2025 WBC Leadership Conference sponsored by Community Howard Regional Health

Join us for an inspiring day of empowerment, connection, and growth at the Annual Women’s Leadership Conference: Grow Your Influence, Lead with Confidence ! This premier event brings together women from all industries to learn, lead, and lift each other up.
 

✨ What to Expect:

• Engaging Keynote & Speaker Sessions – Hear from three dynamic speakers sharing insights on leadership, career growth, and personal development.
• Networking Opportunities – Connect with like-minded professionals and community leaders.
• Delicious Lunch – Enjoy a catered meal while engaging in meaningful conversations.
• Exciting Door Prizes – Don’t miss your chance to win fantastic giveaways!

Caroline Dowd Higgins Keynote- Recharge and Reignite Your Career to Thrive Where You Are Now

Caroline Dowd-Higgins is a passionate coach, speaker, and organizational development expert dedicated to helping women thrive in today’s fast-paced, complex work environments. With executive leadership experience and certifications from the International Coaching Federation, LeaderShape, Marshall Goldsmith, and Gallup, she specializes in leadership development, career navigation, and creating inclusive workplace cultures. Her client list includes major organizations like META, Eli Lilly, and Salesforce, as well as higher education institutions such as Indiana University and NYU. A sought-after global speaker, she delivered a TEDxWomen talk on reframing failure and hosts the award-winning Your Working Life podcast, reaching listeners in 34 countries. Named a Top Leadership Voice by LinkedIn, Caroline shares career empowerment insights through her YouTube series and bestselling books, This Is Not The Career I Ordered and Your Career Advantage. She is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) in Indiana and accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Marissa Ulrich: Pursuit of Your Best in Leadership

Marissa has spent nearly a decade building her leadership expertise through a range of experiences in the business and sports worlds. Her time as a college athlete, a college coach, a high school coach, and as a leader working with businesses and teams throughout the country has given her a keen sense of the leadership challenges facing this generation. For nearly nine years, Marissa has served in multiple leadership roles at Kardia Transformation Group. In addition, Marissa has continued to hone her coaching and leadership development skills as the Director of Leadership & Cultural Development at Patrick Industries where she oversees the Impact Leadership Development Program for recent college graduates while also coaching multiple leaders and teams throughout the company’s 85+ brand portfolio.

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson is the CEO and owner of The Wellness Garden, a natural health and wellness practice.  She is a Certified Natural Health Professional with a Blood Chemistry Assessment Specialty.  She has also completed the Health Kaizen Clinical Mentorship Program and is also a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. She is a member of the Greater Chamber of Kokomo Council, the Inventrek Technology council and a member of the Greater Chamber Women’s Business Council. She was the 2022 winner of the Elizabeth Foster Award which recognized her for her care and involvement with women in the Kokomo community. She was also the winner of the 2023 Kokomo Alliance $10,000 Drive Business Pitch Competition, 2023 Women In Business Honoree, the October 2024 Small Business of the Month winner and was presented as a Hardworking Hoosier Business from the Indiana House of Representatives.  Margaret is very passionate about helping others feel their best physically,  mentally and spiritually through holistic natural health. Outside of work, Margaret enjoys being outdoors, driving her Jeep and spending time with her family, friends and her two dogs Evie and Ranger.

Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this conference is designed to equip you with the tools and inspiration to thrive.

We are also looking for businesses or organizations that would like to donate an item or basket for our door prizes! This will give your business an opportunity for visibility at the conference! If you or your business is interested in this opportunity, please contact Courtney Butler at cbutler@greaterkokomo.com