2025 Women In Business Thrive Series

Thrive: Navigating Change with Resilience
Melanie Jones, Women's Leadership Institute November 12, 2025

Event Description

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The 2025 Women in Business Thrive Series is a transformative 12-month program, powered by the Cache Valley Chamber, designed to expand and accelerate women's potential. Through high-impact presentations from Utah's top women leaders, focused networking opportunities, and catered lunches, participants will gain the skills and confidence to achieve their goals. Join us as we empower women to lead, innovate, and inspire.

This final workshop will empower you to develop a growth mindset, build resilience, and embrace change as an opportunity for career advancement. You'll learn how Crystal leveraged setbacks as valuable learning experiences, turn challenges into triumphs, and adapt to new situations with confidence. By the end of this workshop, you'll be equipped to navigate your career path with resilience and emerge stronger than ever. 

Challenge: 90-Day Action Plan, 30-second presentation with one slide (due Dec 3) for the Celebration Soiree (December 10).

Resources:
 

Implementable Takeaways:

-A personalized action plan for navigating career transitions and seizing new opportunities.

-Practical strategies for building resilience and overcoming challenges.

-Tools for developing a growth mindset and embracing change.

-90-Day Action Plan, slide and presentation

Sponsor

Cache Valley Chamber


Workshop Agenda:

11:30am Lunch & Networking

11:50am Welcome

12pm Presentation

12:50pm Raffle Drawings & Wrap Up

1pm End

Raffle Prizes

TBD

Raffle prizes for each luncheon are generously donated by local organizations and individuals and all attendees receive a complimentary raffle ticket. Buy additional raffle tickets for your chance to take home a prize. 100% of ticket sales fund scholarships for local women.

About the presenter

Melanie Jones, CEO at Women's Leadership Institute

Melanie Jones is a strategic and passionate leader, equally skilled at big-picture vision and hands-on tactical execution. Known as a "quick study," she thrives on learning and is often the go-to person for building programs from the ground up or tackling complex challenges others shy away from. Her leadership style is both collaborative and direct—she takes full responsibility for team outcomes while empowering others with the freedom to succeed.

While Melanie excels at managing large teams, her greatest passion lies in helping others grow in their careers. She consistently seeks opportunities to coach, promote, and elevate people. Through working with countless coaching clients, she has learned that insecurity can hold back performance, so she actively works to build confidence in those around her and help them reach their full potential.

A persuasive communicator, Melanie brings deep experience in executive presentations and cross-functional collaboration—across departments, cultures, and countries. She has served as Chief of Staff to executive leaders and is trusted to lead large-scale projects and handle sensitive challenges with discretion. With years of experience at the intersection of creative process and technical solutions, she understands the art and science behind effective digital and marketing messaging. Often, she serves as the bridge that translates between creative and technical teams.

Melanie believes candor and empathy are essential for building trust. She champions diversity of thought as a path to better outcomes and holds that every idea—and every presentation—has the power to change the world. She’s a firm believer that strong culture is built intentionally and collaboratively.

She has coached well-known public speakers from organizations including Ballet West and TEDxSaltLakeCity.

Upcoming Workshops*:

December 10: Grand Finale: Graduation & Celebration Soirée with keynote

January 14: TBA

February 11: TBA

*Subject to change.

2025 WIB Thrive Series overview

About Women In Business

Women In Business (WIB) is a program of the Cache Valley Chamber which elevates professional women with knowledge, connections and resources needed to navigate challenges and achieve success in the workplace. Monthly luncheons and fundraising efforts are overseen by a committee of volunteers who are passionate about supporting women through quality professional development, networking, and scholarships.