Upcoming Events
2025 Women In Business Conference Sessions
Fuel for Flight: How to Regain Energy and Clarity for the Journey Ahead
Breakout Session 1
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Courtney Krusemark - Nurse & Functional Wellness Coach
Summary
Amelia Earhart’s bold journeys remind us that the right fuel, focus, and preparation make anything possible. But too often, women today find themselves running on fumes — exhausted, foggy, and stretched thin. We push forward, thinking fatigue, cravings, or extra weight are just “part of life,” when in reality, our bodies are asking for a different kind of care.
In this inspiring breakout session, you’ll learn how to:
• Recognize the signals of energy and hormone imbalance that may be holding you back.
• Understand how the way you “fuel your system” directly impacts your clarity, focus, and ability to perform.
• Apply simple, empowering strategies to smooth out turbulence, steady your energy, and feel lighter in body and spirit.
This isn’t about restriction or perfection — it’s about aligning with your body’s design so you can move through life with confidence, vitality, and resilience.
You’ll walk away with renewed perspective and practical tools to chart your own flight path - one where you aren’t just surviving the turbulence but truly thriving at cruising altitude.
Charting Your Flight Plan: Setting Intentional Goals and Building a Map for your Career or Business
Breakout Session 1
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Casey Richards - Franchise Owner, PaPPo's Pizzeria & Pub
Summary
Amelia Earhart once said, “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”
Her fearless spirit and trailblazing achievements remind us that success comes from daring to dream and charting your own course.
At the Lee’s Summit Chamber Women in Business Conference, we celebrate that same courage, determination, and vision as women continue to break barriers and soar to new heights.
In this breakout session, you’ll learn how to create a flight plan for your career or business that’s as intentional as it is inspiring. Just like a pilot maps out a course before takeoff, you’ll explore how to define your destination, identify key checkpoints, and prepare for unexpected turbulence along the way.
By the end, you’ll have the tools to set meaningful goals, stay on course, and confidently navigate your path toward new horizons.
A.I.R. Traffic Control: Taking Control of Your Internal Dialogue
Breakout Session 1
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Cindy Swatek - Program & Development Specialist, Lee's Summit Educational FoundationLauren Sobaski focuses her practice on employment discrimination and related litigation, employment law training, wage and hour law, and business immigration compliance. Prior to engaging in the practice of law, Lauren spent 15 years in human resource management. This experience gives her a unique insight into the employment law matters that are most important to her clients. Lauren’s significant career in human resources positions her well to work with her clients to identify and obtain practical business solutions to their toughest employment issues. Lauren regularly advises employers with business compliance matters, including representing clients during government audits by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD). She also conducts I-9 and E-Verify compliance training, performs I-9 audits and speaks on workplace immigration topics. Lauren is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), which is issued by the Human Resource Certification Institute, and a Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). During law school, Lauren served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. She also interned at the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, where she worked on OSHA and wage and hour investigations.
Summary
Even the most skilled pilots depend on air traffic control to stay on course. In the same way, how we talk to ourselves serves as our personal air traffic controller. The messages we give ourselves, whether encouraging or doubtful, shape our confidence and determine whether we stay focused or drift off course.
With the mental skill of A.I.R. as our co-pilot, we’ll explore how to practice effective self-talk, build unshakable confidence, and direct our energy and focus so we can remain steady even in turbulent moments.
Just as every great pilot relies on instruments, we’ll walk away with practical tools to guide our self-talk and build lasting confidence. And like Amelia Earhart, we’ll be reminded that true courage isn’t about smooth skies: it’s about trusting ourselves to take to the skies anyway.
Finding Your True North: Staying Aligned With Your Values and Purpose
Breakout Session 1
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Lauren Wittig - Lauren Wittig Owner, Luminate Home Loans - Lauren Wittig TeamAmy Schield, MBA is a Certified Professional Life Coach. Her practice focuses on helping clients make lasting changes in the areas of growth mindset, confidence, and work/life balance. Using a mix of simple tactics and neuroscience-based strategies, she helps everyday people step into the version of themselves they’ve always wanted to be. Acting as a personal trainer for the brain, she teaches clients how turn their big list of “I should’s” into “I did’s.”
Summary
Amelia Earhart navigated uncharted skies with courage and conviction, guided not just by instruments but by an unwavering sense of purpose.
Staying true to your “North Star” means aligning your decisions and direction with the values that define who you are and the purpose that drives you forward.
In this breakout session, you’ll discover how to identify your guiding principles and use them as a compass in both your career and business.
Through practical strategies and reflective exercises, you’ll learn how to remain steady through shifts, challenges, and opportunities — always keeping your true north in sight.
Fuel for Flight: How to Regain Energy and Clarity for the Journey Ahead
Breakout Session 2
Location
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Speakers
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Courtney Krusemark - Nurse & Functional Wellness Coach
Summary
Amelia Earhart’s bold journeys remind us that the right fuel, focus, and preparation make anything possible. But too often, women today find themselves running on fumes — exhausted, foggy, and stretched thin. We push forward, thinking fatigue, cravings, or extra weight are just “part of life,” when in reality, our bodies are asking for a different kind of care.
In this inspiring breakout session, you’ll learn how to:
• Recognize the signals of energy and hormone imbalance that may be holding you back.
• Understand how the way you “fuel your system” directly impacts your clarity, focus, and ability to perform.
• Apply simple, empowering strategies to smooth out turbulence, steady your energy, and feel lighter in body and spirit.
This isn’t about restriction or perfection — it’s about aligning with your body’s design so you can move through life with confidence, vitality, and resilience.
You’ll walk away with renewed perspective and practical tools to chart your own flight path - one where you aren’t just surviving the turbulence but truly thriving at cruising altitude.
Charting Your Flight Plan: Setting Intentional Goals and Building a Map for your Career or Business
Breakout Session 2
Location
Room
Speakers
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Casey Richards - Franchise Owner, PaPPo's Pizzeria & Pub
Summary
Amelia Earhart once said, “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”
Her fearless spirit and trailblazing achievements remind us that success comes from daring to dream and charting your own course.
At the Lee’s Summit Chamber Women in Business Conference, we celebrate that same courage, determination, and vision as women continue to break barriers and soar to new heights.
In this breakout session, you’ll learn how to create a flight plan for your career or business that’s as intentional as it is inspiring. Just like a pilot maps out a course before takeoff, you’ll explore how to define your destination, identify key checkpoints, and prepare for unexpected turbulence along the way.
By the end, you’ll have the tools to set meaningful goals, stay on course, and confidently navigate your path toward new horizons
A.I.R. Traffic Control: Take Control of Internal Dialogue
Breakout Session 2
Location
Room
Speakers
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Cindy Swatek - Program & Development Specialist, Lee's Summit Educational Foundation
Summary
Even the most skilled pilots depend on air traffic control to stay on course. In the same way, how we talk to ourselves serves as our personal air traffic controller. The messages we give ourselves, whether encouraging or doubtful, shape our confidence and determine whether we stay focused or drift off course.
With the mental skill of A.I.R. as our co-pilot, we’ll explore how to practice effective self-talk, build unshakable confidence, and direct our energy and focus so we can remain steady even in turbulent moments.
Just as every great pilot relies on instruments, we’ll walk away with practical tools to guide our self-talk and build lasting confidence. And like Amelia Earhart, we’ll be reminded that true courage isn’t about smooth skies: it’s about trusting ourselves to take to the skies anyway.
Finding Your True North: Staying Aligned With Your Values and Purpose
Breakout Session 2
Location
Room
Speakers
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Lauren Wittig - Owner, Luminate Home Loans - Lauren Wittig Team
Summary
Amelia Earhart navigated uncharted skies with courage and conviction, guided not just by instruments but by an unwavering sense of purpose.
Staying true to your “North Star” means aligning your decisions and direction with the values that define who you are and the purpose that drives you forward.
In this breakout session, you’ll discover how to identify your guiding principles and use them as a compass in both your career and business.
Through practical strategies and reflective exercises, you’ll learn how to remain steady through shifts, challenges, and opportunities — always keeping your true north in sight.
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