Speakers

Carrie Vanston helps executives, business owners, and professionals to connect with their passion, power up their mindset, and supercharge their impact so they can meet and exceed their goals with joy and fulfillment.

Carrie co-authored the award-winning book MiniTrends and her articles have appeared in such publications as Texas CEO Magazine and Austin Business Journal.

She is a popular keynote speaker on being a more energized, visionary leader and has made presentations to Fortune 500 companies, associations, government agencies, human resource groups, and universities. She also speaks on how intentional travel can transform your business and life.

Carrie previously led the popular MiniTrends Conference Series at Technology Futures, Inc (TFI). She is presently a TFI Board Member and an Advisor with its non-profit Art 84.

She is a National Speakers Association (NSA) Austin Board Member and 2024 Austin Business JournalWomen in Business Honoree. She directed the Association of Corporate Growth's Austin C-Suite Roundtable for 2 years and was a National Adviser and Austin Board Member of Cultures in Action.

Carrie is an Certified Leadership Coach, Certified Travel Coach, Accredited ICF Coach (PCC), Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), and a Professional Speaker with NSA.

On the personal side, she loves to dance, travel, and spend time with her two sons.

Cedar Park-Leander Rotary sponsored two Leander ISD students in 2025.  Listen to these gifted students as they share the impact of the RYLA experience.

RYLA is a signature Rotary program designed to develop the leadership potential of young people. Born from a vision to empower young leaders, RYLA has grown into a globally recognized leadership development bootcamp. Its inception dates back to 1959 when Rotarians in Queensland, Australia, organized an event to celebrate the centennial of statehood. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and the initiative spread like wildfire, evolving into the structured, impactful program we know today.

Guerry Harris is a CFP® professional. He has over 30 years’ experience in wealth management and served in the U.S. Navy. He earned a degree in Finance from the University of Central Florida and a certificate in Financial Planning from Northwestern University. He is registered as an investment advisor and a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

Guerry joined the Rotary Club of Northwest Austin in April of 2022 and is their current President. He is also the founding member and current President of the Rotary Means Business – Austin Metro Chapter.

He has been married to his wife Michelle for 25 years and they have two adult daughters, and a Great Pyrenees/Lab mix rescue dog named Phoebe.