The City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department hosted the third annual Elevate Women’s Conference on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The half-day event was held at the newly renovated Los Alamitos Community Center from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A sold-out conference this year hosted approximately 80 guests from local and surrounding communities.
Like last year, women were invited to experience an invigorating and captivating series of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, lunch, and small group networking discussions. The event utilized multiple rooms to split the participants up into smaller groups and rotate between activities. These activities were designed to help guests connect with other local women, committed to applying new concepts to help them achieve their best personal and professional selves.
Doors opened at 8:30 a.m. to the facility’s larger activity room filled with warm lights and beautifully decorated tables. Guests were invited to enjoy a light breakfast consisting of fresh fruit, granola, yogurts, pastries, juices, and coffee. Stunning balloon arrangements framed two backdrops within the room. One stood behind the podium next to the colossal projection screen ready for the first keynote speaker. At each table a bouquet of fresh flowers centered on the table along with branded tote bags and goodies to enjoy.
An artistically designed booklet sat in front of each chair outlining the itinerary for the day. Suppliers of the beautifully printed program and branded event notepad included sponsors for the event Sir Speedy and Print Masters, both local Los Alamitos businesses.
Mayor Pro Tem Shelley Hasselbrink welcomed the attendees and kicked off the event as the first speaker. She spoke about women and life transitions, with great research on generational information to share, before passing along the spotlight to Tracy Miller with TM Consulting. Tracy spoke about the “Queen Bee Syndrome” and how to avoid letting this social phenomenon create hostile relationships with other women. After a short
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