She Owns It She Biz Conference 2024

For decades, the world has felt the impact that Black Women contribute to the daily economy and communities. She Owns It She Biz, a Hybrid Conference for women, returns for year three, celebrating Women who want to win. The day is set aside to give those who have built an empire, want to start a business, lead their community, or just be better for themselves and their families and friends. The day will spark intriguing conversations while sharing knowledge to help Black Women as they stay on the path to success.

This year, the conference is honored to announce Moor's Brewing Company as its first sponsor, aligning seamlessly with its core values. As a pioneering Black-owned brewery led by three visionary men, Moor's Brewing Company is celebrating the remarkable legacy of Patsy Young, a formerly enslaved Black woman who forged her freedom in the North through her mastery of brewing beer. Patsy's story is one of resilience and skill; not only did her brewing expertise, along with her talents in cooking, weaving, and sewing, sustain her as a free woman for nearly fifteen years, but it also challenged the historical narrative around early American beer production. Traditionally associated with the founding fathers, the actual craft of brewing was, in fact, significantly shaped by the hands of enslaved individuals and laborers."Patsy Young and Black women have been instrumental in the creation of beer.

In addition to dedicating the conference to an ancestor, Patsy Young, it is also dedicated to living her story maker, Stephanie Hart, Founder of Brown Sugar Bakery and the only Black woman-owned chocolate manufacturer in the United States. Hart, who has supported the conference since its inception as the keynote speaker for the first year and returned as a panelist for the second year, will be recognized for her notable firsts in achievements. Her journey with the conference is a testament to her dedication and influence to make room for the next generation of Black women.

She Owns It She Biz Conference is an exchange of ideas and best practices with a day of celebration within a business sisterhood. Business owners, educators, and leaders present on panels as subject matter experts. Strides made by Black women like Chicago’s First Black and Gay Woman Mayor Lori Lightfoot and America’s first bi-racial woman Vice President Kamala Harris, provide an example of the strides women of color are making today.

She Owns It She Biz is more than a conference. It is a gathering of like-minded women who not only want more but expect more for themselves. It was needed then and it's still needed today; Black Women coming together to affect real change in society, work place, and entrepreneurial spaces.

Let's Win Together!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Malcolm X College, 1900 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, United States