Adam Vibe Gunton, Wendy Valentine, T. Renee Smith | IG Live

Adam Vibe Gunton Adam Vibe Gunton’s journey from homelessness and heroin addiction to successful entrepreneur highlights the power of resilience and purpose. He is the founder of Recovered On Purpose and Behavioral Health Partners—two mission-driven companies transforming the addiction recovery landscape. In just the past 18 months, Recovered On Purpose has equipped thousands of individuals in recovery to share their stories and support prevention efforts, while Behavioral Health Partners has launched more than 80 recovery centers, scaled several nationwide, and generated seven-figure revenue in its first year. What sets Adam apart is his ability to combine lived experience with business acumen, building companies rooted in integrity, empathy, and meaningful impact. His work is especially relevant during Recovery Month, as he continues to show how personal healing can inspire broader social change. Wendy Valentine Wendy Valentine is the host of the top-ranked podcast The Midlife Makeover Show and an author. In her book, she reframes midlife as a powerful season of reinvention rather than crisis, drawing from her own journey of hitting rock bottom, buying an RV, and traveling across the U.S. She offers seven transformative steps for women seeking fulfillment—complete with practical tools, journaling prompts, and empowering strategies—to make personal growth accessible, inspiring, and even fun. Wendy’s life is a testament to resilience. Independent at 16, a young mother, and a survivor of abuse, she turned hardship into purpose, building a medical billing business after losing her ex-husband and becoming a single mother again. Her true transformation came in midlife as she battled illness, divorce, debt, grief, and depression—an experience that became the catalyst for rebuilding her life. T. Renee Smith T. Renee Smith is an Atlanta-based leader transforming how women define success, especially those who have spent years over performing and pushing themselves at any cost. As the founder of She Leads and She Loves™ and The CEO Life®, she blends business strategy with personal transformation to help high-achieving women build systems, wealth, and lives rooted in purpose and spiritual alignment. Her work supports women who want more than titles—they want wholeness, impact, and a life that feels true. Her expertise comes from lived experience, not theory. After reaching the height of corporate consulting, T. Renee lost everything—facing bankruptcy, prison, and a complete collapse of identity. She rebuilt her business, her family, and her health from the ground up, openly sharing her journey of healing her marriage and raising a thriving neurodivergent sonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.