Women in Business gather for ‘Ignite and Elevate’ Event

The Chamber’s 6th Annual Conference was wildly successful

Hundreds of women gathered at Infinity Park Event Center for the conference on Tuesday, September 1, with the intent to be inspired as leaders in their professions, homes, and communities. The program kicked off with emcee Denise Plante of “Colorado and Company” and KOSI 101.1 dazzling the audience while they listened to five incredible speakers.

Susan Morris, Maureen Shul, Melissa Risteff, Jillian Gibbs, and keynote Jacqueline Hinman each had powerful presentations, unique and valuable, with one underlying theme: keys to successfully being a woman in business. All five presenters brought up the importance of having a mentor in your career life, while also being a mentor to someone else.

There was a breakout session in the afternoon, covering topics such as adding humor into your marketing, why determination is crucial for personal success, and the fine line between love and hate in customer service. This all-day conference united women in the South Metro and Denver Metro area, leaving them with thoughts about goal-setting, how to get to where you’re going, and what’s actually important to your personal journey. Awards were presented to:

• Sue Kenfield, See It Thrive, LLC, “Leader of Involvement” award
• Mona Feeley,WhippleWood CPA’s, “Leader of Influence” award
• Jennifer Manhoff, Colorado Heights University, “Growing Leader” award

Congratulations to the winners! The South Metro Denver Chamber would like to thank all of its speakers and sponsors for this uplifting day: Safeway-Albertsons, Mass Mutual Financial, Baird, Iliff School of Theology, Footers Catering, Kaiser Permanente, AAA Colorado and Tropical Smoothie Café. A huge thanks to the executive committee of the Women in Business group and Stephanie Short of Steph Short Marketing.