This year, they’ll offer insight on a range of topics — from navigating transition to embracing your leadership style to finding joy in the workplace
by Addie Ladner
WALTER’s WINnovation event celebrates women and innovation through an evening of inspiring talks from local leaders, networking and professional development — plus a sit-down dinner at The Umstead Hotel & Spa.
Each year, guests can choose to participate in one of three workshops on a topic that resonates with them. This year, they’ll offer insight on a range of topics — from navigating transition to embracing your leadership style to finding joy in the workplace. Read on to meet the accomplished women who will be leading the workshops and click here to buy your ticket!
Dr. Susan Lovelle
Your Hormones Aren’t Broken — You’re Just in Transition
Dr. Susan Lovelle is a physician and executive performance strategist behind the brand Balanced Performance. A former award-winning plastic surgeon known as The Thrive Architect, she helps high-performing executives reclaim energy, clarity and resilience without burning out.
What if your brain fog, weight gain or emotional swings weren’t signs of personal failure, but rather normal shifts that no one showed you how to handle? Lovelle demystifies the hormone changes that occur in midlife and shows professional women how to harness their body’s natural transitions as fuel for innovation, leadership and renewed vitality.
Cheryl D. Gould
Whole, Wise and Worthy: The New Standard of Leadership
Cheryl D. Gould is the CEO of Cherry Gould Consulting. With over 25 years in HR and leadership, Gould helps small businesses and mission-driven leaders grow through people-first practices.
Stepping into your full self isn’t just good for your well-being — it’s a power move. Too many women leaders spend years performing success: saying yes when they want to say no, overdelivering to prove their value and leading with half of who they really are. Gould invites you to challenge the pressure to perform and push women to embrace their leadership identity from the inside out.
Nicole Henderson-Benach
Living With More Joy
Nicole Henderson-Benach is a motivational speaker and author. With over two decades of heart-centered leadership experience, Henderson-Benach remains dedicated to helping women live their best lives.
In this workshop she shares her proprietary Take5 technique that quickly gets you unstuck in any situation. Imagine the fight-or-flight feeling vanishing, while endless possibilities flow easily to you while your stress melts away. Open your heart to more moments of joy without any hesitation.
This article originally appeared in the August 2025 issue of WALTER magazine.
