2025 EDen Experience Speakers

JESSICA gabriel

Owner of Divine Women Institute
Opening Keynote Speaker
an international keynote speaker, author, and women’s empowerment coach. With a career spanning beauty, media, and branding, she has partnered with Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, interviewed on the Oscars red carpet, and been featured by FOX, ABC, NBC, and Great Day SA. Today, she equips women worldwide to heal, grow, and rise into their true identity in Christ—chosen, cherished, and crowned in purpose.

Kristen Smeltzer 

Award-winning Author of Don’t Cheat the Butterfly, Kristen has spent over 46 years walking with God and decades leading, teaching, and inspiring women. Through her own journey of intense spiritual warfare, she discovered a biblical strategy for identity that transforms lives. Her message calls women to overcome, rediscover God’s goodness, and embrace their true authority in Christ.

JENI LANGFELDT, E.d.D
Vanessa mitera

Owner of Mitera Branding Creator of Eden & Empire and Host of Eden Experience 2025
Host
 Vanessa Mitera is a brand strategist, speaker, and recognized voice in faith-driven entrepreneurship. Featured on FOX News, ABC, NBC, and in Authority Magazine, she equips women to build sustainable businesses that don’t demand they sacrifice what matters most. Through her coaching, speaking, and summits, Vanessa champions a new standard of Kingdom entrepreneurship—where faith, family, and business are not competing priorities but an integrated legacy.

Educator, entrepreneur, and mother of five, Jeni has over 20 years of leadership experience in education. She is the host of EduTalk: Collaborative Conversations and the creator of the Divine Design Day Planner. After the heartbreaking loss of her eldest son, Jeni continues to lead with faith and resilience, encouraging women to find healing, strength, and alignment through God’s sustaining power.

Speaker topics and days to be announced at the end of september 

Amanda Justice
Dr Paula Hollis

CEO of She Builds Confidence, founder of She’s Next, and co-creator of The CEO Code, Amanda is rewriting the rules for women in business. After 20+ years in the legal field, she stepped into entrepreneurship to prove motherhood is not a limitation, but a launching point. Today, she empowers women to lead, earn, and thrive without without sacrificing who they are.

Founder of Hollis Mastermind Group and pH Academy, Paula is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, Maxwell Leadership Coach, and author of Intentional Intimacy. In 2024, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Ministry for her contributions to faith-based leadership and legacy work. With 25+ years in healthcare leadership managing $50M+ programs, Paula blends strategy with soul. A widow after 30 years of marriage, her story of resilience fuels her mission to equip women to embrace transitions as pathways to transformation.

Eliza Parilla

Founder of Wardrobe Boss, Eliza is a authority in transformation who believes style is more than clothing—it’s confidence in motion. With experience at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Louis Vuitton, and styling global tours for Ricky Martin and Mariah Carey, she equips women to own their presence, tell their story through fashion, and step boldly into authenticity.

Cheryl Pierce

Cheryl Pierce is a powerhouse of transformation, a seasoned aesthetic nurse, faith-driven business coach, and entrepreneur with 18 years in business. She blends science, spirituality, and strategy to help people shine from the inside out—whether through flawless skin, emotional healing, or unlocking their fullest potential.

MEGAN RHODES

Miss Nebraska 2014 and Miss Nebraska USA 2020, Megan is known as The Identity Queen™, CEO of Powerhouse Pageantry, and host of The Powerhouse Podcast with over 250K downloads. Featured on E! News and ABC, she equips high-achieving women to transform their internal world, step into their God-given identity, and reach their financial goals without sacrificing what matters most at home or in their health.

Charlene Johnson

Founder of The Wellness Whisperer Coach & Consulting LLC, Charlene Johnson is a visionary leader with 30+ years in leadership. She specializes in transformative leadership, Caring Science integration, HeartMath training, and facilitating listening sessions on race. A sought-after speaker, master motivator, compassionate facilitator, and host of the When the Moment Chooses You podcast, she inspires transformation and helps people embrace change and achieve their fullest potential.

Ali Levine

Ali Levine is a Holy Spirit Breath Coach, published Christian author, speaker, and Kingdom entrepreneur who traded the chaos of Hollywood for the clarity of Christ. Once a sought-after celebrity stylist featured on Bravo, USA Today, and countless red carpets, she now leads From Chaos to Christ, helping women and mothers restore their minds, bodies, and spirits by returning to the Breath of Life Himself.

Katy Wood

Katy Wood is a prophetic business mentor and “Activator of Destinies,” helping Christian women turn their God-given calling into a thriving, client-attracting business.
After courageously tearing down a successful venture to rebuild with heaven at the centre, Katy has guided hundreds of purpose-driven entrepreneurs to clarify their message, grow bold authority online, and generate consistent sales, without striving or hustle.

Monisha Majors

USAF veteran, accountant, and founder of The Savvy Bookkeeper LLC, Monisha helps service-based mompreneurs stay tax-ready, understand their financials, and pursue their business goals with confidence. With a Bachelor’s in Accounting and a Master’s in Human Services Counseling, plus three young boys at home, she blends expertise and faith to equip women to steward their businesses and build lasting legacies

Dr Lee C Cordell

Founder of the Institute for Trauma & Psychological Safety and co-owner of Regulated Roots, Dr. Lee draws on 15+ years in healthcare, psychology, and leadership. After closing a seven-figure business to put God first and rebuilding her family with Him at the center, she now equips leaders with clarity, nervous-system wisdom, and Christ-anchored strategy. Her message is clear: external success and credentials mean nothing without connection to Jesus, who calls us to rest, trust, and thrive in His provision

Kendra Brunsting

Operations strategist and consultant, Kendra has walked through divorce, single motherhood, and rebuilding her life to create freedom and stability. Today she equips multi-six and seven-figure CEOs to simplify, scale, and lead with peace. Known for blending strategic clarity with emotional intelligence, she turns fixer-upper businesses into thriving enterprises that serve both life and calling.

Suzanne Combs Brown

As founder of Kairos Culture Coaching & Consulting and creator of the Kairos Leadership Collective, Suzanne has spent over two decades igniting leaders in boardrooms, classrooms, and communities. She equips women to reclaim identity, embrace self-awareness as their superpower, and lead with courage. owning identity, legacy, and next-level influence.

Sarah Chann

Coach and speaker, Sarah carries a message of hope for those hurt by church. With a background in health sciences and trauma-informed training, she helps people reclaim a joyful, shame-free relationship with God, blending embodied healing with faith.

Keidra Norwood

CEO of Egan Rose Consulting, Keidra brings 20 years in Fortune 500 risk management and a Master of Jurisprudence from Texas A&M. Named a 2024 American Heart Association Woman of Impact, she equips organizations to build cultures where compliance and compassion collide. Her mission: put the human back in human capital and create workplaces of resilience.

Martha Mazor

Founder and CEO of Whiz Kidz Preschools, Martha Picciao is a 5x Inc. 5000 honoree who built an eight-figure empire from the ground up. From single mom on food stamps to nationally recognized entrepreneur, consultant, and podcast host, she inspires women to rise in faith, break limitations, and build legacies of their own.

Amanda Lawrence 

Amanda Lawrence is the Founder and Executive Director of Chayah Ministries, Inc., where she equips women to break free from addiction, shame, and fear. A survivor of trauma and substance abuse, she has walked in sobriety since 2006 and now empowers others through faith, counseling, and the transformative power of Christ

Amalia Schneider

A certified DreamBuilder Coach through the Brave Thinking Institute, Amalia turned her own reinvention from corporate America to stay-at-home mom to thriving entrepreneur into a mission to help others do the same. She equips women to break through fear, gain clarity, and design a life they truly love. With a heart for teaching clients to live their highest vision in love and joy, Amalia supports women in transforming their lives and closing the gap between where they are and the future they long for.

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october 20-22, 2025

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