OCTOBER 26, 2022
8:00am-5:30pm
Cleveland, Ohio
Morning
8:00am - 8:45am
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
Sponsored by: CASE Weatherhead School of Management
8:45am - 9:00am
Sponsor Recognition and Welcome
Renée DeLuca Dolan
President/Founder of Contempo Design + Communications and Founder of the Female Entrepreneur Summit (FES)
9:00am - 10:00am
Wake Up Keynote Speaker
Stephanie Stuckey
CEO at Stuckey’s Corporation, Former State Representative & Adjunct Professor
10:00am - 11:00am
Financing your business: How to prepare and plan to start, grow or exit your business.
Presented by: Key4Women, KeyBank
2021 SCORE Key4Women NEO Pitch Contest Runner Up:
Melissa Renner, MPH, CPT - Owner/Founder, Active for Life
Intro:
Rachael Sampson - Senior Vice President, National Director of [email protected] and Key4Women
Facilitator:
Becky Talley - Senior Vice President and East Ohio Region Retail Leader, KeyCorp
Panelists:
- Veena Khanna, CTFA, JD - Key Private Bank Regional Executive, Central Region at KeyBank
- Sheila (Scott-Hughes) Mixon - Senior Vice President of Business Development & Entrepreneurship, Executive Director of Women's Business Entreprise Council Ohio River Valley (WBEC ORV)
- Kristyn M. Squires - Senior Vice President, Small Business National Sales Leader, KeyBank
11:00am - 12:00pm
Different Perspectives on Female Entrepreneurship: From Start-up to Serial Entrepreneur
Presented by: Ambassador Crawford College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Kent State University
Facilitator:
Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D - Dean of Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Professor of Marketing, Kent State University
Panelists:
- Veronica Cook-Euell - President & CEO, Euell Consulting Group, LLC
- Dr. Charu Ramanathan - Co-founder, Vitalxchange
- Marisa Sergi - Chief Growth Officer at L’uva Bella Winery, Founder, Red Brands
- Anne Skoch - Owner, Anne Cate
Lunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch and Live Mannequin, Fresh Floral Fashion Show
Presented by: Kim Evinsky BHHS Professional Realty, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Ladies & Gentlemen Salon and Spa and Ursuline College
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Break - Networking and Sponsor Showcase Visitation
Breakout Panels
1:30 - 2:30pm (Breakout Session I)
Main Ballroom: Demystifying Digital Marketing: A panel discussion
Presented by: JumpStart, Inc.
Facilitator:
Nicki Hubbard - Partner, Marketing Operations, JumpStart Inc.
Panelists:
- Kristine Egri - Analytics & Programmatic Manager, Cyrid
- Myra Rosario - Founder of Latino Cleveland Media and Executive Video Producer at 216 Studios
- Lindsay Sims - Founder & CEO, 30 Day Funnels
Garden Room: The Three Most Important Things To Know About Insurance
Presented by: Westfield Insurance
Presenters:
Y’llon Herron - Small Business Underwriting Leader
Diane T. Keil-Hipp, CPRM - Chief Operations Officer, Knight Insurance Group
2:30pm - 3:30pm (Breakout Session II)
Main Ballroom: Legal “Matters” - Entrepreneur Pitfalls: Legal Issues and Best Practices to Consider When Owning and Running Your Own Business
Presented by: Frantz Ward
Facilitator:
Christina Niro - Partner, Frantz Ward
Panelists:
- Megan Bennett - Associate, Frantz Ward
- Kelly Bokoch - Associate, Frantz Ward
- Alanna C. Guy - Associate, Frantz Ward
Garden Room: HR & Accounting Practices
Facilitator:
Kelly Keefe, SHRM-SCP - President, ERC
Panelists:
- Sonya Ahola - Director of Marketing and HR Consulting, Ahola HR Solutions | Payroll
- Dalithia Smith, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP SVP - Chief Human Resources Officer, Oatey Co.
- Teresa Struble, CPA - Audit Manager, Maloney + Novotny
Afternoon
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Afternoon Keynotes
Facilitator:
Renée DeLuca Dolan
President/Founder of Contempo Design + Communications and Founder of the Female Entrepreneur Summit (FES)
- Santia Deck
CEO of TRONUS, Athlete, Social Media Influencer, Speaker, & Author - Cynthia Cureton-Robles
Founder/CEO of Osage Phoenix Productions, LLC | Co-Founder/COO of History-Making TRONUS, LLC
4:30 -4 :45pm
Giveaways & Thank You's
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Closing Remarks
Networking and Cocktail Hour
Sponsored by: John Carroll University, Boler College of Business