Women's Business Conference - Aberdeen

Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Check-in & Business Showcase
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Introduction
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Morning Keynote - Lora Hayes, Wingwoman Solutions - The Power of a Thoughtful No: Turning Fewer Yeses into Real Impact
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Business Showcase & Networking
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Workshop Speaker - Tiffany Hoeft, Minds Matter PLLC - Your Brain is Your Business: Building Success from the Inside Out
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion - Digital Edge: Smarter Work, Stronger Business Moderator: Kelly Weaver, Small Business Development Center Panelists: Lindsey Huber, Northern State University, Megan Kukowski, My Place Hotels, Kelli Shaunaman, Production Monkey
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Business Showcase & Networking
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Keynote Speaker - Connie Thie, Dr. Connie Consulting - Why Great Ideas Stall and How Strong Leaders Move Them Forward
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Close & Door Prizes

Speakers & Presenters

Lora Hayes

Owner
Wingwoman Solutions

Lora Hayes is the founder and CEO of Wingwoman Solutions and a leadership strategist who helps organizations turn complexity into clarity and alignment. With nearly two decades of experience in talent management and organizational development, she has supported leaders and teams from frontline operations to the C-suite across diverse industries.

Guided by her strengths in communication, connection, and strategic orchestration, Lora is known for her ability to bring people together around shared goals and move groups from tension to collaboration. Her work centers on building leadership capacity, strengthening team dynamics, and creating cultures where performance and humanity coexist.

At her core, Lora is a facilitator of synergy, helping individuals, teams, and organizations operate as cohesive systems rather than isolated parts. She believes business is one of the most powerful vehicles for positive community impact and sustainable change, and her work reflects that vision every day.

Connie Thie

Owner
Dr. Connie Consulting

Leadership expert Connie Thie is a business consultant, trainer, and coach known for turning good leaders into exceptional ones. With a background in corporate management, leadership development, and more than two decades of business ownership, Connie brings real-world experience to every engagement.

She has worked with leaders across a wide range of industries and is passionate about helping individuals and organizations grow. Connie holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Organizational Leadership and is a PhD candidate in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. Her work focuses on practical, proven strategies that drive meaningful leadership impact.

Tiffany Hoeft

Owner
Minds Matter, PLLC

Tiffany Hoeft, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS, BCN is the founder of Minds Matter PLLC, an innovative brain health clinic redefining what is possible for cognitive care in rural South Dakota.

With more than 20 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist specializing in adult neurological conditions, Tiffany has spent her career walking alongside individuals and families navigating brain injuries, cognitive decline, and life-altering diagnoses. She is a certified brain injury specialist and South Dakota鈥檚 first board certified clinician in neurofeedback.

Tiffany founded Minds Matter after recognizing a gap in traditional healthcare: too much focus on diagnosis, not enough on prevention, education, and real-life impact. Today, Minds Matter offers comprehensive brain health evaluations, QEEG brain mapping, therapy, and community education with a bold goal: to prevent dementia whenever possible and to fiercely support those already on the journey.

As a business owner, Tiffany has built a mission-driven company rooted in lifelong learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and accessibility for rural communities. She is deeply passionate about empowering women to take ownership of their brain health. At the heart of everything she does is one guiding principle: We all worry about losing our minds. But at Minds Matter, we refuse to accept that it鈥檚 inevitable.

Kelly Weaver
Small Business Development Center
Panel Moderator