Signature Events
CWCC hosts five high-profile signature events annually. Our signature events recognize and honor women in business who make a significant contribution to our business community and those who value diversity in their organization. Our events connect our members with business and community leaders, as well as helps enrich their careers and grow your businesses.
The 2020 Athena Award
December 10th, 2020
We will be awarding an outstanding woman in business and in her community with our Athena Award at our December Powerful Voices event. Download Athena Nomination Form 2020 Here
December 10th, 11:00am – 1:00pm
For over 20 years, the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce has presented the ATHENA Leadership Award in Denver. The ATHENA Leadership Model® was developed by ATHENA International through a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1982. Since the program’s inception, more than 7,000 awards have been presented in over 500 communities in eight countries.
ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees must meet each of the following three criteria:
Criteria:
Demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession
Provide valuable service to improve the quality of life for others in their community
Actively assist women in achieving their full leadership potential
Must be a Colorado woman
Individuals cannot be nominated more than 2 times in row
CWCC awards the ATHENA to one successful and accomplished woman in our community who exemplifies leadership traits such as authenticity, community service, and courage.
Previous Winners:
2019: Christine Benero, Mile High United Way
2018: Donna Lynne, Former Lt. Governor, Colorado
2017: Jean Galloway, Prosono
2016: Dr. Dorothy Horrell, University of Colorado
2015: Pat Cortez, Wells Fargo
Past ATHENA Award Recipients – Full List
Champions of Change
January 14th, 2021 I 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Who are the influencers making a difference for female leaders and women of color? Which companies in our community are shaping the future by advancing women in business?
This event recognizes the top change-makers and trail-blazers in our community at the Colorado Women’s Chamber Champions of Change Reception and Awards Program.
CWCC Champions of Change Awards, presented by Vectra Bank, will be presented to companies and organizations of various sizes that are actively and strategically advancing women in business through their commitment to creating inclusive, supportive and empowering cultures.
Businesses are rated on:
- Strategic imperative to advance women within the business
- Pipeline advancement through inclusive, supportive, and empowering culture and workplace
- Benefits packages supportive to women and families
- Ensuring employees are being paid based on performance, skill, or education to ensure no gender gap exists
- Specific outcomes experienced by female employees through testimonials or measurable results
- • Allyship – Looking at what organizations are doing to create allyship for diverse communities that lead to support and promotion of these communities.
Download 2020 Champions of Change Nomination Form Here.
2019 Champions of Change Winners:
Social Impact:
Haselden Construction
Bright Horizons
Mission Minded:
Colorado Technology Association
RevGen Partners
Small But Mighty:
Vantage Evaluation
Inside the Orchestra
Corporate Change Makers:
Bank of America
Polsinelli
Innovation:
DaVita
SheFactor
Industry Trailblazers:
Mortenson Construction
Griffiths Law PC
(Individual) Champion:
Bruce Alexander, CEO of Vectra Bank
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Business Owners Growth Immersive (formerly Business Owners Bootcamp) February 2021
Join us in February 2021….Imagine a day filled with education and inspiration and insights, and it’s geared just towards you and your business! An entire day designed specifically with women entrepreneurs in mind. Join some of Denver’s leading entrepreneurial experts who will share their secrets to successfully gain access to small business vendors and other female entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their business.
Join some of Denver’s leading entrepreneurial experts who will share their insights on growth for your business (and life):
- Growing your business to meet your end goal
- Understanding the management of growth
- Courage and Growth
- Imposter Syndrome
This immersive will include a lunch and closing keynote, along with various breakout sessions that focus on our theme of How to Go BIG and Have a Great Life.
Who Should Attend?
Female Entrepreneurs with three to five years under their belt looking to grow their business. The Business Owners Boot Camp targets driven, innovative entrepreneurs and their team(s) who have the desire to seek advice, education, valuable business strategies and new skills to stay on top of their game. This event will take your business to the next level of success.
Interested becoming a sponsor of this event? Click here for sponsorship information.
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Top 25 Most Powerful Women Gala
Fall 2021
This upcoming year, 2021 will mark the 9th year recognizing over 225 women, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce’s Top 25 Most Powerful Women Gala celebrates and recognizes women who operate at the highest level of business performance and community leadership.
This event recognizes the professional achievements and contributions to the Denver community by these women. The women are chosen by a selection committee comprised of some of our past Top 25 honorees.
We are moving this event to Fall 2021. Applications will open late Spring. Please check back then and follow us on social media for the latest updates and announcements.
2020 Top 25 Winners:
Akasha Absher, Syntrinsic Investment Counsel, LLC
Amber McReynolds, National Vote at Home Institute; Strategy Rose LLC
Andrea Kalivas Fulton, Denver Art Museum
Ann Ayers, Colorado Women’s College at the University of Denver
Benny Samuels, Nurse-Family Partnership
Carina Martin, A Precious Child
Chanda Hinton, Chanda Plan Foundation
Chandy Ghosh, Inteliquent
Chantell Taylor, UCHealth
Christy Belz, Empowerment Coaching and Consulting, TEDx Cherry Creek
Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker, Colorado State University Global
Frannie Matthews, Colorado Technology Association
GG Johnston, Downstream Partners
Ginna Santy, Women in Kind: The Sister Economy
Jamey Seely, Gates Corporation
Jennifer Chang, Cisco Systems
Jennifer Evans, Polsinelli
Kami Guildner, Kami Guildner Coaching, Extraordinary Women Radio and Extraordinary Women Connect Events
Kasia Iwaniczko MacLeod, Cigna Healthcare
Kristin M. Bronson, Denver City Attorney
Maureen Tarrant, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
Monique Lovato, Mi Casa Resource Center
Nancy Fitzgerald, iLendingDIRECT
Ramonna Robinson, Groundfloor Media and Center Table
Simone D. Ross, The Riveter
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Girls Rising: Building a Pipeline of Women Leaders
August 5th l 12:00pm – 1:00pm l Virtual
In its third year, this critical event will highlight what our community is doing to create a pipeline of young women into non-traditional careers. This year’s virtual program will include a keynote presentation, highlighting the path of a female leader who took the path less traveled and scholarship reception for five females pursing construction management, tech, engineering, entrepreneurship, and trade skills.
We are partnering with CWCC Young Professionals on this event to support the success of the next generation of female leaders.
Click here to learn more and reserve your seat today!
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Thank you to Denver Scholarship Foundation for helping us to select scholarship recipients!
State of Women in Business Luncheon
2021
As women in business, we have come so far; but as this event recognizes there is still work to be done. Women still hold only 17% of CEO positions and women-owned businesses still face growth hurdles.
Our for our 4th Annual State of Women in Business Event was where we look at the current data, and trends on all women in business. We’ve moved our traditional luncheon to an afternoon event with an office happy hour option!
This year, we are bringing together a panel of leaders to share the reality and data that COVID has had and continues to have on women in business, as well as what recovery looks like.
Panelists:
Debbie Brown, Colorado Business Roundtable
Kristin Strohm, Common Sense Institute
Monicque Aragon, Colorado Department of Labor
Virignia Santy, Women in Kind and S&V Partners
Register Here: http://coloradowomenschamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/the-state-of-women-in-business-11320?calendarMonth=2020-09-01
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