Name: POWER IN PROGRESS: Women Leading Forward
Start: 2025-10-02T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-02T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center

POWER IN PROGRESS: Women Leading Forward

A high-energy summit celebrating women founders and leaders. Real talk panels, a community lunch keynote, and practical toolkits.
About this Event

Power in Progress brings together women founders, investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders for candid conversations and practical tools you can use now. Expect authentic stories, actionable advice, and a supportive community focused on building where we live.

What you will get

Real-world tactics from women founders and leaders
Visibility and brand tools you can copy
Investor readiness tips and finance checklists
Downloadable recap PDFs and resource links

Who should attend

Women founders and small business owners
Operators and marketers supporting growth
Students and career changers exploring entrepreneurship
Allies who want to learn how to better support women-led ventures

All Venture Pfest events are free.

Agenda

Times are in Central. Schedule subject to minor updates.

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Location: Movie Theater Auditorium and Lobby

Focus: Why women’s entrepreneurship matters for Pflugerville and the future. Speaker shares personal experience as a councilwoman and entrepreneur. Introduction of the moderator for Panel 1.

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Panel 1: Real Talk from Women Founders — Lessons from the Trenches

Location: Movie Theater Auditorium and Lobby

Format:

5 min intros
30 min moderated Q&A
15 min audience Q&ATopics: Starting lessons, scaling teams and systems, brand building, mental health, family balance, customer acquisition, pivots, and defining success.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Lunch and Keynote: Women in Business Spotlight

Location: Movie Theater Auditorium and Lobby

Speaker: Stacey Pfefferkorn, Director of Business Retention and Expansion, PCDC

Format:

11:15 – 11:25 AM: Grab lunch in lobby, return to seats
11:25 – 12:00 PM: Networking lunch with theater display
12:00 – 12:15 PM: Featured keynote: "Small Town, Big Vision — Building Business Where You Are"

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Panel 2: Finance and Media — Power Tools for the Next Generation

Location: Movie Theater Auditorium and Lobby

Key Topics: Investor readiness and financial mistakes to avoid, storytelling and visibility as assets, getting media attention, personal and business brand alignment, overcoming bias and undercapitalization, and turning community credibility into traction.