Women In Business

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | 9:00am – 12:00pm | Virtual Production

The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 14th Annual Women In Business: Together, We Rise Up. This half-day event will be presented as a virtual production featuring keynote speakers, workshops and networking breakout rooms. The goal of this year’s conference is to educate, empower and inspire women to be strong leaders and business professionals (especially in the current virtual environment). Our conference theme “Together, We Rise Up”, is a tribute to the possibilities we create as females when we recognize we are not alone, when we work to inspire and support one another, and when, together, we face challenge. Sponsored by Abbott, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Red Wing Shoe Store and Temecula Valley Hospital.

WIB Reservation

$45 | Includes link to attend, swag box and entry to the designer handbag drawing.

WIB Premium Reservation

$55 | Includes 20 raffle tickets, link to attend, swag box and entry to the designer handbag drawing

TIMELINE

• 8:00am: Networking Breakout Rooms (optional)
• 9:00am: Welcome
• 9:10am: Keynote Presentation by Tina Wells, Founder & CEO of Buzz Marketing Group
• 10:00am: Workshop #1 “Leading A Team Through Uncertain Times”
• 10:30am: Workshop #2 “The Practice of Possibility”
• 11:00am: Keynote Presentation by Celeste Ducharme, VP of Self-Storage Development of The Rancon Group
• 11:45am: Designer Handbag Drawing and Raffle Prize Drawings
• 12:00pm: Program Concludes

Keynote Speakers

Tina Wells
Founder & CEO, Buzz Marketing Group

Tina Wells is a business strategist, advisor, author, and the founder of RLVNT Media, a multimedia content venture serving entrepreneurs, tweens and culturists with authentic representation. Tina has been recognized by Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, Essence’s 40 Under 40 and more. For over two decades she led Buzz Marketing Group, an agency she founded at age 16 with clients like Dell, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Kroger, Apple, P+G, Johnson & Johnson, and American Eagle that Tina connected with her network of 30,000 buzzSpotters® and 7,000 “momSpotters”, all influential millennials and passionate end-consumers. Tina is also the author of seven books, including the best-selling tween fiction series Mackenzie Blue, its 2020 spinoff series, The Zee Files, and the marketing handbook, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right. Tina’s board positions have included THINX, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, The Franklin Institute and Young Entrepreneur’s Council. She has also served as the Academic Director for Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World Program at the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 2017 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.

Celeste Ducharme
Vice President of Self-Storage Development, The Rancon Group

Celeste motivates, mentors, encourages and leads others by example. She has spent the past 31 years building businesses and managing teams within several high-profile companies such as Nordstrom, Dennis Uniform Company, The Rancon Group and Ranch RV & Self-Storage. Celeste and her husband Roger of 29 years have raised two extraordinary children, Chad and Courtney. She is truly grateful for the unwavering love and support of her entire family. Celeste is dedicated to her faith and loves helping others create amazing opportunities in their life. 

Celeste is a self-starting, goal–oriented and passionate leader. As a top-ranked athlete, Celeste quickly learned not only how to be part of a team, but how to push through obstacles as well. Her love of softball led her to coach athletes for over 13 years. It is in this arena that she developed a passion for motivating others to pursue and achieve their dreams. Celeste is a Co-Author of the #1 International Best-Seller, “Turn Possibilities into Realities” and will be appearing in the documentary “Beyond the Game” that will be released on Netflix. 

Celeste has proven her extraordinary skills for success. Holding a degree in Business Administration, she provides valuable tools and strategies to engage in proper planning for success. Celeste assists in creating a clear outline of goals and helps develop a daily plan of action to achieve those goals. Building beauty from brokenness is a welcomed challenge for those who embrace her guidance. Celeste is a sought-after speaker and conducts her annual Creating Opportunities Event for all women, regardless of where they are in their life currently.

Event Moderator

Candace L. Brewington, MBA
Financial Advisor, Thrivent

Candace Brewington is a Wife, Mother of 4 and owner of 1 dog, residing in Temecula.  Originally from the South Bay of Los Angeles, Candace and her family discovered the jewel in our valley and relocated here in 2007.  Personally, Candace is a licensed minister of the Gospel, an MBA, and a speaker in both religious and secular settings.  Professionally, Candace is in her 15^th year in the Financial Industry and entering her 4^th year as a Financial Advisor.  Candace is also an adjunct professor in the Dr. Robert K. Jabs School of Business at Cal Baptist.

Candace serves as a Director on the Board for The View Church, an Advisor to the California Baptist University Investment Advisory Group and has an established and ongoing relationship with the Temecula affiliate for Habitat for Humanity.  

Candace is passionate about her family, music, traditions, traveling, relationships and creating memorable experiences.  In her practice, Candace seeks to connect clients with not only the resources to make wise financial decisions, but also with other professionals who can meet needs above and beyond financial planning.  Candace believes that money is a tool and we can all do things today, with what we have that can and will impact our tomorrow along with generations to come. 

Workshop Presenters

Workshop #1: Leading Your Team Through Uncertainty

Presented by Stephanie Howells Scoville, dōTERRA Blue Diamond 

This workshop will guide you in ways to keep your team motivated, whether you are working remote or together at an essential business.

Stephanie Howells Scoville has grown her dōTERRA business to an Organization of over 60K customers with $2M+ in monthly sales. She was able to retire her husband just 2 years after starting this venture; and they now work as a team, homeschooling their 4 daughters and running their business. She—along with several leaders in her Organization—has a proven track record of creating up to 7-figure businesses. She practices high wealth and success consciousness and believes your income is a direct reflection of your efforts and associations. She connects women with others who truly walk the path of abundance and success. Her money mindset shows in the results she’s created.

Stephanie endeavors to be as natural as possible, choosing homebirth for her 4 daughters and focusing on the plethora of natural remedies dōTERRA offers to keep her family healthy. She graduated cum laude from Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, MD, with a B.A. in History and a Minor in Speech Communications on a Basketball scholarship. After graduating, she became a flight attendant to facilitate her goal of seeing the world. Travel is a BIG part of Stephanie’s life. Due to the recent travel restrictions, she and her family unexpectedly returned to the U.S. after living in Salzburg, Austria, since 2017. She wanted to give her daughters the opportunity to learn another language and experience another culture as she did as a child. She is the youngest of 7 children and is her parents’ favorite. (Just kidding!)

Workshop #2: The Practice Of Possibility

Presented by Annamaria Loven, Movement Specialist & Growth Consultant, Lululemon

This workshop will lead you through a short movement session guided by breath and basic yoga postures. An interactive writing session will follow, to support positive solutions to a personal challenge.

Annamaria Loven is a certified Movement Specialist and Growth Consultant, specializing in training the body and mind via positive self-leadership. As a lululemon ambassador & leader in our fitness community for over the last decade, her primary goal is to lead us to embrace our full potential through sweat, prioritization, and meaningful connections. Most recently, Annamaria has utilized her industry and Life experience to support individuals and local fitness studios as a Growth Consultant.

She leads with pure passion in the realms of Functional Strength Training & Mobility, Indoor Cycling, Yoga, and Reformer Pilates. Each aspect of her movement design incorporates her educational journey & experience via her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology and in-depth certifications in each area of her specialties. She is an outdoor adventurer and an ocean and music lover. Annamaria deeply adores and prioritizes her two children and husband, while treasuring meaningful connections with friends and community.

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Event Sponsors

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Designer Handbag Sponsor

Corporate Partner

Affiliate Sponsors

Presentation Sponsors

California State University San Marcos

Eastern Municipal Water District

Fabozzi & Miller, APC

The Law Offices of Rosenstein & Associates

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Murrieta

Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac

Community Sponsor

Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors

Violet June Photography

Audio/Visual Sponsor

JDS Video & Media Productions, Inc.

Media Sponsors

The Valley Business Journal
Valley News