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SUMMARY:WOW Meet the Staff NYC In-Person Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Put a face to the name and a handshake to the connection. Our WOW in-person NYC mixer will bring together members of our WBE network and our regional staff for an afternoon of meaningful conversation\, connection\, and good company. Meet the dedicated staff behind WBEC NY DMV\, reconnect with fellow members\, and discover the businesses that make our network so extraordinary.  \nRegister Now!\nLearn more about Week of WBEC here!
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/wow-meet-the-staff-nyc-in-person-mixer/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV Events
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SUMMARY:WOW Meet the Staff DC In-Person Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Put a face to the name and a handshake to the connection. Our WOW in-person DC mixer will bring together members of our WBE network and our regional staff for an afternoon of meaningful conversation\, connection\, and good company. Meet the dedicated staff behind WBEC NY DMV\, reconnect with fellow members\, and discover the businesses that make our network so extraordinary.  \nRegister Now!\nLearn more about Week of WBEC here!
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/wow-meet-the-staff-dc-in-person-mixer/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV Events
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SUMMARY:Why and How to Get Certified
DESCRIPTION:Why and How to Get Certified\nMay 12 | 1 to 2 pm EST | Virtual Session\nHave you been on the fence about jumping into the Certification pool? Hear from our guest speakers Kym Ali\, founder and CEO of Kym Ali Consulting\, and Stephanie Ranno\, Director of Growth at FlexProfessionals\, on why it’s important for them to be WBENC-Certified and what tips they wish they knew prior to starting the process. Walk away feeling confident that Certification is right for your business. \nThis special edition of Why and How to Get Certified\, moderated by Rochelle Cooper\, CEO of Cooper Management Consulting\, is designed to walk you through the Certification process\, answer your questions\, and show you firsthand why Certification with WBEC NY DMV is one of the most powerful steps you can take for your business. \nReserve now! \nClick Here to Register\n \n \nKym Ali is the Founder and CEO of Kym Ali Consulting\, a boutique AI consulting firm specializing in AI strategy and leadership development for federal and commercial organizations. With over 20 years of experience in regulated industries and a background spanning clinical nursing\, federal contracting\, and international business across 69 countries\, Kym brings a unique perspective to AI adoption and workforce transformation.  \nHer work includes deploying AI digital humans as employee augmentation tools for enterprise clients\, helping organizations scale expertise without scaling headcount. She is MIT AI Strategy trained\, a LinkedIn Learning Instructor\, and a Fox 5 DC workplace expert. Her audit-first methodology has earned 100% satisfaction ratings from corporate engagements\, and she has served over 10\,000 clients across corporate\, federal\, and international markets.  \nKym is passionate about helping organizations implement AI strategically\, without burning out the people who make the mission possible. \n \n \nStephanie Ranno brings more than 20 years of experience in staffing and recruiting\, helping organizations of all sizes and in all industries build high-performing teams. She has worked with clients in financial services\, associations & nonprofits\, government consulting\, and architecture\, construction\, and engineering to connect them with exceptional talent.    \nIn her role as Director of Growth\, Stephanie partners with FlexProfessionals’ DC and Boston teams to expand the firm’s mid-market presence and bring our services to new metro areas. She focuses on opening new pathways for businesses to access flexible\, top-tier talent in accounting\, finance\, HR\, administration\, operations\, and marketing.   \nStephanie is committed to showing employers how flexible work models can give organizations a competitive edge while creating meaningful career opportunities for professionals. \nBeyond her client work\, Stephanie is a frequent speaker and writer on topics including workforce trends\, talent acquisition\, neurodiversity\, and inclusion. Inspired by her own family\, she has a special interest in advancing neurodiversity in the workplace and creating a future of meaningful work for all.  \n \n \nRochelle is a passionate talent leader and CEO/Founder of Cooper Management\, an Executive Coaching and Assessment Firm\, providing high-impact coaching\, team-building and advising\, to enable leaders and teams to achieve visible success in their roles. Programs her firm has created have been shown to increase high potential senior leader probability of promotion 2.5 times more than peers and to have a 93% likelihood of getting a bigger and broader role. Rochelle has been advising and coaching highly talented leaders for over 23 years and specializes in propelling them to the most senior levels of their organizations through individual and peer coaching programs\, and tailored leadership workshops. She has created many Women’s Leadership Elevation programs and leads and directs several Coaching Programs to increase representation of women and diverse leaders in executive roles at their companies and to broaden their impact. \nDr. Cooper has held positions at JPMorganChase\, in Organizational Development\, at Merrill Lynch in Talent Management and Bell Labs\, where she was an Assessment Center Expert on measuring\nleadership potential. For the last fifteen years\, Rochelle has been on faculty at Hofstra University’s School of Business\, where she teaches Executive Leadership Skills in the Executive MBA and traditional MBA programs. She has taught many courses for Columbia Business School\, including Women in Leadership\, Strategic Thinking\, Influencing Stakeholders and Leading Teams.
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/why-and-how-to-get-certified-26/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T110000
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SUMMARY:WeTalks: You Can't Scale Depleted: The Flexible Strength Blueprint for Women Who Lead
DESCRIPTION:May 13 I 11 am to Noon EST I Virtual\nYou’re running a business\, managing a team\, and trying to hold it all together. But here’s what nobody tells you…your body is doing the same job. And if it goes down\, everything goes with it. In this WeTalks session\, Stacy Fritz\, founder of FIT2order\, will introduce the Flexible Strength Blueprint\, a simple\, stackable framework designed to live inside your workday\, not compete with it. Health isn’t something you get to when things slow down. It’s part of your strategy. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn: \n1. Wellness only works when it lives where you live\n2. How to inspire others to take better care of themselves\n3. How to integrate healthy habit into your sedentary work-day \nAnd you’ll walk away with: \n1. Walk away with tools that weave together into experiences that are practical\, immediate\, and genuinely surprising\n2. A new perspective when it comes to balancing health and work\n3. Good health is a business strategy \nRegister today! \nClick Here to Register\n \n \nStacy Fritz doesn’t just talk about sustainable performance. She runs it. Literally. This past February\, she crossed the finish line of her 11th marathon\, proof that you don’t have to choose between building something big and taking care of the body doing the building. \nFor more than 30 years\, Stacy has built her life’s work around the belief that movement\, neuroscience\, and human performance are inseparable. As founder and CEO of FIT2order\, a WBENC-certified corporate wellness company\, she works with businesses whose employees spend most of their day in a chair. Her approach is simple and science-backed: wellness only works when it lives where you live. At your desk. Between meetings. In the margins of a busy day. \nTo do that work well\, she’s gone deep. Stacy holds certifications in fitness\, corrective exercise\, behavior coaching\, yoga (E-RYT 500)\, breathwork\, and brain-based movement\, tools she weaves together into experiences that are practical\, immediate\, and genuinely surprising. She’s also the inventor of the vidaBALL®\, a patented breathing tool born from something deeply personal. \nA two-time WBENC Pitch Semi-Finalist\, 2024 WBEC DMV Pitch Winner\, and 2026 WBE Star\, Stacy is a Heroic Public Speaking graduate who will take the TEDx stage in Apex\, North Carolina in April 2026. \nShe won’t just inspire you to take better care of yourself. She’ll show you how\, starting today\, right where you are. \nAbout WeTalks\nWomen Enterprise Talks (WeTalks) is a virtual series that amplifies the voices of certified WBEs from across the WBEC NY DMV network. Through delivering a one-hour WeTalks presentation\, WBEs can: \n\nReinforce thought leadership through sharing real business perspectives and expert advice with a broader audience of fellow women CEOs.\nStrengthen credibility through contribution\, not promotion.\nMaintain visibility within the network.\n\nApply here to become a WeTalks speaker!
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/wetalks-you-cant-scale-depleted-the-flexible-strength-blueprint-for-women-who-lead-with-stacy-fritz-ceo-of-fit2order/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV Events
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SUMMARY:I'm Certified\, Now What?
DESCRIPTION:I’m Certified\, Now What?\nMay 14 | 1 to 2 pm EST | Virtual Session\nCertification is just the starting line. \nJoin us for a special WOW edition of I’m Certified\, Now What? and discover everything your Certification has unlocked. Learn how to leverage your Certification\, tap into a powerful network of resources\, and fully embed yourself in a community built to help your business grow. If your Certification has been sitting on the shelf\, it’s time to put it to work. \nIn a conversation moderated by Elin Barton\, CEO of Riveo Creative\, speakers Dr. Drena Valentine\, CEO of Integrative Management Solutions\, LLC\, and Liz Whitehead\, CEO of 12PointFive\, will share valuable advice on how to get the most out of your Certification. \nReserve your spot today!\nClick here to register.\n \n \nDr. Drena Valentine is a visionary\, transformative leader and a force for economic equity who has dedicated more than 25 years to strategically revitalizing of businesses\, particularly those owned by Black\, minority\, and women entrepreneurs. A recognized authority in Strategic and Operations Management\, Dr. Valentine has built her career around an unyielding commitment to creating sustainability\, access\, and excellence systems that empower small and midsize businesses to thrive.  \nAs the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Integrative Management Solutions\, LLC (IMS)\, Dr. Valentine has led her firm to become a nationally certified minority business enterprise that redefines how small businesses access\, manage\, and sustain operational growth. IMS specializes in actionable\, performance-based strategies integrating structure\, process\, and people to drive repeatable results and achieve operational excellence. Under Dr. Valentine’s leadership\, IMS has become a premier strategic partner for public agencies\, anchor institutions\, and community development financial institutions (CDFIs)\, seeking to strengthen internal operations and expand procurement readiness for underrepresented businesses. \n  \n \n \nLiz Whitehead is the CEO of 12PointFive\, a business development consultancy that specializes in growing small and diverse businesses by building business development strategies for larger organizations.  At 12PointFive\, she supports her clients in reaching their goals through facilitation\, consulting\, and one-on-on coaching. Recognizing that diverse businesses need a program to give them the information they need\, when they need it\, and in a way that drives them to take action\, Liz co-founded Mastermind my Company with Heather Cox. Our signature program is an online curriculum focused on building a roadmap to certification success. \nLiz currently serves on the WBENC National Forum and the WBEC DMV forum. She is Chair of three local Chapters of the Women Presidents Organization\, facilitating monthly meetings for multi-million-dollar business owners as part of an international peer advisory group. As a certified B Corp business\, she is also on the Leadership Circle of We The Change\, a collective of purpose driven women business leaders that grew out of the B Lab network. Her awards include WBEC DMV’s WBE Connection award\, Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate Award and the WBE Star Award. She was recognized by Women’s Enterprise Magazine (WE USA) as one of the Top WBE CEOs of 2021 and by the Women Presidents Organization as a President’s Award winner. In 2023\, she was recognized by WBENC as a WBE Star\, the most prestigious award for women business owners in the network. \n \nAt the helm of Riveo Creative for more than 15 years\, founder and CEO Elin Barton has a passion for small business\, sustainability and storytelling. Elin and her team work with a range of clients\, from Fortune 100 corporations to small and mid-sized businesses\, building brands and amplifying stories of impact. Elin serves on the WBENC (Women Business Enterprise National Council) Forum\, and is a proud member of 1% for the Planet and We the Change\, two organizations working to make a positive social and environmental impact.  
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/im-certified-now-what-may2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T100000
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SUMMARY:Metro NY Synergy Power Hour
DESCRIPTION:The Synergy Power Hour: \nA Conversation with Diana Domenech\n \nMay 19 | 10:00 a.m. EST | Virtual\nJoin WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV for a one-hour virtual conversation with Diana Domenech\, President and CEO\, as she connects with the NY Certified WBEs and shares her perspective on the opportunities ahead. \nThis interactive gathering is designed to welcome Diana\, strengthen regional connection\, and explore how our network can continue building momentum through strategic partnership\, shared insight\, and the power of synergy. \nTHIS CONVERSATION IS FOR CERTIFIED WBES ONLY!\nRegister Now
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/metro-ny-synergy-power-hour/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Metro NY Events
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Bvfgw197QaGcLBY49ez6Lw
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SUMMARY:Greater DMV Synergy Power Hour
DESCRIPTION:The Synergy Power Hour: \nA Conversation with Diana Domenech\n \nMay 21 | 10:00 a.m. EST | Virtual\nJoin WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV for a one-hour virtual conversation with Diana Domenech\, President and CEO\, as she connects with the DMV Certified WBEs and shares her perspective on the opportunities ahead. \nThis interactive gathering is designed to welcome Diana\, strengthen regional connection\, and explore how our network can continue building momentum through strategic partnership\, shared insight\, and the power of synergy. \nTHIS CONVERSATION IS FOR CERTIFIED WBES ONLY!\nRegister Now
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/greater-dmv-synergy-power-hour/
CATEGORIES:WBEC Greater DMV Events
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/j17vD348RRGDNBJz9T_DnA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T110000
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SUMMARY:WeTalks: Leading in the Deep End: Leadership and Resilience Under Pressure
DESCRIPTION:May 28 I 11 am to Noon EST I Virtual\nBusiness owners don’t freeze in volatility because they lack talent or information—they freeze because their nervous systems are under threat. This session\, led by Emma Churchman\, CEO of Emma M. Churchman LLC\, delivers a resilience operating system leaders can apply immediately with their teams to stay clear-headed and decisive under pressure (without burning out)\, strengthen communication and boundaries\, and lead through volatility—people issues\, cash-flow stress\, burnout\, and rapid change. \nThrough the webinar participants will learn: \n\nPractical tools to stay clear-headed and decisive under pressure (without burning out).\nTechniques to regulate stress in real time before high-stakes conversations\, negotiations\, or presentations.\nStronger communication and boundary-setting during conflict\, uncertainty\, and growth seasons.\n\nParticipants will gain: \n\nA simple framework for leading through volatility—people issues\, cash flow stress\, and rapid change.\nA resilience “operating system” you can apply immediately with your team to reduce reactivity and improve execution.\nReal-world lessons from WBE case studies you can relate to and model in your own business.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n \n \nEmma Churchman is a WBE from North Carolina\, the Founder & CEO of Emma M. Churchman LLC and a nationally certified trauma chaplain and leadership consultant with 25+ years of experience helping leaders and organizations navigate crisis\, disruption\, and recovery. As a 3x bestselling author and speaker—and a PhD candidate in Conscious Business Ethics—Emma is known for translating trauma-resilient principles into practical\, real-time tools leaders can use to stay clear\, grounded\, and effective under pressure. \nShe has supported more than 50\,000 individuals and hundreds of organizations in transforming adversity into resilience\, and has delivered keynotes and trainings for audiences ranging from community-based teams to national leadership networks\, including speaking at last year’s WBENC conference in New Orleans where she led the two hour wellness session on resilient leadership in crisis. Her forthcoming book\, Navigating the Deep End: Resilient Leadership in a Volatile World (GracePoint\, 2026)\, features case studies of WBEs and offers an actionable framework for leading when “normal” no longer exists. \nAbout WeTalks\nWomen Enterprise Talks (WeTalks) is a virtual series that amplifies the voices of certified WBEs from across the WBEC NY DMV network. Through delivering a one-hour WeTalks presentation\, WBEs can: \n\nReinforce thought leadership through sharing real business perspectives and expert advice with a broader audience of fellow women CEOs.\nStrengthen credibility through contribution\, not promotion.\nMaintain visibility within the network.\n\nApply here to become a WeTalks speaker!
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/wetalks-leading-in-the-deep-end-leadership-and-resilience-under-pressure-with-emma-churchman-of-emma-m-churchman-llc/
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