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CareerCon

Get Ready. Get Hired. Get Ahead

Saturday, January 27 in Denver | Parkhill Innovation Hub at Saltbox in Denver

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Age bias. It’s a thing

We’re Here Helping Midlife Professionals Get Seen

CareerCon is the one day experience for professionals over 40 who want clarity, strong strategy, and a fresh way to compete in today’s job market. You will hear from hiring leaders, HR pros, and career experts who understand the real value of experience.

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Get Ready.

Start the day grounded in your abilities, not the outdated assumptions the workplace puts on experienced professionals. Barbara Brooks, your host and founder of SecondActWomen, opens with a conversation inspired by Return on Experience, setting the tone for clarity and direction. You will walk in with questions and walk out with a clear understanding of your value at 40+ plus.

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Get Hired

Hear what hiring leaders actually want right now like, Andrew Hudson of the Andrew Hudson Job List. He’s breaking down the new rules of hiring, what makes candidates stand out, and how to position your experience as the advantage it is. It’s your insider perspective seasoned professionals rarely get in a job search, and can change the way you show up.

Get Ahead

Take your next steps with purpose. Later, sessions focus on navigating age bias, exploring career pivots, and future proofing your skills with practical tools.

Our goal. Have you — women, men and they in middlescence will leave with momentum, strategy, and a plan for what is next when you leave CareerCon.

Your Career Experts

  • A confident woman with wavy hair, glasses, and bold red lipstick, wearing a black top, a black leather jacket, and gold hoop earrings, standing in front of glass windows.

    Barbara Brooks | SecondActWomen x Your Host

    Return on Experience | How to Use Your Age as the Advantage and Turn it Into Impact

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  • A smiling man with gray hair wearing a dark button-up shirt.

    Andrew Hudson | Andrew Hudson Job List

    Personal Branding to Grow Your Visibility and Connections

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  • Portrait of a woman with shoulder-length red hair wearing a red top and a colorful beaded necklace, posing with her hand on her chin against a plain light background.

    Janine Vanderburg | Encore Roadmap

    Turning Your Talents Into Consulting

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Why Attend

We’ve been there.

You have been searching for the right opportunity and doing everything you can, yet something is still blocking the door. Age bias, outdated assumptions, and shifting market rules can slow down even the strongest candidates. CareerCon gives you the insight hiring teams use now and the steps that work today, not ten years ago. You will get what you need to move forward with a bit more confidence and clarity.

Early Bird Tickets
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On the Agenda

We have the experts, they have the topics to get you moving. Here’s a peek at some of the sessions we’re bringing to CareerCon this year.

The New ROE: Return on Experience
How professionals 40+ can leverage decades of skill and wisdom as a business advantage.

The Career Swivel
Reinvention without starting over — real stories and steps for pivoting with purpose.

AI, Automation & You: Futureproofing Your Career After 40
Practical ways to upskill, stay relevant, and partner with tech (not fear it).

The New CEO: Today’s Personal Brands and Your Power
Crafting a visible, authentic professional identity that gets noticed and gets you hired.

*Topics subject to change.

Early Holiday Bird Tickets

CareerCon

Get Ready. Get Hired. Get Ahead

Saturday, January 27 from 9am to 1pm in Denver at the Parkhill Innovation Hub at Saltbox in Denver

General Admision only $59 for early holiday bird savings available through December 15, 2025.

Tickets

What You Will Experience

  • Interactive workshops

  • Live sessions led by hiring and HR leaders

  • Career and life coaching corners

  • Professional branding insight

  • Morning refreshments

Join Us

Get Ready. Get Hired. Get Ahead.

Get Ready. Get Hired. Get Ahead.

Live Agefully. Lead Boldly. Work With Purpose.

Midlife Power Plan & Career Compass Workbook

A guided workbook to map out your next move and keep your momentum after the event dsigned exclusively as your practical post-event tool. The workbook includes the Barbara Brooks’ Career Compass Wheel, reflection prompts, strategy pages and checklists, 3-book booklist for careers at 40+. Plus, space to map out your 30-day plan for job searching or career pivoting.

Available as a digital download format and delivered to your inbox in January

(Optional purchase with any ticket for only $35 )
Tickets & Workbook

So, You Ready to Do This

Our door is open to have you join us.