THRIVE SUMMIT
Join us for a day of learning, collaborating and networking for professional women at all stages of career.
TICKETS & SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE NOW
Each ticket includes breakfast, lunch, keynotes, break-out seminars, access to the THRIVE Marketplace, networking, and more!
$150 Chamber members
$200 Non-members
2026 THRIVE SUMMIT PRESENTING SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
LUNCH SPONSOR
SWAG BAG SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
Schedule of Events
7:30 to 8:15 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
8:15 a.m.
Keynote: TO BE ANNOUNCED
9:15 to 9:30 a.m.
Break: Networking & Marketplace
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Choose your session!
Options to be Announced
10:30 to 11 a.m.
Break: Networking & Marketplace
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Choose Your Session!
Options to be Announced
12 to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Keynote: Jenny Holaday, President of Encore Boston Harbor
Jenny is an outstanding leader, serving as the top executive at Encore Boston Harbor since August 2021. Jenny oversees all aspects in the running of the $2.6 billion resort and leads a team of approximately 3,000 employees.
Jenny has lived and worked in gaming regions from the East Coast to Nevada and many places in between. She has held executive positions for companies that include Harrah’s, Caesars Entertainment, and Mandalay Resort Group, and has successfully launched two enterprise-wide casino player programs.
1:30 to 2 p.m.
Marketplace & Networking
Marketplace Vendors & Exhibitors
The THRIVE Summit Marketplace features information and products from local, women-owned and operated businesses.
Check back for updates!
2025 THRIVE Summit Fulfills Mission of Elevating, Education and Empowering
PEABODY — The North Shore Chamber’s THRIVE initiative presented the 3rd annual THRIVE Summit on Wednesday, June 18, at the Boston Marriott Peabody. More than 200 attendees gathered to learn, network, and be inspired.
The day kicked off with Keynote Speaker Susan MacKenty Brady, CEO of the Institute for Inclusive Leadership at Simmons University, and the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership. Thank you to Breakfast Sponsor TQM Wealth Partners.
Breakout sessions throughout the morning featured topics such as “Boost Your Financial Confidence – Tips for Mastering your Money,” “Listen, Learn, Lead!,” “Managing Difficult Conversations,” and “Be Bold, Brave and Badass.”
Breakout session speakers included Marcel Quiroga, TQM Wealth; Sheila Stehlin, Port Wealth Management; Kate Glidden, Beauport Financial; Dr. Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza; Ginny Eramo, INTERLOCKS MedSpa; Nancy Caswell, Caswell Restaurant Group; Mabelyn Lopez, 4 Insurance LLC; and Michelle Kempskie, principal of Michelle Kempskie Consulting.
The THRIVE Marketplace was in full swing with 10 dynamic women-owned businesses exhibiting their services and products. Attendees were able to enjoy a massage, get headshots taken, and energize with a B12 shot between seminars.
Closing out the conference was Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Amy Latimer, EVP and COO, Delaware North. Thank you to Luncheon Sponsor Insource Services.
Thanks to generous donations, give-away moments popped up throughout the day with prizes bestowed on lucky attendees including sports event packages, restaurant gift cards, aesthetic kits, and more.
The THRIVE initiative thanks Presenting Sponsor, Institution for Savings, for its generosity in supporting the 2025 THRIVE Summit.
Gratitude is extended all sponsors, including Gold Sponsors: Groom Construction, Wellpoint, Rockland Trust and Windover; and Silver Sponsors: Silver Lining Solutions, Newburyport Bank, WCVB, OneDigital, Constitution Financial Partners, M&T Bank, and TD Bank.
A LOOK BACK: THANK YOU 2024 SPONSORS & ATTENDEES
The second annual THRIVE Summit was fantastic day of inspiration, education, and connection.
Dynamic speakers covered a wide range of topics and marketplace vendors created great energy while offering information and services.
Click through photos and enjoy highlights of the conference.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2023 SUMMIT
