Global Woman Founder & CEO, Mirela Sula is originally from Albania. 

She moved to London in 2012 to follow her PhD studies in Psychology and after a while she started a movement to empower women globally. 

Mirela is a true force in the world of female entrepreneurship and in the last 3 years she has built 27 clubs for women empowerment around the world. 

With a background in journalism, media, and psychology, Mirela is a coach, trainer and speaker with a proven record of organising great events to promote women in business - including the Global Woman Summit! 

Mirela is also the organiser of the Migrant Woman Conference, and the author of several 

bestselling books, including ‘Don’t Let Your Mind Go’ and winner of many 

international awards. As a trainer, Mirela excels at building confidence, career coaching

and improving communication skills. 

Mirela is passionate about empowering women worldwide and always stands up for inclusion, diversity, gender balance and supporting the next generation.

Veronica Tan was born in Malaysia to entrepreneurial parents and had a natural instinct and talent for sales and entrepreneurship from a very young age. Faith in God plays a huge part in guiding everything she does in her personal life and in business. Veronica and her husband, Richard Tan, have run Success Resources for many years with complementary strengths, with Veronica based in Singapore and London, and Richard in the US.

 

Success Resources is more than a company for her and her husband; it’s a mission of life, it is their ministry. They live their lives to serve people and bring the best out of them. Many come to their seminars completely lost and without a purpose, and after they start learning, their minds start broadening, their hearts start enlarging and consequently, their lives change dramatically.

The National Achievers Congress (NAC) is her very own brainchild. It is a platform where she gets to gather many different speakers from all spheres of influence and walks of life, with the purpose of adding massive value to people’s lives. Veronica is an inspirational speaker and has shared the stage with different renowned celebrities.

Ellen is a Network Specialist with 10 years of experience within sales, leadership and marketing within both startups and established companies. 

As the Founder & CEO of her new company, CC Group, she has created a company with 7 “Connected Companies” within Education, Audiobook Publishing, Workshops, Marketing and Events.

Ellen is one of the pioneers of Global Woman Club, the National Director of Global Woman Club Sweden and also highly involved with the Marketing for Global Woman magazine. She speaks about ‘the power of network’, since this is one of the biggest keys to her success.

Connie-Lee Bennett is the “fabulous” founder of the Meraki Therapy and T.H.R.I.V.E healing technique and brings holistic psychotherapy to the awareness of modern society. She loves to ask “who are you?” and encourages her clients to rediscover their own answers.

 

While growing up, people used to commend her on how confident she was but this was just a mask she was hiding behind, to cover up the self-judgement and self-criticism she constantly felt. After 15 years in the field of Psychology, and awakening to who she truly is, Connie is no longer hard on herself and helps people to freely live in alignment with their hearts and not the expectations of society. 

It is this journey that has made her methods so effective because she works to uncover the root of her client’s pain and once the source is identified, she provides the tools to help her client’s design a life of fulfilment.

Currently writing her first book, Connie practices Holistic psychotherapy (in which she was voted the ‘Best in Paris’ in 2016 via Expatriates Magazine) and Heal Your Life® coaching both online and one-to-one, leads certified Heal Your Life® workshops, is an international public speaker, Radio Personality on Expat Radio, has appeared on International TV and is the National Director of the Global Woman Club in France.

Giovana Vega is a certified Forex Trader (King Juan Carlos University, Madrid), and an International Motivational Speaker and Money Mindset Strategist who grew up in Peru.

Arriving in The Netherlands in 1997, she learnt Dutch, studied bookkeeping and took on a job in Finance, discovering a passion for currency interactions. In 2014, she launched her personal journey into the world of trading and investing, a decision she never regretted.

As the founder of Trading for Women, Giovana’s business focuses on money-mindset, wealth-creation and lifestyle. She is dedicated to encouraging women to take control of their financial future and inspires women to create financial awareness. Giovana is the author of the book “Trading for Success, 8 secrets why women are better forex traders”.

Giovana is also and international speaker and author. The “Phenomenal Global Women Project”, which she co-authored, has also been released as a film documentary. Giovana has been featured in international magazines such as “Star People” and “Global Woman Magazine”. 

Twice a guest on Dutch National TV channel RTL4, Giovana has also been selected as 1 of the 10 finalists of TEDx Amsterdam Women in her role of inspiring women. She is also the National Director of Global Woman Club The Netherlands, a platform that connects professional women around the world.

Lara Sabater is a Certified Dietitian and Nutritionist graduated from the University of Barcelona, with further studies in Advanced Clinical Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetarian and Sports Nutrition. She also just specialized in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, being a FODMAP trained dietitian by Monash University in Australia.

Lara is a member of the Singapore Nutrition and Dietetic Association and Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Originally from Spain, she just moved to UK a couple of weeks ago following her partner career after living for the last 8 years in Singapore. In Singapore she was working as Senior Event Manager in one of the most distinguished Hotels, but unfortunately not able to fulfil her passion in the nutrition field. During her last weekend in Singapore, she participated to ‘Rich Women’ Event where she met Mirela Sula.

Lara Immediately felt amazed by Mirela’s passion and desire to help women around the world and her effort creating the Global Women Club, so she didn’t hesitate and immediately became a new member.

She is currently driven to change direction and to start her entrepreneurship journey to finally create a career and life that she always dreamed of, helping people live a healthy life. She is also excited to connect, learn and be inspired by all the amazing women in this community.

I hustled for years, determined to make my mark in a world dominated by men. I earned my Master’s degree and immediately landed a corporate position in one of London’s largest companies. One promotion followed another and I became the Director of HR in record time. At 35, I was the youngest woman in the board room.

I had to work twice as hard as my male counterparts to be seen as capable and ultimately earn their respect, but I finally had the high-powered career, coveted salary, and prestige that comes along with administering million dollar budgets and developing personnel. You might say I’d “made it.”

And then my son came along and everything changed. My priorities shifted and the sense of purpose I once felt no longer fit. I wanted more freedom, more control over my time and a sense of balance between my career and my personal life.

Do you feel trapped in a job that was once everything you wanted, but is now sucking the life out of you? Are you desperate to do something different but aren’t sure what or how?

I know what it’s like to be stuck in the grind of working 60-70 hours a week when all you want is time to be more present in your own life; to have a choice in what you do and how you do it. I understand the feeling of inertia that comes from wanting to make drastic changes but not knowing the steps to take and lacking the belief in your ability to change anything.

Working with my own coach gave me the tools to shift the negative thoughts I had about myself and create the change I was so desperate for. It helped me identify the skills that allowed me to build a successful corporate career and use them to create an even more successful business--on my own terms. Now I use the techniques I’ve learned in my own coaching practice to help women just like you. 

 

Ultimate Confidence is all about empowering women everywhere. I want to help you shift your mindset and understand the value of what you have to offer. Let me show you how to build a life and a business you love.

I’m so glad our paths have crossed! I hope I can be a resource to help you find your Ultimate Confidence.

Natasha Necati runs the family business CraftyArts.co.uk together with her husband. CraftyArts is a multi-award winning eCommerce retail outlet, where Natasha has gained over 12 years’ experience in running the business. She is an expert in this field, enabling Crafty Arts to grow to become a multi-million-pound company.

Natasha has a passion to see individuals succeed in their business, succeed in their life goals or just stepping out of the box. And of course, stepping up to the challenge of life. 

She loves the excitement of business and working with others building strategies and put processes in place. With the success of the businesses, she wants to help others to build their growth and wealth. This is done through teaching, training and consulting, focusing on retail shops and others wanting to make the move to online.

In the real world, life can be unkind at times and has thrown a few curve balls at Natasha over the years, and through this she became a Trustee for the Miscarriage Association. Because, through her losses she decided that she wouldn’t allow hardships to break her, but allow it to shape her into the woman that she is today. Over the years she has learnt that no matter what you have been through whether you are in the midst of a situation or you’ve come out the other end, you too can strive in the face of adversity.

Natasha became the City London Director for Global Woman in August of this year, as she is an advocate for women empowerment and seeing the growth of confident female entrepreneurs. Natasha enjoys speaking to women, entrepreneurs and young people alike. She believes that we are all role models to each other, and each of us has something to share.

Penelope Wilson is currently working on an invention, a piece of exercise equipment that makes certain exercise easier and helps to prevent injury. She has had it manufactured and is in the first marketing stages, looking to partner or licence. 

After graduating from Loughborough College of Art and Design with a degree in Silversmithing and jewellery design Penelope started her first business in Hatton Garden. ( But not before spending a year living by the side of Loch Ness, working in a little jewellery workshop. ) 

In 1988 she moved from London to Hong Kong, where her daughter Amy was born. This is where Penelope became interested in photography as she became the resident school photographer. The children used to call her Mrs Camera ! 

After living in Hong Kong for 14 years, Penelope returned home to the UK and started working with a children's hospice as their photographer, covering many of their social events. 

Penelope believes in family and in always being helpful to others. At the core of her being her most important values, are honesty and integrity. 

She believes that you should never give up whatever your circumstances. As one door closes another door opens. 

Alongside of her exercise product, her vision is to publish a book and make a film about Narcissism and bring an awareness and an understanding of the secrets that are kept by many while struggling through life in silence. 

She has a wide variety of interests from songwriting, exercise and nutrition and painting and she is a proud member of The Global Woman Club where she enjoys meeting strong and successful women in a non judgmental environment. THANK YOU Mirela!

Marina Newington, the founder of award nominated PowerSystem, is an internationally-qualified IIN Health Coach, a Columbia Business School MBA, and a published author. 

Marina understands first-hand the pressures of the different roles required from women today. After working in finance and marketing for large companies, then raising a family of four children, she felt completely exhausted: physically, mentally, and emotionally. 

This exhaustion and lack of motivation led Marina on a personal journey to regain balance in her life, find more time, restore energy, and rediscover her confidence. In short: she had to get her POWER back. Having gone through this journey herself, Marina wanted to help other women who were struggling with similar issues. She retrained and qualified as an International Health Coach at IIN (Institute of Integrative Nutrition) and began working with women to make them feel good about themselves again.  With the insights she gained from going through her personal transformation, and her early work with women in similar situations, Marina created PowerSystem, a 5-step process for clarifying goals and removing the obstacles to success to get the confidence and energy to take on the world!

Nicole is working in a corporate environment for a FTSE100 company and after a €1.9bn acquisition, she was asked to lead the Integration and support the Change Management Processes in her second home country, Spain. Nicole is known for her style of leadership, and she believes strongly that you should lead the way you want to be treated. As a strategic coach she listens carefully to the needs of her team, peers and customers and always strives to make a difference in each individual exchange. Her experience spans across various industry sectors and she is a leader in strategic and operational activities, but always focusing on the human factor in the midst of change and new challenges. She loves to support others, hence she is volunteering as a mentor for refugees and young women, in helping them to first find their way into the corporate world, and then supporting them climbing the career ladder. Saying this, her passion for supporting women, has led her to take on the role to open the first Global Women Club in Spain – in the sunny city of Alicante. In her rare spare time, she loves to go out on her road bike to explore the beautiful landscape in Spain with her partner, or to practice Yoga. She doesn’t take life too seriously and always enjoys a good read on the newest brain hacks or mindset techniques. 

Astrid Schmitt-Bylandt entrepreneur, proud single mother of twins, author, coach, motivational speaker and inspiration provider. Originally from Germany she has lived in London for the past 23 years, following her dream of living in London which she had since the age of 15. She has travelled the world, making friends in many countries and all continents. Today, Astrid runs her businesses, writes and cares for her twins which she had on her own. She runs her coaching business mentoring and coaching people on moving life forward, getting to the next level, setting personal goals, working on their careers, dealing with daily life issues that provide challenges as well as providing motivational speeches on various topics of personal development. Astrid always looks for the positive every day, living to share and pass on inspiration and motivation to others wherever she can. If you are stuck in your ways, want to achieve something else in your life but don’t know how, if you want someone to help you find your personal goals in life and help you achieve them, connect with Astrid at www.solutions-finder.com.

Merrisha is a Life Coach and Senior Manager in the NHS.

After pursuing studies in Law and Politics, she spent 18 years operationally

and passion for mental health and emotional well-being, she pursued

Psychological studies, which led her down the path of clinical training and Life

Coaching. Openly sharing her own difficult childhood which resulted in self

esteem, relationship and confidence issues; bullying in the workplace and

fertility challenges, Merrisha is passionate about working with women to equip

them with a tool kit which moves them from a position of struggle to strength.

Merrisha is currently writing her first book, building the Strong Woman

Foundation that aims to strengthen women emotionally and mentally, and

continues to coach a wide range of women whilst raising her own strong woman

at home.

An internationalisation specialist of the highest regard. Leveraging relationships from a career as a former diplomat, with the insight and global experience to approach international markets from a strong, informed position. Able to feed back to top company manager what is effective and not effective their current strategy and front line of customer service. Able to provide critical insight in to optimally effective strategy to penetrate varied international markets.

Commercial expertise is proven by the long-standing durability of this versatile Non-Executive’s post-diplomatic experience in global business consultancy, property development, Property Investment, professional mentoring.

Any organisation with ambitions for regional expansion will quickly find obstacles to the penetration of new markets removed, the trust and loyalty of potential clients within reach. The strongest asset of this negotiation guru is Rie herself: a wide network of valuable contacts throughout the world, strengthened through years of mutual professional appreciation cannot be replicated in any other individual. 

This invaluable blend of expertise and experience is at the disposal of any organisation wishing to establish themselves in broader geographical areas.

Victoria Bravery is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to build and scale profitable businesses.

With more than 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business and personal

development are a passions of hers and practices she sees as essential to success.

She currently is the CEO of Mainyard Studios, a company she founded with her partner in 2012. Since then, she has grown the company by more than 1300% whilst simultaneously increasing profits and maintaining healthy cashflow and a building a great company culture.

In 2015 she became a mother, then again in 2017 which she feels only enhanced her abilities as an entrepreneur. 

She is focused on guiding her children to develop into confident, capable and compassionate individuals whilst enjoying their childhoods at the same time.

Tina Ellis is the founder of Feeling Fab at 50. She’s the mother of two amazing humans, her daughter Lauryn who is 20, and her son Ethan who is 16. They are the why in everything she does. 

Tina’s career started in the media industry when she was just 16 years old. When she gave birth to her son in 2002 she became a full time mum. In 2006 she became a property investor together with her husband, and today they have a portfolio of buy-to-let properties in the North of England.

Tina’s passions are health, fitness, nutrition and self-development. She has her own private label

brand of products in these areas.

Her brand Feeling Fab at 50 is about proaging in a new and exciting way. For Tina it’s about

powerfully impacting women to live the best version of themselves, using tools and techniques that empower the mind, body and soul.

Growing up in Russia during Cold War, Irina as a young girl dreamed of leaving abroad. Inquisitive by nature & attending Specialised English language school, she developed the love for languages & desire to explore new cultures & countries. Irina used every opportunity to practice her English as an exchange students home host, Volunteer interpreter at the Goodwill Games & as an English speaking tour guide of St Petersburg. When the opportunity came along to learn the language & work in Germany, she grabbed it with both hands. Languages & Financial Management degree were not enough, however, when she moved to England & her dream started to materialise. Irina had to literally “Start her Life Again”. That didn’t discourage her & she quickly acquired the worldwide recognised Management Accounts qualification (CIMA).  Irina held varied managerial roles in Finance & worked across multiple Industries for Global Enterprises both U.K. & foreign owned: German & French. Irina worked in various sectors: catalogues, supermarkets, online, manufacturing, high street retail. Recognising that she didn’t want to stay an Employee for the rest of her life, Irina has owned her own online retail business, was adventurous & invested into Property abroad & started a Consultancy business. 

Irina enjoys contributing to her local community by Volunteering as a school Governor.

She is a true believer in continuous Growth & Personal Development. Her Goal is to help other Women to have courage & to “Wake up”: stop living in the past, in the comfort zone or running ahead all the time & rushing into the future. Instead help them to find the true Passion & enjoy the process of Living in the present moment, whilst still persuading Goals & Dreams.

Saima Noureen is an example of how to find a balance between motherhood and entrepreneurship, She is a mom of 4 children and is successfully running a family business for over 15 years.

Nowaday, Saima is on a mission to help as many women as possible to experience a happy natural painfree birth because she experienced through her forth natural homebirth that pain must not be a part of giving birth.

Saima is a going to be a holistic doctor but she has trained herself for eleven years in this field. She is an expert in alternative medicine and with her holistic and individual "Step by Step Coaching Program" it´s absolutely possible to improve health condition and give birth without pain.

Anne Kristine Aksnes is a Norwegian writer, coach and public speaker. She is also a loving mother of three, a leader and a role model who walks her talk. 

Her passion is to help others to create the life they love, and she is committed to help them achieve their goals by giving them the tools needed to transform their lives. 

She works with people in order to see them live free from the past, and to see them live whole lives, healthier, wealthier, more fulfilling, passionate lives, whether that means achieving in business, reigniting their relationship or discovering who they really are. She helps people to close the gap between where they are and where they really want to be, and she works with both the spirit, soul and body. 

Anne has dedicated her life to serve people, and her desire is to make a difference for as many people as possible, and to help them to find their purpose.

She has a touching story, and through her own experiences, and through the studies and coaching she has done, she has discovered several keys to live a life of purpose, passion and love. 

She loves to see people live in freedom and happiness, with confidence and love towards themselves and others.

Her motto is "Live with love!"