Many women arrive at mid-career or midlife sensing that something is shifting.
What once worked doesn’t feel as aligned anymore. Energy feels different. Confidence isn’t gone, but it’s evolving. Not because you failed, but because the path has changed.
Beneath that shift is often a desire for work that sustains you without draining your nervous system, creativity, or sense of self.
This summit brings together women whose stories helped shape my own reinvention, showed me what becomes possible when we listen to ourselves, tell the truth about where we are, and choose courage over autopilot.
Their journeys are very different, but each opened something open for me: the bravery to walk away from burnout, the refusal to stay silent in the face of inequity, the power of community care, the dignity of designing a new future, and the reminder that small, steady choices can rebuild a life.
Each speaker was chosen not just for her expertise, but because her story inspired and helped light the path for me and so many women finding their way through transition.
You will hear from women who walked away from burnout, climbed literal and metaphorical mountains, built conferences from scratch, challenged systems that were failing Black women, created movements during the hardest season of their lives, and designed futures grounded in dignity and meaning. These are lived examples of what reinvention can look like.
This one-day gathering will help you pause, make sense of what’s happening, and plan your next step from an aligned place, through honest stories, practical frameworks, and real connection with women who are navigating the same season.
Many events offer techniques and advice, but rarely offer connection, the thing we are frequently missing. This is a place to take a pause, feel seen, and where your story belongs.
You won’t be told to hustle, reinvent overnight, or push through misalignment.
Instead, you’ll experience a carefully designed day that combines:
real stories of reinvention
grounded frameworks for clarity
and facilitated connection
This summit is all about seeing more clearly and taking action on your next chapter.
Women in mid or senior-level careers who are navigating a turning point and want to move forward.
Women seeking growth or change, who feel capable on the outside but unsettled on the inside.
Women who are tired of shrinking, auditioning, or proving and want clarity on what’s next.
Session 1 – Welcome and Only You: Designing a Next Chapter You Will Love – Christine Perfetti
11:00-12:00 ET
Session 2 – Community, Care, and the Courage to Keep Going – Dr. Jade Singleton
12:00-1:00 ET
Session 3 – Expanding Your Life One Choice at a Time – Mugdha Kulkarni
1:30-2:30 ET
Session 4 – Radical Honesty, Real Stories, and the Messy Middle – Tamara Adlin
2:30-3:30 ET
Session 5 – The Power to Pivot When the Path No Longer Fits – Kenyetta Hall
3:45-4:45 EST
Session 6 – Designing a Life of Dignity, Depth, and Meaning – Amy Heymans
4:45-5:30 EST
Virtual Reception – Ask Us Anything With the Speakers
5:30 – 6:00 ET
When the path that once defined you no longer feels like yours, you don’t need to push harder. You need space to reflect, reconnect, and reimagine.
After two decades as a Product and UX leader, Christine realized that professional success doesn’t always equal fulfillment. So she built Lift Up Connections, a home for women ready to redefine success on their own terms.
Lift Up Connections is a collective space for women in midlife and mid-career to rediscover what’s next in work, purpose, and life.
With a Master’s in Social Psychology and 25 years guiding transformation, Christine help women find an aligned next chapter through reflection, clarity, and connection.
Because transformation happens faster, deeper, and more joyfully when we do it in community.
“Magic happens when people with diverse backgrounds and expertise have the chance to focus on their goals and challenges together.”
Breakthroughs happen faster when you have the right people around you. Join a network of like-minded women, gain insights, and elevate your journey together.
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Together, we are creating community, connection, and clarity, one gathering at a time.
