Female leaders gather to share success stories at Together Live event

Female leaders from across industries united at the Warner Theatre for a women’s empowerment conference Thursday.

The Together Live conference featured acclaimed storytellers like bestselling authors Glennon Doyle and Luvvie Ajayi and two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach. The speakers inspired the audience to find their greater purpose, build communities for success and take action through their storytelling and conversations.

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, the head of the worldwide books department at WME Entertainment, launched the Together Live conference last year. After touring with Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington and Sheryl Sandberg on their book tours, Walsh said she wanted to create an opportunity for women of diverse backgrounds to unite around storytelling.

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