Dena Davis to Present at the 2016 Bryant Women’s Summit on March 18

BARRINGTON, R.I. - Feb. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- Dena Davis, owner of ACTion Performance & Leadership Coaching, a Barrington, RI theater-based corporate training program that helps professionals create a more effective professional presence, will participate in an entrepreneurship panel at Bryant University’s 2016 Women’s Summit® on Friday, March 18, 2016 in Smithfield.

More than 1,000 women are expected to participate in the annual Women’s Summit, which features three keynote speakers, a power plenary session, and 21 workshops. The Women’s Summit has sold out every year since its inception, and has become one of the most highly sought-after conferences in New England. The Women’s Summit workshop entitled “Four Ways to Make Your Mark as an Entrepreneur,” will allow attendees to learn what it takes to drive a business to its full potential – from four successful women who made their mark as entrepreneurs.

Davis joins Eileen Kwesiga, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management, Bryant University and Founder, Oh So African Designs, Audrey McLelland, Co-owner, Mom Generations, www.momgenerations.com; and Co-Founder of Getting Gorgeous, www.gettinggorgeous.com, and June Wooding, Founder of Fanautical, corporate veteran, and a cancer survivor. The session is moderated by Carmen Diaz-Jusino, Director of New Enterprise and Women’s Business Center at the Center for Women and Enterprise.

“For the past 18 years, the Women’s Summit at Bryant University has served as a resource for thousands of women from all walks of life to discover crucial tools, hear motivating messages, and develop networking opportunities to improve both their professional and personal lives,” said Kati Machtley, director of the Women’s Summit. “The Women’s Summit reflects Bryant’s ongoing commitment to the success and advancement of women in their careers and personal lives.”

Dena Davis, B.F.A., M.F.A., is the Executive Director and founder of ACTion Performance & Leadership Coaching. Dena’s career spans more than 25 years, from working as a professional actress and theater director to corporate trainer and business leader. Davis has worked with more than 600 students as the Artistic Director and brainchild behind Arts Alive, a RI-based non-profit Children’s Theater Education program. She also serves as one of Rhode Island’s only Certified Educational Consultants for The Sports Mind Institute.

ACTion Performance & Leadership Coaching is a Rhode Island-based program that offers a rare, interactive theater-based performance training experience for professionals and students. Dena Davis, founder and president, fuses her 25-year background in theater with extensive training from the Sports Mind Institute to help individuals and teams take their professional presence to the next level. Davis believes professional leadership begins with AUTHENTIC PERFORMANCE. Visit http://www.action-leadership.com/ for more information.

The Bryant University Women’s Summit is a resource for developing skills that women can put to work right away to empower themselves, advance their careers, enhance their quality of life, and better provide for their families. Drawing women from all across the region, the Summit promotes professional, personal, and economic empowerment through education. Through innovative ideas, nationally known motivational keynote speakers, and practical success strategies presented in engaging breakout sessions, the day-long educational conference provides women with the knowledge, skills, and inspiration to excel and advance in today’s marketplace. For more information, visit http://www.bryant.edu/.