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Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Greenville Convention Center
303 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834

Join women from across Pitt County for a day of inspiration, connection, and professional growth at LeadHERship 2026. Bringing together executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, nonprofit professionals, and emerging leaders, this conference is designed to equip women with the relationships, confidence, and strategies to lead with purpose and create lasting impact.

This year's theme, Build What Matters, celebrates the idea that meaningful leadership isn't built through titles alone, it's built through authentic relationships, personal resilience, intentional growth, and the courage to invest in yourself and others. Throughout the day, attendees will explore practical strategies for building stronger networks, greater financial confidence, sustainable leadership, and meaningful influence through engaging breakout sessions, an inspiring keynote and opportunities to connect with women who are shaping the future of our region.
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Introducing our Keynote – The Connection Economy with Sharon Delaney McCloud



Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP®

As an Emmy Award-winning TV journalist, Sharon spent two decades covering stories that shaped communities: the Persian Gulf War, NASA missions, Super Bowls, hurricanes, and the conversations that happen at the edge of grief, triumph, and change. Every narrative she told was an investment in the people watching. Every live shot, every interview, every report filed from a scene that mattered was a deposit into a Connection Economy.

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The Connection Economy: Why relationships are your greatest competitive advantage & story is how you build them.

Most organizations are spending their relational capital without knowing it through transactional leadership, forgettable communication, and cultures where people feel like resources rather than humans. The Connection Economy teaches leaders how to invest instead. Through story, through presence, and through three principles that compound over time, Emmy Award-winning journalist and speaker Sharon Delaney McCloud gives you a framework you'll carry forward for years and a story they'll never forget.

Audience Takeaways:

• Shift from transactional to relational leadership
• Use storytelling as a strategic leadership tool
• Build influence that compounds over time

More about Sharon

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Registration Fees:

Individual Member Ticket: $125 | Individual Non-Member Ticket: $175
Member Table Host (8 Seats): $975 | Non-Member Table Host (8 Seats): $1,350

Expo Booth Registration, Event Ticket NOT Included: $100
Expo Booth & Event Registration,Event Ticket Included: $200