Girls Rising: Building a Pipeline of Women Leaders

Presenting Sponsor: Xcel Energy


In its second year, this critical event will highlight what our community is doing to create a pipeline of young women into non-traditional careers. Participants from the business community will hear from government, non-profit and for-profit business leaders; all addressing what is being done and what still needs to be done to change the perceived career options for women. We will also profile some change-making, dynamic female students entering both non-traditional fields and non-traditional roles for women. We will also be awarding scholarships to some of these students to help them make the next step in their education and careers.

We are partnering with CWCC Young Professionals on this event to support the success of the next generation of female leaders.

Program Schedule:
7:00 Check-in/Networking
7:25 Program Begins
                  Keynote
                  Panel Discussion
                  Student Profile & Scholarship Presentations

Girls Rising, 2019 Keynote, Susan Frew, CEO of Sunshine Plumbing and Heating

Using her Business Coaching experience having coached 17 different trades and 150 companies to success Susan Frew now uses her experience to propel their family plumbing business. They grew Sunshine Plumbing Heating Air 535% in just two years. The Frews’ were able to create their Unique Selling Proposition by delivering OUSTANDING customer service, great follow up, on time, on budget projects using the 12 points of LOVE philosophy. Susan Roberts Frew is a former International VP with AT&T Wireless, Business Coach with ActionCOACH business Coaching, Instructor for the SBA’s national Emerging Leaders program, radio host of “Coaching Not Just for Sports” on ESPN radio in Denver.
After a break to focus on Sunshine’s growth, Susan is a Professional Speaker and Emcee and travels around the US delivering keynotes and training to trades conventions helping members to “Rockstar their Business”!  Some of Sunshine’s awards include, but are not limited to 5-year Angie's List Super Service Award Winner, Denver Business Journal #1 Fastest Growing Company 2015, 2016. 2017, and Top 100 Women-Owned Companies 2016, 2017, 2018.

Women Who Rose Panel of Experts
Makisha Boothe, Sistahpreneurs
Denise Burgess, Burgess Services, Inc.
Polly Lawrence, Government Affairs
Carrie Morgridge, Morgridge Family Foundation
Laura Roberts, Xcel Energy
Moderator: Paige Goss, Point Solutions Group


Thank you to our Sustaining Sponsors: