Prism: Glow- A Conference for Women 2023

PRISM: (noun) a way of looking at or thinking about something that causes you to see or understand it in a different way

Join us at Prism- a conference for women- created and curated by the women-led DeKalb Chamber Partnership.

This full-day conference will hear award-winning keynote speakers and attend hyper-focused workshop and breakout sessions on a variety of topics important to the modern woman. This year's theme, GLOW, will talk about finding our internal spark- and how to keep the flame going.

Enjoy a deliciously prepared lunch, network with area women, and learn from some of the best northeast Indiana has to offer. Empowered women, empowering women.


Keynote Speakers

Carrie Wisehart

Carrie Wisehart can best be described as a creative and energetic speaker, author, and educator. For the past 24 years Carrie has touched the heart of her students by recognizing their unique strengths and helping them develop their fullest potential. Through the privilege of educating students, Carrie has won NBC 33?s Excellence in Education award, was featured for her innovative teaching on one of the final episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was honored as a Woman of Northeast Indiana by 21 Alive television. Carrie was named 2020 Teacher of the Year for Northwest Allen County Schools, and most recently, she was named the 2022 Remarkable Woman of Northeast Indiana by WANE TV.

Christie Browning

Dr. Kristal Walker

Dr. Kristal Walker, CPTM, has worked in the learning, leadership, and organizational development space for 19 years helping clients engage people, apply processes, and implement technology to improve human and organizational performance. She currently serves as the vice president of employee well-being at Sweetwater Sound, where she is responsible for crafting and leading wellness, diversity and inclusion (D&I), and training initiatives. She is also a Training Industry Courses instructor, where she teaches training professionals around the world on training best practices. Dr. Walker is also the president & founder a new online learning platform called Proverbs University.  Her most recent endeavors include participation in a distinguish CQ Fellows program to solidify her stance as a global thought leader in Cultural Intelligence. When it's all said and done, she takes great pleasure in being the wife to her loving and supportive husband, and the mother to her amazing children. 

BREAKOUT SESSION INFO

Title: Setting and Achieving Goals: Unlocking Your Potential through Self-Assessment and Strategic Planning

Speaker: Jen Atienzo-Fisher, Life and Career Coach/Business Consultant, Evolution to Revolution Consulting

Promo Blurb: Each year, most of us start off the new year with high aspirations of all we want to accomplish, only to lose interest in a few weeks or months. What if there was a better way to set goals and attain them? Based on research into the relationship between personality traits and goal attainment, this breakout session will provide participants with the knowledge and information to set goals and create a plan that is unique to their personality, ultimately setting them up for success. 

 

Title: Breaking through Limiting Beliefs

Speaker: Amie Arizmendi, Speaker, Author & Life Coach | ABR Coaching, Consulting, & Training

Promo Blurb: Do you feel stuck? Do you want more out of life but can't seem to figure out how to attain your goals? In this breakout session, you will learn how to let go of limiting beliefs that hold you back from greatness. You will be equipped with the power to choose your desired state and walk away knowing how to be more at cause for your life. Learn how to let go of the things that no longer serve you. Become your own best advocate.
 

Title: How to Be a Badass Woman in Business

Speaker: Amy Hanna, Regional Director | Youth For Christ

Promo Blurb: Channel your inner badass in the business world by finding your voice, being confident, and knowing your worth. In this interactive session you will network with other women in business, will learn how to ask for a raise, learn how to make the right connections, learn how to work together with other women in business, and learn how to step into arenas that will change the norm.

 

Title: Ignite Your Values, Illuminate Possibilities

Speaker: Britni Eisenmann,  Founding Principal/Structural Integrity Consultant | Stokefire

Promo Blurb: You know your values are important; but did you know that there is math and science behind the illuminating power you get access to when you fully integrate your values into your life? In this workshop, gain the ability to quickly identify and resist opportunities that are a danger or distraction to your unique mission. Learn how to discern when an opportunity is the right choice to move you and your mission forward into spaces where you belong and can do the most good.

 

Title: Women and Wealth

Speaker: McKenna Clifford, Wealth Manager | Credent Wealth Management

Promo Blurb: Women are set to control two-thirds of the nation's wealth by 2030 - what a time to be alive! Yet, women continue to face an immense number of financial obstacles that leave them overwhelmed and lost in setting and accomplishing their financial goals. This breakout session will equip you with the tools and questions necessary to start your journey to financial freedom.

 

Title: Glow through what you go through: Tips for resiliency through adversity

Speaker: Sarah Payne, Executive Director | Sweitzer Family Foundation

Promo Blurb: One of the few certainties in life is the fact that we all will encounter adversity and failures. Developing strategies for coping with struggles and setbacks will not only help you become more resilient but will also encourage you to be braver leaders in your workplace, home, and community.

 

Title: Reclaiming Your Time

Speaker: Amy Neal, Leadership Coach and Consultant | Forifty LEADS

Promo Blurb: This session will create the space and time for you to think mindfully about how you spend your precious time on a typical day. Time is our most valuable resource, yet we often let the needs and requests of others make decisions for us about how we spend our time. We will walk through an exercise that will uncover the ways that we spend our time and how they might not align with our values and goals. We will make an intentional plan for small but impactful changes and reclaim our time!