Our Girls on Fire Confidence Conference is an amazing day of confidence boosting activities, including topics of growth mindset, mindfulness, navigating bullying, cyber safety, health and fitness, body image and self defence! We spend a day mentoring and helping our girls build their Confidence Tool Kit so they can navigate their Tween lives with CONFIDENCE!
The Conference has girls registered into teams of 8-10 girls along with one Table Coach. Our Table Coaches are women leaders from the community who sponsor a table to help support and lead the girls through the activities of the day. These amazing women are from all walks of life, everything from doctors to lawyers to electricians to hairstylists to magazine editors to bankers! We want to surround the girls with a diverse group of women so they can see possibilities for themselves. We encourage girls to make new friends and at the end of the day, they can capture phone numbers of new girls they’ve bonded with on their team.
The activities that the girls do are presented by the “SheRo Squad” Educators. These are women that our founder, Theresa Stanley, has hand picked to present on stage. Through out the day, the SheRo Squad teaches the girls to build their “Confidence Tool Box” with topics and activities on Growth Mindset, Mindfulness, Health, Friendships & Bullying, and Cyber Safety and Self Defence.
These girls LOVE to eat! We provide a delicious lunch and we have snack breaks during the day to keep the girls energized.
Our event is nut-free. If your child has additional dietary concerns, we will do our best to accommodate!
We are excited to offer our parents coffee, tea and refreshments. We invite parents back at 3:00PM to enjoy these treats provided by our Parent Host!
Our signature activity is straight from our martial arts roots! Every girl will break through their limiting beliefs and struggles by breaking a real wood board! Parents will be able to witness this moment!
Alex owns a software consulting firm that specializes in efficiency planning, system customization and maintenance. She is passionate about creating space for fun, connection and confidence, especially for young girls and women finding their voice. When she is not working you’ll find her outside trying something new or laughing with my closest friends. “If I could tell my 10-year-old self one thing it would be this: Be you, not who you think you should be”
Michelle Bateman is a Confidence & Clarity Coach, speaker, and founder of Soul Journey. She empowers women and girls to build unshakable confidence, trust themselves fully, and own their worthiness. With a warm, fun, and engaging approach, Michelle teaches girls how to tune into their inner yes and no, speak their truth with courage, and rise together in sisterhood. Her interactive sessions help girls feel seen, supported, and strong from the inside out.
Joanne Neweduk is on a mission to shake up midlife and redefine what it means to be fabulous after 50. A former nurse turned holistic health practitioner, she is the powerhouse behind Fabulous at 50 and FabulousHealth—because midlife isn’t about slowing down; it’s about stepping into your power.
She helps women reclaim their health, waistline, and confidence by blending science with soul. As a Metabolic Balance™ Coach, she integrates Sound Wellness™, Eden Energy Medicine™, and Belief Re-patterning™ and Light Therapy to support women in navigating menopause madness, boosting energy, and breaking free from outdated narratives. She believes midlife is meant to be embraced with community, connection, and just the right dose of daring.
When she’s not coaching, speaking, or hosting events, you might find her kayaking on mountain lakes, walking in the forest with her husband and dog, or sharing laughter with friends and family.
Self Defence by Inspire Martial Arts
The dynamic Theresa Stanley is one of the senior coaches and Executive Director of the Phoenix Martial Arts Club, proudly training 800 athletes at 7 different locations within Edmonton. With her husband Craig, they have one of the largest martial arts clubs in Alberta.
Theresa is a 6th Degree Black Belt, a full contact Muay Thai Fighter and a 13 time international Taekwon-do athlete. Finding much of her confidence in training martial arts, she uses her platform as a female leader and coach to teach girls self defence and self confidence. Her innovative Girls On Fire Confidence Conference and Mentorship Programs have spread like wild fire and have impacted hundreds of girls in Alberta. Her mission is to reach a million girls between the ages of 8-13 with her message of building confidence and learning combat training. This program started in 2018 with 25 girls in Edmonton. In 2025, the Girls on Fire Confidence Conference has hosted six conferences in Edmonton, three conferences in Red Deer and now for the first time, in Calgary in September 2025, impacting thousands of girls!
When Theresa is not out leading the girls or training in martial arts, she spends time with her husband Craig and daughter Pepper, along with their two Rottweilers, Talon and Reaper. She loves to run, cook, and read.
Feminine Warrior Activation Coach
Thank you to the Scotiabank Women Initiative for supporting us in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary! Scotiabank Women Initiative not only supports our program financially, but supports with leaders in their organization participate and mentor our girls! They truly walk the talk. Thank you, Scotiabank!
