2026 Awards

Karena Dawn

Talent

CEO & Co-Founder, Tone It Up; Founder, The Big Silence

Karena Dawn is the founder and CEO of Tone It Up, the fitness and wellness community she started in 2009 to help women feel strong, supported and connected. Her story has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Create & Cultivate named her to its C&C 100 list for health and wellness. In 2025, she bought the company back to become its sole owner. Karena is also the founder of The Big Silence, a foundation dedicated to breaking the silence around mental health, and host of The Big Silence podcast, where she has honest conversations about healing, hope, mental health, and the things we don't always say out loud. A New York Times bestselling author of three books, including her memoir, ‘The Big Silence’, she is also a certified trainer and nutrition coach, a meditation teacher trained at the Chopra Center, and a keynote speaker. At the Not Alone Summit, Karena will lead a Tone It Up workout and record live episodes of The Big Silence podcast.

Confirmed Summit attendance does not confirm an Awards appearance, performance, or honor.