Limitless Possibilities

2023

Thank You

On behalf of BW NICE and the WEC Organizing Committee, we would like to express our gratitude to all the attendees, sponsors, and speakers who made our 3rd annual Women’s Empowerment Conference a tremendous success! Your presence and participation made the day truly inspiring and empowering. We hope you left with newfound insights, a network of valuable connections, and a renewed sense of purpose. Thank you, again, for helping us empower women to reach their full potential and seize their limitless possibilities! We look forward to seeing you all again next year for another amazing conference!

Conference Highlights

A beautiful venue, the Bridgewater Manor
Networking with like-minded business owners
Welcome messages from the BW NICE Founder & Conference Sponsors
A delicious breakfast
Two Keynote Speakers, Eva Grayzel and Melissa Boggs
Educational Breakout Sessions with dynamic speakers
Vendor tables!

Conference Photography by April Ludwig

Thank You to All of Our Speakers

“TONGUE-TIED:
A Story Not Silenced”

presented by Keynote Speaker Eva Grayzel

Eva Grayzel’s firsthand account of hardships unanticipated and overcome; courage unknown and discovered; a mother’s love tested and triumphant, humanizes the patient experience and inspires audiences professionally and personally. Learn more about Eva.

“Everything I Needed to Know about Possibility, I Learned from Rollerskating”

presented by Keynote Speaker Melissa Boggs

Melissa Boggs is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, and employee experience designer. She is the host of the “Wild Hearts at Work” podcast, a roller skater, and an ardent defender of the Oxford Comma. Learn more about Melissa.

Melinda Hartrum

Ripple Effects: Money, Kids & Wealth

Women have numerous roadblocks – cultural, institutional, systematic, and emotional – on their journey to build wealth. We can defeat these blocks by shifting the dialogue about women’s economic future with a transformative focus on wealth. During this presentation, Melinda will focus on three areas – the truth about women and money, defeating generational wealth blockers, and Moms as powerful wealth builders. Learn how women with financial power can change the world. Learn more about Melinda.

Karen Ann Bulluck

The Power of Imagination
and Creativity in Business

Innovation is the cornerstone of a successful business, but what happens when you get stuck, can’t find new ideas, or run out of steam? How do you unleash the power of imagination? As a bestselling author, Karen knows how to be creative. She will share specific tools to unlock your creativity and techniques to discern workable ideas from those that belong in the fiction world. You’ll walk away better equipped to harness your imagination to fuel your business. Learn more about Karen Ann.

Donna Price

Cycling Can Change Your Outlook

Biking empowered women in the 1800s, and it continues to be a vehicle of empowerment. Many of us rode our bikes as kids but as adults, we’ve given it up. Donna shares how to get back on your bike and use it as a place for mental health, physical fitness and overall well-being. Donna will bring her favorite bikes and share biking basics, types of bikes, bike resources in the area and how to get back on your bike. You don’t have to be able to ride a century, just 30-60 minutes can impact your wellness. This basic bike workshop will answer all of your questions so that you feel confident and empowered walking into a bike shop! Learn more about Donna.

Debbie Weiss

Unlock Your Potential and Take
Control of Your Life

We often use our circumstances as an excuse for what we can or can’t do in our personal and professional lives. When we take ownership of our lives, everything can change. In this session, participants will learn how thoughts can distort reality, how to overcome fear and trust your intuition. By the end of the session, participants will have practical tools that they can use right away to stop letting their circumstances control their lives. Learn more about Debbie.

Donna Miller

Mastering Influence: Your Path to Success

Your brand is built on your story. When you build your brand, you elevate your leadership status. As you excel as a leader you become an influencer. As an influencer, you become a thought leader, trusted advisor, and a go-to resource. During this engaging and inspiring presentation, Donna will dive into the importance of building your confidence, walk you through the process of crafting your story, and help you capitalize on brand influence. She’ll also share strategies on building your platform, attracting partners, and creating influence that ultimately closes more sales and converts clients to cash. Learn more about Donna.

Rosanne DeTorres

From Frazzled to Focused: The Myth of Having it All

Lady Boss! Like us, you believe women can achieve anything we put our minds to! We are strong, capable, and powHERful, but for most women business owners doing it alone: It is hard, lonely, and exhausting. Women build empires while supporting all those who count on you – your family, your friends, your team … the PTA! You can be pulled in 80 different directions and often question if you are making the right decisions or executing the right behaviors to get where you want to go. If that sounds familiar, then this presentation is for YOU! Learn tips and tricks used to successfully manage and integrate career with personal life, setting priorities, and how to focus on what’s most important to achieve success. Learn more about Rosanne.

Personal & Professional Growth

Melinda Hartrum

Ripple Effects: Money, Kids & Wealth

Women have numerous roadblocks – cultural, institutional, systematic, and emotional – on their journey to build wealth. We can defeat these blocks by shifting the dialogue about women’s economic future with a transformative focus on wealth. During this presentation, Melinda will focus on three areas – the truth about women and money, defeating generational wealth blockers, and Moms as powerful wealth builders. Learn how women with financial power can change the world. Learn more about Melinda.

Debbie Weiss

Unlock Your Potential and Take
Control of Your Life

We often use our circumstances as an excuse for what we can or can’t do in our personal and professional lives. When we take ownership of our lives, everything can change. In this session, participants will learn how thoughts can distort reality, how to overcome fear and trust your intuition. By the end of the session, participants will have practical tools that they can use right away to stop letting their circumstances control their lives. Learn more about Debbie.

Innovation & Creativity

Karen Ann Bulluck

The Power of Imagination
and Creativity in Business

Innovation is the cornerstone of a successful business, but what happens when you get stuck, can’t find new ideas, or run out of steam? How do you unleash the power of imagination? As a bestselling author, Karen knows how to be creative. She will share specific tools to unlock your creativity and techniques to discern workable ideas from those that belong in the fiction world. You’ll walk away better equipped to harness your imagination to fuel your business. Learn more about Karen Ann.

Donna Miller

Mastering Influence: Your Path to Success

Your brand is built on your story. When you build your brand, you elevate your leadership status. As you excel as a leader you become an influencer. As an influencer, you become a thought leader, trusted advisor, and a go-to resource. During this engaging and inspiring presentation, Donna will dive into the importance of building your confidence, walk you through the process of crafting your story, and help you capitalize on brand influence. She’ll also share strategies on building your platform, attracting partners, and creating influence that ultimately closes more sales and converts clients to cash. Learn more about Donna.

Health & Wellbeing

Donna Price

Cycling Can Change Your Outlook

Biking empowered women in the 1800s, and it continues to be a vehicle of empowerment. Many of us rode our bikes as kids but as adults, we’ve given it up. Donna shares how to get back on your bike and use it as a place for mental health, physical fitness and overall well-being. Donna will bring her favorite bikes and share biking basics, types of bikes, bike resources in the area and how to get back on your bike. You don’t have to be able to ride a century, just 30-60 minutes can impact your wellness. This basic bike workshop will answer all of your questions so that you feel confident and empowered walking into a bike shop! Learn more about Donna.

Rosanne DeTorres

From Frazzled to Focused: The Myth of Having it All

Lady Boss! Like us, you believe women can achieve anything we put our minds to! We are strong, capable, and powHERful, but for most women business owners doing it alone: It is hard, lonely, and exhausting. Women build empires while supporting all those who count on you – your family, your friends, your team … the PTA! You can be pulled in 80 different directions and often question if you are making the right decisions or executing the right behaviors to get where you want to go. If that sounds familiar, then this presentation is for YOU! Learn tips and tricks used to successfully manage and integrate career with personal life, setting priorities, and how to focus on what’s most important to achieve success. Learn more about Rosanne.