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Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts
CCO & FOUNDER OF STRIPES
Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone and then appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..!, Brides of Christ, and Home and Away, and the film Flirting.
Alisa Volkman
Alisa Volkman
CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF THE SWELL
Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone and then appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..!, Brides of Christ, and Home and Away, and the film Flirting.

about your speakers

Dr. Kelly Casperson
Sexpert, Podcaster & Author, "You Are Not Broken"
Dr. Kelly Casperson is a practicing urologic surgeon, author, sex educator, and top international podcaster whose mission is empowering women to live their best love lives. Kelly had her life changed by a patient with low desire and identified the need for better resources and education on topics like sexual health, intimacy, hormones, neuroscience, and the science of desire. She combines education, humor, and candor in her podcast, “You Are Not Broken,” where she dismantles the myths women have learned and normalizes healthy, enjoyable sex worth desiring.
Katie Couric
Journalist, Author & Producer
Katie Couric is an award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) which has raised more than $700 million for cancer research. Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show. In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series and several documentaries.
Aimee Cox
ANTHROPOLOGIST & MOVEMENT ARTIST
Aimee Meredith Cox PhD is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at New York University and author of the award-winning book, Shapeshifters: Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship. A long-time yogi, Aimee is also the Director of Yoga and Meditation at The Class. Aimee teaches courses in academic, studio, and community settings that draw from her training and deep study as a cultural anthropologist, professional dancer with Ailey II, and yoga and meditation practitioner. She is currently working on a second book that integrates all of her areas of expertise called Living Past Slow Death. Aimee leads yoga teacher trainings and retreats around the world.
Lydia Denworth
Author, “Friendship” & Science Journalist
Lydia Denworth is an award-winning science journalist. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American and the author of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond, which was named one of the best leadership books of 2020 by Adam Grant. She is also co-author, with Dana Suskind, of the New York Times bestseller Parent Nation, and has written two other books of popular science: I Can Hear You Whisper and Toxic Truth. Her work has also appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and many other publications.
Tamsen Fadal
ANCHOR, AUTHOR & MENOPAUSE ADVOCATE
As a primetime evening news anchor in New York City and a host of the nationally syndicated entertainment show, Tamsen Fadal has spent the past three decades as a journalist, storyteller, and women’s health advocate. While reporting is her profession (she is honored to have earned 13 Emmy Awards for her reporting), her passion is amplifying women’s stories that often happen behind the headlines. Fadal anchors four newscasts daily in New York City on WPIX-TV. She also hosts and produces The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, which airs nationally in 118 markets across the US. Her weekly podcast, Coming Up Next with Tamsen Fadal, features interviews with thought leaders, wellness experts, doctors, and authors about how to approach the next stage of your life boldly. She is also the author of three books and is currently working on her next, focused on menopause and the next chapter of life.
Dr. Heidi Flagg
OB/GYN & WOMEN’S HEALTH EXPERT
Dr. Heidi Snyder Flagg is co-founder and a managing partner of Spring Ob/Gyn, a private practice located in SoHo New York since 2002. Since completing her Ob/Gyn residency at Brown’s Women & Infants Hospital in 1999, Dr. Flagg’s clinical interests over the last 10 years have spanned the spectrum of a woman’s reproductive cycle with a greater focus on peri menopausal issues, challenges and treatments. Dr. Flagg is part of the Every Mother Counts founder’s circle and holds positions on the HL Snyder Medical Foundation and The Experimental Science Now boards.
Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
OB/GYN & Author, “Menopause Bootcamp”
A Diplomat of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz received her medical degree in 1996 from the USC School of Medicine and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Gilberg-Lenz is involved in women’s empowerment and public education and appears frequently as an expert in women’s health and integrative medicine on TV, in print, and online. She is the author of Menopause Bootcamp: Optimize your Health, Empower Yourself and Flourish as you Age. She completed her clinical Ayurvedic Specialist degree at California College of Ayurveda in 2010 and was board certified in integrative and holistic medicine in 2008.
Jill Kargman
WRITER & ACTRESS
Jill Kargman is the New York Times bestselling author of 12 books including most recently, Sprinkle Glitter on my Grave. She created and starred in the scripted comedy Odd Mom Out and has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. She lives in DURITO (Down Under Roosevelt Island Tram Overpass) with her husband and three teenagers.
Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg
Psychologist & BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg is the chief of the behavioral medicine division at MacDonald Women’s Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Professor in Reproductive Biology, Urology and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. Her clinical specializations include female sexual disorders, menopause, pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders, and psychological aspects of infertility. Dr. Kingsberg’s primary research interests are in treatments for female sexual disorders and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). She is an Associate Editor for Sexual Medicine Reviews and sits on the editorial boards of the journals Menopause and Climacteric. She has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters and has co-edited a multidisciplinary textbook on treating female sexual disorders.
Dr. Lizellen La Follette
OB/GYN & women’s health expert
Lizellen La Follette is a board-certified OB-GYN, leader, educator and researcher focused on comprehensive healthcare for women. Her focus includes reproductive choice, childbirth, and improving longevity from menopause and beyond. A passionate advocate for inclusivity, she serves as medical advisor to many women's-health focused technology start-ups. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Buck Institute of Aging and is a proud member of their Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity & Equality (CRLE). In 2022, she co-authored a chapter entitled "Women’s Health: The Cycle of Life" in Tony Robbins's book Life Force.
Natalie Nixon
AUTHOR & CREATIVITY STRATEGIST
Natalie Nixon is the creativity whisperer to the C-suite, helping leaders make better business decisions through wonder and rigor. At Figure 8 Thinking she’s a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker and author of the award winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work. Real Leaders named Natalie one of the top 50 keynote speakers in the world and she’s been featured in Forbes, INC and Fast Company. She received her BA from Vassar College, and her PhD from the University of Westminster. These days you can find her on the ballroom floor fine-tuning her cha-cha and foxtrot.
Dr. Robin Noble
OB/GYN & Medical Director
Dr. Robin Noble is a practicing gynecologist with more than 20 years experience and a special interest in menopause, individualized care, and wellness. She completed her undergraduate work at Yale and her medical degree at Columbia University. She returned to Yale for her residency in Ob/Gyn and her fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. She is also a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. More recently, she has become interested in physician leadership and healthcare delivery. She has completed a postgraduate certificate program from Harvard Medical School in surgical leadership and she is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Healthcare Science Delivery from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. She is the Medical Director of the Intermed Ambulatory Surgery Center and serves on several boards, including Lets Talk Menopause.
Catherine Price
Author, “Power of fun” & Science Journalist
Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist, speaker, and writer. She is the author of numerous books including How to Break Up With Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life, which has been published in more than 35 countries and was featured in a New York Times piece that went viral, receiving 2M+ hits in less than a week. Her newest book, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again has received international media coverage and, in addition to serving as the inspiration for her popular TED talk, was named the overall best self-care book of the year by The Independent. As the creator and founder of ScreenLifeBalance.com, Price is dedicated to helping people scroll less, live more, and have more fun.
Eve Rodsky
Author, “Find Your Unicorn Space”
Eve Rodsky transformed a “blueberries breakdown” into a catalyst for social change when she applied her Harvard-trained background in organizational management to ask the simple yet profound question: What would happen if we treated our homes as our most important organizations? Her New York Times bestselling book and Reese’s Book Club Pick, Fair Play, a gamified life-management system that helps partners rebalance their domestic workload and reimagine their relationship, has elevated the cultural conversation about the value of unpaid labor and care. In her highly anticipated follow-up, Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World, Rodsky explores the cross-section between the science of creativity, productivity, and resilience.
Dr. Julie Russak
Dermatologist & Regenerative Anti-Aging Expert
Dr. Julie E. Russak, is a Board Certified Dermatologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and founder of Russak Dermatology Clinic. She has received numerous honors and recognition of her clinical excellence, including being selected as a “New York Super Doctor” by The New York Times. Dr. Russak currently serves as Faculty at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she teaches Dermatology Residents and Medical Students. Her clinical interests and expertise extend to many aspects of General, Cosmetic and Pediatric Dermatology, Skin Cancer and Dermatologic Surgery. Dr. Russak has also distinguished herself in the medical community through her clinical research, scientific presentations, and publications. She is a main resource to the media, including beauty editors, research analysts, and journalists.
Dr. Jessica Shepherd
OB/GYN & WOMEN’S HEALTH EXPERT
Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG is a gynecologist and women's health expert in Dallas, she is also Chief Medical Officer at VeryWell Health, and Founder and CEO of Sanctum Med + Wellness and affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center. Her latest venture in wellness is the launch of StellaVia, doctor-formulated SuperBotanicals™ and CBD-sourced solutions for women in menopause. Dr. Shepherd is seen regularly as an expert on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, MSNBC and CBS News. She is on the Advisory Board for Women's Health Magazine, Women's Health.org.
Samantha Skey
CEO, SHE MEDIA
Samantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer of SHE Media, a lifestyle company reaching 104 million women each month. In addition to the company’s owned and operated brands: SheKnows.com, STYLECASTER, BlogHer and soaps.com, SHE Media operates the largest network of independent publishers in the US. SHE Media was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in March, 2018. Skey launched the SHE Media Collective in 2014 with a focus on supporting under-represented publishers and creators. The Collective now reaches an audience of 70 million+ and contributes over $40MM annually to independent publishers, helping women and minority-lead businesses to scale both their profits and their social impact.
Dr. Minisha Sood
Endocrinology Specialist
Dr. Sood is an Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine and a board-certified Endocrinologist / Obesity Medicine specialist. After receiving her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at NYU Langone Medical Center. She was then brought onto the faculty at Lenox Hill Hospital as an attending endocrinologist in 2010. In 2017, Dr. Sood made the transition into private practice and is the co-founder of Fifth Avenue Endocrinology, a boutique private endocrinology practice on the Upper East Side.
Amanda Thebe
Fitness & Women’s Health Expert
Amanda Thebe is a Fitness and Women’s Health Expert with nearly 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. She is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, Menopocalypse: How I Learned to Thrive During Menopause and How You Can Too! As Canada’s first menopause coach and educator, Amanda provides on-site or virtual educational presentations in the workplace to improve productivity, retention and attendance for female employees through menopause. Amanda is a popular guest on podcasts, radio, TV, and online summits, and her health and fitness tips have been featured in media outlets like Shape, Prevention, Health Line, CBC Radio, Global News Canada, The Doctors, Lifehacker, Breaking Muscle, Girls Gone Strong, and Ultimate Sandbag Training.
Regena Thomashauer
Teacher, Author & Sexpert
Regena Thomashauer (a.k.a. “Mama Gena”) is a teacher, best-selling author, mother and media personality. She is the founder and CEO of the School of Womanly Arts, which began in her living room and has since grown into a global movement. She believes that women are the greatest untapped natural resource on the planet, and that as people of all genders reclaim the magnificence of the feminine, the patriarchy will fall, liberating us all. Thomashauer’s approach stems from decades of research in the social, cultural, and economic history of women. Her distinctive style has engaged thousands from all over the world. Thomashauer has authored four books, including her newest New York Times Bestseller, Pussy: A Reclamation.
Dr. Kin Yuen
Sleep Specialist & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Kin Yuen is a board-certified physician in sleep medicine. She is an assistant professor at UCSF and Adjunct assistant professor at Stanford University. Dr. Yuen completed her Master of Science degree in Health Services Research and post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Her research interests include cardiac arrhythmia, medical devices, and health economic evaluations in sleep disorders. She has lectured for the “Sleep and Dreams” undergraduate course at Stanford University, as well as led media presentations on obstructive sleep apnea, and sleep disorders in women. In 2019, she chaired the Women and Sleep Disorders symposium. As a spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Yuen advocated for adopting permanent Standard time.
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