Our Faculty
Bringing together diverse perspectives, practical insights & transformative leadership experience…entrepreneurs, executives, and changemakers united by a commitment to conscious leadership.
Inviting you into conversations that inspire growth, connection & lasting impact
Jacqueline Jacek
Jacqueline Jacek is the founder and creative force behind JACEK Chocolate Couture, an award winning Canadian chocolatier known for transforming fine chocolate into joyful, design-driven experiences. Since launching the company in 2009, she has built JACEK into a nationally recognized chocolate brand celebrated for its artistry, innovation, and thoughtful approach to gifting. Passionate about entrepreneurship, creativity, and community impact, spreading joy is ultimately what drives her.
Founder ~ JACEK Chocolate
Lane Edwards
Lane Edwards is the Founder and CEO of
PURA Botanicals, an award-winning luxury wellness and skincare brand known for clean beauty, sustainable innovation, and holistic wellbeing.
A visionary entrepreneur and sought-after speaker, Lane has built PURA Botanicals into a category leader while championing conscious leadership, women’s empowerment, and products that support personal and planetary health.
Through her work, she inspires women to lead with purpose, embrace creativity, and build businesses that balance profit with impact.
Founder ~ PURA Botanicals
Nimi is the Founder of HauteCoton, a Canadian luxury wellness and home brand redefining what modern luxury looks and feels like through sustainability, intentional living, and elevated design. As an entrepreneur and creative visionary, she inspires women to build businesses and lives that are both deeply aligned and deeply impactful, proving that purpose and profit can coexist beautifully.
Founder ~ Haute CotonNimi Kelloway
Marnie Spoegler
Founder ~ Pure Yoga & RetreatsMarnie has been an entrepreneur for over 18 years, having won awards & established 3 different companies during the span of this time, one with Franchise locations across Canada.
In 2021, she took a step back, to became connected to a more intentional experience.
She now lives in Italy for half the year, offering yoga & hiking Retreats in the Dolomite Mountains.
When in Canada, she teaches private & public yoga sessions & workshops focused on nervous system literacy.
Marnie will be guiding yoga, somatic movement, breathwork & hiking experiences, as well as ensuring a deeply integrated experience for all Retreat guests.
Marla Boehr is an international model, marketing director, and trained perfumer whose career has spanned luxury fashion, commercial campaigns, and editorial work around the world.
Having worked with renowned photographers, global brands, and in front of the camera for over a decade, Marla brings a unique understanding of confidence, presence, and personal expression.
Marla will lead The Art of Being Seen, an empowering, hands-on workshop where women will learn the posing, posture, and confidence techniques she developed throughout her international modeling career, culminating in a curated professional headshot experience.
As a trained perfumer, Marla will also guide a separate meditative fragrance experience designed to deepen self-discovery through scent, intention, and personal reflection.
Marketing Director ~ PURA BotanicalsMarla Boehr
Heather Emmerzael is the founder and owner of Wildflower Aesthetic Co., where she brings together her expertise as a Nurse Injector, Executive Coach, and Reiki Master to create deeply transformative experiences for women seeking alignment inside and out.
With a background in healthcare leadership and a passion for helping women reconnect with their natural confidence, clarity and power, her work bridges clinical excellence, energetic healing and personal growth.
She creates intentional spaces where ambition and wellbeing can coexist, guiding women back to themselves through beauty, leadership, alignment and meaningful inner renewal.
Founder ~ Wildflower Aesthetics Co.Heather Emmerzael
Susanne McCann
Embodiment Coach & FacilitatorSusanne is an embodiment coach, intuitive stylist & facilitator known for helping women reconnect to their power through nervous system work, emotional healing, personal style, and energetic alignment. Blending grounded transformation with elevated self-expression, her work helps women feel more confident, embodied & deeply connected to themselves.
Through immersive experiences, coaching, and healing work, she creates spaces where women soften, expand & return to who they truly are
The Alpine Leadership Retreat is intentionally curated for women who are ready to grow, connect & lead with greater purpose & impact.
If you feel called to invest in yourself alongside an extraordinary community of accomplished women, we invite you to apply.
Share your story & help us discover if this transformative experience is the right fit for you.