GUEST SPEAKER: Shannon Shores
TOPIC: Unfiltered & Unapologetic: The Power of Showing Up as Your Authentic Self
WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST
WHERE: Tavern On Main – 301 E Main St, Belleville, IL 62220
Unfiltered & Unapologetic: The Power of Showing Up as Your Authentic Self is a bold, energizing, and transformative talk designed to help women reclaim their voice, rewrite their stories, and walk confidently in who they were always meant to be.
This presentation explores why authenticity is more than a buzzword. It’s a catalyst for confidence, connection, leadership, and personal freedom. With humor, heart, and unfiltered truth-telling, Shannon guides audiences through the barriers that hold women back (fear of judgment, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and comparison) and offers practical, actionable tools for breaking free of those old patterns.
Participants will learn how to step into their power by aligning their words, choices, and presence with their real identity not the edited version created for approval or comfort. Through stories, reflection, and empowering strategies, Shannon shows how embracing your whole self creates a ripple effect: stronger relationships, deeper fulfillment, and a life lived with courage, intention, and impact.
This is more than a presentation. It’s an invitation to stop shrinking, start showing up, and live unfiltered, unapologetic, and fully aligned with the woman you were always meant to be.




