Women’s Leadership & Empowerment Conference
Event Recap & Reflection
Resilient & Ready: Women Taking Charge
Building a Financial Future Where Women Thrive
YWCA Mankato’s Pinnacle Women’s Leadership & Empowerment Conference
Our 2025 Women’s Leadership & Empowerment Conference was nothing short of transformational. Throughout the day, countless women gathered with open hearts and brave intentions, ready to reimagine what life could look like when they take meaningful action toward their financial well-being, personal growth, and leadership journeys.
From the first welcome to the final reflections, the conference created an intimate space where women stepped into conversations that were honest, courageous, informative and deeply personal. Our breakout sessions sparked breakthroughs…big and small…as participants explored money stories, boundaries, step by step suggestions, work-life balance, and the power of community. These sessions were moments of clarity, connection, and courage mixed with a sweet dose of humor and humility.
The energy of the day was defined by monumental takeaways. Women walked away not only with new tools and knowledge, but with a renewed sense of agency, recognizing that their financial futures, career possibilities, and personal narratives are worth investing in. Attendees reported feeling inspired, supported, and empowered to take their next steps with confidence.
This event was made possible through the generosity of our incredible sponsors, whose commitment to uplifting women and advancing equity strengthens our community year after year. We are sincerely grateful for their partnership.
And to every woman who chose to show up for herself…thank you. Thank you for giving yourself the gift of this day, for leaning in with vulnerability, for saying “yes” to growth, and for showing what happens when women gather in purpose. Your presence shaped this experience, and your stories will continue to ripple outward long after the event has ended.
We’re honored to walk beside you on this journey. Here’s to the momentum you created, and to everything it sparks next.
Thank you for joining us for the region’s most powerful gathering of women leaders and allies.
2025 Speakers
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We are beyond excited to welcome Janine Rogan, CPA to our community and stage…
Janine is a passionate keynote and TEDx speaker. She is the Founder and CEO of The Wealth Building Academy Inc. and an award winning CPA. Janine brings over a decade of experience in the personal finance field and an in-depth understanding of corporate tax policies, having spent time articling at KPMG and PWC accounting firms. Rogan also brings 5+ years of fin-tech consulting through her time at Workday, a cloud-based finance and HR solution across multiple industries. Now, Janine Rogan is on a mission to educate and empower women to confidently and profitably grow their wealth, through financial feminism – financial equality for all.
Janine Rogan has been featured internationally by a number of publications and has delivered keynotes to thousands of individuals and companies around the world. She has been featured on BNN, CTV, The Globe and Mail, and more. She currently sits on the CPA Alberta Education Foundation board, the board of FESA, and the planning committee of the AICPA Global Women’s Leadership Summit. Beginning as a blogger during her undergrad, Janine Rogan began writing about personal finance on her blog “My Pennies, My Thoughts”. Attracting attention from readers, she set her sights on a long time dream of presenting a Ted Talk, and in 2020 she did just that. During the global pandemic, Rogan found herself writing an untitled manuscript while pregnant with her first child. After partnering with Page Two Publishing out of Vancouver, her debut bestselling book “The Pink Tax: Dismantling A Financial System Designed To Keep Women Broke” was released in Spring 2023 and is available everywhere books are sold.
Janine Rogan is a University of Alberta alumni, completing her Bachelors of Commerce in 2015 in her hometown of Edmonton, Canada. She is currently based out of Calgary where she lives with her husband Andrew and son Theodore, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Economic Sustainability through the University of Torrens Australia. When she has spare time, Rogan enjoys cooking, travelling the world, and reading. Janine Rogan works tirelessly supporting various initiatives around Calgary that support new and under-privileged moms.
