Forward Fest 2026

Day: Wed, Aug 19 Time: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

This dual-track workshop helps solo founders and small business owners build a business that sustains them rather than breaks them. Facilitators bridge psychological resilience and heart-centered leadership approaches, teaching attendees to scale their impact without the soul fatigue of misaligned growth.

Co-facilitated with Hollie H. Hollister, Founder of H Cubed Group.

Schedule

• 4:30-5:00 PM: Playful Social Mixer
• 5:00 PM: Workshop begins
• 6:45 PM: Light Dinner & Refreshments
• 7:30 PM: Workshop concludes

Venue

100state, 17 S Fairchild St, Madison, WI 53703

Talk Details

Devfest WI 2025

Day: Tuesday, August 19 Time: 3:15 PM

Mindfulness at Work: A Practical Guide to the Wellness Wheel

The goal of this talk is to focus on finding balance at work using mindfulness the wellness wheel.

Format

Regular session

Description

Sometimes things come at us fast. Having strategies for handling those situations is useful. We’re going to start in the present and learn about mindfulness, and then look into the future of our wellness by using the wellness wheel.

Talk Details

MABC Live! July 10, 2025

Day: Thur, July 10

Finding your voice - Becoming a public speaker

This is an overview of steps that you can take to find your own voice and take the steps to feel more comfortable becoming a public speaker.

Format

Regular session

Description

Everyone has unique interests, perspectives, and experience. This session will give you strategies to find your voice and become a speaker, if that is something that would interest you.

Talk Details

DevFest WI 2024

Day: Thur, Aug 22

Finding your voice - Becoming a (tech) speaker

This is an overview of steps that you can take to find your own voice and take the steps to feel more comfortable becoming a public speaker.

Format

Regular session

Description

Everyone has unique interests, perspectives, and experience. This session will give you strategies to find your voice and become a speaker, if that is something that would interest you.

Talk Details

DevFest WI 2023

Day: Thur, Aug 24

Time: 3:45 PM

Everyone has stress at work. We can’t make the stressful events go away, but we may be able to change how we think about them, and how we react to them. In this session, you will learn about what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is, and what it can do for you. We will go over tips and tricks to deal with workplace stressors, big and small. I will share my experiences with workplace trauma and stress to give you some perspective. You will leave this session with tools to handle your stress at work, helping you to handle situations that may have seemed impossible before.

Talk Details