January

Bring what you’re stuck on. Let’s work through it.

The Hot Seat is an open problem-solving room for women navigating their careers and workplaces.

Maybe you’re preparing for an interview and want another set of eyes on your resume. You’re thinking about asking for a raise but don’t know how to approach the conversation. You’re considering a promotion, dealing with a difficult manager, trying to move into leadership, wondering whether it’s time to change careers, or figuring out how to handle a situation at work.

Bring it to the room.

Ask your question, explain what’s happening, and hear different perspectives from women who may have faced something similar or simply see your situation differently.

You don’t have to bring a challenge to attend. You can listen, contribute to the conversation, and learn from what other women are navigating in their careers.

What You’ll Get From the Room

A chance to get out of your own head and talk through a career or workplace situation with other women.

You might get feedback on your resume, practice how to approach a difficult conversation, hear how another woman negotiated her salary, get ideas for positioning yourself for a promotion, or see another option you hadn’t considered.

And even when your question isn’t the one being discussed, someone else’s situation may help you prepare for something you’ll face later in your own career.

Who Should Attend?

The Hot Seat is for women working within companies, organizations, nonprofits, government, education, healthcare, and other workplaces.

It’s for professionals, employees, managers, executives, women looking for work, women preparing for their next career move, and women who want to grow into leadership.

Come if you’re dealing with a workplace situation, preparing for an opportunity, trying to advance your career, considering a change, or simply want to learn from what other women are experiencing professionally.

Why Should You Attend?

Because career decisions can be difficult to work through alone.

Should you ask for the raise?

Is your resume actually showing what you can do?

How do you tell your manager you want more responsibility?

Should you apply for the position even though you don’t meet every qualification?

How do you prepare for the interview?

How do you handle a coworker who keeps taking credit for your work?

Sometimes you need somewhere to say, “Here’s what’s happening. What would you do?”

The Hot Seat gives you that room.

What to Bring

Bring a career question, workplace situation, resume, upcoming interview, difficult conversation, decision, or professional challenge you’d like help thinking through.

You don’t have to bring anything to participate. You’re welcome to come, listen, ask questions, and share your own experiences when they may help another woman.

What to Expect

60 minutes. Open room. No presentation.

The conversation is shaped by what women bring into the room that day.

We’ll talk through real career and workplace situations, ask questions, share experiences, and help one another see possible next steps.

There is no pressure to have the perfect question or the perfect answer.

Bring something real. Leave with a clearer next step.