In 2023, the world continues to be shaped and inspired by remarkable women who are breaking barriers, leading change, and making a significant impact in their respective fields. These women are beacons of hope and empowerment, serving as role models for future generations. From entrepreneurs and activists to scientists and artists, their stories are a testament to the strength, resilience, and determination that women possess. In this blog, we will introduce you to 20 inspiring women to look out for in 2023, each of whom is leaving an indelible mark on the world and paving the way for a brighter, more inclusive future.
Kate Denise
Kate Denise is a medical aesthetician with a passion for enhancing natural beauty through the art of skincare. Kate’s journey began as a licensed aesthetician, where she honed her skills in skincare and developed a keen eye for individualized beauty regimens that amplify each individual’s unique allure. Her commitment to staying at the forefront of advancements in aesthetics led her to specialize in the use of cutting-edge laser technologies.
Her clients appreciate her personal and meticulous approach, tailored treatments, and dedication to achieving optimal results while prioritizing safety and comfort. Whether it’s rejuvenating facials to restore a youthful glow or harnessing the power of lasers to address various skin concerns, Kate’s clients leave her treatment room feeling confident and radiant.
Kate’s unwavering commitment to her craft and her clients makes her a sought-after medical aesthetician, the secret behind countless individuals looking and feeling their absolute best with every visit.
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi
A business founder in the games industry, Tarja is noteworthy professional from the enchanting landscapes of Northern Finland. Working currently with DeepWell DTx and Global Game Jam, she is a shining example of resilience, unwavering determination, and positive change.
Tarja’s journey to success is not only remarkable but also stands out due to her underrepresented background: A disabled, autistic, part-indigenous Muslim woman who thrives on working entirely remotely with global companies. Hailing from a region that often flies under radar, Tarja’s accomplishments sparkle brightly, breaking stereotypes and serving as inspiration to dream big and overcome barriers people may face.
As an Award-winning Community Leader and Producer, Tarja dedicates her time to advocate for well-being of marginalized communities. Her commitment to inclusivity and equity is reflected in her work as she strives to create more welcoming industry for everyone. She is also making significant contributions as a cultural-social advisor and fostering innovation in various sectors.
Ximena Ni
Ximena Ni is a dedicated mind and body coach on a mission to guide women towards transformative healing. Through mindfulness, self-compassion, spirituality, and embracing femininity, she empowers women to embark on a journey of self-discovery and well-being. With a deep understanding that healing can be intricate, Ximena offers coaching programs designed to foster kindness, resilience, and positive change from the inside out. Her values of empathy, authenticity, and empowerment shape every interaction, as she aims to create a safe space for women to heal and thrive. Having once tread the path of extreme fitness and struggles with mental health, Ximena learned that appreciating the mind’s and body’s capabilities and fostering self-compassion are paramount. She is on a mission to help women heal and celebrate the beauty of embracing their uniqueness and nurturing their bodies and souls.
Puja Rios
Puja Bhola Rios is the Chief Revenue Officer at Frame.io, an Adobe Company. Frame is a cloud-based video collaboration platform. Previous to Frame.io, Puja spent seven years at Xerox and thirteen years at CareerBuilder as their SVP of Enterprise Sales and Customer Success. While at CareerBuilder, Puja founded and ran her company’s Women’s Alliance, CareerBuildHER.
With a knack for numbers and a thoughtful tough love approach to leadership, Puja Rios presents her proven formula for success. Her book, “Get It Together: A Winning Formula for Success From the Boss You Need,” guides readers through what it takes to achieve the results they want in business and life.
Chapter by chapter she breaks down the success principles she’s applied to achieve both business and personal goals, with the perfect mix of encouragement and hard truths. Whether it’s having clarity about your goals, developing critical thinking skills, or persevering through pain, Puja’s lucid lessons are immediately actionable and profoundly transformative.
Puja also prides herself on her work as a chronic pain advocate and blogger. She is the author of the Huffington Post feature blog, “Me vs. Fibromyalgia,” as well as a contributor to Thrive Global. A dynamic speaker and an energetic leader, Puja is a fierce advocate for inspiring people to “Get It Together.”
Nathalie Rigaud
Nathalie Rigaud, crowned as Miss Global Haiti 2023, is a versatile individual renowned as a model, multimedia artist, and international beauty queen. Her passion for artistic expression spans across various mediums, including pencil, pen, marker, watercolor, acrylic paint, digital art, and photography. Raised in an environment enriched with artistic talent, Nathalie learned to nurture her creative abilities from a young age.
Nathalie has achieved international recognition, earning the prestigious “Best Inspiring & Creativity Women Award 2023” in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her artwork has graced the halls of the Boston City Hall in collaboration with the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts (H.A.A.M).
Devoting her time and energy to her community, Nathalie is actively involved with the non-profit organization Arts for Everett, Inc., which provides a nurturing space for young individuals to explore their artistic talents and connect with fellow artists.
Beyond her artistic pursuits, Nathalie Rigaud works as an optician at an eye doctor’s office in the Boston area, specializing in helping patients select the right eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision correction devices. She also holds a rich history as a former dancer and gymnast, hobbies that have remained close to her heart.
Nathalie’s dedication to the world of beauty pageants is evident in her role as a VIP judge for both the national and international Miss Universal Global and Miss Global USA pageants. She previously competed in the Miss Massachusetts USA competition, where she held the title of Miss Malden USA 2022. This experience has deepened her admiration for beauty pageants and their capacity to inspire women worldwide.
Looking ahead, Nathalie Rigaud eagerly anticipates the 10th Anniversary of Miss Global’s “Phoenix Crown” event, scheduled to take place on November 11th in the picturesque city of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Miss Global, she believes, is not merely a showcase of physical beauty but an extravagant and prestigious competition that encourages contestants to express their individuality with poise, grace, and wit, as emphasized by the Miss Global Organization.
Arrameia Auraire Araiss
Arrameia is a New York-based multidisciplinary transmission artist, high-level transformational leader and chart-topping singer on a mission to help beings on this planet awaken their higher consciousness and liberate their highest bliss.
She facilitates multi-dimensional, immersive transformational awakening experiences for conscious heart-centred business owners, visionary leaders and creators. Throughout her career, Arrameia has guided thousands of beings to access their full spiritual power, unleash their unique genius and unlock more significant levels of visibility and impact. She is also the founder of Astaria Ascension, a leading self development company in Czechia and Slovakia.
After leaving her career as a UK chart-topping recording artist under a different name, Arrameia has moved to explore the depths of cosmic wisdom becoming a Master energy healer and global spiritual teacher. Now she is bringing it all together in a revolutionary, unique and transformative way.
GladDana Hu
As a teenager, GladDana Hu started learning Astrology and Metaphysics from experienced family elders; followed by reputable grandmasters and teachers. After graduating from university, her passion motivated her to practise metaphysics such as I Ching, Classical Fengshui, Western Geomancy, Numerology, Aromatherapy, Energy Healing.
Evolving twenty years of metaphysical research, GladDana has integrated music and aroma for holistic healings and interpreted the empowerment from elements and planets with original music compositions to enhance the manifestation of her clients’ success potential and the Feng Shui of their premises.
This combination of Eastern * Western Astrology and the Geomantic systems with her music inspirations have guided individuals, public and private-sector clients to achieve their goals. GladDana’s Destiny-Soul Coaching programs, derived through certified psychotherapy, energy healing, personality profiling, image styling and guided music meditations are combined with her Astrological analyses to help people achieve happiness and success.
Nicolette Hawthorne
Nicolette Hawthorne started P.R.O.S. 10 years ago when the company began operating from her kitchen table to its headquarters located in Phoenix. Now, 10 years later, the P.R.O.S. brand is a multimillion-dollar enterprise with 3 for-profit companies and a charity. P.R.O.S. provides a home-away-from-home for teams in the WNBA, NBA, NBA’s G-League, IFL, USL, Major League Baseball and, as of 2022, is the largest provider of housing for Minor League Baseball.
Nicolette’s passion is supporting women organizations, mentoring young women interested in entrepreneurship, creating a team of champions, giving back to the community, and making sure that success is not measured in dollars but in how she helps those in need.
With her insatiable desire for philanthropy, Nicolette developed the nonprofit, P.I.T.C.H. Initiative. The acronym “P.I.T.C.H.” represents P.R.O.S. In The Community Helping, the mission is to widely impact the communities we serve by compassionately supporting people and organization who need it most.
Mariella Canady-Towns
Introducing Mariella Canady-Towns, a visionary strategist with 19 years of experience in marketing, philanthropy, and business. She’s a proven leader in transforming challenges into opportunities, driving innovation, and sustainable growth.As the Chief Philanthropy Officer, Mariella has achieved remarkable results, increasing the donor base by 90% and funding by 97%. Her strategic prowess and market insights have set new industry benchmarks, propelling organizations to new heights.
Mariella is adept at fostering cross-functional collaboration, empowering teams to execute bold strategies with precision. Her leadership philosophy combines data-driven decision-making with creative strategic thinking, allowing agile responses to dynamic market shifts. Beyond her professional achievements, Mariella is an Adjunct Professor dedicated to cultivating future leaders and coaching startup entrepreneurs. She’s a thought leader, brand strategist, and DEI champion, sharing her expertise at prestigious conferences and through thought-provoking podcasts.
Mariella is a member of Chief, ForbesBLK, Women United, and sits on esteemed boards that align with her values. Committed to leadership, excellence, and empowerment, Mariella Canady-Towns continues to shape the future of marketing, philanthropy, and business, inspiring colleagues and competitors alike.
Kate Bohn
Kate is a transformational leader helping companies create high-performing teams with shared purpose and vision despite globally disparate footprints. With an extensive background in fintech, strategy, and technology, she brings a wealth of experience to aligning business opportunity with technology capability and a clear roadmap to execution. She is a co-founder of an enduring Alpha Capture platform and a popular market networker, with relationships to key people for accelerated commercial outcomes.
As a public speaker, Kate’s style is authentically lighthearted yet perceptive and engaging. She is multi-award winning, and regularly appears at Industry events offering proven strategies and insights for impactful approaches to delivery, inclusion and diversity.
Having worked across a range of roles within American, European, Australian and UK headquartered institutions, the common thread is her clear focus on innovation and simplification, with the use of human-centred design and storytelling to ensure the complex is never complicated.
Diana Iris Baltazar
Diana’s work always merges her twin passions: Art & Healing. Educated at Brown & NYU, Diana holds degrees in Fine Art, Comparative Religion, and Visual Culture. Her multifaceted career as designer, stylist, photographer, producer and artist has consistently pursued beauty while being a force for positive change and empowerment.
A serial entrepreneur, Diana is co-founder of sustainable fashion brand VAYRE, and founder of Humanuniform, producing campaigns and media coverage for the sustainable fashion sector. Recently she launched her collection of artwork, designed to heal the spirit through awe-inspiring visuals.
Diana’s art is embedded with suggestive messages that take the viewer on a journey through their own psyche. “In these dark days when it seems everything is chaos, it’s up to artists to shine a light, help us see with new eyes in order to see new solutions.” Diana’s art is available at Maison10 Gallery in NYC and on her website.
Karen Groom
As the founder and CEO of Groom & Associates, one of Canada’s leading staffing firms, Karen Groom’s success as an entrepreneur has been widely recognized. Founded in 1996, female-led Groom & Associates has grown from a small business to a national agency. The recruitment firm has served hundreds of Canadian companies in the STEM sectors, and works with local and national partners.
For Karen, being adaptable and forward-thinking is critical for being a successful leader. She attributes the growth of the company to their commitment to understanding evolving workplace trends in order to best serve clients. With over 30 years of experience in human resources and recruiting, Karen will tell you that staying up-to-date with current trends is essential. Karen also acts as a mentor for other female entrepreneurs. She was a President of Community Shares, and today, is a member of the Capital Campaign the for Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence.
Laura Clark
Laura Clark is a wife, mother and respected CEO in the pageant and entertainment industry. As the owner of Liv & Rock Productions, Laura manages the Miss Earth USA organization, the official national preliminary pageant leading to MISS EARTH based in the Philippines. Laura has been recognized as Best Director by Pageant Planet, Art & Beauty Magazine and Prestige Pageantry Awards. After dedicating 15 years as a performer and choreographer in collegiate and professional sports, Laura earned the title of Ms. United States 2011, which launched her career in the pageant industry. Under Laura’s leadership, USA ranked 2nd Runner Up Miss World and winner of Miss Earth 2020. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts from William Jewell College in public communication with a minor in political science and recently enjoyed three years positioned as a diplomat to the United Nations in Switzerland. Laura, her husband and two children are based in Chicago.
Angela Bell
Angela Bell is the founder of The Mom Magic Anthology Series and the Mom Magic Movement! She is also the founder and CEO at The Inspired & Profitable Mompreneur Business, Podcast, Magazine & TV Show. Angela is on a mission to empower moms around the world to stand in their power, embrace their dreams, and create their own business! Angela is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, business coach for moms, and mom of twins.
She is a 2X International Best-Selling Author, has built multiple 6 & 7 figure business, and helped hundreds of women launch and grow their own Inspired & Profitable online businesses. Angela is committed to helping other moms live their very best lives on their own terms and creating more wealthy moms. Angela helps moms around the world create time and financial freedom, helping them build their own inspired & profitable business. Her mission is to empower moms to live their best life, and in the process, create a better future.
As a Mompreneur coach, Angela applies her diverse background and experience in business and personal development to guide her clients towards self-condfidence and profitable entrepreneurial ventures. She founded The Inspired & Profitable Mompreneur to create a community where moms can learn and thrive in business, surrounded by fellow moms who understand their journey and challenges.
Morgan Spindler
Morgan Spindler helps brands create business changes needed to grow and retain customers. Morgan is currently the Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager at the lifestyle brand Terez. Her comprehensive experience in retention, growth, and analytical marketing at Ralph Lauren, The Greenwich Retail Group, and currently at Terez have all fueled her passion for Marketing.
She has a proven track record of driving cost-efficient acquisition, improving retention, and increasing customer lifetime value while tailoring messaging to each customer group across marketing touchpoints. In Morgan’s free time, she bakes delicious treats. Morgan founded Morganic Bakeshop in 2020. Baking with her grandmother, Nana, at the young age of 3 instilled the love of baking and what would become the seed of Morganic Bakeshop. While she always loved Nana’s treats, she knew the recipes would need to be altered to meet a healthy lifestyle.
Morganic Bakeshop offers nutritious, unprocessed snacks in five flavors. Using biodegradable packaging, the brand benefits people’s health and saves the environment. Morganic Bakeshop can be found online at www.morganicbakeshop.com
Melanie Ramirez
Melanie Ramirez, CMO of WBE Network and Valor Coutures. Mentors and helps women create success from any platform of influence. Prime mover of The Vision Board Workshop & Goal Setting Extensive is where strategic goal setting and God-given vision are initiated into the new year. Her tangible thought leadership makes an impact through her pray-teaching, master class “Get Your Foot in The Door,” and her testimony. Her mission is to launch this generation out of the mediocre and set quality of life in motion. She has gained a high capacity to lead from training received from Pastors Don and Susan Nordin of CT Church Houston. Certified in Second Mile Leadership and SOZO, she continues to invest in herself and shares her knowledge in innovative ways. Each day she is walking out her purpose, bringing God Glory as he directs her steps.
Cali Anne Mills
Cali Anne Mills, resides in Long Island, New York, but grew up in the South, she is from Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina and the East Coast of South Florida. She is a proud first-generation college graduate, hailing from humble beginnings, she attended Western Carolina University and graduated with honors, obtaining a B.S.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance in May 2015. Since then, she has diligently worked on her career and expects to pass the CPA exam in late 2023, as she fulfills her aspirations of becoming a Certified Public Accountant. For her, relocating was pivotal to her career, as the move to NYC allowed her to pursue her passion for helping others in the Not for Profit Industry, and during this time she gained valuable experience through networking and building crucial business relationships within the Greater NYC area.
She is currently a senior assurance associate at CohnReznick in NYC with over six years of experience in this niche industry. Since her fresh beginnings in New York, she has leveraged her career and successfully established herself as a business-woman and entrepreneur. Today, she continues building her career, prospering her small Boutique business that began in 2016, but she is also growing her real estate footprint by purchasing her first home in September 2022, she has her own dog-walking and boarding business through the Rover app that began in November 2022, has been an ambassador for athletic wear for +5 years, and continues inspiring people through her journey.
Stella Sotereanos
Stella owner and creator of Above All Social helps businesses and entrepreneurs reach their full potential on their socials, offering social media services which involves strategic marketing.
Getting to help owners all around the world within branding, Stella owns a social media agency named Above All Social. Stella is an entrepreneur that applies influencer marketing as well as social media marketing to help business owners take advantage of the opportunity to rise higher and “above all” on their social accounts. She uses her expertise in branding, tech, and social media marketing to help bring clients into a place where they feel above, and are getting results.
Sofia Alvarez
Prophetess Sophia Alvarez is an inspirational and innovative entrepreneur. Her approach to helping young people reach their fullest potential centers around a three-pronged model: provide educational resources, provide mentorship, and create opportunities for young people to develop meaningful connections with others. Through her initiatives, Prophetess Sophia has been able to break down barriers that were preventing youth from achieving success. She has created educational programs that provide life skills such as communication, teamwork, financial literacy, and emotional intelligence. Additionally, she has formed strong partnerships with local businesses and universities to provide mentorship and internship opportunities.
By helping young people gain access to the resources they need to succeed, Prophetess Sophia has created a ripple effect that reaches far beyond her immediate circle of influence. She is a powerful example of what can be achieved when one is committed to making a difference in the lives of those around them.
Bianca Aimee Turner
Turner is a self-taught artist; she holds a PhD in economics. Her paintings hang in private and corporate international collections, and at Haegeumgang Museum, South Korea. She received the Woman Art Award – MUSA International Art Space (2018 and 2020, Rome and Madrid). In January 2020 she was awarded with the Leonardo da Vinci International Prize – The Universal Artist in Florence.
In 2021, Bianca Aimee Turner was part of the curatorial team that organized the exhibition of HRH Archduchess Gabriela von Habsburg in Romania. In January 2022, Turner became one of the UNESCO artists of the International Association of Visual Arts. Turner was part of the team that sponsored the exhibition of Countess Sorina von Keyserling in Romania in 2022. Turner works from her home studio in Los Angeles. Her future art projects include international group exhibitions, curatorial events for the Ukrainian refugees in Europe, and a solo exhibition at a museum in Romania in 2023.
Final Thoughts
As we conclude our journey through the lives and achievements of these 20 inspiring women in 2023, it becomes abundantly clear that their impact is both profound and far-reaching. They remind us that gender should never be a barrier to success, and that the world becomes a better place when diverse voices are heard and celebrated. These women have shattered glass ceilings, challenged societal norms, and uplifted countless others along the way. As we look to the future, let us continue to draw inspiration from these trailblazers, working together to create a world where every woman and girl has the opportunity to reach their full potential and make their mark on history. In celebrating these women, we celebrate progress, resilience, and the boundless power of the human spirit.
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