Breakout Sessions
The Courageous Conversation
Krishna Powell, HR For Your Small Biz
Turning Workplace Conflict Into Opportunity
Difficult conversations are often the conversations that matter most. Whether addressing workplace conflict, providing feedback, advocating for yourself, or navigating challenging relationships, the ability to communicate with courage and confidence is a critical leadership skill. This interactive session equips women with practical tools to approach difficult conversations with clarity, empathy, and purpose. Attendees will learn how to transform conflict into opportunities for growth, stronger relationships, and positive outcomes.
The Hidden Signal in Every No
Amy Radin, Instructor, NYU
What Pushback Is Really Telling You
Most leaders treat resistance as a problem. Resistance is information—a live signal where credibility breaks down, and informal power overrides stated values. McKinsey and Lean In data find 37% of women leaders say a coworker got credit for their ideas, versus 27% of men—and 40% say work went unrecognized in performance reviews. Attendees leave with a practical framework about credibility, gaps, & hidden influence roles—and questions to ask the next time they hit a wall.
Flush The Fear
Beth Allen, DIY HIP Chicks
This program is part memoir and part kick in the butt...
...for you to see and believe that you are more capable than you imagined. More resourceful than you've been told. More resilient that you realized. And worthy of living a life that isn't limited by fear. Because Beth's goal isnt' to just create better homeowners, but to create women who trust themselves enough to tackle whatever life places in front of them. Sometimes that's a broken toilet. Sometimes it's a broken heart. The right tools work for both.
Navigating the Sandwich Generation
Nicole Smith, Daughterhood
The Fraud, The Falls, The Framework
Women provide the majority of unpaid caregiving while raising kids and working full time, the Sandwich Generation. Navigating the legal, medical, financial, logistical, and emotional aspects of caregiving can quickly become overwhelming. Knowing how to approach the conversation around aging and understanding the critical documents to put in place can save families time, money, and significant stress. Be prepared for caregiver creep or the crisis call by being informed.
Stop Being The Best Kept Secret In The Room
Kapu Patel, You Shine Mindset Coaching
Many women do not need more credentials, more preparation, or more proof.
They need visibility to match the value they already bring. This high driven, interactive workshop is for accomplished women who are tired of being respected but not remembered, relied on but not recognized, and capable but not chosen. A Visibility Audit and mindset reframing lab, will identify where attendees feel unseen and how to self-advocate in their personal and professional lives. It's not about becoming louder. It's about becoming strategically visible.
Menopause Is More Than Hot Flashes
Jenna Richardson, Princeton Integrative Health
The Midlife Capacity Crisis
Menopause and perimenopause impact far more than hormones. They affect the brain, nervous system, energy, emotions, sleep, confidence, and overall capacity. Many high-performing women suddenly find themselves exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, or feeling like they are “losing themselves,” without understanding why. This session reframes menopause as not simply a hormonal transition, but a profound shift in physiology, stress resilience, identity, and leadership capacity. Attendees will gain practical tools to support energy, resilience, and sustainable wellbeing.
Learn By Doing: How To Build Momentum...
Catherine Connelly, Connelly Ventures, LLC
...When You Don't Have All The Answers
Whether you're pursuing a new opportunity, leading through change, exploring AI, or considering a career pivot, it's easy to feel stuck waiting for the "right" answer. In this session, you will learn how to use experiments to reduce risk, build momentum, and make progress before you feel fully ready. Participants will leave with actionable strategies for navigating uncertainty, learning faster, and creating new opportunities in their careers and organizations.
AI at Work
Lindsay Fitzpatrick, Future Fluency Labs
How Women Leaders Can Stay Visible, Trusted, And Ready
AI is changing how work gets done, how decisions are supported, and how talent becomes visible. For women leaders, AI readiness is becoming a leadership skill: it's more important than ever to know when to use AI, what needs review, and how to stay trusted. This session will offer practical language and examples to help attendees identify useful AI opportunities, recognize judgment risks, and lead with clarity in an AI-shaped workplace.
The Invisible Power Shift
Kelly Lynn Adams, KLA Productions
Change Perception, Command The Room, & Cultivate Undeniable Power
The Invisible Power Shift teaches you to harness the unseen forces that shape how you're perceived, heard, and respected. In this workshop, you will shift your perception and uncover the invisible beliefs and patterns silently holding you back from your full power; command the Room to master your presence, energy, and communication that makes people lean in. You will build the magnetic confidence that attracts opportunities, influence, and impact.