Lead Lunch and Learn: Play Your Way to Success! with Chrysta Bairre

Join us for a lunchtime educational workshop. Meet empowered professional women like you and grow personally and professionally at this dynamic educational event!

Ditch the elevator pitch- our events support connection and collaboration! At She Goes High, we don’t blindly pass out business cards or ask, “so, what do you do?”

You’re invited to have fun, participate, and support women leaders at this interactive event!

WHEN: The first Wednesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, 225 S Meldrum St · Fort Collins, CO

COST: Free

**ABOUT OUR PRESENTATION**

Stop working oh-so-very hard and create play in your life and business!

Are you finding enjoyment and play in your business? Running a business is hard, and you don’t have to make it harder by taking it too seriously, running yourself ragged, and letting stress lead the way.

Join Chrysta Bairre, Career Coach, Speaker, and Author, for a playful session that will inspire play in your work! In this interactive talk you’ll learn:

– The benefits of a more playful approach to business
– How to invite more play into your work and life so you have more fun and more success!

**ABOUT OUR PRESENTER**

Chrysta Bairre (she/her) is an advocate for herself and others. As a child she grew up in poverty, surrounded by family members with mental illness and addiction, while her own non-apparent disability went unrecognized and undiagnosed. A queer woman with several disabilities, she fought to get the help and support she needed to thrive, and became a voice for unseen and under-served people like herself.

Today, Chrysta is a career coach and professional speaker, helping women increase their income and impact through valuing their own inherent worth, setting boundaries and saying no in business, and advocating for themselves. She engages and inspires on stage, speaking to employees on banishing burnout, overcoming impostor syndrome, and workplace mental health.

Chrysta is also the founder of She Goes High, a 1,900+ member introvert and neurodivergent-friendly women’s leadership community in Northern Colorado. She Goes High hosts more than 30 events per year to support women leaders in taking up their space in the world and leaving their legacy!

Her first book, Beautiful Badass: How to Believe in Yourself Against the Odds, shares stories and lessons from overcoming poverty and depression in this guide for women who want to take command of their destinies and no longer fall prey to the hardships and setbacks that previously defined them. She is currently writing her next book on the topic of asking for help.

SIGN UP: https://www.meetup.com/shegoeshigh/events/304691601/

**ABOUT OUR LOCATION**

We are located in Old Town Fort Collins, west of College. Free parking is available. Depending on where you park, you can stay for 2 hours or without a time limit. Handicap parking is available right next to the building. There are wide sidewalks leading to the building and wheelchair accessible ramps on the sidewalks. The entrance of the building is level with the sidewalks.

Inside the space, you can find us in the boardroom. Once you come into the building it is the big room with the double doors between the two hallways. The space is set up with long tables in a circle. There are regular height chairs with soft backs and seats positioned on the outside of the circle at the table. As you go towards the back of the room, you’ll find a window that connects the kitchen to the boardroom. You can get complimentary coffee and tea by moving through the open doorway to the kitchen.

Restrooms can be accessed by continuing to the back, past the kitchen. Once you can’t go back anymore, turn to the left, and bathrooms are on the right. They have doors that push open. There is 1 ADA accessible toilet and 1 non-ADA accessible toilet.

**EVENT FLOW**

Please note that this is an estimated timeline. Sometimes might be shorter or longer depending on group size or participation.

– 11:30 – 11:40p Get settled/ networking (10 minutes). If you don’t show up at 11:30, it’s ok. You’re welcome to show up just how you are, even if that’s late or in your loungewear. We want to see you!
– 11:40 – 11:50p Welcome/ intro (10 minutes). We’ll go over why this community was started and recognize our sponsors who help us to provide 2 free events each month so we can support you wherever you are in your professional and financial journey.
– 11:50 – 12:10p Attendee intros (20 minutes). These are not elevator pitches. Yay! You can choose to participate at whatever level you’re comfortable with, including skipping your intro.
– 12:10 – 12:50p Workshop (40 minutes). Our presenter will present on their topic. Feel free to ask questions as they relate to the talk.
– 12:50 – 1:00p Upcoming events/ close/ goodbyes (10 minutes). Find out about our upcoming events and connect with any of the women you thought were interesting.

We look forward to meeting you at the event!