Leadership conference with a focus on women comes to Mid Michigan College's Mt. Pleasant campus

A one-day leadership and empowerment conference focused on women is coming to the campus of Mid Michigan College.

Leadercast Women is an annual event. This year’s Leadercast is being held at the Georgia World Congress Center--Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium in Atlanta. It is simulcast around the world, including Mid Michigan’s Mt. Pleasant campus.

Tickets are $70 and include lunch and conference materials. There is a discount for groups of 10 or more.

"Leadercast Women is a day of empowerment, confidence building, and genuine stories from leaders who inspire," says event organizer, Greg Sieszputowski, Director of the Center for Learning & Leadership at Mid.

"Previous attendees return year after year to experience this high-quality event with their teams."

TV and Radio Host and Business Commentator Dana Barrett hosts this year’s event. Speakers include:

  • Ritu Bhasin, speaker, Author and President, Bhasin Consulting Inc.
  • Barbara Bush, Co-Founder and Board Chairperson, Global HealthCorps
  • Jenna Bush Hager, Founding Chairperson, UNICEF Next Generation
  • Jess Ekstrom, Speaker and CEO, Headbands of Hope
  • Molly Fletcher, CEO, Keynote Speaker and Author
  • Celeste Headlee, Award-Winning Journalist, Professional Speaker and Author
  • Julia Landauer, Champion NASCAR Driver and Motivational Speaker
  • Marilyn Tam, Consultant, Author, and Former Executive at Aveda, Nike and Reebok
  • Clemantine Wamariya, Storyteller and Human Rights Advocate.

"The Leadercast team works every day to find valuable leadership lessons to share so we can properly serve our community," says Leadercast CEO, Duane Cummings.

"For our October experience, we’re excited to announce that we again have a lineup of amazing leaders, who are ready to share fresh perspectives, priceless messages, actionable takeaways, and they just so happen to be female.

"For those who are wondering if they need to be a woman to attend, all I can say is I’ll be there and I can’t wait to be inspired."

Leadercast Women is broadcast live at Mid Michigan College’s Mt. Pleasant Campus from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12.

Registration information is available online.

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