Attorney. Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Founder.

Crystal S. Wright is an award-winning attorney, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of Change Your Shoes: The Gathering.

As the founder of an award-winning Atlanta law firm, a member of the prestigious International Academy of Family Lawyers, and an attorney admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Crystal has built a career marked by excellence, determination, and purpose.

But her journey was anything but conventional.

A mother of six who pursued law school in her thirties, Crystal knows what it means to have a vision without knowing exactly how it will unfold. Guided by her faith in God, she's learned that purpose often reveals itself one step at a time and that faith and action go hand in hand.

Through her own experiences, Crystal has come to understand that growth doesn't always require more sacrifice, more pressure, or more discomfort. Sometimes, it requires the courage to recognize that what once worked for you may no longer fit the woman you're becoming.

That belief inspired Change Your Shoes: The Gathering, an experience created for women who are ready to have honest conversations, explore new possibilities, and take intentional steps toward what's next.

Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter | Recording Artist | Author | Speaker

Crystal Nicole is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, recording artist, author, and speaker whose remarkable career has helped shape the soundtrack of a generation. With over two decades in entertainment, she has written for some of music's biggest names, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Jennifer Lopez.

Beyond the accolades, Crystal is a woman of faith, wife, mother, and passionate advocate for purpose-driven living. Her journey has taught her that true greatness isn't measured solely by what we accomplish, but by who we become and the lives we impact along the way.

Through her music, storytelling, and powerful message of faith and transformation, Crystal inspires women to embrace their worth, rediscover their voice, and courageously step into their next chapter.

Her guiding conviction: "I've been successful. Now it's time to be significant."

Cammie Wolf Rice did not just imagine a better response to the opioid crisis. She built one. In 2018, as Founder and CEO of CWC Alliance, she created a new position in healthcare called the Life Care Specialist.

Her mission was born from the loss of her oldest son, Christopher, whose journey began with opioids prescribed after surgery. Cammie shares their story of addiction, loss, and purpose in her book, The Flight: My Opioid Journey. Christopher's story also reached audiences through a public service announcement that recently earned an Emmy Award.

Cammie is a certified CRM instructor. She also serves as Board Chair for Hope Movement Coalition and Usher's New Look, is on the Board of Governors for the American Addiction Recovery Coalition and is a board member of Partnership to End Addiction.

Cammie has also been recently honored with the Most Admired CEO Award by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Attorney • Author • Advocate

Corey Minor Smith, former Senior Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a Presidential Appointee of the Biden-Harris Administration, is the recipient of the 2024 Secretary's Mission Support Excellence Award and certificate of completion from the Harvard Business School 2023 Women of Color Executive Leadership Program. Corey is living up to Rolling Out magazine's description of her as a "legendary lawyer, renowned attorney, noted mental health advocate, prominent media fixture, and New York Times celebrated author." The New York Times captured the dramatic scope of Corey Minor Smith's life when it described her as "a fascinating woman who moved 21 times and attended 14 different schools before graduating high school, has a mother living with schizophrenia, became a mother her senior year of college, and eventually went to law school and became a successful attorney." These experiences along with becoming a trained facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), have paved the way for her mental health advocacy work. With a considerable national profile as a mental health and wellness advocate, Minor Smith has appeared in national media in prestigious venues like the nationally syndicated radio show, The Breakfast Club. She has also been featured in Forbes magazine and as a Gabrielle Union Woman Crush Wednesday. As a well-regarded author, Minor Smith contributed to the Audible Original We've Got Answers and penned a powerful memoir entitled #Driven (pronounced Hashtag Driven) with a foreword by the renowned motivational speaker Les Brown. #Driven was crowned as "searing and moving" by The New York Times and featured as an Amazon Celebrity Pick. Minor Smith's consulting talents and inspirational words have also benefited Fortune 500 companies and governmental agencies.

Corey Minor Smith hails from Canton, Ohio and was educated at Bowling Green State University, where she earned her bachelor and master's degrees, and at the University of Toledo, where she earned her Juris Doctor. Minor Smith's nearly 25 year career has been dedicated to public service as an Assistant Prosecutor, Judicial Attorney and Mayoral cabinet member before serving as General Counsel for the same public housing authority that provided housing for her and her family. Minor Smith made history as the first African American to be elected to a city-wide position when she received the most votes over five other candidates to serve as an at-large member of Canton City Council. Corey is now the Principal Attorney of GC Strategies Legal and Consulting Services and Founder of The WELLth Foundation.

Corey has received numerous accolades and awards, including the Henry Herschel Community Commitment Award, NAACP-Stark County Image Award, NAMI-Stark County Starfish Award, Boy Scouts of America Buckeye Council Spirit of Scouting Award, She Elevates Woman of Courage Award, induction into the YWCA Women's Hall of Fame, and was named an ATHENA International Women's Leadership Finalist. Along with being a philanthropist and actively involved with a host of organizations, Corey is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and lives in Washington, DC.

Follow Corey at @coreyempowers on socials and coreyempowers.com.

Jessica C. Summers, Esq., MBA, is a family law attorney, consultant, cancer survivor, and advocate with nearly two decades of experience helping people navigate complex decisions and life transitions. She is the West Virginia State Lead Ambassador for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and founder of the Radiant Resilience Collective, a community for women in and recovering from cancer treatment.

As a mother and professional who navigated triple-negative breast cancer at 43, Jessica brings personal experience to conversations about ambition, responsibility, and what happens when health demands a change in plans. Her journey required her to reconsider how she approached business, the boardroom, and family, and how to make room for healing while preserving her professional identity.

Jessica offers consulting services to women facing health challenges who want to protect their professional standing, reassess their priorities, and make thoughtful decisions about where to devote their energy. At Change Your Shoes: The Gathering, she shares her experience of redefining expectations, asking for support, and finding ways to remain engaged in the work and relationships that matter most.

Peta-Gaye Philpot is a dynamic global leader, entrepreneur, and visionary whose journey embodies the power of faith, resilience, reinvention, and purpose. Born in Jamaica and building a distinguished career in the United States and internationally, she has spent more than 20 years breaking barriers, leading innovation, and transforming organizations across healthcare, technology, and government. With an Executive MBA from the prestigious Georgia Institute of Technology and executive training from Harvard Medical School, Peta-Gaye has worked alongside some of the world’s leading healthcare institutions and currently serves as the Digital Health Transformation Lead for the Government of Belize Ministry of Health, helping shape the future of healthcare for an entire nation. As the founder of Transformational IQ Partners, she is passionate about leadership, innovation, and creating opportunities that empower individuals and communities to thrive.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Peta-Gaye’s greatest testimony is the woman she has become through life’s seasons of challenge, growth, and transformation. A proud mother of three, woman of faith, entrepreneur, and mentor, she understands that true success is not simply measured by titles, achievements, or accolades, but by the courage to rise after setbacks, embrace new beginnings, and walk boldly in one’s God-given purpose. Her journey reflects the extraordinary strength of a woman who continues to evolve while inspiring others to recognize their own potential.

Peta-Gaye believes that women do not have to choose between ambition, faith, family, and fulfillment; they can redefine success on their own terms. Her message to women is both powerful and personal: Your past does not define your future, your challenges do not diminish your worth, and you are never too old, too late, or too far behind to become the woman you were created to be.