FEMPIRE: Build it. Own it. Rule it.
Girls Who Print Day 2025 | November 13 | 10 AM – 3 PM ET | Online
Our 2025 theme is FEMPIRE! It’s about building the career you want, owning your space, and ruling your future. Join us for an empowering event, our awards ceremony, followed by our 13th annual conference leadership panel. It’s FREE, on ZOOM, and everyone is welcome!
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE IN EASTERN TIME, US
10:00–10:30 State of the Organization and Regional Updates
10:30–10:45 Sponsor Spotlight
10:45–10:55 Setting the FEMPIRE Intention presented by Deborah Corn, Executive Director, Girls Who Print
BUILD IT: Creating the Career You Want and Deserve
11:00–11:20 Laying the Cornerstones
Every FEMPIRE begins with intention, no matter where you are in your journey. This session helps you define your professional vision, identify your core strengths, and create a framework that supports growth at every stage of your career, guiding you toward what’s next and beyond.
Speakers: Deborah Corn, Executive Director, and Kelly Mallozzi, Vice President & Program Director, Girls Who Print
11:25–11:45 Your Power is Knowledge
Information is the cornerstone of progress. Learn how to expand your expertise, stay ahead of industry shifts, and turn continuous learning into a strategic advantage. The stronger your knowledge base, the more powerful your FEMPIRE becomes.
Guest: Pat McGrew, Managing Director, The McGrew Group, Co-Founder of The Print University
11:45–11:55 Building Through Connection: Girls Who Print Mentorship Spotlight
No FEMPIRE stands alone. Discover how mentorship forms the bridge between experience and ambition, creating a network of support that empowers women across every stage of their careers, and how to participate in our FREE program.
Presented by Kelly Mallozzi, Vice President & Program Director, Girls Who Print
12:00–12:15 Girls Who Print Awards
WHO will win the 2025 GWP Girlie Award, Rising Star, and Ally Award?? It’s one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and the only way to find out is to join us!! Previous award winners here.
12:15–12:55 Foresight from the Frontlines of the FEMPIRE
The 13th annual Women in Leadership Panel showcases women who are shaping their paths with purpose, building knowledge, owning their space, and ruling their careers with confidence. Their insights offer foresight for those ready to grow and succeed on their own terms.
Panelists: Lisa Weese, Director of Marketing, Digital Press Product Strategy & Business Planning at Canon USA, Inc.; Lucy Swanston, Managing Director at Nutshell Creative and Topic Heroes, and Chair of The Strategic Mailing Partnership; Joanne Gore, President and Chief Strategist at Joanne Gore Communications, Regional Director of Girls Who Print Canada.
Hosted by Deborah Corn, Executive Director, Girls Who Print
OWN IT: Standing in Your Power
1:00–1:20 Commanding Confidence
You belong in every room you enter. This session focuses on trusting your experience, standing firm in what you bring, and leading with the assurance that you deserve to be where you are and are ready for what comes next.
Guests: Morgan DiGiorgio, Chief Revenue Officer at DirectMail2.0 & Who’s Mailing What!; Kristi Duvall, Vice President of Sales at The BoxMaker, and Executive Coach
1:25–1:45 Designing Your Ascent
Growth isn’t accidental; it’s deliberate. This session focuses on setting your direction with purpose, identifying the experience and skills that will move you forward, and taking deliberate steps toward the next stage of your success.
Guest: Charlotte Tueckmantel, Executive Business Consultant
1:45–1:55 Advancing with Intention: ARC Program Spotlight
Forward motion requires commitment. The GWP Advancement Resource Center (ARC) is your roadmap to career success, providing the structure, guidance, and resources to help you strengthen your expertise and move confidently toward your professional goals. Learn about this cornerstone member program and join us as a member before ARC launches in January, so you don’t need to catch up!
Presented by Deborah Corn and Kelly Mallozzi
RULE IT: The Power to Shape What’s Next
2:00–2:25 Commanding the Realm
Leading with intention and impact starts with how you rule yourself. This session focuses on personal accountability, decision-making, and the example you set, defining your own standards, creating your own structure, and shaping the environment where you do your best work.
Guest: Devin Springston, President and CEO, Branded by Woods
2:25–2:45 Expanding the FEMPIRE
A FEMPIRE must grow and protect its place in herstory. This session focuses on how you expand your reach through collaboration, align with allies who share your vision, and create opportunities that strengthen your influence and impact.
Guest: Sandy Hubbard, CSM, Print Industry Growth Strategist and Marketing Advisor, and GWP’s OFFICIAL Event Chat Host!!!
2:45–3:00 Wrap-Up: The Work Ahead
How to put ‘Build It, Own It, Rule It’ into action and shape our future in print through collective power and purpose.
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