Live Stream: Women's Career Summit

Sherica Hymes is the Founder & C.E.O. of Polished Consulting, L.L.C. and the Total Woman Summit. She is a 20-year veteran with corporate experience ranging from Strategy Development, H.R. Management, Leadership Development, Crisis Resolution, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Change Management, and Culture Transformation. Her corporate experience spans across multiple industries ranging from technology to manufacturing & distribution to sales to financial services. Sherica and her team specialize in transforming data into Innovative Solutions that Drive for Results with Execution Excellence; while simultaneously helping and organizations harness the power of their Human Capital through engagement, alignment, and motivation! Sherica graduated Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in H.R. Management, and she is currently a candidate for her Executive M.B.A. at the Jack Welch Management Institute. Polished Consulting, L.L.C. is a proud Women Owned Certified M.B.E., D.B.E., LOSB, and S.B.E.

As a professional and motivational speaker, Sherica captivates audiences with her unique style of storytelling, infusing both wit and humor. She vividly paints pictures with words, masterfully invoking a wide range of emotions. She is often described as a "Dynamic and Motivational Force, who inspires people into action"!

As a native Memphian, Sherica is deeply engaged in her community. Through her philanthropic efforts she has raised tens of thousands of dollars for non-profits, while advocating for the most vulnerable in society. Through her own Total Woman Summit, a platform created exclusively for women, and with help from her partners, has raised more than $30k. Sherica currently serves on the Agape Executive Board of Directors as the Personnel Chair and The United Way, Women United as the Special Events Chair and Advocacy Co-Chair, and much more. Sherica believes that we must live so that our presence is felt long after we have physically departed. It is with that is mind, that her greatest desires are to be the change she wants to see in the world, leaving a legacy, and mentoring the next generation!

She is Gabriel's Mom, Jimmie & Mary's Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend, and Servant!

Tangela Johnson is a Corporate Culture and Leadership Development Expert, Seasoned Consultant, Executive Coach, Dynamic Speaker and Author. She is the Founder and President of North Georgia Corporate Consulting, a professional development boutique that's helped multimillion dollar companies across multiple industries for more than two decades. Today, Tangela is known as a powerful thought leader and gifted change agent -- affectionately referred to as "The Fixer" by her clients.

In each engagement, Tangela works closely with leaders to create high performing, inclusive, cultures where creativity, accountability, teamwork, and excellence can flourish. She's known for her innovative coaching style -- and even served as an interim "Chief People Officer" inside a major healthcare company. Tangela is also known for helping companies identify the root cause of leadership challenges and developing long term solutions for significant culture change. Tangela uses her signature Leaders First, Culture Second model to help companies develop healthy, sustainable, inclusive cultures.

Tangela recently released her new book, Relaxed Power: How to Live a Purposed (Not Perfect) Life. It's rooted in her steady faith, business journey, and belief in the individual pursuit of greatness. Tangela's mission is to help people unearth, organize, and activate their brilliance individually and corporately. Tangela's new master class, "The Road to Relaxed Power" puts people on the path to discovering their unique brilliance. Tangela served as 2021 Board Chair of Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute. She was previously appointed by former Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Board. Other former community roles include Rotarian (Board Member), Paul Harris Fellow and alumnus of the prestigious Leadership Georgia Program. She served on Siskin Hospital's Board and Christian Heritage's School Board. Tangela has been a guest on Sirius XM and featured in City Scope Magazine, Trend Magazine as well as other publications.

As a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, you can count on Tangela to deliver actionable steps on relationship re-engineering and interventions that help business owners identify and resolve issues, so they can achieve greater outcomes.

Tangela has an undergraduate degree in Broadcast News from The University of Georgia. She holds a master's degree in English from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is a first-generation college graduate. She lives in Whitfield County, Georgia with her husband, John, of 29 years and is the proud mom of her young adult daughter, Caylor.

Amy Vetter, CPA.CITP, CGMA, is the CEO of The B 3 Method Institute and Drishtiq Yoga, a keynote speaker, corporate advisor, board member, author, and host of the podcast, Breaking Beliefs.

As a CPA and Yogi -- who specializes in Technology Innovation – Amy provides a unique perspective. She inspires accounting professionals on how to create a human approach to business in a digital world. She guides them on how to create work-life harmony and practice mindfulness in the workplace as well as how to implement and use technology in a thoughtful way so that it does the heavy lifting, freeing them to develop collaborative, lasting relationships. Amy's speaking programs also encompass transformative topics on digital transformation, leadership, employee engagement, company culture, change management and innovation.

Amy is an accomplished c-suite executive and board member with deep experience in cloud technology and transformation, creating go-to-market (GTM) strategies and customer success programs to increase retention and ongoing revenue growth. Amy has held multiple roles in Fortune 500, startup, small company rapid growth, and is a serial entrepreneur. This includes serving as an executive leader at accounting technology companies, a partner in a regional CPA Firm, and owner and operator of her own accounting practice and yoga studio.

Amy has been recognized repeatedly as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Accounting" by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor and as a "Top 100 Most Influential Person" by Accounting Today. Amy shares her accounting and business insights as a contributor to AICPA's Journal of Accountancy, Accounting Today, and CPA Practice Advisor. She has also served as a contributor to Entrepreneur.com and Inc.com.

Amy has authored two books including: Business, Balance & Bliss: How the B 3 Method Can Transform Your Career and Life. In her book, Amy created a methodology, backed by scientific research on the brain, on how to live a more authentic, engaged, and fulfilled life. Amy shared this message more broadly in her award-winning TEDx Talk, "Disconnect to Connect: The Path to Work-Life Harmony."

Amy's second book, Integrative Advisory Services: Expanding Your Accounting Services Beyond the Cloud, is published by John Wiley & Sons. As technology replaces much of the traditional data entry tasks of accounting professionals, there is one thing it cannot replace: human connection. This book is the CPA, accounting professional and bookkeeper's 'how-to" guide to becoming a future "Cherished Advisor," a strategic partner who is a critical component to their clients' success.

Amy is an advisory board member of Digital Shadows, a board member for the Ohio Society of CPAs, as well as a member of various American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) committees. She is a past board member of Project Yoga and Data Coalition, and a past advisory board member for Logikcull and Pantheon, Inc.

Learn more at www.amyvetter.com and subscribe to Amy's Breaking Beliefs Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow @AmyVetterCPA on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Jessica Stollings-Holder is a professional speaker, trainer, author, and coach who helps teams recognize how their diverse perspectives fuel success.

She entered the speaking world through her groundbreaking work in generational diversity and inclusion. She has studied how to bridge gaps across generations for more than a decade, serving more than 100 clients in 32 states and delivering 400 keynotes and training events.

Jessica's work been highlighted in publications across the country- like SHRM, Ragan/PR Daily, and the Chronicle of Higher Education- and her experiential training using an escape game in a box was voted one of the top 120 trainings in the world by Training Magazine.

Jessica's background includes leadership roles in corporate communication and talented development, and she also served as a nationally syndicated news reporter.

Jessica is an academic all-American volleyball player and graduate of King University. She is also a graduate of Leadership Tennessee Class V.

Most importantly, Jessica is a wife and bonus mom with a passion to help all people feel understood, included, and valued.

To learn more, or to have Jessica speak at your company, visit jessicastollingsholder.com