Several years ago I lost a dear friend, an accomplished dentist, a wife, a mother, a daughter, and a bright light in our community. The creation of this event was stirring in my soul before we lost Liz, but the stir became a deep yearning when I realized how precious we all are, how interconnected and how little control we have over our tomorrows. Please join us at this 8th annual BE event. Please help us to fill the seats with women and men who need encouragement, with leaders who lead with love, with community impactors, and with our youth — let’s show the lakeshore and the world what it looks like to empower each other and go back to “The Original Download” with the knowing that we are meant to live at our highest potential and that we are enough just as we stand.

– Meghan