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Ignite Change. Embrace Disruption. Elevate Your Future

2025 Empowering Women in Business Conference

The Women in Business Conference empowers, educates, and connects professional women in our community by fostering meaningful conversations, innovative strategies, and impactful relationships. Through disruption, we challenge norms, spark transformation, and inspire growth—personally, professionally, and within our communities.  

Join us for the Empowering Women in Business Conference, where disruption fuels innovation and growth. This year’s theme challenges you to break barriers, think differently, and take bold steps toward success. Learn from industry leaders in marketing, communication, and technology while discovering how disruption can drive meaningful change in your career, community, and personal life. Get ready to be inspired, empowered, and motivated to take action!

Date: September 25, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: The Union at Station West
919 Berryhill Road
Charlotte, NC 28208

AGENDA:

8:30-9:15         Check-in, open networking

8:30-4:00         Sponsor Expo

9:15-9:30         Opening Ceremonies

9:30-10:15       Keynote Presentation

10:30-11:15     Breakout Presentations #1

11:30-12:15     Breakout Presentations #2

12:15-1:15       Lunch & Networking

1:30-2:15         Breakout Presentations #3

2:30-3:15         Breakout Presentations #4

3:15-4:00         Closing Celebration

2025 Empowering Women In Business Keynote Speaker

We are thrilled to announce that Molly Grantham will be our keynote speaker for the 4th Annual Charlotte Area Chamber of Commerce Women In Business Conference on September 25, 2025, at The Union at Station West.

Molly Grantham, 
4x Emmy-Winning Journalist | 3x Author | National Speaker | Charity Auctioneer | Proud Mom

Molly's Bio: 

Molly Grantham has been named “TV News Reporter of the Year” and juggles life with humor and poise, bringing clever wit to diverse crowds. She delivers hundreds of keynotes and has interviewed over 15,000 people in her 25-years of television news.

She is adept at speaking live to 100,000 people a night, sitting beside Hollywood celebrities, NFL stars, and throughout her career has worked at ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates. She has appeared on CNN, Today Show, CBS News, the CBS Morning Show, and in Huffington Post and People Magazine. Her social media is its own channel, with more than 200,000 combined followers. In 2024, she founded the “Bet on Yourself Summit,” a soul-filling experience to help women uncover power in themselves. It made history as the first women’s event inside the Carolina Panthers NFL stadium.

Molly is also a trained and active charity auctioneer, bringing non-profits around the country to earn record-breaking amounts. Her three books are a popular series described as “raw and relatable” about not losing yourself while loving your career and raising children. 

She and her husband, Wes, have three children under the age of 13. And in her next life? Molly says she’s coming back as a mermaid.

2025 Empowering Women In Business EMCEE

Melissa Taylor will be bringing ALL the energy and positivity as our Emcee for the 4Th Annual Charlotte Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Conference on September 26, 2025, at The Union at Station West

Melissa Taylor, Founder, Network Build Grow

Emcee Bio:

Melissa Taylor is a top strategic business consultant, mentor, and founder of Network Build Grow—a Charlotte-based business growth platform designed to help professionals increase visibility, influence, and profitability. Known for her practical wisdom and empowering approach, Melissa teaches entrepreneurs how to shift from one-to-one models to scalable one-to-many systems using thought leadership, intentional networking, and powerful messaging. Through her Speaker League and GROW programs, she equips clients with the tools to lead with authority, attract aligned opportunities, and generate lasting impact.

Over her 50 odd years, Melissa has built 3 successful and profitable businesses, including her current venture, Network Build Grow. Her passion now lies in helping others do the same sharing the lessons she’s learned to guide professionals in building and growing their own legacies. Melissa is a sought-after speaker, workshop leader, and author who brings energy, authenticity, and results-driven strategies to every stage, conversation, and client relationship.