GenV Summit - 2025

Join us for an inspiring morning at the Proper Hotel in Santa Monica, where powerhouse female founders and execs—including Mariel Hemingway, Elissa Goodman, Lainie Kates, & Lauren Montgomery, will share their stories and insights on finding beauty from the inside & out.

Moderated by the talented Gabby Ulloa and Tiffany Hobbs & a Keynote speech by Linda Tawil.

Enjoy a thoughtfully curated breakfast, connect with fellow professionals, and leave with a luxe gift bag valued at over $200.

The full panel will be revealed soon—don’t miss your chance to be part of this empowering in-person experience.

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Bio's of speakers:

Lainie Kates is a recipe developer, content creator, Holistic Nutritionist, and co-founder of Perdi’s—a clean, almond-based protein powder. After years of struggling with PCOS, she turned to holistic nutrition and home cooking to reclaim her health. Now, as a business owner and mother of two, Lainie creates protein-packed, meal-prep-friendly recipes that support busy women and make healthy eating feel fun and effortless. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, and on The TODAY Show.

Lauren Montgomery aka Monty is a Certified Health Coach, Health Supportive Chef, Fermentation Enthusiast, and Founder of Monty’s, a plant-based brand dedicated to creating delicious, clean and craveable plant-based products, starting with cream cheese and butter. Lauren founded Monty’s on an overall wellness mission to create insanely delicious, plant-based alternatives to some of our favorite daily essentials. Her products are beloved by many for their immaculate ingredient label & uncompromising taste, and have been featured in the WSJ Future of Everything Festival, in Vegnews, Poosh, the NYtimes and beyond. She is excited to continue her mission of spreading health & higher awareness through her new biz, Perdi's protein boosters with her long time bestie Lainie.

Elissa Goodman is a Los Angeles-based holistic nutritionist and lifestyle cleanse expert renowned for her integrative approach to wellness. After overcoming her own battle with cancer, she dedicated her life to helping others heal and thrive through nutrition, mindfulness, and daily renewal practices. Elissa is the creator of several popular programs, including the “S.O.U.P. Cleanse” and “Cleanse Your Body, Cleanse Your Life”. Her philosophy centers on the belief that proper nourishment and self-care are essential for optimal living. She works privately with clients, including professionals and celebrities, to develop personalized wellness programs that encourage true health from the inside out. Elissa collaborates with health and wellness partners throughout Los Angeles including M Café’s macrobiotic RESET Cleanse, Earth Bar’s offerings at LAX, and signature juice blends at Erewhon Market.

Mariel is an American actress, author, and mental health advocate as well as the granddaughter of literary icon Ernest Hemingway. Mariel began her acting career at 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated role in Lipstick (1976) and received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Woody Allen’s Manhattan (1979). She later starred in Personal Best (1982) and Star 80 (1983), among other films. In 2013, she co-executive produced the Emmy-nominated documentary Running from Crazy, which explored her family’s struggles with mental illness and suicide. Mariel is also a best-selling author, having written books such as Out Came the Sun and Invisible Girl, focusing on mental health and healing. She founded the Mariel Hemingway Foundation to connect individuals with mental health resources and continues to speak globally on wellness, balance, and authenticity.

Tiffany Hobbs

Start your weekend right with Saturdays with Tiffany, your Saturday evening escape into real talk, bold opinions, and unexpected laughs. Hosted by the sharp, informed, and always relatable Tiffany Hobbs, this weekend radio show dives into everything from trending headlines and offbeat news to pop culture, politics, personal stories, and whatever else sparks conversation. After years of working in the music industry, Tiffany became a special education teacher. When she is not in front of her classroom, she is in front of a microphone, sharing her unique blend of wit, warmth, and straight-up honesty. Tune in, sound off, and let’s talk about it—every Saturday evening on KFI AM640, more stimulating talk radio!

Linda Tawil is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, mother, and amateur sour dough bread maker. Together with her brother, Linda founded Morphe Cosmetics out of her Los Angeles garage in 2008. With Linda at the helm, Morphe grew into a multi-billion dollar global beauty brand. Linda’s distinct vision was to champion creativity, while creating high quality beauty products that were very affordable and accessible to everybody. From humble beginnings, Linda transformed the company into the platform of choice for emerging artists, talented creators and next-generation beauty brands. Morphe’s differentiated product offering earned it a cult-like following with an engaged, digitally-focused consumer and enabled the company to capture a share of the global beauty market.

About the organization:

Visionary Women is a social impact organization that drives change for pressing issues facing women and girls. We build community, invest in high impact initiatives and activate individual potential.

To date, Visionary Women has granted $3.7M dollars to over 250 nonprofit organizations that drive change for pressing issues facing women and girls in Los Angeles and around the globe. We look forward to growing together.

GenV, the younger cohort of Visionary Women, focuses on cultivating the next wave of female visionaries. With our annual membership, members gain access to unique social events, our mentorship program, group volunteer events to better our LA community, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded women to progress their personal & professional networks.

Sponsors:

Event sponsors - Casalena, UBS, The very creative firm, Avondale Equities, Smith and Berg Property Group, Ifsthetic, NuCalm

Product sponsors - Cocomo Snacks, Smart Sweets, GIR Spatula, Poketo, Sweed, MAC Cosmetics, Pacific Gold Coast Soda, Ceremonia, De Soi, and many more

Media sponsor - The Wall Street Journal