Monica Ortega is an author, speaker, emcee, mindset coach, and travel host with over 20 years of experience on-camera and at live events. In 2021, her book The Power of Pivoting – How to Embrace Change and Create a Life You Love became a #1 bestselling new release. She has been featured in Medium.com, Thrive Global, USA Today's 10Best, Voyage LA, and more. She has produced over 100 episodes of her travel show Monica Goes, emcee'd at some of the nation's largest music festivals, and has been seen in over 20 commercials.

Monica speaks on everything from pivoting and embracing change, to mental health, to goal setting and finding your purpose. Change can be scary — but if you learn to do it right, you can find purpose in the pivoting. Too often people use times of unexpected change to play the comparison game and go through all the "should's" and "shouldn'ts" in their lives. Monica helps audiences step back and evaluate their progress without their emotions attached to it, turning setbacks into setups.