Bobbie Carlton is the founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and Innovation Women, or, as she calls them, the day job, the night job and the dream job. She’s an award-winning marketing and PR professional who speaks regularly on marketing, public speaking, startups and women’s issues.   

Innovation Women is a mission-based company focused on diversity, gender equity and inclusion on the stages of the world. Two-thirds of all conference speakers are men which limits women’s business and career opportunities. Public speaking is a path to pay equity, better funding for women-founded companies, more board seats and women in the C-suite. We have a weekly drop-in Zoom chat for speakers (or people interested in speaking) called Speaker Friend Fridays. If you are interested in learning more about Innovation Women, it’s a nice opportunity to connect with the community. Sign up for the weekly newsletter to get the Zoom link.

Frank Kautzman is a seasoned entrepreneur, advisor, and innovator with a proven track record in helping companies launch products and scale. Specializing in product strategy, innovation, and operational efficiency, he has deep expertise in sectors ranging from consumer goods and toys to food and apparel.

As Founder at Made Concepts, a creative consultancy providing strategy, design, and development services, Frank infuses creativity and fun to drive innovation for toy and consumer product brands.

A notable achievement includes his pivotal role in propelling Wine Chips, a gourmet snack brand crafted for wine enthusiasts, from launch to a seven-figure business within two years. Beyond his advisory roles, Frank mentors Mass Challenge early stage founders and is an active member of Branch Venture Group, an angel investment collective.

Frank's leadership acumen is further underscored by his past roles in product development, engineering, and operations, highlighted with brand experience that includes Burger King, Sony, Netflix, Chick-fil-A, Kellogg’s, Disney, Star Wars, Hasbro, Macy’s, and more.

Currently, Frank is passionate about his newest initiative: a mission-driven venture focused on creating toys and consumer goods that have a positive social impact. One of its inaugural products is a toy designed to assist children in coping with anxiety.

Feel free to connect with Frank on LinkedIn and stay up to date here: Frank Kautzman

Dr. Oduba as a physician-informatician, bridges healthcare innovation and technology. She develops cutting-edge solutions to enhance care access, clinical efficiency, and better outcomes using Group Therapeutics™️. As an entrepreneur, she founded WellnessWits, an award-winning digital health solution tackling chronic disease care through population needs identification and risk stratification. Her proprietary Group Therapeutics platform enhances clinical surveillance, identifying risks and closing gaps in care. Dr. Oduba envisions better healthcare for all through socially enabled, consumer-centric innovative digital health solutions.

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WellnessWits is a transformative healthcare company offering best-cost solutions that allow physicians to save time and patients pay less for chronic disease care and prevention.

By using the WellnessWits’ Group Therapeutics™️ platform, healthcare providers can conduct 60–90-minute group appointments and offer socially enabled telehealth programs that allow care teams to work effectively with 5x less time spent in one-on-one encounters. In the end, patients get more time with their doctors, peer to peer support and personalized care along with people who have shared lived experiences.

Myca Williamson (she/her) is a professional storyteller and creative strategist with a background in journalism, digital marketing and content strategy. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Fashion Media as well as an MBA with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. During her MBA journey, Myca placed and won a $5,000 prize at the SMU Business Plan Pitch Competition. She also lent her expertise to organizations like Invesco Real Estate and The Dallas Hearing Foundation, helping them define their brand strategies and explore new markets. 

As an advocate for entrepreneurs and creatives, Myca has served as a committee chair for the Dallas Entrepreneur Center and a funding panelist for the City of Dallas' Office of Arts and Culture. Additionally, her four-year tenure as a high school educator has enriched her ability to create inclusive content and engage diverse learning styles.

Currently, Myca leads Myca Raquel Consulting, where she leverages her skills in strategic storytelling to help B2B service providers in healthcare, finance and tech build trust, drive engagement and increase sales via social media, email and their websites.

When she's not running her business, she is connecting with the DFW community via her membership with Junior League or creative projects that highlight Dallas artists.

Mr. Holder is also Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of WorkEverywhere – the AirBNB of Unreasonable Workplaces, that enables the human-centric distributed work of the future. The pre-seed venture released its Joie pilot (@getjoie, getjoie.co) in 2023 and is focused on partnerships and product development. Shegun was one of the earliest adopters of Alfred and HqO softwares – the best experience apps for Multifamily and Offices respectively.  

Prior to joining the firm, he was Vice President of Portfolios at Knotel and a member of the Knotel Management Committee.  At Knotel, Mr. Holder had global oversight for portfolio performance and key external relationships.  Mr. Holder also served as General Manager for the New York region – Knotel’s largest business unit. Over the course of his career, he has also held various real estate positions of increasing responsibility at Jamestown (, JPMorgan Asset Management - Global Real Estate, Simon (formerly the Mills), The JBG Companies, Credit Suisse First Boston and Andersen LLP.

Mr. Holder earned his MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship, from The Wharton School and his BBA in Accounting, cum laude, from Hofstra University. Mr. Holder is both a graduate of the career program and alumni protégé for the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO.) He serves on the advisory board of Zarb School of Business at Hofstra, active congregant of Trinity Church Wall Street and has guest lectured at the Wharton School. He also served on the boards of Hudson Square Business Improvement District, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Long Island City Partnership and Community Board 9 Brooklyn. Shegun also serves on the PTA of PS11 Clinton Hill. 

Shegun is actively engaged citizen in his three hometowns: London UK - birthplace, Guyana South America - childhood home and Brooklyn New York. A girl dad, Shegun is also a runner, voracious reader and advocate for the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous cultures.