When Did You Last Jump Out of Bed Excited to Start Your Day?

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

Suite Escape Lake Forest

When Did You Last Jump Out of Bed Excited to Start Your Day?

If your answer is, “It’s been a while,” come to lunch and meet Mary Olson-Menzel.

Change is inevitable, growth is optional. Learning how to move through it with confidence, optimism, and maybe even a little excitement is a skill. Mary will help us rediscover what energizes us, brings out our best, and makes life feel a little more lit up.

Last year, we welcomed Mary to Suite Escape for a digital event and knew we wanted more. This fall, she joins us in person for a conversation about building the mindset to navigate the present, prepare for what is next, and stay connected to what lights us up along the way.

Mary is an executive coach, keynote speaker, and national bestselling author of What Lights You Up? Illuminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career. With more than 30 years of leadership experience, her work is grounded in a powerful idea: the people who thrive amid change are not necessarily the ones with all the answers. They are the ones who learn to adapt with intention.

Whether you are navigating a career, raising a family, contemplating a next chapter, juggling all of the above, or simply wondering what you want more, or less, of in your life, Mary will help us think differently about resilience, uncertainty, and personal growth.

Together, we will talk about how to:

1. Figure out what is actually giving you energy, and what is quietly draining it

2. Get clearer on what you want more of, less of, and are no longer willing to settle for

3. Make choices that move you closer to a life that feels more like your own

4. Protect time for the people, work, and little moments that genuinely light you up

This is not a “reinvent your entire life by Monday” kind of conversation. It is about small, practical shifts that help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and room for what lights you up.

You will leave energized, inspired, and with ideas you can put into practice right away, whatever comes next.