2025 Smart Women Breakfast
About The Event
What started out as the Women in Business conference in 2005, the Smart Women Breakfast addresses issues facing women in the workplace. This morning conference also recognizes the achievements of leading businesswomen and effective women’s programs through the Smart Women Awards program.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Registration & Networking
8:50 a.m. Seated Breakfast & Welcome Remarks
9:00 a.m. Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m. Smart Women Awards Presentation
10:30 a.m. Adjournment
Progressive Entrepreneur
Valdia Burns-Frazier, President, Rogers Retirement Center
Melanie McGee, Co-Founder, SkillSpout
Sonya Rarey, President, Birchway Title Agency
Angela Sharpley, Founder & CEO, Pipe'N Hot Grill
Jackie Wachter, Cofounder & Creative Director, FOUNT Leather
Progressive Organization
Cuyahoga Community College
Rock Entertainment Group
The Women's Journal
Progressive Woman
Trina Bediako, CEO, New Horizons Baking Company
Bethany Bryant, Regional Managing Director; The Glenmede Trust Company
Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm, President & CEO, Step Forward
Caitlin Colleary, Ph.D., Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Melissa Dixon, Senior Director of Product, National Safety Apparel
Angela Gibian, Interim President & CEO, Forging Industry Association
Valissa Howard, Chief People Officer & General Counsel, Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Julie Jacono, CEO, JumpStart Inc.
Holly Klein, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Grace House Akron, Inc.
Lisa Lewis, CEO, Primetime Delivery and Warehouse
Nicole Liatos, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Programs, ECDI
Johanna Maas, Director of Business Development and Community Impact, Apex Skin
Kelly Manderfield, Chief Marketing Officer, Cleveland Metroparks
Chelsy McKinney, Senior Manager, HRIS, Leaf Home
Dr. Martina Moore, Associate Professor and Chair of the Counseling Department, John Carroll University
Clara Nader, CFO, Blue Technologies
Roshonda Smith, Senior Vice-President, Black Business Engagement Director, Huntington National Bank
Holly Marie Wilson, Shareholder, Reminger Co.
Cynthia Yang, Wealth Advisor, Return on Life Wealth Partners
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