Converse Women's Leadership Conference

06/01/2023

Greetings, friends! It's been a while & we are thrilled to announce that we are bringing back what was once the Upstate Women in Leadership Conference as the Converse Women's Leadership Conference on July 20th for a one-day celebration of powerful women at every stage of their professional development.

We would love to "C U" there at Converse University on July 20th. Register today to take advantage of the early bird pricing!

Join women across the Upstate for a variety of dynamic keynote and breakout sessions, focusing on women's empowerment and leadership development, at the 2023 Converse Women's Leadership Conference.

02/11/2020

The Upstate Women in Leadership Conference and Converse College are pleased to announce our spring Speaker Series event in Greenville, SC.

This half-day event will feature keynote speaker, Marion Crawford, Founder & CEO of Crawford Strategy and Rachel Hansen, Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, Polydeck. Join us as we hear insightful information for professional development.

Registration is now closed for this event. Thank you for your continued support of leadership development for women.

The Upstate Women in Leadership Conference and Converse College are pleased to announce our spring Speaker Series event in Greenville, SC.

10/18/2019

"Over the past five years, the number of women in senior leadership has grown. Still, women continue to be underrepresented at every level." What used to be considered the "glass ceiling" for preventing women excelling in their careers has now been attributed to the "broken rung" of the career ladder. Women are being hindered by the "broken rung" and aren't able to climb past the first step of entry level jobs. // Such great information in this report. Do you see any additional problems women and companies face with the "broken rung?"

The largest study of the state of women in corporate America

08/03/2019

"Women are perceived by their managers — particularly their male managers — to be slightly more effective than men at every hierarchical level and in virtually every functional area of the organization. That includes the traditional male bastions of IT, operations, and legal."

According to analysis of 360-degree reviews.

06/30/2019

"...a new breed of women leaders like Ms. Zirinsky is upending those old rules, embracing traits like empathy and collaboration to get things done, and refusing to suppress the qualities that make them who they are. (Some may call these “feminine” qualities, but others prefer to call them the traits of well-rounded leaders.)"

Gentle, harsh, remote, accessible. What’s a woman to be? Maybe all those things at once.

06/17/2019

Appropriate link following Father’s Day yesterday...

“Worldwide, according to our data at the Malala Fund and the World Bank, if we gave all the girls in the world free, quality education for 12 years, we would add between 15 and 30 trillion dollars to the world economy. It really is win, win.”

Are you curious about what the patriarchy can do to support women in their professional leadership development? Join us for our all-male panel whose members have supported women around them, amplifying their voices, toward professional success. What takeaways will you share with the men in your life?

"Life within patriarchy is a sad, frustrated life, for everyone"

06/13/2019

Upstate Women in Leadership is pleased to have the following individuals Craig Haydamack, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Milliken & Company, Julius Tolbert, Executive Restaurant Consultant, Cornbread Consulting Firm, Inc., W. Lewis Glenn, Partner, Milazzo Schaffer Webb Law, PLLC and Scott Cochran, President, Spartanburg Methodist College join our panel presentation on Friday morning, June 21st as Amanda Smith, Director of Career Development and Employer Relations at Converse leads a discussion titled "Engaging Men as Advocates for Women's Leadership". Get your tickets today!