Balance & EmpowHer Networking Mixer at Shopify
Join us for a curated networking mixer to spark honest dialogue with Female Founders and CEOs around burnout, sustainable success along their business journey and mindset mastery catered to women entrepreneurs.
What to expect:
11am : Doors Open, Networking with small bites, refreshments
11am- 12:00pm -Balance & EmpowHer Panel + Q&A
12pm-1:00pm - EmpowHer Networking mixer
Discover and showcase emerging wellness products at our brand showcase
Meet our Founders
Panel details:
Busy entrepreneurs experience a variety of challenges with stressful moments from entrepreneurial burnout, managing business wins and losses, business partnership and acquisition, etc.
This panel brings together Wellness, Serial entrepreneurs and Business owners that have created sustainable wellness practices that are tailored towards the busy entrepreneur in order to build strong businesses and mindsets that are resilient in today's economy.
What you’ll learn:
Mental health practices to sustain during business uncertainty
Meeting likeminded Female entrepreneurs and professionals
Expanding connections through networking and fireside chats
Speakers:
Youmie Jean Francois, Founder of Flex-n-Fly, The Flex-n-Fly Foundation (https://hernameisyoumie.com)
Youmie Jean Francois is a transformational speaker, a brand strategist, a money trauma expert, a private pilot, Author, and the proud Founder/CEO of Flex-N-Fly, The Flex Bags, and The Flex-N-Fly Foundation. Throughout her career, she's dedicated herself to enhancing the well-being of travelers and helping small business owners scale.
Jasmine Dayze, Co-Founder of A Safe Space Studio, COO - A Safe Space Mentor (https://www.asafespacestudio.com/about-asafespacestudio)
Jasmine Dayze is a wellness entrepreneur, content creator, and community builder with over a decade of experience in holistic healing. She began her journey as co-owner of Anoz Spa Boutique in Garden City, NY, a sanctuary inspired by her Jamaican roots that served hundreds seeking restorative care.
Today, Jasmine is the co-founder of A Safe Space Studio—a Brooklyn-based wellness and creative hub centering BIPOC communities through healing classes, intimate events, and holistic services. She also leads operations (COO) at A Safe Space Mentor, the nonprofit arm of the studio, which provides free mental health and wellness resources to reduce inequalities and promote healing access for all.
With a social media following of over 70,000, Jasmine has become a trusted voice in the wellness space, creating content that inspires people of color to prioritize self-care through massage, stretch, and meditation. Whether online or in person, Jasmine is deeply committed to building spaces where people feel seen, safe, and empowered.
Shaquana McMillian, Salon Suite Owner, Owner of TheLightArch (www.TheLightArch.com)
Shaquana McMillian is a multifaceted entrepreneur, combining her expertise as a licensed esthetician, realtor, and business consultant. As the owner of purpose-driven salon suites, she creates spaces where beauty, structure, and community come together to inspire growth. With a heart rooted in purpose and a passion for freedom, Shaquana empowers entrepreneurs to build strong foundations in both business and life—offering clarity, structure, and the confidence to live on their own terms.
Elayne Mendoza, Owner of Casa de Luz (https://lacasadeluz.co/)
Elayne is a multidisciplinary healer, writer, and spiritual guide dedicated to helping others return to themselves through intentional living, inner healing, and soul-rooted connection. She is the founder of Casa de Luz, a beauty and wellness brand that curates experiences, offerings, and community spaces to nourish the mind, body, spirit, and skin. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is not only personal but also communal—and that our light is meant to be shared.
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Balanced Elements (Balanced-Elements.com)
Balanced Elements, Founded by Jasmine Johnson -a wellness collective and business for ambitious Women that provides resources and opportunities to release stress, reprogram mindsets, mastering wellbeing and create a life of Ease, Joy and Balance through holistic living.
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