Contenders Collective 2022 To Celebrate Birmingham Women

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-based businesses Battle Republic and BHAM Femme recently announced the Contenders Collective 2022, celebrating the achievements of Birmingham’s female leaders.

This event will take place on March 6 in the upstairs venue of Avondale Brewing Co.

The Contenders Collective seeks to celebrate, entertain and enlighten attendees through an afternoon of speakers, music, and brunch by Birmingham’s finest with all proceeds benefiting The Allstate Foundation’s domestic violence program, Purple Purse.

An International Women’s Day Panel will begin at 1:30 p.m. followed by a networking brunch.

“We are thrilled to celebrate and honor some of Birmingham’s most incredible women at this year’s Contenders Collective,” said Lindsey Miller, CEO of Battle Republic and owner of Mpire Concepts. “Join us to hear from this collection of true contenders and inspirational fierce female leaders to kick off Women’s History Month in March.”

Tickets include admission to the panel event and brunch by BHAM Femme Chefs. The panel will be hosted by Randall Porter, Brand Strategist and Style Enthusiast, and Tonia Trotter Price, Design Consultant and Architectural Lighting Specialist at SESCO Lighting.

The panel will be moderated by Miller and Leah Drury, CCO of Battle Republic and Founder of A1Fitness.

Panelists include:

• Jessica Austin, VP Marketing Enthusiast and creator of The Submissive Feminist Blog
• Talaya Champion, owner of Elidia the Label
• Krista Conlin, owner and founder of KC Projects Public Relations
• Andrea Hendricks, Ph.D., owner of Andrea Hendricks PHD Private Practice
• Ginny Willcox Leavens, owner of Homewood Bagel Co. and lawyer at Balch & Bingham
• Adelaide Matte, owner and founder of AMD Creative
• Jessica Moody, director of programs and operations for Create Birmingham/Film Birmingham
• Lindsey Noto, culinary specialist for Sysco Foods of Alabama and co-founder of Croux

Tickets are available for purchase through EventBrite, linked here. For more information on the Contenders Collective, please contact Anna Beth Standeffer at AnnaBeth@KCProjects.net.