2025 Conference is coming!
Mark your Calendars for October 10th!
Intermountain Conference Center
3240 Dredge Drive
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The agenda is here!
From powerhouse keynotes (Kylene Ruth, Shelley Olson) to hands-on breakouts (Jami Bonnell, Shelley Harris, Deanna Johnson, Holly Hamper), plus dedicated networking and a motivating close—this is your roadmap for an unforgettable day.
Get ready to be inspired by a lineup of bold, brilliant, and deeply authentic women leaders who are blazing trails in business, community, and life.
This year’s LIMITLESS: Forging Paths, Inspiring Futures conference features powerhouse keynote speakers and dynamic breakout session presenters who are showing up to share their stories, wisdom, and tools for growth.
You’ll hear from women who lead with heart, who’ve overcome challenges, built thriving businesses, made an impact in their communities—and who are here to help you do the same.
From real talk on leadership and resilience to creative entrepreneurship and personal empowerment, each speaker brings a unique voice and message that will leave you feeling refreshed, fired up, and ready to step into your own limitless potential.
Our Speakers
Kylene is CEO of Falcon Performance Partners LLC, a Certified Executive Coach, and an Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner. She served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force leading teams of hundreds of highly trained military professionals charged with accomplishing no-fail missions, at home and deployed. Kylene now works with leaders looking to make lasting positive change in themselves and their teams. With the goal of creating a climate that allows every teammate to optimize their performance, Kylene partners with leaders to assess where they are today, craft a plan for future growth, and ultimately achieve their goals. She offers 1-on-1 coaching, team development workshops, and guides several leadership development communities. Kylene grew up in Missoula and is excited to be back in her home state. She and her husband are the proud parents of two school-age boys and live in East Helena, Montana.
Emotional Mastery, Limitless Destiny
With a lifetime spent inspiring and leading, Shelley has discovered that emotional intelligence is the operating system running quietly behind every strong strategy and bold move. In this empowering closing session, discover how emotional mastery deepens trust, elevates authenticity, transforms influence, and fuels a vision that is limitless.
Shelley Olson has spent 39 years leading women in the world of direct sales, where showing up is optional and true leadership is earned. As a Mary Kay Cadillac Senior Sales Director, Shelley knows what it takes to build trust, inspire action, and sustain momentum. Her secret? Emotional intelligence. Shelley is also Chairman of the Board for the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming, and the founder of The Tranquil Path, a coaching platform for Highly Sensitive People, helping others lead with calm strength and unshakable vision.
Lead with Vision: A Creative Workshop for Purposeful Women.
"Scissors, soul work, and a side of sass" In this creative session, we’ll use vision boards and a splash of self-discovery to help you reconnect with your purpose, your leadership style, and the limitless potential you bring to the table. No glitter required (unless you’re into that).
Jami Bonnell is an interior designer by day and the founder of Montana Poppy Artistry by heart. With over 30 years of experience in creating both beautiful spaces and meaningful connections, she’s passionate about helping women lead with authenticity, creativity, and courage. Jami is all about embracing the messy middle, finding your “why,” and cheering others on while doing it.
I’m honored to have been asked to talk about a topic that’s incredibly close to my heart. Living the life of an overcomer.
While I’ve spent my career leading in the world of sales and marketing at Silver City Stone, Cabinetry and Tile where we specialize in beautiful interior finishes, my true passion lies in something deeper—building strong, resilient teams and empowering individuals to rise beyond their circumstances.
I’ll be sharing something more personal: a conversation about what it means to live the life of an overcomer. Many of us carry silent wounds—whether from trauma, broken relationships, or past failures—that quietly shape how we show up in our personal and professional lives. We may not even realize when we’re operating from a place of survival instead of freedom.
Together, we’ll explore how healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed—it means it no longer controls you. I’ll be sharing parts of my own healing journey, and how recognizing certain patterns helped me take back my power, change the narrative, and truly move forward.
So, I invite you to lean in, reflect, and join me as we uncover key insights into turning the tide from victimization to victory—and walking boldly in the freedom and success you were meant for.”
Looking forward to growing along side of each other.
Shelley
Connected Leadership: Trust Starts with Communication
invites us to see communication as the key to unlocking limitless potential in our relationships and leadership. By understanding our own communication styles and choosing to adapt with authenticity, we create pathways to connection that are both powerful and lasting. As those connections grow, they give rise to trust—the foundation that enables us to navigate challenges with confidence, spark bold innovation, and accelerate the quality and impact of our work. When we lead through connection and trust, our influence becomes limitless.
Passion-Driven Productivity: Leveraging Team Strengths for Maximum Results
What if your team loved what they did so much they didn’t dread Monday? We’ll explore how aligning team members with the work that lights them up leads to higher retention, greater fulfillment, and better results. You’ll learn how to recognize passion in your people, how to scale sustainably, and how to equip your team with the tools and support they need to succeed. We’ll also discuss the power of championing causes your team cares about, and how practicing a little reckless optimism can lead to truly remarkable outcomes.
Deanna Johnson is a Helena local, Carroll College grad, and the founder of Edge Marketing + Design. For the past 15 years, she’s built a business rooted in creativity, flexibility, and a deep love for her community. She leads a small but mighty team and recently made headlines (well, in the office anyway) by proudly “demoting” herself so she could get back to her favorite part of the job—coding websites. Deanna’s leadership philosophy is simple: do what you love, help others do the same, and don’t be afraid to chart your own course, even if it doesn’t look like everyone else’s.
The Power of Collaboration in Leadership
Collaboration is the heartbeat of growth and innovation. In this talk, Holly Hamper reveals why leaders who embrace collaboration create stronger communities, expand opportunities, and inspire lasting impact.
Holly Hamper is the owner of Loc & Leaf Salon, a holistic hair salon and plant shop on Helena’s historic walking mall. With over 15 years of experience, Holly trained at the Aveda Institute of New York after an early career in the performing arts, including a national tour of A Streetcar Named Desire and performing in musicals across Montana, Washington, Colorado, and New York. Music originally brought her to New York City, where she also fronted a traveling blues band before pivoting to the world of holistic hair care.
Her path back to Montana was one of resilience—returning as a single mother, starting over from her parents’ basement, and working multiple jobs to rebuild her life. Through persistence and community support, Holly not only grew a loyal clientele but also became a business owner. Today, Loc & Leaf thrives as a hub for healthy hair, curated thrift, and lush plants, reflecting Holly’s belief in creativity, sustainability, and collaboration.
Previously, Holly founded SpaceOneEleven , an intimate performance venue inspired by her time in New York City, where she created space for local artists to shine. Her passion for collaboration continues as she expands her business ventures—including new thrift initiatives with her sister.
Offstage and outside the salon, Holly still sings, practices yoga, loves spending time with her five dogs, and treasures life with her 10-year-old son, Jones, and her partner, Josh, of over eight years.
Holly believes that gratitude and the absence of fear are the keys that keep her moving forward, allowing her to embrace change, expand through collaboration, and empower others to grow alongside her.
An Enormous Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors!
2025
Sponsorship Opportunities
Recognition: Prominent logo placement in all event materials and communications.
· Tickets: 5 VIP tickets to the conference.
· Press: Acknowledgment in pre-event and post-event press releases.
· Social Media: Dedicated posts and recognition on social media.
· Website: Featured logo and links on the homepage.
· Newsletter: Featured article in our email/newsletter with logo and status as a featured sponsor.
· Lunch and Learn: Recognition and opportunity to address attendees.
· Membership: 1-year corporate membership to WLN
Recognition: Name/logo on signs, banners, and promotional materials.
Tickets: 3 VIP tickets to the conference.
Social Media: Recognition on social media platforms.
Website: Recognition with a hyperlink on the website.
Membership: 1-year membership to WLN.
Lunch and Learn: Recognition at WLN Lunch and Learn Program, with the opportunity to address attendees and provide marketing materials.
Newsletter: Opportunity to contribute to our newsletter/emails and be featured as a highlighted sponsor in the months leading up to the conference. Le
Recognition: Name/logo on signs, banners, and promotional materials.
Tickets: 2 VIP tickets to the conference.
Social Media: Recognition on social media platforms.
Website: Recognition with a hyperlink on the website.
Membership: 1-year membership to WLN.
Lunch and Learn: Recognition at a "Lunch and Learn" program prior to the conference.
Recognition: Name/logo on signs, banners, and promotional materials.
Tickets: 1 VIP ticket to the conference.
Social Media: Recognition on Women's Leadership Network social media platforms before and after the event.
Website: Featured logo and link on the Women's Leadership Network website prior to the event.
Membership: 1-year membership to Women's Leadership Network.
Mentions and gratitude during Women's Leadership Network monthly luncheons leading up to the summit.
Inclusion in post-event thank-you communications and press releases.
Visibility through Women's Leadership Network social media channels during and after the summit.
Mention in printed materials at the Summit