Women's Business Summit

Oct. 19, 2023

NEW LOCATION - The Box

631 WaTiki Way | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Elevate, recharge, & fuel your business journey at the 12th Annual Women's Business Summit!

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The full-day experience boasts our keynote speakers, returning Cindy Maher & Carol Grannis from Leading Edge Coaching, our popular business showcase, the graduation of our Women in Leadership 2023 class, and themes in emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and customer and employee loyalty strategy to help everyone be personal and polished in the entrepreneur and intrapreneur environment.

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We are thrilled to celebrate women making a difference in our communities, supporting women-owned small businesses all while connecting with each other.

TICKETS

Early Bird (Thru Oct. 3) - $149

Regular Ticket (Oct. 4 - Oct. 12) - $169

Table of 8 (Until full) - $1150

BHSU Student - $49

AD-ON MYSTERY RAFFLE

Do you need a relax-cation? This is your chance to win a staycation in the hills. The $10 raffle ticket will benefit the Women's Business Center to help provide scholarships to start-up women entrepreneurs. You do not need to be present to win.

PURCHASE HERE

TICKETS

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Registration Business Showcase/Visit Exhibitors

9:00 - 9:25 a.m.

Welcome & Introductions

9:25 - 10:55 a.m.

Keynote Cindy Maher & Carol Grannis

Workplace Accountability

10:55 - 11:20 a.m.

Networking Break Business Showcase/Visit Exhibitors

11:20 - 11:30 a.m.

15th Anniversary Celebration

11:30 a.m. - Noon

Caitlin Nissen, Owner, Monarch Counseling Center

Teri Corrigan, Owner, Best Life Solutions

EQ & You Workshop

Noon - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch/Networking

12:50 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Energizer Monika Johncour, Timber Ridge Campground

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Kara Hagen, Owner, Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa

Kristen Bell, Owner, Dough Trader Pizza

Leah Braun, Interim Director, Rapid City Municipal Government

Marnie Herrmann, Chief Banking Officer, Security First Bank, Moderator

Creating Culture Panel

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.

10th Women In Leadership Graduation

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Break Business Showcase/Visit Exhibitors

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Keynote Cindy Maher & Carol Grannis

Culture Club

3:30 p.m.

Closing /Door Prizes/ Raffle

"Act Like An Owner"

Driving Accountability In Your Organization

Session 1

Accountability is not about skills or work ethic. It's about courage and initiative. It's about creating a workplace where people don't drop the ball or blame others; they instead solve problems and drive success. It's about deepening the level of psychological safety at work so that people can raise their hands when there is a problem or mistake, not hide it. In this profoundly transformational learning session, you'll begin to notice when you and others are accountable, and when you're not. You'll walk away with a clear recognition of "below and above the line" behaviors, hold others accountable with clear and respectful feedback, and create psychological safety and trust with your colleagues so that they can step into a place of accountability and ownership.Leading Edge founders (and conference favorites!) Cindy Maher and Carol Grannis will blend their signature improvisational scenes with interactive discussions that will enable you to learn from others and form relationships that will last long after the conference has ended.

"Can I Help You?"

Creating A Culture Of Service

Session 2

Every organization has a culture. It just may not be the culture you want or need. In this session, we will explore 7 dimensions of culture that can support employee engagement and customer service (or get in the way). We will create a link between the culture you want to the emotional temperature of your workplace. This is a session that builds on the "Act Like an Owner" workshop, as we dig below the surface of your organizational "body language" and identify ways to strengthen engagement, accountability, and service from the inside-out.

Cindy Maher

Cindy Maher is a co-founding partner and President of Leading Edge Coaching & Development. She leads a powerhouse of talented and comedic instructors who focus on bringing unique leadership learning experiences to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and universities around the U.S. and abroad.

With more than 25 years of experience in leadership education, executive team development, and performance management strategies, Cindy has executed hundreds of organizational development projects for organizations across the globe including: Aetna, the FDA and National Institutes of Health, the States of Connecticut, Minnesota, and California, Case-Western University, US Bank, and many more. Cindy brings best practices and an innovative approach to all of her work whether she is working with a team of senior leaders, delivering keynotes at international conferences, conducting Diversity and Inclusion programs, or implementing organization-wide employee engagement surveys.

Prior to starting up Leading Edge in 2004, Cindy led leadership development programs at ING North America and held a number of senior HR positions at Aetna that included talent management and succession planning for the top 200. You can see Cindy performing improvisational comedy in venues around Connecticut. The combination of her expertise in business, leadership practices, coaching, organizational development and an infectious brand of humor sets her apart from other leadership consultants in the marketplace.

Carol Grannis

Carol Grannis co-founded Leading Edge Coaching and Development in 2003. In August of 2017, Carol left Leading Edge to become Chief Self Esteem Officer of Self Esteem Brands (parent company of Anytime Fitness) in Woodbury, Minnesota. Carol left SEB in December of 2021 and is excited to be back in the consulting world again.

With more than 25 years of experience in leadership development and HR strategies, Carol has worked with clients from a rich variety of industries including pharma, financial services, advertising, government and healthcare across the United States and Canada. Carol’s gift is in building a deep trust with business leaders and executing on the initiatives that will make a difference to their bottom-line and organization’s overall reputation in the marketplace.

Prior to starting up Leading Edge, Carol held senior HR positions at ING Financial Services, Protocare Research and the Chicago Center for Clinical Research. She holds a Masters of Education in Adult Learning and a Doctoral Degree in Organizational Development at University of St. Thomas. Carol feels so much happiness working with her bestie Cindy again.

Do you need a relax-cation?

This is your chance to win a staycation in the hills. The $10 raffle ticket will benefit the Women's Business Center to help provide scholarships to start-up women entrepreneurs.

The drawing will be streamed live on Instagram. Time 3:45 p.m. MT.

1 Entry - $10

5 Entries - $40

* You do not need to be present at the Women's Business Summit to win. This is the same ticket listed in the WBS event. This link if for those who need pay with a different payment method or can not attend the WBS.

Raffle