About Wise Women's Club Membership
This isn't your average networking.
It's practical strategies and honest conversations to build confidence, credibility, and momentum.
Wise Women Win Together.
Member Benefits
Bi-Monthly Webinars
Online events with guest speakers across industries sharing real-world stories, insights, and advice.
Online Community
Stay connected between events in our private LinkedIn Group. Get quick advice, share real-world lessons, and build relationships that turn conversations into opportunities.
In-Person Events
Form career-changing connections through in-person networking opportunities in the Chicago area.
Wise Marketplace
A go-to directory of women-owned services so when you need help, you know exactly who to call.
Upcoming Events
Past Webinar Topics
Join our community of wise and empowered women who uplift and inspire each other to succeed.
Visibility, Growth, and Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
May 12, 2026
How to build a strong, authentic professional brand on LinkedIn — one that increases your visibility, strengthens your credibility, and helps the right opportunities find you.
Resilience Isn’t Endurance—It’s Courage in Action
January 13, 2026
Resilience redefined (no, it’s not “grit harder”): how shame hijacks confidence, the Brené Brown-inspired “RISE” path (reckoning → rumble → revolution), and how to rebuild confidence with “receipts” instead of pep talks.
5 Tips for Leading Teams
July 8, 2025
A practical (and refreshingly honest) playbook for modern leadership: set clear expectations, give real feedback, manage how you show up (because yes, everyone is watching), and market your team’s wins like you’re their CMO.
The Tradeoff Trap
April 30, 2026
Challenging the choices that derail promising leaders before they reach their full potential, like results vs. people, speed vs. trust, and authority vs. empathy, with Speaker Wendy Davidson, a former Fortune 1000 CEO and 25-year CPG executive.
“She’s Not Strategic Enough”
November 11, 2025
A decoding session for the most annoying feedback women get: what “strategic” really means in practice, how to build business, financial, and strategic acumen (“the missing 33%”), how to speak in outcomes and tradeoffs, and how to stop spending your best energy on undervalued “office housework.”
Moving Through Change with Confidence
March 10, 2026
A practical model to understand your relationship with change and to move forward with confidence and clarity.
The Myth of Meritocracy: Why Working Hard Isn’t Enough
September 9, 2025
A “welcome to corporate America” reality check: why the playing field isn’t level, how perception gets shaped when you’re not in the room, how to be seen as credible (without the verbal equivalent of shrugging), and why sponsorship—not just mentorship—is the accelerator.