2020 Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Opening Keynote | Sasha Farmer Tripp, Principal Broker and Owner, Story House Real Estate

Closing Keynote | Dr. Kelli E. Palmer, Head of Global Inclusion & Diversity and Corporate Citizenship, CFA Institute

Sasha Farmer Tripp, Story House Real Estate
Kelli Palmer, CFA Institute

Virtual Breakout Session 1 – Choose one

Connecting is the New Networking: Building Relationships that Matter
Shanna Kabatznik | Career

Key Takeaways:

  • Easy conversation starters to overcome fear in a room full of strangers
  • How to pivot from networking to connecting
  • How to leave any event with strong, new, business connections
  • A clear way to answer the question “What do you do?”

How to Enhance Productivity in Your Organization: The Importance of Workplace Stress Management
Dr. Jessica Norris | Health

Key Takeaways:

  • How work-related chronic stress affects your mind and body on a scientific level
  • Ways to cultivate and sustain a workplace culture that prioritizes wellness from a personal and organizational level
  • How to proactively manage stress to achieve optimal health, wellness, and happiness!

Cultivating Connections: The Art of Human Exchange
Marne Power | Life

Key Takeaways:

  • What a transaction (reciprocal exchange) looks like
  • The four different transactional personalities
  • How different personalities approach exchange

Financial Fitness: A 2020 Vision for Prosperous Living
Libby Edwards-Allbaugh | Money

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding & creating better spending habits
  • Practical real world financial tips that you can use / start tomorrow
  • Resolutions to make 2020 a Financial Success

Virtual Breakout Session 2 – Select one

Unlocking the Courage to Create Work that Lights You Up
Elizabeth Derby | Career

Key Takeaways:

  • A three-part process for building your creative confidence
  • Tools to rewrite the stories that keep you playing small
  • An action plan to kickstart your courage and create a life that lights you up

Embracing Your Cons: The Importance of Connecting to Self
Kathleen Dubovsky | Health

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand the important role a healthy dialogue with one’s body has in nurturing connection to self
  • Receive a guide to begin the process of defining and implementing a self-care ritual
  • Gain an understanding of how to begin to strengthen the connection with one’s intuitive self

The Power of the Breath: For Balance, Connection, and Growth
Cecelia Baum | Life

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn breathing techniques proven to relieve stress and improve mood, mental focus, and performance
  • Expand your capacity for empathy, connection, and meaningful relationships
  • Increase balance in a busy, over-scheduled life

The Currency of Plenty: Thriving Beyond Your Circumstances
Dr. Jaronda Miller-Bryant | Money

Key Takeaways:

  • The definition of a “plenty mindset” and an understanding of when to employ this strategy (The currency of plenty is free!)
  • An opportunity to practice the art of reframing and utilizing the currency of plenty
  • The power to tap into and manifest the positive outcomes of a financial circumstance rather than dwelling on the potential negative outcomes