Goddess Elevated
Educate + Connect + Empower
Sunday, August 4, 2024
11 AM – 6 PM
Stan Mansion | Chicago, IL
When women gather, magic happens. Irrevocably bound by goddess energy, we feel the power of the collective even in rooms where we stand alone. This one-day experience in a classic Chicago locale has been carefully curated to educate, connect, and empower women.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024
10:30-11 AM
Check-In & Registration
Front Lobby
11-6 PM
Exhibitor Hall
1st Floor Ballroom
11:45 AM
Welcome Address & Keynote
Grand Ballroom
1 PM
Presentations 1-5
Grand Ballroom
2:45 PM
Presentation 6
Grand Ballroom
3:45 PM
Presentations 7-11
Grand Ballroom
5:30 PM
Closing
Grand Ballroom
Are you in?
Holding the Mic
Our line-up of panelists, facilitators, and speakers is a who's who of powerful & authentic Chicago women
A.G. Billig, Author & Coach
A.G. is a bestselling author, thought leader, motivational speaker, and coach. As the founder of The Project of Love, she utilizes her advanced training in NLP, Silva Method, and life coaching to guide women on a transformational journey that empowers them to love themselves, love what they do, and love who they are.
Website: TheProjectOfLove
Janice Burt, Speaker & Author
Janice is an international keynote speaker, court-certified Spanish interpreter, voiceover artist/actor, yoga instructor, and award-winning author. Her passion is to encourage others to love themselves deeply, experience mental shifts, and do the work of personal development to create a life of fulfillment, joy, and purpose.
Website: JaniceBurt.com
Jennifer Cassetta, Author & High-Performance Coach
Jennifer is the author of The Art of Badassery: Unleash Your Mojo with Wisdom of the Dojo, and hosts a podcast with the same name. Her experience as a third-degree black belt and health coach has informed her creation of empowering, high-performance programming that supports corporate women in all industries who are ready to level-up their resilience and go after the life of their dreams.
Website: JenniferCassetta.com
Milicent Driver, Entrepreneurial Strategist
Milicent has authored two books and co-authored multiple anthologies. With advanced degrees in Sociology, Public and Environmental Affairs, Business Entrepreneurship, and Marriage and Family Therapy, Milicent combines academic knowledge with real-world expertise to guide professional women to overcome obstacles and harness their inner strength, fostering personal growth and entrepreneurial success.
Website: MilicentTheStrategist.com
Marjie Hadad, Global PR Expert
Marjie Hadad is the founder of PR For Life and the author of the International, #1 Bestseller, The Power of PR Parenting. With advanced degrees in Broadcast Journalism and International Relations, she is an award-winning TV producer, a global medical PR pro, as well as a speaker on how moms, mentors, and entrepreneurs can use their own public relations superpowers and special professional skills to thrive in every aspect of life.
Website: PRfor.Life
Jen Loving, Author & Coach
Jen is the CEO of Engaging Speakers, a business coach, a philanthropist, and a best-selling author with two decades of business experience. She has helped 1,000+ entrepreneurs build their businesses with many reaching 6- and 7-figures in revenue. Jen is most proud of founding the international non-profit “Handing Hope,” which brings comfort and smiles to children battling cancer around the world.
Website: JenLoving.com
Tanya Memme, TV Host & Producer
Tanya has captivated audiences for over 25 years with a career spanning 10 TV series, commercials, and red-carpet interviews. She is the founder of “Mastering the Spotlight” – an On-Camera Confidence & Performance Academy and workshop series. Her workshops, courses, one-on-one and group coaching, and branding experts empower individuals to exude confidence and authenticity on camera, on stage, and in LIFE.
Website: TanyaMemme.com
Hollie Mileski, Speaker & Personal Branding Coach
With over two decades dedicated to guiding strategic change alongside C-Suite and senior executives of Fortune 100 companies, Hollie discovered the pivotal importance of authentic human connection as the core element of leadership success. Her approach revolves around fostering self-awareness, inviting leaders to shed their masks and embrace authenticity to unlock tangible results.
LinkedIn: Hollie Mileski
Daphne Paras, Emcee & Host
Daphne is the founder of Sacred Seeker and your host for Goddess Elevated. Her expertise spans all things divine feminine – from self-love and embodiment to warrior/goddess energy and sexuality. Daphne hosts firewalks and sacred journeys domestically and abroad, creating spaces for participants to be heard, held, empowered, and transformed.
Website: SacredSeeker.com
Catherine Toomer, Physician
Dr. Toomer is a physician, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, and founder of TOTAL Weight Care Institute™️ who provides a comprehensive and compassionate alternative to the shame-to-change model & yo-yo progress too often experienced in wellness and weight health spaces. She speaks, teaches, and collaborates with other courageous rule-breakers, empowering women who need a strategy to take their lives back.
Website: DrToomer.com
Em Vermeer, Author & Coach
Em is a dynamic speaker, author, life & business coach, and dedicated community builder. With a decade of experience as a wife and mother of two wonderful children, she brings a wealth of wisdom and empathy to her work. Residing in the vibrant city of Wilmington, N.C., Em is passionate about helping women uncover their true potential and amplify their lives to make a meaningful impact on the world.
Website: FueledByFaith.org
Let's Go
Session Details
4 Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back from Achieving Your Goals
Milicent Driver knows that the real key to success isn’t just about changing your behaviors, but also challenging the thoughts that go with them. In this session, Milicent will explore how to replace old self-limiting beliefs with new ones – helping to make any goal seem attainable.
Love Is Your Superpower
Love is a superpower, a state of consciousness that lies dormant in your heart, waiting to be awakened and expressed. In this powerful talk, A.G. Billig shares powerful tools that will empower you to access this superpower so you can thrive, shine, and fulfill your destiny.
Claim Your Vision
We all face the same challenges in business and in life, more or less, AND in different degrees. Where we differ is how we handle these challenges as we pursue our goals. In this session, Marjie Hadad will share a new approach that involves leveraging your public relations superpowers to empower you to go the distance and claim your vision.
Zone Of Authenticity: Rebuild, Recover & Reclaim Your Life After Rock Bottom
As an Award-winning TV Host, with a thriving career, speaker Tanya Memme hit “Rock Bottom” and had no idea how to get out of it! She then made it her mission to interview over 100 people from all over the world, that hit “Rock Bottom” and got out of it. Tanya discovered that "Living In The Now” has deep fundamental effects on the trajectory of your future.
After Interviewing 100 people who hit Rock Bottom and got out of it, Tanya learned that every person she interviewed planted the seeds to their come back with knowing their "Zone of Authenticity." This is the most important tool to have and understand at a time when PIVOTING is your only choice.
The Art of Badassery
Do you want to feel like you can take on the world? In Jenn Cassetta's empowering speech, you will be guided on a journey from white belt to black belt in personal growth and leadership. Topics include- resilience building, boundary setting, powerfully communicating, self care and leadership. You will leave as a “black belt of badassery” with practical tools that help you feel more confident, visible, and powerful from the streets to the boardroom.
Navigating Transformation: Descending from Mountain Top Highs
Em Vermeer will delve into the empowering journey of coming down from transformative peaks. This session is specifically tailored to support women as they integrate newfound empowerment after experiencing a transformational weekend. We explore practical strategies and insights to infuse empowerment into daily life, ensuring that the lessons learned on the mountaintop continue to resonate long after the experience ends. Join us as we navigate the valleys with resilience, grace, and a renewed sense of purpose, empowering each other to thrive beyond the summit.
Loving Is... A Movement & Beyond
Loving is... perfectly imperfect and we can all use more of it. The movement “Loving Is” is so important that speaker Jen Loving actually changed her last name to it. Loving is more than a buzzword…there is much more to it. Love has the power to change us, others, our work, and the world.
One Fear Per Year
As one who was a people-pleasing pro, steeped in insecurity and self-loathing, Janice Burt decided to stop blaming and show up differently after her divorce. She made a vow while in the fetal position on her bathroom floor. She vowed to do one thing that really scared her every single year from that moment on. It’s been 12 years since making that vow, and Janice has a list of 12 things she’s done to walk through her fears. She wants nothing more than to encourage others to join her on this journey of One Fear Per Year, where they will discover more confidence, joy, freedom, and love on the other side.
BE the Leader YOU Would Follow
When people feel the pulse of you, they immediately form a subconscious opinion of how this person establishes a human connection. Are they trustworthy and inspiring? Do they have a vision? Do they feel authentic? Am I drawn to them? Do I want to work or play with them?
Hollie Mileski will share her trademark approach on how to Know the R.E.A.L. You – and just Be YOU!
A shift is happening in our world and women are being called to step up and lead more than ever. Yet, our examples of leadership often miss some key elements. Having the courage to learn how to be truly present, harness our reactions, and make intentional choices that serve those we touch is an art form that far too few of us craft.
When you incorporate this wisdom into your message and brand, you create from your soul. Then, just step back and allow your life to be sublime!
The Myth of Imposter Syndrome
Dr. Catherine Toomer founded Health Wellness and Weight Loss Centers to remove the stigmas & shame-to-change model often seen in mental health, wellness & weight loss spaces. Imposter Syndrome is a misnomer morphed from the Imposter Phenomenon coined by sociologists to describe high-achieving marginalized people who maneuver in spaces outside of their comfort zone. However, when continuing to excel when frightened, insecure, or even feeling fraudulent, is really a sign of courage and bravery.
Stan Mansion
Experience the history and charm of this iconic Chicago home
Stan Mansion
2408 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL
Why Here
Stan Mansion is a must-see Chicago venue in the Logan Square Historic District.
Parking
Charles R. Darwin Public School
2322 N. Albany Ave.
Street parking is free on Sundays in downtown Chicago.