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Nourish. Balance. Thrive.

October 16-17, 2025

Bismarck Hotel & Conference Center

Bismarck, ND

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It’s a wrap! Thank you for Attending the 2024 Conference.

Conference Registration Open Now!

Attendees (Early Bird ends Sept. 28)Vendors (Opens Aug. 10)

2025 Keynote Speakers

Desi Payne

Mandy B. Anderson

Mandy B. Anderson

High-Energy, Enthusiastic, Fearless, Funny – That’s Desi Payne! 


Desi is passionate about helping leaders and their teams thrive in the workplace, fostering an environment where employees are energized and motivated. She will inspire your team to enhance engagement, boost morale, and elevate performance. 

Showcasing nearly 25 years of knowledge as an entrepreneur, business owner, author, hospital patient advocate, customer service and leadership trainer, her expertise will motivate your team, she has worked with hundreds of companies and thousands of leaders. She is an Executive Program Director with the John C. Maxwell Leadership Team. John C. Maxwell is the number one leadership expert in the world. As an award-winning entertainer with a comedy background, she uses humor and storytelling to keep the audience engaged (and awake). Participants will laugh while they learn. 

Mandy B. Anderson

Mandy B. Anderson

Mandy B. Anderson

Dangerous Hope: Why Leaders Must Know How to Spark It -- TEDx Talk by Mandy B. Anderson


We all hope for many things in our lives. And when the things we hope for don't happen, we can get stuck in a cycle of disappointment. But what if it didn't have to be this way? 

What if, instead, we recognized our disappointment for what it is -- a part of the Cycle of Dangerous Hope, rich with opportunities designed to help us grow? Key takeaways from this session include: 


- A practical understanding of how to process disappointment.

- Insight on how to persevere when hope seems lost.

- Strategies for becoming a person who can handle what you are hoping for.

- Mandy will also weave in how to find hope and motivation on the job using the Dangerous Hope method.


Procurement pre-conference Workshop

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Accomodations

Bismarck Hotel & Conference Center

 800 S 3rd St

Bismarck, ND

Phone: (701) 258-7700

Basket Raffle

The always popular basket raffle will be part of the conference activities!

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase and enter tickets for a chance to win from an array of creative and uniquely themed gift baskets!


Conference attendees and vendors are invited to donate a themed basket for the basket raffle. Donated baskets are not an approved expense for program funds.  


Baskets will be collected at conference registration. 

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    Refund Policy

    If you are a registered attendee but are unable to attend the conference, you may request a refund, minus a $50 administrative fee and Eventbrite fee, up to two weeks before the conference.  Vendor booth refunds may also be requested up to two weeks before the conference, the administrative fee will be the processing fee charged by Eventbrite. Contact Executive Secretary, Katie Sieverding, at katie@lancastermanagementgroup.com  to request a refund. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after the two weeks prior or for no-shows.


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