Saturday, August 12, 2023

MISSION

The Pine Belt Women’s Expo is designed to enrich, empower, and entertain women in an environment of celebration and fun.

VISION

We aim to positively impact the lives of Pine Belt women as they find products or services that make a difference in their lives.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2023 PINE BELT WOMEN’S EXPO!

Thank you so much for attending the Pine Belt Women’s Expo! We greatly appreciate each of you that attended this year!

What’s next?

📋 Take our Expo survey and let us know what you think!
💡 Connect with exhibitors and sponsors you met at the Expo! You can find their websites below in the sponsor and exhibitor list.
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EXPO INFORMATION

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, August 12, 10 AM – 3PM at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg!

WHAT CAN YOU DO AT THE EXPO?

Visit our amazing exhibitors and sponsors! Visit their stores, websites, social media pages before and after the Expo and tell them you heard about them from the Women’s Expo!
Gather information, shop, attend seminars, get professional headshots made, participate in our blood drive, learn about local nonprofits, enter to win prizes, purchase delicious food from our food vendors, and more!
You will leave the Expo with information, products, or services that you did not know about!
Are you a woman business owner? Consider joining our inaugural Women Business Owner Summit the two days prior to the Expo!

EXPO PROGRAM & MAP

Click here to check out the Expo Program & Map!

EXPO TICKETS

Tickets are $5 (ages 9 and under are free)

EXPO TICKETS

BLOOD DRIVE

Blood is in critically short supply! Please sign up to donate blood at the Women’s Expo! All donors get an automatic Women’s Expo door prize!

FOOD, DRINKS, & TREATS

Baked with Love – Cupcakes: Blueberry Cheesecake, Turtle, Red Velvet and Strawberry Crunch

Brady’s Snow Shack – Snow Cups

Downtown Nutrition – Gourmet Popcorn and Loaded Teas

Franny’s Hot Dogs and More – Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, Sausage Dogs, BBQ Brisket Sandwich, Pulled Pork Sandwich, Nachos (Brisket, Pulled Pork, Shrimp), Chili Cheese Fries, Fried Oreos, Funnel Cake Fries, Strawberry Lemonade, Chips, Candy, Pies

It’s A Wrap Rolln’ Cafe’ – Lost N Da Sauce Fries, Philly and Buffalo Wraps, Fried Pickles, Bacon Ranch Fries, Catfish Sandwich, Tossed Buffalo Tenders, Sweet Tea, Frozen Lemonade

Papa Dough’s Pizza – Wood-Fired Brick Oven Pizza & Sodas

Pop & Co – Gourmet Popcorn

The Ssipp Cafe – Coffee, Cold Drinks, Biscuits, Baked Goods

Twillie Philly – Philly Cheesesteak, Shrimp Poboys, Chicken Tenders, Cheeseburger Subs, Chicken Wings, Twillie Philly Fries

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS

How long has it been since you’ve updated your headshot? Did you know you should update them every 1-2 years? We are excited to offer professional headshots courtesy of Ryan Edwards, The Digital Matriarch!

Pre-registration is recommended, but not required. If you’d like to save your spot, pre-register here then present your headshot registration ticket at the headshot booth at the Expo. Images will be emailed within 2 weeks of the Expo. If you choose to purchase, images are $10 per digital download.

SEMINARS

Seminars are included in your Expo admission! No registration required, but we suggest to arrive early to get a seat, some sessions may fill up fast! Note that Session 3 (12:30 PM) involves yoga, a yoga mat is recommended (no previous yoga experience required).

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

10:30 – 11:15 a.m., Session 1, Garden Room
The “Secret” to Behavior Change – Building Better Habits, Dr. Lindsey Lewis, iNGAGE Talent Development MS, LLC

11:30 – 12:15 a.m., Session 2, Executive Conference Room
Keep Waking Up in the Mourning, Jasmine Cochran, jasminecochran.com

12:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., Session 3, Garden Room
Mid-Day Yoga and Mindfulness, Amanda Morris, Balanced Body

1:30 – 2:15 p.m., Session 4, Executive Conference Room
Learn How You can be the Change for a Mississippi Foster Child, Tana Walker, Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Inc.

SESSION 1
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m., Garden Room
The “Secret” to Behavior Change – Building Better Habits

Dr. Lindsey Lewis
iNGAGE Talent Development MS, LLC

Our success in any endeavor is rarely related to one singular action, but the output of a system of behaviors. Our daily behaviors or “habits” are the key to getting different outcomes. If you can change your habits, you can change your life. In his breakthrough book, Atomic Habits, James Clear provides a comprehensive guide on how to change your habits and get 1% better every day. In this session, Lindsey Lewis will help to take these proven techniques and apply them to your personal and professional goals.

Dr. Lindsey Lewis is an Instructor of Speech at Pearl River Community College and the owner of iNGAGE Talent Development, LLC. In her role, she helps organizations maximize their greatest resource- their people, through customized training and employee development interventions.

Over the past 18 years, Lindsey has designed, facilitated, and, delivered training and presentations across a variety of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, and higher education. Lindsey believes in the transformative power of education and always aims to make learning relevant, engaging, and FUN!

ABOUT DR. LINDSEY LEWIS
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications, a Master’s degree in Workforce Training and Development, and a Ph.D. in Human Capital Development from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Lewis is a Certified Training Professional from the University of Southern Mississippi and a DiSC Workplace Personality Trainer and Authorized Partner. She is also a Certified “Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team” facilitator. Additional certifications include: Virtual Dementia Tour facilitator, Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Trainer and PAC coach. She was a member of the 2009 Leadership Pinebelt class and then served on the steering committee for several years.

She and her husband live in Hattiesburg with their two children.

SESSION 2
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Executive Conference Room
Keep Waking Up in the Mourning

Jasmine Cochran
Author & Speaker
jasminecochran.com

Jasmine Cochran was living on the other side of the world when she learned her father had cancer, one of several illnesses that would plague him over the next year. The poster child for daddy’s girls, she hopped a plane as quickly as she could during the pandemic to come home to Mississippi to help take care of him.

During those months of illness, Jasmine interviewed her father to gather material to write a book about his eclectic life. During the process, he succumbed to his illnesses. Grief took over. The book had to wait.

Looking for anything therapeutic to pull her from the pit of grief, Jasmine picked up the book again. She would learn that continuing the story without her dad was like dealing with the pain of losing him: brutal, but not impossible.

In this session, the author of the memoir Keep Waking Up in the Mourning will share life lessons, tools, and raw insights that are helping navigate her way through grief and return to a life that would do justice to her father’s teachings.

Join Jasmine for this first event of the book’s release.

ABOUT JASMINE COCHRAN
International speaker and inaugural Democrats Abroad Global Black Caucus Poet Laureate, Jasmine Cochran is a forever daddy’s girl who finds every opportunity to win a competition, talk about religion and politics, or take a nap. Her family of four keeps each other busy with the events on their multi-colored schedules, hence her desire to take naps. After helping more than 20 authors birth their literary dreams, Jasmine is finally giving life to her own. Visit jasminecochran.com for all the ways to like and follow her around the internet.

SESSION 3
12:30 – 1:15 p.m., Garden Room
Mid-Day Yoga and Mindfulness

Amanda Morris
Balanced Body

Join Amanda Morris, E-RYT200, for a 30-minute gentle yoga session with 15 minutes of guided mindfulness meditation. Bring a yoga mat! (Previous yoga experience not required.)

ABOUT AMANDA MORRIS
Hey! I’m Amanda Morris, founder of Balanced Body Yoga, Health & Wellness. I am a holistic wellness service provider offering yoga, lifestyle coaching and healthy living education. My experience in the health/wellness field began with yoga teacher training in 2005 as a college student. In my studies, I focused on learning human development and psychology earning a BS in Child and Family Studies and a MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from USM. My mental health background helps me bring a deeper understanding of mindset and stress management to my yoga and coaching work! If you need help feeling more balance in your body/mind connection, that’s what I love to teach! I offer private sessions and small group classes at my studio space in Petal, MS as well as online coaching programs. Check out balancedbodyam.com to learn more!

SESSION 4
1:30 – 2:15 p.m., Executive Conference Room
Learn How You can be the Change for a Mississippi Foster Child

Tana Walker, LSW
Southern Christian Services
for Children and Youth, Inc.

Learn ways you can support and help foster kids and foster/adoptive families. Join Tana Walker for a presentation about foster care, adoption and Southern Christian Services with Q & A following.

ABOUT TANA WALKER, LSW
She is a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Mississippi. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Mississippi. As a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner, Tana trains foster and adoptive parents and assists with support groups. Tana has been trained to conduct both SAFE and MDCPS home studies for foster and 0adoptive parents. Tana has over 36 years of experience in the child welfare field. She retired from the Mississippi Department of Human Services and began working with Southern Christian Services Therapeutic Foster Care and Adoption in 2011. She was honored as one of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s 2017 Angels in Adoption honorees.

Tana is a faithful member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where she is active in Ladies’ Auxiliary and teaches children in VBS, Sunday School and Ebenezer Kid’s Club. She and her husband of 36 years, John, live in Wiggins, MS and enjoy spending time with their son and daughter-in-law. Tana also enjoys crafting and decorating.

Contact Tana for more information: 601-528-2233, tana@southernchristianservices.org

WOMEN BUSINESS OWNER SUMMIT

Pre-Expo Event
Thursday & Friday, August 10-11, 2023
9am – 3pm, (optional networking until 4pm)
Lake Terrace Convention Center

Join us for the inaugural Pine Belt Women Business Owner Summit on August 10-11 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center. This event takes place 2 days prior to the Expo. You can choose to attend one day or both days. This event is for both seasoned business owners and those just starting out. Your summit ticket includes tickets to the Expo!

The mission of this event is to connect women business owners with each other and also with information and resources so that both the owner and business thrive.

Find out more and get tickets here!

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