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The Empower & Elevate Conference:
Strong Arizona History
The Empower & Elevate Conference was founded in 2023 by business entrepreneur Colleen Biggs, who was passionate about creating collaborative, competition-free spaces where female entrepreneurs could connect, learn from one another, and propel their businesses to new levels of success. Under her leadership, the conference grew to over 200 women gathering twice a year.
In March of 2025, Catherine Pierce acquired the conference from Colleen with a determination to keep building the conference and create a space where women can come for learning, support and collaboration.
Catherine knows firsthand what it means to build something from the ground up, and to do it on your own terms.
Catherine launched her entrepreneurial journey at 50, proving that the best chapters of a business story are often still ahead. She founded and scaled a cybersecurity recruiting firm, reaching six figures in revenue within her first year, then successfully transitioned the business from a contingency to a retained model, a move that reflects the kind of bold, strategic thinking she brings to everything she does.
In 2022, Catherine acquired NetworkingPhoenix and reimagined it as Networked Live, a thriving professional community built on genuine relationships, strategic support, and shared values, a place where business owners and professionals come to grow together. She also serves as President of Caliber Security Partners, where she leads with the same tenacity and vision that has defined her entrepreneurial path.
Now, Catherine is channeling everything she's learned, the wins, the pivots, the hard-earned milestones, into her role leading the Empower & Elevate Conference for Female Business Professionals. Her mission is simple and powerful: to help women move beyond the $100K mark and scale their businesses to $1M and beyond.
Because if her own journey has taught her anything, it's that with the right strategy, community, and mindset, there's no ceiling a determined woman can't shatter.
Conference Q&A
What you need to know about The Empower & Elevate Conference.
Who is the ideal candidate for the Empower & Elevate Conference?
Empower & Elevate is designed for female founders, CEOs, and business owners who have established market traction and are scaling toward the $1M, $5M, or $10M revenue milestones. The curriculum is tailored for those ready to transition from founder-led operations to high-level revenue architecture and systemic growth.
How does this conference differ from entry-level business workshops?
Unlike entry-level events focused on only inspiration or startup basics, Empower & Elevate provides corporate-strength strategies and real-world frameworks. We prioritize business diagnostics, fractional leadership models, and data-driven revenue optimization over general theory to ensure attendees achieve measurable operational excellence.
What specific scaling frameworks are taught at the summit?
The conference focuses on B2B/B2C/B2B2C growth frameworks, revenue architecture, and systemic scaling. Attendees learn directly from practitioners who have built and scaled businesses past the $100K, $500K and $1M marks, covering topics like operational efficiency, CEO leverage, funding, building a network, marketing, sales, and preparing a business for ultimate equity and exit readiness along with the mindset needed to succeed.
What are the primary takeaways for a 7-figure founder?
Each conference will provide different takeaways and learnings including how to build a strategic roadmap for revenue optimization,a plan for removing themselves as the operational bottleneck. Key takeaways may include a business gap audit, executive networking with high-revenue peers, and the "strategies that got you here will not get you there" framework for 8-figure expansion.
When and where is the next Empower & Elevate event?
The next Empower & Elevate Conference is scheduled for Friday, November 13th, 2026, in Mesa, Arizona. This flagship summit is part of our 2026 Strategic Growth Series, which includes masterminds and executive networking events throughout the Phoenix Valley.
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