Theme: Melting Pot

This event will consist of a mix of Invited Speakers and past TEDWomen programming.

Online
Online
Monterey Park, California, 91755
United States

Cathy Thorpe

CEO at Nurse Next Door

Cathy Thorpe, recognized as one of the top influential women in business in 2024 by Business in Vancouver, serves as the CEO of Nurse Next Door, one of the world’s fastest-growing home care providers. Under her leadership, the company has expanded to over 400 franchise locations worldwide. Cathy's vision aims to transform the global aging experience, advocating for the autonomy of seniors and their ability to live with joy and dignity. Her insights and leadership principles are featured in her book, "Bold Kindness: A Caring, More Compassionate Way to Lead," which quickly became an instant best-seller on Amazon. Cathy's strategic vision and bold leadership have been key to Nurse Next Door's remarkable success, leading to prestigious recognitions such as the master franchise agreement in Australia (2018), the award for Canada's most admired corporate culture by Waterstone (2018), and a place in the top 50 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list (2018).

Leah Huyghe

Patient Advocate

From 2017 to 2024, Leah Huyghe battled chronic Lyme disease, experiencing her body's gradual shutdown. In this research-backed talk, she shares her journey through this invisible illness, exploring the identity shift – and post-traumatic growth – she experienced while fighting the parasitic bacteria. She discusses how the healthcare system currently fails Lyme patients, and the consequences of these failures. But as she discovers on her journey, life’s most difficult challenges often yield the most valuable lessons: More than a survival story, Leah’s talk is a call to turn our own suffering into our greatest teacher. Leah discusses a pathway for all of us to transmute pain into resilience.

Rosie Ortiz

Empowerment Coach

Rosie is a speaker and empowerment coach. Her mission is to share proven methods that will empower you to live a life of passion and purpose not just despite your hardships and challenges but rather BECAUSE of them.

Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

Author and speaker

Wendela Whitcomb Marsh is an award-winning author and sought-after speaker. Since retiring from her forty-year career in special education and psychology, she has written ten books about Autism, including Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls, and the five-book series, Adulting While Autistic. She also founded Adult Autism Assessment and Services, a nationwide online group practice including Autistic clinicians. Wendela’s late husband and two of their three children were all late-diagnosed as Autistic. Learn more about her books at WendelaWhitcombMarsh.com and about the practice she founded at AdultAutismAssessment.com.