BY: Jasmine Ball
On May 1, 2025 Career Mastered kicked off their signature Brunch with the Masters: Leadership Conversations event in New York City at Hotel Indigo Wall Street. It was the first of many Leadership Conversations set to come to cities across the nation in 2025, designed to offer an exclusive opportunity for aspiring and established leaders to connect, share insights, and gain wisdom from local industry experts.
The theme this year is Making Connections: It Starts with Her . . . Leadership Tools for today’s global career woman.Hosted by Dr. Lisa J. Wicker, CEO of Linwick Associates and Career Mastered, the event brought together powerful women leaders around the theme “Making Connections – It Starts with Her.” The brunch featured mimosas and a pre-brunch speed networking followed by a historical Career Mastered visit to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Myers Park Country Club was the backdrop for the Charlotte Leadership Conversation, sponsored by Lowe’s, Fifth Third Bank and Primax Properties on May 6th.
It featured Career Mastered honorees and guest speakers April Simpkins, CHRO Questco and Cheslie C. Kyrst Foundation Founder, Jennifer Hunter Sherrill, Ernst & Young Partner, Callie Dobbins, SVP Atrium Health, Rhonda Dean, Vice President, Foundation for the Carolinas, Career Mastered Ambassadors Marie McLucas and Sallie Jarosz, and Erica Bryant, WSOC-TV Anchor as Mistress of Ceremonies.
On May 20, Detroit Athletic Club was the beautiful setting for the Motor City Conversations with the Masters. Multi-Award winning Civil Rights Attorney Areva Martin was the keynote speaker and honoree. Tati Amare, WDIV Live in the D Host was the Mistress of Ceremonies while the Detroit Career Mastered Ambassadors were Gail Perry-Mason. CEO, Money Matters for Youth, Denise Brooks-Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Henry Ford Health and Donna Joseph Kemp, president of DMJ Group, LLC. These gatherings fostered meaningful discussions on leadership strategies, personal growth, and professional development in an inspiring and collaborative environment. Attendees left feeling empowered with the knowledge and motivation needed to lead with confidence, build valuable relationships that contribute to their success, and make a lasting impact in their respective fields.
When asked about the Brunch with the Masters Leadership Conversations events, the founder Dr. Lisa L Wicker shared. These are powerful afternoons full of purpose, passion, and possibility. Attendees show up ready to lean in and engage and they leave the event with inspiration for new boldness to master their careers. “
“This is more than an event. It’s a movement. Together, we are not just mastering careers and life, we are changing the world — one leader at a time.”
Brunch with the Masters: Leadership Conversations is the place to be this year. If you are interested in attending or hosting an event in your city as a Career Mastered Ambassador, visit careermastered.com to complete the waitlist form and be the first to know when tickets go on sale in a city near you!
Proceeds benefit Excel Village Center for Learning, a 501© 3 organization focused on creating winning futures for girls.
Jasmine Ball, is the senior copy editor at Career Mastered Magazine, a wife, mom, author, award-winning journalist, and the founder of BTM Writing Services—a writing firm that helps companies all over the world master their messaging and grow their business. With God at the center, Jasmine’s life mission is to use her gift to connect people to resources that will help them live more informed, inspired, and overall better lives.
