October 2026
Meet the Women Behind the Movement.
The Top 100 stage has hosted coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, healers, authors, tech leaders, and advocates from around the world.
The Board
Core Leadership.
The women at the heart of the Top 100 platform — shaping strategy, programming, and direction.
This Summit
Keynote Speakers.
Meet the visionary leaders headlining the October 2026 Top 100 Most Powerful Black Women Summit. Discover bold insights, transformative strategies, and inspiring stories from influential women shaping the future across business, leadership, technology, wealth, innovation, and beyond.
Tiana Symmonds
Empowering Leaders
Tiana Symmonds is the founder of AskTiana Solutions and The Architect's Circle, where she helps accomplished professionals build sovereign businesses without leaving their current roles. Drawing on a corporate background in operations and strategic architecture, she developed the C.A.R.E. Leadership and ARCH frameworks. A Carnegie Mellon University alumna, she was selected for digitalundivided's BREAKTHROUGH San Antonio 2026 accelerator.
Mss Francois
Executive Coach | Keynote Speaker
Mss Francois is a TEDx speaker, humorous keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Women Building Empires: Proven Strategies for Women to Excel in the Business World. She brings 25 years of financial sector and leadership experience to her work as founder of Thriving Goddesses. She hosts two television programs and is a recipient of the WOW! Factor Award.
Chenelle Boatswain
Consultant
Dr. Chenelle S. Boatswain is a leadership scholar, strategist, and consultant who helps Black women build sustaining success in leadership through community, thriving, and retention. Her work is grounded in research on educational leadership, developed through the University of Pennsylvania, and extends into speaking, writing, and advisory work. She is based in Philadelphia and publishes a community newsletter for Black women leaders.
Karen Crawford Simms
Founding Director of Trauma & Resilience Initiative, Inc.
Karen Crawford Simms is the Founding Director of the Trauma & Resilience Initiative, Inc., and a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on trauma-informed care, community violence prevention, and building resilience. A licensed mental health counselor, she holds a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Christian Theological Seminary.
Donna Quarles
Certified Life Coach
Donna Quarles is a Master Certified Life Coach and the founder of Voices of Value Coaching, where she guides high-achieving women toward clarity, balance, and confidence. Her proprietary Reset. Reclaim. Rise.™ framework helps clients pause, reclaim their time and voice, and step fully into their capacity. She is a keynote speaker at the Top 100 Most Powerful Black Women Summit.
Yasmine Arrington
Motivational Speaker
Yasmine Arrington Brooks was born and raised in Washington, DC. She is the Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support, technology, and a robust support network for children of incarcerated parents, empowering them to complete their college education.
Kimberly Mitchell
Author/Speaker
Kimberly Mitchell is the founder of Emerald City Ventures and brings 30 years in workforce development, having trained thousands of professionals across Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and major government contracts, including a $1.4 billion public works project. An Air Force veteran, patented inventor, and author of Hey Beautiful!:
Carol Moulton
Executive Coach
Carol M. Moulton, Esq. is the founder of Moulton Executive Coaching, where she advises high-achieving women navigating toxic workplace dynamics through her proprietary STANCE Framework. A former plaintiff trial attorney and federal senior executive with 25 years in civil rights and employment law, she has also served on OPM's Qualifications Review Board.
