The Turbulence of Transition - St. Charles MO
About this Event
GUEST SPEAKER: Eva Henry
TOPIC: The Turbulence of Transition; Choosing Yourself and Living Your Values After Twenty Years of Service to Others
WHERE: Pio’s Restaurant – 403 1st Capitol Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301
WHEN: Wednesday September 9, 2026 – 11:30AM-1:00PM CST
Eva Henry is a 20-year Air Force veteran whose dynamic career spanned both technical operations and international leadership development. She began her military journey as a munitions troop, mastering the art of building explosives with precision and purpose. As her career evolved, so did her passion for leadership, which eventually led to her becoming a sought-after instructor and curriculum developer, teaching U.S. and allied military members around the world.
Fluent in Polish, she was selected to serve as the curriculum developer for an international military school where she played a key role in integrating leadership curriculum into the Polish Air Force, breaking barriers and building bridges through education and cultural connection.
Her versatile career included leadership roles in Executive Administration, Quality Assurance and Compliance, and Senior Operations Management, with each position reinforcing her reputation as a mission-focused leader with a heart for people.
After retirement, her service continued. She became an Employment Resource Coordinator, leading workshops on crafting winning resumes, negotiating salaries, and confidently navigating interviews. Today, she serves as an Adjunct Instructor, specializing in Human Capital and Leadership Development for the Air Force Guard and Reserve, a workshop facilitator with Trailhead Leadership, and a leadership trainer with GiANT Worldwide, helping individuals and organizations unlock their full potential through values-based, purpose-driven development. She and her husband also own a Property Investment Company, Henry Properties Holdings, LLC.
Beyond her professional roles, she remains deeply involved in the veteran community. She is an active member of The Mission Continues Saint Louis Service Platoon, a dedicated volunteer with the Veterans Community Project, a Lifetime Member of VFW Post 1739, and serves as a board member for VetBiz, a non-profit that empowers veterans, military spouses, and military families to start, scale, and successfully exit small businesses.
She is a graduate of The Women Veterans Leadership Program, holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology, and earned her Master of Science in Counseling – a reflection of her deep commitment to understanding and empowering others. She was recently accepted into Northwestern University, where she will continue her studies in counseling.
Originally from Chicago, she realized she was a misplaced country girl and now calls the cornfields of the Midwest home, where she finds her greatest joy in her family, her husband Blake (a fellow veteran), their son Koen, and daughter Claire. Together, they thrive in the great outdoors, whether it’s hiking, camping, or just finding creative ways to avoid WiFi. She finds solace in running and is easily influenced to sign up for 5k runs, especially if free T-shirts are involved. She has a deep love for a good book and takes pride in the symmetry of meat and cheese through the masterpieces she creates for The Charc Bite, her itty-bitty charcuterie side gig.
Her leadership style may be mission-driven, but her life is joy-fueled. Whether she’s building munitions, building leaders, or building snack boards, she brings passion, purpose, and a little bit of fun to everything she does.
Transition is rarely just about changing careers; it’s about rediscovering who you are when the structure, rank, and mission are no longer defining your every move. Many of us become deeply conditioned to live according to external expectations: mission first, people before self, accomplishment over authenticity.
Those principles create exceptional professionals, service members, and leaders, but over time, many of us lose touch with our own values outside of the uniform or position. We become experts at fulfilling roles while quietly suppressing pieces of ourselves in order to meet the demands of the job.
We don’t fully realize how much of our identity is tied to performance, structure, and service until those things disappear overnight. The rhythm changes. The recognition fades. The expectations shift. What remains is a difficult but necessary question:
What do I actually value when no one else is defining it for me?
That question became the foundation for rebuilding, not just a career, but a life aligned with authenticity, purpose, and personal conviction.
Takeaways:
Living your values after a transition is not selfishness; it’s integrity.
After a transition, we wrestle with the invisible tension between who we were expected to be and who we truly want to become.
Transition often exposes fears that we struggle to voice:
• Fear of losing relevance.
• Fear of disappointing others by choosing themselves.
• Fear of stepping outside the identity that once gave life clarity and meaning.
This workshop is about learning to live from your values instead of simply living according to obligations. It exposes the hidden grief, uncertainty, and internal conflict that often accompany transition while also creating a pathway toward intentional, values-driven leadership in the next season of life.
This workshop will give attendees the tools to:
• Acknowledge the emotional complexity of transition without shame.
• Reconnect with core identity and personal values.
• Reimagine their next chapter on their own terms.
Ultimately, this workshop is an invitation to stop merely surviving transition and start building a life that is fully aligned with your values, your voice, and your purpose.
Contact this Speaker Directly:
Eva Henry – Instructor/Facilitator, Henry Property Holdings
Email: [email protected]
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