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Women's Leadership Summit

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(Check-In 11:00am EST)

Marriott Newton

2345 Commonwealth Ave
Newton, MA 02466

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3.00 Credits

Member Price $299.00

Non-Member Price $409.00

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
Join us for an afternoon of empowerment and professional growth. Connect with peers, hear from inspiring leaders and celebrate exceptional achievements across the accounting profession. With engaging sessions, meaningful conversations and actionable takeaways, this event will help you build confidence, enhance your leadership skills and elevate your impact—all while earning CPE!


Keynotes:

Leading with Clarity and Confidence
Kelli Thompson, Kelli Thompson, LLC
Unlock your leadership potential with strategies to boost clarity and confidence. Learn to claim your unique leadership brand, stop comparing yourself to others and lead with the talents only you can bring. Discover how to advocate for yourself and communicate your value, propelling your career and leadership impact forward. Whether you're leading a team or influencing others, this session will help you step into your power and make an impact.


The Audacity to Ask
Charlotte Stallings, Charlotte Stallings Enterprises
Break through the barriers of self-doubt and societal conditioning to confidently ask for what you deserve. This empowering keynote provides practical strategies and a proven framework to help you make bold, unapologetic requests—whether for a raise, promotion or personal support. Leave with the mindset and tools to ask with clarity and conviction, and the resilience to navigate rejection, setting you on a path to unlock new opportunities for career and personal growth.

 

Firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-2248. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@masscpas.org.

Tuesday, October 28

General Session

- Registration and Networking

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Lunch and Presentation of Women to Watch Awards

Zachary Donah, Massachusetts Society of CPAs

Zachary Donah

Zach Donah, CAE, is president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MassCPAs) where he leads state’s professional association of 11,500 certified public accountants (CPAs) and professionals working in their firms and organizations. Prior to his current role, Donah was Deputy CEO at MassCPAs where he worked with the Society’s leadership team on the overall management and oversight of the Society and its Educational Foundation, including advancing the organization’s strategic goals and objectives. He has been a member of the Society’s staff since 2013, serving in various role in the organization’s government affairs team, including vice president of advocacy, where he oversaw the Society’s government relations and the academic and career development programs and the MassCPAs Educational Foundation. Prior to joining the Society, Donah served as a legislative director and chief of staff in the Massachusetts State Senate.

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Networking Break and Dessert Buffet

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Leading with Clarity and Confidence

Kelli Thompson

Kelli Thompson

Kelli Thompson, MBA, is an award-winning leadership and executive coach, keynote speaker and author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. With over 20 years of experience leading teams and developing future leaders, she has trained and coached thousands of professionals to lead with greater clarity and confidence. Her no-BS, compassionate approach has made her a trusted partner to organizations of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies like JP Morgan Chase, Raymond James and Union Pacific. Additionally, Thompson holds multiple executive coaching certifications, and her thought leadership has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company and more. Her book was named a “Must Read” by the Next Big Idea Club, curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain and Daniel Pink.

Unlock your leadership potential with strategies to boost clarity and confidence. Learn to claim your unique leadership brand, stop comparing yourself to others and lead with the talents only you can bring. Discover how to advocate for yourself and communicate your value, propelling your career and leadership impact forward. Whether you’re leading a team or influencing others, this session will help you step into your power and make an impact. 

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Break

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- The Audacity to Ask

Charlotte Stallings

Charlotte Stallings

Charlotte Stallings is a motivational keynote speaker and financial expert who helps individuals and businesses make smarter money decisions. A former vice president of investment strategies at Ameriprise Financial, she led a national initiative focused on women and investing and served as the firm’s National Spokesperson on related issues. With over 20 years of experience at companies like American Express, U.S. Banks and Xerox, Stallings combines practical business insights with inspiring messages to boost morale and empower audiences. She regularly appears on national media and Houston’s FOX26 ‘Your Money’ segment, and is a member of the National Speakers Association. She is also the author of I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Financial Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Break through the barriers of self-doubt and societal conditioning to confidently ask for what you deserve. This empowering keynote provides practical strategies and a proven framework to help you make bold, unapologetic requests—whether for a raise, promotion or personal support. Leave with the mindset and tools to ask with clarity and conviction, and the resilience to navigate rejection, setting you on a path to unlock new opportunities for career and personal growth. 

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Closing Remarks

Zachary Donah, Massachusetts Society of CPAs

Zachary Donah

Zach Donah, CAE, is president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MassCPAs) where he leads state’s professional association of 11,500 certified public accountants (CPAs) and professionals working in their firms and organizations. Prior to his current role, Donah was Deputy CEO at MassCPAs where he worked with the Society’s leadership team on the overall management and oversight of the Society and its Educational Foundation, including advancing the organization’s strategic goals and objectives. He has been a member of the Society’s staff since 2013, serving in various role in the organization’s government affairs team, including vice president of advocacy, where he oversaw the Society’s government relations and the academic and career development programs and the MassCPAs Educational Foundation. Prior to joining the Society, Donah served as a legislative director and chief of staff in the Massachusetts State Senate.

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

- Alumni Reception

This session is available to registrants only.

Non-Member Price $409.00

Member Price $299.00