HAYVN POWERUp: Featuring POWERChat Speakers Julie Vincent, Founder, The Gifted Life & Kelly Towart, Foster & Adoptive Mom & Content Creator
May 13 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Everyone
In-Person
You’re Invited to POWERUp at HAYVN Greenwich!
Wednesday, 5/13/26: 10am-1:30pm. Cowork: All Day
Connect, Collaborate & Cowork Together!
- $25 FOR THE DAY (become a member at the session, you get credit towards your membership)
- FREE for HAYVN GREENWICH MEMBERS (Promo Code in Members’ Portal)
Calling All Female Leaders and Creators — Come Build Community with Other Dynamic Founders and Trailblazers!
Share resources, exchange ideas, give your elevator pitch, and collaborate with female founders & leaders in the area.
Hear from local expert speakers for a POWERChat that will spark inspiration and passion in us all.
Who should join?
- Female Founders, members & non members, invite your friends
- Female Creatives & Content Creators
- Female Leaders in Corporate
- Females looking for connection, inspiration & their next move
Learn More About POWERChat
TOPIC: Redefining Motherhood: Different Than Expected, Deeper Than Imagined
Speakers: Julie Vincent, Founder, The Gifted Life and Kelly Towart, Foster & Adoptive Mom & Content Creator
Facilitated by Penny Goffman, Host & Community Connector & Founder, THATPENNY | CONNECT, with local powerhouse speakers, Q&A to follow
Calling all women redefining ‘normal’ – this is the POWERChat for you! Motherhood rarely unfolds exactly as we imagined. What begins as ‘not what I expected’ often becomes something deeper, richer, and profoundly transformative. Join us for an honest and hope-filled conversation with two mothers whose journeys look different from the cultural norm. One, a foster and adoptive mom, shares the beauty and heartbreak of loving children through uncertainty, attachment, and resilience. The other, a mother of two, opens up about the challenges and gifts of raising children who each experience the world differently. One traditionally gifted and one gifted through the lens of a unique diagnosis, including the advocacy, complexity, and wonder that comes with it. Together, they will speak candidly about adversity, grief for what they thought would be, and the unexpected gifts that have shaped them into stronger, more compassionate women. Motherhood, even when it looks nothing like you planned, can be deeper and more beautiful than you ever imagined.
Speaker: Julie Vincent, Founder, The Gifted Life
Julie Vincent is the founder of The Gifted Life™, a movement redefining what it means to be gifted. Drawing from lived experience as a mother of two children with vastly different yet equally profound expressions of giftedness—shaped in part by a rare genetic disease she and her daughter share—Julie brings compassion, clarity, and grounded insight to conversations often misunderstood or reduced to labels. A speaker, advocate, and mentor, she models a lens of meaning over measurement, reframing resilience, joy, and acceptance as lived practices and helping others discover the unexpected gifts within their own lives.
Links: The Gifted Life, Instagram, LinkedIn
Speaker: Kelly Towart, Foster & Adoptive Mom & Content Creator
Kelly Towart is a foster & adoptive mom and a licensed therapist turned content creator. She currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, two daughters and adopted son. She loves to share about family related content including recipes, kid friendly activities, travel and their foster and adoptive journey.
POWERUp is facilitated by Penny Goffman, Host & Community Connector & Founder, THATPENNY | CONNECT
Penny is a highly regarded event curator, networker, and witty moderator, renowned for her ability to connect guests and empower audiences. She specializes in hosting dynamic experiences that create community around a brand, driving organic customer acquisition, visibility and brand loyalty. Her genuine ability to connect power players, leaders and guests to top-tier brands is what sets her apart.
Connect with Penny: Website, LinkedIn, IG: @thatpennylife_
Thank you to our Sponsors!
- Women Empowerment: KeyBank Key4Women
- Women Empowerment: Illume Fertility
- Catering: Slate Cafe
- Media: Greenwich Lifestyle Magazine
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Parking & Getting to HAYVN Greenwich
- HAYVN Greenwich is located between exits 5 & 6 off I-95.
- Our building is right next to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Entrance is first building on right as you enter circular driveway.
- Use HAYVN’s main outside entrance to access the space (See video and map)
- Park on the HAYVN designated spaces or on parking lot 1 or 2. Either parking lot is only a few steps away from our Main entrance!
- Please only park in the designated HAYVN spaces or unmarked spots. Parking in spaces reserved for other companies may result in your vehicle being towed by the building management.
Accessibility Parking & Entry – HAYVN Greenwich
- Accessible parking is available in Lot 2, located behind the building. This lot has ADA-compliant spaces next to an entrance with elevator access to the second floor, where you’ll find HAYVN Greenwich (Suite 208).
- Please note: The main HAYVN entrance in the circular driveway is not wheelchair accessible. For step-free access, please use Lot 2 and enter through the back of the building.
- The accessible entrance does not have an automatic door opener, but a receptionist is usually available to help if needed.
- If you have questions or would like help when you arrive, please contact us at [hello@hayvn.com] or call (203) 244-7322.
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