Why it is important to support women in business.

Membership

Joining Heels & Handshakes is an invaluable tool to meet and connect authentically with other like-minded and driven individuals in our community. We are an organization where you can genuinely be yourself, accelerate your career, and make lifelong friends along the way.

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Why do people join?

  • Craving deep connection

  • Women wanting to attend in-person events

  • Looking for community

  • New to their city and looking for other ambitious and driven individuals to align with

  • Organizations looking to source the top talent

  • Events/Sales- Looking to grow client lists

  • Friendship/Mentorship 

  • Professional looking to level up 

  • Human interaction in a safe, inviting, no-pressure environment 

You currently have over 3,000 champions already in your corner, ready to get to know you, celebrate you and help in any way they can!

Surround yourself with women, who would drop your name in a room full of opportunities.

  • HH Level -Annual Membership

    $458
    + 1 additional employee: $866

    • Early bird access to register for monthly meetings before they sell out
    • Discounted tickets to attend monthly meetings ( $360 value)
    • Exclusive member deals and discounts (Deals in Heels)
    • Exclusive member educational workshops ( $1500 value)
    • Exclusive access to our marketplace for insurance and benefits

    • Access to private Member Only Platform
    • Access to Member Directory $150 value
    • Opportunity to sponsor an event
    • Lifetime Access to the Heels Community page for intentional discussion and collaboration


    Join Now/Renew

  • Level Up- Annual Membership

    $558
    + 1 additional employee: $1066 ($50 discount)

    All of HH Level +

    • Marketing platform to reach your target audience, allowing 4X posts a month. ($200 value)
    • Member Logo for website ($200)
    • Member highlight on social media ($200)
    • Access to post job openings on behalf of hiring manager ($200 value)
    • Discount on advertising ($150 value)
    • Your events listed on our website ($150)
    • Access to Member Marketplace for affordable Healthcare & Insurance

    • One Month complimentary of Therapy ($320 value)

    Join Now/Renew

  • All Access Pass- Annual Membership

    $758

    HH Level + Level Up

    • Quarterly consultation regarding updated goals + pain points ( $800 value)
    • Access to watch all educational workshops and programs from past meetings in our vault. ($1500 value)

    Join Now/ Renew

FAQs

  • No, all guests are invited to attend our monthly meetings. We would love to see you there!

  • Your annual membership begins as soon as you sign up.

  • Your membership will stay with you as long as you are the one who paid for the membership. If the billing organization paid then the membership stays with them.

  • Yes, they can utilize your member code to register.

  • Yes, they will need to register under guest pricing but they are more than welcome to attend our monthly meetings.

  • Yes, if you live in any of the cities we have events you can attend as a member and pay the discounted member price.

  • Yes, of course! We call our male members, Allies & Bowties. You can can join at any level.

BECOME A MEMBER

Put your best “heel” forward and join today!

  • “As an events professional of close to 20 years, I want to network with those quality people that are going to stick around to grow beside and with me. This extra step really qualifies those wanting to genuinely grow their HH relationships as a professional in the events industry. Thank you Shannen Stewart for taking it to the next level. This move separates the pros from those that are dabbling in it.”

    －Linda Pilkinton, Belle Meade Mansion

  • “Heels and Handshakes is my favorite networking organization! The open forum online, women supporting women, and casual networking only events set this group apart from all others in Nashville. I have sent and received so much business on the online open forum, and made so many connections that I wouldn’t have otherwise have had the opportunity to.”

    － Falon Veit Scott, Evolution Event Solutions

  • “Heels & Handshakes is the first place I go with event needs, questions, or referrals. It truly is amazing to see the power of a vetted network at work at this caliber. Last month, I posted a job listing for my company on H&H. I received 42 applications and all candidates had great experience. We have now hired three people from the H&H community. This is the only group I will go to for my hospitality and event industry hiring needs.”

    － Channing Moreland, Eva

Level Up

Our members have received the following accolades

Nashville Business Journal 40 Under 40
Nashville Lifestyles Women in Business
Nashville Business Journal Most Admirable CEO
NELA Recipients
Next Awards Recipient
Special Events 25 Young Event Pros To Watch
Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence
Best In Business Awards
2020 Best of Best Meeting Planners in South East
50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies
Belmont’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs
Young Entrepreneurs of the Year
Sales Person of the Year Award

Benefits of Your Annual Membership

  • Complimentary tickets to attend Nashville Attractions

  • Complimentary educational workshops

  • Discounts on other Member’s products and services ( Deal in Heels) 

  • Discounts to attend Educational Conferences 

  • Discount on Advertising with Heels

  • Discount on Advertising with other Heel Members 

  • Discounted tickets to attend Heels Monthly Meetings

  • Early Bird Access to tickets before the sell out

  • Discount on Educational Courses

  • Discount on Webinars

  • Scholarships

  • Exclusive invites to Open Houses and Grand Openings

  • Opportunity to host a Heels & Handshakes meeting

  • Access to participate in #takeoverTuesdys

  • Access to mentors

  • Access to expert led workshops

  • Access to meet other like-minded women who want to excel in their career

Show me the money {Insert Cuba Gooding Jr. voice}

Another reason to join Heels & Handshakes, besides belonging to a community of smart and incredibly driven women, is that we truly want to work with each other. We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. YTD, we were able to track over $1 Million Dollars in B2B revenue of referrals from our members.

BECOME A MEMBER

Put your best “heel” forward and join today!

  • “To know that I have a group of ladies that I can depend on to be a resource, sounding board, think tank, partner, mentor and overall landing place in what could be a crazy cutthroat world, is such a comfort! When my company was acquired and my team was unexpectedly let go, the gals were there for job leads, references, ideas and their encouragement and support kept me going when things got tough. Without them, I wouldn’t have found my current job. I can’t say enough great things about Heels and Handshakes!”

  • “I am so grateful to Shannen Stewart for creating this amazing group of powerful and talented women! I found my current position as Sales Manager for etch and etc. restaurant through this group and I am thrilled to work for such an amazing company. Every time I attend a networking event with Heels and Handshakes I walk away feeling very empowered as well as honored to share the same space as these incredible women. Thank you for letting me be part of this group!”

    － Whitney Eccher, 4top Hospitality

  • “Shannen’s group Heels and Handshakes has allowed me to network with other hard working professionals in the event & hospitality industry. Through the community Shannen has started with Heels and Handshakes I have had the opportunity to add a few work related opportunities to my resume. Shannen is a strong leader for our group with a heart of gold. I would recommend Shannen to be a part of any project you can collaborate with her on!”

    － Mallory Liebman

  • “It was wonderful to meet Shannen and all the women of Heels and Handshakes. I was blown away by the level of professionalism, energy and power of these beautiful and talented women entrepreneurs. It was a pleasure to be able to witness the conversations and interactions. It was exciting. I can’t say enough how impressed I am with the strength and leadership of your organization. Take this thing global!” - Stephanie Hand

  • “All I can say is WOWWWWW!! What an incredible event I experienced last night as a first-time guest I was so impressed with the whole event. You and your team did such an incredible job with every detail. I have been networking for the last 10 years and I have never been to an event that I honestly didn’t want to leave. Well done!! How do I sign up and join in this incredible group of fabulous women and inspirational energy? Please sign me up!” - Kyla Coleman