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HOST, SPEAKERS AND GUEST
Meet the voices behind this empowering reinvention experience
MEET OUR
SPEAKERS
DR. TONYA CUNNIGHAM
Grief Counselor
ERICA
MARIE
Experience Host
COACH DEMI
AUSTIN- THOMAS
Curator & Host
COACH
TAMRA NICOLE
Fashion Stylist
EVENT HOST
& CURATOR
COACH DEMI
AUSTIN-THOMAS
Midlife Reinvention &
Identity Reconstruction Coach
Demi Austin-Thomas is a Midlife Reinvention and Identity Reconstruction Coach, speaker, former NBC Texas Today correspondent, event curator, and founder of Bee Empowered Incorporated. She is the author of Sizzle Boldly: 7 Rule-Breaking Steps to Own Your Fire and Redefine Midlife and co-author of the 90-Day Marriage Reset Challenge.
For more than 16 years, Demi has coached women through life's transitions while curating transformational lifestyle and wellness experiences for women since 2010. Through her pioneering work in Identity Reconstruction, she is redefining the conversation around midlife—not as a crisis to survive, but as an opportunity to rediscover who you are and intentionally create what comes next.
Known for her authentic storytelling and transformative coaching style, Demi equips midlife women to reclaim their voice, rebuild their confidence, and boldly embrace the next chapter of their lives with clarity, courage, and purpose.
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EMCEE &
EXPERIENCE
HOSTESS
ERICA MARIE
Erica Marie is a dynamic speaker, emcee, and encourager whose life story inspires women and youth to find purpose through faith, resilience, and hope. Having overcome childhood abandonment, she has transformed her journey into a powerful message of healing, reminding others that their greatest challenges can become their greatest testimony.
Known as the "Queen of Encouragement," Erica is one of the Dallas-Fort Worth area's most sought-after hosts, panelists, and speakers. Her joyful energy, authentic storytelling, and unwavering faith create unforgettable experiences that uplift, inspire, and empower audiences to embrace their unique journey, walk confidently in their purpose, and encourage others along the way.
DR. TONYA
CUNNINGHAM
The Grief Doctor
Dr. Tonya Cunningham is a grief counselor, ordained minister, and transitional life coach who combines clinical expertise with spiritual insight to help people heal mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in trauma-informed care and faith, she specializes in grief recovery, emotional wellness, inner healing, and deliverance, serving as a trusted voice for those navigating loss, transition, and life's deepest challenges.
She is the founder of Let's Talk Healing, Inc. and Dr. Tonya Enterprises, LLC, where she provides coaching, counseling, and consulting that empowers individuals to confront pain, break strongholds, and experience holistic healing.
With more than 30 years of experience in ministry, grief support, and the death care profession, Dr. Tonya is a respected leader and sought-after speaker known for educating, inspiring, and transforming audiences. Through seminars, workshops, and trainings, she skillfully blends professional expertise, lived experience, humor, and creativity to create safe spaces where individuals, families, congregations, and organizations can heal, process hidden grief, overcome emotional wounds, and embrace emotional and spiritual freedom.
Dr. Tonya's passion is deeply personal. She is the mother of Chelsea, who lived for 2 hours and 12 minutes, adoptive mother to D'Anthony, and proud dog mom to her two West Highland Terriers, Mister Cunningham and Bentley Sebastian Cunningham.
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COACH TAMRA NICOLE
Fashion Stylist & Custom Clothier
"Through clothing, I help my client's inner light shine bright!"
Tamra Nicole is the Founder and Lead Stylist of Tamra Nicole Styling Agency, where she helps executives, entrepreneurs, and high-performing professionals align their image with their presence. With over 17 years of experience in luxury fashion and styling, Tamra specializes in personal styling, executive presence, custom clothing, and image strategy.
Her background includes working with renowned fashion houses such as Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and Nordstrom Trunk Club, along with early career experience supporting wardrobe logistics for Usher Raymond through work with Tameka Raymond.
A Howard University graduate with additional studies at Parsons and the University of Westminster in London, Tamra is known for her thoughtful approach to style, believing that clothing is not just about appearance, but about confidence, clarity, and showing up with intention.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR?
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WOMEN
OVER 45
NAVIGATING CHANGE
MIDLIFE
WOMEN
READY
FOR MORE
EMPTY
NESTERS &
NEW
CHAPTER
WOMEN
WOMEN
REBUILDING
CONFIDENCE
WOMEN
READY TO
REINVENT
THEMSELVES
WOMEN WHO
ARE CRAVING
CHANGE &
PURPOSE
WOMEN
READY TO
REDISCOVER
THEIR VOICE
WOMEN WHO FEEL
STUCK
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Laughter, Energy and Connection with other Women
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Live Coaching: Understanding how you are wired
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Make Up Play Day: Make Up Application
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Onsite Style Coaching and Closet Play
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Bold Living Conversations
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Color Analysis Discovery
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Bra Fitting and Foundation Reset
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Curated Boutique Vendor Shopping
A BOLD Reinvention Experience
like no other for Midlife Women!
Curiosity ignites discovery. Discovery awakens Reinvention.
-Demi Austin-Thomas
Bold Living Conversations with Demi
Real conversations about the patterns, expectations, and mindsets that often keep women playing small—and how to start thinking differently and redefining your life with new meaning and possibilities.
Understanding How You Are Wired
A powerful session exploring how our upbringing, experiences, and beliefs shape how we move through life—and how to begin shifting the patterns that keep us stuck.
Your Bold Color Discovery
Experience a personal color analysis that helps you discover the colors that naturally enhance your presence and energy.
Makeup Play Day
Enjoy a fun, interactive beauty experience where you’ll refresh your look and reconnect with your personal expression.
Foundation Reset ( Bra Fitting and Intimate Wear)
You’ll experience a personalized, one-on-one fitting designed to help you discover your true size, support, and comfort needs—from bras to everyday undergarment essentials.
Style Coaching Experience
Work with a style expert who will help you explore ways to express the confident woman you are today—not the version of yourself from years ago.
New Experiences & Bold Living Moments
Step outside of routine and explore experiences that spark joy, curiosity, and excitement again.
Connection with Other Incredible Women
Share the day with women who are also ready to live bigger, bolder, and more fully in this season of life.
Laughter, Energy, and Real Sisterhood
Because sometimes the most powerful thing a woman can experience is being in a room with other women who see her.
During the Experience
you will enjoy!
BECOME A
EXCLUSIVE VENDOR
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This experience includes a very limited number of curated brand partners whose products and services align with the lifestyle, confidence, and reinvention journey of women in midlife.
This is not an expo-style vendor hall.
It is a thoughtfully designed Boutique Discovery Experience where guests can explore a small collection of brands that elevate how women live, dress, care for themselves, and celebrate this chapter of life.
To preserve the elevated atmosphere of the event, only five vendors will be selected. We are looking for brands that serve women over 40 in meaningful ways, including areas such as:
• Fashion & Style
• Beauty & Skincare
• Wellness & Self-Care
• Accessories & Jewelry
• Lifestyle & Personal Growth
Our guests value quality, discovery, and connection, and the brands selected will have the opportunity to engage with women who are actively investing in themselves and their next chapter.
This is an ideal opportunity for brands that want to be positioned inside a powerful room of women who are redefining midlife with confidence, curiosity, and boldness.
Vendor Participation Includes
• Curated vendor table placement within the experience
• Direct engagement with event attendees
• Brand visibility with a highly aligned audience
• Social media mention as a featured brand partner
• Opportunity to include items in VIP guest gifting
Only five vendor spaces are available to maintain the intimate and curated feel of the event.
