Goal Getter Summit

Over her 30 years with Bank of America, Jill has held leadership positions across the company, including positions in Consumer & Business Banking, Wealth Management Banking and Global Corporate & Investment Banking. She currently serves as a Managing Director and head of client experience and sustainability for the Business Banking Division. Additionally, Jill is an adjunct professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She is the co-chair of Bank of America’s Domestic Violence Taskforce and serves NAWBO’s National Advisory Board.

Deanna is an award-winning author and ghostwriter with over 20 years of experience writing about leadership, business, policy, law, genealogy and culture. After exiting her first company, kidsHeritage, where she partnered with Walt Disney World, she founded The Write Journeys to help executives, transformational entrepreneurs and others turn their insights into compelling narratives that get attention and drive results. Whether she is ghostwriting thought leadership books or crafting memoir or self-help narratives that build personal brands, Deanna delivers content that transforms ideas into influence.

Dr. DeAngela is president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private, nonpartisan foundation that provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility and economic prosperity – regardless of race, gender or geography. With Ewing Kauffman’s vision serving as the centerpiece for the Kauffman Foundation, she guided a comprehensive community engagement process to solidify its enduring bond with Kansas City and renew its focus on college access and completion, workforce and career development and entrepreneurship.

Magie is a visionary entrepreneur, internationally recognized speaker and expert in business and personal development. She founded her company with just $800, later selling it alongside Garden Fresh to Campbell’s Soup for $231 million. Now, she is dedicated to helping leaders overcome adversity, unlock their future identity and create a lasting impact in the world. Having spent the first 18 years of her life in an orphanage, Magie developed her groundbreaking 3R Framework, which enabled her to turn adversity into an advantage. With over 30 years of experience, she equips others with the tools and strategies to accelerate their success and unleash their full potential. Magie collaborates with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, working alongside top executives, professional athletes, influencers and thought leaders to drive transformation and success at the highest level.

Shauna is a veteran entrepreneur and small business finance expert. Following her experience in public and private accounting, Shauna founded Fortiviti, an outsourced accounting and back-office company, building it to an acquisition. Throughout Shauna’s career, she has helped hundreds of business owners better understand their finances, grow more profitability and streamline their operations, helping them take their businesses to the next level. Following her exit from Fortiviti, Shauna went on to found The Small Business CEO, a small business coaching platform designed to help small business owners to run better businesses.

LaToya is the founder of Alignment Business Solutions, LLC, a digital bookkeeping and client success agency that partners with CPAs and tax accountants to provide seamless client financial support. With years of QuickBooks Online expertise, she specializes in cleanup, monthly management and client success systems that free up accountants to focus on tax strategy and advisory. A wife and mom of three, LaToya built her business around balance - creating freedom for herself and empowering accounting firms to do the same for their clients.

Christy is the founder and lead instructor at Training Umbrella, a company that she founded in 2011 that specializes in teaching Microsoft and Google Applications along with providing computer lab and event space rentals. She has been involved in the planning and training of multiple software migrations in the Kansas City area and across the United States. Christy is a Google Certified Individual and Microsoft Certified Trainer. She believes that “Knowing the technology is not the same as knowing how to teach it.”

As CEO and owner of Towner Communications, Julie transformed a third-generation company into one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing telecom, IT and security firms, earning multi-million-dollar growth, national recognition and two Inc. 5000 honors. A Leadership Kansas 2025 honoree, Julie is recognized among the state’s most influential decision-makers driving economic development and innovation. She is a Stanford Graduate School of Business alum, a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate and was named one of the Kansas City Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business.

Kristen, a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) veteran with over a decade of experience, brings the spirit of teamwork and community to Kansas City through Pitchside Coffee. Inspired by the values she’s found inside the lines, she co-founded Pitchside Coffee to extend that sense of community to all of Kansas City. Pitchside Coffee to her isn’t just about serving exceptional coffee—it’s a platform for growing connections and creating meaningful experiences. Kristen joined the Kansas City Current in July 2021. A veteran of the league, she has logged over 10,200 career minutes across all competitions, including 4,352 with the Current.