Renew You Summit with WFAA at Her.HQ
WFAA Resolution Wall, on view in Victory Park after the Renew Summit
To celebrate the start of 2020, we hosted the first-ever WFAA Renew You Summit for women in business & aspiring lady entrepreneurs! The event took place at Her.HQ - a female-focused community in the Bishop Arts District on Jan. 11. You may have stumbled across it on Instagram — it’s total eye candy.
Most importantly, it was the perfect spot to gather and discuss the new year. The Renew You Summit focused on themes of empowerment, work life balance, men as allies, and growth. We worked with WFAA to build curated programs, starting with a WFAA talent panel and breakout sessions that guests could choose between upon arrival.
The morning started with a flurry of snow and mingling among guests, moderators, and the WFAA team. Aligning with the Summit’s self-improvement theme, Tribal All Day Cafe provided healthy bites, bubbles were donated by Neighborhood Cellar, and Urban Hippie led a session of yin yoga. Guests were also encouraged to contribute to a resolution wall, which will live on in Victory Park after the event as a living public art piece.
Ladies mingling at Her.HQ for WFAA’s Renew You Summit on Jan. 11
Urban Hippie Yoga leading yin yoga session
WFAA’s Maria Delgado welcoming guests to the Renew You Summit
At noon, Lisa Petty, marketing director at FIG, led a panel with the WFAA talent to discuss men as allies and organizational diversity in the workplace. After the panel, attendees took part in Breakout Session 1 (Work Life Balance) with Amanda Smith of Dallas Girl Gang or Session 2 (Making Men Your Allies) featuring Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew.
If you’re haven’t met her yet, Amanda Smith is an entrepreneur, podcast host of The Girl Gang Podcast, and the founder ofDallas Girl Gang, a female community that provides local events, networking, and all around good vibes. Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew is the author of two workbooks for women and keeps busy working as Vice President of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for The State Fair of Texas, and also owns her own consulting agency.
Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew leading breakout session on men as allies
The speakers touched on various themes including time management, self-care, building support systems, gender equality in the workplace, and furthering your career while maintaining balance.
Oasis Plant Shop led Breakout Session 3 (Plant Your Dreams & Nurture Them) where each guest wrote down their New Year’s resolutions and used them to decorate their own potted plant as a symbol of fresh starts, new growth, and beginnings for 2020.
Alongside the day’s panels, several women-owned businesses popped-up at the event including Brite Beauty, Magic Hour, Kathy Fielder Design | Life | Style, Always Coco, Talking Out of Turn & Follain. Overall, everyone got little pieces of wisdom, with an added dose of fun and relaxation. It was a great day! We can’t to plan the next one.
Photos courtesy of WFAA.