Lead Without Permission: Performance Without Burnout

Wed May 20 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago

Genesis Consulting Services
Publisher/HostGenesis Consulting Services
Lead Without Permission: Performance Without Burnout
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An engaging evening dedicated to empowering women to lead boldly, without waiting for permission. Come for the connection.
About this Event

What if the permission you've been waiting for was never coming?

This is not a conference. It is not a seminar. It is an evening designed for women who are serious about how they lead: their teams, their businesses, and themselves.

Join Dr. Kristin Morris and a curated group of powerhouse women for an evening of honest conversation, practical frameworks, and genuine connection. You'll hear what it actually takes to perform without burning out, then open it up for real questions, and close the night surrounded by women who have stopped waiting and built something real instead.

Come ready to connect. Leave with something you can use the next morning.


Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Opening Networking & Reception
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Founder Remarks: Lead Without Permission
Host: Dr. Kristin Morris

Info: Dr. Kristin Morris is a Performance Improvement Strategist, Executive Leadership Coach, and CEO of Genesis Consulting Services, LLC, a nationally certified, women-owned firm. With 22+ years working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and universities, she turns strategy into operating discipline so leaders execute, teams stay, and performance improves. She holds an Ed.D. in Performance Improvement Leadership and teaches graduate-level leadership at St. Catherine University. Her clients leave with frameworks, not just ideas.


🕑: 06:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Community Conversations
🕑: 06:45 PM - 07:15 PM
Expert Panel

Info: A candid conversation with women who have navigated the Permission Paradox and built careers and companies on the other side of it. Panelists will be announced as confirmed.


🕑: 07:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Final Networking Session
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, United States

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