Barbara Bry, a longtime San Diego business and community leader, and Co-Chair of this Year’s Girl Scouts “Cool Women Celebration,” is joined by Michelle Mullen, Chief Mission Delivery Officer for Girl Scouts San Diego, and rising star Syra Walia, an Emerging Leader Girl Scout. The trio chat about the upcoming “Cool Women Celebration,” that will be held on Thursday, March 21 at Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines. Walia chats about her experiences that led her to become an Emerging Leader Girl Scout.

Kristian Perez-Franco, Exhibitions Senior Manager for Media Arts Center San Diego– the producer of the annual Latino Film Festival — talks about 31st Annual Festival that will be held from March 14-24. Perez-Franco is joined by Nicole Valencia, Director of Farewell, one of the Festival’s featured films.

Kathy Sebuck, Founder & CEO of Marchitecture, chats about why personal alignment is important in business life; her Connected Balance platform; and using growth mindset tools to create growth opportunities.

Allie Sarnataro, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Riding Above Disability (RAD), and Claire McCreary, RAD’s Volunteer Coordinator, discuss RAD’s programs; its upcoming fundraising events on April 6 (Wine Pairing) and May 4 (Barn Dance); and its newly developed military program.

Shannon Ratliff, Board Vice President of SunCoast Market Co-Op, is joined by the Co-Op’s Outreach Coordinator– Yvette Beltran — to talk about the Co-Op’s mission; it’s Imperial Beach location; and the impact it has on local communities.

April Wensel, Founder of Compassionate Coding, discusses the “secret sauce” of her company’s success in showing tech companies that compassion matters to the bottom line.

Karen Martin-Spellerberg Corporate Board President and San Diego Chair of The Princess Project, is joined by her colleague, Sharon Wilson, Princess Project Treasure, the talk about the mission of the organization.

RADM (Ret.) Terry Kraft, the President and CEO of the USS Midway Museum, discusses the April 25 groundbreaking for the building of Freedom Park at Navy Pier. Admiral Kraft chats about how its army of volunteers are the soul of the museum, along with the Museum’s massive footprint in supporting the region’s nonprofit organizations.

Vince Nowicki, Chief Lending Officer for Mission Fed Credit Union, talks about the challenges of affordability in today’s real estate climate; how the credit union is offering webinars on its diverse home loan packages; and the future of San Diego real estate market.