ABOUT US
BELIEF #1
Purpose and fulfillment is available to everyone.
BELIEF #2
Becoming the woman you were created to be takes time, effort and discipline.
BELIEF #3
Effectual and sustainable change comes through strong relationships and purposeful communities.
Hey there!
We're the women of The Wisdom Well.
After years of searching for mentors who understood what it meant to be a female leader who wanted to prioritize purpose over hustle and integrity over profit, but had no idea how. Can you relate?
In modern society, we felt like anomalies, looking for someone else to "get it". We were looking for other women to show us how to have full careers, full relationships, and fulfilling lives.
The pathway to purpose, peace, and contentment felt elusive.
But it's not.
Over time, searching high and low for advice to help, we have learned some simple strategies that helped us to
elevate our perspective,
engage in relationships,
be energized with purpose,
and evolve our lives into one that feels uniquely and purposefully ours, becoming the women we know we were born to be!
Now we want to share what we have learned with you.
Through professional and personal development coaching, courses, conferences, and community, we equip and empower countless women to transition from a life of coping to a life of flourishing.
The coaches of The Wisdom Well come from all walks of life, with different backgrounds, experiences, and expertise. But we all have one thing in common -- we believe EVERYONE has a purpose, and in fulfilling that, we find the peace, joy, and happiness we are all searching for.
Are you ready?
OUR STORY
What happens when you take a bunch of individual achievers and put them together?
A dynamic team.
That's what you get with The Wisdom Well.
We are a collaboration of coaches, all successful in our own endeavors, coming together to create a streamlined way for you to get the resources you need to elevate, engage, energize and evolve.
The Wisdom Well welcomes high-achieving women, just like you, eager to be inspired, educated, and empowered through strategic resources and mentorship. Our mission is to propel YOU towards greater success, faster. With a diverse network of coaches, your perfect mentor awaits within our community.
Kisha Gaines
Kisha Gaines is a wife, mother, full-time senior executive, speaker, professional and personal development coach, and entrepreneur who believes every person on the planet has a divine purpose.
That belief drove the decision for her and her husband, Anthony, to co-found The Wisdom Well - a collaborative created to help women build purposeful careers, fulfilling relationships, and stronger communities. She knows all too well the demands of the corporate world coupled with the demands of family life as a mom of 3 busy sons; and yet has developed personal practices that have allowed her to keep her priorities in order, her skills to be honed and her passions to be pursued.
She loves to teach other women how they use their personal resources wisely so they can pursue their passions too. In her spare time, you will find Kisha watching basketball games and movies or volunteering at her local church.
Anthony Harrison Gaines
Anthony, co-founder of the Wisdom Well, is a skilled leader, who thrives on building teams and building up people. As husband to Kisha, and father to 3 sons, he provides protective, stable leadership to his family and lends a male voice to The Wisdom Well. Anthony has spent the last decade in ministry; creating atmospheres that are fun and encouraging. He is a trained DE&I consultant, who specializes in helping teams discover their similarities vs. dividing them by their differences. He is passionate about teaching others to build strong marriages, families, and communities through Christ-centered self-leadership.
Shannon Olivares
Shannon is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and retired elite athlete who loves a good laugh, quiet time by the water, and anything outdoors. As a mom, aunt, and coach of very active young kids and 3 bonus sons, she lives a lot of life on ball fields and in her SUV. Professionally, she has worn many hats. Her endeavors include senior-level management, media relations, business owner/operator, and consulting.
But she found her passion in intentional and impactful living and thrives on connecting women to their purpose to do the same. As a leader and mentor to many women, she teaches the power of a positive mindset and personal discipline. Shannon’s leadership role as COO at The Wisdom Well includes strategic planning, sales and marketing, creating community, building teams, and helping people unearth their potential (this is her jam!)
Shannon is a dynamic speaker and creative who is dedicated to helping women realize the value of hard work, teamwork, and what a great community surrounding you can do to help you in every aspect of your life. In her time off, you will find her dancing, cooking, and playing practical jokes with her Italia-Rican family.
Sheila Neely
Sheila is a professional retiree, but she doesn’t consider herself retired. She spent her career in various leadership roles in corporate America and is now delighted to lead The Wisdom Well as COO by repurposing the skills and talents she gained through the years to keep the coaches and mentors of The Wisdom Well on track!
Through resourcefulness and wise spending habits, she and her husband were both able to retire from full-time work in their late 40s/early 50s! Sheila is spending her time doing what matters most; making a difference through building and working on relationships. She craves traveling and spending time outdoors with her husband and showing love to her family.
Sheila finds great joy in being able to come alongside other women and encourage them to help them realize they can do hard things and that even when life isn’t easy it doesn’t mean you’re not succeeding!
Joanie Baucum-Robinson
Joanie Baucum-Robinson loves to empower people to reach their life potential. To equip people to grow into purpose-filled leaders. Joanie has the innate ability to deep dive into situations, dig out the root causes and devise strategies for success. She can absorb complex life data and situations, extract the critical, simplify it, then put it back together again for practical and manageable change. She and her husband John live in Pittsburgh, PA, and hail from the great state of Ohio. Joanie is the founder of her strategic life coaching business called On Purpose Planning and Consulting LLC which started from her willingness and passion to share simple life principles that help people propel forward. She is the author of two books: #DoBetter On Purpose Self-Awareness Journal, and The On Purpose Planning Journal (both available on Amazon).
Joan’s niche resides in executive and personal coaching, continuous improvement, human resources, personal leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal development. Joanie has provided these empowering and equipping services since 2008.
Kelley Streib
The Honorable Kelley Streib is a trial judge who presides over matters in family, dependency, criminal and civil actions. In 2022, she joined The Wisdom Well speaking on relevant topics to help professional women evolve into who they were meant to be. Kelley has a love of community service and has served her church for decades.
She is passionate about leadership and is a Certified John Maxwell speaker and coach. She has spoken to both large and small audiences on topics of leadership in the workplace and home, including Parenting in a Digital World. She is happily married to her husband, Michael, for 33 years. They are the parents of two daughters and one adorable rescue dog.
Angela Madden
Angela Madden is an author, speaker, executive coach, real estate professional, and the founder of The I AM Conference.
For over a decade now, she has dedicated her life to the personal and professional development of individuals, couples, teams, and organizations of all kinds.
Among other things, Angela shares, teaches and creates a strategically-minded, confidence-inspiring, community-building, results-driven experience for her customers and clients.
She is also a wife and mother of 2 beautiful girls.
Tonya Johnson
Tonya B. Johnson is a consummate professional who has a history of making significant contributions to organizations by exercising a sharp sense of business ethics, local advocacy, developing new initiatives, and building cross-functional partnerships and alliances. Her quiet strength shines through with her careful speech that points directly at the heart. She loves to talk about all things community building, vulnerability, and personal development.
Tonya’s professional background includes being a licensed attorney for over 20 years, community activism and representation, property accounting, and internal auditing. She also recently earned her MBA. One of Tonya's favorite things to do is to spend time with her daughter. and write wise advice for women through The Wisdom Well.
"The Wisdom Well has become a source of depth that transcends the "feel good" quotes and tips that flood media. I find myself challenged by their content and passing those challenges to others ."
-Amanda Yarger
"I have really enjoyed reading and listening to the ladies of The Wisdom Well. They are so encouraging. It's a great thing to be a part of!"
-Trisha Beeler
I'm ready to learn.
The wait is over.
The time is now.
You can begin today to:
-Elevate your perspective
-Engage in Meaningful Relationships
- Energize your life with Purpose
- Evolve into the woman you were meant to be
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