Breakout Sessions
Finding Your True North:
Staying Aligned With Your Values and Purpose
Lauren Wittig
Branch Manager, Lauren Wittig Team
- Division of Luminate Bank
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.
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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.
Charting Your Flight Plan:
Setting Intentional Goals and Building a Map for your Career or Business
Casey Richards
Franchise Owner, PaPPo's Pizzeria & Pub
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.
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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
Fuel For Flight
How to Regain Energy and Clarity for the Journey Ahead
Courtney Krusemark, BSN, RN, NC-BC
Nurse & Functional Wellness Coach, Under The Hood Wellness
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:
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Recognize the signals of energy and hormone imbalance that may be holding you back.
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Understand how the way you “fuel your system” directly impacts your clarity, focus, and ability to perform.
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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.
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A.I.R. Traffic Control
Taking Control of Your Internal Dialogue
Cindy Swatek
Program & Development Specialist,
Lee's Summit Educational Foundation
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.
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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.
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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.
