HIGH POINT — WithIt has set the agenda for its annual conference, Empowering Leaders to SOAR, set for June 22-24 at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, Va.

“SOAR is an acronym for the benefits offered by WithIt: Support; Opportunity, Advocacy, Relationships,” said Amy Van Dorp, executive director. “Our annual conferences are continually rated No. 1 by our attendees over other conferences they attend, and this one will be no exception.”

The speakers, panelists and roundtables on the agenda all focus on topics of leadership, mentoring, mental health and well-being, re-inventing and transitioning your career, work/life balance, as well as industry-specific topics such as leveraging influencers for your brand, data management and more.

The conference kicks off with “Unmute Yourself: Elevating Your Confidence, Courage & Career” from keynote speaker, Rachel Druckenmiller.

Back by popular demand is global workforce expert and best-selling author Dr. Shirley Davis to speak about “Inclusive Leadership.” Every attendee will receive her new book, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Dummies.”

The conference concludes with Dr. Carmen Landrau, a cardiologist and motivational speaker, who will present “Embrace Your Brilliance.”

Membership is not required to attend the conference. Register by May 30 to get an early registration discount. For more information and to register, go to the WithIt website.

Sponsors for the event include Outward Inc., FurnitureDealer.net, Universal Furniture, The Tombras Group, Stressless, THS Creative, Esquire Advertising, Furnitureland South, Banker & Brisbois, Furniture First, J.B. Hunt and Havertys.

Vicky Jarrett has worked with various furniture industry publications — including Furniture Today, Retail Ideas, Our State magazine and Casual Living — for more than 20 years and rejoined Furniture Today as Managing Editor in 2016.

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