The GROW Conference 2025 - Anderson

Our theme this year is "Failing Into Success" 

We'll hear from Michele Owen about how the trajectory of success isn't always linear and how we can overcome failures in order to succeed. 

The day will be filled with incredible vendors, engaging networking activities, delicious food, and insightful speakers. Plus, YOU'LL be there which will make all the difference. Without you, we don't have a conference. We are so excited to have you join us and connect with like minded folks.

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

7:45am - Registration Begins

8am-9am - Vendor Booths Open

8:15am - Prize Giveaways

9am-9:30am - Welcome and Networking Activity

9:30am-10:15am - Keynote

10:30am-11:20pm - First Breakout Session

11:30pm-1pm - Lunch and Vendor Booths Open

1:15-2:05pm - Second Breakout Session

2:20pm-3:10pm - Third Breakout Session

3:15-3:30 - Closing and Final Giveaways

Our Keynote Speaker: Michele Owen

A communications professional dedicated to empathy, ethics, and equity.

Our Breakout Speakers include:

• Andrea Baker - Failing Forward: Lessons from a Turnaround Story

• India Brown - Find a Mentor, Find Solutions

• Katelyn Calhoun - Collect, Compile, Connect: Storytelling & Marketing Strategy

• Donna Coble - Equity in Action

• Andrea Creek and Sarah Sallee - Overcoming Financial Challenges That Matter Most To Women

• Tabitha Fletcher - Feminine Energy in Masculine Spaces

• LaChontel Goolsby - Stay Soft, Stay Woke: The Art of Being Present

• Kaitlynn Hodges - Marketing Strategy Workshop: Grow your Business

• Stacey McGuire - Redefining Success through Resilience

• Kim Townsend - Leading through Failure

• Banking Professionals Panel - The Power of Financial Wellness

  • Iesha Vaughn - First Merchants

  • Lorraine Tomlin - PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union

  • Ashley Laurence - Citizens State Bank

  • AiJana'e Hardy - 3Rivers

• Olivia Willard - Art Therapy