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SUMMER ISSUE

M A G A Z I N E

W E I V E R P Future of entrepreneurial community with

Inside this issue:

leaders modeling RADICAL growth

kelly roach

Making of a movement with

sandi glandt

Julie Ciardi

disrupting, innovating and calling women forward for their

new era

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EXCLUSIVE SEMINAR Kelly Roach and Sandi Glandt The women who WIN? They don’t wait for invitations.

They put themselves in the right room.

October 1, 2026

South Florida

CONTENTS 004 Kelly Roach

008 Sandi Glandt

012 Julie Ciardi

020 Amanda Ferreira

072 Amy Lacy

024 Tracy Litt

076 Stormy Wellington

028 Sara Connell

080 Heather Holmes

032 Leah Hadley

084 Krista Wilkins

036 Jessica Silva

088 Tara Antler Gabriel Collymore

040 Alternative Media 044 Porche Sullivan 048 Andrea Merril 052 Caitlin Renda 056 Courtney Capaldi 060 Ann Rau 064 Ricardo Sieveking

016 Motivation & Success

068 Aventura Florist

092 Jessica Cristobal 096 Berkley Sweetapple 100 Entreprenista 104 Jessica Brassington

w o n k o t t e G

Y L L KE H C A RO

As the founder and CEO of Kelly Roach International, Kelly helps entrepreneurs around the globe master sales predictably, profitably and in integrity online. She built her first company to over 8-figures in the online space, and now runs a portfolio of companies focused on helping entrepreneurs scale their sales and grow their empires, all while putting their faith and families FIRST.

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CALLED TO LEAD VISION FOR A NEW ERA OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS

WOMEN RISING TOGETHER The most powerful thing a successful woman can do is lift someone else up.

That’s the movement that’s reshaping what it means to be a woman at the top, and it's the heartbeat of Called to Lead, the community and experience event founded by entrepreneur and business strategist Kelly Roach and productivity coach Sandi Glandt.

At its core, Called to Lead is a direct challenge to the old story of female leadership: the one defined by competition, comparison, and isolation at the top.

"The future of the Called to Lead movement is all about disrupting the story and working paradigm of the past, and replacing it with a new one," Roach says. "It's about the unification of strong, empowered female leaders rising by lifting one another up.

There's room for everyone."

COMMUNITY BUILT FOR THE WOMAN ON TOP The Called to Lead movement acknowledges what most communities won't: that success can be lonely.

As women rise in their businesses and careers, their inner circles often shrink. The peers who once surrounded them no longer operate at the same level. The conversations, challenges, and decisions inevitably become harder to share with people who haven't actually lived them.

Called to Lead exists to solve that problem.

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"What we're striving to do is create a new inner circle for the leading woman who needs to find friendship, collaborators, and peers at that elite level of success," she explains.

The community brings together women who are already at the top of their fields and who, despite outward success, often feel isolated and without true equals in their orbit.

The model is intentional: attendees purchase a ticket to the annual inperson event, but membership and participation in the community is included for the remainder of the year.

VIRTUAL BUSINESS SCHOOL The Virtual Business School is a real-world, realtime sales membership for entrepreneurs and teams who are done leaving revenue on the table. Built around the principle that sales mastery is the foundation of every thriving business, VBS gives entrepreneurs the systems, strategies, and skills to generate consistent, predictable income online without complexity, or compromising their integrity or their values.

Whether you've left a successful career to pursue entrepreneurship, or are working to empower your team to support your organization’s next million-dollar leap, VBS meets you where you are and gives you a clear path forward with simple, daily strategy delivered in real-time as the market shifts.

Learn more at virtualbusinessschool.com.

Learn more about

Virtual Business School GOLD

LEGACY LEADERS

KELLY ROACH co-founder

Legacy Leaders is an inner circle mastermind for seven and eight figure entrepreneurs who are ready to stop playing small and start building a scalable, sustainable and profitable organization by learning how to drive results through advanced systems and team. Legacy Leaders brings together driven business owners across industries, with access to elitelevel strategy, peer mentorship, accountability, connections, knowledge and resources. If you're ready to surround yourself with leaders who get it, who have built what you’re building, and who will give you the raw, honest feedback to support your journey, learn more: join.thebusinessadvisory.com/join.

Kelly Roach is a former NFL cheerleader and Fortune 500 executive turned entrepreneur who has taught over 100,000 entrepreneurs how to build wildly successful and profitable businesses online. As the founder and CEO of the Virtual Business School, Kelly helps entrepreneurs around the globe master sales predictably, profitably, and with integrity. Her podcast, The Kelly Roach Show, has reached the top 1% of marketing shows globally, with over 1,100 episodes and nearly 1,000 reviews.

Kelly has been recognized as Titan's CEO of the Year, a Stevie Awards Woman of the Year, and Inc.'s Best in Business. Her mission is to help you achieve your dreams without sacrificing the most sacred parts of life: faith, family, fitness, freedom, and fulfillment.

EXPLORE KELLY’S WORLD @kellyroachofficial @kellyroachintl @kelly.roach.520 kellyroachinternational.com 6

w o n k o t t e G

I D SAN T D N A L G

Sandi Glandt is a high-performance productivity coach, best-selling author, Mrs. International 2022 and TV host on the CW’s Connect Network. As a business owner, wife and mom, Sandi understands the challenges of juggling a full plate, and she has made it her mission to help modern working women manage their time effectively. Through practical time management strategies, she empowers women to take control of their schedules, prioritize what matters most, and transform overwhelm and burnout into focus and fulfillment.

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CALLED TO LEAD HOW IT ALL STARTED Called To Lead started with a simple voice note

THAT WAS THE MOMENT WE REALIZED THIS WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER EVENT.

sent from the gym early one morning.

In between sets, I had a sudden hit of inspiration and quickly voice noted Kelly Roach saying something like, “You have a podcast, I have a podcast… we should do a live podcast event

IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A MOVEMENT.

together.”

Within minutes, she responded that she loved the idea.

Less than 30 days later, we had secured a venue, aligned

seven

sponsors,

brought

together

powerhouse speakers, and filled a room with 100 extraordinary women.

And something undeniable happened in that room.

The women in that room were leaders in every sense of the word. Women with vision. Women

It was electric.

with depth. Women building businesses, raising

Not because of the production, the stage, or the

families, strengthening marriages, deepening

speakers. But because of the women.

their faith, prioritizing their health, and still finding ways to serve others at a high level.

There was an energy in that room you could feel the moment you walked in.

Women

weren’t

competing.

They

were

connecting. Collaborating. Championing one another. Expanding together.

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Slay Your Day podcast. Each week, she shares actionable tips, tools, and insights to help her audience build thriving businesses, stay present with their families, and prioritize self-care.

Her clients consistently praise her for helping them turn their chaotic, busy lives into systems of massive productivity. They credit her guidance for creating the structure and clarity needed to effectively manage their time and achieve both professional and personal success.

HIGH PERFORMANCE ACCELERATOR ACADEMY The High Performance Accelerator Academy is a community and coaching program designed for ambitious women who are ready to stop spinning their wheels and start creating real momentum in their business and life. Through proven systems, strategic planning, and ongoing support, members gain the clarity, accountability, and tools needed to work smarter, increase their income, and create more freedom without sacrificing what matters most. If you're ready for your next level, you don't need more hustle—you need the right systems, strategy, and support to help you get there faster.

SANDI GLANDT co-founder

Sandi Glandt is a high-performance productivity coach, best-selling author, Mrs. International 2022 and TV host on the CW’s Connect Network. As a business owner, wife and mom, Sandi understands the challenges of juggling a full plate, and she has made it her mission to help modern working women manage their time effectively.

Through practical time management strategies, she empowers women to take control of their schedules, prioritize what matters most, and transform overwhelm and burnout into focus and fulfillment.

Learn more about High Performance Accelerator Academy

KEEP UP WITH SANDI @sandiglandt

Sandi is the author of the best-selling book Slay Your Day: How to Get More Done, Become Ultra-Productive, and Unlock Your Full Potential!, Slay Your Way: The high performance playbook for women designing life on purpose. and host of the

@sandraglandt @sandi.glandt www.sandraglandt.com 9

w o n k o t t e G

E I L JU I D R CIA Julie Ciardi is the founder of IGNITE Her® and the Red Rebelles, a global movement helping midlife

women

build

mission-driven

businesses without relying on performative social media or outdated business models. A former Global Vice President at IBM, Julie

@julieciardi

spent twenty-five years in corporate leadership

julieciardi.com

focused on women’s leadership, purpose, and

@julieciardi julieciardi.com igniteherbrand.com

before leaving to pursue her legacy work reinvention. She is the bestselling author of 50 Not

Finished®

and

the

upcoming

book

TRIBAL, and continues empowering women worldwide to lead with intuition, wisdom, faith, and unapologetic authenticity.

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THE WOMEN WHO REFUSE TO PLAY SMALL

REWRITING THE RULES OF MIDLIFE LEADERSHIP For decades, women were taught that success looked a certain way: climb the ladder, work harder, prove yourself constantly, and eventually earn your place at the table. But for many women entering midlife, that model no longer fits. The titles, accomplishments, and carefully built careers may still exist, yet something deeper begins calling them toward a more meaningful version of leadership.

Julie Ciardi believes that moment is not a crisis. It is a calling.

As the founder of IGNITE Her® and creator of the Red Rebelles movement, Ciardi has become one of the leading voices

WOMEN ARE NOT BEHIND. THEY ARE BECOMING. helping midlife women recognize that their greatest season of leadership and influence may still be ahead of them. Her work challenges outdated narratives surrounding aging, visibility, and success while empowering women to build businesses, movements, and lives aligned with who they truly are.

Rather than encouraging women to perform harder or fit more neatly into systems that were never designed for them, Ciardi teaches women how to lead from intuition, wisdom, and lived experience. Her message resonates deeply because it speaks to a generation of women who have spent years succeeding externally while quietly feeling called toward something more purposeful internally.

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CORPORATE EXECUTIVE TO LEGACY WORK Before becoming the founder of a global movement for midlife women, Ciardi spent twenty-five years inside one of the world’s largest corporations.

As a Global Vice President at IBM, she built an impressive career within a system that rewarded performance, achievement, and relentless ambition.

But like many high-achieving women, she eventually began recognizing the cost of constantly operating within structures built around exhaustion, conformity, and external validation.

The further she climbed professionally, the clearer it became that many women had been conditioned to succeed by suppressing parts of themselves.

Intuition was dismissed.

Emotional intelligence was undervalued.

Visibility often required women to adopt leadership styles that felt disconnected from who they truly were.

Eventually, Ciardi realized she was no longer interested in

Her message to women is clear: they do not need to become someone else in order to succeed. Their lived experience, scars, intuition, and emotional intelligence are not weaknesses to overcome. They are assets.

This perspective has resonated globally with women seeking more sustainable, purposedriven ways to lead.

LEADERSHIP GUIDED BY FAITH AND INTUITION Faith plays a central role in the way Ciardi approaches both life and business. However, her understanding of faith extends beyond traditional frameworks.

She believes science and spirituality are deeply interconnected and that intuition itself is part of the divine guidance system women have been given. Rather than leading from fear or force, she encourages women to cultivate stillness, reflection, and trust in their inner knowing.

Ciardi often begins her mornings quietly, asking what she is meant to create, who she is meant to serve, and what message she is being called to share next.

This practice of listening rather than forcing has become foundational to the way she leads.

Her exploration of spiritual teachings, including lesserknown texts such as the Gospel of Mary, has reinforced her belief that wisdom and divinity exist within women rather than outside of them.

That philosophy shapes not only her business model, but also the community she continues building globally.

CREATING A MOVEMENT OF RED REBELLES What began as one woman answering her own calling has evolved into an international movement of women near and over fifty across more than thirty countries.

The women within the Red Rebelles community are united by a shared decision: they are no longer willing to minimize themselves, suppress their wisdom, or wait for permission to lead.

Ciardi describes these women as builders, visionaries, and truth-tellers who are creating businesses and movements rooted in authenticity, intuition, and meaningful impact.

This same energy is what draws her to Called to Lead.

For Ciardi, events like Called to Lead matter because they create rare spaces where women gather without needing to justify their ambition or explain their vision.

She believes something transformational happens when women who are fully committed to leadership enter the same room.

The conversations deepen. The energy shifts. Collaboration replaces competition. Women stop hiding.

More importantly, they begin recognizing that they are not alone.

BUILDING THE FUTURE ON WOMEN’S WISDOM As Ciardi continues expanding her work through IGNITE Her®, IGNITE Her University, and her upcoming book TRIBAL, her mission remains centered on helping women reclaim authority over their lives, leadership, and future.

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She believes the next era of leadership belongs to women who are no longer interested in fitting themselves into systems that diminish their intuition, creativity, or wisdom.

Instead, these women are building entirely new models rooted in authenticity, alignment, faith, and connection.

Ciardi’s work serves as both a challenge and an invitation: stop trying to fit into the model.

Build the model.

Her message resonates because it reminds women that their relevance does not expire with age, and their greatest contribution may still be unfolding.

The future, according to Julie Ciardi, belongs to the women finally willing to stop playing small.

Ciardi believes that each woman has been given a divine design. Their own unique gifts and genius that allow them to pursue their highest calling.

Many women have a dream, but then struggle with clarity, confidence and courage.

Ciardi took the Human Design system and rewrote it for women. She leverages this cutting-edge tool to help women discover their divine design.

As women study their own perfect self-expression in their human design, something powerful begins to happen.

They see their gifts and genius, which creates the clarity and courage to pursue their legacy work.

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