Schedule & Details for the SETX BBB PWC

A full day professional development conference + expo with featured guests, breakout sessions, networking times and more!

2024 Schedule

Schedule and Details

2024 Keynote Speaker:


Meredith Jurica is the founder, CEO, and 100% owner of Makeup Junkie Bags.

Makeup Junkie is a Conroe, TX based manufacturing company that produces travel accessories right here in Montgomery county Texas. Meredith is known for her appearance on Shark Tank presenting her leak resistant, flat packing travel bags. She owns the patent on her bag design. What started out as a kitchen table sewing project has since gained mass popularity. Her products continue to be handmade in Texas and are carried by over 5,000 gift and boutique stores nationwide including her favorite Buc-cees travels stops. She has appeared on QVC, Great Day Houston, Fox 26 Gifts segment, and has had 2 host showings on Good Morning America gifts. Meredith has recently started 2 additional companies Man Junk lifestyle and Fabric Chick and plans to grow them as she did Makeup Junkie.

Breakout Sessions I


Laurie - 1
Laurie Breedlove - AI Empowers: Practical Tools for Career & Everyday Life
Jeanna - 1
Jeanna Bumpas - Leading with Influence & Growing Key Relationships
Sharita - 1
Sharita Gardner - Networking Through Service: Connecting with Nonprofits
Celia - 1
Celia Esparza - Autoestima y Desarollo Profesional (Self Esteem and Professional Development)

Self esteem as it affects professional development; How healthy self-esteem can positively impact professional growth and success. Translation/ Descripción: Cómo una autoestima saludable puede impactar positivamente en el crecimiento y éxito profesional.

Breakout Sessions II


Anna & Emily - 1
Emily Lopez & Anna Papa - Bee-YOU-tiful: Tips to elevate your makeup and hair game
Gina - 1
Gina Wright Taylor - Conquering Self Doubt
Lindsey - 1
Lindsey Fletcher - Growing Your Business without a Social Media Following

Lindsay has built a multiple six figure business without a large social media following and she's here to prove that zero followers does not mean zero dollars. Lindsay shows you how to start your and grow your business from zero without stressing about follower counts.

Liliana - 1
Liliana Torres - Presupuesto como herramienta para el éxito empresarial (Budgeting as a Tool for Business Success)

Description: How effective budget management can promote financial stability and enhance business growth. Translation/ Descripción: Cómo una gestión efectiva del presupuesto puede promover la estabilidad financiera y mejorar el crecimiento del negocio.

Breakout Sessions III

Pinkee - 1
Pinkee Harley - Protecting What Matters: Financial Planning for Women
Leigh Anne - 1
Leigh Anne Harrell - Inner Hospitality: Cultivating Exceptional Service from Within
Kayla - 1
Kayla White - Enabling Growth & Continuity Through Successful Succession Planning
Raquel Erika - 1
Raquel Ochoa & Erika Banda-Meza - IA y Canva para Emprendedores: Diseño y Marketing Visual (AI and Canva for Entrepreneurs: Design and Visual Marketing)

Provides strategies and tools for entrepreneurs to enhance their visual marketing using artificial intelligence and Canva. Translation/ Descripción:Ofrece estrategias y herramientas para que los emprendedores mejoren su marketing visual mediante el uso de inteligencia artificial y Canva.

Breakout Sessions IV

Drs 3 - 1
Dr. Georgina Iyamu, Dr. Jessica Stephens, & Dr. Rahul Patri - The Women's Health Journey: Peaks, Valleys, & Keeping the Beat
Farren - 1
Farren Morris - Mastering Your Minutes

Best practices to take control of your time; Organizing your time to make the most of every moment; How not to be derailed by unexpected challenges; Be aware of time wasters.

Erika - 1
Erika Harris - An Insight to Public Image
Copy of Pinkee - 1
Marifer Zarate - Branding Visual con Estratégia

How Images Enhance Your Personal and Professional Brand. The focus will be on how professionals can use photography as a strategic tool to consolidate their brand. Translation/ Descripción: Cómo las imágenes potencian tu marca personal y profesional. El enfoque será en cómo los profesionales pueden usar la fotografía como una herramienta estratégica para consolidar su marca.

The BBB Southeast Texas Women's Conference is a project of the Consumer Education Foundation of Better Business Bureau. BBB Consumer Education Foundation is a registered 501 (c) (3) non profit.Tax ID 74-1893779