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Passing Baton of History: Kelsey Nicole Nelson on Building A Brand That Fits
“We are carrying the baton of history,” says Kelsey Nicole Nelson, award-winning sports journalist, branding specialist, college instructor, entrepreneur, role model, activist, nationally renowned speaker and host of Take The Lead’s Power Up Conference on Women’s Equality Day, August 26.
“I’ve always felt the role of journalist is to tell the story,” says Nelson, who recently founded her branding and communications firm, Kryptiann, where she is founder and CEO. She was awarded 2025 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the DC Chamber of Commerce.
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Kendall Cherry on Why You Need To Go To Power Up 2026
Thank you to Kendall Cherry for this awesome article about why she’s coming to the Power Up Conference and what you will learn from her there.
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The women are gathering. The seats are filling. The energy is already building.
Power Up 2026: Audacity, Leadership in Action is August 25-26 in Washington, D.C. and this is not a conference where you sit in the audience and take notes.
Here's what you walk away with:
A leadership tool you can use Monday morning. Every session is built around one of Gloria Feldt's 9 Leadership Power Tools, so you leave with strategies that have a name, a framework, and a next step.
A conversation with Margaret Atwood. A live fireside chat on Women's Equality Day. Not a lecture. A real exchange about what it actually takes to say what needs to be said.
A room full of women who get it. Executives, entrepreneurs, activists, and policymakers navigating the same inflection points you are, no 20-minute backstory required.
Two days designed to matter. August 25 opens with an art fair, VIP reception, dinner, and live concert. August 26 brings the full conference, SHEposium Marketplace, Power Tool Champion Awards, and a closing dance party with BETTY.
Three ticket options. One of them is yours.
Full Experience (Aug. 25+26): $875
Dinner + Concert Only (Aug. 25): $500
Conference Only (Aug. 26): $497
Grab Your Tickets Today - thepowerupconference.com
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If you've taken a Take The Lead course or program, or attended a Power Up Conference, we want to honor YOU.
Power Tool Champion Spotlight: Kathy Jefferson
"We deserve not only to have a seat at the table, but the power to speak at it."
That's exactly what Take The Lead's Power Tool #5 prepares you to do. Kathy Jefferson, 2025 Power Tool Champion for Power Tool #5 -- Carpe the Chaos, took every lesson about leading through disruption and turned her most painful moment of invisibility into a movement. Her nonprofit, Raising Britt, now supports mothers of children with disabilities across the Valley.
What you learned in Take The Lead lives beyond the classroom. Kathy's story proves it.
Nominations are still open. Don't let this moment pass.
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Women's AI Underrepresentation Dangerous For Future
New insight shows, "Globally, women constitute only 26% of AI professionals, with disparities even more pronounced in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, where the figure drops to just 11%. Despite decades of global advocacy for gender equality, this representation gap persists across education, research, development, and leadership positions within the AI industry."
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Take The Lead prepares, develops, inspires, and propels all women of all diversities and intersectionalities to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors.
Learn more at www.taketheleadwomen.com.
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We'd love to hear from you! Reply and let us know how we can help you at Take The Lead!
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