Event Details

The Women’s Business Summit of Southwest Oklahoma was developed in partnership with the Great Plains Technology Center Business Development Center, Arvest Bank, REI Women’s Business Center, the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce and a host of local businesses in a collaboration to create a women’s conference for southwest Oklahoma region business professionals. Breakfast items and lunch will be provided, and there will be a variety of women owned business vendors.

We are beyond excited to have Tavian Harris as our keynote speaker at the Summit. Mrs. Harris is an award-winning leader and the founder and Executive Director of Seasons of Change Inc. (SOC), a grassroots organization she established in 2001 and incorporated in 2010. Under her leadership, SOC has been awarded $28 million from 2010 to 2024 to support its mission of collaborating with community partners to implement evidence-based programs. These programs provide youth and families with the skills and resources needed to make healthy choices and become self-sufficient leaders.

Mrs. Harris manages and oversees a large team, including seventy-four staff members, approximately twelve Independent Contractors, and ninety-five C.A.R.E. Willing Workers. These volunteers are committed to supporting positive youth development programs for the communities’ highest-risk and most vulnerable youth populations.

With nearly 25 years of experience in community and faith-based organizations, Mrs. Harris has provided a wide range of services, including career and leadership development coaching, mentoring, abstinence education, non-profit entrepreneurship development, and workforce development. Tavian Harris is the co-author and certified master trainer of the evidence-based Possessing Your Power (PYP) curriculum, which is listed on the 2018 HHS Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review as meeting the criteria for effectiveness.  VIEW FULL BIO

You will be directed to PayPal to pay for registration. Refunds are not available. If you, or your designee, do not attend, the fee is non-refundable. If the event is cancelled or rescheduled, you will be notified by email.

Breakfast items, lunch & swag bag included in registration fee. If you have any special dietary needs, please contact Marla Herndon at mherndon@reiok.org at least two weeks prior to the Summit

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at 800-658-2823.