This affair brings together women-owned businesses and advocates, features networking and includes:

• The WBCS Annual Meeting

• Roundtable discussions on a variety of business topics led by WBE (Women's Business Enterprise), like yours truly

• A stellar keynote luncheon featuring Lisa Carrington Firmin, a combat-tested retired USAF colonel turned entrepreneur

If your interest is piqued, learn more. Since there is no time like the present, and this is a once-a-year opportunity, give rise to the moment and join this fantastic gathering of movers and shakers.

Registration online is now closed but, you can still register on-site. And YES, all are welcome! See you there!

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Q2 Chapter Meeting: Career Ladder or Career Lattice – What’s Your Next Move?

A career ladder is like climbing the traditional stairs of progress within a specific field, while a career lattice lets you branch out, explore different roles, and zigzag your way to success across the industry.

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Empathy Matters: The Inclusion of Belonging

As leaders of our lives and organizations, how we motivate others sets the cultural tone of our personal and professional brand. In this highly interactive session, participants check in on their self-empathy so that what they want matches what we all want: to be seen, heard, and understood. Explore aspects of empathy-based leadership through the lens of authenticity, influence, and cross-cultural connection.

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Hidden Powers: Unveiling the Strength of Empathy in Our Lives, Work, and Communities.

Empathy, to be seen, heard, and understood, is something that we all want. In our conversation, we demystify what we all want, explore the importance of putting yourself first, and uncover how to put empathy into practice.  

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SLATE and Beyond: Mentoring Skills Refresher

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Empathy Circle #4: How Might We Build the Empathy Movement?

Employees and customers are both business partners and shareholders. Join Alicia as she shares perspectives on how to view and understand the unique experience of one another and advance conversations with personal insights that pave the way for employee retention, ensure loyalty from our best customers, and increase sales and revenue.

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As we continue to endure the global health crisis together, the practice of empathy is paramount. Join Alicia to learn guiding principles toward better understanding ourselves and one another during this period of prolonged isolation. In addition, she shares practical advice that helps us connect more profoundly and advance critical conversations in our lives, work, and communities.

The ongoing global health crisis has taught us a lot about one another, and more importantly, ourselves. At the forefront of these learnings is our ability to practice empathy. Alicia shares perspectives on how to view and understand the unique experience of one another and advance conversations with personal insights that pave the way for employee retention, ensure loyalty from our best customers, and increase sales and revenue.