Jackie Green (The Green Flash) won her way into the heart of The Women’s Business Momentum Center. On a webinar in 2015, Jackie Green showed up to learn the stories of challenge and victory that a handful of The Women’s Business Momentum Center women were sharing. She left the 90-minute webinar with respect and admiration for the ladies and claimed the top prize of a luxury, all-inclusive, three-day retreat!

Jackie is a Ph.D. scientist with a passion and gift for business. I love that we have a rocket scientist at The Women’s Business Momentum Center.  Jackie brings a powerful knowledge of systems and procedures and a no holds barred approach to action and “getting it done.”  In 2017, Jackie retired from a 27-year career at JPL and without missing a beat stepped right into running a 6 Figure + business!  

Who does that!!!  The Green Flash does! Green represents her passion for the environment, her love affair with the...

Gemi Bertran Lant has an insatiable appetite.  The word determined does not even begin to do justice to the tenacity, drive, and hunger that lives within the small (but very strong) frame of this amazing woman.  While working through the process to adopt her daughter from Haiti in 2004, Gemi bonded through letters and pictures with Ili.  As the adoption day approached after 2 years, Gemi excitedly prepared to take the trip to Haiti.  Then the letter came!  War had broken out and she was told not to leave the country as she would put herself in danger.  That was not an option for Gemi.  Instead she took the flight, drove through snipers crouching down on the floor of the car, and camped out at the embassy for 3 days with her daughter until the authorities were worn down by her determination  The consul was in Miami, no foreign citizens were allowed to be in Haiti at that time, so the consul had to fly from Miami to Port Au Prince to sign and...

Liz Jinzo showed up at The Women’s Business Momentum Center over eight years ago with her infectious laugh and smile that warmed up the room instantly.  Every member has a story, It’s a big piece of what brings the membership together.  Everyone has fallen down, they are human.   Being superhuman is to get back up.  Often again and again and again!  

Liz Jinzo took her story and is turning it into a legacy, a BIG Hairy Audacious Vision or as we like to refer to it at the WBMC, a BHAV.  Liz’s daughter was born developmentally disabled and wasn’t expected to live, never mind live a “normal” life.  When Desirae, Liz’s daughter, proved everyone wrong and turned five, it was time for her to go to school.  Against the advice of everyone, Liz chose to send her daughter to “regular” school.  Somehow she knew in her gut that integrating, not segregating her, would give her more...

Almost 10 years ago Bonnie and I met at a casino. Bonnie came to an event that I was putting on to help women in business and dove right into my program. Bonnie is the queen of what I call money making activities, following up!   She’s a people person and has built a successful real estate business by nurturing relationships. At one of The Women’s Business Momentum Center's Get it Done Retreats, Bonnie can pick up the phone effortlessly going through her contacts connecting, laughing, and by the end of the weekend have more business than she created in the entire year so far.

Now you have to be vulnerable to be a people person to draw people in, to connect with them and to have meaningful conversation. However, it was incredibly surprising to me when Bonnie went through The Women’s Business Momentum Center program Own Your Brand recently and was lovingly forced to write her brand story. After weeks of resistance and procrastination, when she finally came...

Karen Kahler has shown up at Monthly Momentum religiously every month for over eight years.  And every time she enters the room she brings magic. Her walk, her style, her energy exudes magic.  Like most of us her journey is not always bright and light yet even through difficulties she lights the room up with magic.  

Karen is an incredibly talented actress on the stage, screen, video games and through voice over.  She magically takes on different roles and brings them to life sharing a kaleidoscope of brawny, brave and bad ass women with us.

At The Women’s Business Momentum Center the first step of the journey of an entrepreneur is to create their One Page Business Plan. One of the main ingredients of this plan is to define your WHY or purpose in life. For many years Karen tinkered with hers often feeling like her career didn’t completely fit within the structure of the plan and struggling to define her WHY.  I encouraged her to think a little...

Rebecca Townsend was an average teenage girl, having fun with friends, going to the movies and delighting in Jelly Bellies until one day on a ride to the mall with her dearest friends their car got into a fatal car crash.  Rebecca was rushed to the hospital and treated for a shattered pelvis and found out the next day that one of her girlfriends lost her life in the crash.

Recovery was much different in 1980.  With strict bed rest and then no physical therapy Rebecca had to crawl around the house learning to walk again.  Because of this tragic experience Rebecca is able to stand in the boots of many of her clients that she treats as an exceptional therapist with a mission to serve the military and their families.  

Rebecca has an insatiable hunger for learning and this drives her to take classes on new therapeutic techniques as well as learning the lingo of her military clients.  Rebecca shared with me once that it is impossible to help someone if we cannot...

I bumped into Nicola Borland and her Dad at a South Pasadena Chamber Mixer.  We hit it off instantly, which is easy to do with Nicola. Nicola has a great sense of humor and an incredibly caring heart that is always looking out for the people around her.  It’s rare to find someone that stands out so powerfully as thoughtful and engaging and when you do you know you have found a gem. I called Nicola a few weeks later and asked her if I could buy her lunch, she said yes and by the end of the lunch she was a member of The Women’s Business Momentum Center.  That was almost a decade ago.

Talented and creative individuals are usually very aware of their surroundings and this allows them to show us life in art.  Nicola’s humor and caring, that I fell in love with, is possible because she notices everything and everyone around her. When you bring that talent and sensitivity to photography you create images that speak to our soul and that is exactly what...

Sarah Grear is a Power Babe!  And so it makes complete sense that I met her at a Power Babe mixer run by Julian Yang Chung in Alhambra, California.  Sarah has a gift for words, specifically for putting them together in a way that moves people. Although it took a leap of faith away from a day job to really give her talent the chance to shine.

Sarah has a passion for helping women in business and has been a valuable resources for many of the members of The Women’s Business Momentum Center over the last few years.  Sarah provides online courses, has published a book Unleash Your Voice: DIY Website Writing Guide For Entrepreneurs and is a go to copy writer on million dollar + launches.

It has been a privilege to have Sarah as a member of The Women’s Business Momentum Center.  She shows up ready to contribute, shares openly about challenges and successes and is a delight to coach as she throws fun ideas out into the conversation for us to play with.

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As the group sprang into conversation prompted by a question I had invited them to explore, Hazel’s eyes danced around the room getting wider and wider.  She sat so quietly, I kept checking on her out of the corner of my eye to make sure she was alright. It was her first time meeting with the group. The dialogue within the room became more vibrant as I moved it gently like a conductor.  Each question unleashed new ideas, illuminated hidden beliefs, and explored solutions and most of the ladies were hungry for this! As I moved my full attention to Hazel, there was a pause. Then Hazel asked with confusion, "How long have you all been meeting?"  "Just once," I replied, and right then I knew she realized, The Women’s Business Momentum Center was something special.

For almost a decade now, Hazel has unleashed her hunger and passion at The Women’s Business Momentum Center.  She has been the first to speak up when she discovers something that has...

Danie Muniz is a bright light.  You can see her radiating with love, fun, and inspiration from miles away.  

When Danie joined The Women’s Business Momentum Center she dived right in, she was hungry for the systems, structure, and ideas we had to offer.  Hunger is a huge asset when you are building a business. Without it, everything feels heavy and hard work. And hunger is infectious to be around.  Danie brings light and energy to every retreat, workshop, and coaching call she shows up for. And she shows up a lot!

Danie is certainly determined, loves a challenge, and produces incredible tools and resources for her clients in her business BE aMEzing Consulting.  She loves a challenge and has quickly leveled up through the programs at The Women’s Business Momentum Center in record time. It is however her inspiration that is truly remarkable.  

As I looked at acknowledging some of The Women’s Business Momentum Center members for their...