Saturday, February 5, 2022

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.
SEMINARS
Seminars are included in Expo admission. They will be presented in the Executive Conference Room.
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Mentally Surviving During a Pandemic presented by Danyella Berry-Terrell, LMSW
After being in a pandemic for almost 3 yrs, it’s okay to not be okay. Whether the strain is home, work, or just general it is important to identify adaptive coping strategies to survive the “new normal”. Be the first to enter the Expo by joining Danyella for this pre-Expo session at 9AM! Danyella wears a lot of hats as Clinical Therapist, Adjunct Instructor, Business Owner, Business Coach, Mom, Wife, Sister, Daughter and friend.
10:30 – 11:00 AM
You Can Do It: Managing Your Fear of Public Speaking presented by writer/speaker Laura Anne Ewald
Even the most outgoing can suffer an anxiety attack when faced with an audience, and for those of us on the introverted end of the personality spectrum, it can prove downright terrifying. Join writer/speaker Laura Anne Ewald for tips and encouragement for the reluctant public speaker. Whether facing a job interview, an employee training session, or a presentation to the board of directors, you will leave with an action plan to boost your confidence.
11:30 – 12:00 PM
The Busy Woman’s Guide to Creativity presented by author/trainer Mary Beth Magee
Creativity encompasses so much more than arts and crafts. When we nurture our own creativity, we support problem solving, relationship building and enjoying a higher quality of life. Join author/trainer Mary Beth Magee for a session dedicated to opening your life to the creative possibilities around you. You’ll leave with a selection of tools and techniques to utilize in all aspects of your life.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Senior Readers’ Acting Group presented by Legacy Actors Theatre, under the direction of founder and stage veteran, Sherri Marengo
Join the first Senior Readers’ Acting Group at the Women’s Expo! Under the direction of founder and stage veteran Sherri Marengo, the members of Legacy Actors Theatre Experience will make you laugh out loud! The actors of L.A.T.E. are all senior citizens with a lot of life left for theater and they want to show you what you’re missing. Catch a couple of performances Saturday Feb. 5th at 12:30. Pick up a lunch from a Women’s Expo food vendor and meet us in the Executive Conference Room for a show and information about how YOU can become the next member of Legacy Actors Theatre Experience- better L.A.T.E. than never!
EXHIBITOR VIDEOS
While we waited during the pandemic, we created a YouTube channel to feature our wonderful exhibitors and sponsors….check out this video we created to celebrate the past 9 years of the Pine Belt Women’s Expo. Then visit the Pine Belt Women’s Expo YouTube Channel to find out more about our exhibitors and sponsors!
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR E-NEWS
Emerge Events is a local event management company founded by Jennifer and Steve Clark in 2011. The Pine Belt Women’s Expo was their very first event back in 2011! Since then they have created several signature events and also work with businesses and nonprofit organizations on their event planning needs. Subscribe to our email list for information on upcoming events!
EXPO ADMISSION
We are looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 5, 2022, 10 AM – 2PM at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg!
Admission is $5 at the door (ages 12 and under free). Follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our email list for a chance to win tickets!
We will be following the recommendation of the MS Department of Health and will require masks for the event. We will also have hand sanitizer available. Please do not attend if you do not feel well, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Note that we will NOT be having our childcare room this year.

WHAT CAN YOU DO AT THE EXPO?
- Visit our amazing exhibitors and sponsors! See the list below. Many have been waiting since 2020 to see you! 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!
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! Sign up here!
EXPO HOTEL
Coming in from out of town? Get your room at the Holiday Inn Hattiesburg – North, conveniently located near the Convention Center! Click here to reserve your room today!
FOOD VENDORS
We are excited to have delicious food from some fantastic local food vendors!
Brady’s Snow Shack – steak, chicken, and shrimp hibachi served with fried rice and veggies
Fortune’s Kitchen – fried catfish, chicken on a stick, burgers, BBQ ribs, chicken tenders, fries, BBQ baked beans, cinnamon rolls
Franny’s Hot Dogs and More LLC – hotdogs, sausage dogs, barbecue brisket sandwich, pull pork sandwiches, nachos, specialty nachos shrimp, brisket, pull pork and shrimp nachos, french fries, strawberry lemonade
Pearl’s Diner – fried chicken, mac-n- cheese, fries
Platinum Sponsor

Bag Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Exhibitor Hospitality Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Photo Booth Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Supporting Sponsors

Exhibitors

Affordable Dentures & Implants
Aloette
Amanda Kyrie Productions
Amay Jewelry Designs
Bath Fitter
Bedroom Therapy by Nature Up Naturally LLC
Bellevue Assisted Living Community
Beltone Hearing Care Centers
Berry Boujee’ Boutique
BizFin Metrics
BOTR Press, LLC
Boutique at Boho
Boutique By Angienette Watts
Brady’s Snow Shack
Breadsmith
Card My Yard Hattiesburg
Cigna Medicare
Coca Cola
ColorStreet
Covington Ridge Retirement Home
Crunch Fitness
CycleBar
D1 Hattiesburg
Dermatology – South Hattiesburg Clinic
DREAM of Hattiesburg
Eagle Action Sportz Paintball
Ed’s Backyard Bees
Edward Jones- Courtney Payton, Financial Advisor
EighteenSix
Elite Physical Therapy
Exhale MS Pine Belt
F45 Fitness Studio
FabuLASHES
Family Hearing Services, LLC
Forrest Funeral Home
Fortune’s Kitchen
Franny’s Hot Dogs and More LLC
Girl Scouts
Hancock Women’s Center
Hattiesburg Community Arts Center
Hattisburg Area Habitat for Humanity
Health Markets Bethany Hinton Insurance Agency
Holiday Inn Hattiesburg
Hope Clinic
House of Style Salon & Spa
Hub City Business Network Group
Hub City Humane Society
Hypnotherapy Services and Other Mind Matters
Independent Consultant with Thirty-One Gifts
Innova Preparatory School
JCI Mississippi Jaycees
Jump’In Gymnastics & Tumbling
Keesler Federal Credit Union
Kendra Scott
Kissing Pretty Lips -(LipSense)
La Leche League of Hattiesburg
Lamar Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Laura Anne Ewald, Writer/Public Speaker
LeafFilter North of Alabama, LLC
League of Women Voters Pine Belt
Leaps of Faith Ballet Ministry
Little Shop of Massage
LIVING WATER Natural Healing & Health Solutions
Low Carb Bagels and Bread
Lynn’s Events
MSU Extension & Delta Health Alliance
Mama Fer LLC
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Mavis A. Creagh Consulting, LLC
Maxem Health Urgent Care – Hattiesburg
Merit Health Wesley
Mississippi HomeCare
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency
Mississippi State Medical Association – The MS Way
Modere
Myself Empowered
New Hope Animal Rescue Center
New York Life Insurance Agent Stacey Bercegeay
Not So Sleepy Teepeez LLC
Orangetheory Fitness
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Papa Dough’s Pizza
Paparazzi Jewelry
Partners for the Arts
Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association/PearlComm Fiber
Pearl’s Diner
Pediatric Dental Group of Hattiesburg & Laurel
PediaTrust Hattiesburg
Pepper’s Parties, Too
Performance Worx
Pine Belt Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center
Pine Belt Robotics Academy and Enrichment Center
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services
Pink Zebra
Pretty12 Cosmetics, LLC
R3SM, Inc.
Rainbow of Laurel
Real Estate Aces
RISE
Rodan+FieldsSkincare Consultants: Jennifer K Spangler & TJ Browning
Rodgers Family Pharmacy
Ruby Ribbon
Scentsy
Senior Helpers
Serenity Clay Studios
Sign Gypsies Pinebelt MS
Smile Doctors
South Mississippi Art Association
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc. (SeMRHI)
Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Inc.
Southern Pines Healthy Pet Clinic
Southern Stamped Jewelry, Inc
Sugar Rushed
Sunbelt Federal Credit Union
T’s Accessories
T-Mobile
The Arc Southeast Mississippi
The Family YMCA of South East Mississippi
The Pine Belt News/Signature Magazine
The Pink Ribbon Fund
The University of Southern Mississippi
theorem.
Theresa Alexis Marriage & Family Coaching
Todd Schwebel State Farm
Tynes Adoption
Usborne Books & More
Vascular Specialists – Hattiesburg Clinic
Visit Hattiesburg
Vital Care Compounder
Vitalant
Vixon Sullivan Art
Web and Wisdom
Wellcare
Wesley Manor Retirement Community
WHPM FOX23
William Carey University
WMXI News Radio 98.1 and the Score 1400 am
Women Business Owners of The Pine Belt
Worthy Stables
Want to become a sponsor, exhibitor or need more info?
Contact Jennifer Clark of Emerge Events at 601.270.2756 or email jennifer@emergeevents.com!