premium instructors

Premium instructors

The experts behind the work

Women in Alignment exists because serious women deserve to learn from serious people.

Our premium instructors are not here to inspire. They are here to teach — with frameworks that work, experience that is hard-won, and a genuine investment in the women sitting in the room.

Every instructor featured on this page has been personally selected because of the depth of their expertise and the quality of what they bring to our community. They are the reason our members leave sessions with clarity, direction, and tools they can put to work immediately.

We are proud to spotlight them here.

Meet our premium instructors

These are the experts who teach inside Women in Alignment. leaders, founders, and practitioners who bring depth, strategy, and real-world experience to our community.

Mary Farias

Personal Development Consultant | Author | Publisher | Founder of Magnet Mind Development

Mary Reiss Farias is a former Division I gymnast who later coached and led a gymnastics training center, guiding athletes through both technical development and personal confidence. Over the years she has supported women through mindset work, self-image strengthening, and clarity-focused coaching rooted in discipline, personal responsibility, and intentional growth.

She is the founder of Magnet Mind Development and Iris Blu Publishing, expanding her work into programs and publications that support personal evolution. Mary is also the author of the Gym Rats youth series and co-author of Discovering Something Greater, sharing her perspective with women seeking direction, purpose, and grounded confidence.

Dr. Lauren Uğur

Business Strategy Consultant | Educator | Founder of Elevated Futures International Management Advisory

Meet Dr. Lauren Uğur - entrepreneur, educator, strategy consultant, and business coach. With a diverse background in business and a Ph.D. in sociology Lauren has developed an interdisciplinary approach to business coaching that empowers her clients to leverage both the technical and human elements required in building successful businesses. 

As an entrepreneur herself and mom to two small boys, she knows first-hand the highs and lows of building a business from the ground up. 

Lauren is the founder of Elevated Futures International Management Advisory and she is on a mission to help coaches and consultants uncover their competitive advantage and turn their unique expertise into their own profitable online businesses through her signature PROSPER Online coaching and consulting programs.

Michele Molitor, CPCC, PCC, CCHT

AUTHOR | COACH | HYPNOTHERAPIST

Michele Molitor is the founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc.. Over more than two decades she has supported executives, entrepreneurs and creative professionals through a blend of clinical hypnotherapy, coaching and somatic practices.

Her signature methodology, known as Rapid Rewiring™, draws on neuroscience, positive psychology and mindfulness to help people overcome self-doubt, burnout, imposter syndrome and workplace stress. She is co-author of the book I Am Perfectly Flawsome: How Embracing Imperfection Makes Us Better, and has shared her work with audiences worldwide as a speaker and thought-leader.

Tamara B. Smith, Sales Growth Strategist

Tamara B. Smith

Sales Growth Strategist | Host of Sales as A Service Podcast | Founder of Studio Three 49

Tam Smith is a Sales Growth Strategist and founder of ST49 Sales Marketing, where she

helps female founders and agency owners ditch feast-or-famine cycles with sales systems that actually feel good to use.

With 15+ years in sales leadership, Tam’s work focuses on building genuine relationships, crafting smart outreach strategies, and creating consistent client pipelines—no pressure

tactics required.

When she’s not helping clients build reliable sales systems, you’ll likely find her rock climbing or mapping out her next adventure with her Supermutt, Ila, in Durham, NC.

Tamara B. Smith, Sales Growth Strategist

Hannah Chapman, CFP®

Gene Keys Guide | Host of the Expansive CEO Podcast Financial Strategist | Founder of Expansive CEO

Hannah Chapman is a Certified Financial Planner and entrepreneurial wealth coach who helps business owners develop a healthier, more intentional relationship with money. With more than 18 years of experience in financial planning, she is the founder of X² Wealth Planning and Expansive CEO, where she supports entrepreneurs in building financially stable and purpose-driven businesses.

Her work combines traditional financial strategy with personal development frameworks such as Human Design and Gene Keys. Through coaching, courses, and the Expansive CEO podcast, she guides entrepreneurs to understand their financial patterns, make clearer decisions, and create long-term prosperity in both business and life.

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