Spark Summit 2025: Power + Purpose
Calling all faith-led, female founders and business owners! Collaborate with other like-minded women and recharge at this day retreat.
By Spark + Buzz Communications
19 followers
3 years on Eventbrite 📈
Follow
Date and time
Friday, May 16 · 9:30am - 3pm EDT
Location
Kharis Lavender Fields
20910 Merle Drive Lavender Barn Gaithersburg, MD 20882
Show map
Refund Policy
No Refunds
Agenda
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Check-In, Coffee + Conversation
9:55 AM
Welcome + Opening Prayer
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Power + Purpose: Panel, Q+A
Courtney Malengo, Moderator + Panelist
Yevedzo "Yeve" Chitiga, Panelist
Emma Sharma, Panelist
Building a business isn't for the faint of heart. Sometimes things don't go as planned. We all experience peaks and valleys, but when we are in the valley, it can be easy to lose sight of God's purpo...
View More
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch + Connection Building
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Leaning Into God's Purpose: Individual Exercise
Take some time to walk in the lavender fields or find a serene spot to pray and dream about God's purpose for you and your business. Explore what God might be calling you to elevate or deprioritize.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Purposeful Insights: Group Discussion
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Spark Stations: Interactive Experiences
Enjoy the opportunity to create new connections and experience some fun and self-care with our Spark Stations.
View full agenda
About this event
Join Us for The 2025 Spark Summit: Power + Purpose!
A Day of Faith, Business, and Bold Action
Hosted by Spark + Buzz Communications and The Spark Collective, The Spark Summit is back for its fourth year! Join us on Friday, May 16 (9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.) for a transformational retreat designed for faith-led female founders, entrepreneurs (aspiring + established), and business owners ready to align their business with their God-given purpose.
Set against the serene backdrop of Kharis Lavender Fields, this one-day retreat is a sacred space to step into God’s power and purpose for your business:
✨ Integrate Faith & Business – Discover practical ways to lead with faith while scaling your business.
✨ Find Clarity & Direction – Step into God’s power and walk boldly in your purpose.
✨ Cultivate Authentic Connections – Engage with like-minded women who share your values, struggles, and dreams.
✨ Recharge & Renew – Step away from the daily grind to refresh your spirit, mind, and business vision.
Whether you've been in business five months or five years, this is your time to reinvest in yourself, refocus your mission, and reignite your passion—all within a community of fierce, faith-filled women cheering you on.
You’ll leave feeling refreshed, empowered, and spiritually renewed, ready to step into the next season of your business with confidence.
📌 Your Registration Includes:
✔️ Full access to all sessions & interactive experiences
✔️ Snacks, beverages, and a delicious lunch
✔️ A curated swag bag packed with goodies
✔️ A soul-refreshing day among the lavender plants
✔️ Exclusive day-of discount on all Kharis Lavender products
🚀 Early Bird Pricing Ends March 31!
Register today and secure your spot.
Agenda is subject to change.
✨ Sponsors Wanted✨
If you would like to get your name or product in front of women business owners, we have several opportunities for sponsorships, from items/products to include in swag bags to curating custom experiences, email us to discuss further (info@sparkandbuzz.com).
* ********************************************************************
Meet our Panel of Speakers:
Yevedzo "Yeve" Chitiga, Founder, Yevedzo Coaching & Consulting
Yeve Chitiga, a dynamic public speaker, is the CEO of Yevedzo Coaching and Consulting, an executive coaching and leadership development practice. Over the last 18 years, through her internal audit and legal experience, Yeve has honed a unique ability to discover what is hidden beneath the surface and hear the unspoken. She began her professional career in banking working for international institutions in the U.S. and in the United Kingdom. As an attorney, Yeve rose through the ranks to Counsel at WilmerHale before pivoting to a late-stage financial technology startup where she held the position of Director, Assistant General Counsel.
Yeve is an experienced speaker with a gift for captivating audiences. Through her blend of wit and warmth she delivers thought-provoking speeches that resonate with diverse audiences. Her gift for storytelling extends into literature as a published children’s book author. Chitiga is also a skilled panel moderator and workshop facilitator whose expertise creates engaging and memorable conversations that leave a lasting impression.
With authenticity and relatable content, Yeve believes in the power of using her voice on social media. Most recently, Yeve was featured in Forbes as a Black woman redefining entrepreneurship.
Emma Sharma, Founder, Swallowtail Group and Co-Founder, Futuria AI
Emma is a global business executive known for her entrepreneurship, strong empathetic leadership style, and willingness to go where ‘Angels fear to tread’. She is also a passionate advocate on mental health issues that impact the workforce, especially at executive leadership levels.
She is the Founder of Swallowtail Group, a boutique consulting firm that advises leaders and organizations managing organizational change, exploring complex business transactions, and creating governance programs for risk mitigation.
A business leader for almost 30 years, Emma’s career has taken her to companies across the globe from Australia to Dubai. Most recently she served on the executive team of Valiant Integrated Services, a government contracting company she co-founded which grew to $800M in revenue in just over four years. Currently she is one of the co-founders of Futuria AI, an agentic AI technology group partnering with a Kingdom-investment venture studio from Austin, TX.
Emma is passionate about seeing the Kingdom of God invade the marketplace. She is a devoted wife and mom to two young children and lives in Northern Virginia.
Courtney Malengo, Founder of Spark + Buzz Communications, The Spark Collective + The Spark Summit
Courtney Malengo is the Founder of Spark + Buzz Communications, an award-winning strategic communications consultancy that helps brands tell their story to inspire audiences and galvanize growth. From concept to completion, Spark + Buzz designs creative and integrated branding, marketing, and public relations solutions for clients across the country.
Courtney is also the creative brains behind The Spark Summit and The Spark Collective, a faith-based membership community encouraging female founders in their entrepreneurial journeys that gathers six times a year in the DMV.
A seasoned communicator, brand and marketing strategist, and crisis counselor with 22 years’ experience, Courtney holds a bachelor’s in English writing from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, and a master’s in communication and organizational leadership from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She received her accreditation in public relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and earned a certificate in wine marketing from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education in Davis, California.
Her strategic and actionable insights have led to business growth, brand recognition, and enhanced employee engagement for countless clients. She is a member of Faith-Driven Entrepreneur, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), LeadingAge Maryland, Maryland Wineries Association, and Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce.
Courtney has been featured in Entrepreneur, Legal Zoom, Taboola, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, and more.
The Spark Summit is hosted by The Spark Collective and Spark + Buzz Communications.
The Spark Collective is a faith-based membership community encouraging female founders in their entrepreneurial journeys, meeting six times a year in the DMV.
Spark + Buzz Communications is an award-winning, woman-owned strategic communications consultancy that helps brands and businesses tell their story to inspire audiences and galvanize growth through integrated branding, marketing, and public relations solutions.