Founder
The Whole Body Way
Biography:
Jan McGrath, MBA, helps professionals show up with clarity, confidence, and influence.
As a communication coach, Pilates instructor, and brain performance trainer, she blends
body awareness with proven communication strategies to transform how leaders speak,
move, and connect. Jan reveals practical techniques to strengthen body language, refine
vocal presence, and use visual cues to command attention and build trust. Through
simple, powerful exercises, Jan teaches how to communicate with authenticity and impact.
The result: greater confidence, stronger leadership presence, and the ability to connect and
influence in any room, conversation, or professional setting.
Session Details:
In this engaging and practical session, communication coach Jan McGrath reveals how
subtle body language signals shape credibility, leadership presence, and professional
influence. Participants discover how posture, positioning, gestures, and vocal cues
silently communicate confidence and competence.
Using the Influence Matrix framework, attendees learn how to shift from being overlooked
to becoming a magnetic presence in meetings, negotiations, and leadership conversations.
The result is simple but powerful: stronger connections, greater credibility, and
the ability to influence any room鈥攐ften before speaking a word.
Founder
Ashley Lane LLC
Biography:
Ashley Sorenson is the founder of Ashley Lane LLC and FarmSTEAM Academy LLC. With
over 15 years of experience in strategic relations and business development, she has
worked across healthcare, agriculture, tourism, and nonprofits. Her background includes
roles in corporate strategy, event management, sales, and customer experience.
She is passionate about helping others, grounded in her faith, and deeply involved
in her community. Ashley is known for building impactful connections with businesswomen and
helping them build momentum in their careers through trust, retention, and meaningful
relationships that support long-term growth.
Session Details:
Most businesses spend enormous energy attracting new customers, yet the greatest growth
opportunity often exists within the relationships they have already built. In this
session, Ashley introduces the five stages of the customer journey and focuses specifically
on the final two stages where the most powerful business growth occurs.
When businesses intentionally nurture relationships after the sale, customers stay
longer, return more often, and confidently refer others. This approach allows business
owners and leaders to build companies that are not only profitable but also deeply
fulfilling
