- Why advice, even excellent advice, reliably makes the other person feel less understood

- The three-move sequence that moves a conversation from arguing to understanding, without conceding anything

- How to tell, in real time, that the other person feels heard, so you know when to stop

Most money plans are built for your best day. This talk is for the people everyone else leans on, and for the days you have almost nothing left. Accredited financial educator Ashlee Richards shows why your needs aren't extras, and how simple routines protect your energy and your money at the same time.

> Why your needs are the foundation your financial decisions rest on

> What running on empty does to your money: rushed spending, avoidance, and saying yes to everyone else first

> How to plan by energy, not a to-do list, using a floor day, a steady day and a stretch day

> A two-minute daily routine that protects your needs and your money on hard weeks

> Why rest comes before you've "earned" it, and how that changes what the people around you learn

What return are you getting on what makes you, you? Join Consuela Muñoz to explore ROI—Return on Individuality—and discover how activating your strengths can help you turn purpose into prosperity. Learn three keys to recognize your value, operate in your strengths, and increase your return. Leave with a focused action to create greater income, impact, and energy in your business.

Why AI is not coming for your job, and what it is actually coming for: the tasks that drain you

How to “hire” AI for the three roles every small business owner is doing alone

How I run my own companies with AI on the team, and what I would never hand over to it

One thing you can set up this week that gives you hours back

Former OB/GYN Dr. Karen Stillman reveals why what you’ve been told about menopause may be keeping you stuck, and the truths that change everything.

3 menopause myths, busted:

1. “It’s just menopause. There’s nothing you can do.”

2. “My body is broken or betraying me.”

3. “I just need the right supplement or fix.”

Discover what your body has really been trying to tell you, and how to feel like yourself again, quickly and naturally.

Too many talented leaders of color are working harder than everyone in the room and still feel stuck, overlooked or underpaid. The problem isn’t skill or effort. It’s identity. Long before we ever led a team or started a business, we picked up messages about who we are, what we deserve and how far we can go. Those messages show up in every decision we make.

In this 25-minute session, Dr. Z shares the core of his identity-based leadership approach: Identity Drives Impact. Impact Drives Income. Attendees will learn:

Why identity, not strategy, is the real ceiling on your leadership and income

How the 7 Identity Drivers (beliefs, identity, thoughts, images, feelings, actions and results) shape everything you produce.

How to spot the inherited “Who told you that?” messages that keep you playing small

What an identity shift looked like inside Industrial Bank, one of the nation’s oldest Black-owned banks. Over a seven-year transformation (2016–2023), employee engagement rose from 36 to 88 and the culture score climbed from 22 to 85.

One practical step to start leading from who you’re called to be, not who you were told to be

Attendees will leave with clarity, language for their own leadership story, and a next step they can use right away.

Audience members will leave with a simple but powerful shift:

Your purpose is not just about you—it’s about who you can collaborate with and what you can build together.

They will walk away with:

• A framework for discovering their own “purpose or why” using Ikigai, the Japanese self-help concept.

• A new lens for seeing entrepreneurs, ERGs, nonprofits, and community groups as potential partners, not separate worlds.

• Practical steps to turn their “why” into one collaborative project that benefits a community they care about.

My goal is for people to leave thinking, “I know my why—and I know who I need to call on Monday to start something bigger than myself.”

We’ve all been told that we can’t be happy unless we are rich. We believe once we have enough money, we will be happy and feel free and peaceful. I am here to tell you that is one big lie. One of many lies you’ve been about money!

In fact, the primary problem in the world right now is that most people are illiterate when it comes to money and financial matters.

Most of us were not educated about money in schools or if we were, it was the proper way or in a way that will help us become financially free—meaning that we don’t have to work since our money is working for us.

There is clearly a lot of fear when it comes to money.

My solution is to have people educate themselves about money and financial matters so that we all can become financially free. Change your beliefs about money, starting with realizing that you don’t have to follow the conventional wisdom: get good grades, go to college, get a good job, retire at 65 and enjoy your life—then.

Let’s flip this around. Get educated now. Enjoy life NOW! Learn how to change your beliefs about money so you can become financially free, thrive not just survive, and do it yourself!

As a result, we can live the lives of our dreams and enjoy life; we can all thrive not just survive.

The Sidestep That Changed Everything "What if the detour was always the destination?"

Attendees will discover:

- How the “shoulds” we inherit from family, culture, career and other people’s expectations can quietly shape the lives we build.

- How to recognize when achievement and success no longer feel aligned with who you are or what matters most to you.

- A simple way to begin separating what you truly want from what you’ve been conditioned to believe you should want.

- How to move beyond external expectations and make choices that reflect who you are and who you're becoming

You don't have to change the entire education system to change a student's future. Sometimes the difference between potential and possibility is one person who shares information, makes an introduction, offers financial support, or believes in a student.

**Why talent alone isn't enough: How financial barriers, access to information, and educational resources influence a student's opportunities.

**The scholarship opportunities families overlook: Why scholarship planning should begin before senior year and how students can become more competitive applicants.

**How small investments create meaningful impact: What the educational experiences of students in Malawi teach us about perseverance, access, and opportunity.

**The connection between information and empowerment: How informed decisions and timely guidance can change the trajectory of a student's future.

**How everyone can become an opportunity builder: Practical ways to support students through mentorship, scholarships, advocacy, and generosity.

1. Why the money stress keeps coming back. Learn why so many successful professionals still feel stuck, and how to replace money avoidance with a calm, shame-free monthly ritual.

2. The 5 Money Date framework. Two core dates, Solo (know yourself) and Partner (know each other), are strengthened by three supporting dates: Focus (solve one problem), Celebration (honor progress), and Vision (design your future).

3. A simple self check-in. Gauge your money mood, spot where your spending really goes, and set one clear intention for the month ahead.

4. How to pick one money issue and actually solve it. Name the topic that keeps you up at night, whether that’s debt, savings, credit, or investing, attach a real number to it, and turn it into a 3-step plan with a deadline.

5. The power of celebrating small wins. Find out why marking progress builds the habits behind lasting change, and how to set your next goal from pride instead of fear.

6. How to design the life you want and price it out. Sketch your 3-month or 6-month vision, measure the “dream gap,” and choose one action that moves you toward it this week.

7. You’ll leave with your first Money Date already started, plus clear next steps to keep the ritual going.

Living Life As a Vision Board: Turning Every Day Into Purpose, Power & Profit is for high-achieving women to stop creating vision boards and start becoming the vision. Attendees will learn:

Purpose: Get clear on what you’re called to build and why it matters.

Power: Own your voice and lead with confidence.

Profit: Monetize your vision without compromising your values.

You've done the therapy, the journaling, the mindset work and every book on the nightstand, and you still catch yourself bracing and holding everything together for everyone. For many women of color, being the strong one gets learned early and stored deep in the body, long before it's a thought you could talk yourself out of. In this session, somatic transformational life coach Dr. Sreelatha Meleth shows you where that pattern actually lives and how to start setting it down.

• Understanding the role of identity in manifestation and quantum leaps.

• Learning how to embody the version of you who already has the life you envision.

• Discovering the role of awareness in BECOMING YOU and manifesting the life you would love to live.