Highlights from Women in Business 2026

On Thursday, August 20, Nashville Lifestyles hosted its annual Women in Business occasion on the lovely Hilton Nashville Green Hills. More than 300 native enterprise professionals gathered for a night of networking, inspiration, and celebration honoring a few of Nashville’s most completed ladies leaders, together with a particular visitor look by our August cowl star, Jessie James Decker.

The night kicked off with a full of life networking reception that includes cocktails courtesy of LALO Tequila and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, together with hors d’oeuvres from Hilton Nashville Green Hills’ Harth restaurant, together with charcuterie, tomato and burrata salad, rooster spring rolls, and watermelon salad.

Guests had the chance to attach with fellow professionals, have fun this 12 months’s honorees, and revel in an brisk ambiance earlier than the seated program started.

The theater-style program featured dwell Q&A conversations with this 12 months’s honorees, who mirrored on the defining steps that formed their profession journeys, shared recommendation for younger ladies hoping to comply with of their footsteps, mentioned what they love most about their work, and provided their private definitions of success. Their tales highlighted the various paths, challenges, and alternatives which have led them to change into leaders of their respective industries.

The program continued with an inspiring dialog that includes Jessie James Decker, who shared insights into her multifaceted profession spanning style, retail, music, publishing, and entrepreneurship. During the dialogue, Decker spoke about constructing and rising her manufacturers, the pivotal choices that helped form her success, the significance of making alternatives for herself, and the teachings she’s realized all through her skilled journey. She additionally provided recommendation for ladies seeking to construct profitable careers whereas remaining genuine to themselves and their objectives.

Most importantly, Decker pressured that her biggest position is that of spouse and mom. She stated her household is what really completes her and serves as her private measure of success.

This 12 months’s honorees represented a variety of industries and included Ashley Eller-Cottrell, Becky Harris, Bonnie Kirby, Liz Streisand, Brittney Oliver, Caitlin Costello, Caitlin Hart, Jenna Wolf, Celeste Leon, Holly Rexroat, Jackie Martínez Marushka, Jasmine Dary, Joyce T. Heames, Ph.D., Lauren Oschman, Rea Frey, Rhonda Cammon, and Sarah Adair.

A portion of proceeds from the Women in Business occasion benefited Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee.

Women in Business 2026 was offered by First South Financial together with platinum sponsors Adams Wealth Partners, SoundWaves Gaylord Opryland, Hilton Nashville Green Hills, Pure Glow Nashville, Ascension Saint Thomas, Mercedes-Benz of Music City, LALO Tequila, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and gold sponsors MTSU, Skin Spirit, GFiber, Influence Boutique, and Adventure Smarter.

A particular thanks to Nashville Smile Bar for offering photograph sales space enjoyable all through the night, KL Events for creating the beautiful photograph sales space backdrop, Pure Joy for the gorgeous balloon installations at each the stage and photograph sales space, Curated Events Nashville for designing the stage backdrop, and Curio Lab Box for serving to carry collectively such a memorable occasion expertise.

We are additionally grateful to all of our sponsors, companions, honorees, and attendees who made Women in Business 2026 such a memorable night time of celebrating the ladies shaping Nashville’s enterprise group.

Photos courtesy of Hanna Turner and Caitlin Bolme.