Texas Conference For Women

Earlier this month I spoke at the Texas Conference For Women (TCFW). Life is amazing: two years ago I was an attendee at the conference watching The Apprentice’s Amy Henry speak and admiring her ability to compete with the “big dogs” on The Apprentice. Last year, I missed the conference because I was in New York shooting The Apprentice. And this year I was a speaker at the conference.

The night before the conference, my mother, who ran my exhibitor’s booth, and I attended a speaker’s reception at the Governor’s Mansion. I especially enjoyed the green and gold decorated room. I call it the Baylor room.


Martha Stewart, Nancy Brinker, and Yolanda Adams were keynote presenters at the conference. When I arrived in the speakers lounge that morning, I had the pleasure of meeting Martha Stewart. I must admit that I was a bit nervous about our meeting given the Donald Trump v. Martha Stewart Apprentice feud, but I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to meet Martha Stewart. Martha was gracious and engaging. We chatted about our Apprentice experiences and the Women’s conference.

I also had the honor of meeting Nancy Brinker, the founder of The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. As a board member of Komen Austin, it was an honor to meet Nancy and hear her speak about the strides we have made toward finding a cure for the second leading cause of death among women.

Between meeting Martha Stewart and Nancy Brinker, I spoke to entrepreneurs on the Joy and Pain of Being You Own Boss. I was impressed by the amount of women who own or are in the beginning stages of owning their own business. I can’t wait to see what these amazing women accomplish.

TCFW also has a young women’s track for junior and senior high school students. I had the pleasure of speaking to the students on Maximizing Your Potential.

I was delighted to be a part of this year’s TCFW and cannot wait for next year.
-RXW