Have You Registered For BWF Yet?
Business Women’s Forum (BWF) is back live and in-person and is celebrating 28 years of the region’s largest one-day professional development conference for women! This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, May 18th at the High Center at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg. This event is hosted by the Carlisle Area and West Shore Chambers of Commerce. Our mission is to provide opportunities for business women of all professional levels to network, create business contacts, and develop additional leadership skills in a motivational and supportive environment.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Karen McCullough, award-winning keynote speaker who inspires and empowers organizations and individuals to evolve, grow and realize their true potential for excellence. Would you like to know the secrets of staying energized? If so, Karen is here to help! She has been dubbed “a shot of energy” and she will share practical yet powerful, research-based strategies to increase your energy and diminish your stress. Learn how to recharge your battery and energize others. In this program, you will discover that managing your energy and not your time is the key to better performance and a more fulfilled life.
Attendees of BWF can network with other individuals from a variety of backgrounds and organizations. They get a chance to develop their professional skills by attending any of the offered breakout sessions. Because the event allows the attendees to rejuvenate and reinvent themselves professionally, socially, and personally; everyone who attends considers this event a “must” and return year after year. This year’s Breakout Speakers are:
Session 1
Women Having Courageous Conversations – Tina Nixon, UPMC Central PA
The Role of Customer Service in Social Media and How It Has Changed – Mary Pratt-Lauchel, Hoffman Ford
The How, Why and Surprising Benefits of Setting Effective Boundaries – Janice Snyder and Danielle Guinter, McKonly & Asbury
Session 2
A Woman’s Guide to Salary Negotiation – Marissa Bankert, Central PA Independent Electrical Contractors
Mental Health Warning Signs & First Aid: How To Identify Burnout – Panel Presentation & Discussion by Melissa M. Brown, Psy.D. – UPMC, Lindsay Dolan, LCSW – UPMC, Candace Rutherford, LCSW,LCSW-C,CCTP – WellSpan, and Michael Diller, PsyD – WellSpan
Three Leadership Behaviors That Will Increase Your DEI Effectivenes – Monica Gould, Strategic Consulting Partners
Session 3
From Kaleidoscope to Laser: The Power of Focus – Dr. Tracey C. Jones, Tremendous Leadership
Let’s Talk Prospecting: From Frustration to Fun – Deb Ellenberg, Sandler Training
Identity Theft: What You Need To Know – Beth McKinley, Thrivent
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Thank you to the main event sponsor UPMC/ UPMC Health Plan for helping make this event possible.