FEBRUARY 7, 2025
📍Gulf Hills Hotel + Resort | Ocean Springs, MS
Join us for an empowering day of inspiration, education, and connection at Elevate 2025: Women's Small Business Summit!
This in-person event, hosted at the beautiful Gulf Hills Hotel & Resort in Ocean Springs, offers the perfect setting for personal and professional growth. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your journey, this summit is designed to elevate your business to new heights.
Your ticket includes:
- A seat to hear from 20+ inspiring speakers
- Coffee, breakfast, lunch, and desserts
- A gift bag filled with goodies and resources
- Opportunities to shop with local vendors
- Networking happy hour
- And more!
Speakers & presentations include:
- Keynote Speaker: Balancing a Full-Time Career with Entrepreneurship and Influencing by Dr. Lindsey Marie Zubritsky aka “The Dermguru”, Board Certified Dermatologist at Premier Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center in Ocean Springs, and social media influencer with over 2.8M followers across Instagram & TikTok
- Panel: The Power of Expansion – Women Who Turned Small Businesses into Major Brands
- Moderated by Crystal Scretching, Director of Marketing at Gulf Coast Woman Magazine
- Kerri Paul, Owner of 3 Brick & Spoon restaurants and social media influencer
- Roxy Condrey, Broker/Owner at Rain Residential & Rain Travel Collection
- Krystal Ben, Owner at Hair Fetish Beauty Bar
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The 15-Minute Formula for Creating Instagram Reels That Attract & Engage by Alexa Harrison, Owner at Gather Gulf Coast
- The Power of Self Love & Care by Jackie Castro Cooper, Owner & Holistic Physical Therapist at Gulf Coast Myofascial Release
- Thriving as a Woman in a Male-Dominated Industry by Makenzie Crampton, Director of Marketing at Biloxi Shuckers
- Networking that Works by Erin Rosetti, Communications Manager at Memorial Health System
- Why Branding is Big Business for Small Businesses by Cece Shabazz, Creative Director/Brand Strategist
- Understand Your Audience to Effectively Connect With Them by Dorothy Wilson, CEO & Publisher at Gulf Coast Woman Magazine
- Business Insurance You Need by Angelyn Zeringue, President at SouthGroup Insurance
- Up Skill With Executive Education to up Scale Your Business by Stephanie McCoy-McLendon, Director of Executive Education at University of Southern MS
- Panel: From Side Hustle to Success – Navigating the Leap from Corporate to Entrepreneur
- Moderated by Alexa Harrison, Owner at Gather Gulf Coast
- Sarah Gigli, Owner at Magnolia Moon
- Temprance Williams-Bell, Founder/CEO at My Natural Butter
- Clarissa Farmer, Owner & Bio Regional Herbalist at Midnight by Verbena
- Unlocking Financial Success: Essential Accounting Tips for Business Owners by Melisa D Gage, Accountant at Melisa D Accounting
- Panel: Where to Find Free Help & Resources by LaShaundra McCarty, Center Director at Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center & Candice Meyers, Advisor at MS Development Authority APEX Accelerator
- Credit Ready: Leveraging Your Buying Power by Anthony Montgomery, Senior Vice President | Community Economic Development at Hancock Whitney
- Positioning Yourself For Success in 2025 by Dorothy Wilson, CEO & Publisher at Gulf Coast Woman Magazine
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn, connect, and empower yourself alongside other like-minded women in business. Hope to see you there!
Have additional event questions? Email alexa@gulfcoastwomanmagazine.com
Interested in being a sponsor? Email dorothy@gulfcoastwomanmagazine.com
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SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky
Dermatologist/Content Creator, Dermguru, LLC
Dorothy P. Wilson
CEO & Publisher, Gulf Coast Woman
Alexa Harrison
Owner, Gather Gulf Coast
Anthony Montgomery
Senior Vice President | Community Economic Development, Hancock Whitney
Stephanie McCoy-McLendon
Director, USM Executive Education
Cece Shabazz
Creative Director/Brand Strategist
Makenzie Crampton
Director of Marketing, Biloxi Shuckers
Erin Rosetti
Communications Manager at Memorial Health System
Crystal Scretching
Marketing Director, Gulf Coast Woman
Kerri Paul
Entrepreneur/ Influencer, Brick & Spoon
Roxy Condrey
Owner/Broker, RAIN Residential, RAIN Travel Collection
Krystal Ben
Founder, Hair Fetish Dolls
LaShaundra McCarty
Center Director, Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center
Sarah Gigli
Owner, Magnolia Moon
Clarissa Farmer
Owner/Bio Regional Herbalist, Midnight by Verbena
Temprance Williams-Bell
Founder/CEO, My Natural Butter
Melisa D. Gage
Accountant, Melisa D Accounting
Jackie Castro-Cooper
Speaker/Author/Holistic Alternative PT
Angelyn Zeringue
President, SouthGroup Insurance
Candice Meyers
Advisor at MS Development Authority APEX Accelerator