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Career Summit – Baltimore

Career Summit - Baltimore

Career Summit – Baltimore

When:

Start: Feb 20, 2020 at 08:00 am
End: Feb 20, 2020 at 06:30 pm

Where:

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
550 Light St
Baltimore, MD 21202

Ticket Price:

$295

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Event Details

A Full Day of Career & Leadership Development Training!

SharpHeels Career Summit is a multi-city event designed to educate professionals with a passion for advancing their careers. Join SharpHeels and an intimate group of your peers to hear local leaders and career experts discuss topics such as:

  • Successful Career Planning
  • Overcoming Career Obstacles
  • Being an Impactful Leader
  • Enhancing Executive Presence

And roll-up your sleeves for workshops between panel discussions on:

  • Creating an Impactful Career Plan
  • Building Your Professional Brand
  • Prioritizing Your Financial Success

In addition, you’ll get:

  • Professional headshots taken to use on Linkedin.
  • Learn and Network with like-minded professionals.
  • SharpHeels Tote Bag with Worksheets
  • Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and wine.

Ticket Price: $295

Limited seats available, so register today. And remember to bring lots of business cards!

Parking not included. The ticket does not include parking or transportation. We will offer some suggestions at the hotel (valet & self-parking options), but we suggest public transportation, car-pooling or ride-sharing apps.

No Refund Policy. Registration fees for SharpHeels Events are non-refundable. A registrant may transfer their registration to another SharpHeels event or transfer the registration to another person with at least 72 hours notice.

Inclement Weather Policy. In the event of dangerous weather conditions, SharpHeels may postpone an event. Postponements will be communicated via email and also posted online, as soon as the information is made available.

Panel Discussions & Workshops:

8:00-8:30 am: Check-in & Breakfast
Check-in at the registration desk and pick-up your badge and tote bag, and then enjoy some coffee, tea, breakfast sandwiches and danishes before the day kicks-off! Headshots will be taken during breakfast, lunch and each break.

8:30-9:00 am: Kick-off
Our Mistress of Ceremonies will kick-off the day with an overview of the importance of Career Planning and Leadership Development and will discuss the panels and workshops for the day.

9:00-9:45 am: Successful Career Planning
Hear female executives discuss how career planning impacted their careers, how important mentors and supporters were for their careers, how they set goals and advice on negotiating a promotion.
Panelists: Melissa Carnrick, VP, HR, Stanley Black & Decker, Katy Rowell, VP, IT & Product Dev, Prometric, Heike Gillman, Vice President, Sysco Corp, Lead: Kathryn Cloyd, VP, Constellation Credit

10:00-11:00 am: Workshop: Career Planning (Plan/Goals)
Conducted by a career coach, the career planning workshop and worksheets are designed to help attendees build an easy career plan for the short-term (1 yr), mid-term (2-5 yrs) and long term (5 yrs+) goals. Attendees will also be asked to set and accomplish at least 3 career action items over the next 6-12 months. (If you attended a SharpHeels Career Summit last year, please try to bring last year’s worksheets)

11:15-12:00 pm: Overcoming Career Obstacles
Hear female executives discuss their biggest career obstacles and how they overcame them (Work-Life Balance, Office Politics, Bad Performance Review, Job Loss, Losing Career Direction, Changing Career Path, Over-Worked and Underpaid, Lacking the right education/experience, etc.)
Panelists: Jen Herwig, VP, Human Resources, Constellation, Jennifer Lowry, VP, Finance, McCormick, Lead: Elizabeth Jorgensen, SVP, Bus. Dev, Sodexo

12:00-12:45 pm: Lunch
Enjoy a long break and snack on some wraps and market fresh salad while you network with other attendees. Headshots will be taken during lunch and each break.

12:45-1:45 pm: Workshop: Money Matters
In this workshop you’ll learn financial literacy and the importance of financial independence, in addition to smart ways to save money, manage your budget, invest, prepare for unexpected expenses, and plan for yearly bonuses & raises.

2:00-2:45 pm: Being an Impactful Leader
Hear female executives discuss the most important qualities of a good leader, how to manage people by influence, even if you’re not a manager, and how to always put your team members and customer first.
Panelists: Candace Osunsade, SVP & CAO, National Aquarium, Jami Dunbar, VP, Apparel, Under Armour, Lead: Jarnell Swecker, SVP & CMO, United Way of C. MD

3:00-4:00 pm: Workshop: Leadership Success
Conducted by an executive coach, this workshop will train attendees on the key success factors for climbing the corporate ladder, how to build your professional brand, and how to be a thought leader at your company and in your industry.

4:15-5:00 pm: Enhancing Executive Presence
Hear female executives discuss how they became executives and how they manage large organizations from the company strategy to the company culture.
Panelists: Kate Schulze, SVP & Chief Ethics, Transamerica, Elizabeth Schaeffer, VP, Global HR Ops, Merkle, Tracy Brandys, SVP, Market Manager, Entercom, Lead: Beth Dolce, VP, Finance & Ops, Ciena

5:00-6:30 pm: Networking Happy Hour
Enjoy wine and appetizers while you network with attendees and speakers.


Jami Dunbar
VP, Apparel
Under Armour


Candace Osunsade
SVP & CAO
National Aquarium


Kate Schulze
SVP & Chief Ethics
Transamerica


Elizabeth Schaeffer
VP, Global HR Ops
Merkle


Jen Herwig
VP, Human Resources
Constellation


Jennifer Lowry
VP, Finance
McCormick


Melissa Carnrick
VP, HR
Stanley Black & Decker


Heike Gillman
Vice President
Sysco Corp


Jarnell Swecker
SVP & CMO
United Way of C. MD


Tracy Brandys
SVP, Market Manager
Entercom


Katy Rowell
VP, IT & Product Dev
Prometric


Beth Dolce
VP, Finance & Ops
Ciena


Elizabeth Jorgensen
SVP, Business Dev
Sodexo


Kathryn Cloyd
VP
Constellation Credit

We love working with dynamic forward-thinking partners – companies whose passion and insight enhance and grow our mission.  If you're interested in being a sponsor for this event, please contact our event team.

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