Making an Impact Summit

When:

Start: Mar 07, 2025 at 10:00 am
End: Mar 07, 2025 at 05:00 pm

Where:

Virtual (Zoom)
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Ticket Price:

$295

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International Women’s Day – Making an Impact Summit

Come join us on Friday, March 7th, 2025, for our International Women’s Day Virtual Summit reflecting on Women Making an Impact in their Careers and through Impactful Leadership. It will be a full day of leadership development training with six panel discussions, starting at 10am Eastern, 7am Pacific! Topics that will be discussed by our amazing panelists:

Career Planning & Pivots
Managing Obstacles & Uncertainty
Career Risks & Opportunities
Enabling Talent & Growth
Being an Impactful Leader
Executive Skills & Training

Virtual Ticket Price: $295
Event + Career Coaching Session: $695 (60 minute 1×1 coaching session scheduled post-event)
Group (10) Tickets: $5995 (10 Tickets to the Event + 10 Career Coaching Sessions)

No Heels Required. Everyone is welcome to attend our events, regardless of their footwear preferences 😉

Continuing Education. We will provide a certificate of completion after attending the event for 8hrs of Leadership Training if requested. Please let us know if you’d like us to reach out to a particular organization/association to confirm continuing education credits, and if you need a certificate.

Recording of Sessions. Each panel will be recorded. We can share the links to the on-demand videos after the event to registered attendees who missed sessions or want to rewatch a session.

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

Women Making an Impact (Eastern Time):

9:45-10:00am: Check-in
Check-in on the Zoom platform and grab your favorite beverage for a great day of inspiring advice from our amazing executive panelists

10:00-10:15am: Event Kick-off
Our Mistress of Ceremonies will kick-off the day with an overview of the importance of Leadership Development and Making an Impact.

10:15-11:00am: Panel: Career Planning & Pivots
Hear executives discuss how career planning and career pivots impacted their careers, how important mentors and supporters were for their careers, how they set career goals, advice on career changes, and insights on negotiating a promotion.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Tiffany Willis, VP, Investor Relations & ESG Engagement, Starbucks, Kelli Pierce, SVP, Operational Excellence, Mastercard, Jane Lee, Managing Director, Business Marketing, United Airlines, Ronita Mathias, SVP, Corporate Finance, Verizon, Liz Stanton, VP, Financial Planning, Delta Air Lines

11:15-12:00pm: Panel: Managing Obstacles & Mishaps
Hear executives discuss their biggest career obstacles and how they overcame them (Work-Life Balance, Job Loss, Losing Career Direction, Lacking the right Experience, etc.). In addition to top career mishaps and how they avoided and/or embraced career them.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Stacy Lippa, VP, Supply Chain, Nordstrom Rack, Kristi Carlson, VP, Digital Technology, Kendra Scott, Claudia Spinelli, SVP, Animation, Nickelodeon, Jill Marchick, VP, Consumer Insights, Applebee’s

12:15pm-1:00pm: Panel: Career Risks & Opportunities
Hear executives discuss how they managed through some risky career decisions and seized the right opportunities for their professional and personal development.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Kathleen Fiorello, SVP, Partnerships, American Express, Kelly Eldracher, VP, Corporate Operations, Domino’s Pizza, Jasmine Bellamy, VP, Community & Culture, Reebok, Yoana Land, CFO, Transformation, L’Oreal, Ciara Dilley, VP, Brands, Lays & Quaker, Pepsico

1:00-2:00pm: Lunch
Enjoy a long break and grab something for lunch

2:00-3:45pm: Panel: Enabling Talent & Growth
Hear executives discuss how they became effective leaders, strengthened their team engagement through enhanced leadership skills, and enabled their team members to grow.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Rebecca Dooley, VP, Digital, Estee Lauder, Angelique Okeke, Global VP, Legal, Nike, Stefania Gvillo, SVP, Chief Analytics & Insights, Domino’s Pizza, Venessa Yates, SVP & GM, Walmart+, Christa Small, Chief Restaurant Officer, McDonald’s

3:00-3:45 pm: Panel: Impactful & Versatile Leadership
Hear executives discuss how to lead and inspire people, the importance of emotional and cultural intelligence, how to manage through internal and external change, and communicating a clear vision.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Sandhya Pillay, Customer VP, The Coca-Cola Company, Amy Lehman, SVP, Advertising Platforms, Disney & ESPN, Janice Chopra, Chief Commercial Officer, Tropicana, Alison Hinds-Pearl, Chief Compliance Officer, Revlon

4:00-5:00pm: Panel: Building Executive Skills
Hear executives discuss how they developed leadership skills throughout their career journey, insights on becoming more visible and recognizable within their organizations and how to manage the perception of their value.
Former Panelists (2024 Event): Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability, United Airlines, Stacey Maris, SVP, Secretary, & Chief Privacy, AT&T, Clay Helm, VP, Brand & Communications, IBM, Shelly O’Callaghan, EVP, Counsel, Dairy Queen

5:00pm: Wrap-up

We are working on our 2025 speakers. We'll update our list of speakers in January of 2025. Please see below for our list of speakers for our 2024 event:

9:00-10:00 am: Career Planning & Pivots

Tiffany Willis, VP, Investor Relations & ESG, Starbucks
Tina Iglio, MD, Corporate Strategy, Delta Air Lines
Kelli Pierce, SVP, Operational Excellence, Mastercard
Ronita Mathias, SVP, Corporate Finance, Verizon
Jane Lee, MD, Business Marketing, United Airlines

10:00-10:15 am: Break

10:15-11:00 am: Managing Obstacles & Uncertainty

Stacy Lippa, VP, Supply Chain, Nordstrom Rack
Kristi Carlson, VP, Digital Technology, Kendra Scott
Claudia Spinelli, SVP, Animation, Nickelodeon
Jill Marchick, VP, Insights & Analytics, Applebee’s

11:00-11:15 am: Break

11:15-12:15 pm: Following Non-linear Paths

Kathleen Fiorello, SVP, Partnerships, American Express
Jasmine Bellamy, VP, Community & Culture, Reebok
Ciara Dilley, VP, Brands, Lays & Quaker, Pepsico
Yoana Land, CFO, Transformation, L'Oreal
Kelly Eldracher, VP, Corporate Ops, Domino's Pizza

12:15-12:45 pm: Lunch

12:45-1:45 pm: Enabling Talent & Growth

Rebecca Dooley, VP, Digital, Estee Lauder
Angelique Okeke, Global VP, Legal, Nike
Stefania Gvillo, SVP, Chief Analytics, Domino's Pizza
Venessa Yates, SVP & GM, Walmart+

1:45-2:00 pm: Break

2:00-2:45 pm: Impactful & Versatile Leadership

Janice Chopra, Chief Commercial Officer, Tropicana
Amy Lehman, SVP, Advertising Platforms, Disney & ESPN
Sandhya Pillay, Customer VP, The Coca-Cola Company

2:45-3:00 pm: Break

3:00:-4:00 pm: Building Executive Skills

Stacey Maris, SVP, Secretary, & Chief Privacy, AT&T
Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability, United Airlines
Clay Helm, VP, Brand & Communications, IBM
Iris Diaz, Chief Marketing Officer, Dallas Mavericks
Shelly O'Callaghan, EVP, General Counsel, Int'l Dairy Queen

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Event Ticket Options:

Virtual: $295
Includes: Virtual access to the event via a Zoom Link. (You can add 1x1 coaching sessions as a follow-up for the event by selecting Coaching Session Add-ons)

Event + Student: $495
Includes: 1 regular virtual ticket + 1 student ticket for a grade school or college student (for anyone who'd like to have their young daughter join or sponsor a college student from their alma mater).

Event + 1×1 Coach: $495
Includes: Virtual ticket to the event and a 60-minute Career Coaching Session (virtual via Zoom) after the event with one of our Career Coaches. The Coaching Session will be conducted within 90 days after the event, based on your needs.

Event + Two 1×1’s: $995
Includes: Virtual ticket to the event plus two 60-minute coaching sessions with one of our Career Coaches. The Coaching Sessions will be conducted within 90 days after the event, based on your needs.

Group (10): $5,995
Includes: 10 Virtual Tickets + a Career Coaching Session for each attendees. Take advantage of our group discount rate and a dedicated 1x1 Career Coaching session via Zoom after the event when you purchase 10+ tickets (sold in increments of 10).

Group (100) + Breakout: $29,995
Includes: 100 Virtual Tickets to the event, plus a dedicated 40-Minute Breakout session for team members during lunch, and a dedicated Zoom Manager & Event Planner for breakout session. (Sold in increments of 100).

Optional Ticket Add-ons:

60-Minute Executive Coach Session: $495 - 60-minute coaching session with one of our Executive Coaches.

60-Minute Career Assessment: $595 - 60-minute coaching session with one of our Career Coaches. Includes 4 worksheets for pre-work and post-work.

Resume & LinkedIn Profile Refresh: $895 - have your LinkedIn profile updated by a LinkedIn professional to optimize how you display your specialized skills (includes two 30-minute virtual sessions).

Maternity Leave Prep & Career Planning: $2995 – Get prepared for maternity leave and your career planning with six 60-minute sessions – two before maternity leave and four after you return to work with one of our experienced coaches.

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Tickets

Ticket Type	Price	Spaces
Virtual Ticket	$295.00
Event + Student	$495.00
Event + 1x1 Coach	$695.00
Event + Two 1x1's	$995.00
Group (10) Tickets	$5,995.00
Group (100) + Breakout	$29,995.00
Add-on: Executive Coach	$495.00
Add-on: Career Assessment	$595.00
Add-on: LinkedIn & Resume Refresh	$895.00
Add-on: Maternity Leave Coaching	$2,995.00

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