The Bridge: Powered by Hope

by Karen Stern

On May 16, the Brown Smith Wallace women’s initiative, The Bridge: Connecting Women Leaders of Today and Tomorrow, will feature guest speaker Teri Griege for a special presentation, “Powered By Hope.” Griege is a cancer survivor, Ironman finisher, inspirational speaker, and founder and CEO of the Powered By Hope Foundation. She is recognized as a leading expert on resilience, and through her inspirational story, she has developed all-purpose tools for battling adversity that are extremely impactful.

“Everyone out there has their own cancer, whether it’s physical, mental, financial, emotional, whatever. The Ironman motto is ‘Anything is possible.’ I want the people I touch to know that anything is possible — powered by hope!” says Griege.

This will be the 10th event in The Bridge series. Started in 2014 by a committee of female leaders at Brown Smith Wallace, The Bridge is an event series for professional women of all career stages. It is designed to be a vehicle for networking, fun and professional development and to provide an opportunity for growth for the next generation of female leaders. Past presentation topics have included issues such as conflict resolution strategies for women and assessing relationships that help support career growth.

The series also includes The Bridge BOOtique, held each October. The BOOtique is an evening of shopping supporting local, women-owned businesses selling custom jewelry, clothing, home decor, specialty gifts, food and more.

“Powered By Hope” will take place at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, and it will include a networking breakfast from 7:30 to 8 a.m., with the presentation from 8 to 9 a.m.

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Karen Stern, CPA, (kstern@bswllc.com), partner in charge, Brown Smith Wallace Entrepreneurial Services Group, provides tax and accounting services for companies ranging from start-ups to $20 million in revenue.