Donna Sovie brought her dream to fruition in January 2020 when she found Check & Balance Solutions, LLC. with more than 22+ years of diverse experience in the construction, wholesale distribution, and service industries. These experiences, combined with her education, have provided Donna with detailed knowledge of the accounting and operations process and how each plays a different role in affecting the bottom-line results.   Donna decided the best way she could serve small businesses was to educate business owners while taking the accounting and finance tasks off their plates. Donna's story is one filled with empowerment, resilience, and courage. You don't want to miss her journey!

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"Be strong, and believe in yourself! Don't let people question you. That whole imposter syndrome was one of the biggest things that I dealt with in my career. Believe in yourself and know that you are amazing! You didn't get to where you are for no reason."

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Bebesita & Latina Coach Paulette Piñero gets raw about her experiences and story. You don't want to miss this conversation about what makes a Latina #unstoppable . Paulette Piñero is your Latina Leadership Coach. As a perfectly imperfect Latina CEO and mami of 2,  she understands what it is to be systemically overlooked. With over 16 years of experience developing powerhouse líderes, she's ready to show you how to harness your strengths so you can turn your purpose into impact and become unstoppable. We are not asking for permission, we are bringing our own sillas and building our own tables.

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"We put those labels on ourselves, it seems really important to understand that the role of a person like you, it's not to go and count the rate of failures, but it's more about how to actually grow in the right direction, the confidence, and be confident in doing what you are doing. And then having the ability to confide in someone that is not going to judge you and is actually only going to push you forward".

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Sheena is a powerhouse and a work in progress! She is a single mom of 5, a business owner, and a community advocate. Her journey in the past 3 years has transformed her entire life and she is ready to share with us her transformational story. 

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"Everything and anything is possible, you just have to make sure that you have the systems and people in place in order to make it work and make it work for you."

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Join this amazing group of professional women in insurance to understand the struggles, backgrounds, stories, and empowered sisterhood that is forming within this industry. If you are looking for mentors or someone that can catapult your professional and personal goals, this is the group! 

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"Women in the insurance industry should be able to advance and achieve. Women do have a voice and they are stronger than people would imagine! Usually, it takes guts to come out of hiding, but there is a village ready to raise you up and welcome you with open arms. Regardless of background, the professional level, or the walk you are doing we are better and stronger together".

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Tracy Cotton

Women Of Insurance 

Adjunct Advisors 

MedicareMisty

The Insurance Goddess

Awkward Insurance

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Ms. Samalid Hogan is the Principal at Greylock Management Consulting, a woman-owned consulting firm located in Western Massachusetts and focused on providing project management, business coaching, and technical assistance to Massachusetts-based businesses and non-profits. Ms. Hogan has 17 years of experience in Economic Development and has served in key roles building partnerships across public, private, and civic sectors to achieve economic development goals for the Pioneer Valley region in Western Massachusetts. She served as Regional Director for the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network Western Regional Office from 2016 to 2021. Over the past 6 years, Ms. Hogan has been directly involved in fostering the local ecosystem comprised of stakeholders committed to supporting entrepreneurs and new business ventures. She has been a mentor for local accelerator programs including Valley Venture Mentors and eForAll. Ms. Hogan is also a co-founder of the Western Mass Means Business collaboration, an alliance of small business technical assistance providers.

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"You can achieve the impossible by testing one's limits"

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Maria Isabel Davila born in Bayamon Puerto Rico in 1977, has been through many challenges in her life. At age 11 her parents divorced and moved to the state of Connecticut. As we all know, Hispanics tend to relay all the responsibility to the oldest. Maria Isabel had 2 younger siblings and she had to raise them. She worked thru the summers as a Camp Counselor at Latino Youth Development and as years passed, she worked in many jobs to help her mother financially.

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"Stop being scared. There's nothing worse than being scared. Change your mindset"

Mary began her career as a socially awkward computer programmer who hid behind her desk because she was too self-conscious.  Mary Cheyne with her Toastmaster Contest TrophiesBut today, as a World Champion of Public Speaking and first runner-up, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries, she is proof that transformation is possible.  How did she get there?   By understanding that becoming GREAT at public speaking isn’t just about the techniques of how to be a good speaker, rather it starts with discovering how to trust yourself first. Especially how to embrace the yin and yang of your feminine and masculine energy that allows you to show up powerfully in your communication and presentation, even in situations that would typically feel intimidating.  Guided by this zen philosophy, Mary created processes to help women communicate in a way where they feel seen, heard, valued, and respected by those they are speaking with.  

Two fun facts about Mary are: She holds a karate black belt rank and plays the ukulele.

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Key Takeaway:

"The goal is to see hearts, a sincere heart of service that is particularly interested in seeing more women in positions of leadership. Just picture what the world would be like if it were run by heart-centered women who genuinely care and support one another."

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Magnetic Podium 

Leonela Gonzalez-Fogarty is Venezuelan-American with a Bostonian heart. She is the founder of English 4 Life Network. She is an English and lifestyle coach. She works with Hispanic Women Professionals and entrepreneurs who want to speak English with confidence to connect with the culture and maximize their possibilities.  She is passionate about teaching and immersing conversational English in multicultural contexts, personal and professional with more than 23 years of experience.  She is a lifelong learner who is continuously learning and innovating to better guide her students to explore and develop their human potential. She is a CHO, a specialist in transforming a Challenge into an Opportunity.

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Key Takeaway

"It's never too late to start over or learn something new."

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English4Life Network

Kat is the founder of A Women's Intentions. This initiative will help you realize that finding beauty beyond the chaos is a journey. It is a process of allowing you to lead your life with INTENTION and to find your voice. Becoming your own person and breaking away from the cycle of conformity is a challenging yet rewarding journey. The best part is that with the community she's building you are not in this alone. Always remember, the beginning starts where the end stops.

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"Life has its own beauty. A lot of the things in my life that have hurt me forced me to tap into my strength. I always tell people, you know, that you can't pray or ask for strength and think your life will be easy; You will have opportunities in life; therefore, choose to be strong, choose to act in the right way, and choose to be true to who you are."

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Eudora is the owner of Women Are SuperHeroes and she shares with us her amazing uplifting and invigorating story that involves an absolute tragedy that almost cost her life. Now she can use that experience to empower other women around her to reach their potential. 

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"It would not be a world without a woman"

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Women R Superheroes