Texas Conference for Women

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Bring a Friend Discount! Register 2 people and get $25 off each ticket!

From the networking breakfast to the keynote sessions to the seminars and Career Fair, you’ll find inspiring speakers, great connections and tools to advance your career, your business or your life!

See the full Conference agenda

NEW! Power Sessions at the ReWork Career Fair
Join us for the ReWork Career Fair, co-hosted by Tory Johnson and sponsored by AAA Texas. Open all day in the Exhibit Hall, the Career Fair features the following power sessions in the afternoon:

2:45pm - Secrets of a Hiring Manger
Learn the best ways to win over a hiring manager and get a leg up on the competition!

3:00pm - Using LinkedIn to Connect to Your Next Job
Learn ten tips for optimizing your job hunting experience on LinkedIn and maximize your employment potential.

3:15pm - How to Land and Ace the Interview
Women For Hire CEO Tory Johnson advises millions as the Workplace Contributor on ABC's "Good Morning America." Now she'll offer you tactics for landing an interview, as well as key preparation techniques to impress your interviewers and beat the competition.

4:00pm to 4:30pm - Chaus/Stage Stores Fashion Show
Get tips from the Chaus/Stage Stores team on how to update and maximize your professional wardrobe on a budget - while feeling like a million bucks. Register at their booth before the show for a chance to win a $500 gift certificate!

2:30pm to 5:30pm - Free Mentor Match
Need some one-on-one advice to help you get to the next level? Sign up for the free Mentor Match when you get to the Conference, and you’ll be paired in a 20-minute session with a professional/executive that afternoon. Space is limited.

2:30pm to 5:30pm - Free Resume Critiques
Be sure to bring your resume for a free critique by HR experts at the ReWork Career Fair!

Featured speakers

Speakers

Suze Orman — America's most recognized expert on personal finance
Isabel Allende — literary legend
Marcus Buckingham — the world's leading expert in personal strengths
Mae Jemison — astronaut, first woman of color to go into space
Maria Marin — author, radio host, columnist and a motivational speaker
Elisa Camahort Page — COO of Blogher
Manisha Thakor — Harvard MBA, author/blogger and personal finance expert
Scott Harrison — founder, charity:water

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FROM OUR SPEAKERS

Take the Stress Test
by Carol Scott

We’re all stressed! Whether it’s the formidable challenges of our economy, the fast-paced global workplace, concerns about job security, being single or partnered, the kids, parents, politics on the job--stress is inevitable!

But you can’t afford the cost of letting stress sabotage your energy, health, joy, performance or business results. Conference Speaker Carol J. Scott, MD, MSEd—an educator, emergency physician and The Stress Relief Coach— invites you to take a minute to reflect on how stress works in your life by completing the stress health profile survey. Carol is an expert in the connections between stress and health and author of a new book, Optimal Stress: Living in your Best Stress Zone (John Wiley & Sons). Information gathered in the survey will used in her presentation at the Conference. Take five minutes to complete this survey right now!

Taste the Good Life… (Just Like Mom)
By Eun Y. Kim, Ph.D.

Earlier this year when the stock price plunged, a book rose to the top of a Korean best-seller list, selling one million copies in a very short period of time. “Take Care of My Mom” by a female author made readers cry, from young career women in their 20s to successful middle-aged men. Based on her own mother’s story, the novel portrays an old woman in a rural area. On her birthday, she goes to Seoul, a megacity, to visit her children and gets lost in an overcrowded subway station. [read more]

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