Press and Speaking
Bring the fire to your stage.
Keynotes, panels, workshops, podcasts and interviews with the founders of wYldfire Enterprise.
About wYldfire Enterprise
The story, ready to share.
Company boilerplate
wYldfire Enterprise is the Kansas City parent company of a family of brands built for women who carry fire and bloom anyway. Founded in 2025 by Dr. Barbara J. Kinney and LaTeisha Howard-Williams, the company spans digital wellness, coaching, live events, publishing and media, premium goods, education and community impact, led by its flagship app, BLAZE Activate. Every wYldfire company is rooted in one belief: power, purpose and words that are chosen on purpose.
2025
Founded
7
Companies
2
Founders
KC
Kansas City, Missouri
Y
The founders
Two voices. One fire.
Co-founder and CEO
Dr. Barbara J. Kinney
PhD, MBA, MSN, RN
Barbara is a nurse leader, educational psychologist and graduate nursing professor who has spent her career developing leaders. She created the BLAZE™, POWER™, RISE™, FIRM™ and HEAT™ methods and leads the vision, products and growth of the wYldfire family. She speaks on the power of words, leadership, confidence and building a life and business on purpose.
Download headshot ↓Co-founder and COO
LaTeisha Howard-Williams
MSW, LCSW
LaTeisha is a licensed clinical social worker who leads operations, community, events, coaching and healing across wYldfire. She brings deep clinical insight and a gift for gathering women together. She speaks on healing, emotional strength, community and leading with heart.
Download headshot ↓Speaking topics
Talks that light the room.
01
The Power of Words
Why the words we choose, including the strong ones, change how we think, feel and perform.
02
Burn. Bloom. Rise.
The wYldfire and wildflower story, and how women rise stronger every season.
03
FIRM: The Art of No
Boundaries, confidence and the power of a complete sentence.
04
Building on Purpose
How two women built a family of companies from one shared fire.
05
Healing and Emotional Strength
Naming what you feel, releasing it and choosing what comes next.
06
Leading While Becoming
Leadership lessons from nursing, education and entrepreneurship.
Brand assets
The press kit.
Please use our logos as provided. Keep the gold Y, give the wordmark room to breathe, and always spell it wYldfire. For other files or approvals, email our press team.
Let's talk.
For interviews, speaking requests and press inquiries, email our team and include your outlet or event, the date and the topic.
Email the press team
Press and Speaking
Bring the fire to your stage.
Keynotes, panels, workshops, podcasts and interviews with the founders of wYldfire Enterprise.
About wYldfire Enterprise
The story, ready to share.
Company boilerplate
wYldfire Enterprise is the Kansas City parent company of a family of brands built for women who carry fire and bloom anyway. Founded in 2025 by Dr. Barbara J. Kinney and LaTeisha Howard-Williams, the company spans digital wellness, coaching, live events, publishing and media, premium goods, education and community impact, led by its flagship app, BLAZE Activate. Every wYldfire company is rooted in one belief: power, purpose and words that are chosen on purpose.
2025
Founded
7
Companies
2
Founders
KC
Kansas City, Missouri
Y
The founders
Two voices. One fire.
Co-founder and CEO
Dr. Barbara J. Kinney
PhD, MBA, MSN, RN
Barbara is a nurse leader, educational psychologist and graduate nursing professor who has spent her career developing leaders. She created the BLAZE™, POWER™, RISE™, FIRM™ and HEAT™ methods and leads the vision, products and growth of the wYldfire family. She speaks on the power of words, leadership, confidence and building a life and business on purpose.
Download headshot ↓Co-founder and COO
LaTeisha Howard-Williams
MSW, LCSW
LaTeisha is a licensed clinical social worker who leads operations, community, events, coaching and healing across wYldfire. She brings deep clinical insight and a gift for gathering women together. She speaks on healing, emotional strength, community and leading with heart.
Download headshot ↓Speaking topics
Talks that light the room.
01
The Power of Words
Why the words we choose, including the strong ones, change how we think, feel and perform.
02
Burn. Bloom. Rise.
The wYldfire and wildflower story, and how women rise stronger every season.
03
FIRM: The Art of No
Boundaries, confidence and the power of a complete sentence.
04
Building on Purpose
How two women built a family of companies from one shared fire.
05
Healing and Emotional Strength
Naming what you feel, releasing it and choosing what comes next.
06
Leading While Becoming
Leadership lessons from nursing, education and entrepreneurship.
Brand assets
The press kit.
Please use our logos as provided. Keep the gold Y, give the wordmark room to breathe, and always spell it wYldfire. For other files or approvals, email our press team.
Let's talk.
For interviews, speaking requests and press inquiries, email our team and include your outlet or event, the date and the topic.
Email the press team