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There are some rooms you simply want to be in.
LeadHer Magazine is bringing together the women behind the stories, the women building what's next, and the people who believe in them for one unforgettable weekend in Winter Park, Florida.
January 15–16, 2027 | The Alfond Inn | Winter Park, Florida
LeadHer Magazine's 1-Year Anniversary Weekend
Be among the first to know when tickets become available, award nominations open, and new event details are announced.
Four Issues. Dozen of founder stories. One room.
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Susana Briscoe-Alba
JANUARY ISSUE 1
At a crossroads, Susana Briscoe-Alba chose to build something bigger. She turned a career setback into a platform for women to rise. She built the very table she wasn’t invited to sit at. Creating a platform where women of color can be seen, heard, and paid what they deserve. -
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Erica Rankin
APRIL ISSUE
When everything she built fell apart, Erica Rankin chose to begin again. She turned failure into freedom, letting go of who she thought she had to be. She stopped hiding, and in doing so, became the voice so many founders didn’t know they needed. -
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Cassie Blakely
JULY ISSUE
Cassie Blakely spent years believing she needed to fix herself. What she found instead was something far more powerful: compassion for the woman she had spent so long criticizing. In learning to understand herself, she became a voice of hope for countless others navigating the same journey. -
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Kathleen Griffith
OCTOBER ISSUE
Kathleen Griffith had mastered the art of following the path that was supposed to lead somewhere. Until she realized she didn’t want where it was taking her. Through heartbreak, entrepreneurship, self-doubt, and reinvention, she discovered that the biggest bet she would ever make wasn’t on her business. It was on herself.
DOZENS OF STORIES
Different journeys. Different industries. Different definitions of success. And for one weekend, a chance to bring those stories together.
LeadHer Magazine 1 Year Anniversary Gala
Saturday, January 16, 2027
One year of unfiltered stories.
One extraordinary room.
Join us for an evening of meaningful connection, featuring a live, podcast-style keynote conversation with our January cover woman and the inaugural LeadHer Magazine Awards, honoring female founders for what they're building, how they're leading, and the stories behind it all.
The night continues with dinner, table-top discussions, and time to connect.
Come dressed to the nines. Come ready to celebrate.
But more importantly, come ready to meet the people you'll still be talking to long after the night is over.
The VIP Evening
An intimate evening before the gala.
Before the gala, we're gathering a small room of about 30 women, including this year's LeadHer Magazine Award nominees and our founder panel, for a glamorous, personal evening of conversation and connection. The women on Friday's panel will also take the stage Saturday to present this year's awards.
[Nomination details coming soon.]
Friday, January 15, 2027
The Venue
A weekend worth traveling for.
Set in the heart of Winter Park, Florida, the LeadHer Magazine Anniversary Weekend will unfold at The Alfond Inn, an elegant backdrop for two evenings designed around connection, celebration, and the women shaping what's next.
Come for the gala.
Stay for the weekend.
The Alfond Inn
You don't need another networking event.
You need the right room.
A room where the introductions are intentional.
Where the conversations go beyond “What do you do?”
Where women are celebrated for what they've actually built.
Where you might meet someone who changes what comes next.
January 15–16, 2027
Winter Park, Florida
Tickets and award nominations coming soon.