Author of ‘Rich Girl Nation’ and Money with Katie
KATIE GATTI TASSIN

Katie Gatti Tassin, Founder of Money with Katie and author of Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Our Financial Futures, began writing about personal finance in 2020 with a mission to teach young women how to secure their financial futures through smart spending habits, simple investing, and tax efficiencies.

Baptized in the “financial independence, retire early” movement, she saw personal finance mastery as a path away from dependence on a job, person, or situation by which women have, historically, found themselves more likely to be limited. After an acquisition in early 2022, she figured she had her career path laid out for her: Go the way of the Dave Ramseys and Suze Ormans of the world and teach individual people how to manage their money.

Mental Health Advocate, Conservationist, veteran
STACY BARE

Stacy Bare is the Executive Director of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. A climber, mountaineer, and skier, Stacy’s climbing helped Stacy recover from PTS and readjustment issues from a year in Baghdad as a Civil Affairs Team Leader in the Army. He received the Bronze Star for merit and a combat action badge in Baghdad and was named one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year for 2014.​

He co-founded the Great Outdoors Lab in partnership with Dr. Dacher Keltner and the Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley to provide scientific evidence for the idea that spending time outdoors can improve health outcomes related to stress and trauma.​

Stacy has first ascents and descents in climbing and skiing in Angola and Iraq and has led expeditions to Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.​

Colorado State Senator
JULIE GONZALES

The sixth of seven children, Julie was born on the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona and raised in the borderlands of south Texas.

An organizer at her core, Senator Gonzales has dedicated her life to organizing for justice in Colorado. In her first term in office, she allocated millions of dollars towards affordable housing, strengthened protections for immigrant communities, repealed the death penalty, and streamlined Colorado’s marijuana regulations.

Her political ambitions were shaped in part by New American Leaders (NAL), an organization dedicated to inclusive democracy. Today, in addition to her role as Senator, Julie leads NAL trainings to prepare first—and second-generation Americans to run for government seats, win, and lead.

Olympic Medalist & Purpose-driven Entrepreneur
SHANNON BAHRKE

Shannon was born and raised in Lake Tahoe, CA and moved to Salt Lake City, UT in 1998 to chase her dream of earning a spot on the U.S. Ski Team and ultimately competing for the USA at the Winter Olympic Games. She made the U.S. Ski Team that very same year and stayed on the path of success for the next twelve years. Over her career, she competed on 6 World Championship Teams, 3 Olympic Teams, brought home 2 Olympic Medals, 7 World Cup wins, 1 Overall World Cup Title, and 6 National Titles. One of her proudest moments was being inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in March 2024.

Her momentum didn’t stop when she stepped off the Olympic podium. Since retiring in 2010, she’s turned her passion for excellence into purpose-driven entrepreneurship. She co-founded and sold a thriving coffee business, authored a children’s book, and today serves as CEO of two companies.

Executive Leadership Coach & Facilitator
ROSE HENDRICKS

Teton Valley-based Rose Hendricks is a leadership coach and facilitator known for her warm, intuitive style and ability to guide deep, transformative growth. She is the founder of River Story Coaching and Consulting, a leadership development firm dedicated to helping leaders and teams thrive.

A former educator with over 15 years of experience and a master’s in leadership and organizational development, she supports leaders and teams to clarify their purpose and vision, and build the systems to turn insight into action. Drawing on evidence-based practices and a deep reverence for the human experience, Rose supports leaders in becoming more authentic, courageous, and impactful, leading to high-performing teams, revitalized cultures, and greater capacity to navigate complexity with bold vision and clarity.