10th Women in Carwash Conference

June 16-18, 2024

Hilton Salt Lake City Centre, Utah

10th Women in Carwash Conference


June 16-18, 2024

Hilton Salt Lake City Centre, Utah

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10th Women in Carwash Conference


June 16-18, 2024

Hilton Salt Lake City Centre, Utah


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As little as ten years ago, women in leadership roles within the carwash industry were scarce. Today, women make up twenty percent of the industry's leaders, and their presence continues to grow.


Amid the dynamic carwash industry, women are increasingly recognized as some of its most innovative leaders.


Our Mission

We educate, inspire, motivate, and energize professional women who care passionately about the car wash industry by delivering expert-level informative presentations, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, open forums, networking opportunities, and enjoyable, entertaining experiences. We encourage individual transformational growth, foster supportive relationships, and create a new sense of belonging and community within our industry.


Our Purpose

This conference is our place to thrive together, positioning ourselves to succeed and lead confidently. A designated space to gather and grow as professional women within the car wash industry have become a movement to educate, inspire, and support one another in myriad roles. The feminine energy is powerful and revolutionary. It has no limits, and neither do you. Join us at Women in Carwash™ and immerse yourself in our expansive experience.

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Conference Agenda June 16-18, 2024

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Sunday June 16, 2024  (Click the arrow to the left of the event for more information.)

  • 4:30 pm–6:00 pm: Registration


  • 5:00 pm–6:00 pm: Cocktail Reception

    Cocktail Reception

  • 6:00 pm–7:30 pm: Dinner


  • 7:30 pm–8:30 pm: Keynote

    Keynote - Karen Hutton

Monday June 17, 2024
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  • 8:15 am–9:45 am: Taking Charge of Stress

    Lisa Romaniuk: This empowering workshop is designed for women who are ready to take charge of stress in their lives. In this engaging session, you'll delve into the intricacies of the body's stress response system, gaining a profound understanding of how it operates. Discover powerful strategies that not only harness the stress response system for positive outcomes but also learn how to navigate and mitigate the negative impacts of stress on your overall wellness. This workshop is tailored to equip you with practical tools and insights to thrive in the dynamic world of business, ensuring that stress becomes a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block on your journey to success.

  • 9:45 am–11:30 am: Network Break


  • 10:00 am–11:30 am: Part I – Predictive Intelligence

    Diane Stafford: This highly interactive workshop focuses on increasing self-awareness, understanding others, and the work needed to drive business results.  The primary outcomes include: 

    1. Enhancing self-awareness:  Gaining a deeper insight into one's strengths, needs, communication, and decision-making style, motivators, and how these behaviors manifest at work. The session will focus on how to leverage these strengths and behaviors effectively 
    2. Fundamental understanding of PI data:  Developing the skills to interpret and utilize Predictive Intelligence data to engage, communicate, and coach others more effectively.  In-depth exploration of one's behaviors and skills within a leadership and influencing context. 
    3.  A thorough understanding of coaching and influencing skills: how to coach, when to coach, who to coach, the benefits to you, and the fundamentals. 

    What impact will this have on my business? 

    Increase productivity through improved interpersonal relationships and positive team dynamics. 

    Improve recruitment and development of high-potential talent fully aligned with company values, goals, and culture.

  • 10:00 am–11:30 am: Keys to Carwash Real Estate Investment - 3 part workshop

    What you’ll take away from this special three-point workshop:

    1) Real Estate Investment: Melissa Croll 

    2) What does it take to own a Car Wash: Jacqueline Goohs  

    3) The 5 Pillars of Human Capital Management (HCM), The Peoples Side of Business: Tiffany Cartwright   


     


  • 10:00 am–11:30 am: Staying Competitive in A Growing and Ever-Changing Market

    Amy Olson: Change is hard, but being competitive in your market doesn't have to be. The car wash market is growing more and more competitive by the day. The way consumers are spending and interacting with businesses is also changing. Creating an excellent customer experience is the new arena for winning. Join us as we share the facts about how to engage your customers, create more sales, and stand out against your competition. 


  • 11:45 am–1:00 pm: Lunch


  • 1:00 pm–2:40 pm: Healthy Meal Planning

    Veronica Hendrix: This workshop will share inspiration, information, and techniques to prepare tasty, healthy and beautiful home cooked meals. This workshop includes three food demos which include: making your own mayonnaise, salad dressing and the art of a simple pan sauté with a umami flair.

  • 2:30 pm–2:45 pm: Network Break


  • 2:45 pm–4:15 pm: Powerful Presentation Speaking Tips

    Connie-Lee Bennett: In this workshop, we will delve deeper into your fears behind delivering presentations, shifting these so you can stand in your true power when presenting. You will not only walk about feeling a renewed presence within yourself but 21 practical presentation tips to use both in and out of the boardroom.

  • 2:45 pm–4:15 pm: Part I – Predictive Intelligence

    Diane Stafford: This highly interactive workshop focuses on increasing self-awareness, understanding others, and the work needed to drive business results.  The primary outcomes include: 

    1. Enhancing self-awareness:  Gaining a deeper insight into one's strengths, needs, communication, and decision-making style, motivators, and how these behaviors manifest at work. The session will focus on how to leverage these strengths and behaviors effectively 
    2. Fundamental understanding of PI data:  Developing the skills to interpret and utilize Predictive Intelligence data to engage, communicate, and coach others more effectively.  In-depth exploration of one's behaviors and skills within a leadership and influencing context. 
    3. A thorough understanding of coaching and influencing skills: how to coach, when to coach, who to coach, the benefits to you, and the fundamentals. 

    What impact will this have on my business? 

    Increase productivity through improved interpersonal relationships and positive team dynamics. 

    Improve recruitment and development of high-potential talent fully aligned with company values, goals, and culture.

  • 2:45 pm–4:15 pm: Project Management

    Autumn Francis

  • 4:15 pm–4:45pm: Alumni meeting


  • 6:00 pm–7:30 pm: Dinner


  • 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Evening Event


Tuesday June 18, 2024
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  • 7:00 am–8:00 am: Breakfast


  • 8:15 am–9:45 am: Prioritizing Wellness & Mastering Time Mgmt

    Lisa Romaniuk: This workshop is designed for women in business who are ready to take charge of their priorities and enhance their time management skills. In this dynamic session, we'll delve into the crucial aspects of prioritization and time optimization to ensure you thrive both personally and professionally.  You will be given tools and strategies to make sure your priorities align with your values and to help you plan your time accordingly.

  • 8:15 am–9:45 am: Emotional Intelligence

    Diane Stafford: Part II – Master having difficult conversations with Emotional Intelligence

    Having difficult conversations in the workplace is an essential skill for effective communication and team dynamics. The session will focus on navigating difficult conversations in the workplace with empathy, clarity, and effectiveness, fostering a culture of open communication and mutual respect within your team or organization.  

     

    Great leaders are aware of their capabilities and their blind spots, and they continuously develop themselves to maximize the former and minimize the latter. The initial step is to understand how you naturally lead.  That insight will allow you to be conscientious about your employees and how to relate to and inspire them individually.  

     

    Emotional intelligence may seem like a trendy buzzword, but it goes beyond that. It's actually an essential skill for organizational success.  Data shows that higher emotional intelligence in the workplace leads to better team performance. In this highly interactive session, we will dive into the four main components of Emotional Intelligence which include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. Self-Awareness: The ability to not only understand your strengths and weaknesses but to recognize your emotions and the effect they have on you and your team's performance 

    1. Self-Management: The ability to apply your emotions to tasks like thinking and problem-solving
    2. Social Awareness: The ability to recognize others' emotions and the dynamics in play within your organization. 
    3. Relationship Management: Refers to your ability to influence, coach, and mentor others and resolve conflict effectively. Business Impact /Build and cultivate high-performing teams / Foster employee growth and development / Sustain and nurture a company culture
  • 8:15 am–9:45 am: Powerful Presentation Speaking

    Connie-Lee Bennett: In this workshop, we will delve deeper into your fears behind delivering presentations, shifting these so you can stand in your true power when presenting. You will not only walk about feeling a renewed presence within yourself but 21 practical presentation tips to use both in and out of the boardroom.

  • 9:45 am–10:00: Network Break


  • 10:00am–11:30 am: Keys to Carwash Real Estate Investment - 3 part workshop

    Melissa Croll /Jacqueline Goohs /Tiffany Cartwright

  • 10:00am–11:30 am: Personal Finance - Retirement & You

    Jennifer Klismet: Retirement & You

    Has anyone really talked to you about retirement?

    This seminar will discuss:

    • What is a retirement plan anyway?
    • How much you will need?
    • What’s out there to help? – Social Security/Employer benefits/Personal options/Tax reimbursements/deductions.
    • What are investments anyway?
    • THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
    • How do you even start? Or
    • Where do you go from here?

  • 10:00am–11:30 am: Conflict Resolution through the lens of Leadership

    Hannah Skaanland: You are a leader wherever you are in life and at work. This workshop will cover how leading well reduces much conflict in your life and what to do when conflict is unavoidable. 

    • Leading well to reduce conflict.
    • Communication Skills
    • Conflict resolution strategies
    • Managing Difficult Conversations
    • Emotional Intelligence and Self Awareness
    • Interactive discussion
    • Practice and Role-Playing

  • 11:45 am–1:00 pm: Lunch



  • 1:15 pm–2:0300 pm: Human Trafficking "Know how to SPOT it and together we can STOP it"

    Shelley Walker:  The #KnowHumanTrafficking campaign aims to raise public awareness about human trafficking and educate people about how they can help those at-risk. Human Trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery and a billion-dollar industry!  Often hiding in plain sight, no community is immune to its existence. Human Trafficking is ugly and horrific but we need to think about it and we need to talk about it because it’s happening everywhere. Awareness and education are vital to end this heinous crime. 

  • 2:00 pm–2:30 pm: Closing Remarks


Conference Speakers

 You'll meet with some of the best, most progressive leaders in the field.
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Testimonials

Gretchen Matthews

Chesapeake Quill


What if you could leave your professional title behind for three days to revel in an educational experience that enriches your mind, heart, and spirit? This is Women in Car Wash. And there’s really nothing like it.



Amy Olson

WashCard


I’m leaving the Women in Carwash™ conference with more knowledge, contacts, connections, confidence, and the desire to grow more in the carwash industry.


Naomi Bandara

NCS Wash


I love returning to this conference—a great place for personal development and meeting amazing people.


Daphne Castillo 

Store Manager ECW 030


I loved all the workshops I just wished I could have attended them all.


Melissa Croll 

Real Estate Agent


This was so much fun, and I can't rave enough about what you are doing for women, our self-esteem, and building such an amazing, safe community. 


Leslie Cooley

Mammoth Holdings

This was my first time at the Women in Carwash™ conference and I’ve loved everything about it.  They’ve kept us busy, and I met so many wonderful women from across the country.  If you haven’t attended one yet, I highly recommend you do.  It’s an experience like no other, and I just hope you come out and enjoy it with all of us.


Jami Ziobra

Kleen-Rite Corp

This was my first time attending the Women in Carwash™ conference.  I loved it.  Great people, great workshops.  You just gotta come next time!


Daphne Castillo

El Car Wash

This is my first time attending the Women in Carwash™ Conference.  I loved it.  I’ve never had the experience of meeting so many other women from the industry, how we share the same interests, the same concerns and I recommend others to come.  Just do it.


Insights from Attendees at the 2024 Fort Lauderdale Conference

    10th Bi-Annual Women in Carwash Conference will be held at the beautiful  Hilton Salt Lake City Centre 
    255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

    From $249 per night excluding taxes and fees

    Link to special group rate offer at: HILTON SALT LAKE CITY CENTRE

    or call: +1-877-776-4936

    Book Here

    10th Bi-Annual Women in Carwash Conference will be held at the beautiful  Hilton Salt Lake City Centre 
    255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

    From $249 per night excluding taxes and fees


    Link to special group rate offer at:

    HILTON SALT LAKE CITY CENTRE

    or call: +1-877-776-4936


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