Own Your Bold Fire Full Experience + Speaker Lineup
Published about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Hi Sizz,
This isn’t a conference. This isn’t another workshop. This is your reinvention experience.
On Saturday, September 12, we’re bringing together conversations, coaching, discovery and hands-on experiences designed specifically for women navigating midlife—and asking bigger questions about who they are now and how they want to show up next.
At the Own Your Bold Fire Midlife Reinvention Experience, we’re going beyond talking about reinvention.
You’re going to experience it.
From identity, grief and aging to money, style, color, makeup and even the way your bra fits, we’re creating space to explore the WHOLE woman.
MEET THE WOMEN BRINGING THE EXPERIENCE TO LIFE
ERICA MARIE | EVENT HOST
Erica Marie is a dynamic speaker, emcee, and encourager known as the “Queen of Encouragement.” Her powerful story of overcoming childhood abandonment has shaped her message of healing, resilience, faith, and purpose. As a sought-after Dallas-Fort Worth host and speaker, Erica brings joyful energy, authentic storytelling, and encouragement to every room, inspiring women to embrace their journey, walk confidently in their purpose, and discover what’s possible in their next chapter.
LASHUNDRA STROTHER-WILEY | EDWARD JONES
LaShundra Strother-Wiley is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones who helps women become more informed, confident, and intentional about their finances. At Own Your Bold Fire, she’ll lead “5 Money Mistakes Midlife Women Make,” a practical conversation designed to help women take a closer look at their financial habits and make smarter choices for the future.
DR. CHRISTY WALKER | NAVIGATING MIDLIFE + AGING
Dr. Christy Walker brings a unique perspective to the conversation around midlife, aging, and the changes women experience in this season of life. As a fellowship-trained cosmetic surgeon and dual board-certified gynecologist and cosmetic surgeon, she has spent years caring for women and understands that midlife is about more than what we see on the outside—it’s about feeling informed, confident, and comfortable in our bodies.
At Own Your Bold Fire, Dr. Walker will help open an honest conversation about the physical and personal changes that can accompany midlife and aging. Women will gain expert insight, practical information, and a better understanding of what may be happening in their bodies, so they can make informed choices about their health, wellness, and confidence as they move into their next chapter.
DR. TONYA CUNNINGHAM | GRIEF COUNSELOR
Dr. Tonya Cunningham brings a compassionate and honest perspective to one of the more personal conversations of the day: grief and the changes that come with midlife. As a grief counselor, ordained minister, and transitional life coach, she helps women understand that grief isn’t limited to losing a person, it can also come from relationships ending, roles changing, dreams shifting, or leaving behind a version of yourself that no longer fits.
At Own Your Bold Fire, Dr. Tonya will create space for women to recognize and name the losses they may be carrying, often without realizing they are grieving. Through her professional expertise and personal story, she’ll offer insight into how acknowledging those losses can become part of moving forward.
Women will leave with a deeper understanding of their own grief, greater permission to honor what they’ve experienced, and practical perspective for moving through transition with greater emotional and spiritual freedom.
MELINDA MILLER | P.A.C.E. STRATEGIST
Melinda D. Miller is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and mentor with more than 25 years of experience in business, real estate, marriage, ministry, and leadership. She has built businesses, coached professionals, and mentored women in navigating success, relationships, faith, and purpose.
Drawing from both professional and personal experience—including a serious health crisis that deepened her understanding of resilience and intentional living—Melinda encourages others to pursue success while staying grounded in faith, relationships, and what matters most. Her message centers on resilience, partnership, purpose, and living a meaningful life.
COACH TAMRA NICOLE | STYLE COACH + FASHIONISTA
Tamra Nicole is the Founder and Lead Stylist of Tamra Nicole Styling Agency, bringing more than 17 years of experience in luxury fashion and styling. She works with executives, entrepreneurs, and high-performing professionals to align their personal style and image with their presence.
Her experience includes renowned fashion houses and retailers such as Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and Nordstrom Trunk Club, along with wardrobe logistics support for Usher Raymond.
A Howard University graduate with additional studies at Parsons and the University of Westminster in London, Tamra believes personal style is about more than clothing—it’s a powerful form of self-expression that can build confidence, clarity, and intention in how we show up.
SHAYLA McDONALD | MAKEUP COACH
Shayla will lead our makeup experience, teaching guests how to create a fabulous 5-Minute Beat with simple, practical techniques. From eyes and lips to achieving a polished, put-together look, she’ll share easy tips that help you feel confident and beautiful without spending hours in front of the mirror.
TERESA DILLON | COLOR ANALYSIS EXPERT
Teresa Dillon is the founder of Reluctantly Styled and a Dallas-based stylist and color analysis specialist with more than 20 years of experience in sales, business development, and client relationships. She helps busy women and men simplify their wardrobes, make smarter style choices, and build confidence through personal color and style.
With deep roots in color analysis and an education-first approach, Teresa uses seasonal color analysis, wardrobe strategy, and workshops to help clients discover colors that complement them and express who they are. Her mission is to remind people that you never have to “age out” of being modern, confident, and unapologetically yourself.
NICOLE SILVA | BELLA BRA SHOP
Nicolle Silva, owner of Bella Bra Shop, brings more than 10 years of experience in the lingerie industry and a passion for helping women find the right fit. After beginning her career as a Wildland Firefighter in Oregon, Nicolle moved to Texas and discovered the impact a professional bra fitting could have on women’s comfort, confidence, and everyday lives.
Today, Bella Bra Shop offers an inclusive bra-fitting experience designed to make women feel comfortable, supported, and empowered. Nicolle is passionate about providing access to every size while creating a welcoming and enjoyable shopping experience.
At Own Your Bold Fire, Nicolle will bring the Bella Bra Shop pop-up for professional fittings, products, and an opportunity to learn more about finding the right fit, because sometimes reinvention starts with finally wearing the right bra!
Each of these women bring a different perspective, a different story, and a different kind of wisdom, but here's what I really want you to know:
Own Your Bold Fire isn't a conference where you're going to sit in a chair for four hours listening to people talk.
Not even close.
This experience was intentionally created to get you out of the audience and into the experience.
You’re going to have conversations that make you think. You’re going to explore parts of yourself that may have been buried beneath years of responsibilities and expectations. You’re going to participate, connect, laugh, reflect, and discover things about yourself that you may have forgotten along the way.
You’re going to experience color in a whole new way. You’re going to explore your personal style and how you show up in the world. You're going to hear from women who have walked through their own seasons of change, and you'll have opportunities to connect with other women who are asking some of the same questions you are.
And that's the point.
Because reinvention doesn't happen by sitting on the sidelines.
It happens when you get curious about who you're becoming. It happens when you give yourself permission to try something different. It happens when you finally stop looking at this season of your life as something you're supposed to simply get through and start asking yourself what you want to create from here.
Imagine walking into the room thinking, I need something to change.
And walking out thinking, I'm ready to change it.
That's the experience I'm creating for you.
Own Your Bold Fire is a day to see yourself differently. To experience something different. To meet women who get it. And to begin looking at your next chapter through a completely different lens.
So come ready.
Come curious.
Come willing to participate.
Come ready to color outside the lines a little.
Because your next chapter doesn't need to look like your last one.
It's time to color up your life. It's time to own your bold fire.
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