HAYVN Entrepreneurial Women’s Collective (EWC)
Where The Magic Happens!
Bringing Smart, Supportive Women Together
Where The Magic Happens!
Bringing Smart, Supportive Women Together
Connect. Learn. Build Relationships. Have Fun.
Are you an Entrepreneurial Woman looking to grow your business, make connections and learn from your peers?
Join our monthly meetings at HAYVN.
5 Reasons to Join
- Discover – Explore meeting topics, network at monthly lunch events and biannual evening socials.
- Learn From Experts – Listen to vetted monthly featured speakers.
- Build Relationships – Connect with other female entrepreneurs in the area and promote your business happenings.
- Get Support – Access meaningful opportunities for professional development.
- Get Inspired – Exchange ideas, learn from your peers, have fun.
Speaker: Eileen Benwitt
Executive Confidant / Leadership Coach
May 21, 2026: 12pm-1:30pm, HAYVN Darien
You Built It. Are you Still Choosing It
Participants will leave with a simple way to recognize and return to agency in real time:
The Agency Check:
- Is this mine to choose or am I reacting?
- What is driving this decision?
- If I didn’t do this, what feels at risk?
- Does this feel like something I’m stepping into or carrying?
- Did I choose this or did I default to it?
Agency isn’t something you have, it’s something you practice.
- There’s a difference between running your business and being run by it.
- Not all “yeses” are choices. Some are pressure in disguise.
- Energy is a signal.
- You don’t need to rebuild, you need to re-choose.
- The difference between independence, empowerment and agency
Connect with Eileen Benwitt: LinkedIn, Website, Bio
Meet Member Spotlight: Jennifer Glover Keller, Business Productivity Consultant
Admission
Monthly Meetings: Luncheons (includes lunch). Open to all.
- HAYVN Members w/ Discount Code*
- $25 Early Bird (ends one week prior to event)
- $35 (one week leading up to event)
- Non-HAYVN Members
- General Admission: $50
NOTE: Early bird ticket sales end one week before event *Discount Code in Members’ Portal
Mark Your Calendars!
- May 21, 2026 – You Built It. Are you Still Choosing It. SIGN UP
- Sep. 17, 2026 – stay tuned for information
- Oct. 22, 2026 – stay tuned for information
- Nov. 19, 2026 – stay tuned for information
Meet our EWC Facilitator
EWC Facilitator: Kristen Rzasa
HAYVN Community Engagement
& Holistic Business Strategist
Learn About Our Past HAYVN EWC Speakers
Shannon Mattern
Pricing Coach
Erin Smith, Ed.M., Performance Strategist + Executive Leadership Coach, Driven Beyond Excellence, LLC
Lindsay O’Neill-O’Keefe
CEO, Wellness Eternal
Speaker: Renée Bauer
Attorney, Author, Speaker, Happy Even After Family Law
Speaker: Jen Aks
TEDx Speaker, Author, Leadership Coach & Founder of The Power of Gesture®
Speaker: Kelsi Nyman
Creator and Marketer
Speaker: Nicole Desir
Founder / Fractional CMO, NOA Groupe