Leadership You Carry.
Into every room you enter. Every decision you make. Every opportunity you encounter — and create.
We don't need permission. We can't wait for protection.
Black women are being removed from corporate positions in numbers not seen in decades. When institutional shifts happen, we must make sure our leadership becomes portable.
Leadership will never be replaced by AI. Influence will never be outsourced. This is the moment to shape what’s next — by accessing your agency, creating opportunities, and mobilizing everything you’ve already built.
Portable Power is for Black women leaders who are building opportunity, creating options, and leading on their own terms.
Four Pillars. One Purpose.
Lead With Purpose
Know where you are going and why. Purpose is the anchor that keeps your leadership steady in every season.
Move With Power
Influence is not given — it is built. Move with the confidence, clarity, and presence that opens doors.
Build What's Next
Your expertise, your relationships, your vision — these belong to you. Build on them intentionally.
Influence Everywhere
Leadership is not a room you enter. It is something you carry — into every space, every decision, every opportunity.
WHO THIS IS FOR
The leaders who benefit from Portable Power carry:
Invisible Excellence. Untapped Influence. Questions About What’s Next. Leadership Fatigue. Untapped Opportunity.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying more than anyone sees — and ready to carry it with more power, more purpose, and more intention — this room was built for you.
Your Takeaways
Leave with more than you came with.
A Leadership Narrative
Clearly articulate who you are, how you lead, what you bring — and a Personal Influence Plan to elevate your visibility.
A Portability Strategy
Open opportunities anywhere through your authentic, intentional, executive presence.
A Powerful Community
Surround yourself with a community of Black women leaders who think bigger, move boldly, and build together — connections that extend far beyond the room.
Decision Frameworks
Intentional, strategic frameworks for every decision that moves you forward.
Building. Expanding. Creating. Leading. Moving.
General Sessions
3 sessions:
- Beyond Position — Building Influence That Moves
- The Agile Leader — Agility Creates Opportunity
- Ownership — What Is Yours to Build and Carry
Breakout Tracks
3 tracks:
- Rooted Leader (Mid-Level)
- Rising Leader (Senior)
- Rainmaker (Entrepreneur)
Coaching Sessions
3 sessions:
- Your Time Is Powerful — Protect It
- Brand You
- The Importance of Mentors & Sponsors
Your Host
The Room Is Led By Women Who Have Been In It.
Host 1
Vanessa L. Smith
National Managing Director, Vantage Solutions LLC
Vanessa Smith has spent more than twenty years working across the people side of business — from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies to founder-led organizations building from the ground up. She has sat in the rooms where decisions are made, navigated the politics of leadership at every level, and built a framework for organizational performance that is now used across industries.
Portable Power is personal. It is the gathering she wished existed — and the one she is building for the leaders who are ready to carry what’s next.
Host 2
Renita D. Alexander
Founder, Leadership Unlocked
Renita Alexander is a leadership coach, trainer, author, and retired U.S. Air Force officer who brings more than 40 years of leadership experience to helping leaders thrive through change. Drawing on lessons from leading across organizations and cultures, building her own business, and coaching others to find their unique leadership voice, she helps leaders recognize their value, expand their influence, and create opportunities beyond any title or position.
Portable Power is the framework she wishes she had during her own transitions—a way to recognize, intentionally build, and translate the leadership, experience, relationships, and influence you carry into any environment.
Website: leadershipunlocked.com
Venue
Partner
moxechicago.com
Reserve Your Seat
What Will You Carry?
Seats are limited. This is not a conference. This is a curated room built for Black women leaders who are ready to carry what’s next — on their own terms.