Women in Business: Health and Wellness Small Business

Description

Join us for a panel discussion focusing on women-owned businesses in the health and wellness industry. Our panelists will share their experiences on opening a business as a sole proprietor in Cambridge. Hear stories about success with clients and how wellness affects various parts of your life.


Moderator: 
Cathie Briggette, Herself 360

Cathie Briggette, Co-Founder - Web Producer & Operations, Herself360, LLC

Cathie was born and raised in Massachusetts.  She has been working in tech and marketing since 1994.  She has built mission-critical databases for everyone from adoption agencies to private equity firms.  And she has managed marketing and sales teams.

Cathie also had a short stint as the Operations Manager for the US Software Division of Objects 9000, a German-based software company. And prior to that was the Marketing Director for the US office of Pelikan Pens, a high-end German pen manufacturer, working with advertising and marketing specialty pens, including all design, content and project management of all magazine advertisements.

After marching for and with women in Washington in January of 2017 she decided that she wanted to be more involved in women's issues and empowerment. She co-founded Herself360 in October of 2017 and the online media site went live in January 2018.

Stephanie Troy, LICSW is a Mind/Body Therapist & Trainer specializing in stress and anxiety management.  She is owner of Your Whole Healing which provides individual counseling as well as corporate wellness stress management programming focusing on helping individuals Strive to Thrive.  She combines her over 16 years of experience as a therapist with her certifications in nutrition coaching and yoga to provide an innovative blend of traditional therapy with health/life coaching which has a foundation in Buddhist and positive psychology as well as the innovative research on the gut-brain connection.

Stephanie came to this specialization in holistic health and stress management through healing herself from burnout in the field of social work. Over a cup of tea, Stephanie shares with her clients antidotes she has learned along the way combined with professional guidance on better managing stress and burnout. She writes both for her own blog as well as a contributor to the Huff Post and Elephant Journal.

Lani Wong, Serene Earth Acupuncture
Lani is the acupuncturist/owner of Serene Earth Acupuncture serving East Cambridge and Kendall Square. She graduated with a Master's degree from the New England School of Acupuncture and has been practicing in the area since 2013.
 
Lani's specialty is providing compassionate, safe, and effective treatment of headaches, neck, and back pain. Patients often report relief of anxiety and stress, which may accompany or contribute to pain issues. 


Ashana Crichton, Arc Growth 
'Ashana Crichton is an ICF Certified Leadership Coach, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and Principal of Arc Growth. Within her practice, she works with mid-career women, helping them adopt a more strategic approach to their professional lives. Through coaching, they increase self-awareness and harness values-based behaviors to make career gains AND achieve a more fulfilling work/life balance.

Ashana started Arc Growth after a 15-year career in Advertising; working hard, playing hard and feeling ragged and defeated as a result. For her, moving from the UK to the US and STILL feeling like she was capable of more was the impetus to start living her own professional brand. She now uses her infectious energy to inspire other women to make their ‘what if’ their reality.'