Julia Haart
Julia Haart is a self-made businesswoman, designer, and bestselling author, known for her remarkable journey from an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to becoming a powerful figure in the fashion industry. At 42, Haart fled her religious upbringing, changed her name, and started her career without any formal education in fashion. Her breakthrough came with a shoe collection that led to her appointment as the creative director of La Perla and, later, co-owner and CEO of Elite World Group. Haart gained international attention with the 2021 Netflix series My Unorthodox Life, which chronicles her life story. She also became a bestselling author with her memoir Brazen, where she openly discusses her emotional journey of escaping a fundamentalist community and finding freedom.
Melissa Saleh
Melissa Saleh is a serial entrepreneur who has spent her career at the intersection of technology and storytelling. In 2020 she co founded FairPlay AI, the world's first Fairness-as-a-Service company. Prior to that she created and executed narrative strategies for companies including Facebook, Google, Citibank and GE. After founding the content strategy firm Brick Wall Media in 2013, she built up a roster of Fortune 500 clients and worked extensively with early-stage companies to develop their mission, voice and brand narrative, then communicate them powerfully to the world. She has worked extensively as a journalist and editor for legacy media outlets like the New York Times and Huffington Post.
Natalie Boyatt
Natalie Boyatt is the founder and CEO of Bevee and the author of "Pivot and Persevere: Product Creation from Dollar One." After spending six years in the pharmaceutical sales industry, she faced the frustration of juggling cheap and unreliable cardboard drink carriers during countless office deliveries. Inspired to find a better solution, she created Bevee, a foldable, reusable drink carrier that holds up to 12 drinks. After nearly seven years of development, Bevee is now available on Amazon. Her book, which details her journey in bringing her product to market, was released in Fall 2024. Natalie was also inspired to launch her invention by fellow female inventor Sarah Kauss, the founder of S’Well.
