2026 Speakers

Susie Larson | Susie is a popular radio talk show host with over 7 million podcast downloads, a national speaker, and a bestselling author. Author of twenty-two books, Susie is also a veteran in the fitness field and has twice been voted a top-ten finalist for the John C. Maxwell Transformational Leadership Award.

Susie and her husband live near Minneapolis with their three sons, three daughters-in-law, and a growing bunch of delightful grandchildren. Her passion is to see people everywhere awakened to the value of their soul, the depth of God’s love, and the height of their calling in Christ Jesus.

Learn more at SusieLarson.com

Courtney “CC” Corrente | CC is a teacher, speaker, and coach. She began her speaking career at 19 years old and loves sharing God’s Word with others. She is also a preschool teacher and volleyball coach in Menasha, Wisconsin. Courtney is pursuing her master’s in Elementary Education from Concordia University and holds two bachelor’s degrees from Liberty University. In her spare time, she loves reading, writing, exercising, traveling, and drinking coffee with loved ones.

Gaye Lindfors | With her love for God’s Word and a wit that keeps audiences engaged, Gaye helps you see how God’s faithfulness shows up in your daily life. She has an eye for spotting God’s fingerprints in life’s grandest celebrations, its everyday chaos, and those precious you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me! moments. She’s a city girl with a small-town heart!

Gaye served as the Midwest Regional Director for Christian Women in Media, is past president of the National Speakers Association–MN Chapter, and led a human resources team that supported 11,000 airline employees. She is the author of several books, including Anticipate God’s Goodness: Letters of Encouragement to Ignite Your Spirit, and sends weekly notes of encouragement to her online community.

With a message from God’s Word, an infusion of encouragement, and a dose of humor, Gaye will remind you that God delights in you. He has wonderful things planned for you—anticipate His goodness!

Tera stepped into full-time ministry ten years ago after working professionally in the Marketing and Business field. She continued her education by earning her master’s degree at Moody Theological Seminary in 2016. Tera is relatable and is known for her ability to warm up a crowd and make them feel welcome and encouraged along with making them laugh. Because of her broken past, she has a heart of empathy and grace for people in all different seasons of life. She believes that being authentic and vulnerable are key to building relationships of trust, especially in hard topics within the church. When it’s warm outside, you will find Tera sneaking away from her office or trying to convince co-workers to meet outside. She is married to Trevor, her red-bearded husband. The two are foster parents who do respite care for kids in crisis. Together they enjoy acting like big kids and differing on what is the right temperature to set their home thermostat.

Speaker Biography | Sandy Anderson, MS, ACC Weaving stories and strategies rooted in scripture to nurture greater resilience, and less regret is at the heart of Sandy’s calling. Four, now adult children, four additional adults who are less like in laws and more like her own, eight grands, seven homes renovated while living in them [with number eight in the near future], and forty years of marriage to her husband Kevin are ways God has and continues to transform Sandy. These key relationships, caring for parents through cancer, then experiencing her own journey, has offered opportunity to see God’s hand of provision, protection, and possibilities, even during challenges. Sandy invites women through personal coaching, speaking, and writing into processing their challenges with genuineness that doesn’t diminish the disappointment, pain, or struggle. She invites women to engage in the soulwork that impacts our stories, for our good, and God’s glory with grace and the consistent Truths of scripture.

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Michele Batz is a 37 years physical educator with a masters and PhD in holistic nutrition and masters in Administration. And founder of Cory’s Project along with her husband, Dale.  In the fall of October, 2023-she tackled the Rim to Him -Grand Canyon-hiking 27 miles in one day with Revelation Wellness Ministry.  She’s a fitness writer and enjoys motivating others physically and creatively. She works out 6 days a week, honoring God in the process.  She loves to encourage everyone she meets but especially her 50 plus people In her free time, she loves writing children’s book and she recently took on GLC’s Care Coordinator position to help lift up people in their time of need and be a listening ear.

Rachael is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Wisconsin. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2015 from Old Dominion University and her Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling in 2022 from UW-Stout. She also has a background in physical training and nutrition and is an active CrossFit Level 2 coach. She has started the journey in co-authoring her first book tackling mental health from the biblical perspective. She believes that healing mental health issues happens at the convergence of the five aspects of health; physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, and social. She is looking forward to joining the in-person speakers this year at Known.

Emily Buske | Em is a joyful encourager by nature and a mental health counselor by training who loves to share the hope of Jesus. She holds a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin. She has been speaking and leading workshops for years in her previous clinical role and now shares her professional knowledge and lived experience through her wellness brand, Linea.

LaToya Edwards | LaToya is the host of Journaling for Highly Sensitive Introverts and a Life and Emotional Resilience Coach. She helps highly sensitive introverts move from feeling overwhelmed and emotionally drained to learning how to manage their emotions using simple, practical journaling tools—so they can slow down, stop hiding who they are, and create space for rest, connection, and feeling safe in their own skin.

Autumn is the CEO and founder of ALL IN Coaching and created it with the vision of helping Christian women steward their bodies through nutrition and exercise. Since its beginning over 2 years ago she has worked with over 450 women and grown a team of 4 coaches.

After going through her own fat loss journey and then becoming a competitive powerlifter she emphasizes the balance of stewarding our health while not letting it become an idol.

Her company’s mission statement is “educating, equipping and encouraging Christian women to lose fat, gain muscle and glorify God throughout the journey.”

She believes that faith should be the fuel for your fitness journey and that by helping Christian women become more physically fit they are better able to serve those around them.

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Lisa Garnett Bio
Lisa Garnett grew up as a PK (preacher’s kid) and felt her own call into ministry while in college.
She earned an M.Div. in Religious Education and began serving the Lord alongside her husband.
Women’s ministries, children and youth ministries, music, worship and leadership are all places
where she’s served, whether in small churches or large. In addition, she’s been an on-line Bible
study leader with Digging Deeper Ministries.com. Lisa and her husband, Jim, have had five
children, 4 boys (one is with the Lord), and one daughter. They now have two grandchildren.
Her favorite things are hosting family gatherings, playing games, coloring and taking their three
dogs to the park to watch their greyhound run!

Elizabeth is a passionate writer, speaker, and storyteller.  For almost a decade, she has been encouraging women through the Blue Jean Gypsy Blog, and writing Devotional Bible Studies.

Elizabeth spent a long season wandering in the wilderness of life before finally learning to step into God’s promises. As a recovering wanderer, she has a deep desire to help other women stop their own wandering by reminding them that they are seen, known, redeemed, and so greatly loved by God. So that, through a deeper relationship with Jesus, they can fully LIVE loved.

While Elizabeth loves storms, photography, and digging into Scripture, her greatest loves are Jesus, her husband, and her four children. Most days, she can be found wearing ripped jeans and sipping a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.

Schawn Starfeldt | She dreams big— wanting every woman to know how deeply they are loved and who loves them the most: Jesus.

She leads women’s retreats and workshops on topics including joy, grace, how to study the Bible, and practical subjects like marriage. Her hope is that these moments with others create meaningful connections and encourage women in their relationship with Jesus.

Before stepping into speaking, she graduated from Concordia University with a B.A. in Secondary Education. She married Chad and moved to Texas to teach high school English. Y’all, it was super fun! Life soon changed when they moved to Minnesota and, ya hey der, she became a mom. Finding motherhood even more rewarding than teaching, she embraced a new season that included homeschooling.

Now that her kids have grown and moved out, she’s back to living her first dream—connecting with women and reminding them how loved they are.

Forget chasing your “best self”- Rachel Eslick is here to help you live as your favorite self! As founder of Mae We All: Growth & Development, Rachel transforms “basic” training sessions into experiences that are energizing, educational, and empowering.

A former Director of National Team Development & Employee Engagement, Rachel blends practical tools with high energy and authentic storytelling so growth actually sticks. She’s also a marathon runner, new mom, and small-town Iowa girl who grew up on a dairy farm. She knows life gets a lot better when you start living in alignment to YOU, and she’s here to help you do the same.

Her keynotes and workshops are never “one and done”… they’re one and RUN – sending people out fired up with new mindsets, simple strategies, and the confidence to take action.

Her message is freeing and countercultural: God is not waiting on your output. He delights in you right now and sings over you in the middle of your becoming.

Through her RISE Ritual Method, Danielle helps women transform disruption into direction by creating intentional, embodied plans that honor faith, identity, and capacity—leading to sustainable growth and an aligned, grounded life.

She is a best-selling author for “She Can Laugh: A Guide to Living Emotionally, Physically, and Spiritually Well” and her first children’s book “Mommy Loves You When,” both published by Dinosaur Publishing House.

She is the CEO of Rise Social Media Agency and the host of the “She Can Share” Podcast. She has also done missionary work in the UK for several years with her husband and two children but currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Amanda Popp is a storyteller at heart who finds joy in sharing real stories about random moments that focus on the one faithful God. She believes that being vulnerable leaves room to build connection and community. Amanda prays that it encourages others to embrace their own stories with courage and hope. At the core, her heart is to love and live like Jesus, starting within the walls of her home. Her high school sweetheart and her have 7 children earthside and 3 waiting  heavenside. She loves a really good pen and cute post it notes. Amanda’s heart is to blend humor, authenticity and encouragement, inspiring others to see the beauty in the ordinary and faith in the unknown. She prays that you find a way to nurture relationships and a passion for encouraging others in the midst of living life together in community.

She is a devoted wife, mother of two, mother-in-law to one and a new grandmother who brings both real-world experience and deep spiritual insight to every stage she steps on. Having spent years in the marketplace working with large corporations, small businesses, and as a business owner herself, she understands the pressures, risks, and rewards that come with building something meaningful. Through seasons of growth—and seasons of great loss—God has remained her constant guide.

After walking through significant business setbacks, she learned firsthand that nothing happens to us; it happens for us, when surrendered to God’s purpose. Her story is one of resilience, faith, and restoration, rooted in the truth that God wastes nothing and can redeem every circumstance. She loves people and speaks with honesty, hope, and conviction, encouraging women to trust God in every season of life, embrace His timing, and move forward with courage, purpose, and unwavering faith.

We’ll be announcing our 2026 speakers as they’re confirmed—so keep an eye on social media and check back here often! We’re walking alongside a team who is prayerfully discerning those who will share His message at the right time. We can’t wait to introduce the inspiring, faith-filled women who will join us in fellowship and speak truth into this next Known experience.