Women of Color Take the Stage at Fearless Summit to Scale, Heal, and Get Paid
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PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. - illiNews -- Chicago, IL — Applications are now open for speakers and facilitators for the Women Thriving Fearlessly Summit 2025, happening on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Palos Hills, IL.

We are seeking dynamic, insightful, and passionate voices to join us in empowering women of color in business. Our summit convenes entrepreneurs, founders, executives, and leaders who are committed to growing their businesses, elevating their lives, and closing the resource gap that has historically existed for women.

This is not another generic business event. We are curating bold conversations, real strategies, and transformational energy that move women beyond inspiration and into powerful action.

We are currently seeking speakers for: Breakout Sessions, Roundtable Discussions, Panel Conversations

Our 2025 Key Focus Areas Include: Funding Access for Women Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Branding, and Visibility Strategies, Leveraging AI and Business Technology, Business Scaling, Legal Essentials, Financial Strategy, and Navigating White Spaces as a Woman of Color in Business

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Ideal Speakers Are: Experienced professionals or entrepreneurs (preferably women of color, but all allies welcome), authentic, energetic, and able to deliver actionable strategies — not just inspiration. Also committed to empowering women through real talk, real tools, and real results.

How to Apply:
Submit your interest via https://forms.gle/JdL2ueXZnF9Bydcz8 by May 31, 2025. Please include:

Your full name and bio (100 words max)

Topic area(s) you would love to speak on

Past speaking experience (video links if available)

A short description of what attendees will take away from your session

About the Women Thriving Fearlessly Summit:
The Women Thriving Fearlessly Summit gathers powerhouse women to access funding, scale their businesses, protect their mental and emotional well-being, and build real economic power. Curated by professional speaker and entrepreneur Erika Gilchrist, the summit creates a vibrant space where business growth, authenticity, and community collide.

This isn't about surviving.
This is about sovereign success.

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