WIB: Reflect. Share. Grow.

Description

Join us for Reflect. Share. Grow., a transformative Women in Business event designed to empower and connect women at all stages of their professional journeys.

• Entrepreneurs: Discover new ideas and make connections that can help you scale your business.
• Professionals: Network with peers across various industries and learn from their experiences.
• Aspiring Leaders: Find motivation and guidance from established women in business.

This engaging affair offers a unique blend of reflection, knowledge sharing, and growth opportunities, creating an inspiring environment for personal and professional development.

What to Expect:

10:00 am - 10:30 am   Registration & networking  

10:30 am - 10:50 am   Welcome & Introductions

10:50 am - 11:35 am  Special guest: Lynne Hughes, Founder & CEO, Comfort Zone Camp

11:35 am - 11:45 am  Break & Lunch Pickup

11:45 am -  12: 45 pm  Roundtable Discussions and Activity

• Reflect:Engage in activities and discussions that encourage self-reflection and insights into your personal and professional experiences.
  • Beth Moore Shenton, Lake Anna Wellness Studio
  • Paula Boyland, Cracked Pot Creativity Coaching
  • Michelle Fowler, Transformative Coaching
• Share:Bring a book that has profoundly impacted your journey, write a special message inside, and exchange it with another attendee. Share your wisdom and gain new inspiration from others.
  • Casey Hollins, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
• Grow: Connect with like-minded women, expand your network, and participate in meaningful conversations that can propel your career and business forward.

Lynne Hughes is a nationally recognized grief expert and has worked with adults, children and teens coping with loss and life transitions. Lynne is the Founder and CEO of Comfort Zone Camp, a national non-profit organization based in Richmond, Virginia that offers free weekend bereavement camps for children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. Since 1999, Comfort Zone Camp has helped over 24,000 grieving children.

Hughes has been profiled in numerous media outlets, including, TIME Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Parade magazine, People magazine and Parents magazine, and has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today Show, CBS news, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN and NPR among others and is a contributor for the Huffington Post. Her book You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk about Life after the Loss of a Loved One, was published in 2005 by Scholastic Press.

Hughes was honored as a 2024 Virginia Business Women in Leadership Award, 2023 M&M Flipping The Status Quo Winner and Richmond Times Dispatch Person of the Year honoree in 2019. She was also honored as one of the New York Times 2024 Women in Leadership; Redbook’s Mothers and Shakers 2002, awarded to 12 women (including Laura Bush) who have helped to improve the quality of life in the United States. The Richmond YWCA named Lynne Outstanding Woman of the Year in the Human Relations category in April 2006. Lynne was also a keynote speaker to 10,000 people at the Million Dollar Round Table’s Annual Convention held for the premier life insurance and financial planners from around the world.