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TUESDAY, MARCH 9

Speed Networking

This fast-paced, interactive session is designed to maximize connections in a short amount of time. Attendees will rotate through structured, timed conversations, meeting new peers, sharing experiences, and building meaningful relationships. Whether you’re looking for mentorship, collaboration, or simply to expand your network, this session will set the stage for lasting professional connections throughout the Forum.

Key Takeaways:

  • Meet and connect with at least 50% of the attendees
  • Discuss a variety of leadership topics
  • Practice introducing yourself and sharing your goals with impact
  • Identify potential mentors, collaborators, and allies
  • Build confidence in networking conversations
  • Leave with new connections to support your leadership journey

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

Opening Keynote Session – United We Rise: Resilience, Leadership, and the Power of Women

Women in leadership face unique challenges that demand strength, adaptability, and unity. This keynote will explore how resilience and collaboration fuel authentic leadership, empowering women to rise together and drive meaningful change in the industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to cultivate resilience as a foundation for leadership success
  • The role of community and collaboration in advancing women’s leadership
  • Strategies for turning challenges into opportunities for influence and impact

New Power Leadership: Redefining Influence in the Modern Era

Leadership today is shifting away from hierarchy and control toward transparency, collaboration, and shared purpose. This keynote explores how women are redefining leadership through “new power” principles, embracing authenticity and inclusivity to build stronger teams and more innovative workplaces. This session should inspire attendees to rethink influence and authority, while equipping them with actionable strategies to lead in a more connected, authentic, and empowering way.

Key Takeaways:

  • How new power values—community, collaboration, and transparency—are reshaping leadership
  • Strategies for leading across generations and ideologies with empathy and clarity
  • Approaches to advancing inclusive leadership while supporting mental health and well-being
  • Practical tools for challenging traditional structures and leading with authenticity

6 Life Lessons From the Dirt

This engaging, story-driven session explores how the challenges of an eight-day off-road rally translate into powerful lessons for leadership, teamwork, and personal resilience. Through real experiences from the Rebelle Rally, attendees will discover how moments of uncertainty, missteps, and tough terrain can become catalysts for clarity, confidence, and impactful leadership. Participants will walk away with practical insights they can apply immediately—on their teams, in their organizations, and throughout their leadership journey.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand how to navigate uncertainty and “recalibrate” when plans change
  • Learn how personal well-being drives emotional regulation and decision-making
  • Explore strategies for repairing trust and strengthening team dynamics
  • Recognize when to lead, when to support, and how to share leadership effectively
  • Apply practical tools for moving past mistakes and focusing on what you can control

Workshops | Mastering EQ Without Losing Your Voice

Emotional intelligence is a leadership advantage—but only if balanced with authenticity. This workshop will teach you how to harness EQ to lead with empathy, manage conflict, and build trust without compromising your unique voice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Core components of emotional intelligence for leaders
  • How to use EQ to strengthen team collaboration and decision-making
  • Strategies to remain authentic while practicing empathy

Workshops | Leading Through the Shift: Reinvention, Resilience & the Future of the Aftermarket

This forward-focused workshop explores how leaders can stay adaptable, confident, and empowered as the aftermarket continues to evolve. Rather than centering on AI or technology, the session emphasizes personal reinvention, strengthening your leadership identity, and building resilience during times of change. Attendees will learn how to navigate new expectations, refine their career direction, and lead teams with clarity as the industry shifts around them.

Key Takeaways:

  • Recognize the signs and opportunities that signal it’s time to reinvent or evolve
  • Build confidence in uncertain or shifting professional environments
  • Learn strategies to keep teams grounded during organizational or industry change
  • Clarify your leadership identity and the value you bring during transition
  • Identify practical steps for staying relevant, resilient, and future-ready

Workshops | Accelerating with AI: Unlocking AI for Strategic Advantage in the Aftermarket

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every industry—including automotive. This session will demystify AI and provide actionable strategies to leverage it as a tool for innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage in the aftermarket.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how AI is impacting the aftermarket and broader business world
  • Identify opportunities to integrate AI into strategy and operations
  • Learn how AI can support smarter, faster decision-making

Workshops | Why Rest Is a Leadership Strategy — Not a Sign of Weakness

This restorative, mindset-shifting session examines rest as a core leadership skill—one that fuels clarity, confidence, creativity, and long-term impact. Attendees will explore how sustainable performance requires intentional recovery, not constant output, and how embracing rest helps leaders remain visible, inspired, and effective in a demanding industry. Participants will leave with practical habits that support personal well-being and strengthen leadership presence.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand how rest directly influences decision-making and emotional regulation
  • Identify early signs of burnout and overload before performance dips
  • Learn simple, sustainable practices to integrate rest into daily leadership routines
  • Reframe rest as a strategic advantage, not a personal shortcoming
  • Build a personalized plan to maintain energy, resilience, and long-term success

Round Table Sessions

These interactive roundtables provide the opportunity to connect directly with experts and peers in a collaborative setting. Attendees will engage in open dialogue, ask candid questions, and share real experiences on topics ranging from technical knowledge to personal leadership growth. Whether you want to expand your motorsports knowledge, sharpen executive skills, or explore personal development, these sessions are designed for practical takeaways and authentic conversation.

  • How to Communicate in the Boys Club
    • Minimum Sports Knowledge
    • F1 Basics
    • Engine 101 Components
  • Wine and Dine Like a Boss
  • Silencing the Inner Critic
  • Comfort Zone? What Comfort Zone
  • Power Moves: Becoming the Leader You Aspire to Be
  • Diving Deeper in AI
  • How to Up Your Professional Presence via LinkedIn

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

Interactive General Session: Are You Ready to Lead with Influence? Leadership isn’t About the Title

True leadership is not defined by position or title—it’s about influence, impact, and the ability to inspire action in others. This session will challenge traditional notions of authority and provide tools to help you lead with authenticity and purpose, no matter your role.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why influence matters more than a title in today’s workplace
  • Ways to build credibility and trust as a leader at any level
  • Practical approaches to inspiring and mobilizing others toward a shared vision

Fireside Chat – Leadership in the Real World: C-Suite Scenarios Unpacked

The path to executive leadership is filled with both opportunities and challenges that don’t always show up in textbooks. This candid fireside chat will unpack real-world scenarios faced by women navigating the C-suite, from breaking barriers and cultivating executive presence to managing crises, negotiating power, and leaving a legacy. Through practical insights and honest dialogue, attendees will gain a behind-the-scenes look at what it truly takes to lead at the highest levels—without sacrificing authenticity or well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • Real strategies for overcoming barriers to the C-suite and building strategic visibility
  • How to balance executive presence with authenticity while navigating bias
  • Approaches to decision-making under pressure, crisis leadership, and stakeholder management
  • Tools to strengthen influence in boardroom dynamics and high-stakes negotiations
  • Why financial acumen and a P&L mindset are critical for senior leadership advancement
  • How to balance ambition with sustainable leadership and mental wellness
  • Practical ways to foster inclusive culture, psychological safety, and team innovation
  • Resilience tactics for handling public criticism, scrutiny, and high-stakes feedback
  • The importance of succession planning and leaving an intentional leadership legacy

Interactive General Session: Permission to Decline: Turning Boundaries into Leadership Brilliance

In a culture that often glorifies saying “yes,” effective leadership requires knowing when to say “no.” This keynote highlights boundary-setting as an essential leadership skill—protecting your bandwidth, brand, and vision. Attendees will learn how to reframe boundaries as a strength, particularly in environments where women may feel pressure to overcommit or represent token perspectives.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why setting boundaries is critical for sustainable, authentic leadership
  • How to confidently say “no” without guilt—and still preserve influence
  • Tools for balancing opportunities with priorities to maximize impact

Workshops | Say It Like a Leader: How to Deliver Your Message with Impact

Strong leaders know that how you communicate is just as important as what you say. This session will help you develop an executive presence and refine your ability to speak with clarity, confidence, and influence.

Key Takeaways:

  • Techniques to communicate with authority and authenticity
  • How to align your message with your audience for maximum impact
  • Practical strategies to strengthen your presence in high-stakes conversations

Workshops | The Power of Empathy: A Key Soft Skill for the Future

Empathy is more than kindness—it’s a leadership superpower that drives connection, collaboration, and trust. Explore how leading with empathy can improve team dynamics, decision-making, and workplace culture.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why empathy is essential for today’s leaders and tomorrow’s opportunities
  • Tools for practicing empathy in daily leadership interactions
  • How empathy builds stronger teams and improves performance outcomes

Workshops | Conflict at Work: Turning Discomfort into Dialogue

Conflict doesn’t have to be destructive—it can be a catalyst for growth and innovation when handled effectively. Learn how to approach workplace disagreements with confidence and turn tense moments into productive conversations.

Learning Objectives:

  • How to identify the root causes of conflict and address them constructively
  • Practical dialogue techniques to transform friction into collaboration
  • Building resilience to lead through tough conversations with professionalism

Workshops | Want to be a Better Leader: Start Listening

Listening is often overlooked, yet it’s one of the most powerful skills a leader can master. This session will show you how intentional listening strengthens relationships, increases trust, and empowers your team.

Key Takeaways:

  • How active listening fuels stronger communication and decision-making
  • Techniques to ensure team members feel heard and valued
  • The role of listening in building influence and effective leadership

Application and Action Planning 

The Application and Action Planning session is designed to help attendees define specific actions needed to achieve their application. This session will provide a clear picture of the actions that are needed to achieve your goals and a way to track and record progress.

Tiffany Martin
CPC/CLC, Executive Change Strategist and Performance Coach

Tiffany K. Martin is an equity-minded thought leader, keynote speaker, presenter, author, and health equity advocate. She is the CEO of TKMartin Consulting LLC and the Founder and Executive Director of Elevated Health and Community. Serving as an Executive Change Strategist and ICF-certified Professional Coach (CPC/CLC), Tiffany specializes in Organizational Culture and Change Management, Strategic Planning, Professional Development, and Training in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Tiffany served for 13 years as a Special Agent in the FBI, and with over 25 years of diverse experience in government, private industry, engineering, education, project management, performance coaching and health equity, Tiffany is uniquely positioned to help others understand the “big picture” and act with intention. Tiffany is passionate about helping organizations cultivate an internal culture where individuals feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. Through her work, Tiffany provides people and organizations with the information, resources and support they need to become better and do better.

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WHO IS SBN?

The SEMA Businesswomen's Network is a dynamic group of professionals representing the women of SEMA. The SBN oversees the continued development and management of the SEMA Mentoring Program, the Annual SEMA Speed Networking Breakfast, opportunities for SBN Member Networking, SBN Communications, SBN Projects, development of articles and member features, contributes regularly to SEMA Member News, and much more!

SBN DIRECTOR

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Nicole Bradle

nicoleb@sema.org
909-323-2149