FORGED.

FORGED. (powered by Community Impact Solutions) is Rooted & Rising’s annual summit is more than an event—it's a gathering for those who are choosing growth through life's changing seasons. This year’s theme: FORGED.

Whether navigating career transitions, entrepreneurship roller coasters, leadership challenges, family responsibilities, personal setbacks, or new opportunities, we all are often called to endure periods of stretching, pruning, recalibration, and renewal.

FORGED. creates space for attendees to pause, reflect, connect, and grow alongside others who understand the courage required to keep moving forward.

Through powerful storytelling, meaningful conversations, practical leadership insights, and authentic connection, participants will explore how life's challenges can become the foundation for deeper roots, greater impact, and lasting legacy.

Rooted & Rising is a leadership, personal growth, and legacy-building movement designed for individuals navigating seasons of growth, transition, adversity, reinvention, and purpose.

Grounded in the belief that life's challenges can become catalysts for transformation, Rooted & Rising creates opportunities for people to connect, learn, grow, and lead with greater courage, fortitude, and intention.