Previous Topics
2010
January
Members-Only Meeting
February
"EXCELLENCE in Customer Service" with Leslee Serdar of Savvy Sales Training and Marketing
2009
January
"LinkedIn101: How to Build
Your Business with Online Networking" with Barbara Rozgonyi of CoryWest
Media
February
"You Can't Be an Empress
Without Going Nuts" with Linda McCabe of Optimal
Level
March
Members-Only Meeting: "Moving
Onward and Upward Together" with Arlene Butler, LCSW, of "There
Is No Place Like Home"
April
"Who Sets Goals in April?
We Will!" with Tara Tharpe of Talks
With Tara
May
"Everything I Know as a
CEO I Learned as a Waitress" with Carolyn Gable of New
Age Transportation
June
Members-Only Annual Business
Meeting
July
"Five Key Steps of the
Sales Cycle" with Barbara Lagonia of Lagoni
Health Associates
August
"Building and Sustaining
a Successful Business: A Tale of a Kid with a Computer" with Jeff
Pieta of All Information Services, Inc
September
"Closing the Sale - A Natural Step" with Sandra Larkin, Consultant & Facilitator of Dale Carnegie Chicago
October
"Passion and Profitablity" with moderator Ellen Rogin, coauthor of Great with Money, and entrepreneur panelists
Maureen O'Brien, author of Get Your Big Girl Pants on and Sell Something, Catherine Riddick of XPonent Group, Ltd., and
Nancy Sharp of Food for Thought
November
Amy Patel, Vice President at Bank of America
December
Members-Only Passion Celebration
Member Rhanda Salameh, Coaching for Clarity, presents: "I'’s Your Time"
2008
January
"Breakthrough Thinking:
Generating the Results You Want Now" with Tom Caprel of Breakthrough
Results
February
"What Color is Your Brain?"
with Sheila Glazov of Sheila N.
Glazov, Inc.
March
"Deepening Your Relationships"
with Arlene Butler, LCSW, of "There Is No Place Like Home"
April
"Negotiation From a Woman's
Advantage" with Catherine M. Lee of CDL
& Associates, Inc.
May
"Find Balance As You Juggle
It All" with Kathleen Peterson of Equinox
Associates, Inc.
June
Members-Only Annual Business
Meeting
July
"Empower Your Marketing
with Podcasts" with Angelika Coghlan of Catwalk
Consulting.
August
"Understanding Cultural
Diversity and How to Use It To Your Advantage in Today's Market"
with Tamela Noel, The
Idea Group Inc.
September
"The Sandwich Generation
is a Triple- Decker Club" with Dr. Cheryl Woodson, Woodson
Center for Adult Healthcare
October
"The Face of the Woman
Entrepreneur" with moderator Jenniffer Weigel of JCW
Productions, and panelists Alline Anderson of Milkweed
Mercantile; Jody Murphy of Murco Recycling
Enterprise, Inc.; and Tracey Robertson of Share
Wear.
November
"Fundamentals of Sustainable
Business Practices" with Shawn Stahmer of Third
I Solutions.
December
Members-Only Holiday Celebration:
Roundtable Discussions, "The Face of WSWE"
2007
January
"Marketing Using Technology"
with Angelika P. Coghlan of Catwalk
Consulting
February
"Is Your Web Site Effective?
How to Strengthen Your Web Presence" with Kimberly Pierceall of Grotto
Communications, Inc.
March
"Top Ten Ways Blog's Will
Drive Your Business: Why You Would Want To Consider Creating a Blog Sooner,
Rather Than Later" with Derrick Sorles of Networlding
Business Blogging
April
"The Part-Time Entrepreneur:
How to Build a Business While You're Busy Having a Life" with Robyn
Skwarczek of Birdznest Photography
May
"The Birth of The Sky"
with Margaret Stender, CEO and President, The
Chicago Sky
June
Members-Only Annual Business
Meeting
July
"Identity Theft: A Problem
You Can't Afford to Ignore" with Susan Kelbus of Pre-Paid
Legal Services
August
"Talking To the Woman Business
Owner in the MIrror" with Diane Middlebrooks, Itasca
Bank & Trust Co.
September
"Marketing Tactics: Shifting
the Paradigm" with Kim Casey, Women's
Business Development Center
October
"Women Do Business Differently:
Celebrating Our Unique Style" with Margaret Stender, CEO and President,
The Chicago Sky
November
"Gaining Power in Business
Using the Secret Language of Non-Verbal Communication" with Felicia
Slattery, Communication
Transformation
December
Member's-Only Meeting: Collaging,
led by Karen Hanrahan, Wellness
Educator/Nutrition Consultant
2006
January
"The Importance of a Business
Plan" with Susan Dressler of Health
Claim Assistance
February
"Creating Your Business
Plan: An Interactive Working Session" with Catherine Riddick of Xponent
Group, Ltd.
March
"Money—Friend or
Foe?" with Rev. Coach Queen Arlene Butler of There's
No Place Like Home
April
"Conversations for Action"
with Chris Johnson of Q4 Consulting
May
"Have Place Mat, Will Travel"
with Edith Vosefski of The Etiquette
School of Northern Illinois
June
Members-Only Annual Meeting
July
"Beyond Fashion ...STYLE!
Empowering Your Business by Empowering Your Image" with Susan Wrona
Gall, Style Consultant
August
"Communication Skills:
Your Best Accessory" with Michele Lukovich, citygirl
consulting
September
"Does Your Hair Work For
You?" with Renee Fevretto, Salon Owner, Shear Envy
October
"Your Idea is the First
Ten Percent—How To Build a Business Around Your Dream" with
Liz Ryan of ChicWIT
November
"Guerilla PR for Cheapskates"
with Lennie Rose, Rise Public Relations
LLC
December
Member's-Only Meeting: Collaging,
led by Karen Hanrahan, Wellness
Educator/Nutrition Consultant
2005
January
"Networking That Works"
with Anna Weselak, Anna Weselak &
Associates
February
"Spacial Design in the
Workplace" with Kym Iffert of I designs
March
"Health for Women Entrepreneurs"
with Barbara Lagoni of Lagoni Health Associates
April
"How To Turn on PR Power
Tools and Get the Media To Work For You" with Barbara Rozgonyi of
Cory West Media
May
"The Great Mystery of Manifestation"
with Rev. Coach Queen Arlene Butler
June
Members annual business meeting
July
"Strength in Your Numbers:
Simplying Your Financial Statements" with Catherine Riddick
August
"Grow Your Ears, Grow Your
Business!" with Cecilia Guzman
September
"Creating
Miracles...An Everyday Occurrence" with Sheree Franklin
October
"Networking As an Art...Not
an Accident: Making Your Contacts Count" with Lynne Waymon of Contacts
Count.
November
"Fashion Fit Portfolio:
Dressing For Success" with Kristi Kelley of The Image Studios
2004
January
"Ten Business Boosters
for Your Website" with Crystal Jurczynski, Principal of Crystal
Point Consulting
February
"Marketing Yourself with
the B.R.A.N.D. System" with Tom Gosche, Regional Managing Director
of Business Network International
March
"From Boas to Wiener Whistles:
Tools to Beat Burnout and Fire Up Your Life" with Joyce Smith, Writer,
Coach and Speaker
April
"Create a Powerful Presence"
with Catherine Johns, a Training Consultant with Bank One
May
"The Power of Procrastination"
by Greg King, an award-winning journalist and business humorist
June
" Feng Shui Your Way to
Success" by Laurie Pawli of Feng Shui Interiors
July
"Creative Conflict"
by Chris Johnson, PsyD. of Q4 Consulting
August
"Change Your Mind, Change
Your Life: Harnessing the Power of Your Mind Through the Art of Hypnosis"
by Wendy Kerr,
Certified Hypnotherapist
September
"Powerful Self-Care Strategies
for Women in Business" by Donna Marie Desai of Desai Guidance and
Counseling
October
"A Balancing Act: Walking
the Tightrope of Life" by Mikki Williams, CSP, of Mikki
Williams, UnLtd.—international speaker, trainer, consultant,
coach and Chicago TEC Chair
November
"Let Cooler Heads Prevail:
How To Be Effective With Your Power" by Mary Sheahen of The Sheahen
Group and Wild Clover Day Spa
December
Member's-Only Meeting: Collaging,
led by Karen Hanrahan, Wellness
Educator/Nutrition Consultant
2003
January
Member organizing meeting
February
"Smart Women Finish Rich"
with Pam Hollinger, VP of Investments for Robert W. Baird & Co.
March
"You Need Money to Borrow
Money and Other Myths of Financing Business" with Colleen Ryan, Former
Sr. VP with Hinsdale Bank & Trust
April
"Organizing Your Daily Paperwork
at the Office and at Home" with Professional Organizers, Elizabeth
Fuchs, Organized To Perfection & Kim Cosentino, The De-Clutter Box,
Inc.
May Members Only Meeting
"Making Your Dreams Come
True" with Maureen Radice of Lifeworks Associates, Inc.
June
"Fitting Fitness Into Your
Day" with Nickie Dunham, Personal Trainer at Willowbrook Athletic Club
July
Choosing Your Professional Team
with Leslie Cesario, Leslie
Cesario, Ltd.
August
"Image with Impact" with Geri
Perisiano-Vukas, Professional Image Consultants, LLP
September
"Do Your Goals Have Soul: Make
Better Decisions Using Your Intuition" with Constance
Shute of Oyster Mining Co.
October
"Beyond Expectations: How Coaching
Can Make Potential Reality" with Jerilyn Willin of JWillin Consulting
Ltd. & Laura Young of Wellspring Coaching
November
"Readers for Leaders" with Suzanne
Stone
December
"Give Yourself the Gift of Meditation"
with Chris Johnson, Psy.D., of Q4 Consulting
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