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• August After Hours

  • When
    Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Washington Trust Bank, 10500 NE 8th St., Suite 1100, Bellevue

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  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.

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  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.
  

  

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• Education Workshop - Who's Running Your Business?

  • When
    Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  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.

  

  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.

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• No Luncheon This Month

  • When
    Thursday, August 27, 2026
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

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• September After Hours

  • When
    Tuesday, September 08, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    GFS Events, 33410 Redmond Fall City Road, Suite 200, Fall City

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  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

  
  

  

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• WBO's Trade Show & Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, September 24, 2026
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    10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St., Mercer Island

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  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

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  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

  
  

  

  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.
  

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• October After Hours

  • When
    Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  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

  

  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.

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• Monthly Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, October 22, 2026
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Mercer Island Community and Event Center, 8236 SE 24th St., Mercer Island

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  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.

  

  
  

  

  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.
  

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• November After Hours

  • When
    Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  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.

  
  

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  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.

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• Virtual Luncheon

  • When
    Thursday, November 19, 2026
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    11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  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.

  

  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.
  

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• December After Hours & Holiday Party

  • When
    Tuesday, December 08, 2026
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

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  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!

  
  

  

  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.

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• No Luncheon This Month

  • When
    Thursday, December 24, 2026
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  Your WBO Board is enjoying a break for the Holidays.

  
  

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

  
  

  
  

  
  

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