Emily Fowler Pellen is the co-founder of HeroX. Passionate about providing pathways for people to create a positive impact in this world, she desired to create an accessible version of the XPRIZE model. In late 2015, Emily stepped away from the daily operations of HeroX in order to launch a new venture - Purpose Ventures - a boutique coaching and consulting practice focused on visionary innovators, entrepreneurs and change makers who are creating positive impact in the world around them. Leveraging her powerful intuitive gifts and strategic abilities, Emily specializes in the energetics of leadership, mindset, and genius activation. Emily is a mentor at Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. She has been invited to speak about performance mindset and the energetics of motivation and leadership on many occasions, including by the US Department of State, the Canadian Federal Government, and by the Nexus Global Youth Summit held at the United Nations.