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Who Are Our Past Speakers
MORPHMOM PANELISTS:
We have been so fortunate to have had the most incredibly inspirational speakers at our morphmom events!
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Adrienne Brodeur - Author of the bestselling memoir, "WILD GAME" & the forthcoming novel, "LITTLE MONSTERS" (7/11/23) & Executive Director, Aspen Words, The Aspen Institute

Laurie Gelman  - NYT Best-Selling  Author of The Class Mom Series & hopefully soon to be television series

Hanadi Hamzeh- Founder of Covet Boston

Tracilee Messina - Founder of Your Basic Beauty

Judi Alperin King - Founder/ Executive Director  The Wily Network

Jen Ziskin - Owner, La Morra, Heritage of Sherborn, & Punch Bowl Brookline 

Kaitlin Brophy - Founder Brook & Elm

Nancy Ruggeri - Owner of CycleBar Wellesley 

Jane Carroll- Stand Up Comedian

Marci Bracken - Co-Founder of Living Crue Magazine 

Laura Zigman -Best-Selling Author of Six Novels

Michelle Hoffmeister - Registrar & Leader at Waypoint Adventure & Co-Founder of Doctor’s Island Brewery

Melissa Clayton - CEO & Founder of Tiny Tags 

Alison King -Former Political Reporter at NBC Boston and NECN

Taryn Roeder - Executive Director of Publicity of Abrams Books

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Laurie Gelman  - NYT Best-Selling  Author of The Class Mom Series & hopefully soon to be television series

Kristen Tirney - Contemporary American Artist & Founder of Kristen Tirney Art

Nina Sossamon-Pogue - Best-Selling Author & Speaker & Podcast Host & Award Winning TV Anchor

Julianne Taylor - Product Designer & Content Creator & Mindset Speaker & Business Coach

Shaniequa L. Washington - CEO Zuriel Kingdom Collections, LLC & Fashion Designer & Influencer

Andrea Serrano - Fashion Stylist &  Producer &  Creative Director

Carolyn Murray - Award winning Journalist &  Co-Anchor & Podcast Host

Terry Haas - Co-Founder 32 South & Realtor & Former Host HGTV "Designed To Sell" & "House Hunters"

Emily Mingledorff - Baking Blogger "Pie Crusts & Pixie Dust" & Co-Founder of Will To Good Foundation

Elizabeth Ackerman - Co-Founder of Olivia James The Label

Lindsay Cunningham - Co-Founder Olivia James The Label & Owner Monkees of MP 

Jennifer Simpson - Chief Experience Officer Bespoke Experiences 

Amy Schmidt - Speaker & Author & Podcast Host & Founder of Fearlessly Facing Fifty    

Kristen Coffield - Founder The Culinary Cure & Co-Founder at Better Than Gossip   

Karen Morneau - Founder of Karen Morneau & Hayman & Co. Photography

Robin Berlinsky - Founder & CEO of The Learning Ring and Podcast Host 

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Kathy Entwistle -  Top Forbes Financial Advisor, Named Martha's Stewart's Top Ten Financial                                                                          Advisors & Founder of The Money Date Box  

Page Fehling -   Facilitator, Speaker, Author, Host/Emcee & Anchor

Teggy French   -  Social Media Influencer,  Fashion Designer & Blogger 

Laurie Gelman  - NYT Best-Selling  Author of The Class Mom Series & hopefully soon to be television series

Jennifer Lapidus- Founder & GM of Carolina Ground, Asheville Bread Festival & Author of Southern Ground            

Connie Matisse - CEO & Co-Founder of East Fork

Amanda Moses - Founder & Strategic Advisor of Amanda Moses Connects 

Gabriela Mekler - Co-Founder of Mumi Designs

Meredith Powell – CSP, CPAE, Motivational Speaker, Award-Winning  Author Thrive & Business Strategist

Amy Schmidt - Speaker & Author & Podcast Host & Founder of Fearlessly Facing Fifty 

Jennifer Simpson - Chief Experience Officer Bespoke Experiences                

Ann Williams - CEO & Founder of Yearly Company                                                                                                             

Laura Webb - Co-Host of Her Two Cents, Founder and President of Webb Investment Services, Inc.

MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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Karen Cahn – Founder & CEO of iFund Women
Deborah Engle – Founder of Work and Play & Co-Founder of General Store Cooperative 
Laurie Gelman – TV Personality & Best-Selling Author of Class Mom and You’ve Been Volunteered
Katie McKenna – Life Coach, Speaker & Best-Selling Author of How to Get Run Over by a Truck

Sara Bliss – Speaker & NYT Best-Selling Author of Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life
Jamie Meier - Founder of Live Love Lens Photography & Social Media Creator Live Love Maplewood

Dina El Nabli – Editorial Director of New Jersey Family

Lisa Marie Latino - Author, Executive Producer of Long Shot Productions & Host of Hip New Jersey
Kris Ohleth – Founder of Garden State Kitchen

Jenni Lewis Ford - VP Strategic Marketing & Digital Communications, Author & Podcast Host

MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY

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Olivia Metzger - Founder of OManagement
Nicki Radzely - Founder of Doddle and Co.
Kelly Watson - KPMG, LLP Partner (Retired)
Kerry Cordero - Personal Style and Image Coach
Anne Wargo - President of Anne Wargo Consulting
Colleen McCullough – Regional Director, ASAP Solutions Group
Marla Wynne - Founder of Marla Wynne Collections
Mary Giuliani - “Caterer to the Stars” and Author of "Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites"
Melissa Walker - Founder of Jazz House Kids
Kathryn McGuire - Founder of Clerestory Fine Art
Sally Jessy Raphael - Former Talk Show Host and Producer
Gilly Garrett - Founder of Gilly’s Organics
Kacy Erdelyi - Founder of Joyist Cafe

WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

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Jane Hoffman - Founder of A Birthday Wish

Donna Vivino -  Broadway Actress - Elphaba inWicked, and Co-Founder of Journey to Broadway

Meaghan Murphy -  Executive Editor of Good Housekeeping

 Heather Stillufsen - Illustrator, Author and Founder of Rose Hill Design Studio

Jude Connally - Founder of Jude Connally Clothing

Missy Tannen - Founder of Boll & Branch

Hillary Irwin - Founder of Hillary Irwin Nutrition

Michelle Retik - Chef /Owner of Squirrel & The Bee Grainless Bakeshop & Goodness Grainless LLC

Ashley Quinn - Founder of reLAX Lacrosse + Yoga

Miriam Silver Verga - Owner/Partner at MIMI & HILL Design Studio

NEW YORK CITY

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Ann Shoket - Author of "The Big Life"

Monica Ferguson and Becca Brown - Shark Tank winners and Co-Founders of SOLEMATES

Sheila Klehm- Managing Director UBS Wealth Management

Benilde Little- Bestselling Author of Good Hair and Welcome To My Breakdown

Caytha Jentis - Director, Writer of the Amazon Hit Series "The Other F Word"

Lisa Holton - President of Classroom, Inc.

Francine Le Frak-Founder Same Sky                                                      

Jude Connally- Founder of Jude Connally Clothing

Dr Francesca Fusca-Award winning Dermatologist and TV Personality                     

Dr. Donnica Moore-Premier Expert Women's Health and TV Personality  

Sandra Richards- ED at Morgan Stanley/ Award winning Author of Rice and Rocks

Mary Carlomango-Author/ Tv Personality/ Owner of ORDER

Nancy Armstrong-Senior producer- MAKERS

Suzanne Curry-Owner at Write Ideas PR, President at Bergen CASA, Producer

Sonia Blangiardo-Director at Days of Our Lives/ Creator- writer- Tainted Dreams

Jaime Gelbtuch-Founder and Principal Consultant of Cultural Mixology

Beatriz Garcia- Director, New York at Brunswick Group

Debbie Shields-Clifford-Litigator and Leader of Child Advocacy Team-Gibbons P.C. 

Kelly Peeler- Founder and CO of NextGenVest

Annie Long Sullivan-ED, Founding Member, Beauty Counter

Michele Mitchell-Executive Editor, Film at 11 Media

RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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Susan Spencer - Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day Magazine-Author of "When Action Follows Heart: 365 Ways to Share"

Kathy Entwistle - Senior VP - Wealth Advisor and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS

Angie Newman - Financial Advisor-Senior VP Portfolio Manager at UBS 

Heather Cundey Bartlett - Editor-in- Chief of The Scout of Northern New Jersey

Christine Figliuolo-Founder of Creations by Christine Events

Karen Latimer   -Founder of Tips From Town

Carolyn Loh  - Co-Owner of The Bar Method Ridgewood

Natasha Hemmings - CEO of The Girl Scouts of the Heart of New Jersey

MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY

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Wendy Lacey - Founder, Cornerstone Montclair Jeanne Petrucci MS, RDN - Founder, Living Plate, LLC

Annie Schiffmann - Founder, Downstage Media 

Lauren Marino - Editor, Collaborator, Author
Katherine Nukk-Freeman - Co-founder of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra PC+ SHIFT HR
Hon. Barbara Curran - Former NJ Assemblywoman, Superior Court Judge and Pres. of the NJ Board of Public Utilities

Megan McDowell - Founder, Heartworks
Donna O’Connor - Clinical Social Work/Therapist - MSW, LCSW, LLC

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