In Her Words: NAWBO Celebrate Authors
Join NAWBO Columbus for our June Monthly Meeting, dedicated to the intersection of authorship and entrepreneurship. This monthly meeting provides a forum for women business owners to engage with a diverse group of authors as they discuss their publication journeys and areas of specialized expertise.
Event Highlights:
- Expert Insights: Our featured authors will discuss the inspiration behind their work and provide actionable insights tailored to the challenges of business ownership.
- Author Interaction: Following author introductions, attendees are invited to visit exhibit tables for direct engagement with each author.
- Networking: Connect with NAWBO Columbus members, guests, and partners to grow your network.
Featured Authors include:
- Monica Dominic, Ferocious Ambition
- Alice Foeller, The Art of Compassion: Supporting Friends Through Dark Times
- Andrea Kefalos, 100 Days of Gratitude / 30 Days of Manifestation
- Catherine Lang-Cline, The Rules of the Game for Women in Business
- Ruth Milligan, The Motivated Speaker (Wiley, 2025)
Don't miss our 4th annual event celebrating women authors!
See below for key takeaways, links to purchase books and to learn more about our authors.
Meet our Authors:
BOOK KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Failure isn’t a warning sign, it’s the strategy. If you’re not failing, you’re playing too small. Use it, learn from it, and move faster.
- You don’t need permission to take up space. Decide you belong and show up like it.
- Motivation is a liar, discipline is what actually changes your life.
Monica Dominic has over 20 years of sales, marketing, & management experience. She has held various sales/marketing positions with several Fortune 1000 companies and small-mid size corporations. She is the Chief Client Officer and co-owner at a Columbus Ohio based tech firm, PSI. She works daily with industry leaders, business owners, and movers and shakers in the IT community. She provides leadership training & education and develops sales & marketing plans to continually grow the company she co-owns. Monica delivers top-notch support to her clients and makes a point to develop deep relationships to have a full understanding of what her clients need. She often becomes the first call the client makes.
Monica is also passionate about helping others grow and acts as a mentor to many. Monica believes in supporting and promoting her community and serves as a Board Member for several organizations in Columbus. She is a speaker, a writer, a champion for women in tech, a competitive ballroom dancer, and glitter is her favorite color.
In her spare time, you will always find Monica surrounded by her loving husband & family, her wonderful friends, and ALWAYS in the kitchen. She holds an M.S. in Marketing and Communication from Franklin University. Monica’s knowledge of the Columbus area makes her a great resource and champion for her city. She is passionate about her community and is often found helping local non-profit agencies in town. You can learn more about Monica and purchase Ferocious Ambition HERE.
Book Key Takeaways:
- The really bad stuff doesn't usually come with advance warning - protect your business
- When someone you are close to is grieving, it's not so much about saying the right thing - it's just about being present, holding still and being a neutral space
- Grief and the Oscillation Theory
Alice Foeller, a powerhouse professional and dynamic speaker, is a businessowner, marketing expert and community leader in Columbus, Ohio.
She makes her living running SiteInSight, a company that improves the web presence of organizations and businesses. Her communication skills make her a master manager of client relationships and enable her to relay her clients’ core message to their customers. Her company specializes in website design, search engine optimization (SEO) and automated digital marketing.
Alice, a 3-time Ironman, graduate of Northwestern University, and a community leader in north Columbus, is the author of “The Art of Compassion,” a book about her journey through grief after her life partner of nine years died by suicide in 2023. Alice’s 2024 TEDx Talk was chosen as a TEDx Editor’s Pick and published to an international audience in 2025.
You can learn more and purchase The Art of Compassion: Supporting Friends Through Dark Times HERE.
Andrea Kefalos, 100 Days of Gratitude / 30 Days of Manifestation
BOOK KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Journaling is a subconscious reprogramming tool, not just a reflection habit. Learn how consistent, intentional journaling works at the level of thought patterns and belief systems, helping rewire the narratives that quietly shape decisions, confidence, and momentum.
- You don't need the right words to start. You need the right prompts. Walk away understanding how structured prompts remove the friction that keeps most people from journaling consistently, and how even five minutes a day can begin shifting patterns that have been running on autopilot for years.
- Clarity doesn't come from thinking harder. It comes from writing it out. Discover how putting thoughts on paper externalizes mental noise, creates distance from limiting beliefs, and makes it possible to see what you actually want and what's been getting in the way.
Andrea Kefalos is a certified HypnoBreathwork® facilitator and subconscious coach who helps people move through burnout, self-doubt, and feeling stuck into clarity, confidence, and aligned momentum.
Her work blends science-backed tools including breathwork, hypnosis, NLP, and subconscious reprogramming with a warm, grounded approach that makes transformation feel both practical and accessible. She believes lasting change doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from doing the inner work that shifts how you think, feel, and show up.
Alongside her coaching practice, Andrea has created a library of guided audio and video experiences, runs group programs including the 12-week Unblock Your Purpose® journey, and hosts breathwork and mindset events for individuals, professionals, and organizations.
Her journals are designed as companions to that same inner work: simple, intentional tools to help you reflect, release, and reconnect with yourself one page at a time.
To learn more or explore her full range of resources, visit andreakefalos.com.
You can learn more and purchase 100 Days of Gratitude / 30 Days of Manifestation HERE
Catherine Lang-Cline, The Rules of the Game for Women in Business
BOOK KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Why business operates like a competitive sport—and why that matters for leadership.
- The invisible dynamics that often hold women back in professional environments.
- How understanding the real rules of the game helps you accelerate your success.
Catherine Lang-Cline was the co-founder and longtime CEO of PortfolioCreative, where she was recognized for her leadership as Columbus CEO’s Most Admired CEO for five consecutive years, as well as Most Influential Entrepreneur, Smart Woman - Progressive Entrepreneur Award, Smart 50 Award, Business First Influential Women to Know, six years honored as an Inc. 500-5000 Fastest Growing Companies, WELD "Women You Should Know", Columbus Chamber Entrepreneur of the Year, and six years awarded the Business First Fast 50.
A respected thought leader, Catherine sold her business and is now sharing her insights through Catherine Lang-Cline, LLC, on navigating business as a female business owner through her speaking engagements, articles, and her book, The Rules of the Game for Women in Business.
You can learn more and purchase The Rules of the Game for Women in Business HERE.
Ruth Milligan, The Motivated Speaker
BOOK KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- We all have a speaking habit that we developed for a reason but as our careers grow, it doesn’t support us anymore (think : filler words). It’s critical to know what they are and work at finding new habits.
- Giving yourself feedback is the most important way to improve. But listening to yourself on a recording is hard, but worth it.
- No one is a natural speaker - it takes steady, regular practice to level up your influence.
ABOUT Ruth Milligan: FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER & EXECUTIVE COACH
As an executive speech coach and trainer, I live at the intersection where professionals from science, research, medicine, and data and analytics come to make their messages more engaging, compelling, and impactful. Helping leaders from these diverse fields meet their goals marks the culmination of my nearly 30 years practicing some form of communications.
I founded Articulation in early 2010 after hosting one of the first TEDx events — TEDxColumbus — which is also one of the longest-running TEDx programs in the world. Since then my team and I have coached over 750 people in TEDx or TED-style talks and trained thousands through my company’s classes on message method, storytelling, public speaking, executive presence and accessing science and coaching for rising executives.
My professional passion is to help organizations of all sizes create storytelling cultures that elevate the opportunities for associates and executives to practice and deliver great presentations. I believe that a great talk can come from a nervous, reluctant or beginning speaker, given the right feedback and development environment. You can learn more about Ruth HERE. You can purchase The Motivated Speaker HERE.
To provide more resources for the NAWBO Columbus community and celebrate female writers, we are pleased to feature additional authors and books alongside our Featured Authors, including:
Meeting Agenda:
11:00am- Doors open, Networking, Author Meet & Greets, Book Signing
11:30pm- Welcome & Author Introductions
12:15-1:00pm- Networking, Author Meet & Greets, Book Signing
Registration closes Friday, June 5th at 5pm.
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