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Events & Gatherings
Welcome to the lineup of stages Barbara has been on and experiences lead throughout the year, produced by Barbara’s SecondActWomen.
She's Got Drive by Mercedes-Benz of Denver
She’s Got Drive 2026 is a bold, one day experience for women ready to make smarter, more confident money moves in their second act. Hosted by SecondActWomen, the event brings together career professionals, entrepreneurs, and women navigating life and income pivots for real talk, practical tools, and modern strategies around money, business, and long-term security. No shame, no jargon, no pretending to have it all figured out. Just clarity, connection, and momentum.
Barbara is opening and closing speaker to power up the guests. Pun intended.
And it’s all happening again at the female-managed, Mercedes-Benz of Denver.
Tickets on sale this summer.
Biz+LifeCon | Experience for Women 40+ Building Now & What’s Next
BizLifeCon 2026 is a national, destination conference for women entrepreneurs over 40 who are ready to grow revenue, sharpen visibility, and scale what they have already built. Now in its ninth year, BizLifeCon delivers a focused, elevated experience with fewer speakers, deeper conversations, and programming designed for women past the basics and into momentum. Approximately 75 percent of sessions center on entrepreneurship, money, leadership, and visibility, supported by curated experiences that make the investment worth the trip. Produced by SecondActWomen and hosted in Denver, BizLifeCon is where experience becomes the advantage and what’s next gets built with intention.
The Generational Blind Spot. ERG | HR Virtual Lunch
Five Generations in the Workplace Today.
Four to five generations are sharing your workplace right now. Some are eyerolling. Some are being eyerolled. And all of that friction, the miscommunication, the misread work styles, the assumptions about who gets it and who doesn't, is slowing down collaboration and costing more than most organizations realize.
Join Barbara Brooks, founder of SecondActWomen and creator of the Five Generations. One Bottom Line. keynote, for a free 45-minute virtual lunch designed for HR leaders and ERG leads who are ready to have the real conversation about what generational stereotypes are actually costing their teams.
This is not a training. There is no homework. Barbara is the person who holds up a mirror and shifts how people see each other, and that shift changes everything about how they work together.
In 45 minutes, you will get into why generational friction is a performance issue and not a personality problem, the five myths most teams are still running on, and what changes when you replace a stereotype with a strength. AND, we’ll have an open discussion about it all.
Come with your lunch. Leave with a new lens.
One attendee will win a $25 Starbucks gift card just for staying to the end.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
These are select stages where Barbara has brought the messages to life. From corporate ERGs or corporate events to women’s summits, the through line is always the same: real talk about experience, age, and what it means to show up fully in your career - and in life at any stAge.
More dates coming. Stay close.
Women of Clayton
DPR Women in Construction Week
Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Mentor | Panelist
Denver Business Journal Mentoring Monday
Eide Bailly Women’s ERG
BizLifeCon Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit
She’s Got Drive Women’s Money+Life Summit
Silverhood Sisters Experience
CareerCon Seasoned Professional Experience
South Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Women’s Summit
Bubbles & [Vision] Boards with a Twist
It’s vision boarding time. 2026 is waiting for you so let’s get together and create something special for the new year - and with BINGO cards! Yup. It’s vision boarding with a twist led by Barbara Brooks.
CareerCon | Get Ready to Land the Job
CareerCon is back and this time we’re bringing in the big guns as Andrew Hudson joins us and many others to help you get hired.
Final Cocktails & Convos: Inside the Pro-Age Movement & SeondActWomen
After nearly 4 years, Cocktails and Conversations is coming to a close as we enter a new era and this time, Barbara’s turning the tables with no guest. Just you and her this time and it’s going to be lively.
Personal Branding & Media Moves Masterclass
A new era of personal branding is here, and women over 40 are stepping into it with power and clarity. This masterclass helps you strengthen your online presence, refine your message, and elevate your visibility so you attract the right opportunities and grow your business with confidence.
Drinks & Clinks Female Founder Social
Join us for our all-female founder and entrepreneur social of the year as we toast to collaboration, connection, and closing out the year strong.
Cocktails & Convos: Building Brands and Buzz-Worthy Restaurants
This month’s Cocktails & Conversations, welcomes the one and only, Jacqueline Bonnano of the fabulously delicious, Bonnano Concepts based in Denver for an unfiltered discussion about life, career, and the biz of food. Hello! Who doesn’t like that?