EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

COMING UP NEXT

 

YES 2026: Stepping Into Purpose — Reaching Out Now Leadership Conference​

Hosted by Reaching Out Now
📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
📍 Shenandoah University (Halpin-Harrison Hall) 600 Millwood Avenue, Winchester, VA, United States

Reaching Out Now presents YES 2026, the Youth Empowered for Success Conference, a day of leadership, wellness, and connection for high school students across the region. Let Her Shine is proud to be there, with Co-Founder & President Thania Trieu joining the lineup as one of this year’s speakers. Come find us on site. Purpose isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you step into.

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To register for the event: https://reachingoutnow.org/event/2026-yes-conference/

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The Art of Storytelling: Own Your Voice.  Share Your Story.  Lead with Impact

In Partnership with Washington English Center
📅 Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 12:45-2:15 PM
📍 Washington English Center · Washington, DC

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Your voice has power. Your story has value. Now it’s time to use both with confidence and purpose.

Building on the success of our previous storytelling workshops, Let Her Shine returns to Washington English Center for another hands-on experience built to take communication and leadership skills to the next level. Through interactive exercises, practical storytelling techniques, real-life scenarios, and live coaching, participants will learn to express themselves with clarity, confidence, and presence, in everyday conversations, at work, and within their communities.

Because effective communication isn’t about perfect words. It’s about owning your voice, connecting with others, and believing that what you have to say matters

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To register for the event: https://forms.gle/5Uj4pyTEhFwpd3dt5

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WHAT'S AHEAD IN 2026​

The season of impact continues — a year of voice, connection, and celebration, growing one event at a time. Beyond the events above, our 2026 calendar features:

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• Empowerment Workshops — practical sessions to build voice confidence, leadership, and clarity, because being heard is a skill every woman deserves to own

• Community Gatherings — safe, uplifting spaces where women connect, share, and grow together, and where no one finds her voice alone

• Teen Youth Programs — helping young women build confidence, emotional resilience, and direction, planting the seeds of voice and leadership in the generation rising behind us

• Storytelling Sessions & Own Your Voice Recordings — live story-sharing experiences and studio recordings where real people walk through the Spark, the Struggle, the Shift, and the Shine

• Own Your Voice: Veteran Stories — as our storytelling platform expands to honor those who served, watch for story-capture sessions and community events preserving veteran voices — beginning with the women whose service went unseen

• Leadership Forums — bringing thought leaders, changemakers, and innovators together to inspire and equip the next wave of women leading change

• Special Events & Celebrations — shining a light on women's achievements, community stories, and the milestones of a movement in motion

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​​Event dates and registration details are announced on a rolling basis throughout the year — and the best seats go to those who stay close. Join our mailing list to be the first to know.

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BRING LET HER SHINE TO YOU

Some of our most meaningful events begin with a single invitation. Our workshops and experiences travel — to universities, community centers, government offices, businesses, and cultural organizations across the DMV and beyond.

 

Whether it's a storytelling workshop for your team, a Lunch & Learn for your campus, an empowerment session for your community, or a story-capture experience through our Own Your Voice platform — we design each experience around your people.

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PAST HIGHLIGHTS

From diplomatic celebrations to university halls to community workshops across the DC region, Let Her Shine events bring together women and allies from across industries, cultures, and generations — creating spaces where confidence grows, stories are shared, and lives are transformed.

 

Storytelling for Voice & Leadership — at Washington English Center

In Partnership with Washington English Center

📅 Tuesday, August 18, 2026 
📍 Washington English Center · Washington, DC

 

After our AANHPI Heritage Month storytelling workshop this spring, Washington English Center invited us back — this time bringing the experience to their students, faculty, and volunteers. Join us for an afternoon of practical storytelling, live coaching, and connection: find your story, shape it, and learn to tell it with confidence.

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Motivating the Teen Spirit: Teen Emotional Literacy Tour — Fairfax, VA

Let Her Shine · Regional Partner

📅 Saturday & Sunday, August 8–9, 2026

📍 University of North America · Fairfax, VALet Her Shine is honored to serve as a regional partner in bringing the Motivating the Teen Spirit Emotional Literacy Tour to the DMV area — two days dedicated to helping teens build the emotional language, confidence, and self-worth to navigate their world. The seeds of voice, planted early.​​​​

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To register for the event: www.motivatingtheteenspirit.com/register

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Amplifying AANHPI Voices Through the Art of Storytelling
May 8, 2026 · Washington English Center · Washington, DC · In Partnership with MOAPIA & Washington English Center

This AAPI Heritage Month, we brought together a community of women for an afternoon of real storytelling, live coaching, and genuine connection — powerful stories from women who found their voice, and coaching to help every participant begin finding her own. The response said everything: our partners at Washington English Center invited us back to bring more workshops to their students, faculty, and volunteers — that next chapter begins July 28.

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Own Your Voice, Lift Others — International Women's Month Lunch & Learn
March 17, 2026 · University of North America · Fairfax, VA

Let Her Shine hosted a Lunch & Learn for the staff, faculty, and guests of the University of North America — not a presentation, but a shared experience of voice, culture, and connection. The room applauded its women, then the men who stand alongside them. Participants shared moments when someone made them feel truly seen — and a warm bowl of pho became the afternoon's living metaphor: different ingredients, one beautiful whole. Because when one person finds their voice, it gives others permission to shine.

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Celebrating International Women's Month with the ASEAN Spouses Circle
March 6, 2026 · Vietnam House · Washington, DC

Just ahead of International Women's Day, Let Her Shine joined the ASEAN Spouses Circle at a celebration hosted by the Vietnam House, honoring the voices, cultures, and contributions of women across the ASEAN diplomatic community. Our Own Your Voice team listened, captured content, and conducted interviews with women whose journeys cross borders, languages, and cultures — because some of the most powerful stories are carried between worlds.

Each event is a reflection of our mission:
When women rise, communities thrive, and the world shines brighter.
When she shines — generations rise.

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ONE MORE THING

Every event you've read about on this page happened because someone said yes — a partner who opened a door, a volunteer who showed up, a supporter who believed. If you'd like to be part of what happens next:

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