Be The Change Collaboration Conference
Presented by Why Not Mindset
This is more than a conference-this is a call to action.
Date: August 9th 2025
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Springfield, MO
Snacks and Beverages provided
Join us in Springfield, Missouri, for a powerful evening where stories meet purpose, and passion meets action. The Be The Change Collaboration Conference brings together changemakers, visionaries, and re-entry warriors from across the region-and around the world-for one shared mission: to build bridges, not barriers.
This event marks the official launch of Why Not Mindset, a movement rooted in transformation, second chances, and unapologetic purpose. It also celebrates the soft launch of Mindset Matters-a gripping, raw, and inspirational book written by someone who’s lived the journey and came back to lead others through it. Copies will be available at the event for $15, personally signed by the author. All proceeds from book sales will go toward building the Why Not Mindset and laying the first bricks of change.
You’ll hear from the founder Rustin Pangburn, doing the hard and heart-filled work of re-entry, recovery, and community transformation. We'll also feature exclusive changmakers via video from the United Kingdom, reminding us that the fight for redemption and reform knows no borders.
This conference is for the ones:
- Building something out of nothing
- Refusing to give up on themselves-or others
- Believing that collaboration beats competition
- Committed to creating a future where freedom means more than just release
Because real change doesn’t happen in isolation-it happens together.
Come connect. Be inspired. Collaborate.Let’s build the future we believe in.
Why not now? Why Not Be The Change?
