6th annual SheisMe conference schedule - All Times are pDT

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Becoming the Light After the Darkness

Awakening the STARR WithinThe inspiration behind the STARR framework comes

directly from my children: Sophia, Tiahnah, Amahliah,

Rozaliah, and Ramses. Each embodies a distinct

principle of transformation, collectively forming the

STARR acronym. This framework became my personal

compass, guiding me through the process of healing and

empowerment.

The New Women's Health Movement a discussion with Founder, Lisa Jimenez

The Sovereign Soul: Trusting Your Intuition to Lead a Life of Passion & Purpose

Discover how to activate your intuition as a powerful inner compass for self-leadership. In this transformative talk, you'll learn how to trust your inner wisdom, break free from external validation, and align with your purpose and passion—so you can lead your life with clarity, confidence, and deep spiritual sovereignty. 

Hello Me, It's Nice To Meet You: Unleashing the Power In Purpose. 

True leadership begins with self-discovery. Natasha takes audiences through her powerful FIRE framework to help them:

• Clarify identity and personal brand (Finding Your Essence)
• Align core values with business goals (Ignite Your Vision)
• Balance success with self-care (Reset Your S.E.L.F.)
• Build a confident, future-focused mindset (Elevate Your Mindset)

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Third Time’s a Charm: How Divorce Set Me Up for Success

In this powerful and unfiltered keynote, Ronisha shares the story behind her most unexpected success strategy: divorce. Not once, but twice. With humor, vulnerability, and hard-won wisdom, she unpacks how each failed marriage taught her to choose herself, trust her voice, and redefine what success actually looks like.

Empowered By Faith to Overcome Life Adversities.  Since childhood, I’ve faced forces trying to block my destiny. It took nearly 40 years to learn how to authentically live as a Woman of Color—embracing my identity and purpose. Now I help women of color, 30 and beyond, live their truth without fear, shame, or guilt, healing from emotional and psychological trauma. I believe women are powerful, intelligent, and often misunderstood—and when we rise in faith, we become unstoppable. 

 How I Became the CEO of My Life  When life shifts unexpectedly, we can panic or pivot. In this talk, Keisha L. Blair shares her journey from Electrician and Executive to Entrepreneur, and ultimately CEO of her own life. Through self-awareness, she built the CEO Mindset Framework: Create, Eliminate, Organize. Attendees will learn to build supportive environments, clear distractions, align priorities, and shift from survival to empowerment with tools to rise after setbacks and lead their lives.

Into The Unknown    

Every decision in life comes with uncertainty.  Too often, the fear of "what might happen" holds us back from doing what we know, deep down, truly "must happen."  In this deeply personal talk, Jennifer Hess Williamson shares how the fear of what might happen kept her in a dangerous marriage for far too many years and how facing the unknown ultimately led to freedom.  Through her story, you will discover how to recognize the fears that keep us stuck and gain the courage to mov

Compost & Courage: What a Flower Farm Taught Me About Creativity, Power & Growth From the Ashes  Creating a flower farm isn’t a pastel dream, it’s dirt under your nails, compost in your face, and failed seedlings. It’s a metaphor for what women must reclaim to reimagine family, grow businesses, and challenge broken systems. In this bold session, Kjessie shows creativity is grueling, glorious, and essential, urging women to reclaim it as an antidote to patriarchy and burnout. 

The Joyful Path to Resilience: Turning Your Struggles into Strength and Impact Life doesn’t always go as planned, but challenges can spark your greatest impact. Tammy Gibson shares her journey of resilience after near-death illness and limb loss, revealing how five healing emotions—gratitude, awe, love, compassion, and hope—help us rise. This talk equips women to reframe adversity, reclaim confidence, and turn survival into significance.

Breaking Every Rule I Was Taught To Follow
Raised in rural Ohio with Catholic values, I learned clear lines of right and wrong—but a rebellious spark led me to question every “you can’t.” From coming out and building a family to leaving corporate life after 20 years, my journey is about breaking free from inherited rules and choosing authenticity, courage, and self-written success.

I Can, I Will & I Did: Living Your Life on Your Own Terms
Samina Bari shares what it means to live boldly and authentically, especially in spaces not built for you. As a first-generation American raised by Pakistani and Indian Muslim immigrants, she turned cultural expectations into fuel for leadership. Drawing from her best-selling book, she offers tools to question beliefs, speak without apology, and build a life true to yourself. 

 Stop Proving, Start Leading: The Power of Reclaiming Your Light as a Woman Leader
High-achieving women are taught to push and prove, but at what cost? Dr. KTap, physician, wellness coach, and speaker, shares how her journey through illness to leadership revealed a new way. Attendees will gain tools to break free from burnout and self-doubt, reconnect with mind, body, and spirit, and lead with authenticity, clarity, and purpose. 

unDEfeated: Rising from Refugee Camps to Empower Women & Youth
From civil war in the DRC to years in Ugandan refugee camps, Desange Kuenihira turned survival into purpose. Escaping child marriage, navigating foster care in the U.S., and earning dual degrees, she launched unDEfeated to empower women and youth through education and entrepreneurship. Her journey shows how resilience fuels advocacy and sparks change. 

Silenced No More: The Unstoppable Power of Your Voice
Too often fear, shame, or doubt keep women quiet—but silence steals our power. In this session, Janelle shares her journey and a framework to release limiting lies, reclaim truth, and rise with courage. Attendees will discover how to use their voice as a tool for impact, leadership, and change, leaving with clarity, confidence, and belief their story can transform lives. 

 Money as Freedom: Building Sovereignty in a System Built to Keep Us Small

Women’s financial power has always been under attack. In this conversation, we claim wealth as liberation, breaking cycles of dependency, rewriting success on our terms, and creating systems where women thrive unapologetically.

My Life Purpose
Election night 2024 revealed rising danger for queer people, especially trans women. Hostile laws made visibility riskier, yet I refused to silence my message of positivity, joy, and hope. I accept the risks and remain determined to speak and live publicly for my community with courage. I choose presence over fear, knowing our stories save lives and inspire change. I will be seen!

S.T.O.P to Go: How a Woman in Mid-Life Conquered Shame, Sadness and Guilt by Hiking New Hampshire’s Highest Peaks
After ending a toxic 25-year marriage, Linda Magoon rediscovered independence on New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Confronting guilt and shame after her ex-husband’s arrest, she turned to hiking all 48 summits for healing. Through stories and lessons from the trail, Linda shows how resilience and nature can transform pain into strength. 

Courageously Confident: Becoming the CEO of Your Life
Our brains are wired for survival, not success—fueling fear, doubt, and limiting beliefs. In this talk, Dr. Ashley blends brain science and her journey with progressive vision loss to show how courageous action builds lasting confidence. Audiences will learn practical tools to challenge thoughts, push past comfort zones, and lead boldly as the CEO of their own lives. 

Pinch Me: A Simple Practice to Remember Life Is Working Out
After failed IVF and a stage IV cancer diagnosis, I believed life was punishing me—until a doctor revealed pregnancy would have killed me. That moment shifted everything: life wasn’t against me, it was saving me. Embracing gratitude, love, and trust, I healed and discovered self-love as my greatest medicine. From this, I created Pinch Me, a practice to return to the present and remember life is always working out for you. 

 BEing Whole: Healing the Inner Child While Embracing Your Authentic Self
Coach Shanelle “Adisa” Boyd guides a journey of reflection, storytelling, and embodied practice to release limiting beliefs and awaken self-love. Attendees will honor the little girl within—the keeper of innocence, dreams, and wounds—while exploring the strength of Divine Feminine Energy. This sacred session offers tools to heal, nurture authenticity, and step fully into wholeness. 

 From Survival to Sovereignty: A Recovery Story
Anne Marie once silenced her needs and coped with grey area drinking, a survival tactic that dulled her spirit and creativity. Her turning point came with clarity: alcohol kept her small and disconnected. Recovery wasn’t deprivation—it was dignity, joy, and sovereignty. Now she helps others leave survival behind and reclaim lives of courage, compassion, and creativity. 

The Feminine Revolution: How to Have Love, Health, and Success on Your Terms
Tatiana Dorofieieva shares her journey from illness, burnout, and depression to love, health, and success by aligning with her natural cycle. Through her Female Nature Healing method, she helps women reconnect with their bodies, restore energy, and reclaim balance. This talk shows you can thrive in love, career, and health, without sacrifice, by returning to yourself. 

The Net That Holds Us: Pilina and Resilience
When life gets hard, we often isolate—but true healing comes through connection. Pilina, the Hawaiian word for deep relationship, is the net that holds us. In this heartfelt talk, Maile Alau shares how pilina carried her through her hardest moments and offers ways to build community, nurture bonds, and embrace the resilience that comes from belonging. 

Under Siege: Femicide, Violence, and the Global War on Women

From rising femicide rates to everyday abuse, women are facing escalating violence worldwide. This panel exposes the systems that allow it, honors survivors, and sparks solutions rooted in safety, justice, and collective action.

Feel, Heal, Thrive
Thea Lissi shares her journey of transforming trauma into growth through her Feel, Heal, Thrive framework. From surviving abuse, losing her father to suicide, and navigating divorce and single motherhood, she once believed strength meant hiding pain—until she discovered true healing begins with feeling. With honesty and warmth, she guides audiences through the three stages to wholeness. 

 Life is Messy: How to Control, Cope and Stay Calm
An inspiring, practical talk for busy professionals

Life doesn’t always go according to plan—and that’s okay! In this engaging session, I blend real-life stories, humor, and proven strategies to help your employees tackle life’s inevitable messiness with confidence.

This talk focuses on the powerful connection between organization and mental health. When our spaces—and our minds—feel out of control, stress, anxiety, and burnout follow. But with s

The Power of We: Transforming Leadership Through Collective Courage
Women are taught success comes from grit and independence, but true change happens when we lead with vulnerability and collective courage. Anjali shares her journey from law to climbing the world’s highest peaks with Survivors to Summits, showing how “I” becomes “we.” Attendees gain insights to build resilient teams, spark innovation, and lead with collaboration. 

Lead Like a Brand™: Building Authority, Presence, and Influence that Lasts Leadership is more than a title—it’s how you embody your brand. Angelia Malbrew shares her Lead Like a Brand™ framework, teaching leaders to harness story, align identity, and communicate value with conviction. Drawing from her journey to building a global brand, she equips attendees with tools to elevate presence, inspire trust, and lead with lasting impact. 

 From Good Girl to Wild Woman: Unleash Your Radiance
Too often women silence their true voice to do everything “right.” In this intimate, interactive session, Lauri Smith guides the journey from Good Girl conditioning to Wild Woman sovereignty. Attendees will reclaim their radiant presence, channel energy and emotion into authentic expression, and learn to speak with power, courage, and soul. 

From Shrinking to Shining: 3 Keys to Live with Greater Clarity, Authentic Confidence, and Purpose
Have you ever felt like you are holding yourself back, shrinking to fit into roles, expectations, or old stories that no longer serve you?

Whether it’s perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-doubt, or fear of being “too much,” many women quietly dim their light to stay safe, liked, or in control. If you’re ready to step beyond this, this workshop can be the start of your breakthrough.

 From Pain to Power: How Hip Hop Saved My Life and Can Save Yours

In this deeply personal and transformative talk, Megan “LiL MC” Correa shares her journey of surviving childhood abuse, domestic violence, and multiple suicide attempts—and how Hip Hop became her lifeline. Through storytelling, music, and lived experience, she reveals how creative expression can turn pain into purpose, offering a powerful blueprint for healing, self-discovery, and empowerment. 

Enter · Express · Expand: A Movement Journey into Your Body’s Truth
There is a part of you that remembers freedom—the kind living in your breath and bones. In this gentle workshop, we’ll explore entering the body with curiosity, expressing without performance, and expanding into the space you deserve. No dance experience needed—just a willingness to listen, move honestly, and leave with deeper embodied presence. 

Rising from the Rubble: The Strength You Didn’t Know You Had
Life’s “earthquakes” can leave us broken, but Amanda Anderson shows how to turn pain into power. Sharing her journey through loss and trauma, she blends honesty, humor, and tools to help you stop pretending, release the weight you’ve carried, and live aligned with your truth. This talk offers a blueprint to speak up, choose boldly, and rise stronger from the rubble. 

 The Future is Female (and Fierce): Women Reimagining Leadership

What does leadership look like when women lead not by imitation but by innovation? Together we’ll define a new model:  collaborative, heart-centered, and unshakable. One that dismantles patriarchy and builds futures worth inheriting.

 Preparing for the Age of Caregiving: How Women Can Lead and Thrive in Work, Life & Care
Dr. Anna Thomas shares her caregiving journey and a three-step framework to help women thrive at work, in life, and in care. Attendees will learn to lead themselves with strong habits, focus energy where it matters most, and embrace a leadership mindset while building supportive teams that sustain confidence, balance, and impact.

She Ready to Bloom: Discovering Your True Essence After the Breaking
This session is for women who’ve survived the storm but wonder who they are beyond titles or trauma. Through raw storytelling, leadership, and spiritual insight, I share my journey from high-functioning and heartbroken to whole and purpose-driven. Attendees will gain tools for surrender, healing, and self-discovery—leaving with hope and permission to bloom. 

Rising Beyond Challenges: A Journey of Resilience and Empowerment
From childhood struggles and early motherhood to harsh work abroad, I turned hardship into growth. Finding opportunity in retail, I built a career through grit and later embraced mentorship, guiding young girls through personal and professional challenges. This talk shares turning points, lessons, and the urgent call to empower girls to rise, learn, and lead. 

 Empowered to Thrive: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Sophia shares her journey from self-doubt to purposeful living, showing how true change begins within. By setting boundaries and embracing growth, she turned challenges into stepping stones. Now an empowerment coach, she helps women and teens find their voice, build resilience, and align life with values—leaving audiences inspired and equipped to thrive. 

When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Reclaim Your Voice and Break Harmful Generational Patterns
When Krystal’s “happily ever after” ended, she chose to rise. As a widowed mom of five, she transformed grief into growth—building a business, reclaiming her voice, and breaking patterns that hold women back. This talk shares her healing practices and systems for stability, offering a roadmap to honor truth, embrace resilience, and create a life of freedom and peace. 

 The Magnetic Woman
From childhood loss to surviving Pulse, my journey is proof that challenges don’t break us—they prepare us. Through faith, healing, and daily practices of self-love, I discovered that a magnetic woman doesn’t chase blessings, she attracts them. In this talk, I share raw truths and tools to rise, heal, and shine—reminding women their scars make them powerful, radiant, and unforgettable. 

What About You? Permission To Reclaim Your Voice
Meagan Cothron invites women to step into their stories with courage and truth. From silence and survival to healing and empowerment, she shares lessons from recovery, advocacy, and her memoir What About You?. Through practices like journaling, boundary-setting, and self-reclamation, she shows how women can release the past, rewrite their story, and reclaim their voice. 

The Truth is the Medicine
At 26, Jade uncovered memories of childhood sexual abuse that began a path to healing. When their family denied the trauma, Jade chose to break ties, reclaim safety, and seek therapy. Sobriety and redefining relationships followed, leading to deeper transformation. Today, as a trauma therapist and spiritual guide, Jade helps others heal by embracing truth as the medicine that sets us free. 

 Ready Mindset Go
Ready Mindset Go is a fast-paced, story-rich keynote on breaking paralysis and taking bold action. “Ready” is the choice, “Mindset” the reset, and “Go” the movement through fear. Drawing on big-mountain skiing, kite expeditions, and three brain surgeries, Jennie shares tools to reframe fear, build micro-bravery, and turn adrenaline into momentum so you can make your next courageous move today. 

Project 2025 and the Assault on Women’s Rights

The threats are real: reproductive freedom, autonomy, and even women’s voices are under attack. This panel confronts the political agenda head-on and explores how women can mobilize, resist, and lead the counter-revolution.

 From Pain To Power tells the story of transforming pain into your superpower! Hip Hop has never been the same!

 Bridging the Confidence Gap, is a bold call to reimagine leadership by making visibility and self-trust core competencies. Through her signature VISIBLE Framework, Sheena delivers transformational keynotes and corporate programs that help organizations bridge the confidence gap, retain diverse talent, and build cultures where women are seen, heard, and respected. Sheena believes that confidence is something we can build—and that visibility creates the impact we wish to see in the world. 

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From Showgirl to Serial Entrepreneur: Building on My Own Terms
Kristen Corral went from stage performer to six-figure founder, then co-created Tacotarian with seven restaurants and more. Her Broke Brand Blueprint teaches community-first marketing, tracking key numbers, and starting before you have all the answers. With candid stories and repeatable plays, Kristen shows women how to grow authentically, sustainably, and on their own terms. 

Things Aren’t Always as They Seem

Kelli’s journey is one of remarkable resilience. Surviving childhood sexual trauma, a drug-addicted parent, teenage homelessness, military sexual assault, and domestic violence, she’s defied all odds. When giving up was no longer an option, Kelli turned to faith, grit, grace, and her God-given gifts to rise above adversity. Today, she teaches others to turn pain into purpose through practical steps that transform survival into strength.

 One Woman and Her Dogs in a Land Rover
After nearly dying in 2022, Silke lost her mother, 31-year marriage, health, friends, and career. Left with only three dogs and a Land Rover, she drove across Europe to rebuild her life on a Bulgarian homestead. With raw storytelling, insights, and live song, Silke shares how collapse led to liberation—and how joy and freedom await when we dare to begin again. 

From Crisis to Calling: How a 22-Week Home Birth Sparked My Purpose
At 22 weeks pregnant, Katonya Trent delivered her son alone at home, sparking a journey from trauma to purpose. After 180 days in the NICU, Kareem survived—and Katonya found her mission: founding Konnected Thru 22 to support families facing extreme prematurity. Her story reveals resilience, connection, and the strength we discover when unprepared. 

Rediscover the Playful Trait that was Forgotten Play is essential to freedom, creativity, and connection—yet many of us lose it with age. This talk explores what silenced our playfulness and how to reclaim it through vulnerability, curiosity, and presence. Attendees will learn to embrace mistakes, create moments of joy, and choose play as a path to well-being, resilience, and authentic connection in daily life. 

She Rises Anyway Life unravelled in ways I never planned: heartbreak, betrayal, returning home single and pregnant, birth trauma, with nothing but resilience and a vision. But in the unravelling, I found the rebirth. I learned that the moments we think will break us are actually the portals that remake us. I’ll share how I rose when everything told me to stay down, how I transformed pain into power, broke generational cycles and how I now guide women to rise anyway — no matter the fall.

  A Healing Journey Through Storytelling & Financial Freedom   Federal cuts to funding and new rules for obtaining grants are threatening critical programs proven to prevent and reduce domestic violence. This means that initiatives like ours that assist survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other acts of violence are struggling to help victims. These actions increase survivors’ safety and ability to move forward.