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WE Gather with Courageous Resilience – Strengthening Rural Entrepreneurship
August 21, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
WE Gather with COURAGEOUS RESILIENCE – Strengthening Rural Entrepreneurship
August 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM to Noon
In today’s fast-changing environment, rural entrepreneurs are navigating an array of unique and evolving challenges. From geographic isolation and workforce dynamics to supply chain shifts and adapting to the impacts of broader economic and policy trends—resilient leadership is more important than ever.
Our August workshop, “Courageous Resilience: Empowering Rural Entrepreneurs,” is designed to meet this moment with heart, tools, and community. You’ll learn how to adapt and thrive through uncertainty using scenario planning, reflective exercises, and practical strategies that go beyond the usual business toolkit.
We’ll kick off with a hands-on exercise to map your personal resilience journey, followed by stories from fellow entrepreneurs, tools for leadership transformation, and real-talk peer discussions. Whether you’re building something new or evolving what already exists, this session will help you reconnect with your purpose and lead through change.
What to Expect:
Tools to manage stress and build emotional resilience
Enhanced decision-making and leadership through mindfulness and intention
Strategies to align daily actions with your mission and long-term goals
Real-world stories of courage, pivots, and reinvention
Connection with a community of like-minded rural entrepreneurs
Interactive Discussion Tables Include:
Manufacturing & retail resilience in shifting markets
People-first leadership and culture-building
Vision-driven planning for long-term growth
Purpose-led decision-making in times of change
Speakers and Breakout Sessions from:
Jamie Billesbach, Executive Director Colorado SBDC Central Mountains
Angelique Smith, Founder CEO, A New Day Solutions
Sam Block, Business & Marketing Coach
Rob & Sarah Gartzman, Founders Sweetie’s, Hey Sweetie, and The Biker and Baker
P.T. Wood, Board Chair, County Comissioner
Lane Wilson, Founder Oveja Negra Bikepacking
Pamela Good, Founder Good Skin Matters
