You already know your craft- that is exactly why you started a business! The business side is a different story, and it’s a lot easier to navigate in a community than it is alone.
Grateful Connections events are built the same way every time: comfort first, real connection next, and the confidence to grow your business on your terms. We host speaker events with real substance, hands-on workshops that you can put to use right away, and time together over coffee or drinks, no pitch required!
Our topics cover what actually builds business confidence- sales, marketing (social, SEO, content, and beyond), finance, operations, mindset, and the things you didn’t even know you needed to learn. Sessions are led by women in our community, and occasionally by specialists who share our same approach: real experience over theory, and always in service of lifting women up, never talking down to them.
Events
Upcoming Events
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September Co-Working and Mastermind Gathering
Thursday September 10th and 24th
2nd and 4th Thursdays each month
10am-12pm, The Frunchroom Collective
$10 to cover costs of private room (Collected at the event)
1193 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville
Take a break from working alone and join us for intentional co-working with women who get it. This is a focused, supportive space to bring your laptop, set goals, make progress, and get energized by community. Come work, connect, and grow- because business is better when we build it together. No Registration, please join us at the Frunchroom in the den! -
Comfort, Connection, Confidence
Three Days- Come to one, or come to all!
$19 for each day, $51 for all threeSeptember 15 9:30am - 11am
For Custom’s Sake, MundeleinSeptember 24 1:00pm - 2:30pm
For Custom’s Sake, MundeleinSeptember 29 9:30am - 11am
For Custom’s Sake, Mundelein
Comfort → Connection → Confidence is a three-part gathering for women who want more than small talk in a crowded room. Come to Coffee & Comfortable Conversations, The Art of Real Connection, or Finding the Words, each capped at 12 women and led by Malinda. Show up, be welcomed, and leave with real connection, because confidence grows faster in the right room. Learn more and register here.
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From Comfortable in Your Skin to Confident in Your Work
A luncheon brunch on body confidence and business confidence with Liz Hansen,
founder of Chicago Boudoir PhotographyTuesday, October 27th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Nirvana Kitchen and Wine Bar700 Hawthorn Row Unit 100, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 (Hawthorn Mall)
$35 – Space is limited!
Includes brunch, soft drinks, connection circles (networking), and presentationYour relationship with your body shapes the way you move through the world, including the business world. When you feel confident in your own skin, you carry yourself differently. You take up more space. You spend less energy worrying about how you're perceived and more energy showing up as yourself. That shift doesn't stay in the mirror. It follows you into the way you price your work, the risks you're willing to take, and the way you show up for the people you serve.
Grateful Connections is a professional development community for women building passion-driven businesses — and lives — they love. Our in-person events and virtual workshops bring you comfort, real connection, and the confidence to grow on your own terms.
Join us for an event to see for yourself.
You don’t have to grow your business alone.
Become a Speaker at Grateful Connections
We are always looking for speakers who lead with heart- women in our community, and occasionally other specialists who share our approach: real experience over theory, and always in service of lifting women up, never talking down to them.
If you have a story, strategy, or lesson that builds comfort, connection, or confidence for women in business, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply to be a Speaker
If the information above resonates with your mission and message, we invite you to apply below. We review all submissions with care and reach out personally when we see a great fit. Thank you for your interest in helping women grow through comfort, connection, and confidence.
