Client: New England Women in Banking

Industry:📈 Finance, Insurance & Banking

Who They Are:

The New England Women in Banking & Mortgage Conference is a one-day leadership event specifically designed for women across the banking, credit union, and mortgage professions throughout New England. It brings together executives, senior leaders, and emerging women professionals from across the region for a focused program of education, visibility, networking, and career advancement — held as a pre-conference signature to the larger New England Mortgage Expo. (nebankwomen.com)

Women attend from community banks, credit unions, regional financial institutions, mortgage companies, and industry associations — seeking connection and influence in a field historically and culturally dominated by men. (nebankwomen.com)

Challenge:

Women remain vastly underrepresented in the senior ranks of financial services leadership — particularly in banking and mortgage lending where traditional power structures, biased leadership narratives, and legacy culture norms can stall career growth for talented women. 

Leaders in the industry still grapple with:

• Persistent “old boys’ club” assumptions
• Limited visibility for women on executive stages
• Fewer sponsorship opportunities for career advancement
• Pressure to balance technical authority with relational leadership
• Skepticism around women’s influence in revenue-driven roles

For the New England Women in Banking community, the challenge was twofold:

Help women leaders feel seen, valued, and strategically empowered to lead with influence, authority, and authentic presence — and anchor those shifts in measurable career advancement momentum.

Pegine Power Solution™:

Pegine delivered a signature Executive Presence & Leadership Influence Keynote tailored to the financial services audience — marrying cultural insight with strategic behavior change.

Her approach included:

• Reframing Visibility: Helping women leaders shift from “soft leadership” stereotypes to a presence that radiates credibility and strategic authority.
• Communication Mastery: Practical frameworks for confident stakeholder negotiation, visibility in high-stakes meetings, and authoritative dialogue without aggression.
• Mindset Activation: Uncovering internal narrative barriers that keep women self-limiting — then flipping them into power anchors.
• Career Acceleration Strategy: Tools and rituals for intentionally positioning women for promotions, thought leadership platforms, and board-level opportunities.

Pegine infused authenticity, cultural context, and financial industry relevance into every element — ensuring the audience not only learned techniques but felt personally equipped to use them the next day.

Results:

• Standing ovations and high attendee engagement during and after the keynote.
• Women leaders reported immediate confidence gains to advocate for stretch roles, sponsorship conversations, and leadership visibility.
• Conference reputation elevated as a career-accelerator destination for women across New England banking and mortgage sectors.
• Enhanced networking, mentorship initiation, and cross-institutional collaboration reported post-event.
• Attendees described real shifts in how they “show up” in meetings, boardrooms, and succession discussions.

And the overarching experience: women did not just attend — they arrived as seen, influential leaders ready to lead with purpose and strategy.

Client Testimonial:

“Pegine did what few speakers can do — she didn’t just inspire us, she equipped us with real clarity and actionable leadership presence. Women left the room believing more deeply in their voice, their value, and their next big career breakthrough.”

— Conference Leadership, New England Women in Banking

Pegine’s Power Wisdom Quote:

“Authority isn’t taken — it’s claimed with clarity, confidence, and the courage to occupy space others once reserved for someone else.”