Amy Peterson

What happens when you see a problem in your own neighborhood and decide to do something about it? For Amy Peterson, the answer became Rebel Nell, the Detroit social enterprise she co-founded to create opportunity and financial independence for women facing barriers to employment. A former Detroit Tigers attorney turned entrepreneur and community builder, Amy has made a career out of taking unexpected paths, betting on bold ideas, and using business as a force for change.

Tina Kozak

Tina Kozak knows a thing or two about navigating change—and leading through it. As the first woman CEO in Franco’s history, she has built a career helping organizations tackle tough conversations, challenging conventional thinking, and creating a workplace where vulnerability and ambition can coexist. A respected communications strategist and passionate advocate for mental health and women, Tina brings a refreshingly candid perspective on leadership, work and what it takes to show up as your whole self.

Alondra Carter-Alvizo

What do you do after more than a decade helping shape Detroit from inside some of its biggest institutions? For Alondra Carter-Alvizo, you go back to school and start asking how we can do it better. After leadership roles with Ford Motor Company and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Alondra is now pursuing her doctorate at the University of Michigan, bringing real-world experience and a willingness to challenge the status quo to her work reimagining what equitable community development can look like.

Kamilia Landrum

Kamilia Landrum didn’t wait for a seat at the table — she started helping shape the conversation. After getting involved with the NAACP as a young leader, she went on to become the youngest Executive Director in the history of its Detroit Branch, building a career around advocacy, opportunity, and giving others the confidence to use their own voices. And her story doesn’t stop there: Kamilia is also an entrepreneur, mentor and community leader who knows firsthand that creating change can take many forms.

JoAnn Chávez

JoAnn Chávez knows what it takes to earn your way into the rooms where big decisions are made, and she’s determined to open those doors wider for the people coming behind her. As Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for DTE Energy, she advises the company’s board and senior leadership while also making opportunity for women and young people a personal mission. She turned that passion into action by founding the Michigan Hispanic Collaborative, bringing the same ambition, influence, and drive she’s used to build a remarkable career to helping others build theirs.

Robin Terry

Robin Terry inherited an extraordinary legacy, but she isn’t content simply to preserve it. As Chairwoman and CEO of Motown Museum, she is carrying forward the vision of her grandmother, museum founder Esther Gordy Edwards, while writing an ambitious new chapter for one of Detroit’s most iconic stories.

Today, Robin is leading a $75 million expansion of the museum designed to transform it into a global destination and creative hub for generations to come. At the heart of her work is a belief that the Motown story is bigger than music. It’s a story of entrepreneurship, resilience, creativity and what can happen when people with big ideas are given the opportunity to make them real.

Join us for a special Fireside Chat with Robin about legacy, leadership and what it means to honor what came before you while having the courage to build what comes next.