping Women Achieve Health Through Holistic Practices
“I now help women connect to their own healing ability and help them to connect to what inspires them in their daily life.”
Zemelda Carr of Destination Life LLC: An Occupational Therapist Brings Her Practice to Your Home
“Success for me is helping someone that’s not in a place to help themselves.”
Ciinndey Wong of Rhymba Hills: An Entrepreneur Finds Health Benefits in Natural Malaysian Teas
“I envision Rhymba Hills to be the go to choice, when someone thinks of a tasty and healthy drink.”
Deborah Allison of Clean Diet Health Coach: Helping Women Make Holistic Food and Lifestyle Choices
“Success for me is helping to turn a life around… where there was once despair, now there is vitality without fatigue, a renewed sense of health, weight-loss if needed, and no medications.”
Renee and Julie Fry of Making Care Easier: A Place for You and Your Family to Coordinate Care
“We’re out to forever improve the ways that families come together to care.”
Darby Brender of Fusion Fitness: Cutting Edge Workouts for Feeling Your Best
“The positive energy runs like wild fire through our studio.”
Dr. Nina Figueroa of Base Physical Therapy: One on One Physical Therapy and Concussion Rehab
“I am passionate about sports, and physical therapy has allowed me to work within that industry – helping and healing others.”
Kathryn Pearson Peyton of Mammosphere: Mammography Cloud Storage
“I realized that we have a major problem in the world of breast cancer screening: access to prior mammograms.”