In this enlightening and eye-opening talk, Licensed Advanced Nail Technician, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and Wellness Strategist Myeshia Jefferson reveals how the smallest details in your nails, hands, and feet can uncover the biggest truths about your health and even save your life. After surviving a near-fatal childbirth complication, Myeshia discovered that the same subtle changes she used to detect illness in clients were showing up in her own body.Blending humor, storytelling, and science, she reframes beauty as a bridge to preventive healthcare, showing how beauty professionals are often the first line of awareness for hidden conditions such as diabetes, preeclampsia, circulatory issues, and autoimmune disease. She explains how your beauty routine could be the first health screening you ever have.This talk will change the way you see self-care from vanity to vitality. Myeshia invites audiences, corporations, and healthcare leaders to recognize the beauty industry as an untapped partner in early detection, wellness, and equity.Myeshia is an award-winning visionary at the forefront of beauty, wellness, and technology. As the founder of Beauty Makes Cents, LLC and the co-owner of a 5-star med spa, she created the PETALS™ Framework Suite to help individuals and organizations to heal from the inside out. After courageously navigating a near-fatal childbirth experience, Myeshia emerged with an even fiercer dedication to championing health for all. With community at the core of her mission, Myeshia developed a mobile care app and a specialized supplement line. These innovations were specifically designed to bridge critical gaps in wellness access, reaching those consistently overlooked by traditional healthcare systems. Based in the California Bay Area, Myeshia is a devoted wife and mother of two sons. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Successful managers see the world with different mental models; they see failure as an opportunity to learn, decision-making as a game of probability, and business as a network of connections. With a focus on real priorities, a deep understanding of people, and a forward-looking perspective, they not only manage crises but also create a path for growth out of complexity. What sets them apart from others is the way they look, not the number of decisions they make. Founder and President of Bahar Institute This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In her powerful and uplifting TEDx talk, The Midlife Advantage: Why Your Greatest Success Can Come After 40, Angela Vassallo challenges the long-held belief that midlife is a time to slow down, a crisis, or that you’re past your prime. With humour, heart, and lived experience, she reframes it as the most powerful and creative phase of life, a launchpad for reinvention, confidence, and success.From building and selling a seven-figure restaurant brand in her 40s to pivoting and stepping onto global stages in her 50s, Angela shares how resilience, resourcefulness, and an “Anti-Aging Attitude” can transform how we experience aging. She describes menopause as a metamorphosis, a journey from cocoon to breakthrough, where identity shifts and reinvention unfold as a sacred transition into what she calls the freedom phase, the most powerful time of a woman’s life.Drawing on research from Harvard Business Review and Forbes 50 Over 50, Angela highlights the rise of women thriving in their 40s, 50s, and beyond, redefining success, leadership, and possibility.Her talk inspires audiences to listen to the quiet whisper within that says, “You’re not done yet.” “Midlife,” she reminds us, “isn’t a crisis, it’s our greatest advantage.” Angela Vassallo is an award-winning Australian entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of The Resourceful Leader™. She famously built and sold a seven-figure restaurant brand from scratch, proving her core philosophy: resourcefulness is your ultimate competitive advantage.A proud wife and mother, and a former champion athlete, Angela’s journey is a masterclass in resilience. Her bestselling book, The Second Wives’ Guide, supports women globally, and her leadership insights have been featured in the Huffington Post and on major TV in the US and Australia. She also hosts the Harmony in the Hustle podcast. Angela inspires audiences to leverage their unique experiences, guiding them to lead with vision and unlock their full potential. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In this talk, speaker Sandra Bean challenges the deep-seated belief that individual hustle and effort are the singular keys to success. She argues that the American Dream is a fairy tale, warning that relying solely on relentless work is like sprinting on sand.Sandra reveals why belonging is as important as effort for sustained wealth and growth. Drawing on the powerful case study of her own accidental empire, St. Pete Girl Boss, she presents a clear look at intentional ecosystem design. She explains how this environment unlocks three foundational supports to include Psychological Safety, Connections, and Mentorship, which multiply effort and protect against burnout.Watch to learn how to stop hustling alone, build your own supportive circle, and create the strategic conditions that transform your existing effort into opportunity, support, and the wealth you deserve. Sandra “Sandy” Bean is an award-winning business and visibility strategist, community builder, and systems innovator, helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and teams grow with connection and confidence. She’s the founder of St. Pete Girl Boss, a 9,000-member ecosystem for feminist entrepreneurship, and the editor of The Girl Boss Effect, a collaborative anthology on healing-centered business.With roots in education and neurodiversity advocacy, Sandy blends strategy with soul, building frameworks and programs that make success more accessible, human, and sustainable. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Bloom TV, Tampa Bay Times, and on local and national stages, where she champions relationships, compassion, and nervous system awareness as tools for equity, growth, and collective power. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

La voce di chi racconta storie ci porta nell’altrove, ci sottrae al buio, ci apre al tutto possibile, ci allena alla vita. Le storie non sono un posto in cui nascondersi, ma un posto in cui cercare insieme. Perdere tempo nelle storie è ritrovare spazio di ascolto, di incanto, di scoperta. Rito felice è il tempo dei corpi che si ritrovano in presenza, nel c'era e non c'era. Qui sguardi che ascoltano, pause che si gonfiano di attesa e stupore, visione dell'invisibile. Siamo fatti di storie, serbatoi di memoria e immaginazione. Qui non esistono errori, proviamo a errare per capire chi siamo. Qui tutto è possibile. Qui la meraviglia. Fondatrice e direttrice artistica del Teatro dell’Orsa, da anni conduce una ricerca sul teatro di narrazione con corsi per attori, insegnanti e genitori, in collaborazione con scuole, biblioteche e università. Dirige l’evento Reggionarra, è autrice e interprete di spettacoli per infanzia e adulti premiati dalla critica. Tiene corsi di formazione e medicina narrativa. Ha ideato festival e progetti culturali e fondato la Casa delle Storie, spazio indipendente e partecipato. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Design Thinking is a modern, human-centered approach to innovation. It combines empathy, ideation, and rapid experimentation to solve real problems in meaningful ways.Today, the Founder of Ascent Group will guide us to embrace this method as a compass for transformation. Get ready to think differently, act courageously, and design a life you truly want. Adela Cristea is an entrepreneur, trainer, and global speaker whose 25+ years partnering with top brands have proven one thing: Design Thinking works.She’s on a mission to shift how we see problems - not as obstacles, but as opportunities. Through reframing, rapid testing, and people-first solutions, she shows that in business - and in life - we can thrive. From making bold, inspired decisions to rebalancing work and life, Adela’s method helps us cut through complexity and build what really matters.Get ready to think fresh, act fearlessly, and design a life that’s more human. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx