Dorothy Bach is half-German and half-Filipino. She was born in Bangkok and has lived in Indonesia, Germany, and the UK. 

Manila has been her home since 2010 with her extraordinary son and daughter, five rescued cats, an adopted puppy, and piles of books. 

Dorothy studied at the European Business School London (EBS London) with a semester at the European Business School Madrid (EBS Madrid) completing a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Administration. 

She took time off work when she became a mother to focus on raising her children. 

She is a very passionate mental health, gifted, and special needs advocate. 

As a child, you would often find Dorothy pouring over books in the library. The love for reading was instilled in her at a very young age by her parents who were walking libraries. Writing has been a natural next step.

A best-selling author, Michelle Harris is the founder of Michelle Harris International and has been guiding women and children to empower themselves for 25 years. A mum, natural counsellor, intuitive energy healing specialist, empowerment mentor and guide, Michelle offers emotional healing, mental health shifts, soul mentoring, energy tools and effective life solutions to those seeking peace, growth and transformation. She is also a channel and the founder of a crystal healing system she developed in 2000 and has pioneered various initiatives in Hong Kong.

A sought-after healer who is well-known for her impactful, deep work to overcome lifelong issues and trauma, Michelle draws upon her inspiring personal journey and shares her discoveries and wisdom in authentic teachings. Her signature individual and group sessions (online and in-person) ignite clients to live their magnificence – personally, spiritually and professionally. Michelle has featured in various media and publications and has received awards in recognition for her work.

Dr. Neera Gupta is an Entrepreneur, Event Organiser, Bestseller Author, TV host, Emcee, Champion Networker, Marketing Guru, Women Empowerment Ambassador, Charity worker……..the list goes on. Fun fact: She is also a dentist!

As the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of Global Influencers, Neera is living her goal of empowering and giving a voice to 1000s of women across the world through the #MyVoice initiative that she started in the midst of pandemic in June 2020. Providing a platform for women to come together to talk about and share their issues and challenges with an aim to become better versions of themselves by listening, learning, helping, and supporting one another through this journey.

Most recently she celebrated the creation of more than 100 Bestseller Women authors in less than one year through the internationally acclaimed #MyVoice book series featuring empowering & inspirational stories of amazing & courageous women, journeying from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Patricia Arkenbout was born and raised in The Netherlands and now lives and works in Singapore. She is a Leadership and Transformation expert and internationally certified coach with a passion to make a positive difference. 

She particularly loves supporting women in their growth journeys and providing them with a mindset to deal with challenges as well as empowering them with courage and determination. 

Patricia started her career in the financial services industry in a variety of senior leadership and transformation roles at international banks in The Netherlands and Switzerland. 

Although she enjoyed her career and the dynamics of corporate life she decided to step back when combining her professional and family lives started to take a toll. 

This decision forced her to make different choices in life, both professionally and personally and has been the driver of her interest in female leadership ever since.

Radhika Unni is a Managing Director with Accenture with over 20 years of experience working with clients driving large-scale transformation. She is very passionate about the intersection of business and technology in solving problems and changing lives. 

She has travelled extensively and has lived for almost half her life in various countries in Africa. She acknowledges that part of her life that has moulded who she is today and her belief in diversity, equality and inclusion. 

Radhika believes that life is all about experiences and moments of joy so never says, “no” to an adventure or to trying new things.

Chapter Title: The Power Of Resilience And Re-Invention

Rasyida Samsudin Paddy describes herself as a mum, millennial and marketer, “in equal parts”.

Coming from a working-class family, Rasyida is a firm believer in the power of education as a great social leveller. She never believed that coming from an ethnic minority or being a woman and a mother should stop her from pursuing a path to success and claiming a social narrative that empowers the communities she represents. She is the youngest of three children and the first college-educated member of her family.

Professionally, Rasyida is an enterprise technology marketing manager with a background in strategic communications and content marketing. She is a proud mother of two girls and considers herself a feminist. Outside of work, Rasyida is passionate about causes that support female representation in the digital economy and spends her time volunteering for organisations whose missions align with this ideal.

Ruchi Parekh is a PCC certified Executive/Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Keynote Speaker, Accredited Belbin Facilitator and Lawyer based in Singapore.

She helps high-potential professionals build emotional resilience and a positive mindset to get to the next level in their lives personally and professionally.  

Her main objective is to help clients move forward and find fulfilment and success in all the roles they play. Guiding individuals through a transition is part of this process, making them feel empowered and accomplished. Her coaching style is results-oriented, ensuring clients experience a paradigm shift that allows them to achieve results in their professional and personal lives. Ruchi has worked with leaders in various industries, including but not limited to financial services, legal, medical, media, technology and human resources.

Ruchi is a winner of the Emerging Executive Coach of the year 2022 Award. She was also featured in the Asian Money Guide amongst the 50 power women of Asia.

Anita Dadlani is an entrepreneur and recognised professional in the PR and Events Industry.

She has successfully managed the public relations of leading brands and business across a range of industry segments in Hong Kong, Dubai and India.

With over 25 years of experience, Anita is passionate about working with businesses and entrepreneurs to help design their brand stories. She works with them to understand their goals and designs solutions to create maximum impact. She firmly advocates that you are your best PR.

She has an extroverted personality and enjoys meeting people and learning about diversity and culture. Her network and reach have developed into a new agenda of building communities based on the foundation of happiness, positivity and collaboration.

Nirmala Singhee was born to transform people into leading happy, peaceful and joyous lives. Being empathetic and compassionate she excels as a social worker. Her vision in life is to contribute to women’s empowerment, education of girls, saving nature and betterment of humanity. Her forte is counselling and helping the less fortunate, especially the deaf and mute.

Born in India, Nirmala lives in Jaipur, also known as the beautiful pink city, with her loving family. She did her schooling in Chennai and worked part-time in the family business. Nirmala’s story is of grit and perseverance and how she rose against all odds to soar high. She likes to describe herself as a committed bibliophile, social worker, art aficionado, and an avid gardening enthusiast who holds a wanderlust close to her heart. She also loves to catch up with her friends and family over a cup of tea or coffee. 

Pallavi Chaturvedi is a life insurance professional with a leading insurer in India and also the Founding Director of BLUEESTONE Wealth Matters Pvt Ltd, a leading personal wealth management company based in New Delhi, India.

She has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). She began working as a life insurance specialist and then graduated to being a well-known and qualified holistic financial coach. She has worked with more than 17,000 families on future financial security in her journey this far.

Pallavi’s specific vision with BLUEESTONE is to extend financial planning services to every household in India by making it affordable and easily accessible to the average Indian citizen.

In fulfilling this mission, the company has worked with varied corporations, NGOs, Public Sector organisations, and paramilitary forces on employee welfare programs targeted toward financial planning.

A lesser-known fact about Pallavi is that she was a national-level swimmer and has a keen interest in all forms of art – painting, sketching, clay modelling, and photography to name but a few.

Ghenwa Habbal was born and raised in Lebanon. 

She is a well-rounded global HR/Talent Leader with over 15 years experience in strategising, designing, leading and delivering large-scale operational and talent initiatives. 

Ghenwa is first a human, then a leadership coach, an epigrammatist, a strategic thinker, and a futurist as well as a strategic HR professional with experience across various industries and countries.

She is a passionate and strong advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and equal representation of genders across organisations. Ghenwa is focused on strategising, developing and retaining diverse talent and helping build an environment that cultivates inclusion and belonging whilst building capabilities and transforming organisations into talent factories.

Omaimaa Mohammad was a banker for 25 years until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then she decided to share her life experiences, passion for sport and the outdoors along with her desire to help other women follow her path to complete fullness.

Her business Ikigai Lifestyle Coaching (ILC) was born in UAE in July 2020. It focuses exclusively on women’s health enabling women to find purpose in their lives and day-to-day living.

ILC’s primary role is to guide, mentor, and assist women to find better versions of themselves through hiking and outdoor activities and lifestyle changes.

Elaine Rodrigo is doing her ‘dream job’ at Reckitt, as Chief Insights & Analytics Officer. She leads both the consumer insights and data analytics teams across the entire organisation.

She has more than 20 years of experience transforming insights functions in the FMCG industry across multinational corporations including Reckitt, Danone and Mondelez/Kraft Foods, and global research agencies. Living and working in Singapore, Australia, UK and France, has equipped her with the agility to pivot and transform organisations, even in an ever-changing and ambiguous corporate environment.

In addition to her day job, Elaine sits on the Board of a Swedish tech start-up and is a mother to two beautiful, free-thinking daughters. Never forgetting her academic roots, Elaine has a PhD in Marketing from Monash University in Australia, where she is also a Fellow, and works closely with Oxford University as part of their Future of Marketing Initiative (FOMI).

Nancy Hughes, MCC is an Executive Coach with over 25 years of experience in leadership development, including coaching, facilitation and creating executive education programs. Nancy is a global citizen born in the US. She has lived for five years in France, and 24 years in Singapore and now splits her time between Greece, Singapore and the US. Truth and authenticity are at the core of Nancy’s belief system and values. She is passionate about supporting others around her to reach their highest potential as leaders and as human beings.  

In addition, Nancy is very interested in natural and energy healing, and connecting with like-minded light workers in the world. She is Reiki trained and looks at the world holistically, seeing that we are all connected as energetic beings and impact each other with our thoughts and actions.

Nancy spends most of her free time with family, and close friends and connecting with nature and animals