Linda Lorelle, Founder and CEO of Linda Lorelle Media is best known as an Emmy Award winning journalist who anchored the evening news for nearly 17 years at Houston’s NBC affiliate, KPRC-TV. Linda is also a two-time winner of the prestigious national Gracie Award, given by the American Women in Radio and Television.
Since opening her firm in 2009, the Stanford graduate has garnered an extensive roster of Fortune 500 clients, NGOs and educational institutions. They call upon her expertise to find and tell the Story within the Message, creating multimedia content for corporate, online and broadcast communications. Linda works across all industries, C-suites and issues as an expert media trainer, executive coach, crisis communications consultant, content producer, and community convener. In 2018, Linda launched the award-winning podcast, Our Voices Matter, dedicated to reminding us of our common humanity by sharing our stories.

Dr. Breeze is the founder and CEO of Next Level Medical, one of the fastest growing healthcare companies in Texas. Next Level offers advanced primary care and urgent care in both membership or traditional fee for service models. Dr Breeze earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. After working in family practice for several years, she moved her focus to the business of medicine. As a serial entrepreneur, she developed several large group medical practices, private hospitals, and surgery centers. Dr. Breeze serves on the Board of Directors of two healthcare tech start-up companies. She is also the Vice-President of Vantage Hospice, the largest provider of hospice services in the Greater Houston area.
She was recently named a Ernst and Young 2022 Central South Entrepreneur of the Year. She has also been named a “Most Admired CEO” by the Houston Business Journal and one of Houston’s Top 30 Influential Women by D-Mars.com.

Tamala Austin is the imaginative founder of JIVE Juice Company. She graduated from Texas Southern University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and obtained her Master’s in Business Administration from Texas Women’s University.
Tamala started JIVE Juice Company in her kitchen. After dealing with minor health issues, her passion for a fit and healthy lifestyle became even more real. She whole-heartedly believes that “Your Health Is Your Wealth”. As she would share the deliciously decadent juices with friends and family members, it became clear that Austin accidently found a way to create a business that would not only provide jobs within her community but would provide a platform to an improved quality of life.
In 2018 J.I.V.E. Juice Company was the First African American Female Juice Company of its kind to join Whole Foods Market. The journey began in one location in Houston, Texas and is now currently in 6 locations in Houston and surrounding areas. Just recently in July 2021, the growing health company achieved another milestone as it joined the H-E-B Grocery Company family, enabling it to reach more clients and help them maintain healthier bodies. It is the first female black owned juice company to make it to the H-E-B Grocery Company shelves.
After 20 plus years in corporate, the diverse nature of her expertise and skills have propelled her into a new career opportunity as Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives and Community Relations for Women of Color at Houston Community College.

Amanda K. Edwards is an attorney and native Houstonian with a passion for empowering communities through solutions, engagement and public service. Amanda currently serves as the President & CEO of The Community Based Solutions Firm, and she is the founder and Board President of Be The Solution: Community Empowerment Organization. Amanda is currently a candidate for mayor of Houston. From 2016-2020, Amanda served as the Houston City Council Member in At-Large Position 4. While on City Council, Amanda initiated and led the Mayor’s Technology & Innovation Task Force to cultivate a stronger innovation economy in Houston. Her work led to the creation of Houston's new innovation district, with the first phase (The Ion) already open. She also led the High Capacity Transit Task Force for the Houston Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council. Amanda also launched and led Houston’s Women and Minority-Owned Business Task Force to assist women and minority business owners with gaining access to capital. She also led national efforts to address the future of work. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Amanda mobilized hundreds of volunteers to render aid to residents in Harvey recovery efforts. Finally, Amanda launched numerous programmatic efforts ranging from an annual senior conference to town halls under her Community Empowerment Signature Series to empower residents to be the solution in their communities.