Speakers
Meet the incredible women leading conversations, inspiring action, and sharing their wisdom at The 2026 GLOW Summit. These are the voices shaping the day, each bringing unique insight, experience, and energy to help you grow and glow.
Keynote Speakers
Julie Cole is a dynamic entrepreneur, recovered lawyer, and mom of six who traded her legal career for a bold idea that grew from a basement startup into a multi-million-dollar company. She is the co-founder of Mabel’s Labels, the award-winning brand that revolutionized the durable label industry.
As Senior Director of Mabel’s Labels, Julie has become a trusted and influential voice in entrepreneurship, parenting, and women’s leadership. She is an award-winning businesswoman, best-selling author, and sought-after speaker whose insights resonate across stages and screens. Julie has appeared on major media outlets including NBC’s The Today Show, CNN, HLN’s Raising America, CP24, Breakfast Television, and The Marilyn Denis Show. Her writing has also been featured in The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Today’s Parent, and more.
Julie’s impact has been recognized with numerous honours, including the RBC Women of Influence Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Iris Award in Entrepreneurship.
Beyond business, Julie is deeply committed to community engagement, mentoring emerging entrepreneurs, and advocating for women’s rights. Whether she’s delivering a keynote or navigating the beautiful chaos of family life, Julie brings authenticity, humour, and heart to everything she does.
Follow Julie for real talk, inspiration, and expert insights on entrepreneurship, parenting, and the power of building something meaningful from the ground up.
ABOUT MABEL’S LABELS:
Trusted by parents for over 23 years, Mabel’s Labels offers durable and waterproof labels that are dishwasher and laundry safe and are perfect for school, daycare, summer camp, kids’ activities and so much more! Mabel's Labels is the go-to choice for parents seeking practical, high-quality label solutions that make organization effortless and stress-free.
Christina Crowley Arklie is a dynamic entrepreneur, business coach, and strategic communicator who is passionate about helping women turn ideas into momentum. As the founder of Crowley + Arklie Strategy & Co., Christina has built a reputation for guiding entrepreneurs, leaders, and organizations to communicate their purpose with clarity and confidence.
With over a decade of experience spanning corporate, political, and entrepreneurial spaces, Christina has worked alongside Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, best-selling authors, and industry leaders. Her work is rooted in one core belief: when you understand your why and communicate it effectively, you unlock the ability to grow, lead, and create meaningful impact.
As a business coach, Christina supports entrepreneurs and women in business who are ready to elevate their voice, step into their authority, and build businesses that align with their lives. She is known for helping clients move through common challenges, from refining their messaging and building confidence in how they show up, to navigating growth and creating a sustainable work-life integration.
Beyond her work in business, Christina is a dedicated community leader, actively involved in politics and not-for-profit boards. She brings a thoughtful, grounded perspective to leadership, balancing ambition with a deep commitment to service, connection, and growth.
Whether she’s coaching, speaking, or leading, Christina brings energy, clarity, and real-world insight to every space she’s in, empowering others to create a life and business by design.
Speakers
Natasha Skolny is the founder of The Leadership Cabin, a coaching and development practice dedicated to empowering women leaders to lead with authenticity, clarity, and purpose. Drawing from her diverse background as a competitive figure skater, NCCP-certified skating coach, corporate leadership trainer, and certified wellness coach, Natasha combines her deep knowledge of emotional intelligence with personal leadership practices and a strategic lens to help clients overcome limiting beliefs that are stopping them from connecting to themselves and others.
Through The Leadership Cabin, Natasha offers private coaching and team alignment workshops that focus on seeing how understanding, communicating and living their values leads to more joy, creativity, and true connection. With experience across various industries, including financial services, insurance, construction, and IT, Natasha understands the unique challenges faced by women in leadership roles. She is passionate about creating psychologically safe spaces where women feel heard, reclaim their power, and lead with purpose.
Workshop Facilitators
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Tessa Kampen is a Speaker, Leadership Trainer, and Team Engagement Catalyst dedicated to helping teams and organizations create environments of psychological safety where every team member feels valued, heard, and understood. With over 10 years of experience in coaching and personal development, Tessa combines her expertise with a passion for building strength-based cultures rooted in understanding and trust.
As a facilitator, Tessa uses tools like DISC and The 6 Types of Working Genius to help teams uncover their unique dynamics, improve communication, and align on shared goals. Her creative experiential learning model fosters authentic connections, enabling individuals and teams to lean into their strengths and address challenges with empathy and clarity.
Trained with the Maxwell Leadership Team, the largest leadership development organization in the world, Tessa is driven to inspire transformation in the hearts of those she meets. Her ability to quickly connect and relate with her clients is her superpower, allowing her to build trust and strong relationships with those she serves. Tessa is passionate about helping teams embrace their strengths, foster collaboration, and create a unified vision for the future.
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Lisa Roszel is a Nurse Practitioner, founder of IMpower Wellness, and a trailblazer reshaping the worlds of medical aesthetics and holistic wellness from the heart of the Hallmark-movie town of Elora, Ontario. Guided by a restless spirit of curiosity, compassion, and courage, Lisa has built something uniquely human in an industry that too often prioritizes perfection over people.
With 20 years of nursing experience spanning ICU, emergency, primary care, northern nursing, and education, Lisa’s path began in acute care — but her calling evolved. Her own lived challenges and deep desire to make healthcare more inclusive, empowering, and body-positive inspired her to open IMpower Wellness — a Nurse Practitioner-led practice that treats people differently: collaboratively, respectfully, and with real heart.
From its inception in 2022, IMpower Wellness has stood on the values Lisa lives every day: Empowerment, Inclusivity, Connection, Wellness, Innovation, and even Humour. Here, beauty and wellness are not measured by unrealistic standards — they’re defined by each person’s own goals, stories, and confidence in themselves.
In just four short years, and with zero paid marketing, Lisa has grown IMpower Wellness entirely through word of mouth and exceptional outcomes. Her success isn’t built on fleeting trends — it’s built on trust, listening, and the deep relationships she forms with every person who walks through her doors.
Under her leadership, IMpower Wellness has grown into a flourishing community space where clients feel seen, supported, and celebrated — a place where medical aesthetic care is elevating confidence and wellness for all people, regardless of background or identity.
Lisa’s journey is a testament to what happens when expertise meets empathy, and when a woman dares to lead with purpose rather than perfection. Her story is not just about beauty and wellness — it’s about remaking an industry with grit, heart, and an unwavering belief in human worth.
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Suzannah Kelly is a leadership development expert, executive coach, and global talent executive dedicated to helping women step fully into their leadership and career potential.
With more than 25 years of experience leading talent and leadership strategy across global organizations, Suzannah has worked at companies including CIBC, Novartis, and Apotex, shaping leadership capability, employee experience, and organizational culture.
Today she leads DEI, Leadership Development, and Coaching at a well-known Canadian fintech organization, focusing on building inclusive leadership cultures and strengthening leadership capability across the enterprise.
Suzannah is also the founder of The Elevated Talent Experience™, where she coaches ambitious women to elevate their leadership, redefine their careers, and lead with greater confidence, influence, and authenticity.
A certified ICF executive coach (ACC), leadership facilitator, and organizational development practitioner, she is known for translating complex leadership challenges into practical insights that help women navigate power dynamics, strengthen their voice, and lead with impact.
Her message is simple but powerful:
Leadership is not about the title you hold it’s about the impact you create and the courage you bring to the room.
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Nicole Odelle Morrison is a Social Worker, Coach, Hypnotherapist and Energy Practitioner with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals in creating greater ease, clarity and success in their lives.
As the creator of the Love Lenses Method, Nicole teaches how our thoughts shape our experience and how to shift limiting beliefs and fear-based patterns into more aligned, supportive perspectives. Through her engaging and insightful approach, she introduces people to their Inner GPS, empowering them to trust themselves and navigate life with greater ease and intention. Nicole’s work integrates mind, body, and spirit through Simply Powerful tools that create meaningful lasting change reminding us that we are far more capable and powerful than we believe.
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Shannon Rolph is an Occupational Therapist and psychotherapist, and the founder of Shannon Rolph Occupational Therapy in Guelph, Ontario.
She has built a thriving, values-driven practice that integrates mental health and occupational therapy to support neurodivergent children and their families. Shannon is known for her innovative, nature-based therapy models, including her Kids in the Woods program and equine-supported occupational therapy, where real-world experiences are used to build confidence, connection, and meaningful participation in daily life.
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Jenn creates and leads custom leadership training for individuals, executive teams and organizations.
She use specialized tools, assessments to empower leaders and their teams to get unstuck, discover more about themselves and tap into their strengths.
As a certified facilitator and coach, her work is grounded primarily in Brené Brown's Dare to Lead principles with a focus on developing self awareness and emotional intelligence.
When not working in the corporate space, you can find her starting her day with a slow cup of coffee over a great podcast or enjoying the outdoors with her family and two dogs.
You can learn more about Jenn and her experience by connecting with on LinkedIn.
Your Hosts for the Day
Sarah Kinlin & Jenn DiRaddo Jefferson
Jenn is the visionary Founder of The GLOW Collective and is dedicated to inspiring and connecting women in both leadership and business environments.
With extensive experience in Human Resources and various management roles at renowned companies such as Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants and Fairmont Hotels, Jenn has brought her expertise to the classroom as a teacher at George Brown College and has spoken passionately at universities across the globe.
Sarah is a leadership keynote speaker, author, and creator of the Grit, Grace & Goals framework: a mindset approach that helps individuals and teams build confidence, resilience, and leadership.
Drawing on more than 20 years of leadership experience at Johnson & Johnson, Sarah brings real-world insight to every stage, helping audiences pursue big, fun, scary goals with the right balance of grit and grace.