Top 10 Inspiring Women in 2025
In every corner of the world, there are women whose courage, vision, and determination leave a mark far beyond their own fields. The Top 10 Inspiring Women in 2025 celebrates those voices and stories. These women are breaking barriers, leading movements, building businesses, and reshaping the way we think about leadership and success. What makes them truly inspiring is their resilience, authenticity, and purpose they bring to everything they do.
From boardrooms to classrooms, from global stages to grassroots communities, their impact is undeniable. Their journeys remind us that inspiration is not about perfection, but about perseverance, passion, and the power to create change. Let’s explore more about them.
Isabela Tatu
Isabela Tatu is a maritime disruptor and sustainability champion with over 27 years of experience across the global supply chain. As the founder of Clean Marine Shipping (CMS), she pioneers zero-emission technologies and circular economy solutions. Her work bridges technical innovation with social impact, from advocating gender equity through her blogs—LadyShip’s Round Table and Light and Shadow on Wings—to shaping inclusive leadership models. Inspired by UN Women’s CSW68, and alongside her brother, she is currently researching the evolution of matriarchal and patriarchal systems and their influence on modern leadership. A Top 25 Sustainability Champion and Women in Hydrogen 50 honoree, she also champions youth STEM education and equitable access. Isabela believes true innovation requires empathy, courage, and cross-sector collaboration. Her mission: to transform the maritime industry—especially clean maritime—into a more transparent, inclusive, and purpose-driven space.
Romaa Rajadhyaksha
Romaa Rajadhyaksha is transforming the future of education through SWS Global Coaching (StudyyWell Solutionss), where life skills — including emotional intelligence, resilience, and effective communication — are placed at the core of learning. Her mission goes beyond academic results; she empowers the next generation to lead with confidence, communicate with purpose, and thrive in an ever-evolving world. From grassroots coaching to shaping global education dialogue, her influence spans classrooms to high-level policy conversations with international organizations. Named ‘Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Women Changing the World Global Awards 2025, Romaa is also co-authoring a global publication exploring how emotional intelligence and human-centered skills are becoming the true currency of success in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Through every venture, Romaa proves that education isn’t just about grades — it’s about equipping future leaders, changemakers, and trailblazers with the mindset, heart, and skills to lead with intent and compassion — and ultimately redefine what leadership truly means.
Sara Gene
Sara Gene “SG” Houtman is redefining what Human Resources looks like at startups—ditching outdated processes in favor of agile, people-first innovation. As a C-suite leader at Truly Free and Truly Free Home, SG has built a reputation for eliminating red tape, leading with action, and proving that non-traditional experience is often a superpower. In just five years, she rose from customer service to the executive level, launching impactful initiatives like the company’s Human Capital Management program and drastically improving customer retention with bold, creative thinking. A fearless leader, SG is now helping scale the newly launched TrulyFree.com marketplace while constantly making Truly Free the best place.
Susanna Kass
Susanna Kass is a “moment-legacy” leader who seizes opportunities to uplift others as a visionary leader while driving global innovation in AI, data center, and mission-critical infrastructure industries with a focus on tackling climate change. With a career spanning three decades, she has held C-suite, executive roles at eBay International, HP/Oracle, NextEra Energy, and co-founded InfraPrime, a net-zero European Union-funded startup. Currently, she serves as Data Center Advisor for the United Nations SDG-Environmental Program, Energy Fellow and GMB Board Member at Stanford University, Senior Advisor and Operating Partner to Digital Infrastructure investment funds to explore how to move the needle to scale the next generation of AI infrastructure growth on energy policy and sustainable data center development. Kass has led clean energy data center projects with her clients, Google, Microsoft, Meta, AWS, and Goldman Sachs of over 4.3 GW across 21 countries, mentoring over 1,200 youths in data center and sustainable technologies. Recognized globally with elite awards for her innovative designs as a top leader in her industry and as an Amazon Best-Selling author in Green Business, her authentic leadership and clarity in vision make her a powerful force in Data Center Infrastructure Development in the AI era, causing a generational transformation to environmental sustainability. Based in Silicon Valley, she is a mother of two daughters, working as a US Foreign Service Officer and a Neuroscience researcher. She is an immigrant from Hong Kong, graduated from Stanford University GSB, Pepperdine University MBA as a Distinguished Alumnae, who inspires across high tech, academia, and society.
Adrienne Palmer Lloyd, MHA, FACHE
Adrienne Palmer Lloyd, MHA, FACHE, is redefining what modern leadership looks like in healthcare and beyond. As founder and CEO of Optimize Healthcare, she partners with executives and entrepreneurs to build high-performing, purpose-driven organizations where teams thrive and leaders reclaim their time and purpose. With over two decades of executive experience at Mayo Clinic and Duke Health, Adrienne has led initiatives driving more than $250 million in measurable improvements across performance, culture, and patient outcomes — impact she now expands through her signature Day Zero Blueprint™ framework. A Lean/Six Sigma and John Maxwell Certified Coach, tech entrepreneur, and author of the upcoming book Stop Leading Alone: Start Building Teams That Lead With You, Adrienne blends strategy, innovation, and heart. A multi-passionate leader, mother, and advocate for aligned success, she inspires leaders worldwide to create organizations and lives that truly thrive.
Tiffany-Ann Bottcher
Tiffany-Ann Bottcher, founder of the Bottcher Group of Companies, is transforming how service-based entrepreneurs scale by turning financial chaos into actionable clarity. A former corporate executive turned entrepreneur, speaker, and mom of three, she built an ecosystem to help business owners grow without sacrificing their sanity. Through Path 2 Profit Bookkeeping, Goal Getter Media, and her Service-Based Business Society Podcast—now in its fifth season with over 100 episodes—Tiffany-Ann simplifies data-driven decision-making for ambitious founders. Her book, The Data-Driven Method, provides the framework for entrepreneurs ready to replace gut feelings with strategic insights. Featured in Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Brainz Magazine, she’s proven her methodology works—saving one client $48,000 in a single meeting. With the recent launch of TaxGo and a passion for empowering service-based businesses, Tiffany-Ann is redefining sustainable scaling, proving you can build meaningful success while being present for what matters most.
Dr Theresa A Moseley
Dr Theresa A Moseley is a US Army Veteran, WOLMI United Nations Peace Ambassador, award-winning retired educator, 27x Best Selling Author, International Key Note Speaker, and the owner of TAM Creating Ambassadors of Peace LLC. Dr Moseley was crowned the Emerald Queen of Peace in London, England, during the WOHA Award,s and she is the International Brand Ambassador for WOHA. Dr Moseley received the Women Elevating Women Award for the Connect Pillar as she continues to support women by sharing her platform. Dr Moseley has a campaign for No More Violence. Her annual Passion Purpose Peace Summit Brunch and Awards highlights over 100 coaches, educators, speakers, politicians, and leaders who are making a positive impact in the world. Dr Moseley believes the key to inner peace is living in your purpose by using your gift. This will lead to success, fulfillment, prosperity, and inner peace.
Montserrat Nava Hurtado
Montse Nava is a visionary force building the future of intelligent growth in Latin America. As co-founder of Balloon Consulting, she’s pioneering Data Waste Management — a disruptive approach that transforms overlooked audience data into monetizable ecosystems. Her team develops next-gen digital products and custom AI agents that help companies move from AI-ready to AI-native. Montse is not just leading companies — she’s reshaping the blueprint for purpose-driven digital innovation. Her work empowers enterprises across the Americas to grow smarter, scale faster, and lead with soul in an era defined by exponential change. Beyond tech, Montse co-founded Connistic, a welltech company blending data, care, and consciousness to elevate holistic health access. In 2025, Connistic was awarded the prestigious BIZZ Award for Business Excellence, recognizing its leadership, innovation, and social impact. Recognized by Forbes and the Mexican Senate, Montse is a trusted partner for C-suites ready to scale smarter and innovate deeper. If you’re a brand sitting on data you don’t know how to use — or an enterprise ready to evolve from insight to intelligence — her companies aren’t just an option. They’re your next competitive edge.
Shelly Grimm
Shelly Grimm, founder of “The Perpetual Caregiver Collective”, is redefining how we support the unsung heroes of our time—family caregivers. With 27 years as an insurance executive turned financial consultant, and author of the memoir “Some Asses Just Need Wiping”, Shelly brings both professional expertise and lived experience to a movement that blends respite, resources, and renewal. Through retreats that guide participants in completing The Family Love Letter, a planned YouTube channel offering practical insights, and an affordable subscription-based advocacy service that handles insurance battles, scheduling, and tech support, Shelly’s vision is bold and practical. Her upcoming book series, Some Just Need…, extends this mission through storytelling that resonates deeply with caregivers everywhere. Shelly’s voice is recognized as one that champions compassion, clarity, and empowerment for those who give everything.
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Stavros
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Stavros is redefining how people everywhere engage, innovate, and thrive to make a positive impact. As Professor of Management at Lawrence Technological University’s College of Business and co-founder of the Conversations Worth Having Institute, Jackie has devoted her career to helping others shift from problem-centered to possibility-centered thinking. Through her pioneering SOAR Framework, she has transformed how organizations have strategic conversations for results-driven performance. At the heart of her philosophy is the other AI, Appreciative Inquiry, a human-centric approach that begins with curiosity and the belief that every human system holds the seeds of its success. Jackie and her colleagues have trained thousands of leaders to use positive framing and generative questions to spark trust, creativity, and engagement. Appreciative Inquiry is her operating system that has inspired leaders around the world to create workplaces that are resilient, human-centered, and purpose-driven. Jackie leads with authenticity, curiosity, and care, proving that appreciative conversations truly can create environments that work for all!