Jessica Winns
Jess Winns is a published author, functional nutrition counselor, devoted mother of four, and seasoned entrepreneur. With a passion for holistic wellness and empowering others, Jess has founded multiple businesses, including Ari Rose Body Care, a thriving clean beauty brand rooted in natural, holistic care. A Chicago native now based in the Kansas City area, Jess's entrepreneurial journey also includes establishing a non-profit organization, reflecting her dedication to creating meaningful impact. Her story is one of resilience, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to elevating lives through wellness and self care.
Jess Winns is a published author, functional nutrition counselor, devoted mother of four, and seasoned entrepreneur. With a passion for holistic wellness and empowering others, Jess has founded multiple businesses, including Ari Rose Body Care, a thriving clean beauty brand rooted in natural, holistic care. A Chicago native now based in the Kansas City area, Jess's entrepreneurial journey also includes establishing a non-profit organization, reflecting her dedication to creating meaningful impact. Her story is one of resilience, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to elevating lives through wellness and self-care.
Sasha Kramer
Sasha Kramer is a writer based in Chicago. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Anthropology.
Sasha Kramer is a writer based in Chicago. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Anthropology.
Her Agenda
This post first appeared on Her Agenda, an award-winning inspiration and information hub for ambitious millennial women, providing the best resources found online to motivate them to reach their full potential. Named a top website for millennial women by Forbes.com, Her Agenda’s content-driven resource portal attracts driven women and gives them the tools to become accomplished women. Her Agenda curates, collects, and creates the latest news, events, career advice, jobs, workshops, panels, and conferences to help women with their careers. Her Agenda also features interviews with powerful, successful women to offer direct advice from their career journey to readers. For more, visit www.HerAgenda.com.
This post first appeared on Her Agenda, an award-winning inspiration and information hub for ambitious millennial women, providing the best resources found online to motivate them to reach their full potential. Named a top website for millennial women by Forbes.com, Her Agenda’s content driven resource portal attracts driven women and gives them the tools to become accomplished women. Her Agenda curates, collects, and creates the latest news, events, career advice, jobs, workshops, panels, and conferences to help women with their careers. Her Agenda also features interviews with powerful, successful women to offer direct advice from their career journey to readers. For more, visit www.HerAgenda.com.
Ingrid Cruz
Ingrid Cruz is a freelance writer and artist. She enjoys trying new recipes, hiking, and coffee.
Ingrid Cruz is a freelance writer and artist. She enjoys trying new recipes, hiking, and coffee.
Michelle Holder
Michelle Holder lives in New Haven with her husband, serving primarily as a caregiver and educator for her two young daughters. A writer and performer, she hails from Chicago, where she spent six years directing communications and events for a small but mighty social justice non-profit. Michelle is an alum of the Theatre School at DePaul University and has also worked as an arts educator, child-care provider, and event photographer. She has a strong commitment to her faith, especially as it relates to advancing the common good.
Michelle Holder lives in New Haven with her husband, serving primarily as a caregiver and educator for her two young daughters. A writer and performer, she hails from Chicago, where she spent six years directing communications and events for a small but mighty social justice non-profit. Michelle is an alum of the Theatre School at DePaul University and has also worked as an arts educator, child-care provider, and event photographer. She has a strong commitment to her faith, especially as it relates to advancing the common good.
Lorena Puldio
Lorena Puldio is a Mexican American freelance writer who specializes in content related to financial wellness, goal setting, yoga, friendships, and lifestyle. Lorena spent the last decade working for various non-profits as a certified Financial Coach, she currently holds a position designing financial literacy curriculums.
Lorena Puldio is a Mexican American freelance writer who specializes in content related to financial wellness, goal setting, yoga, friendships and lifestyle. Lorena spent the last decade working for various non profits as a certified Financial Coach, she currently holds a position designing financial literacy curriculums. In addition, she is a 500 + hour certified yoga instructor, she's been practicing yoga on and off the mat since 2008. She studied theater at Columbia College Chicago as well as an intensive acting course at Act One Studios. Lorena is passionate about sharing her knowledge with others, she's a genuine empath and hopes to help others by sharing what she's learned.
Kristal Sotomayor
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual Latinx freelance journalist, documentary filmmaker, and the Programming Director of the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival. Their background includes having written for AL DÍA, ITVS, WHYY, and Submittable. Kristal is an awardee of the Sundance Institute’s Press Inclusion Initiative and the inaugural IDA Magazine Editorial Fellowship.
Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual Latinx freelance journalist, documentary filmmaker, and festival programmer based in Philadelphia. They serve as Programming Director for the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival and Co-Founder/Journalist of ¡Presente! Media Collective. In the past, Kristal has written for ITVS, WHYY, AL DÍA, CineSPEAK, and Autostraddle.
Dulce Arroyo
Dulce Arroyo is a Latina of Mexican descent, former educator, toddler mamá, writer, and community organizer. She is dedicated to fighting for justice for marginalized communities of color through storytelling and racial equity work. She especially loves empowering all women/femmes to own their inner power, and enjoys learning about the clean beauty industry and women-owned businesses. Dulce hopes to one day be a subpar chef in the kitchen, but for now she remains a delivery-app enthusiast. She lives in Chicago with her partner (who thankfully likes to cook) and their wonderful son.
Dulce Arroyo is a Latina of Mexican descent, former educator, toddler mamá, writer, and community organizer. She is dedicated to fighting for justice for marginalized communities of color through storytelling and racial equity work. She especially loves empowering all women/femmes to own their inner power, and enjoys learning about the clean beauty industry and women-owned businesses. Dulce hopes to one day be a subpar chef in the kitchen, but for now she remains a delivery-app enthusiast. She lives in Chicago with her partner (who thankfully likes to cook) and their wonderful son.
Juliana Barona
Juliana Barona is a current law student in Orlando, FL. Her passions range from social justice issues affecting people of color to poetry and other creative arts. Her poetry was recently published in the literary journal What Oft Was Thought and is working to publish her own collection of poems in the near future.
Juliana Barona is a current law student in Orlando, FL. Her passions range from social justice issues affecting people of color to poetry and other creative arts. Her poetry was recently published in the literary journal What Oft Was Thought and is working to publish her own collection of poems in the near future.
Jessica Hoppe
Jessica Hoppe is a New York-based writer and social media strategist. As a former Lifestyle Editor at StyleCaster, she founded Nueva Yorka in 2015 and has since been featured on ABC News Nightline, The New York Times, Vogue, Paper Magazine, PopSugar, HuffPost, Yahoo and elsewhere.
Jessica Hoppe is a New York-based writer and social media strategist. As a former Lifestyle Editor at StyleCaster, she founded Nueva Yorka in 2015 and has since been featured on ABC News Nightline, The New York Times, Vogue, Paper Magazine, PopSugar, HuffPost, Yahoo and elsewhere.
Cynthia Chavarria
Cynthia Chavarria is a writer who works at Getty Images in Chicago for the Latin American region. She also serves on Getty Images' Diversity and Inclusion Global Advisory Committee. Cynthia is passionate about staying socially aware, supporting her community, and giving back.
Cynthia Chavarria is a writer who works at Getty Images in Chicago for the Latin American region. She also serves on Getty Images' Diversity and Inclusion Global Advisory Committee. Cynthia is passionate about staying socially aware, supporting her community, and giving back.
Candis McDow
Candis is a writer out of Atlanta, GA. She has a B.S. in Mass Communications with a minor in Creative Writing. You can read her work in Chicken Soup for the Soul, PopSugar, and 6Twelve Magazine.
Candis McDow is a writer out of Atlanta, GA. She has a B.S. in Mass Communications with a minor in Creative Writing. You can read her work in Chicken Soup for the Soul, PopSugar, and 6Twelve Magazine.
Brittany Menjivar
Brittany Menjivar is a Yale student studying English and Film. As a music journalist for The Young Folks, she can often be found interviewing and photographing rock bands. She is also a screenwriter and was named one of five AT&T Hello Lab screenwriting mentees in 2019. Her debut film, Fragile.com, premiered in Hollywood last year and has been featured in publications such as Vanity Fair and Mitú.
Brittany Menjivar is a Yale student studying English and Film. As a music journalist for The Young Folks, she can often be found interviewing and photographing rock bands. She is also a screenwriter and was named one of five AT&T Hello Lab screenwriting mentees in 2019. Her debut film, Fragile.com, premiered in Hollywood last year and has been featured in publications such as Vanity Fair and Mitú.
Judith Ruiz-Branch
Judith Ruiz-Branch is a passionate storyteller with a strong background in broadcast news. Judith has contributed to news media across Chicago including CLTV, WGN-TV, WBEZ, Rivet Radio, Crain's Chicago Business, and Modern Brown Girl.
Twitter: @Jai-RB
Judith Ruiz-Branch is a passionate storyteller with a strong background in broadcast news. She has experience working in all mediums of media, from journalism to public relations. Judith cut her teeth in newsrooms across Chicago including CLTV, WGN-TV, WBEZ, Rivet Radio, Crain's Chicago Business, and Modern Brown Girl. Utilizing her newsroom training, she served as the Spanish Spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau and helped her department nearly triple media hits in her first year. Whether it’s writing the cover story for a lifestyle digital publication, cranking out copy for breaking news, drafting press releases and talking points, conducting media training, writing scripts and voicing for radio, covering city hall or conducting TV interviews in both English and Spanish, Judith's done it all, and she loves it all. At the core, Judith believes it all comes down to concise and compelling storytelling because we all have a story to tell.