BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Goal Getter Summit DESCRIPTION:Join us at the iconic CPKC Stadium\, the home of the Kansas City Current\, for a powerful afternoon of innovation\, inspiration\, and impact with the NAWBO Institute for Entrepreneurial Development.Why Attend?Be the first to meet Susan\, NAWBO's AI resource navigatorExplore the new Journeys Program and find your business stageHear real stories from women scaling\, pivoting\, and exiting - featuring keynote Magie Cook!Connect in a stadium built to uplift womenDemo resources tailored to YOU\, and leave with next stepsUnwind at a high-energy happy hour with your NAWBO community AgendaTime\nSpeaker 1:00 - 1:30Welcome and Special Guest\nRemarks byJen Earle\, CEO\, NAWBO\n\nDeanna Novak\, Chair\, NAWBO InstituteJill Calabrese Bain\, Managing Director\, Business Banking\, Bank of AmericaAmber Griffis\, Vice President\, Wealth Management Advisor\, Merrill LynchDr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace\, President and CEO\, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 1:30 - 2:30Journey Keynote\nMagie Cook\, Entrepreneur\, Author\, and Philanthropist\n 2:25 - 3:15Entrepreneur Journey Panel Discussion\nModerated by Shauna Huntington\, Founder\, The Small Business CEO\n\nPanelists: Christy Rogers\, Founder\, Training Umbrella LaToya Bass\, Founder\, Alignment Business Solutions Julie Towner\, CEO & Owner\, Towner Communications Marissa Gencarelli\, Co-Founder\, Yoli Tortilleria\n3:15 - 3:30\nFireside Chat\nKristen Hamilton\, Pitchside Coffee Co-Founder\, KC Current Foward\n3:30 - 3:40\nBreak\n\n3:30 - 4:00\nNetworking with speakers in the Pitch Club\n\n3:30 - 4:30\nOptional CPKC Stadium Tours every 15 minutes\n3:30 - 4:00Institute Journey Demos\n\n\nSuite 1 Ignitor\nRoom Host: Katie Hatfield\n\nSuite 2 Strategizer\nRoom Host: Melanie Dunlap\n\nSuite 3 Systemizer\nRoom Host: Lynda Bishop\n 4:00 - 5:00Networking Reception in the Southwest Sideline Club\n\n\nSponsorsBank of AmericaE.W. Kauffman FoundationCPKC StadiumSpencer FanePresenting Sponsor\n\n\nSpeakersJill Calabrese BainBank of America\nPresenting Sponsor Over her 30 years with Bank of America\, Jill has held leadership positions across the company\, including positions in Consumer & Business Banking\, Wealth Management Banking and Global Corporate & Investment Banking. She currently serves as a Managing Director and head of client experience and sustainability for the Business Banking Division. Additionally\, Jill is an adjunct professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. She is the co-chair of Bank of America's Domestic Violence Taskforce and serves NAWBO's National Advisory Board.Deanna Novak\nNAWBO Institute Chair\nInstitute Board Remarks Deanna is an award-winning author and ghostwriter with over 20 years of experience writing about leadership\, business\, policy\, law\, genealogy and culture. After exiting her first company\, kidsHeritage\, where she partnered with Walt Disney World\, she founded The Write Journeys to help executives\, transformational entrepreneurs and others turn their insights into compelling narratives that get attention and drive results. Whether she is ghostwriting thought leadership books or crafting memoir or self-help narratives that build personal brands\, Deanna delivers content that transforms ideas into influence.Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace \nEW Kauffman\nNAWBO Institute Benefactor Dr. DeAngela is president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation\, a private\, nonpartisan foundation that provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability\, upward mobility and economic prosperity regardless of race\, gender or geography. With Ewing Kauffman's vision serving as the centerpiece for the Kauffman Foundation\, she guided a comprehensive community engagement process to solidify its enduring bond with Kansas City and renew its focus on college access and completion\, workforce and career development and entrepreneurship.\n Magie Cook \nPhilanthropist\, Entrepreneur\, and Speaker Magie is a visionary entrepreneur\, internationally recognized speaker and expert in business and personal development. She founded her company with just $800\, later selling it alongside Garden Fresh to Campbell's Soup for $231 million. Now\, she is dedicated to helping leaders overcome adversity\, unlock their future identity and create a lasting impact in the world. Having spent the first 18 years of her life in an orphanage\, Magie developed her groundbreaking 3R Framework\, which enabled her to turn adversity into an advantage. With over 30 years of experience\, she equips others with the tools and strategies to accelerate their success and unleash their full potential. Magie collaborates with Fortune 100 and 500 companies\, working alongside top executives\, professional athletes\, influencers and thought leaders to drive transformation and success at the highest level.Shauna Huntington \nNAWBO Institute Past Chair\nJourney Panel Moderator Shauna is a veteran entrepreneur and small business finance expert. Following her experience in public and private accounting\, Shauna founded Fortiviti\, an outsourced accounting and back-office company\, building it to an acquisition. Throughout Shauna's career\, she has helped hundreds of business owners better understand their finances\, grow more profitability and streamline their operations\, helping them take their businesses to the next level. Following her exit from Fortiviti\, Shauna went on to found The Small Business CEO\, a small business coaching platform designed to help small business owners to run better businesses.LaToya Bass \nAlignment Business Solutions \nIgnitor Panelist LaToya is the founder of Alignment Business Solutions\, LLC\, a digital bookkeeping and client success agency that partners with CPAs and tax accountants to provide seamless client financial support. With years of QuickBooks Online expertise\, she specializes in cleanup\, monthly management and client success systems that free up accountants to focus on tax strategy and advisory. A wife and mom of three\, LaToya built her business around balance - creating freedom for herself and empowering accounting firms to do the same for their clients.Christy Rogers \nTraining Umbrella\nStrategizer Panelist Christy is the founder and lead instructor at Training Umbrella\, a company that she founded in 2011 that specializes in teaching Microsoft and Google Applications along with providing computer lab and event space rentals. She has been involved in the planning and training of multiple software migrations in the Kansas City area and across the United States. Christy is a Google Certified Individual and Microsoft Certified Trainer. She believes that "Knowing the technology is not the same as knowing how to teach it."Julie Towner\nTowner Communications\nSystemizer Panelist As CEO and owner of Towner Communications\, Julie transformed a third-generation company into one of the Midwest's fastest-growing telecom\, IT and security firms\, earning multi-million-dollar growth\, national recognition and two Inc. 5000 honors. A Leadership Kansas 2025 honoree\, Julie is recognized among the state's most influential decision-makers driving economic development and innovation. She is a Stanford Graduate School of Business alum\, a Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Small Businesses graduate and was named one of the Kansas City Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business.Kristen Hamilton\nPitchside Coffee\, KC Current Forward\nFireside Chat Kristen\, a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) veteran with over a decade of experience\, brings the spirit of teamwork and community to Kansas City through Pitchside Coffee. Inspired by the values she's found inside the lines\, she co-founded Pitchside Coffee to extend that sense of community to all of Kansas City. Pitchside Coffee to her isn't just about serving exceptional coffee it's a platform for growing connections and creating meaningful experiences. Kristen joined the Kansas City Current in July 2021. A veteran of the league\, she has logged over 10\,200 career minutes across all competitions\, including 4\,352 with the Current. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


Join us at the iconic CPKC Stadium\, the home of the Kansas City Current\, for a powerful afternoon of innovation\, inspiration\, and impact with the NAWBO Institute for Entrepreneurial Development.

Why Attend?

Agenda

Time
Speaker
 \;1:00 - 1:30Welcome and Special Guest
Remarks by

Jen Earle\, CEO\, NAWBO

Deanna Novak\, Chair\, NAWBO Institute

Jill Calabrese Bain\, Managing Director\, Business Banking\, Bank of America

Amber Griffis\, Vice President\, Wealth Management Advisor\, Merrill Lynch

Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace\, President and CEO\, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

 \;1:30 - 2:30Journey Keynote
Magie Cook\, Entrepreneur\, Author\, and Philanthropist
 \;2:25 - 3:15Entrepreneur Journey Panel Discussion
Moderated by Shauna Huntington\, Founder\, The Small Business CEO

Panelists: Christy Rogers\, Founder\, Training Umbrella LaToya Bass\, Founder\, Alignment Business Solutions Julie Towner\, CEO &\; Owner\, Towner Communications Marissa Gencarelli\, Co-Founder\, Yoli Tortilleria
3:15 - 3:30
Fireside Chat
Kristen Hamilton\, Pitchside Coffee Co-Founder\, KC Current Foward
3:30 - 3:40
Break

3:30 - 4:00
Networking with speakers in the Pitch Club

3:30 - 4:30
Optional CPKC Stadium Tours every 15 minutes
3:30 - 4:00Institute Journey Demos


Suite 1 Ignitor
Room Host: Katie Hatfield

Suite 2 Strategizer
Room Host: Melanie Dunlap

Suite 3 Systemizer
Room Host: Lynda Bishop
 \;4:00 - 5:00Networking Reception in the Southwest Sideline Club


Sponsors
Bank of AmericaE.W. Kauffman FoundationCPKC StadiumSpencer Fane
Presenting Sponsor


Speakers
Jill Calabrese Bain
Bank of America
Presenting Sponsor \;

Over her 30 years with Bank of America\, Jill has held leadership positions across the company\, including positions in Consumer &\; Business Banking\, Wealth Management Banking and Global Corporate &\; Investment Banking. She currently serves as a Managing Director and head of client experience and sustainability for the Business Banking Division. Additionally\, Jill is an adjunct professor at Boston University&rsquo\;s Questrom School of Business. She is the co-chair of Bank of America&rsquo\;s Domestic Violence Taskforce and serves NAWBO&rsquo\;s National Advisory Board.

Deanna Novak
NAWBO Institute Chair
Institute Board Remarks \;

Deanna is an award-winning author and ghostwriter with over 20 years of experience writing about leadership\, business\, policy\, law\, genealogy and culture. After exiting her first company\, kidsHeritage\, where she partnered with Walt Disney World\, she founded The Write Journeys to help executives\, transformational entrepreneurs and others turn their insights into compelling narratives that get attention and drive results. Whether she is ghostwriting thought leadership books or crafting memoir or self-help narratives that build personal brands\, Deanna delivers content that transforms ideas into influence.

Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace \;
EW Kauffman
NAWBO Institute Benefactor \; \;

Dr. DeAngela is president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation\, a private\, nonpartisan foundation that provides access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability\, upward mobility and economic prosperity &ndash\; regardless of race\, gender or geography. With Ewing Kauffman&rsquo\;s vision serving as the centerpiece for the Kauffman Foundation\, she guided a comprehensive community engagement process to solidify its enduring bond with Kansas City and renew its focus on college access and completion\, workforce and career development and entrepreneurship.


 \;Magie Cook \;
Philanthropist\, Entrepreneur\, and Speaker \;

Magie is a visionary entrepreneur\, internationally recognized speaker and expert in business and personal development. She founded her company with just $800\, later selling it alongside Garden Fresh to Campbell&rsquo\;s Soup for $231 million. Now\, she is dedicated to helping leaders overcome adversity\, unlock their future identity and create a lasting impact in the world. Having spent the first 18 years of her life in an orphanage\, Magie developed her groundbreaking 3R Framework\, which enabled her to turn adversity into an advantage. With over 30 years of experience\, she equips others with the tools and strategies to accelerate their success and unleash their full potential. Magie collaborates with Fortune 100 and 500 companies\, working alongside top executives\, professional athletes\, influencers and thought leaders to drive transformation and success at the highest level.

Shauna Huntington \;
NAWBO Institute Past Chair
Journey Panel Moderator \;

Shauna is a veteran entrepreneur and small business finance expert. Following her experience in public and private accounting\, Shauna founded Fortiviti\, an outsourced accounting and back-office company\, building it to an acquisition. Throughout Shauna&rsquo\;s career\, she has helped hundreds of business owners better understand their finances\, grow more profitability and streamline their operations\, helping them take their businesses to the next level. Following her exit from Fortiviti\, Shauna went on to found The Small Business CEO\, a small business coaching platform designed to help small business owners to run better businesses.

LaToya Bass
Alignment Business Solutions
Ignitor Panelist \;

LaToya is the founder of Alignment Business Solutions\, LLC\, a digital bookkeeping and client success agency that partners with CPAs and tax accountants to provide seamless client financial support. With years of QuickBooks Online expertise\, she specializes in cleanup\, monthly management and client success systems that free up accountants to focus on tax strategy and advisory. A wife and mom of three\, LaToya built her business around balance - creating freedom for herself and empowering accounting firms to do the same for their clients.

Christy Rogers \;
Training Umbrella
Strategizer Panelist \;

Christy is the founder and lead instructor at Training Umbrella\, a company that she founded in 2011 that specializes in teaching Microsoft and Google Applications along with providing computer lab and event space rentals. She has been involved in the planning and training of multiple software migrations in the Kansas City area and across the United States. Christy is a Google Certified Individual and Microsoft Certified Trainer. She believes that &ldquo\;Knowing the technology is not the same as knowing how to teach it.&rdquo\;

Julie Towner
Towner Communications
Systemizer Panelist \;

As CEO and owner of Towner Communications\, Julie transformed a third-generation company into one of the Midwest&rsquo\;s fastest-growing telecom\, IT and security firms\, earning multi-million-dollar growth\, national recognition and two Inc. 5000 honors. A Leadership Kansas 2025 honoree\, Julie is recognized among the state&rsquo\;s most influential decision-makers driving economic development and innovation. She is a Stanford Graduate School of Business alum\, a Goldman Sachs 10\,000 Small Businesses graduate and was named one of the Kansas City Business Journal&rsquo\;s Women Who Mean Business.

Kristen Hamilton
Pitchside Coffee\, KC Current Forward
Fireside Chat \;

Kristen\, a National Women&rsquo\;s Soccer League (NWSL) veteran with over a decade of experience\, brings the spirit of teamwork and community to Kansas City through Pitchside Coffee. Inspired by the values she&rsquo\;s found inside the lines\, she co-founded Pitchside Coffee to extend that sense of community to all of Kansas City. Pitchside Coffee to her isn&rsquo\;t just about serving exceptional coffee&mdash\;it&rsquo\;s a platform for growing connections and creating meaningful experiences. Kristen joined the Kansas City Current in July 2021. A veteran of the league\, she has logged over 10\,200 career minutes across all competitions\, including 4\,352 with the Current.

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