Kaira Sturdivant Rouda is the bestselling author of Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs and the president and creator of Real Living—the first national women-focused brand in real estate. She is passionate about entrepreneurialism, marketing and the power of women in the workforce and beyond. A published author, writer, award-winning marketing executive and business owner, Kaira built her career by advising top national brands and writing for a variety of publications on the subjects of marketing to women, emotional branding and work-life balance.

A nationally recognized speaker, Kaira is a weekly columnist for Glam Medias eBrand Marketing, the No. 1 blog on marketing to women. She also writes a business advice column and fiction books. Kaira was recognized in Entrepreneur magazines Top 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Led Companies list and is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University. She resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and four children.