BIOGRAPHY

Iona (i-o-na) Rudisill is the #1 bestselling co-author of Phenomenal Women Who Boss Up, Health Strategist, Howard Thurman Scholar, Founder and CEO of Aquay, LLC. She empowers high-achieving leaders in public service, experiencing burnout, to find a healthy balance in their lives.

Iona has been a lifelong leader in the public sector, a survivor of a traumatic brain injury and is thriving through her experiences with burnout. For three decades, Iona guided teams across the country that provided support to youth and families surviving traumatic experiences. In 2018, she received a Governor’s Citation for advocating against human trafficking in Maryland.

While these intense roles contributed to Iona’s burnout, they were not the sole cause. Burnout, isn’t linear; it often stems from a complex and layered set of factors (e.g. spiritual, emotional, systemic) that build over time and reach far beneath the surface. So, she launched her business to build a community for leaders to be revitalised, while exploring their vulnerability as power and strength. She partners with women and men across the globe, creating a positive ripple effect for their families and communities.

She overcomes chronic pain, by embodying the core values of her 4 “Ws” of wellness: Wholeness, Willpower, Wisdom and Worthiness. She uses these values to guide high-achieving leaders in finding healing, clarity and purpose. Rooted in her Shinnecock Indian heritage, she embraces the principle of Mamoweenene (We Move Together). This ancestral principle drives her to unite with others in breaking barriers and cultivating a legacy of strength, resilience and triumph.

Education

Iona received her master’s degree in social work from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation education from Pennsylvania State University. She also became a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (INHC) from the #1 Health Coaching Certification Program in the world (Institute for Integrative Nutrition). Using this link to take a course https://sldr.page.link/BiaDh with this code IONARRUDISILLXIIN will be life changing.

Iona also writes wellness articles, hosts podcasts and delivers motivational speaking. If you’re ready to revitalize your leadership, transforming burnout into power and restoring health to wholeness book Iona for your next engagement.