Polished Cincinnati October Event

Bring your lunch and join us! We will be upstairs in the balcony of the church.

Boldly (adverb)

1. without hesitation or fear in the face of risk or danger; courageously:
2. without worrying about the opinion or judgment of others

For the past 3 years, we’ve hosted a faith + work conference called Boldly. But maybe you’ve wondered what the name is about. Or maybe when you read our mission to embolden women in faith and work, you wonder why we chose that word – embolden – above other options like encourage, support, or champion? As with everything we do at Polished, it was intentional.

We know that women face unique challenges in the workplace – and sometimes the simple act of being yourself, especially in your place of work, is an act of boldness.

It takes boldness to show up with confidence, knowing it may be misconstrued as arrogance. It takes boldness to speak up, knowing you may be labeled as too much or not enough. It takes boldness to pursue a dream, knowing you may be seen as careless or unpragmatic. Every day our work – the work we know God is using for the advancement of his kingdom – requires us to be bold.

And when we consider our faith, we find both a reason and a means to be bold.

Our faith compels us to live boldly – for the sake of the gospel.

And our faith propels us to live boldly – with the presence of the Holy Spirit and the knowledge that we are never alone.

This month at Polished, we are focusing on what it means to lead boldly. Because we believe that it’s one of the most powerful things we can embody as Christian working women. We’ll explore how we can be bold even in the face of fear, what it looks like to lead boldly, and what we do when our boldness isn’t well received. Join us for a month of exploring how we can grow in our intention to lead boldly in our faith and work.

Carolon Donnally is the CEO and Founder of Carolon Donnally Consulting, a leading organization dedicated to preventing workplace burnout. Through leadership coaching, training, and organizational consulting, Carolon Donnally Consulting aims to mitigate the significant costs of burnout, including lost productivity, high turnover, decreased engagement, and absenteeism.

Carolon brings over 20 years of experience in leadership development, employee engagement, organizational consulting, and executive coaching. As the former head of leadership coaching for the Internal Revenue Service, she has a proven track record of helping leaders identify and tackle the root causes of burnout. Carolon knows firsthand the impact that burnout can have on high-performing leaders, and she knows how to help you go from "crispy" to thriving. When she is not working, Carolon enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time in nature with her husband and son

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race Street, Cincinnati, United States