Schae is a studio owner, leader, wife to Brennan, and mom to two young boys, Barrett and Henry. She believes leadership should feel intentional, human, and sustainable. As the Owner and Director of Amarillo Performing Arts Center, she’s spent over 14 years building a creative space rooted in confidence, connection, and community.

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Her leadership journey has evolved from hustle and proving herself to prioritizing presence, boundaries, and thoughtful planning as a way to create clarity and calm. Schae believes structure is a form of care and that planning isn’t about doing more, it’s about leading with intention.

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At the heart of her work is a deep commitment to building confidence and helping leaders build lives and businesses that feel aligned, grounded, and genuinely nourishing.

Haley Crow is a wife, mother of two, and a pediatric nurse with over a decade of experience. Married to her husband Zach for 10 years, Haley shares life with their daughters Olivia and Charli while navigating the unexpected twists of parenthood with honesty, faith, and resilience.

Haley opens up about raising a child with special needs, walking through childhood illness, and how those experiences have shaped her family and her identity. Her story is a reminder that even in life’s hardest seasons, growth and grace can exist side by side.

Kimberly is the founder of Ignite Coaching & Consulting, where she helps small business owners get clear on their message and brand and align their business goals, with marketing systems that drive real revenue without the fluff.

With 25 years in media, sales, and marketing, Kimberly works hands-on with overwhelmed owners to simplify strategy, cut through digital noise, and make confident, ROI-driven decisions. She’s also the host of the Unfinished Business podcast, featuring real conversations with entrepreneurs and leaders about growth, grit, and what’s still in the works.

Abby Nicole is a total girls’ girl with a match in her hand. Through intimate boudoir photography and raw, unfiltered conversation, Abby creates experiences that feel electric. The kind where walls come down, truth gets spoken out loud and something inside you wakes up. 

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Every session is personal. Every image is intentional. Every woman leaves with tangible proof that she is magnetic, powerful and fully capable of taking up space. XO, Abby Nicole is a love letter to every woman who forgot how electric she is and a spark to make sure she never dims again. 

Kaitlyn Pereida, a 23-year-old aircraft painter, shares how she transitioned from graphic design into aviation and what it’s like stepping into leadership at a young age in a male-dominated field. Shanell Gonzalez, U.S. Supply Chain Manager and single mother of three, opens up about her journey from teen mom and high school dropout to leading five sites across the United States.​

Dorelen is the kind of woman who walks into a room and makes everyone in it feel like the most important person there. Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, and proudly calling Amarillo, Texas home, Dorelen spent 32 years building a career and a community from the ground up. She went from customer service rep at 19 to Vice President, growing a company from one location to five and pouring her whole heart into every person she led along the way.

When that chapter closed unexpectedly at 50, Dorelen did something radical. She got honest about it.

For 20+ years, Marcy McKay has been the person in the room willing to say what everyone else is thinking. She's a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and certified mindset coach who works with high-achieving women who are stilling handling it all, but also quietly running on empty. Marcy has one core belief: you can carry less without caring less. And she's built her life's work around proving it. When she's not on stage or leading, you'll find her hiking, reading, or overstaying her welcome at a coffee shop. She wouldn't have it any other way.

Beth Flippo is the CEO and founder of DEXA — a drone delivery company that earned the same FAA certifications as Amazon and Google with a team of 25 people and a fraction of the budget. She's an embedded software engineer, a former Wall Street quantitative analyst, a mom of four, and the first female CEO of an unmanned airline.

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Beth gets real about imposter syndrome at the CEO level, what it's like to still be underestimated in rooms she's earned her way into, and why she refuses to hide her femininity in one of the most male-dominated industries in the world.

​Haleigh shares her journey through five miscarriages and two ectopic pregnancies, what it felt like to consider IVF, and what nobody tells you about trying to grow your family after you've already had a baby. We talk about the things people say that don't help, the moments she felt completely alone, and what it finally feels like to be on the other side even when the journey isn't over.

Cheryle Cooper owns and operates Expert Editing, she's a part-time Adjunct Instructor at Amarillo College, a member of Texas High Plains Writers (THPW), and an award-winning short-story author.  

Cheryle shares how she intentionally wove critical thinking into her homeschool curriculum, why she believes we've been conditioned to outsource our thinking to outside voices, and what it looks like when we stop asking questions altogether.

Márcia Cook is a writer, dreamer, and woman of faith. Her journey has been marked by profound loss, equally profound rebirth, and experiences that taught her writing is more than a gift. It's a mission, a form of healing, and a bridge to awakening.

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She is the author of Dare to Dream with Eyes Wide Open, which lead was awarded an International Impact Award for Personal Growth. Her writing reminds readers of who they truly are, the power they carry within, and the courage it takes to dream with their eyes wide open.

Jackie Kingston spent sixteen years as a television news journalist in Amarillo before stepping away from the camera to become the first employee and Executive Director of the Amarillo Tribune — the city's first community-supported nonprofit newsroom dedicated to honest, nonpartisan local journalism.

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Jackie opens up about walking away from a career that had shaped her entire identity, the quiet work of rebuilding her self-worth on the other side, and how love completely changed the way she saw herself. She also makes a pretty compelling case for why local news is where your power is — and why your values are the only North Star you actually need.

Jennifer’s passion for preventive and regenerative care was forged by family experience, fueling her mission to empower patients to live healthier, vibrant lives. With over 20 years of patient care experience, she specializes in personalized Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), advanced weight loss, and intimate wellness solutions.

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Jennifer breaks down what hormonal health actually means beyond estrogen and periods, why your body works like a symphony where one "squeaker" throws everything off.