2025 Women In Business Thrive Series

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.

Core Values: Aligning Personal Values with Career Decisions, Sponsored by TL Creations
Sara Jones, InclusionPro
January 8, 2025

Event Description

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This interactive workshop is designed to help women discover and align their career decisions with their personal values. Through a thought-provoking exercise, participants will clarify their core values and learn how to integrate them into their professional lives and guide their decision-making for a more meaningful and satisfying career journey. By understanding their personal priorities women can seek out opportunities to ignite their passion and live a career that keeps them inspired and fulfilled.

Challenge: Participants will be invited to Identify their own core values and priorities and write a guideline for their career.

Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EBtGKDUezNw0JExJL4AC-h6EMKBU1kOElx1SBQ-pAwI/edit?usp=sharing

Implementable Takeaways:

• Identified and defined personal core values and priorities
• Personalized career guidelines
• Clarity on how core values and priorities can and should influence your career decisions and boost your job satisfaction and success
• Strategy for harmonizing values with your career path

Sponsors

Cache Valley Chamber
TL Creations

Workshop Agenda:

11:30am Lunch & Networking

11:50am Welcome

12pm Presentation

12:50pm Raffle Drawings & Wrap Up

1pm End

Raffle Prizes

Donated by Altabank and Precise Finances LLC

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

Sara Jones, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at InclusionPro

Sara Jones is CEO of InclusionPro® where she guides thoughtful leaders to co-create diversity, equity and inclusion as a lens to enhance core business strategies. Sara has 25 years of executive and leadership experience spanning business, technology, content, revenue, and legal strategy. Her clients span industries such as technology, engineering, manufacturing, financial services, legal services, e-commerce, and non-profit organizations.

Before starting InclusionPro, Sara was CEO of ApplicantPro, an HR technology company with a strong female workforce. She served as VP of Strategic Development at Patent Law Works, an IP firm in Silicon Valley recognized for its diversity. She also led business development at School Improvement Network, where she spearheaded product development and business development. Sara began her career as a patent attorney, leading diversity efforts and becoming a partner at Workman Nydegger. She holds a J.D. from Brigham Young University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah.
 

Jones serves on the Utah State Workforce Development Board (Utah governor and legislature appointed) and Nat’l Assn of Corporate Directors Utah Chapter Board. She is a volunteer advocate for Adoptees for Justice to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act. And, she is a speaker coach for TEDxSaltLakeCity. In 2007, Sara co-founded Women Tech Council (WTC) a national organization focusing on the economic impact of women in the technology sector. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Intermountain Healthcare Salt Lake Valley Hospitals Board. Jones’ recognitions include the Kirk R. Englehardt Business Ethics Award from Utah Valley University (2024), Distinguished Alumni University of Utah (2021), and Utah Business Magazine CEO of the Year (2019). 

Upcoming Workshops*:

February 12: Strategic Career Vision: Setting Goals and Achieving Milestones presented by Liz Owens, YWCA Utah
March 12: Master Your Professional Presence: Building a Strong Personal Brand
April 9: Guidance and Growth: How to Find and Foster Professional Mentorship presented by Susan Speirs, Utah Association of CPAs
 *Subject to change

*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.