Women Business Owners upcoming events

Let's Do Lunch (Friday, August 07, 2026)

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:30:00 GMT

An Intimate WBO Member-Exclusive Event!

Join fellow WBO members for lunch at a local restaurant. This is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen your networking and get to know one another on a more personal level. There's no meeting agenda, no monthly commitment and no registration fee. Simply order what you like and enjoy separate checks.

Attendance is limited to 5 members. This month's board member host K’ai Roberts Fu.

Open to WBO Members only; RSVP is required. Registration closes on August 5th or when capacity is reached.

Please be advised that photos and video may be taken at our events and used in our digital marketing, including but not limited to our website and social media platforms. By attending a Women Business Owners event, you agree to allow photos and/or video of you to be used in WBO’s marketing initiatives.

August After Hours (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join us for an evening of stimulating conversations, thought-provoking moments, and plenty of fun-all while enjoying your favorite beverage.

If you’re looking to connect, learn, and laugh with a dynamic group of ladies, you’re in the right place!

Early bird discount ends Thursday, August 6. Online registration closes on Sunday, August 9.

Event Sponsor:

Join us for an informal evening of conversation, connection, and community. Connect meaningful dots, explore new opportunities to work together, and build relationships. At Washington Trust Bank, we believe strong businesses are built on strong relationships, and we look forward to spending the evening with you.

Education Workshop - Who's Running Your Business? (Wednesday, August 19, 2026)

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Presenter: Nancy Burger

Title: Who's Running Your Business? Moving from Default to Deliberate Thinking

Business owners make hundreds of decisions every week, each one shaping their business. What often goes unnoticed is the thinking that drives those decisions. In this workshop, participants learn a practical framework for recognizing the thought patterns behind their decisions and moving from default to deliberate thinking—helping them communicate more clearly, navigate challenges more effectively, and make decisions with greater confidence and intention.

Participants will learn how to:

Recognize the default thinking influencing their business decisions.
Use the Spot. Check. Flip. Lock.™ framework to make more deliberate decisions.
Communicate and lead with greater clarity and confidence.
Build thinking habits that support stronger business performance.

About Our Speaker

Nancy Burger is a thought transformation expert, keynote speaker, and executive coach who helps professionals rewire limiting thought patterns to unlock breakthrough performance.

A former Wall Street banker, she blends neuroscience, psychology, and storytelling to show how changing our inner dialogue changes everything—from collaboration to culture to results.

No Luncheon This Month (Thursday, August 27, 2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Your WBO Board is enjoying a summer break this month. We look forward to connecting with you in September!

After Hours

Trade Show

September After Hours (Tuesday, September 08, 2026)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join us for an evening of stimulating conversations, thought-provoking moments, and plenty of fun-all while enjoying your favorite beverage.

If you’re looking to connect, learn, and laugh with a dynamic group of ladies, you’re in the right place!

Early bird discount ends Thursday, September 3. Online registration closes on Sunday, September 6.

Event Sponsor: GFS Events

WBO's Trade Show & Luncheon (Thursday, September 24, 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMT

Join Us at WBO's Annual Trade Show!

Where fun, shopping, networking, learning, and lunch all come together under one roof!

Explore a vibrant mix of vendors across diverse industries. Whether you're browsing or buying, it's the perfect chance to:

Discover exciting products and services
Connect with top-notch professionals
Find new favorites
Enjoy exclusive deals, great conversations, and some surprises too!

Bring your business cards—and your friends! We can’t wait to see you there!

Featured Program: Thriving, or at Least Surviving, in Uncertain Times: Lightning Round Learning from Women Who've Been There, and Are Doing That

When times are tough, you learn to be tougher...though not always in the ways you may think. In this powerful program, you'll hear from six experienced businesswomen with diverse areas of expertise. They will share ideas and tools to help you survive and even thrive - by being strong, but also by innovating, staying motivated, and taking excellent care of your most valuable business asset: Yourself.

Emceed by Dana Frank

Spotlight: Get Up & Get On It: Rising Strong, Leading Forward

More to come!

Ann Amati

Focus: What Your Customer Can Teach You: The Ones You Have, the Ones You Want, and the Ones That Got Away Ann Amati says "Keep the sales process open, whether you won or lost." In this lightning-round talk you'll learn what new customers and "lost sales" know that you don't know: customers can help you compete better; and what existing customers don't know that you think they know: customers buy more when reminded!

Colleen Pacem

Focus: Viewing Your Health as a Business Asset: 4 Lesser-known Ways to Protect It

Control the Controllable: When uncertainty hits, we reach for hacks, better routines, quick fixes, instead of asking what actually needs to hold. Drawing on years of experiences with women navigating life, Colleen Pacem (ARNP) makes the case for boundaries as infrastructure: the few non-negotiables that let you thrive, not just survive.

Daisy Derrick

Focus: Shopping Your Closet: Maximize Your Existing Wardrobe

Before you buy anything new - shop your closet. Daisy breaks down her three-pillar wardrobe framework: Intentional Acquisition, Mindful Maintenance, Thoughtful Release - and how to honor your existing investment, re-familiarize yourself with what you already own, and show up confidently in any space.

Denise Haselwood

Focus: Stay in the Game: Mental Health Hacks for Dealing with Uncertainty

Uncertainty creates stress. You have automatic strategies that kick in to manage that stress that may not be helpful. While your responses were preprogrammed in you long before adulthood, you can change those strategies with intentionality. Dr. Denise offers two practical strategies to help you intentionally cope so you can thrive even amidst uncertainty.

Laurie Nichols

Focus: Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Power to Choose

This talk reframes risk for successful women who feel stuck, unseen, or misaligned with their work. Laurie highlights the “Powershift” that is possible with the three essential skills needed to reclaim the authority to choose from a deeper place of purpose and values alignment.

☞ Exhibit at the Trade Show! Interested in exhibiting? Review the exhibitor details, event logistics, and requirements HERE.

️☞ Get Your Tickets Ticket price includes access to all vendors and networking opportunities.

☞ Lunch Details A boxed lunch is not included in the base ticket price. You may add a boxed lunch for $20 during registration, provided by Gourmondo. Note: Lunch orders will close Tuesday, September 22nd.

Premier Sponsor: Washington Trust Bank

AV Sponsor: Magnus Media Group Video Production

Drink Sponsor: Brenda Reiss Coaching

Lunch Sponsor: Strategic Sales Queen

Photography Sponsor: Pinto Portrait

Let's Do Lunch (Friday, September 25, 2026)

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

An Intimate WBO Member-Exclusive Event!

Attendance is limited to 5 members. This month's board member host is Michelle Ferris.

Open to WBO Members only; RSVP is required. Registration closes on September 23rd or when capacity is reached.

October After Hours (Tuesday, October 13, 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join us for an evening of stimulating conversations, thought-provoking moments, and plenty of fun-all while enjoying your favorite beverage.

If you’re looking to connect, learn, and laugh with a dynamic group of ladies, you’re in the right place!

Early bird discount ends Thursday, October 8. Online registration closes on Sunday, October 11.

Registration coming soon!

Event Sponsor: Valerie Moseley, CPA PLLC

Monthly Luncheon (Thursday, October 22, 2026)

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Speaker: K'ai Roberts Fu, Magnus Media Group Video Production

More information and registration coming soon!

PLEASE NOTE: A boxed lunch *is not* included in the base ticket price: During registration, you will have the option to purchase a boxed lunch for $20, provided by Gourmondo. The base ticket price includes beverages.

Deadline: Registrations that include a box lunch order will close end of day on Tuesday, October 20.

November After Hours (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Join us for an evening of stimulating conversations, thought-provoking moments, and plenty of fun-all while enjoying your favorite beverage.

If you’re looking to connect, learn, and laugh with a dynamic group of ladies, you’re in the right place!

Early bird discount ends Thursday, November 5. Online registration closes on Sunday, November 8.

Registration coming soon!

Virtual Luncheon (Thursday, November 19, 2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 19:15:00 GMT

Speaker: Sarah Tetlow, CEO of Firm Focus, Legal Productivity Coaching & Consulting

Topic: Design The Perfectly Productive Day

A realistic framework for productive days that actually work

Designing the Perfectly Productive Day is a practical, research-informed keynote or workshop based on Sarah Tetlow’s top-selling book, The Perfectly Productive Day. The program helps professionals intentionally design a full 24-hour day (not just their work hours) by aligning habits, decisions, and routines with how the brain actually works. Participants are guided through six key categories of the day to understand how small, strategic choices compound to improve focus, energy, and decision-making. The result is a realistic, sustainable approach to productivity that replaces willpower and overwhelm with clarity, consistency, and control.

Takeaways:

A proven framework for designing a full 24-hour day that supports productivity without burnout.
Practical strategies to reduce decision fatigue and intentionally structure days for focus, energy, and follow-through.
A repeatable method for making small, high-impact changes that compound into sustainable performance.

About Our Speaker:

Sarah Tetlow is an author and a seasoned productivity strategist, consultant, and international speaker specializing in helping overwhelmed professionals. Sarah is dedicated to helping her clients reclaim lost time and revenue by controlling distractions, identifying and focusing on priorities, and developing effective systems and processes.

Sarah is also the creator of the ARTT® Email Productivity method. The ARTT® method has helped hundreds of professionals gain control of their email, mitigate using email as a distraction, effectively track important communications, and reduce stress and anxiety. It helps email users understand their human habits connected to the technology to effectively organize their inbox.

Sarah's unwavering commitment to focused work, combined with her distinctive and empathetic coaching approach, fosters a collaborative partnership with her clients that inspires profound learning and transformative behavioral changes.

Let's Do Lunch (Friday, December 04, 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 19:30:00 GMT

An Intimate WBO Member-Exclusive Event!

Attendance is limited to 5 members. This month's board member host is Laura Doehle.

Open to WBO Members only; RSVP is required. Registration closes on December 2nd or when capacity is reached.

December After Hours & Holiday Party (Tuesday, December 08, 2026)

Wed, 09 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Join us for an evening of stimulating conversations, thought-provoking moments, and plenty of fun-all while enjoying your favorite beverage.

If you’re looking to connect, learn, and laugh with a dynamic group of ladies, you’re in the right place!

Early bird discount ends Thursday, December 3. Online registration closes on Sunday, December 6.

Registration coming soon!

No Luncheon This Month (Thursday, December 24, 2026)

Thu, 24 Dec 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Your WBO Board is enjoying a break for the Holidays.

We look forward to connecting with you in the New Year!