Women’s Gospel Summit Brings Faith, Leadership, and Music Business Strategy to Memphis, TN On March 7th
The National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment, Inc. (NABFEME) announces the Women’s Gospel Summit: The Price of Being HER, a purpose-driven gathering designed to elevate women serving in Gospel music, ministry, leadership, and in business. Presented in Memphis, TN., on March 7 at Southbrook Town Center, the Summit brings together influential voices, industry leaders, and creatives for an impactful morning of dialogue, strategy, and spiritual empowerment.
The Women’s Gospel Summit will address the unique challenges women face while leading with faith. From navigating leadership, visibility, and sustainability to balancing calling, career, family, and community responsibilities. Many of these realities are often unspoken within faith-based spaces. This Summit provides a platform for honest conversation, practical insight, and collective growth.
At its core, the Summit blends faith and strategy. It equips women with tools to strengthen leadership capacity, build sustainable careers and ministries, and cultivate authentic relationships that support long-term success. The keynote speaker is Heather Beverly, a leading Chicago entertainment attorney and Gospel Music advocate.
Summit attendees will gain insight from seasoned professionals whose journeys reflect both the cost and the calling of purpose-driven leadership. A featured highlight is High Heels in High Places, a signature segment showcasing dynamic career journeys of women who have navigated influence, impact, and responsibility with faith-forward leadership. Gospel Music Association (GMA) President Jackie Patillo is featured alongside singers Wendy Moten and Lisa Knowles-Smith, Tennessee State Representative Karen Camper, 30-year Sony Music executive Charita Brittenum, and others. The program also includes seminars and sisterhood networking designed to foster collaboration across church, community, and industry.
“The Women’s Gospel Summit is more than an event. It is a movement,” said NABFEME CEO, Ms. Johnnie Walker. “We are creating a space for women to be seen, heard, equipped, and affirmed. Not only in their calling, but in their capacity to lead with excellence and authority.”
The Women’s Gospel Summit serves leaders across the Church, community, in entertainment, and business. It also offers media partners, sponsors, and organizations an opportunity to engage a powerful and influential audience of Black women whose cultural and economic impact continues to shape industries and communities.
Register at www.nabfeme.org