UPCOMING EVENT: Empowering Transitions: Embracing Growth, Change & New Beginnings
January 30 10:00AM-12:00PM
Join UPWARD Atlanta and Mind&Social for a transformative event designed to support women in their holistic and professional development during key career transitions.
Whether you're considering a job change, exploring entrepreneurship, or returning to work after a long leave of “mothering”, this event is for you.
Start with an inspiring panel discussion featuring a variety of panelists across entrepreneurship, wellness, and executive leadership coaching and recruiting. Gain actionable insights, practical advice & hear personal experiences that empower you to navigate your next steps.
Following the panel, participate in our exclusive “Future Forward” career fair, where you’ll connect with real-time hiring companies and coaching resources tailored to your unique needs.
You’ll get to “raise your hand” for support from the UPWARD Women ATL and Mind& Social community to propel your career forward.
Step into a space designed to empower your growth, transition, and the pursuit of your next opportunity.
Panelists:
Kara Smith Brown: Kara Brown is the Chief Executive Officer at LeadCoverage. Brown was one of the first employees at Echo Global Logistics which grew quickly in three years and her name is on the company’s 2009 IPO press release [NYSE: ECHO]. In 2017 after a successful corporate career including SEKO Logistics, OHL (now Geodis), and Rubicon Global, she partnered with Will Haraway, another industry veteran, to start LeadCoverage. Brown is also an active force in empowering women leaders. She is on the board of the Entrepreneur’s Organization Atlanta chapter, LaunchPad2x, and co-founded CloseHer, a community for women in sales.
Corean Canty: Corean has managed teams large and small, coached and developed leaders at all levels, and led marketing strategy for some of the world’s largest brands during her 20+ year Corporate Career. She’s built organizations and shaped cultures to be more human-centered, and now she spends her time helping leaders find their voice so they can live and lead with impact and build workplaces that are engines of well-being.
Tracy Davis: Tracy Davis is the Founder and CEO of TRAX Analytics and visionary behind the TRAX Analytics platform for janitorial management, which has been featured in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and named one of USA Today’s Top 10 Airport Amenities. Tracy was accepted into Forbes Technology Council in 2022.Tracy is also the Co-Founder of Mind & Social, a membership community for business executives and entrepreneurs. Lastly, she is also the Co-Host of a business and entrepreneurship-focused podcast called The Layover.
Heidi Hoffman: Heidi Hoffman, a Partner at ON Partners, brings over 20 years of executive search expertise. Prior to ON, she led Korn Ferry’s North American Supply Chain Center of Expertise and founded the Global Supply Chain Practice at Russell Reynolds, where she also headed the North American Industrial sector. An active member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and the Institute for Supply Management, Heidi serves on ISM’s Conference Leadership Committee and leadership councils for Franklin and Marshall College and the Arthritis Foundation. A two-time “Women in Supply Chain” award recipient, Heidi holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics (cum laude) from Franklin and Marshall College.
Tracy Hall: Tracy Hall is a health and wellness coach. She has spent over 30 years in the fitness industry as an athlete, trainer, speaker, and wellness coach. Tracy works 1:1 and facilitates and speaks to groups. She speaks and teaches about the benefits of creating a holistic health and wellness plan that is sustainable to you, the relationship you have with your body and how to improve it, and how self-care can improve your closest relationships. Tracy also hosts a monthly Women's Self-Care Circle. She is also a founding member of The Women's Purpose Community, a private membership-based community of female executives who come together to focus on expansive personal growth
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