Empowering Women.
Inspiring Connections.
Relationships begin with a conversation and grow through shared experiences. The Lady’z Lounge brings women together to exchange ideas, learn from one another, and build lasting professional connections.
Our Connect & Thrive Women’s Conference™ and THE LADY’Z CIRCLE™ membership offer ways to meet, stay connected, and support one another throughout your professional and entrepreneurial journey.
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Bringing women entrepreneurs, professionals, executives, creatives, and community leaders together through meaningful conversations, professional connections, shared experiences, and opportunities to grow.
Spring 2027 · New York City
“Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers”
Annual Conference
Connect & Thrive heads to New York City in Spring 2027, bringing together women entrepreneurs, professionals, executives, creatives, community leaders, speakers, partners, and organizations from across industries.
Online Experience · Spring 2027
Join us online before the annual conference for a thoughtful conversation designed to spark ideas, introduce the Connect & Thrive experience, and begin building connections before we meet in New York.
In-Person & Livestream
Connect through engaging conversations, expert insights, professional networking experiences, and opportunities for meaningful collaboration with women and organizations from across industries.
Be First to Know
Receive the official venue announcement, conference updates, speaker and program news, and early ticket-access information.
Year-Round Membership & Community
The Conference Creates the Connection. The Circle Helps It Continue.
THE LADY’Z CIRCLE™ is the year-round membership community of The Lady’z Lounge, created for women who want to build meaningful professional relationships and stay connected beyond a single event.
Members can connect before Connect & Thrive, come together at the conference, and continue building relationships throughout the year through curated introductions, Circle Conversations, local gatherings in active communities, professional-development experiences, and other member opportunities.
Membership includes standard Connect & Thrive Women’s Conference™ registration and access to THE LADY’Z CIRCLE™ Lounge at the conference.
Additional Support
Operational Capacity Consulting
An optional consulting service for women business owners and leaders who need help addressing operational bottlenecks, protecting executive time, improving efficiency, and strengthening the systems supporting their businesses.
The Lady’z Lounge
Connect & Thrive brings women together. The Lady’z Lounge creates opportunities for those connections, conversations, and experiences to continue.
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