A Visionary Author and Woman Leader Transforming Lives Through Advocacy and Entrepreneurship
What makes Dr. Wright’s journey remarkable is not simply the adversity she endured, but the extraordinary way she transformed personal pain into a mission that now impacts countless lives. Facing the possibility of decades in prison at just eighteen years old for a crime she did not commit could have permanently defined her future. Instead, it became the beginning of a deeper purpose rooted in healing, advocacy, and service.
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Dr. Iris Wright
Author | Entrepreneur | Advocate | Founder, Wright Circle of Care & Author Iris Wright Publishing
There are lives that unfold in a straight line, and there are lives that demand to be reckoned with. Dr. Iris Wright’s life has never belonged to the first category. At eighteen years old, she faced the possibility of spending more than two decades in prison for a crime she did not commit. That moment, arriving before adulthood had barely begun, brought with it a particular kind of reckoning: the terrifying confrontation with how swiftly life can be altered by forces beyond one’s control.
Cynthia Encinas-Concordia
Founder & CEO, Dream to Rise LLC
Some people discover their purpose at the peak of a career. Others find it only after everything they thought defined them has been quietly dismantled. For Cynthia Encinas-Concordia, it was the latter, and the discovery proved to be the most transformative chapter of her life.
Dr. Carmen M. Castro
D.B.A., Founder & Chairwoman, Castro & Partners Private Equity, Author & Singer-Composer-Songwriter
In an era where leadership is often reduced to singular expertise, Dr. Carmen M. Castro represents something far more powerful: the convergence of billion-dollar infrastructure financing, academic innovation, creative artistry, and strategic entrepreneurship. Her career encompasses more than $100 billion in international project financing across the Middle East, Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and South America, while simultaneously reshaping business education across continents and building a legacy that extends from boardrooms to recording studios.
