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, from coast-to-coast, 10am to 5pm Eastern Time, 7am to 2pm Pacific Time! 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

International Women’s Day Brunches: In addition to our virtual event on Friday, March 7th, we are hosting brunches in 20+ cities on Saturday, March 8th for International Women’s Day from 11am-2pm with 3 panel discussions, 3 food courses and 3 brunch cocktails. Check our events page for our full list of cities and event pages (https://sharpheels.com/events). If you don’t see your city listed, please let us know and we’ll look at adding another city. Please bring your family and friends!

Virtual Ticket Price: $295
Mother/Daughter Virtual: $495
Virtual (3/7) + Brunch (3/8): $595
Virtual + Coaching Session: $695 (60 minute 1×1 coaching session scheduled post-event)
Mother/Daughter Virtual (3/7) + Brunch (3/8): $995
Group (10) Tickets (Virtual + Coach): $5995 (10 Tickets to the Virtual Event + 10 Career Coaching Sessions)
Group (100) Virtual + Breakout: $39,995 (100 Tickets to Virtual Event + Dedicated breakout session during lunch)

Family Engagement: Please bring your family and friends. Mothers, daughters, sons, fathers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, co-workers, best friends, neighbors, etc.

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.
Panelists: Stacy Siegal, EVP & Chief Legal Officer, J.Crew, Melody Lee, CMO, Mercedes-Benz USA, Ali Goldstein, President, L’Oreal Paris, USA

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.
Panelists: Sherry Graziano, EVP, Digital & Marketing, Truist, Ann M. Steines, Chief Legal Officer, Nordstrom, Mari Roberts, SVP, Frito-Lay & Quaker, PepsiCo

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.
Panelists: Amala Duggirala, EVP & CIO, USAA, Kimberly Page, EVP & CMO, BET / Paramount, Dara Bazzano, SVP, Chief Accounting, T-Mobile

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.
Panelists: Katrina McGhee, EVP & CMO, American Heart Assoc., Allyson Davis, Head, Women Banking, JPMorgan Chase

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.
Panelists: Lisa Roath, EVP & CMO, Target, Erin Gabrielson, Chief Marketing & Comms, IBM Americas, Nadine Graham, SVP & GM, Ecommerce, Sephora

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.
Panelists: Raji Arasu, Chief Technology Officer, Autodesk, Alicia Tillman, CMO, Delta Air Lines, Andrea Albright, EVP, Sourcing, Walmart

5:00pm: Wrap-up

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Event Ticket Options:

Virtual Ticket: $295
Includes: Virtual access to the event via a Zoom Link + a Certificate of Completion for 8hrs of Leadership Coaching and access to the recording of any sessions you missed. (You can add 1x1 coaching sessions as a follow-up for the event by selecting Coaching Session Add-ons)

Event + Student (Mother/Daughter - Father/Daughter): $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/son join or sponsor a college student from their alma mater).

Virtual + Brunch: $595
Includes: 1 virtual ticket to Friday, March 7th Event + 1 Registration for our IWD Brunch event on March 8th (11am-2pm -- please see individual brunch event pages for speakers and venue locations by city - https://sharpheels.com/events/).

Virtual Event + 1×1 Coach: $695
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.

Mother/Daughter or Father/Daughter (Virtual + Brunch): $995
Includes: Two Virtual Tickets + two Brunch Tickets. (for anyone who'd like to have their young daughter (or son) attend the events with them) Brunch is on March 8th, 11am-2pm -- please see individual brunch event pages for speakers and venue locations by city - https://sharpheels.com/events/.

Group (10) (Virtual + Coach): $5,995
Includes: 10 Virtual Tickets + a Career Coaching Session for each attendee. 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) Virtual + Breakout: $39,995
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:

Coaching Session: $495 - 60-minute coaching session with one of our Executive Coaches or Career Coaches.
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 Coaching: $2995 – Get prepared for maternity leave and your career planning with six career coaching sessions – two before maternity leave and four after you return to work with one of our experienced career coaches to optimize success for your family and your career.

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Ticket Type	Price	Spaces
Virtual Ticket	$295.00
Mother/Daughter (Virtual)	$495.00
Virtual + Brunch	$595.00
Virtual + 1x1 Coach	$695.00
Mother/Daughter (Virtual + Brunch)	$995.00
Group (10) Virtual + Coach	$5,995.00
Group (100) Virtual + Breakout	$39,995.00
Add-on: Coaching Session	$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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