Meet the Panel for Unstoppable: Power, Purpose, and the Art of Enough
- Headmistress Jill Miller
- 22 hours ago
- 6 min read
Thanks to these intrepid, overachieving women for agreeing to be on our Unstoppable: Power, Purpose, and the Art of Enough on February 4, at Flying Pig Improv's new location at 2320 E. Douglas at Grove in Wichita, Kansas. (Parking and entrance in back.)
This is also a release party for Jill's newest book, Unstoppable: A guide to reclaim your power and create your own path, with illustrator Toni Federico. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the event: Women are praised for “doing it all”—but rarely asked what it actually takes.
Unstoppable pulls back the curtain on full, ambitious lives—and what it really takes to hold them together. This honest panel explores what it means to keep moving forward without burning out, and how support, boundaries, and rest make that possible—even when doing nothing feels hard.
Together, we’ll explore how women can build lives with power and purpose, invite support, and embrace the art of enough—without losing momentum, ambition, or themselves.
Sponsored by Optometric Billings Solutions, optometricbilling.com, (316) 722-2021 and Flying Pig Improv, flyingpigimprov.com, (316) 833-1889
This event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome.
The registration fee is $10 at the door or in advance.
We are meeting at Flying Pig Improv's new location at 2320 E. Douglas Ave. at Grove, 6 to 8 PM.
Panelists:
Marquetta Atkins-Woods
Marquetta Atkins-Woods
Marquetta Atkins-Woods is a dedicated community educator and dynamic facilitator passionate about youth empowerment and community transformation. She has spent years equipping young people with the tools they need to create better futures.
Born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Marquetta earned a degree in Communications from Wichita State University. Her persistence in achieving her educational goals has inspired her mentorship of high school youth in Wichita, including her own children: Devon, who also pursued Communications at WSU, and Aimani, a young professional who recently earned a Master’s in Information Technology from the University of Houston. Marquetta currently lives in Wichita, Ks with her husband, Darryl.
Marquetta’s passion for youth development stems from her belief that young people are the change-makers needed to transform communities today and in the future.
In 2015, Marquetta founded Camp Destination Innovation, a program designed to expose youth to diverse career opportunities, encourage entrepreneurship, and foster civic engagement. Grounded in the vision of building whole and healthy communities, the camp empowers participants to create their own futures. Learn more at www.campdestinationinnovation.com.
In April 2021, Marquetta united several youth programs she created under the umbrella of Destination Innovation Inc. (www.destinationinnovation.org). This hub of youth leadership development is home to the following transformative initiatives:
Progeny: Engaging youth impacted by or passionate about juvenile justice reform, Progeny teaches leadership, advocacy, and policy change. Current initiatives include the Invest Don’t Arrest Kansas Campaign, Debt-Free Justice, and the Word to Life mental health program. Learn more at www.progenyks.com.
Root the Power: A youth-led civic engagement program that motivates young people and adults to exercise their voting power and connect with elected officials. Learn more at www.rootthepower.org.
Cure Violence ICT - Project We Deserve: A program addressing gun violence as a public health crisis by empowering directly impacted communities with resources to interrupt cycles of violence.
Marquetta’s exceptional facilitation skills challenge individuals to examine their assumptions and develop critical awareness.
Her accomplishments have been recognized with numerous awards, including:
Non-Profit Award of Distinction, Heartland Black Chamber
Best in Innovation, Wichita Business Journal
Ron Walters Leadership Award, Wichita NAACP
Civic Engagement Award, Wichita Urban Professionals
Women Who Lead in Diversity & Inclusion, Wichita Business Journal
Whitney M. Young Leadership Award, Urban League of Kansas
Changemaker Award, Climate + Energy Project
Shift Pivot Thrive Award- Koch /Community Voice
Social Campaign (Progeny)- Telly Award
Blackout ICT Award
Best in Diversity and Inclusion, Wichita Business Journal
Person of the Year-Wichita Community Voice
Women in Business- Wichita Business Journal
Social Impact- Wichita State University Alumni Foundation
Marquetta is a sought-after speaker and panelist. Destination Innovations partnerships span on a local, state and national level. She also serves on several boards and committees at the local, state, and national levels, including the ACLU of Kansas, Harvester Arts, the Governor’s Kansas Advisory Group for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Sistah’s Can We Talk.
Toni Federico, MBA, PMP, MFA
Toni Federico, MBA, PMP, MFA is a freelance illustrator, writer, podcaster, and creative coach. Working digitally, Toni creates bold, whimsical, and sophisticated designs that reimagine the familiar in unexpected ways. From playful surface patterns to evocative illustrations, her work blends emotional storytelling with a distinctive, design-forward aesthetic.
A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with three decades of experience, Toni helps artists and creative entrepreneurs bring structure to their chaos through project management and course design coaching. She teaches artists how to make art, meet deadlines, and stay sane—because creativity thrives best when it’s got a plan.
Toni is also the co-host of Two Cranky Creatives, a no-BS podcast for working artists who crave real talk about creative careers, and co-leads Graphics Gang, her Patreon community where she shares feedback, creative challenges, and behind-the-scenes peeks into her art practice.
Whether she’s designing for clients, mentoring creatives, or developing a new class, Toni’s mission is the same: to make art that feels alive—art that’s joyful, thoughtful, and just a little rebellious. Her work invites you to slow down, find your spark, and maybe laugh at the beautiful mess of being creative.
She's also the illustrator of my new book, Unstoppable: A guide to reclaim your power and create your own path, which we'll be celebrating at our panel. Books will be available for purchase and signing!
Jillian Forsberg
Jillian Forsberg is a Kansas Notable Author, owner of Dress Gallery, mom, wife, and vintage fashion connoisseur. She writes namely animal historical fiction and has worked in the bridal industry since 2007.
Sara Grant
Sara Grant is a Wichita, Kansas–based colored pencil artist whose work examines emotional identity, vulnerability, and the quiet weight carried by the human form. Through portraiture, she treats the body and face as emotional landscapes—less concerned with likeness than with truth.
Her drawings often center on women and fragments of the self, grounded in feeling rather than narrative. Each piece invites viewers to project their own experiences onto the work; once completed, the artwork no longer belongs to the artist, but becomes a mirror for those who connect with it.
Grant’s practice blends traditional colored pencil techniques with contemporary reference-building methods, resulting in work that is both meticulously rendered and emotionally raw. Her exhibitions function as quiet spaces of confrontation, where softness, pain, and resilience coexist without explanation.
She exhibits regularly throughout Kansas, the Midwest, and New York, and continues to develop cohesive bodies of work that prioritize emotional honesty over comfort or trend.
Moderator:
Jill D. Miller is passionate about helping people grow – professionally and personally. Her consulting company, Creative Solutions, has helped fledgling and seasoned entrepreneurs launch and grow out-of-the-ordinary and sometimes quirky ventures since 1998. Jill discovered her passion for teaching as a corporate trainer and now loves influencing young minds as an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship in the Arts at Wichita State University.
As Headmistress of the Finishing School for Modern Women, Jill has worked with thousands of women, inspiring them to overcome obstacles and move toward their goals. She founded the Badass Women of Wichita Alliance in 2021, hosting weekly gatherings that foster community, promote local nonprofits, and cultivate “badassery.”
After writing a blog for the Finishing School for seven years, Jill was inspired to compile her favorites into her first book, “Never Finished: Practical Advice for Modern Women to Inspire Your Fierce, Authentic Self She published it in October 2022 and has just come out as an audiobook on Patreon.
Active in the Wichita community, Jill leads cultural and women's organizations and is a zealous volunteer. In her spare time, she likes to attend artistic events and relax at home with her miniature rescue poodle, Jack.
This panel is sponsored by Optometric Billings Solutions, optometricbilling.com, (316) 722-2021 and Flying Pig Improv, flyingpigimprov.com, (316) 833-1889
Thank you to our sponsor, Optometric Billing Solutions!
Because of their sponsorship, we're able to keep the prices for our Badass Women of Wichita Alliance events at only $10, including panel discussions.
At 10501 W. Hampton Lakes in Maize, OBS is a woman-owned, nationally recognized insurance billing company for optometrist clinics in 43 states. It was named by Wichita Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Wichita, based on confidential employee job satisfaction surveys.
If you’re ready for a career in an employee-centered company with flexible hours and options to work at home after training, OBS wants to talk to you! Go to https://bit.ly/OBSBadass for more information.
Sending a resume to BWWA@obsteam.com and letting OBS know the applicant is referred by the Badass network automatically guarantees them an interview. Make sure they drop your name when they apply! OBS rewards your referral with $150 cash each time the person you sent gets hired!
Did you know I've published a book? Learn more about it here!
Now it's an audiobook too! Learn more about the audiobook here!
Because We’re Never Finished
The Finishing School for Modern Women, located in Wichita, Kansas, offers classes to help women find their authentic selves, not because we need finishing, but because we’re never finished. We bring together women of all ages to learn from experts and each other how to claim our power in business, finance, communication, and life.
To learn more about what we do:
https://www.finishingschoolformodernwomen.com for our classes and free social membership.
Contact Us
Phone: 316-841-8927 Email: jill@finishingschoolformodernwomen.com
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