ABOVE BOARD with April Uchitel

CEO & Founder of THE BOARD. A seasoned match maker, accidental activist, and investor/advisor to emerging tech: SHOP MY, CAKE, MADA, & TRY NOW.

I built my company at 27 to be a present mother, then rebuilt it after my daughter. I build growth systems for leaders who can't trace their marketing spend. I write about matriarchal leadership and a technology-led circular economy.

Journalist examining fashion, beauty, identity + aging. Author of “Clothes Minded: Fashionable Essays About Finding Yourself.” Editor-at-Large for Jane Pratt.

Founder of Long Weekend. Stories on creativity, care, and connection — reflections on building brands, seeking meaning and staying inspired.

Photographer, New Yorker, mom of two, former lawyer.

Editor-in-Chief of i/Edit, featuring interviews of leading creatives in fashion, design, architecture, photography, and food on their creative process, and the favorite places and talent they're obsessed with.

Fractional CMO & Brand Strategist | Supporting founders of female forward businesses. I lead spaces that allow you to lighten your load so you can take bold action in your business.

Write through it. Using journaling as a forum for embracing life's simple pleasures while navigating motherhood, loss, and finding yourself at any age.

Writer, editor, founder with a weekly newsletter inspired by beauty texts. Focused on what actually works, from serums to surgery.

Author of GOOD THINKING https://ingoodco.substack.com/

Brand Builder, Cultural Curator + Podcast Host of GOOD THINKING and Lit From Within

Co-Founder of I’m Not Dead & Head of Community at THE BOARD. A former ad exec, TEDx speaker, author, and podcaster she’s a mom of four, hope injector & fierce champion of women who believes we don’t expire—we evolve @imnotdead.x

Loree Lash-Valencia is a revenue and growth strategist working across consumer, tech, and lifestyle brands. She operates a portfolio of ventures focused on building aligned, high-performing businesses with multiple paths to growth.

Claire Keys Pytlik is a copy lead and voice architect, helping brands and business leaders craft and use their voices—for good and for growth. She is a proud Member and editorial lead for THE BOARD, a collective of top-tier fractional experts.

Ex-VP of Design (Ariat, Levi's) turned executive coach for creative leaders. I built multi-million dollar product lines for 25+ years. Now I help fashion's most talented people lead without losing themselves.

Former CMO turned transformational guide. Writing about beauty, wellness, business & spirituality, and what it takes to create a life that feels alive & aligned.

Rewriting my 40s in real time—stepping off the corporate track to build a fractional career that makes space for ambition, motherhood, and creative pursuits. Personal narratives on the in-between moments and the reality of carving a new path.

Lauren Elias is a beauty industry CEO, brand builder, and mother of two. She writes about ambition, leadership, motherhood, wellness, reinvention, and building a life where women don’t have to choose between success, family, health, and themselves.