A cadre of Houston’s brightest gems gathered at Zadok Jewelers for a morning of female leadership, entrepreneurship and community impact, supporting Step Up, a nonprofit dedicated to helping girls define and achieve their own version of success through mentorship and empowerment programs. It was the family-owned jeweler’s fifth annual “Leading Women” panel discussion.

The gathering in Zadok’s elegant, sunny second-floor Nina Magon Lounge started as all the best morning events do — with bubbles for mimosas and a champagne bar courtesy of 55 Seventy and an array of brunch favorites from Swift + Company.

Post bubbles and brunch, former TV news anchor Lauren Freeman Roth led a panel discussion featuring Victoria Pappas Bludorn , HR and marketing director at Bludorn ; Roslyn Bazzelle

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