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Traci Beagley | Founder & CEO

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About: Traci Beagley is the Founder & CEO of Sunland Home Care. She comes from a family that has built 55+ communities for seniors since 1958. Over sixty years later, she is still following in her family legacy of working with seniors. In 2016, she started Sunland Home Care, which provides non medical in-home care to seniors in the Valley.
Traci has created an award winning company that focuses on culture first. Sunland was awarded A Great Place to Work for 5 consecutive years and was named several times on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services. Sunland Home Care has been recently named an AZ Most Admired Company.
Traci, herself, has been featured in Scottsdale Lifestyle magazine and The Know Book Phoenix, a global group of female entrepreneurs and businesswomen, and was recognized in 2024 as Who’s Who In Healthcare in Arizona.
In 2018, Traci was diagnosed with breast cancer. Because of this, Traci has volunteered at Banner MD Anderson Breast Cancer Center helping to raise over $2.0m for various breast cancer programs. She was honored to be the 2021 Honorary Bat Girl by Major League Baseball and the Arizona Diamondbacks for her fight against breast cancer.
Community service is an important conviction to Traci. She has served on various boards in the community to help make our state a better place to live. She loves giving back and volunteering her time to organizations that assist with the underprivileged, seniors, Veterans and the arts.

Specialties: At Sunland Home Care, the founder and CEO, Traci Beagley, specializes in offering dedicated support to adult children navigating the challenges of caring for their aging parents. With a profound understanding of the emotional and practical aspects involved, Traci focuses on creating tailored solutions that prioritize the well-being of both elderly individuals and their concerned children. Her expertise lies in establishing comprehensive care plans, facilitating open communication, and providing resources to guide families through the complexities of aging. Traci’s commitment at Sunland Home Care reflects a compassionate dedication to easing the journey of adult children in ensuring the comfort and dignity of their aging parents.

Quote: “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” — Oprah

Connect: Contact Traci at traci@sunlandhomecareaz.com or (480) 447-8893 or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE October 2023

Kristina Brown | Owner / Business Development

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KRISTINA@BSLNUTRITION.COM | (480) 316-9131

About: Early 2020, Kristina made a decision that changed her life. She walked away from a job she loved so that she could be present for her family and work to grow a family business that makes a massive impact. Naturally, it was the best decision she ever could have made. But, it almost didn’t happen. You see, if you know Kristina, then you probably know a couple things about her: She prides herself on working hard and always leading by example. Her energy is contagious and she naturally creates experiences that build lasting memories. She is unbelievably creative. Kristina always finds a way to make an impact. Needless to say, these attributes have led to some fantastic job opportunities over her career. These opportunities have allowed Kristina to travel, work with brilliant minds and lead fantastic teams in elite, high end business operations, over the past 25 years. But when it came to finding a “balance” between work and family, especially when you love what you do, it was quite the juggling act. In fact, in Kristina’s 20's & 30’s, she put so much into her work that the other aspects of her life were deteriorating … friendships, being present for her kids and husband, and completely neglecting her own health and fitness. Any career driven mom knows the difficulties of having to choose between work and family, and frankly, she realized she could not have it all. And so, Kristina reprioritized and left the corporate world …and hasn’t looked back since. Now, a few years later, Kristina and her husband, Ben Brown continue to live their mission through their nutrition coaching business, by helping people change their beliefs about what it means to be healthy.

Specialties: Celebrating over 15 years of business, BSL Nutrition is an online health & nutrition coaching company. They specialize in working with mothers and fathers looking to build a better body and create the energy to show up for their family with their proprietary Pure Science, Proven Results™ Coaching Process. They have no secrets to sell you, but they do attribute the success of their program to the synergy that comes from leveraging the science of real world data, the psychology of behavior change, and the art of coaching to help their clients reach their long-term health goals, because at BSL Nutrition, they believe your health determines your freedom.

Quote: Energy flows where attention goes. You can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. Simple scales. Fancy falses. A smile is contagious. Surround yourself with people that force you to be better. Everything is hard, before it is easy. Make it count. Have fun.

Connect: Contact Kristina at kristina@bslnutrition.com or at (480) 316-9131, or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE DECEMBER 2021

Kim Gallagher | Founder/ Chief Design Officer

About: Kim Gallagher has a 30+ year long history in the non-profit world working in programming, operations, leadership and supervision, community building and event management. With a master's degree in counseling, Kim uses her ability to connect with people to help build relationships and create genuine and strong relationships. Kim is a former summer camp director, supervising over 100 staff and 1000 campers, has served as an early childhood director as well as the COO of a large non-profit in Scottsdale. Kim has always been an active community member, sitting on boards and volunteering to run events for non-profits and her kid's schools.

In the summer of 2024, Kim decided it was time to step out on her own to build a business focusing on her strengths and passion. Kim is creative, visionary and a lover of logistics! With 6 children and an incredibly supportive husband, she was eager to find that balance between being a business owner and an involved mom. Dinner Designers was born and quickly took on many jobs varying from setting a beautiful table for an elegant party, planning a wedding, creating unique and bold centerpieces to meeting planning. Kim loves to tackle a task A to Z and has a blast planning everything in between.
Kim is a born leader and those who know her, know of her effervescent personality. Kim brings life and laughter into a room and naturally creates a space where people can feel at ease and comfortable.

Specialties: Kim has a passion for creating special moments and creating memories. She can combine her creativity and ability to see the beauty in a blank space with her extreme organization, love of logistics and joy of planning and building relationships in the community. Kim is a connector and loves to bring people together to create exceptional results for her clients. Kim knows that being genuine and building relationship is the key to success and she excels in making her clients know that their vision can become reality.

Quote: “Sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn't mean to take.” — Angela Blount

“People will forget what you did, they will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou

Connect: Contact Kim at kim@dinnerdesigners.com or at (480) 440-5760, or visit her website below!

member since MARCH 2025

Vickie Garcia CFP® | Wealth Advisor

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About: Vickie is a Partner at AmeriFlex Financial Services. Early in her career, Vickie wanted to become a trusted advisor for her clients as they faced the complexities of their financial journey. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER practitioner, Vickie believes in open, honest communication with clients to build lifelong relationships. Vickie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management along with the series 7, 6, and 66 securities licenses and life and health insurance licenses.

She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Vickie will appear in the 2018 edition of Know Phoenix, 150 women you must KNOW and do business with.

Specialties: Vickie helps her clients plan for what's next. She helps clients navigate through transitional events such as a sale of business, retirement, inheritance, death of a loved one, and divorce.

Quote: "Helping my clients make decisions that can shape their future is a privilege– and a responsibility– that I take very seriously."

Connect: Contact Vickie at vickie.garcia@ameriflex.com or at (480) 990-9100, or visit her website below!

member since november 2017

Securities and Advisory services offered through Osaic Wealth, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Insurance services offered through Ameriflex Financial Services not affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. Additional services referenced are not provided by Osaic Wealth, Inc. Listed Entities not affiliated.

Wendy Hernandez | Attorney

About: Wendy Hernandez is a Phoenix family law attorney, divorce coach, founder of the Hernandez Family Law Firm, and creator of the Command the Courtroom YouTube channel and online programs. Having tried over 1,000 cases during her 26 years as a litigator, Wendy is a courtroom warrior who has tackled every type of family law matter — from divorce to child custody and everything in between. Sharing secrets learned from the country’s top law professors at the University of Notre Dame Law School and during her battles on the family law front lines, Wendy is passionate about helping not only her clients but also those representing themselves, to feel competent, confident, and comfortable in the courtroom.

Specialties: Wendy specializes in all aspects of Arizona family law. She handles divorce, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, and post-decree modification cases. Wendy is a confident and skilled courtroom litigator, and one of her superpowers is the persuasive motions she frequently crafts in support of her clients' positions. Wendy believes a successful case is built long before two parties walk into a courtroom for a trial or hearing. As a result, she focuses on building the strongest case possible for her clients over time and with thoughtful contemplation.

Quote: “If I only had an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.” — Abraham Lincoln.

Connect: Contact Wendy at wendyrhernandez@gmail.com or at (602) 230-2333, or visit her website below!

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Allison Kierman | Managing Partner

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About: After spending more than a decade in "big law," Allison L. Kierman founded Kierman Law, a woman-owned small business focusing on life and estate planning. Allison concentrates her practice on guiding families through the wills, trusts, and estate process and probate litigation.

Allison received her B.A. from Baylor University, M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.

After law school, Allison moved to Arizona and quickly became involved in the community. Allison is a member of the Boards of Directors for Congregation Beth Israel and Royal Oaks Lifecare Community. Allison appeared in the 2018 edition of Know Phoenix, 150 women you must KNOW and do business with.

Specialties: Allison understands that making plans to ensure your family's future and financial security is complicated and may involve sensitive issues. As a mother of two, Allison has the knowledge and understanding of how difficult it is to think of leaving your children with a guardian and will help you carve the best plan for ensuring your children's future success. Allison is a natural care-taker, and will protect your family needs in a confidential, detailed, and sophisticated manner. Allison provides unique and creative solutions to difficult estate planning questions and never loses sight of the big picture. Allison can be entrusted to help you allocate life insurance proceeds, minimize estate taxes, protect your assets from creditors, and control distribution of assets to young children, special needs family members, family members with failing health, and family members who have made questionable life choices. Allison's goal is to ensure that your estate goes to whom you want in the way you want.

Quote: "It took me a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent." - Madeleine Albright

Connect: Contact Allison at akierman@kiermanlaw.com or at (480) 719-7333, or visit her website below!

member since april 2018

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Heather Locke | Owner

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About: After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Heather began her career as a web developer and quickly moved into a role of managing a team of programmers, designers, animators, and digital video producers for a wide variety of multimedia interactive corporate applications including marketing, communications and e-learning. From there, she worked as a project manager for Fortune 1000 companies, including Subway, Disney, HBO, and Target.

This expertise led her to found Hammersmith Support, a full-service web development company focused on helping clients of all sizes move through every phase of the process: site building, hosting, and maintenance. But most importantly, Hammersmith Support is built on a foundation of close relationships with clients. Heather seeks to know who you are, the challenges your company faces, and then use that knowledge to build a fresh, engaging, up-to-date website that reflects your organization’s core values and personality.

Heather’s design background, combined with her practical coding and server maintenance expertise, ensures clients receive the perfect combination of form and function: a contemporary, up-to-date look and user experience that is properly managed to ensure the site works smoothly and consistently.

Quote: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” - Amelia Earhart

Connect: Contact Heather at heather@hammersmithsupport.com or at (602) 391-8024, or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE JANUARY 2019

Kim Lynch | Senior Mortgage Consultant

About: Kim has worked in the financial services industry for over 27 years, beginning with a position as a personal banker with Bank of America in 1996. Kim was quickly promoted to Vice President/ Banking Center Manager where she managed several successful banking centers, and then to VP/Consumer Market Manager where she managed sales, service, and operations for 31 banking centers in Arizona.

In 2007, Kim accepted a position as a VP/Premier Client Manager with Bank of America Premier Banking and Investments, where she could return to her passion of working directly with clients. In 2008, Kim ranked #1 in the nation for client managers in their role under 18 months. In April of 2009, Kim was displaced by the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch merger based on seniority. She was immediately recruited to a position as a Senior Mortgage Loan Officer with Bank of America Home Loans. She earned distinction as Pacific SW Division Rookie of the Year in 2010 and made President's Club in 2010 as well.

In 2012, Kim was recruited as a Senior Mortgage Consultant with On Q Financial, Inc., a mortgage bank consistently ranked in the top 50 mortgage lenders in the U.S.  Kim enjoyed eleven highly successful years with On Q where she earned multiyear recognition in Scotsman Guide as a Top Mortgage Loan Originator, Top Female Loan Originator, and ranked in the Top 1% of Mortgage Loan Originators in America in Mortgage Executive Magazine, and On Q Financial President’s Club.

In September 2023, Kim was recruited to Bell Bank Mortgage as a Senior Mortgage Loan Officer.  Bell is a well-respected market leader and is known throughout the real estate community for providing excellent customer service and for offering diverse mortgage options with low fees and competitive rates.   Bell also believes in a strong commitment to the communities it serves.

As an experienced professional, Kim is committed to finding the home loan solution that is best for each client, as well as delivering customer service excellence to clients and business partners.  She prides herself on earning repeat business from her clients as well as referrals to their families, friends, and co-workers.

Specialties: Kim enjoys working with all types of borrowers, but specializes in working with upper middle-class borrowers who may have multiple streams of income (salary, pension, rental income, self-employment income), as well as borrowers who own multiple properties. She enjoys working with pre-retirees, investors, self-employed borrowers, veterans, as well as first-time home buyers. Communication is her strength, and she prides herself on keeping all parties to the transaction informed throughout the loan process.

Quote: "Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."

Connect: Contact Kim at klynch@bell.bank, at her office (480) 339-8582, or on her mobile at (480) 318-2547, or visit her website below!


member since march 2018

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Jeri McGwin | Custom Home Builder

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About: Jeri is the proud co-owner of Sonoran Classic Builders, a custom home builder and remodeler. A passionate communicator who has called Phoenix home for more than 20 years, Jeri loves helping Valley residents realize their dreams and find “home at last.” Along with her husband, she started Sonoran Classic Builders in 2002 when two couples approached them for help with their homes. Since then, Phoenix Business Journal has named Sonoran Classic Builders to its top Custom Builders and Remodelers list, and Phoenix Home & Garden featured one of their custom homes in a 10-page article. Together, Jeri and her husband bring more than 45 years of experience in construction to Sonoran Classic Builders.

Specialties: Jeri has expertise in hillside building, with many of their homes being built on mountains. She also specializes in working with clients that reside in other states during the building phase with established and effective means of communication to put them at ease.

Quote: “Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do.” - Brian Tracy

Connect: Contact Jeri at jeri@sonoranclassic.com or at (480) 223-3996 or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE OCTOBER 2018

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Heloisa Meinema | Business Development

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About: Originally from a city near São Paulo, Brazil, Heloisa came to the US in 1997 with the aim of learning English. She earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Business from UW-Eau Claire and seized numerous opportunities that led her to build a successful career and a loving family in the US.

Heloisa, who joined E Squared Marketing at the beginning of 2018 as a Business Development Manager, brings a wealth of experience to her role. Before this, she spent 15 years in the banking industry, where she excelled as both a Project Manager and Branch Manager, demonstrating her positive, energetic, and dynamic approach to her career.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Heloisa embraces an active lifestyle. You'll often find her immersed in outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming, high-intensity training, and running. Alongside her adventurous spirit, she finds joy in serving at her church and cherishing precious moments with her new husband and three wonderful children.

Specialties: Heloisa's true passion lies in Business Development, where she plays a pivotal role in driving our company's growth. She wholeheartedly engages with our community, creating new connections and representing our organization. Heloisa brings an infectious enthusiasm to everything she does!

The E Squared Marketing team provides powerful brand strategy and digital marketing services to solve complex business issues. Their comprehensive online strategy will reach target customers across multiple platforms and make businesses impossible to forget or ignore. Their services include social media marketing, digital newsletters campaigns, ad management, influencer marketing, branding, website design, graphic design, photography, videography, and more!

Quote: "God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile." — Max Lucado

Connect: Contact Heloisa at heloisa@esquaredmarketing.com or at (262) 527-8619, or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE September 2023

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Holly Mueller | Cosmetic Nurse

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About: Holly Mueller is a Registered Nurse, Certified Cosmetic Laser Technician and Medical Aesthetician. She also holds a bachelors degree in Human Nutrition and a Master's Degree in Public Health. Holly is the founder of Med 44 Arcadia, a luxury medical aesthetics practice in Phoenix, AZ. She believes in healthy skin first, facial balancing and natural outcomes. At her state of the art clinic, you will find the latest technology in skin rejuvenation, lasers, medical grade products and clean beauty make up lines.

Specialties: Holly has authority a set of aesthetic principles called the House Rules. These are simple guiding principles for patients to follow to achieve healthy skin, natural outcomes, and results. She has creating a patient experience like no other in the Valley at Med 44 Arcadia. From your arrival off of 44th street to the treatment room, every detail of a luxury aesthetic experience is mastered.

Quote: “Success is leased, never owned.”

Connect: Contact Holly at holly@med44arcadia.com or (602) 883-4313 or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE FEBRUARY 2024

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Madison Oberg | Attorney

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About: Madison is a Partner at Oberg Law Group ("OLG"), where she works with business owners to guide them through the various phases of their businesses. Before Madison joined OLG, she gained extensive knowledge about business and corporate law through working in-house at an aerospace company, and at a small firm specializing in nonprofits and public benefit corporations. As a business owner herself, she understands the unique needs and challenges her clients face in the daily operation of their businesses. Madison sees herself as an essential member of her clients’ team and enjoys supporting her clients so their businesses can grow and thrive.

Specialties: Madison specializes in corporate transactional work. Madison can assist clients with entity formation and corporate compliance, for example, through filing formation documents and preparing bylaws, shareholders' agreements, buy-sell agreements. In addition, she serves as "in-house" counsel for her corporate clients, assisting with contract review and supporting their daily operational needs.

Quote: “Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s all funny.” - Joan Rivers

Connect: Contact Madison at madison@oberglawapc.com or at (818) 212-2991, or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE JULY 2023

Desirae Outcalt, AAP | VP Commercial Banker

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About: Desirae manages commercial banking relationships. She is always looking for opportunities to grow her portfolio as well as her skills in banking. She has experience in Deposit Operations and is proficient in finding the correct product to place the clients in. Desirae is the primary contact for high profile commercial relationships and affluent clientele. She is responsible for treasury sales and client education. She enjoys helping her clients become successful by allowing them to build their business and not have to worry about their banking.

In her spare time she helps many non-profits such as Junior Achievement, TGen, American Cancer Society and American Heart Association to name a few.

Specialties: Desirae specializes in assisting businesses make the most out of their banking. She gets to know how businesses operate and then guides them on how to best utilize their bank and save money and time.

Quote: "Whether you think you can, or think you can't... you're right." - Henry Ford

Connect: Contact Desirae at doutcalt@bell.bank or at (480) 339-8563, or visit her website below!


MEMBER SINCE APRIL 2018

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Robyn Patterson | Founder & President

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About: Robyn Patterson is a savvy and experienced public relations professional who has devoted her career to first-class representation, building reliable media relationships and helping clients gain results that will have an impact on their business. As founder of Mack Media Relations, Robyn has been instrumental in building innovative brand awareness campaigns for local and national companies in an array of industries, including consumer, travel, health and fitness, hospitality, tech, real estate and more. Her strong work ethic, integrity and outgoing personality are what drive Mack Media Relations to be successful and ensure happy clientele. Before founding MMR in 2016, Robyn worked for top PR agencies in Phoenix and Los Angeles and in the media as a morning radio personality. She grew up in the Valley and graduated from Arizona State University. And as new mom, Robyn is enjoying finding the balance between entrepreneurship and motherhood.

Specialties: Mack Media Relations is an award-winning PR firm elevating brand awareness for Arizona-based businesses and entrepreneurs. Robyn and her team specialize in media relations, influencer relations, community outreach, brand partnerships, awards and events, and social media consulting.

Quote: "Women who invest in themselves go further." — Oprah Winfrey

Connect: Contact Robyn at robyn@mackmediarelations.com or (480) 242-8001 or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE JANUARY 2023

Debbie Pontikas | Associate Broker

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About: After graduating from the prestigious Rice University in Houston, Texas, with her Masters in Business Administration, Debbie spent over a decade developing an expertise in marketing real estate while serving as Vice President of Marketing for several National and Global real estate investment companies. Nearing her 10th year as a Residential Real Estate Agent, she aims to serve as your long-term personal Real Estate Advisor. Debbie has been named in Phoenix Magazine’s Top 50 Agents since 2020 and was honored to be in the top 0.5% of Producing Agents in Arizona in 2022. Debbie offers personalized service and is a knowledgeable, professional, results-oriented agent. She makes the real estate buying and/or selling experience a productive and pleasant one.

Specialties: Debbie believes everyone deserves a place they can call home... that home ownership is a gift that provides a sense of security, warmth, belonging, and accomplishment. Debbie believes in providing a sophisticated, luxury experience to her clients with a primary focus on people, not price points. Whether her clients have experience with real estate transactions or are a first-time home buyer, Debbie meets her clients where they are on their real estate journey.

Quote: "It's not how big the house is, it's how happy the home is." - Unknown

Connect: Contact Debbie at debbie@pontikasteam.com or at (480) 335-8604, or visit her website below!
 

MEMBER SINCE MARCH 2018

Carly Schroeder | Principal Designer

About: A Midwest transplant - Carly Schroeder found her roots in the great outdoors very early in life an it has transferred into her every day life in Arizona. Originally heading to college on volleyball dreams - things quickly shifted and goals were prioritized. She headed to Hollywood to attend FIDM in downtown LA and balanced full time work and classes at USC/UCLA to increase productivity. In 2008 she graduated and moved back to Arizona with a job at an architecture firm - only to be released two weeks later. She enrolled at ASU to start a Masters program and worked in fine dining and industrial military contract design to survive the recession. Long chats at the bar lead to a landscape design opportunity and the rest is history. Exploring and learning in some of the valleys top firms - she eventually learned that being on her own was best and hasn't looked back since. It's been 16 years in the industry and 3.5 years as an independent landscape designer. Thankful and honored to be in this position today.

Specialties: A landscape designer specializes in planning and creating outdoor spaces that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. They work on a variety of projects from private gardens and residential landscapes to public parks and commercial properties. Their expertise includes selecting appropriate plants, designing hardscape elements like pathways, patios and water features, and ensuring that the overall design complements the natural environment and the architecture of surrounding buildings. They also consider factors like sustainability, climate and maintenance needs when developing their designs. In essence, a landscape designer creates harmonious outdoor environments that enhance the beauty and usability of a space.

Quote: “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and the cloverleaf pattern on an ancient rock in the forest is as much an act of nature as the blossoming of the first spring crocus. Nature is always lovely, invincible, glad, whatever is done and suffered by her creatures. All scars she heals, whether in rocks or water or sky or hearts.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Connect: Contact Carly at carly@cjslifestyle.com or ((480)686-6034 or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2024

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Emily Soccorsy | Brand Strategist

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About: Emily Soccorsy, co-founder Root + River (@emilyatlarge) believes when emotions are translated into words, powerfully real brands are born. A former journalist, publisher and corporate marketing executive, Emily has strategically told the stories of world-renowned artists and thinkers, innovators, government officials and business leaders, engaging audiences with her incisive, emotional writing and positioning. Her experience in human behavioral research and neurological studies paired with her intuitive ease and on-the-spot artistic renderings make her an extraordinary speaker and facilitator. Co-founder of Root + River, and a world traveler, she holds a master’s degree in non-fiction writing, 20 years experience in language, strategy and communications and the hands of two children.

Specialties: Through Root + River, Emily works with leaders who want to take an inward journey to uncover the heart of their brand. Using their Root Session process of brand discovery, she practices intrinsic branding with her clients: providing them clear, powerful messaging, brand strategy and category design. These are foundational elements to any rebrand project or branding initiative. Some end results of intrinsic branding work are: shortened sales cycles, expanded brand perception and more lucrative business opportunities.

Quote: “Creativity is the outward sign of inner work.” - Emily Soccorsy

Connect: Contact Emily at emily@rootandriver.com or at (480) 326-5590, or visit her website below!

MEMBER SINCE DECEMBER 2018

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Whitney Thatcher | Owner and Lead Photographer

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About: Whitney Thatcher is the owner and lead photographer of Studio W Portraits. She is an award-winning and published photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her portrait photography journey began in 2008 and has transformed into the Ultimate Portrait Session Experience it is today. Whitney has studied and mentored with world-renowned photographers to grow, learn, and constantly improve her work and client experience. Each subject is beautifully posed and lit to create images they actually love. She works with her clients from start to finish and guides them every step of the way. From wardrobe styling to product ordering, she listens and creates a custom portrait session that reflects each person's individual style and personality. Whitney feels that every single person deserves to exist in photographs and wants them to be confident and proud of who they are today.

Specialties: Whitney specializes in photographing everyday men and women in gorgeous lighting with magazine-style poses. Her specialties include Headshots, Personal Branding Portraits, Generational Portraits, Teen and Tween Portraits, and Fine Art Children Portraits.

Quote: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou

Connect: Contact Whitney at whitney@whitneythatcher.com or at (303) 513-9922, or visit her website below!


MEMBER SINCE DECEMBER 2021