AWC Springfield, MO

💬 "The What Women Want workshop taught me how to ask for and negotiate for what I wanted, at work and in my life." — Lori Krizan

On Friday, November 13, discover The AI Advantage: Actionable Strategies for Women in Business and Communications. Our 3rd annual What Women Want Workshop, presented by Hartmayer Real Estate & Design Group, offers hands-on learning and practical skills from Seacoast AI founder Rebecca Emery.

🎟️ Early bird tickets available through October 2. Save your spot today!

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS, Julie Stoecker! 🏆

AWC Springfield is proud to recognize Julie Stoecker of Stoecker Media for taking home Best Short Film at the 2026 Red Letter Awards for her powerful film "Seeds of Hope: Christine's Story"! 👏🎬

The film shares the extraordinary story of a woman who survived 21 years of exploitation, trafficking, addiction, and blindness, and today is a mother, author, speaker, and advocate for vulnerable populations. 💛

This is Julie's second Best Short Film win for "Seeds of Hope" this year. She also took the top prize at the Knoxville International Christian Film Festival, plus a nomination at the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando.

✨ We applaud Julie for using her talents to shine a light in the darkest places through her video projects! 👏

🎥 Watch "Seeds of Hope": youtu.be/c7WIKOksL88
🔗 Learn more about Julie: stoeckermedia.com

✨ "Last year's What Women Want Conference had a profound impact on my confidence in the workplace." — Jessica Tankersley

Join AWC Springfield on Friday, November 13 for our 3rd Annual What Women Want Workshop: The AI Advantage, presented by Hartmayer Real Estate & Design Group. Led by Seacoast AI founder Rebecca Emery, this year’s workshop offers real-world knowledge for using AI effectively, ethically and safely in your workplace.

🎟️ Early bird pricing ends October 2. Save your seat now!

Yesterday was our FIRST monthly lunch of the 26-27 year! It was so great to see everyone’s smiling faces after our annual summer break.

Welcome to our new members who joined us today. We look forward to getting to know you better over the year.

Our members shared upcoming events (and it’s a BUSY fall season) and personal wins. We heard from our first lunch sponsor, Kimberly Hartmayer of Hartmayer Real Estate and Design Group.

Marlene Chism, executive growth and communications expert, was our guest speaker. She led an excellent discussion on having difficult conversations with good people and managing conflict resolution. She’s also a published author, and her newest book, Spill the Beans, is available on Amazon.

(As a side note, she just got back from Argentina where she competed and won ballroom dancing competitions. Way to go, Marlene!)

If you weren’t able to join us yesterday, we missed you! We have several opportunities to connect socially, so check them out on our Events calendar.

It’s not too soon to reserve your seat for our October lunch: Monthly Speaker Series - Making the Most of AI with guest Paige Oxendine. (This is a GREAT lead-up to our November What Women Want workshop on AI.)

See you there!

Last chance: Register by Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.

AWC Springfield invites you to join us for engaging discussion and actionable insights as leadership expert Marlene Chism shares practical tools for preventing ex*****on breakdowns through better conversation.

You can save your spot at https://awcspringfieldmo.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=52323&item_id=2991289

Excited to see AWC members at Ladies Who Launch this weekend!