2026 Speakers
Thursday
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September 10, 2026
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Nashville, TN
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Thursday ✦ September 10, 2026 ✦ Nashville, TN ✦
Sydney Dozier
Host
Cindy Dodd
Perception Speaker
Diana Gleason
Profit Speaker
Tamara Munoz
Process Speaker
Kristin Oja
People Speaker
Meet Your Host: Sydney Dozier
Sydney Dozier is the founder and CEO of Renaissance Marketing Group, a nationally recognized boutique social media marketing agency celebrating over a decade in business, and the visionary behind the Renaissance Women’s Summit—one of Nashville’s most beloved events for women entrepreneurs.
At just 22 years old, Sydney launched her business with a vision for more freedom, more creativity, and a life built on purpose. What began as a one-woman operation has grown into a thriving agency serving brands across industries, helping founders build businesses that not only scale—but support the life they actually want to live.
Over the last 11+ years, Sydney has become known for her ability to help founders clarify their message, elevate their brand presence, and build businesses rooted in both strategy and authenticity. Through her agency, podcast, speaking, and personal platform, she has empowered thousands of women to think bigger, lead boldly, and stop waiting for permission to build what they know they’re called to create.
But Sydney’s greatest passion has never simply been business growth—it has been creating rooms where women feel seen, sharpened, and deeply supported.
The Renaissance Women’s Summit was born from Sydney’s own story. For much of her life, she struggled to feel like she truly belonged. It wasn’t until building her business—and surrounding herself with other ambitious, growth-minded women—that she discovered the transformative power of being in the right room.
That belief now sits at the heart of everything she creates:
You do not need more information. You need proximity.
You need community.
You need the right room.
As a wife, mother of two, CEO, podcast host, and community builder, Sydney brings a rare blend of strategic business insight and deeply human leadership to every stage she steps onto. Her message resonates because she doesn’t just teach business growth—she speaks to the woman behind the business.
Sydney believes the most successful businesses are not built in isolation. They are built through relationships, collaboration, mentorship, and courage.
And this summit exists to help you find exactly that.
If you’ve been craving clarity, momentum, community, or simply a reminder that you are not building alone—Sydney created this room with you in mind.
Cindy Dodd ✦ Perception Pillar Speaker
Cindy Dodd is an award-winning marketing leader, LinkedIn authority expert, and global speaker who has helped over 150,000 professionals and 1,000 businesses elevate their visibility, build authority, and generate revenue through LinkedIn.
As Co-Founder and Chief Strategist of PEMA.io, an Inc. 5000 agency, Cindy has led over 10,000 global campaigns connecting ambitious brands with high-value clients through outbound marketing.
Recognized by SUCCESS Magazine as a Top 50 Women of Influence, Ragan's Top Women in Marketing, and featured on FOX and ABC, Cindy is passionate about helping founders and leaders turn their online presence into visibility, authority, and clients.
Diana Gleason ✦ Profit Pillar Speaker
Diana Gleason is the founder and CEO of DG Accounting Agency, a fast-growing bookkeeping firm serving entrepreneurs across the country. In just five years, she has built a 7 figure company and led a remote team of fifteen.
But Diana is more than a numbers expert. She is a champion for women who want both financial clarity and bold ambition. Known for blending practical strategy with emotional intelligence, Diana helps business owners understand not just their profit margins, but their money mindset. She believes that when women confidently own their numbers, they step into stronger leadership, higher income, and greater impact.
As a mother of twins and a visionary entrepreneur committed to being “20x bolder” in her life and career, Diana speaks from lived experience. She understands the tension between growth and capacity, ambition and burnout, excellence and self-doubt. Her work sits at the intersection of financial strategy and personal empowerment, challenging women to build businesses that are profitable, sustainable, and aligned with the life they actually want.
Through her leadership, speaking, and client work, Diana is redefining what it means for women to lead with both precision and heart.
Tamara Munoz ✦ Process Pillar Speaker
Tamara Munoz, Fractional COO to some of the world’s leading online businesses and founder of Behind the Screens, is an operations and leadership partner for growth-minded companies. After university, she built an illustrious, decades-long corporate career with iconic brands like Disney and Starbucks, mastering high-stakes operations in organizations with a 24 hour workday.
A human-first leader, Tamara believes results should never come at the expense of people. That conviction was fueled by her corporate experience with moments that mattered: requesting only three to four bereavement days to mourn the grandmother who raised her, leaving Christmas dinner to manage an actual store fire and losing a team member in a car accident only to see corporate leadership respond with chilling detachment. These instances crystalized her mission to design systems that protect both people and performance.
Tamara has spent years serving high achieving founders, proving her signature approach to systems and processes and giving busy CEOs back their lives. She has grown Behind the Screens to a 22-person team of employees and contractors. Seven years in, she is renowned for getting to the heart of operational gaps, building clear roadmaps and designing better systems so no one has to ask permission to grieve, to celebrate or live a full life.
Tamara is a first generation American citizen and finds joy in travel and cooking with her husband and three children.
Kristin Oja ✦ People Pillar Speaker
Kristin Oja, DNP, FNP-C, IFMCP is the Founder and CEO of STAT Wellness, the nation's first integrated functional medicine and strength training practice. Driven by a mission to redefine healthcare, Kristin has built a modern model that combines root-cause medicine with movement, empowering people to not only live longer—but to feel better than they ever thought possible.
Under her leadership, STAT Wellness has grown from a single location to 8 locations, serving more than 11,000 patients with a team of 80+ employees—and they're just getting started. Known for her visionary leadership and relentless focus on patient experience, Kristin is passionate about transforming the future of healthcare through innovation, education, and community.
A Doctor of Nursing Practice, board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP), Kristin is a nationally recognized speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate for proactive, personalized healthcare. She believes that strength is one of the greatest predictors of longevity and that everyone deserves access to healthcare that helps them thrive—not simply survive.
Kristin is also the host of the Little By Podcast, with nearly 100,000 downloads, where she explores health, leadership, entrepreneurship, and life through the philosophy that "little by little, a little becomes a lot."
When she's not leading STAT Wellness, you'll find Kristin spending time with her husband and business partner, Cameron, their three children—two daughters and a son—and their sweet Weimaraner. Whether she's scaling a company, caring for patients, or raising a family, Kristin's mission remains the same: to inspire people to become the healthiest, strongest version of themselves.
Ruchi Pinniger ✦ VIP Lunch Speaker
Ruchi Pinniger is a former Wall Street hedge fund CFO, international speaker, venture capital investor, and Founder & CEO of Watch Her Prosper®.
With nearly 20 years of financial experience, she helps women entrepreneurs build profitability, financial confidence, and lasting prosperity. Ruchi has spoken at Princeton University, NYU, and Luminary and has been featured by BBC, SiriusXM, GOBankingRates, and more.
Meghan Block ✦ Moderator, The Renaissance Brand Panel
Meghan Block is Head of Marketing at Entreprenista, the leading platform and community for ambitious women entrepreneurs. With a strong media footprint and over 4,000 members, Meghan drives the full marketing vision for one of the most vibrant networks in women’s entrepreneurship. She believes in the power of community and is a champion of women in business, having successfully exited her own startup in 2025.
Stacy Scarsella ✦ Panelist, The Renaissance Brand Panel
Stacy Scarsella is the Founder and Executive Producer of Plaid Pony Productions, an award-winning production company specializing in commercial, photography, and experiential events. With more than 20 years of experience in advertising and production, Stacy has led creative projects for globally recognized brands including Disney, Hulu, and Bose.
Known for bringing ambitious ideas to life with equal parts creativity and precision, Stacy has built a reputation for producing exceptional experiences while navigating complex productions with ease. In 2024, Plaid Pony Productions was named an SXSW Preferred Partner, further cementing its place as a leader in the creative production industry.
Beyond production, Stacy is a passionate speaker and educator who helps brands, agencies, and entrepreneurs simplify creative workflows, master production strategy, and confidently bring big ideas to life.
Elisabeth Smith, PA-C ✦ Panelist, The Renaissance Brand Panel
Elisabeth Smith, PA-C is a nationally recognized cosmetic dermatology Physician Assistant, entrepreneur, national speaker, and founder of IndieRX and SkindieRX.
After years of working in Oculoplastic Surgery and aesthetics, Elisabeth took the leap from provider and added another title-business owner.
She has built a thriving aesthetics practice and growing skincare brand while establishing herself as a trusted voice in the aesthetics industry. Known for blending clinical expertise of natural results with an entrepreneurial mindset, Elisabeth speaks nationally on aesthetics, injectables, business, and the realities of building and scaling a brand-while staying rooted in her belief that success is about creating something meaningful, not simply something big.
Above all, she believes you don’t have to choose between ambition, family, and a life you love-and that success can look different in every season.
Jessica Thorsheim ✦ Panelist, The Renaissance Brand Panel
Jessica Thorsheim is a seasoned executive with almost 20 years of experience spanning capital markets, portfolio management, and large-scale operations, bringing a rare combination of Wall Street expertise and operational execution. Reaching the C-suite at the age of 30, she began her career on Wall Street and went on to lead major growth initiatives and transactions totaling billions, including a $7 billion IPO, co-founded a startup and navigated a successful exit. A CFA charterholder, she is recognized for her ability to translate complex financial strategy into clear operational outcomes, consistently delivering strong margins, positive operating leverage, and long-term value creation.
It is within that context that she currently serves as President of a major real estate property management firm — a journey that has taken her from Wall Street to Main Street — overseeing a a portfolio across the US, managing ten figures in annual revenue and a global team of 1,000 employees. She is known for operating at the intersection of institutional capital, operational excellence, and customer-first leadership, having built her reputation on driving profitability at scale while maintaining a disciplined focus on transparency, data, and accountability, serving more than 250,000 customers each year.
Raised in Iowa with a grounded, middle-class upbringing, Jessica’s leadership philosophy is rooted in seeing people, building high-performance teams, and aligning employee success with customer outcomes. A proud mother of two and longtime partner to her husband of over two decades, she brings both intensity and humanity to her work, equally comfortable commanding a boardroom or leading a dance floor at company events. Known for her decisive, unapologetic leadership style, Jessica is passionate about scaling organizations, advancing female leadership, and redefining what modern corporate leadership looks like today.