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October 18–25, 2026
Olean, NY + Zoom
Pilot Investment: $100
The SheBe Circle
What to Expect
A concentrated peer advisory experience for women building businesses, leading organizations and supporting one another in what comes next.
What happens when experienced women have the opportunity to step away from the day-to-day and think together?
The SheBe Circle convenes a small group of experienced women, primarily entrepreneurs and business owners, along with select organizational and community leaders, to share perspective, work through real challenges and help one another see new possibilities.
Over four gatherings in eight days, we'll combine facilitated conversation, strategic reflection and collaborative problem-solving with the collective experience of the women in the room.
A different kind of advisory experience
The SheBe Circle isn't another workshop or networking group. Think of it as a concentrated support sprint for yourself and for one another.
Each woman comes with something to explore and something to contribute. Because that collective experience is central to the Circle, participants are encouraged to attend all four gatherings.
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Is the SheBe Circle for you?
The Circle is designed primarily for experienced women entrepreneurs and business owners, along with women who bring significant organizational, business, civic or leadership experience.
It may also be a fit for women entering a next chapter -transitioning from a traditional career or business and considering what they want to build, invest in, mentor or contribute next.
You don't need to have everything figured out. But you do need experience to bring to the Circle.
Come prepared to talk honestly about what you're navigating, share what you've learned, listen thoughtfully and offer perspective as other women work through their own questions.
This is for women who are building, leading or considering what's next and who want to learn alongside other experienced women doing the same.
The Sessions
In-person location:
The Hub
301 N Union St., 4th Floor, Suite 402
Olean, NY 14760
Sunday, October 18 | 1-4 p.m.
The Opening Circle: Naming What We Carry
In person — The Hub, Olean, NY
We'll begin with what's real: what you're building, what you're navigating, what's taking your energy, where you see possibility and what you want from this experience.
Tuesday, October 20 | 6:30–8:00 PM
Hidden Assets & Underrecognized Value
Zoom
What are you creating that traditional measures don't always capture? We'll explore the relationships, reputation, expertise, ways of working, leadership and other assets that may hold more value than you realize.
Thursday, October 22 | 6:30–8:00 PM
Building for Sustainability
Zoom
Explore how to build businesses, careers and lives that are less depleting, support the people who matter to us and continue creating value for our families and communities over time.
Sunday, October 25 | 1 - 4 p.m.
The Closing Circle: Designing What's Next
In person — The Hub, Olean NY
We'll bring the experience together, clarify priorities and commitments, and consider how the relationships and support created within the Circle can continue beyond our time together.
What You’ll Get
The SheBe Circle gives you thinking, tools, perspective, relationships and space to step back, see more clearly and consider what comes next.
Strategic thinking & practical tools to explore your strengths, priorities and sustainability.
A trusted Circle of experienced women bringing perspectives from business, organizations and community leadership.
Space for honest conversation in a confidential, facilitated environment.
Time to step back from the day-to-day and think differently.
A thoughtfully curated Circle Kit with useful resources and meaningful touches.
Relationships that extend beyond the Circle through connection, support and shared experience
Meet Your Facilitators
Shelley Jack
Longtime collaborators in business development and strategy, Shelley Jack and Dr. Julie Gregory bring decades of experience working with entrepreneurs, professionals, organizational and community leaders, nonprofits and businesses across sectors.
Shelley Jack | Entrepreneur & Circle Founder/Lead Facilitator
Shelley is the founder of SheBe Marketing. Since 2014, the firm has helped businesses and organizations strengthen their impact by clarifying their identity and translating it into effective marketing and business strategies. Shelley has also created and taught marketing, entrepreneurship and communications at university and inside corporations. Her work increasingly explores women’s entrepreneurship, rural economies and the often-underrecognized ways women create value through their businesses, organizations, families and communities.
Dr. Julie Gregory| Entrepreneur, Academic & Circle Facilitator
Julie brings more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, strategist and educator. She co-founded a branding agency in London and spent 15 years developing entrepreneurship education and leading research and outreach initiatives with universities across the UK and Europe. Her work has focused on helping entrepreneurs and organizations use research, strategy and marketing to make stronger decisions.
Julie is traveling from the UK specifically for the SheBe Circle to help facilitate the conversations and capture the insights and learning that emerge from this group.
Together, Shelley and Julie believe the best advisory work creates the space, perspective and knowledge for people to make better decisions for themselves.
Dr. Julie Gregory
Pilot Investment: $100
This inaugural SheBe Circle is being offered at a significantly reduced participant investment with support from Springboard NY, Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board and Olean Business Development Corporation.
Your investment includes four facilitated Circle sessions, strategic exercises, participant materials and a few thoughtfully selected resources and gifts to support and mark your Circle experience.
Please register by October 3. Because the Circle is intentionally small and designed around the women participating, early registration is encouraged to reserve your place.
If this sounds like the kind of room you've been looking for, we'd love to have you consider joining us.
By joining, participants are making a commitment to participate fully in the Circle and attend all four gatherings whenever possible.
SheBe Community
If the SheBe Circle isn’t a fit for you right now, and/or you’d like to stay connected to the SheBe Community, learn more about upcoming events and support other women in their growth and aspirations, join us here…..