Local by design

A national idea with a Vegas rhythm.

Heels & Handshakes began with a simple belief: the right room can change the trajectory of a career, a company, or a life. Our Las Vegas chapter makes that belief local.

Panel at the Heels and Handshakes Las Vegas launchMembers making new connections at a Las Vegas event

Why we are here

We make ambitious rooms feel human.

Las Vegas runs on relationships, imagination, hospitality, and people who know how to make something happen. This chapter brings that energy into one welcoming community for women across industries and career stages.

Our gatherings are intentional without being rigid, polished without being pretentious, and social without losing sight of why everyone came: to learn, contribute, and build relationships that go somewhere.

Chapter leadership

The women welcoming you in.

Meet the four women leading the Las Vegas chapter and creating thoughtful spaces for connection, learning, visibility, and shared opportunity.

Erika Stonebarger

Erika Stonebarger

Director of New Members

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Jennifer Gibbs, CPGE

Jennifer Gibbs, CPGE

Director of Education

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Renee Watwood, CMP

Renee Watwood, CMP

Director of Sponsorship

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How we show up

Our values are not lobby art.

They are the standard for how we host, introduce, listen, lead, and follow through.

Come as you are.

Every background, industry, identity, career path, and chapter of life brings something useful to the room.

Make the introduction.

Opportunity moves when people say the name, share the lead, and open the door.

Bring something back.

Take the insight, use it, and return ready to contribute what you have learned.

Leave the ladder down.

Success is more interesting when more women can reach it—and reshape it together.

Meet us in real life

The best way to understand the chapter is to enter the room.