CANCELLED: Women of M&A Network: Impact & Growth Summit

Lineup

• More details about Jen Thompson, President, WoMAN, M&A Integration and Strategy Consultant

  Jen Thompson, President, WoMAN, M&A Integration and Strategy Consultant

  I am an Executive-level Business Consultant and Operational Change Leader with 20+ years of experience in strategic planning, M&A Integration, PMO Leadership, and new product introduction (NPI) and go-to-market (GTM) readiness. I have led complex business projects and portfolios, and enterprise-wide technology implementations. Additionally, as President of WoMAN, I champion the mission to empower women in the M&A industry, fostering Information, Connection, and Service. My role involves curating educational and networking opportunities, contributing to a more inclusive and diversified sector. This dual leadership experience, enriched by my commitment to excellence, guides me in mentoring our talent and expanding our market presence, aligning with ALKMY's core values of cultivating positive, lasting change.

• More details about Marla DiCarlo, CEO BizNavigators

  Marla DiCarlo, CEO BizNavigators

  Marla DiCarlo is the Founder and CEO of BizNavigators and an accomplished M&A advisor, entrepreneur, and business leader with more than 30 years of experience in accounting, business valuation, and mergers and acquisitions. She has advised more than 500 business owners on increasing enterprise value, preparing for an exit, and navigating successful business transitions. Before founding BizNavigators, Marla served as co-owner and CEO of Raincatcher, where she led the firm through significant growth and helped establish it as a nationally recognized business brokerage. Under her leadership, Raincatcher earned multiple Inc. 5000 and Inc. Best Workplaces honors, and Marla was recognized as the Inc. No. 1 Business Broker and one of Denver’s Top 50 Women CEOs. Marla previously founded and sold Kaizen Business Results and now also serves as SMB Managing Director at SDR Ventures, where she is building and leading the firm’s lower-middle-market and small-business M&A division. A Platinum Value Builder advisor, she is passionate about helping business owners create transferable value, exit on their own terms, and protect the legacy they have worked hard to build.

• More details about Julie Holunga, Fractional Culture & Leadership Partner

  Julie Holunga, Fractional Culture & Leadership Partner

  Julie Holunga is a Fractional Leadership & Culture Partner who works with professional services firms to strengthen leadership communication, trust, and alignment where it matters most: inside everyday decisions, conversations, and moments of pressure. She partners with senior leaders and leadership teams who recognize that culture is shaped less by strategy and more by what leaders consistently model, reinforce, and tolerate. Julie helps organizations close the gap between leadership intent and lived experience by clarifying expectations for communication, feedback, and decision-making, and embedding those expectations into how teams actually work together. Known as a steady, trusted partner, Julie helps leaders navigate difficult conversations, build confidence in moments that matter, and create healthier leadership dynamics that support both people and performance. Her work is grounded in the Trusted Voice Paradigm®, a practical framework that supports clear, credible leadership communication under real-world pressure. Julie previously worked at Harvard Business School supporting leadership development initiatives with senior leaders and organizations, an experience that shaped her belief that leadership development only works when the surrounding culture reinforces the behaviors leaders are being asked to practice. Julie started her career in the Capital Gifts Development office at Harvard University. Check out Julie's TEDx talk on the power of leadership language, and DisruptHR talk on how silence is suffocating cultures. She lives in the foothills of Denver, and enjoys traveling, hiking, and skiing.

• More details about Alison McQuillan, CEO at The Streamliners®

  Alison McQuillan, CEO at The Streamliners®

  Through my career in accounting and business intelligence, I learned to see patterns others miss. I watched billion-dollar railroads lose millions to simple rounding errors and saw how manual processes were burning out even the most efficient teams. That's when I discovered most companies don't realize how their core business functions are quietly eroding their bottom line, often in ways that never show up on a P&L. Today at The Streamliners®, I help companies in the $15MM-$100MM range untangle these complex operational challenges, the ones that start small but snowball into organization-wide train wrecks. Because the last frontier of EBITDA improvement isn't about increasing revenue – it's about making your existing operations work smarter. I know I've succeeded when my role becomes obsolete. That's exactly how it should be.

• More details about Kate McDonald, Vice President, Caltius Structured Capital

  Kate McDonald, Vice President, Caltius Structured Capital

  Kate is a Vice President on the Investment Team at Caltius Structured Capital, a ~$400 million credit and minority equity fund. Kate has been a part of Caltius since 2019 and works on transactions throughout the investment life cycle. Kate evaluates investment opportunities, conducts due diligence on new transactions, works closely with portfolio company management teams, and sources new opportunities. Prior to joining Caltius, Kate was a senior associate in PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Deals Advisory group. Kate received her Master of Accounting (MAcc) and B.S. in International Relations Global Business, Business Finance minor from the University of Southern California.

• More details about Brittany Martin, Principal at Graham Partners

  Brittany Martin, Principal at Graham Partners

  Brittany Martin is a Principal at Graham Partners, a private investment firm focused on technology-driven companies spurring innovation in advanced manufacturing. Brittany joined Graham as an intern in 2013 and has held roles across various teams, including investor relations, operations, investment evaluation, origination and value creation. Today, she is specifically focused on business development and portfolio value acceleration efforts for the firm's Food & Consumer Essentials sector strategy. Brittany sits on the board of Miss Jones Baking Company and also serves on the Global Leadership Council for the Colorado State University College of Business. Brittany received her B.S. in Economics and International Business from Villanova University.

• More details about Morgan Hoffman, Vice President at GLC Advisors

  Morgan Hoffman, Vice President at GLC Advisors

  Morgan is a Vice President at GLC Advisors, a leading boutique Investment Bank focused on Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring & Capitalization, and Financial & Debt Advisory. Morgan joined GLC's Business Services & Industrials team in 2025. She focuses on sell-side M&A mandates, guiding family and founder-owned businesses through the transaction process - from positioning and marketing the business to managing buyer diligence and negotiating deal terms. Prior to joining GLC, Morgan was an Investment Banking Associate at SDR Ventures. Morgan received her BSBA in Finance and BA in Spanish from the University of Denver.

• More details about Brea Page, Founder & CEO Keep75

  Brea Page, Founder & CEO Keep75

  Brea Page is the Founder & CEO of Keep75, a consulting firm that helps PE-backed portfolio companies build the execution infrastructure needed to close the gap between their value creation plan and actual results. She brings 20+ years of strategy and operations experience from Procter & Gamble and Google, along with a graduate degree from Harvard focused on organizational psychology. Her proprietary KORTM framework has helped identify and operationalize more than $25M in value across PE-backed portfolio companies in 2026 alone. Brea is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and Women of Mergers & Acquisitions, and works primarily with middle-market and lower-middle-market PE firms and their portfolio companies.