HER Speakers

Do you ever struggle with Imposter Syndrome—the feeling of self-doubt about your abilities and accomplishments compared to others, despite evidence to the contrary?

Join a supportive group of women who share similar doubts and fears in a space designed to empower us all. Dr. Ann and Nina Sossamon Pogue will guide us through two key areas of our lives where we all seek improvement.

Dr. Ann will provide insights on nutrition and achieving a healthier lifestyle, while Nina will inspire us to embrace the “next chapter” of our lives, whatever that may be.

HERcolumbia’s lifestyle conference promises a day of genuine connection, where we can be real and authentic with one another while learning new strategies to maintain this authenticity in our everyday lives.


  • Health and Wellness Expert

    Dr. Ann is a best-selling author, physician, and highly sought motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition and healthy living. She received her undergraduate degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Clemson University and her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she received numerous academic honors and graduated as the valedictorian of her class. With her formal training in both nutrition and medicine, along with extensive “hands-on” experience as a wife, mother of 4, and expert in the kitchen, Dr. Ann has distinguished herself as a one-of-a-kind “real world” nutrition and wellness authority. 

    Dr. Ann is the author of six books including her best-selling, award-winning Eat Right for Life series. She has been featured in many national media outlets including The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah and Friends Radio, Time Magazine, USA Weekend, NPR, and Prevention Magazine, amongst many others. Hundreds of businesses, including some of the country’s most prestigious medical centers have used her books to guide their employees to better health. With her online Healthy Living School and her e-courses, she is taking her unmatched ability to inspire and educate to even greater heights.

  • Nina Sossamon-Pogue is sought after speaker, best-selling author, and podcast host, dedicated to helping individuals and companies thrive through tough times. Nina was a member of the USA Gymnastics team, then became an award-winning journalist and Emmy-award winning television news anchor. Nina left TV for a friend's Tech start up and spent 12 years on the leadership team of a technology company during its hyper-growth expansion and highly successful IPO. Nina became known for her ability to take on tough challenges, manage life’s unexpected plot twists, and still reach new levels of success. With a passion to help others, she began her research into why some people thrive during adversity while others struggle.

    An expert on Resilience, Nina uses her story as a backdrop as she takes audiences on a journey into the story of their own lives and gives them a proven framework to handle anything life throws at them.

    A best-selling author, Nina’s first book, This is Not The End: Strategies to Get You Through the Worst Chapters of Your Life (2019 Morgan James Publishing) offers readers strategies to handle life’s most difficult challenges and control their own destiny. She is also the host of the podcast “This Seriously Sucks, the Right Podcast When Life Goes Seriously Wrong”.

    Nina’s very public life has always been powered by her compulsion to encourage and help others. As a teenager Nina was named Miss Congeniality at the USA Gymnastics Championships, later she was voted Charleston’s Favorite News Anchor for 10 consecutive years, and in business named a ‘Woman of Distinction’ by the state of South Carolina.

    Nina and her husband Ben have three children who are recent college graduates.  Nina lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and speaks throughout the United States, inspiring audiences to take on tough challenges and create new levels of success.