Meet the Women Leading the Conversations
We are honored to welcome an extraordinary group of women
who will guide the conversations, insights, and experiences that shape the
NH Conference for Women on April 24th.
Through storytelling, shared wisdom, and real-life experience, these remarkable
voices help create the powerful moments that make this gathering so meaningful —
inviting reflection, connection, and grounded growth.
Visit the Conference Overview page for event details,
schedule highlights, and registration information…
ROOTED RESET:
Reclaiming the Life You Want to Grow
Gina Hatzis
Rooted growth doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from strengthening what you’re growing from.
This immersive experience invites you to pause, reflect, and examine the roots beneath your decisions, leadership, relationships, and sense of self. Because when the roots guiding your life are inherited, unclear, or misaligned, growth can feel forced and exhausting. When they are intentional and chosen, everything begins to feel steadier, clearer, and more aligned.
During this interactive session, you will:
- Uncover which “roots” you’ve been living from that were inherited, absorbed, or passively adopted — and decide which ones are truly yours.
- Identify where you may be growing out of alignment and why that misalignment can lead to stress and burnout.
- Learn a simple rooted decision filter to help you make choices from stability rather than pressure.
- Clarify your top core values and the roots you intentionally want to deepen in this next season.
- Craft a personal Rooted Statement to define how you want to show up moving forward.
Leave with a tangible Rooted Token — a physical symbol of the roots you are choosing to strengthen. Because this isn’t about adding more branches to your life. It’s about growing from stronger roots.
ABOUT GINA HATZIS
Gina Hatzis returns to the NH Conference for Women for the third time, bringing her powerful voice, humor, and wisdom back to a community that has embraced her message again and again. Her work invites women to trust themselves more deeply, own their voice, and step fully into who they are — a message that beautifully embodies this year’s theme, Rooted..
Celebrating three decades as an award-winning international speaker and educator, Gina’s mission is to empower women to celebrate their “too-muchness” and play bigger in life through soulful leadership, conscious communication, and epic self-trust. Her Too Much Woman talk has reached more than 50 million views, sparking a global movement, a bestselling book, and an international tour. Head over to YouTube to see it HERE.
Named Inspirational Woman of the Year in 2023, Top 10 Woman Disruptors by Disruptor Magazine 2023, Top Inspirational Speaker by Speaker Slam in 2023, Woman of the Year by Soulful Magazine in 2022, and was featured in an LA article as 1 of the 3 most important events to empower women in 2019 alongside the Women’s March and the #MeToo Movement. She has also shared the stage with Elizabeth Gilbert, Lisa Nichols, Glennon Doyle Dr. Christiane Northrup and Laverne Cox.
A new empty nester living in Toronto, Canada, Gina spends her mornings dancing in her kitchen while making coffee and continuing her work helping women trust their voice, own their presence and step more fully into their lives. Her first book Celebrating the Too Much Woman is available everywhere online. Visit her website HERE.
ROOTED & REAL:
The Honest Conversation
Moderated by Leslie Sturgeon
A candid, moderated dialogue exploring the evolving realities of being a woman — from hormones and body changes to relationships, communication, desire, confidence, and identity.
With warmth, humor, and zero sugarcoating, our Conversation Leaders will speak openly about the things women often wonder about but rarely hear discussed honestly. Together we’ll explore topics such as hormonal shifts, sex and desire, aging bodies, weight and body acceptance, communication, intimacy, nervous system stress, and the clarity that comes from understanding what’s actually happening within our bodies and lives.
Women across all stages of life will recognize themselves in this conversation and leave with insight, reassurance, and the powerful realization that they are not alone in what they’re experiencing.
Expect honesty, laughter, and more than a few “me too” moments — along with the reminder that this chapter of life holds far more vitality, freedom, and possibility than we were ever taught to expect.
Conversation Leaders To Be Announced Shortly!
MEET YOUR HOST:
Leslie Sturgeon
Leslie Sturgeon is the Founder and Visionary of Women Inspiring Women, New Hampshire’s largest community dedicated to women’s empowerment, personal growth, connection, and opportunity. What began as a simple idea in 2007—to create a space where women could support and inspire one another—has grown into a thriving statewide organization that brings hundreds of women together each year through events, programs, and the New Hampshire Conference for Women.
An entrepreneur since the age of 22, Leslie launched her first business in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in 1989. Throughout her career she discovered the extraordinary power of women coming together to share ideas, encouragement, and real conversations about business, life, dreams, and personal growth. Women Inspiring Women was born from that experience and her belief that when women support one another, incredible things happen.
Known for her warmth, authenticity, and ability to create meaningful connections, Leslie designs each WIW event with intention, energy, and heart. Her passion is helping women recognize their strengths, take bold steps toward the lives they truly want, and feel supported along the way. Leslie has spent her own life stepping outside her comfort zone, learning, growing, and evolving—and she continues that journey right alongside the women in this community.
Leslie has been recognized as one of New Hampshire’s “200 Most Influential Business Leaders” and an “Outstanding Women in Business” by NH Business Review. She has also been honored as a Women in Business Champion by the NH Small Business Administration and received both Gubernatorial Citations and a New Hampshire Senatorial Commendation for her leadership and impact..
A proud New Hampshire native, Leslie loves the Granite State, great coffee, meaningful conversations, and laughing until she snorts. Most of all, she believes in keeping things real—and in creating spaces where women can do the same.
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