Monetize Your Genius! (Hybrid Event)

Monetize Your Genius: Transform Your Skills into Sustainable Wealth

Join us for Monetize Your Genius, a dynamic hybrid experience on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Werqwise (San Mateo, CA) and online. Brought to you by the Delta San Francisco-Peninsula Foundation, this event unites entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers who are building businesses, creating impact, and taking control of their financial futures.

Over one powerful morning, you’ll gain proven strategies, real-world inspiration, and a network that believes in community wealth and empowerment.

Why Attend

According to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, nearly 950,000 people lost their jobs across the U.S. this year through September. The Monetize Your Genius conference empowers them, and others facing similar challenges, to leverage their expertise, build new income streams, and create fresh opportunities for success.

The economy is shifting, and for many, that shift has been personal. Jobs once considered secure have disappeared. Careers have paused. The cost of living continues to rise. But amid uncertainty, one truth remains: your skills, experience, and creativity still hold immense value.

Now is the time for the San Francisco-Peninsula community to tap into that value and turn what they already know into new opportunities for income, impact, and independence.

The Monetize Your Genius conference gives attendees the knowledge and tools to start building new income streams, right away.

What to expect

✳️ Hybrid Access – Join us in person for hands-on networking and community energy, or online for an equally interactive experience from anywhere.

💡 Expert-Led Sessions – Learn from seasoned professionals in finance, marketing, and business strategy who’ve walked the path from idea to income.

💬 Real Conversations – Candid discussions, live Q&A, and practical takeaways you can apply immediately.

Stay tuned for additional sessions and speaker announcements!

Workshop sessions

1. Money Mindset Makeover: Ditch Scarcity Thinking and Embrace Abundance in Business (Online session)

with Valerie Hoskins, Co-founder, Monetary Masterclass

Overview: Interactive session using real-life scenarios and mindset work to unpack how fear, imposter syndrome, and scarcity mindsets limit our income potential.

2. Knowing When to Go! Working the Dream, While Working a 9-5 (In-person session)

with Catarah Coleman, Founder & Co-owner, Southern Girl Desserts

Overview: Working a 9–5 doesn’t mean pressing pause on your dreams. In this session, Catarah Coleman, Founder & Co-owner of Southern Girl Desserts, breaks down the strategies, sacrifices, and signs that tell you when it’s time to bet on yourself. Perfect for anyone building a business while balancing career and life.

3. Clarity Is the New Currency: How to Sell What You Know (and Be Paid What You’re Worth) (Online session)

with Denice S. Pigott, Strategic Marketing Executive and Brand Partner

Overview: Confusion doesn’t convert, and in today’s crowded marketplace, clarity is the ultimate differentiator. In this session, marketing executive and brand strategist Denice S. Pigott reveals how clarity, not content, drives revenue, reputation, and recognition. She breaks down how to define what you truly offer, who it’s for, and how to communicate your value with precision and confidence.

Drawing from two decades leading brand activations for global companies, Denice translates enterprise-level marketing strategy into a playbook for consultants, founders, and experts who are ready to turn their skills into scalable income. Attendees will leave with the frameworks, language, and mindset to position their genius like a brand and finally get paid what they’re worth.

4. Solopreneurship (Pre-recorded online session)

with Manisha Mahajan, Founder, Maven Practice

Overview: Solopreneurship - the beginning stages of Entrepreneurship, when a founder is both the solo employer and employee striving to launch and build a company. As a former corporate leader and now a professional coach, I will provide insights and guidance on what has (and hasn't) worked as I have built my consulting and coaching practices. If you're a current or aspiring entrepreneur, this session is for you.

5. The Blueprint for Kingdom Wealth (In-person session)

with Tyler Reynolds, Victoria Richard-Chikondo, Jamahl Foster, The Kingdom Finance Group

Overview: In this session, we’ll be diving deep into the connection between purpose, identity, and financial wisdom. We’ll explore how understanding who you are in God shapes the way you handle money, make decisions, and build a legacy. The focus will be on shifting from a survival mindset to a Kingdom stewardship mindset—seeing wealth as a tool for purpose rather than status. Through a practical presentation by The Kingdom Finance Group, we’ll uncover how aligning your finances with your divine calling can unlock provision, peace, and generational impact.

Schedule

9:00 am - 9:30 am: Continental Breakfast (in-person only)

9:45 am - 10:30 am: Opening Panel - From Passion to Profit

10:45 am - 11:30 am: Workshop Breakout 1

11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Workshop Breakout 2

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: Closing + Networking

On the day of the event, you can attend two workshops. All workshops will be recorded so you can watch them later. Links to join virtually will be sent out after registration.

Our mission is simple: empower you to move from awareness to action.

Whether you’re launching a business, investing in your future, or redefining your money mindset, this is where momentum begins.

Seats are limited. Reserve your spot today and start building the financial future you deserve.

Presented by: Delta San-Francisco Peninsula Foundation

In partnership with: Werqwise and the San Francisco-Peninsula Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Together, we’re creating pathways to prosperity and purpose.