WORLD CLASS WELLNESS EXPERTS Event Speakers
Karen Ballou
Founder and CEO, Immunocologie
Karen Ballou
Founder and CEO, Immunocologie
Karen Ballou is the Founder and CEO of Immunocologie skincare and a partner at Lucas Brand Equity, an equity firm that acquires beauty brands. A beauty industry leader, entrepreneur, and master esthetician, Karen founded Immunocologie skincare after battling Hodgkin's lymphoma. Immunocologie skincare is an innovative and holistic skin health company that strengthens the skin's microbiome and immuno-skin protection system through mineral delivery science. Karen sources ingredients and new technologies for Immunocologie skincare from around the world and works to empower women by creating jobs within their communities. This allows her to create sustainable, distinct, and efficacious products.
As a founding partner at LB Equity, an investment firm building emerging brands in the wellness, beauty, and personal care space, Karen and LB Equity are committed to building 'brands with a mission. Karen also actively teaches relevant and current skincare science to both professional and consumer audiences.
Amy Camie
Certified Clinical Musician, The Healing Harpist
Amy Camie
Certified Clinical Musician, The Healing Harpist
Amy Camie is a classically trained professional harpist, Certified Clinical Musician, TEDx Speaker, and 2-time breast cancer thriver who uses music as a metaphor to empower individuals and groups with skills that build trust, understanding, empathy and self-compassion.
Certified in Intercultural Creativity®, Amy recognizes the potential opportunity for learning in every experience. She encourages audiences to open their mind, expand perceptions, and increase self-awareness to create a deeper sense of connection and community within and around them.
Known as “The Healing Harpist,” Amy has co-authored 2 clinical trials exploring the use of music to help reduce anxiety, and support brainwave and immune system function in cancer patients. Her music, “The Magic Mirror,” has helped thousands of listeners around the world relax, sleep and heal. Published research concludes, "… that listening to “The Magic Mirror” solo harp CD can be used in combination with other therapy for cancer or physiologically stressed patients to reduce the magnitude and duration of the effect of their disease."
Amy continues to broaden the conversation about music, creativity, and self-discovery through innovative talks, programs, articles and interviews.
Kimberly Klein, LMT
Founder, Body Evolve
Kimberly Klein, LMT
Founder, Body Evolve
I’ve been a medical massage specialist for 34 years. I trained in whole health healing, including meditation, Chigong, yoga, Sanskrit, and Manuel medical massage techniques. I was a traumatic brain injury representative in the state of Colorado for 8 yrs. I studied advanced microbiology with Dr. Indira Eskara from Belgium. Helps me to understand our environment, food, supplements, and choice's their impact on our individual equation as well as the aging process in the modern-day world.
Shyamali Singhal, MD Ph.D.
CEO, Hope and Beauty
Shyamali Singhal, MD Ph.D.
CEO, Hope and Beauty
Shyamali Singhal is a surgical oncologist who has been caring for cancer patients for over 17 years. She founded Hope and Beauty in 2019 to address the unmet needs of cancer patients. Dr. Singhal is the Founding Director of the Cancer Program at El Camino Hospital and serves as Chief Medical Officer at Apricity Health. She brings warmth and kindness to each and every patient she meets, and she is committed to helping cancer patients get the support they need.
Brett Cotter
Author / Founder, Stress Is Gone
Brett Cotter
Author / Founder, Stress Is Gone
Brett Cotter, author of “3 Keys to Managing PTSD” and founder of Stress Is Gone, has 20-years experience helping people recover from the most traumatic events of their lives. He has taught his signature classes in Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, schools, non-profits, military bases, disaster sites and facilitates retreats for veterans and first responders at the OMEGA Institute.
Brett writes for Meditation Magazine and is the Trauma Specialist for their Meditation Teacher Training Program. He is certified by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, accredited by the International Mindfulness & Meditation Alliance, his core method is certified by the American Institute of Stress and now Brett certifies students in the Stress Is Gone Method.
Debra Duneier
Owner & President, EcoChi
Debra Duneier
Owner & President, EcoChi
President EcoChi LLC, Feng Shui Master Founder, Feng Shui Calm, Creator, EcoChi Vital Summits Director, Spaces, Places and Well-being Global Research Debra Duneier is a Feng Shui Master, an accredited LEED® Green Associate, a Certified Eco-Designer, Graduate Gemologist, and award-winning author of “EcoChi: Designing the Human Experience.” Debra was a featured Reality TV personality on the Z Living Network as the Feng Shui expert in the show Natural Reboot. Honored as one of the Top Women in Real Estate by Green Matters Magazine, Debra was also awarded the Women Builders Council’s Outstanding Women’s Award for being a “Thought Leader in Sustainable Design and People Friendly Environments” in New York City. In 2019, Debra created the EcoChi Vital Summit, where thought-leaders from a wide variety of sectors and disciplines participate in a roundtable discussion of current research and studies, ancient knowledge, and emerging trends. Often called a visionary, Debra sees the need in our current world for an understanding of how our well-being is impacted by the design and experience of our interior spaces. With this focus, she developed the “Places, Spaces and Well-Being Global Research Project” in 2021. Debra is Vice Chair of the Global Initiative for Sustainability for the Global Wellness Institute and a contributing member of the Immersion Initiative.
Heather Lee
Founder/Director, Medicine Woman Retreats
Heather Lee
Founder/Director, Medicine Woman Retreats
Heather A. Lee, LCSW, has over twenty-five years of experience as a therapist and mind/body wellness professional and is a certified psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist. In addition to training from Harvard in Mind/Body Medicine, Heather has developed and facilitated wellness retreats at such acclaimed resorts as the One & Only Maldives, Four Seasons, and Golden Door. She currently facilitates psychedelic wellness retreats in Jamaica and Mexico and consults with the spa, resort, and health care industry on the growing trend in psychedelic wellness
Sonia Satra
Founder, Moticise
Sonia Satra
Founder, Moticise
Sonia Satra is a mindset and fitness thought leader and the former star of daytime dramas Guiding Light and One Life to Live. Using her NLP expertise, health coaching, fitness training and over 10,000 hours of acting time, Sonia specializes in personal transformation by integrating the mind, body, and emotion to create lasting change. Satra is also the founder & CEO of Moticise, an award-winning wellness program that combines mindset and movement. She lives in NYC with her husband and two children and enjoys traveling the world, presenting to individuals, businesses, and conferences to help people reach their own personal greatness.
Patricia Greenberg
Founder, Wellness Coach, The Fitness Gourmet
Patricia Greenberg
Founder, Wellness Coach, The Fitness Gourmet
Patricia Greenberg, The Fitness Gourmet
Ushering in a new era of bite sized livable health, nutrition and fitness solutions, Patricia Greenberg, is a role model in all aspects of living life to the fullest at any age. As the creator of Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well she consults, teaches, hosts a weekly show, and speaks at seminars nationwide. As the author of four books with a fifth on the way, she has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, and providing accurate health information to today’s consumer.
Passionate about wellness for life, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half marathons, and loves the sport of tower climbing, having conquered buildings and stadiums all over the country. Married with a grown daughter, in her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter. For more info, go to www.patriciagreenberg.com
Shawn Hauver
Owner, OsteoStrong Park Avenue
Shawn Hauver
Owner, OsteoStrong Park Avenue
Shawn has spent the last 35 years in the Hospitality industry, operating some of the best hotels and resorts in the US. Throughout his career, working hand in hand with the wellness community he became intrigued with OsteoStrong and became a member. Experiencing the firsthand results, Shawn knew that this biohack is the way of the future and the impact on long-term health is something that will be appreciated by everyone.
Hauver says the philosophy is simple: we are making this innovation accessible to everyone, developing our member’s highest level of physical freedom. “I have yet to meet anyone that cannot benefit from our once-a-week, 15-minute experience”. We have athletes at all levels, Osteoporosis patients, office workers with joint pain, Grandmothers that want to lift their Grandchildren, and those in highly physical careers. There are benefits for everyone.
Having spent lots of time researching the science, reviewing testimonials, and coming to understand the possibilities the OsteoStrong system can deliver, he is confident he can help people reach never before seen levels of physical performance at any age.
Patricia Ladis
Founder & CEO, WISEBODY
Patricia Ladis
Founder & CEO, WISEBODY
Patricia Ladis, PT, CBBA, has been practicing holistic physical therapy & performing injury prevention screenings since 1999. She is a behavioral breathing analyst and can help everyone optimize their breathing whether they are pregnant, in chronic pain or having performance issues. She is the author of The Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy and Birth- an empowering book that gives you lifestyle medicine, exercises and breathing techniques for a smooth preconception-pregnancy and postpartum motherhood experience. She is the founder of WiseBody Physical Therapy and the co-founder of First 1000 Days of Wellness. She has been an on-site PT to professional dancers (ABT, Rockettes, Broadway Shows) & tennis professionals (US Open since 2002, Wimbledon, Olympics). She appeared on NBC & CBS programs and published in Forbes, Vogue, ThriveGlobal, etc. She chairs The First 1000 Days Initiative for the Global Wellness Institute which is a public health initiative to expand awareness about how to have a healthy baby by promoting men's and women's health during preconception and reproductive years. Patricia is on the WTA + Hologic Women’s Health Task Force for Elite Athletes. Patricia aims to get to the root cause of someone's pain or performance issue to eliminate it for good. Patricia is a mother of 3 and balances work-life by constantly continuing to educate herself on the latest in the physical health field. Patricia uses her extensive experience to connect with her patients on deeper levels. She helps bring out the innate wisdom we all have to return to doing what we love with ultimate success.
Genevieve Piturro
CEO, Genevieve Piturro LLC
Genevieve Piturro
CEO, Genevieve Piturro LLC
A successful TV executive, Genevieve dramatically changed the direction of her life and found her purpose when a 6-yr old girl’s question rocked her life and she jumped off the corporate ladder. In 2001 Piturro founded the national organization, Pajama Program and she now shares life and leadership lessons from her 5x award-winning Amazon best seller, Purpose, Passion and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning. The book debuted during the Covid shutdown to rave reviews as its message dovetails with our Nation’s interest in the Power of Purpose & The Human Connection. Genevieve has been interviewed on OPRAH and on other national and local TV and radio shows and she rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in 2016.
Alison O’Neil
Founder & President, Beauty Becomes You Charitable Foundation 501(c)(3)
Alison O’Neil
Founder & President, Beauty Becomes You Charitable Foundation 501(c)(3)
Alison O’Neil B.S., A.R.S., L.M.E.
Award winning aesthetic health specialist, Keynote speaker, author, skin health and the psychology
of appearance clinical consultant, cosmetic technology sourcing consultant and charity founder. Just as her charity’s name implies, Alison believes that “Beauty becomes you®.” ‘The premise of Aesthetic Health is that if you have time to think of a beautiful end, then live beautifully until the end.
“When people can take care of themselves, they are empowered by the fact that they CAN DO what they CAN do and they therefore look good to others and themselves and they THRIVE.”
Alison writes on aesthetic health topics for numerous publications.
She is the Chair of the Global Wellness Institutes, Aesthetic Health Initiative. Leading other international leaders on the path of defining the impact of Aesthetic Health across the world.
Alison is recognized for her contributions to the development of the first Dermatologic Rehabilitation Clinic at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Alison is the recipient of the American Cancer Society’s, Quality of Life award for her role in
creating and launching the Look Good…Feel Better program and more recently received the
L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth honor for her keen efforts to serve the aesthetic health needs of seniors and their caregivers through her charity, the Beauty Becomes You foundation.
Alison is also the partner and CEO in BioZymes™ a natural cosmetic technology utilizing phytoenzymes derived from the rain forest in Colombia, S.A.
Alison also consults with sourcing other unique raw material from around the world.
Patricia Greenberg
Founder, Wellness Coach, The Fitness Gourmet
Patricia Greenberg
Founder, Wellness Coach, The Fitness Gourmet
Patricia Greenberg, The Fitness Gourmet
Ushering in a new era of bite sized livable health, nutrition and fitness solutions, Patricia Greenberg, is a role model in all aspects of living life to the fullest at any age. As the creator of Eat Well, Live Well, Age Well she consults, teaches, hosts a weekly show, and speaks at seminars nationwide. As the author of four books with a fifth on the way, she has a special interest in enhancing the education of the general public, and providing accurate health information to today’s consumer.
Passionate about wellness for life, Patricia completed 20 marathons and 115 half marathons, and loves the sport of tower climbing, having conquered buildings and stadiums all over the country. Married with a grown daughter, in her downtime she is an avid reader and knitter. For more info, go to www.patriciagreenberg.com
Anne Akers
Health & Wellness Entrepreneur
Anne Akers
Health & Wellness Entrepreneur
2023 World Wellness Weekend Speaker Contributor
A longtime advocate of “healthy bodies, radiant beauty, and positive spirits” Anne has spread the message through entrepreneurial efforts including her own publishing imprint, launch of a popular consumer magazine in beauty, health, and wellness, and partnership with Castle Connolly Medical where she and her team published review manuals for doctors to pass their boards in 15 different medical specialties. Anne has served on many Boards in women’s health, is an advocate for our Veterans, an Event producer, and Marketing consultant.
Dr. Nicola Finley
Physician
Dr. Nicola Finley
Physician
Dr. Nicola Finley is a physician who is board certified in internal medicine, fellowship trained in integrative medicine, and an adjunct faculty member at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Currently, she runs a boutique consulting business which focuses on health disparities, employee wellness and women’s health. As a consultant, she takes an innovative approach to wellness like combining health disparities and employee wellness. In partnership with the Breakers Palm Beach, she developed and implements the content for an ongoing comprehensive corporate employee wellness program for their team members of color. Previously, she practiced integrative medicine at Canyon Ranch with an emphasis on prevention and wellness, as well as delivered health care for medically underserved communities in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Finley is an alumnus of Brown University, the George Washington University School of Medicine, and the integrative medicine fellowship program at the University of Arizona.
Renee Moorefield
CEO Wisdom Works Group
Renee Moorefield
CEO Wisdom Works Group
Renee Moorefield, PhD, MCC, is CEO of Wisdom Works, a social enterprise working with global companies to bring the science and practices of human thriving to life in their work cultures, brands, and leadership—and make thriving a new standard of success. She is also Executive Director of Be Well Lead Well®, a platform of content, education, and a pioneering multi-factor assessment for wellbeing leadership. Renee is on the Advisory Board for the wellness nonprofit, Global Wellness Institute and the Program Advisory Board for the mental health nonprofit, John W. Brick Foundation. For over three decades, Renee has provided thought leadership and state-of-the-art resources to fuel a global movement of leaders who make thriving a priority at work, at home, and in all walks of society.
Yamuna Zake
Founder, Yamuna Body Rolling
Yamuna Zake
Founder, Yamuna Body Rolling
Yamuna Zake has dedicated the last 43 years to creating simple, easy to use education and wellness products to help people become empowered in taking care of their own bodies. Her focus is on BODY SUSTAINABILITY. It is Yamuna’s original thinking and knowledge base that people seek when standard medicine fails them. With her knowledge of the body’s structure she provides logical, common sense advice that everybody can utilize and get better with. She takes a no-nonsense logical and anatomically correct approach when helping people help themselves. She has a network of practitioners trained in her various methodologies worldwide. Her work is in over 38 countries and she has trained over 2000 practitioners in her various methodologies. All of her work is original and created by her exclusively. Her work includes: Yamuna Body Logic, a hands on therapeutic method, Yamuna Table Treatment, a hands on therapeutic system using the Yamuna balls, Yamuna Body Rolling, a powerful self help method using specially designed balls, Yamuna Foot Fitness, Yamuna Save Your Body Parts Series, Yamuna Power of the Breath, Yamuna Yoga, and AnatomyU, an experiential anatomy app, an essential program for all professionals working with the body and movement.
Her work has appeared in many publications worldwide,including U.S. Fitness, fashion, and professional bodywork magazines. She has written 3 books. In 1997 Yamuna published Body Rolling: An Experiential Approach to Complete Muscle Release (Healing Arts Press) and in 2004 she published The Ultimate Body Rolling Workout: The Revolutionary Way to Tone, Lengthen, and Realign Your Body (Broadway Books), and most recently, The Foot Fix which is dedicated to the importance of the feet for health and longevity offering a simple approach to foot care.
Today, she continues to direct the company’s research and product development for wellness education. She continues to lecture, teach, write and create new education.
Kate McIver
Steward of Programs and Communications, Wisdom Works Group
Kate McIver
Steward of Programs and Communications, Wisdom Works Group
Kate McIver is the Steward of Programs and Communications for Wisdom Works Group, helping to guide the delivery of transformational leadership development programs in support of making thriving the new standard for leadership. Her passion for connection and insatiable curiosity has resulted in an exciting and diverse career in the global wellness industry, corporate innovation, and community management. Collaborating with entrepreneurs and small businesses, Kate co-designs experiences and solutions that bring their visions to fruition. Kate is a Be Well Lead Well Pulse® Certified Guide and an accredited Transformational Travel Designer from the Transformational Travel Council.
Paula Oleska
Founder, President and CEO Brain Upgrade®
Paula Oleska
Founder, President and CEO Brain Upgrade®
A successful TV executive, Genevieve dramatically changed the direction of her life and found her purpose when a 6-yr old girl’s question rocked her life and she jumped off the corporate ladder. In 2001 Piturro founded the national organization, Pajama Program and she now shares life and leadership lessons from her 5x award-winning Amazon best seller, Purpose, Passion and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning. The book debuted during the Covid shutdown to rave reviews as its message dovetails with our Nation’s interest in the Power of Purpose & The Human Connection. Genevieve has been interviewed on OPRAH and on other national and local TV and radio shows and she rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in 2016.
Ilyssa Panitz
Host, "The Divorce Hour with Ilyssa Panitz" & Divorce Reporter
Ilyssa Panitz
Host, "The Divorce Hour with Ilyssa Panitz" & Divorce Reporter
Patricia Ladis, PT, CBBA, has been practicing holistic physical therapy & performing injury prevention screenings since 1999. She is a behavioral breathing analyst and can help everyone optimize their breathing whether they are pregnant, in chronic pain or having performance issues. She is the author of The Wise Woman’s Guide to Your Healthiest Pregnancy and Birth- an empowering book that gives you lifestyle medicine, exercises and breathing techniques for a smooth preconception-pregnancy and postpartum motherhood experience. She is the founder of WiseBody Physical Therapy and the co-founder of First 1000 Days of Wellness. She has been an on-site PT to professional dancers (ABT, Rockettes, Broadway Shows) & tennis professionals (US Open since 2002, Wimbledon, Olympics). She appeared on NBC & CBS programs and published in Forbes, Vogue, ThriveGlobal, etc. She chairs The First 1000 Days Initiative for the Global Wellness Institute which is a public health initiative to expand awareness about how to have a healthy baby by promoting men's and women's health during preconception and reproductive years. Patricia is on the WTA + Hologic Women’s Health Task Force for Elite Athletes. Patricia aims to get to the root cause of someone's pain or performance issue to eliminate it for good. Patricia is a mother of 3 and balances work-life by constantly continuing to educate herself on the latest in the physical health field. Patricia uses her extensive experience to connect with her patients on deeper levels. She helps bring out the innate wisdom we all have to return to doing what we love with ultimate success.