Brave Women Brunch -- The Gift of Giving with Katie Stern

Our Brave Women Brunches create an environment where we are encouraged to do one brave thing every day.

Join us for The Gift of Giving --an opportunity to support the local organizations represented and hear the story of our inspiring speaker who turned grief into hope. 

$30 admission for EARLY REGISTRATION, which closes on October 15. Tickets will be $40 per person after the 15th!

Meet our Keynote Speaker, Katie Stern

For nearly 20 years, Katie has helped construction firms grow through marketing and rebranding 

strategies. After the sudden death of her son Toby in 2016, at 12 weeks old, and struggling to find 

resources to process their own grief, Katie and her husband, Dan, started The Little Fox – Toby’s 

Foundation with a mission of providing resources and support to parents experiencing grief from the 

death of a child, while educating on the importance of safe sleep practices for infants and bringing 

awareness to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Katie has written for Still Standing Magazine, City Moms Blog, Stories from the Trenches and continues 

to blog through Toby’s Foundation (and her own social media pages) on motherhood, grief, death, and 

growth. She has talked about her family’s story and Toby’s legacy on the podcasts Yet We Thrive, 

Confessions of a Grieving Mother, Death Space, and Life After Miscarriage. In 2022, The Little Fox –

Toby’s Foundation was chosen for the Building Bridges Pittsburgh campaign because of the impact the

organization is having, not only for families in Pittsburgh, but across the country.

As a grieving mother, Katie is passionate about helping others with grief and infant loss and finds 

comfort in being able to offer insight and guidance to those struggling with how to best comfort 

someone coping with a major loss. Her impactful speaking style makes her message around ‘growing 

through grief’ empowering and transformative. Her mission is to bring mothers, fathers, siblings, and 

extended family hope in the midst of pain and to provide tools and resources to help grievers 

experience joy in their lives once again.

Learn more about Building Bridges – The Little Fox and www.thelittlefoxfoundation.org 

A portion of the proceeds from brunch will be donated to The Little Fox Foundation, and there will be opportunities to support the charitable organization at the event.

A Special Thanks to our Premier Sponsor, Winner Partners.

Winner Partners was founded to redefine the executive search process for both clients and candidates, guided by our desire to help “ALL” people with positive career outcomes. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is an intentional commitment to every aspect of the services we deliver. Meet Tina Winner, Founder and Managing Partner of Winner Partners and Founding 100 BWP Member

Would you like to give more?

When you bring an unopened package of size 4 or 5 diapers to the event, you will be entered in to the drawing for impressive prizes. We are partnering with the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to ensure families in need are clean, healthy, and dry. Learn more at https://www.wpadiaperbank.org/