NW Chicagoland Nova Connect + Elevate: Embody the CEO led by Lauren Schaff

CONNECT + ELEVATE

A Curated Gathering for Women Consciously Creating Their Lives and Who Knows the Room Matters

NW Chicagoland | @ Dayhouse Schaumburg

You’re intentional about how you live and how you work. You care not just about what you’re building, but how you’re building it and who you’re in the room with along the way.

Connect + Elevate is Nova’s new signature monthly gathering in Schaumburg, created for women and non-binary seasoned professionals who want meaningful connection, thoughtful conversation, and growth that actually feels aligned with their lives. Not just more contacts but people who understand why your values matter as much as your vision.

This isn’t about filling a calendar or working a room. It’s about spending your time with people who make you think differently, feel more like yourself, and leave you feeling more seen than when you arrived.

THE EXPERIENCE

CONNECT
We begin with guided connection around our theme of the month — not icebreakers, but intentional dialogue that moves purposefully into real conversation. The structure is designed to help you meet people you are so excited to know, without forcing performance or small talk.

You’ll leave this portion with a sense of who’s in the room and who you want to continue the conversation with outside the room.–

ELEVATE
This month’s theme: Wealth with Intention

What does abundance actually look like when it’s rooted in purpose rather than pressure?

This month we’re exploring our relationship with money, value and success both the practical and the emotional.

How do we align our financial and professional growth with what feels meaningful, ethical and life-giving?

These are the conversations most networking events never make space for. This one does.

This month’s Elevate session connects directly to that idea. Because building wealth with intention starts with how you’re showing up in your own business and whether the role you’re playing actually fits who you are.

Embody the CEO – Led by Lauren Schaff, Business Coach & Marketing Strategist

You’re good at what you do. But the business around it might be wearing you out. The missing piece is almost never more hustle.

In this session Lauren walks you through what it means to claim the CEO role, why it matters and how to embody it with a clear framework and practical steps so you can build a business that fits your life.

Lauren brings nearly a decade of corporate marketing experience working with brands like Burger King and Hilton Hotels, plus firsthand experience as a Realtor and entrepreneur herself. She helps women strengthen their marketing, attract the right clients and build businesses that feel focused, sustainable and true to who they are.

If you’ve ever left a networking event exhausted from performing and wondering why you went. This is the opposite of that.

Our hope is that you leave feeling nourished, clearer and more connected than when you arrived.

You’ll leave with new connections, feeling expanded, and a feeling that you’ve finally found the room you’ve been looking for.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Connect + Elevate is for you if:

• You value quality over quantity in your relationships
• You appreciate thoughtful facilitation and intelligent, meaningful conversation
• You’re growing something — a business, a career, a body of work
• You want connection that feels aligned, not transactional

This is a room for people who arrive as they are and leave more connected, clearer, and expanded.

EVENT DETAILS

🗓 2nd Wednesday of every month
📍 Dayhouse Schamburg

✨ If you’ve ever thought, “That room wasn’t quite it…” this might be.