Expand, Elevate & Go Global
At The
Iconic Womanhood Weekend
A luxury, high caliber experience designed for elite women executives, entrepreneurs, and visionary leaders who are ready to elevate their brand, influence, and wealth to global levels.
Date : April 25th & 26th, 2025
Venue : Ritz Carlton Hotel, Pentagon City, VA
Discover the New Feminine Power Paradigm for women who want it all.
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This is not just another conference!
It’s a feminine power immersion where you will:
- Step into effortless influence and leadership in business, career, and life
- Elevate your perceived value and command premium opportunities.
- Master your personal brand, executive presence, and strategic connections.
- Learn the art of feminine leadership and soft power for lasting success.
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Agenda
April 25th -
VIP Experience.
Iconic Elevation:
Power, Presence & Purpose
Theme:
Step into your full power and embrace your next level.
10 am
- Networking & connecting
Refreshments will be served.
10:15 am - 11:30 am
- The Becoming Iconic Mastermind Session – Leading in a New Era with Ekene Onu
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
- Potent, Persuasive & Press-Ready : Own the Mic. Shape the Message. Show Up Like the Headline with Samke Mhlongo
In this intimate, high-impact media presence mastermind, international speaker and bestselling author Samke Mhlongo guides you through the powerful shift from being simply well-spoken - to being sought-after.
You’ll learn how to communicate with clarity, carry your story with confidence, and show up with the kind of presence that lingers long after you've left the room. Whether you’re stepping onto a panel, speaking on a podcast, or being interviewed on-camera, this session prepares you to own your voice and use it with power.
1 pm - 2 pm
- Perceived Value Elevation Strategy Mastermind Session - Learn & leverage the levers of value and begin to command the highest compensation for the work you have always brought to the table with Ekene Onu
2 pm - 4 pm
- Lunch
4 pm - 7pm
- Luxury Style & Presence Session powered by M.M.LaFleur - Craft your most high-value and higher impact personal image.
April 26th -
Iconic Embodiment:
Influence, Wealth & Legacy
Theme
The woman who has it all:
Success, Style, Sensuality, and Soul.
9 am - 9:15 pm
- Registration
Networking & connecting
9:20 am - 12:45 pm
- The Soft CEO Masterclass with Ekene Onu: Discover the transformational framework every feminine leader needs.
This session will guide you by debriefing executive level self-care, Soul level Systems and Structures you need for success, Feminine Leadership embodiment and insights needed to excel even in a challenging landscape. It includes the following as well.- Feminine Leadership blueprinting
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Mastering Soft Power for Big Success
11 am - 12 pm
- Booked, Branded & Borderless: Amplify Your Expertise Across Borders — Including Africa’s Rising Market with Samke Mhlongo
In this transformational branding and visibility masterclass, acclaimed international speaker and executive brand coach Samke Mhlongo reveals how high-impact women can finally step out of the shadows and into their spotlight — without losing their voice, values, or vision.
12 pm - 12: 30
- Strategy and Influence Hot Seat Coaching with Ekene Onu
1 pm - 1:45 pm
- Panel discussion
Restart, Reinvent, Reclaim: A panel discussion on transmuting business and life adversity into advantage with Funlayo Alabi, Dunnie Onasanya moderated by Viola Ignite.
After facing near collapse, Funlayo, CEO of Shea Radiance, rebuilt her business with resilience and vision.
Dunnie re-invented her life as an artist and she is an artist in residence at the Viceroy.
2 pm - 4 pm
- Iconic Womanhood Awards Luncheon : Celebrating power, legacy and influence. Honoring Anifa Mvuemba, Aba Kwawu, Orlena Nwokah Blanchard & Dr Adjoa Asamoah
4 pm - 6 pm
- The Embodied Feminine Power Activation with Ekene Onu
This session focuses on two areas, your body and your culture.
Your body keeps the score. This insight is a key to feminine success.
In this session, Ekene will share transformational teachings and lead you through powerful somatic embodiment exercises and the nervous system regulation that will help you release any blocks trapped in your body & enter a new level of success.
They say Culture eats strategy, Ekene will also help you identify the personal cultural shifts you need to elevate into your Iconic woman season.
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Meet Our
Guest Speaker!
Samke Mhlongo
Samke Mhlongo is an acclaimed International speaker, award-winning personal finance coach, and best-selling author.
After 13 years in personal finance and wealth management, she now coaches individuals on turning their expertise into profitable consulting, speaking, and authorship ventures.
As the founder of TNC Wealth Partners, Samke has worked with major companies such as Uber, Coca-Cola, Standard Bank, and MTN.
Her accolades include being named among the United Nations MIPAD Top 100 Most Influential Persons of African Descent, Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 50 Black African Women Entrepreneurs to Watch, and serving as a Brand SA Ambassador.
Samke holds an Honors in Financial Planning and an MBA, where her dissertation explored the factors contributing to over indebtedness among Black South African females.
A divorced mother of two, she resides in Johannesburg and believes in the power of resilience, reinvention, and visibility to unlock true potential.
Meet Our
City Icon Honorees
Anifa Mvuemba
Anifa Mvuemba was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to Congolese parents. She moved to the United States with her family at the age of 3.
Drawing inspiration from her mother's impeccable style, Anifa cultivated a passion for fashion that led her to create Hanifa—a brand celebrated for its bold designs and pioneering approach.
In 2020, amidst global challenges, Anifa revolutionized the fashion industry by presenting Hanifa's Pink Label Congo collection through a 3D virtual runway show on Instagram. This innovative showcase captivated audiences worldwide and set a new standard for digital fashion presentations.
Her designs have since graced influential figures like Beyoncé, Issa Rae, and Tracee Ellis Ross, solidifying her status as a leading force in contemporary fashion.
Aba Kwawu
Aba Kwawu is the founder and President of TAA PR. Since the agency’s inception, it has set the standard for results-oriented strategic communications, experiential marketing, branding, market research and social media services for new and established clients.
Over the last 13 years, the agency has built an impressive track record of representing the highest profile fashion retailers, award-winning restaurants, boutique hotels, culture and lifestyle purveyors, and for upscale event productions.
Aba is the recent Regional Director for the Fashion Group International of Greater Washington, DC.
Prior to founding the agency, Aba held marketing and public relations positions for Iceberg UK, Calvin Klein UK, United Colors of Benetton and Saks Fifth Avenue. She served as a member of the faculty at Howard University for six years where she taught full-time undergraduate courses in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing.
Orlena Nwokah Blanchard
Orlena Nwokah Blanchard is an award-winning entrepreneur and innovative leader behind game-changing social impact movements and marketing programs for some of the world’s biggest brands. She is an astute cultural marketing strategist and one of the co-creators of the CROWN Act legislative movement to end race-based hair discrimination nationwide. Recognized on the Root 100 2022 list of most influential Black Americans, Orlena has been featured in numerous publications including Cosmopolitan, The Root, Ebony Magazine, 21 Ninety, and on podcasts like Potential to Powerhouse, Heads Talk, and Business of the Beat.
Orlena is a multinational citizen raised in the UK, Nigeria and the U.S. She holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Purdue University and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She is a fiercely proud wife and mother of three sons.
Why you need to attend?
- Curated for High-Caliber Women: Network with top-tier leaders, executives, and businesswomen who are playing big.
- Exclusive & Transformational: Every session is strategically designed to elevate your presence, wealth, and well-being.
- Luxury Meets Legacy: Experience 5-star venues, gourmet dining, and intimate mentorship opportunities with Icons
This weekend is for YOU if you're ready to:
- Own your authority & influence in your industry.
- Magnetize premium opportunities & wealth with ease.
- Elevate into boardrooms, media, and high-value spaces.
- Step into your most radiant, high-level feminine self.
This is not another conference!
It is a truly immersive high-value transformation experience – It’s about stepping into feminine power, wealth, and influence, not just another leadership event.
By the end of this full weekend experience, you will:
- Elevate your personal brand and command premium media, speaking, and boardroom opportunities.
- Walk away with an elite network of powerhouse women who can unlock high-value collaborations.
- Activate your next-level presence and confidently embody the woman who owns her space and her worth.
- Unlock financial and strategic power moves to position yourself in luxury spaces and high-net-worth circles.
Now more than ever, i
t is time to step into your
Iconic Woman Season!
