Power Lunch
Power Lunch —Dynamic Speakers
The monthly Women’s Power Networking Power Lunches offer you a chance to break away from work to meet old friends, make new ones, and leave feeling restored and ready to take your business to the next level. On a monthly basis, Power Lunches provide members, guests and visitors an opportunity to join together to listen to a dynamic local or national speaker while enjoying a fine meal in the ambiance of a local restaurant. Lunch is delicious and reasonably priced and we charge a small entrance fee. Power up with a Power Lunch!
May 11, Raleigh/Durham, NC
Speaker: Deborah Richter, Ultima Mind and Health
"Deborah's 10 best Weight Loss Tips for 2012 & The Crazy, Contradictive Truths about Weight Loss: What Applies to You."
OK…I know you have heard every trick in the book for weight loss. You may have tried most of them. Am I right? Well…I’ll bet I’ve got some on this list that you haven’t hear of.
As you may know I’m into the natural approach so, I’m going to share with you my favorite tips that will give you a renewed sense of power over your weight and life. And…even if you don’t need to lose weight you’ll love the health providing effects from trying these.
I) What prevents cravings and keeps me from over-eating?
II) How to Exercise to Lose weight & What if I don’t have time to exercise?
III) What should I eat in the morning or can I just skip it?
IV) Sleep deprivation and weight gain. Is there any cure?
V) Top foods to raise metabolism and keep your energized.
VI) Deb’s favorite exercises like ‘Busy Girl Butt Squeezes’
VII) Quieting your Mind and Charge Yourself Up!
VIII) The truth about Sex & Metabolism. What if it’s not working too well?
IX) Finally, Laugh More and Lighten Up! The more stressed you are the higher the likelihood of endocrine and digestive issues. It can also affect what you eat and cause insulin issues. All these things can lead to weight gain.
X) Know Yourself by Know your Blood Type.
Check out 2 of my favorite book on Weight Loss: Living Right 4 Your Blood Type and You…on a Diet (new edition)
About Deborah Richter
Deborah Richter, the founder of Ultima Mind & Health has been working in the health field for over a decade as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Professional Health Coach. She loves educating and showing people how they can live a life of Ultimate Health. Her training varies from Advanced Anatomy/Physiology, Personal Fitness Training and Biomechanics, Yoga, Trigger Point Therapy, Hypnotherapy and Bio-Kinesiology. Ultima Mind & Health addresses the varied needs of our complex bodies.
Customized services include:
v Pain Relief Therapy using Neuro-muscular relief methods like Trigger Point Therapy and Bio-Feedback
v Professional Fitness Training
v Nutrition, Lifestyle & Stress Reduction Coaching
v Posture Assessment and Customized Posture Improvement Techniques
v Breaking Unhealthy Patterns of Behavior & Thought
v Mediation & Yoga
v Lectures and Workshops on these and other health related topics.
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April 19, Greenville, NC
Speaker: Mary Michele Little, Founder and CEO, One Chic Mama, Inc.
"Be Your Brand: Seven Steps to Boost Your Style, Build Your Credibility and Stand Out like a Rock Star in Your Industry"
Mary Michele Little, Founder and CEO of One Chic Mama, Inc. has had a passion for style for as long as she can remember. Growing up in Southern Pines, NC, Michele began creating a couture wardrobe for her Barbies and knew from age six that her future would include a career in fashion. With more than 20 years' experience helping women look their best, Michele loves helping women transform their looks, as well as their lives. She has more than 20 years experience in the fashion industry, dressing women and helping them find a look that's right for them.
Michele is passionate about empowering women with a clear understanding of what works on them and why. She helps her clients to create a strategy for getting dressed and encourages them to get rid of anything that doesn't leave them feeling amazing! Michele says the best compliment a client could hear is "You look beautiful" and she understands how powerful feeling beautiful can really be. She believes all women are beautiful and it is her mission in life to help women see it for themselves.
Michele is a national speaker, author and freelance writer, as well as a regular contributor to Triangle Style, The Cary Citizen, Boom Magazine, and TheBizzyBuzz.Com. She is also a member of BORN Toastmasters, Toastmasters International and volunteers for Dress for Success and Interact.
April 18, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Speaker: Jeff Thell, COO of Green Roots Business Solutions
"Embracing the Power of Organic Growth"
We welcome an incredible speaker, Jeff Thell, COO of Green Roots Business Solutions, who brings 2 decades of experience transforming supply chains through the application of world class continuous improvement and operations leadership principles. Working in industries ranging from custom machine fabrication to advertising, Jeff has helped family-owned businesses and multi-national corporations significantly improve their quality, cash flow, and bottom line. Jeff has taught supply chain at Drexel and Villanova Universities. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration as well as several certifications in the areas of continuous improvement, supply chain and operations management.
April 13, 2012 Raleigh/Durham
Speaker: Nancy T. Nguyen, MBA, Ms. Corporate America 2011
"The Path to Networking Success"
Nancy T. Nguyen, MBA is a first generation American entrepreneur and the author of The Networking Diary. After earning a B.A. in Spanish at NC State University, Nancy established her career at the Chicago White Sox and City of Chicago while serving as an Ambassador for DePaul’s Graduate School of Business. She’s studied business and networked in Japan and Peru. Nancy founded Sweet T Salon in Raleigh, NC and has worked as a licensed cosmetologist for over 10 years to pay her way through college. She is a lifelong advocate of Locks-of-Love, the SPCA, ArtReach 4 Kids, and Alpha Kappa Psi Co-ed Business Fraternity. Crowned as Ms. Corporate America in 2011, she works to inspire entrepreneurs throughout the world.
March 29, 2012 Chesterfiled, MO
Speakers: Sherry Amen, NSA, Juice Plus+, Tower Garden and Sarah Taylor, Boeing
"A Mother Daughter Perspective on Life and Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro"
Why did these two women decide to climb the tallest freestanding mountain in the world via the most challenging route? What did they learn and what do they want every woman to know?
Come hear their story and see their climb in this incredible presentation by Sherry and Sarah.
Sherry is a Marketing Director for NSA, Juice Plus+ and the Tower Garden. She works with youth to grow into secure adults, is a classically trained organist and directs a handbell choir.
Sarah is a 34 year old engineer at Boeing. She is a mother of 2 children and author of a children’s book, “K is for Kilimanjaro", an easy to read alphabet book with stunning pictures from their adventure. Proceeds from her book go to helping an orphanage in Tanzania. The book is currently sold on Amazon.
March 9, 2012 Pottstown, PA
Speaker: Toni Law, Sales Coach & Associate with TTC/Sandler Training ®
"How to Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet!"
Toni Law is a Sales Coach & Associate with The Training Center for Sales & Business Development/Sandler Training ® (TTC/Sandler Training ®). She is considered to be the leading expert in sales and sales training for the small business owner and entrepreneur. In 2007 she was introduced to Sandler Training ® and completed several management and sales training courses. Toni recognizes the ‘pain’ her prospects and clients feel and redirects their efforts to increase referrals, sales, and revenue. Most importantly, she teaches them how to build and maintain better business relationships. Toni received her BA degree at West Chester University and enjoys spending time with her family.
TTC/Sandler Training® is the leading expert in sales and business development consulting. An integrated, full-service, state-of-the-art business consulting company providing specialized sales, sales management, and customer service training to hundreds of customers both in the Delaware Valley and throughout North America. To contact The Training Center for Sales & Business Development, Call: 610.940.0600 today to learn more about Sandler Training.
Also monetary contributions for door prizes will be accepted and we will be publishing recognition to everyone on our Power Lunch Programs!
Location: The Copperfield Inn at Lakeside, 594 West Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468
March 9, 2012 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Speaker Nancy Welsh, CEO of Builders of Hope
"Finding Your Inner Passion and Learning to Make a Difference in the World Right Where You Are - Right Now"
Finding your passion does not preclude you from professional advancement and should actually empower you to shatter that glass ceiling and become the best you can be as you grasp hold of the opportunities before you and climb rung by rung to reach your ultimate goals.
Nancy Welsh is an Affordable Housing Expert, Social Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Builders of Hope, a non-profit organization based here in North Carolina. The former advertising executive for Coca-Cola and Leo Burnett walked away from her corporate life to pursue the opportunity she recognized to recycle tear-down homes into safe, healthy affordable housing, saving millions of pounds of construction debris from already overburdened landfills in the process. She has shared her insights with national and regional outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PBS, "CBS Evening News" and The News & Observer.
Nancy Welsh has been recognized as an innovator in affordable housing and green building. Together, Nancy Welsh and Builders of Hope are rebuilding our country using existing housing inventory to create beautiful communities of rehabbed, green affordable housing from what would otherwise be tear downs.
March 8, 2012 Philadelphia, PA
Speaker: Ebbe Skovdal, President and Senior Consultant of iDEMENSIONS
"To Be A Star - Follow the Star! Learn 5 Steps to Stardom!
Ebbe Skovdal, iDIMENSIONS president and senior consultant, brings more than 25 years of experience as a leader, manager, change agent, trouble-shooter, and problem solver. His broad experience and rich insights support his flexible and highly personalized approach to understanding and improving the specific needs of an organization and its cultural environment.
February 23, 2012 Chesterfield, MO
Speaker: Aprille Trupiano, Leadership Expert, Radio & TV Show Host, Speaker, Author
"3 Massive Mistakes that Keep Business Owners from Being Highly Successful and How You Can Avoid Them!"
April Trupiano is described by clients as being bold, straightforward, high energy, vivacious and dedicated. She is a published author working on her second book, “Click! Leadership Secrets to Thrive in Your Business and Love Your Life”. Aprille hosts “Click! Power Hour with Aprille Trupiano” on iWatchRadio.com, has been a co-host on “How to Promote Your Business” on KFNS, the Fox Sports Network and is also the host of a local TV show on business and lifestyle called the “Streetscape Show”.
Aprille has been trained by world class leaders and has lived in the US and Italy, where she has delivered training for private clients, small organizations, mid to large sized companies and governmental agencies. Her proven system, “The Power of Click”, catapults clients to the extraordinary in their business and the miraculous in their life, where all their purest desires, their most intense passions are reborn. Aprille can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Visit her website, www.GetClickNow.com, for a complimentary eCourse delivered to your inbox TODAY!
After hearing Aprille explain these 3 Massive Mistakes, you’ll be able to:
· Stop yourself from getting in the way of your own success
· Accelerate your course to success into overdrive
· Walk away with ACTION STEPS you can immediately use to uplevel your success
February 16, 2012 Greenville, NC
Speaker: Diana Needham, President Needham Business Consulting
“Capturing a New Vision: 3 Secrets for Making 2012 Your Best Year Ever!”
Did you find yourself excited to say "goodbye" to 2011... because the things you wanted for your business and life last year just didn't happen? Are you wondering what 2012 will hold for you? Come join us to learn the 3 secrets for making 2012 your best year ever. You'll leave inspired, excited, and on a mission to make 2012 an amazing year.
Diana Needham is the president of Needham Business Consulting, a consulting firm dedicated to helping clients grows their businesses, explore and manage marketing opportunities, and increase profits. She earned her Business Administration degree from Franklin University and received project management certification from the University of Colorado. She served for over 25 years at one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, where she was a key strategic leader charged with achieving the company vision and overcoming challenges during market shifts. She speaks frequently about smart business strategies at seminars and conferences and is a certified business and marketing coach. Diana is energized by helping her clients learn how to defy the current market conditions through innovative strategies. Her mission is to educate and empower clients to leverage business opportunities, overcome obstacles, and achieve healthy organizational growth and profits.
February 10, 2012 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Speaker: Kate Neale, Consultant for Dispute Resolution
"Conflict: The House Guest That Won't Leave"
Kate is currently a Consultant for Dispute Resolution at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division. She developed and coordinates the state-wide special education mediation program. She also developed the facilitated IEP meeting program. Prior to coming to NC, Kate served as a special education due process hearing officer, complaint investigator, and mediator for eleven years, and taught a special education law class at the graduate level. Additionally, she conducted negotiation and peer mediation trainings with students and consulted with school personnel to institute anti-bullying programs. Kate currently conducts ADA mediations for the U.S. Department of Justice.
January 26, 2012 Chesterfield, MO
Guest Speaker: Tessa Greenspan, Business Owner, Speaker, Mentor
"Creating Your Own Dream Business and Success"
As the former Owner of "Sappington Farmers Market" in St. Louis, Missouri, Tessa Greenspan is one of St. Louis’ most influential women in business. She is now a speaker, focusing on inspirational and business topics. Tessa promotes her message that a positive mental attitude, a willing, tenacious spirit and a healthy body are the keys to success. Her company is currently in sixty countries with plans to open in thirty-five more.
Tessa is best known for her Leadership in business and in life. She has also produced a movie based on these ideals called “Breakthrough The Movie” You can find out more about it at www.BreakThroughTheMovie.com.
Tessa has been recognized on both the local and national level for her generosity and community spirit, including National Woman Grocer of the Year, the Diversity Award from Washington, DC, YWCA’s Top Woman in Business, one of St. Louis Business Journal’s Top 25 Most Influential Women in St. Louis, NAWBO’s Distinguished Woman Business Owner of the Year and many more.
November 11, 2011 Raleigh/Durham NC
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Ouzts, State Director for Environment NC
"Fracking in NC: Worth the Risk"
What is Fracking? Relatively new drilling technology, high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing, now makes it possible to reach natural gas reserves. Commonly referred to as "horizontal hydrofracking" or just "fracking," deep-shale natural gas drilling uses high-pressure injection of water, sand, and chemicals to release the trapped gas.
Ms. Ouzts coordinates policy development, research, grassroots outreach, and legislative strategy for Environment North Carolina. She is the co-author of numerous reports on global warming and preservation, and has testified before the state legislature on a wide range of issues, from water quality to renewable energy.
A graduate of the NC School of Science and Math, Ms. Ouzts began her work with the state PIRGs in New Jersey, where she completed service for NJ Community Water Watch, a project of NJPIRG Law and Policy Center. In 1998, she returned to North Carolina to work with NCPIRG. She became the director of NCPIRG in 2001, then launched Environment North Carolina in 2006.
October 20, 2011 Greenville, NC
Guest Speaker: Lauren Paparone, Certified Project Manager, Business Coach
“The Power of Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone”
In our current economy we no longer can be complacent in our job security and our current roles. In order to shine and reach our full potential we must unleash the power within us for change and stepping outside of our comfort zone. Don’t let entitlement and fear rob you of what you were meant to become.
Lauren Paparone is a certified Project Manager, Business Coach, and owner of Personal Empowerment, Inc. Lauren transitioned from a successful corporate career to micro-business ownership and uses her expertise to help others make this transition. Lauren works with clients empowering them to balance their lives, reduce stress, and manage their life rather than their time so they ultimately will be more successful in both their career and life! She encourages those living with stress to pay as much attention to their own needs as they do to the needs of others. She says “Coaching is about holding a person accountable while revealing their abilities and strengths. Balance is achieved as we strengthen and enhance the mind, body and spirit – so we can rekindle the happier, joyful and more fulfilled life we all deserve!”
October 14, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Guest Speaker: Elaine Marshall, Secretary of State
"Law Enforcement in High Heels"
In 1996, Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall became the first woman ever elected to a statewide, executive branch office in North Carolina. Secretary Marshall was a member of the NC State Senate before rising to statewide office. She holds a B.S. in Home Economics from the University of Maryland and a law degree (JD) from Campbell University. She has received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Campbell University, Lees McRae College and Meredith College.
She serves as co-Chair of the NC-Moldova Partnership for Peace and recently received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Republic of Moldova State University of Medicine. Since becoming Secretary of State, she has received numerous state and national awards for leadership in technology, government innovation, and women's leadership.
September 9, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
"Meet the WPN Board of Directors"
August 26, 2011 Chesterfield, MO
Guest Speaker: Delia Garcia, MD
"Life in Balance: Building a Business and a LIfe You Love.. What Worked; What Hasn't"
You know how in your life, you meet people that seem to always have it together? Everything they touch seems to turn to gold and others, never seem to get a break. What is it about the ones who succeed? Dr. Garcia will share her life's journey and the things that have most influenced her in creating a life most people only dream of. Dr. Delia Garcia is passionate about the life she lives and spends each day helping others transform their lives. Good health is the key; nothing is more important. Come hear her story and begin to dream of what might be possible for you.
Certified Health Coach/Global Director, Take Shape for Life
Leading expert in breast cancer
Former Associate Professor of Washington University
Author or more than 50 publications and book chapters
Chosen by peers for Best Doctors in America
Listed in America's Top Rated Physicians
Proud mother of Alex, Nelsy and Andrew
Gardener; decorator; exercise buff; world traveler
August 12, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Power Lunch: Leslie Flowers, Personal Growth Facilitator, Motivational Speaker
"Overcoming the Performance Gap... and Raising the Bar"
She is a master trainer in Carnegie's principles of success, universal law, emotional intelligence and human potential. Leslie co-authored the book Kettle-Dreams: a study of the application of the 'mastermind conept' articulated in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. And Leslie has created a leadership self-assessment tool designed for people to grow into their infinite an inborn potential.
Leslie has studied human potential and leadership development and the ‘biology of change’ since 1996 and has studied at the side of Bob Proctor (teaching), Paul Martinelli (teaching), Steve Siebold (speaking), Les Brown (speaking), Michael Nicholas (coaching), and Christian Simpson (coaching).
Web site: www.PathsofChange.com
Style & Mindset Coaching Consortium: www.StyleandMindset.com
July 29, 2011 Chesterfield, MO
"How to Effectively Use Social Media to Grow Your Business"
Speaker: Cory Schaefer, Director of Business Development, Changescape Web
In recent years, the use of social media has exploded. Most business owners realize they need to be using social medial to market their company, but may not know how to effectively do so. This presentation is designed to go beyond the basics of creating a Facebook page and a Twitter handle. It is designed to teach you how to create remarkable content that your customers will finds relevant, as well as how to promote your social media to attract more fans and followers. You will leave with a list o actionable items that you can begin implementing to grow your business through social media and online marketing.
Cory Schaefer is the Director of Business Development at Changescape Web. He focuses on understanding his clients' goals and objectives, and then developing strategic online marketing plans to achieve those goals. Prior to joining Changescape Web, Cory worked in more traditional marketing envioronments, focusing on television, radio print and direct mail along with market research, consumer behavior, and event marketing. Changescape Web is a full-service online marketing agency providing such services as website design and development, search engine optimizatin, online public relations, content creation, email marketing, social media marketing, and e-commerce solutions. Founded in 2005, Changescape Web helps companies develop an effecitive web presence and grow their business through online marketing channels.
July 8, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Sharpen Your :30 Pitch and Win Big Prizes for You and Your Chapter!
We are all too young to remember, of course, but in 1968 Andy Warhol said "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Today, as WPN members we have an opportunity to be famous for 30 seconds each and every week at our local Coffee and Contacts meetings -- not to mentions all those other opportunities that present themselves everyday for us to make a pitch for ourselves and our business! (Sorry Andy, but things have sped up quite a bit since the 60’s)
Join Us For Our First Women's Power Networking "The Best :30 Ever! Contest
Now, based on our Power Lunch Presentation: How to Make Your Pitch! by speaker Leah Brown, it is time for you and your chapter members to brainstorm! The question being, “What makes a dynamic 30 second presentation?
It's Time to Sharpen Our Game and Have Some Fun!
Fabulous Prizes!
Grand prize is a FREE Year Membership to both Coffee & Contacts AND the monthly WPN Executive Roundtable.
The presenting Chapter winners will get a Free Women’s Executive Roundtable Membership
June 23, 2011 Greenville, NC
"Every Economy Needs A Hero!"
Speaker: Lisa Barber, Director of Business Development
In these tough economic times, even the strongest local economy needs a boost. Most of us have attended meetings or special events in Greenville, but many are not aware of the economic impact that these events have on our economy and our citizens. When out of town guests stay in Greenville, they visit our restaurants and shop at our stores. In general, every dollar they spend makes our local economy grow. By bringing or encouraging others to bring professional, fraternal, religous, cultural, or social organization events to Greenville, we are being a local economic hero by helping to keep Pitt County's economy solid and strong. Lisa Barber is the Regional Director of Business Development for the Greenville Convention Center. Whether we are planning a trade show, corporate meeting, or social gathering, Lisa will show us how we can not only guarantee a great time for our company, family, or organization, but also help us contribute to the growth of our economy.
June 10, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
"Being a Woman, and Working Through a Man's Perspective"
Speaker: Lisa Piñeiro, President and Founder of Technical Services Inc.
Like most small business owners, things haven’t been highway-smooth for Lisa Piñeiro. But with a mix of hard-wired confidence and a deep appreciation for the talents of working women and men, Pineiro has succeeded in a series of businesses, during two turbulent economic periods. Her belief in others -- especially young people -- has allowed her to make a mark on the state of North Carolina, and in fact, across the nation.
May 25, 2011 Greenville, NC
Manners Matter! Speaker: Nikki Blount
As women, we set th example for our families and as business women, we set the standard to which others will follow. Competing in the business world is much easier when you have confience and you will gain more confience with the knowledge you gain from hearing Nikki Blount speak to us about why Manners Matter. Nikki is certified by the Etiquette School of Atlanta to teach manners to children and adults. Nikki will discuss the relevancy of manners in the modern world both in business and at home, with a focus on how one's manners reflect on us as individuals and business women. Nikki will give a bried, interactive etiquette review and then delve into some of the more refined rules of etiquette. From table manners to the proper place to put your name tag, Nikki will help you polish your already impeccable manners!
April 8, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
How to Make Your Pitch! — Speaker: Leah Brown
Founder, President and CEO of A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc.
What's your value proposition? What do you say that people will catch? Pretend this baseball mitt is your boss or client. Leah demonstrated pitching for us — toss the ball so they can catch it! The wiffleball pitch: has holes in it and when you are talking they see through it. The basketball pitch: I pitch what I do while I throw others under the bus, too big! The entitlement pitch: I'm a woman-owned business and I'm entitled. The tennis ball pitch: the difference is that this one is fuzzy, can be caught but something about its fuzziness makes us uncomfortable. The baseball pitch fits its glove. We are really selling how we are helping our clients or our employers. Perfect your elevator pitch!
Leah Brown, Founder, President and CEO of A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc., is unwavering in her vision to provide exceptional, compassionate, highly talented clinical-research and clinical-care professionals to areas that traditionally experience healthcare disparities. With over 20 years in the healthcare/regulatory compliance consulting space, Leah holds a degree in Information Technology from Virginia Commonwealth University, holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky, and was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 1992. She also possesses the distinguished designation of Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), and most recently, she successfully completed Executive Management Programs at Dartmouth College and Northwestern University.
March 22, 2011 Greenville, NC
Power Lunch
Speaker: Donna Whitley, Belly Dance Instructor, Author, Mary Kay Consultant
Donna spoke on the three ways she empowers women: movement, money, and makeup. Author of Roadmap to Riches on $12.50 Per Week: First Steps to Financial Freedom, Donna has taught seminars on the subject at community colleges and private workshops. Having travelled the world - Sahara Desert, China, Cuba, Europe, she returned home to native Greenville, NC where she has taught bellydance for 40 years and Mary Kay consulting for 20 years. For more information on Donna Whitley please visit www.donnawhitley.com.
March 11, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Power Lunch Speaker: Gigi Karmous-Edwards
Hi-Tech Handbag Designer and Founder of Uvo Designs
Gigi Karmous-Edwards believes the inspirations for her designs come from different, often coinciding ideas evolving from both science and art. Gigi has worked in the high tech field for over 25 years and is now leveraging her creative design skills in the fashion industry. Uvo, [pronounced "you" and "vo" as in vogue] Inc. was conceived when she decided to venture into the next phase of her life with a tremendous amount of help from her best friend (since the age of six), Manal Afify. Uvo was derived from the Italian word uovo, meaning egg. This symbol of life, rebirth, and renewal holds special meaning for Gigi. Visit Gigi at uvodesigns.com.
February 11, 2011 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Power Lunch Speaker: Amanda Lamb
TV Journalist and Author
Women’s Power Network had the wonderful opportunity to host Amanda Lamb, veteran television journalist from WRAL, an award-winning CBS affiliate in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area, at their February 2011 Power Lunch. Amanda took us along on her journey from child writer, to TV journalist, wife, mother, and then back again to published writer of 2 genres of books: parenting (Girls Gone Child continues the journey she started in Smotherhood) and true crime (Evil Next Door: The Untold Story of a Killer Undone by DNA). She was insightful in explaining her drive and passion which was always there inside of her, but as she put it - life as a reporter, wife and mother always occupied her time. With perseverance, determination, and true talent she was able to reach her truest dream – become the writer she always wanted to be! She left us all with the desire to follow our dreams and not give up when "life comes along". For more about Amanda check out her website at www.alambauthor.com or her Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/AmandaLambAuthor#!/pages/Amanda-Lamb/14651775812.
January 28, 2011 Chesterfield, MO
How to S.P.A.R.K. a Spectacular Life: 5 Easy Ways to Be Unstoppable in Life and Business
Speaker: Patty Cook, Executive Life Coach
These 5 easy steps are your key to living out loud, reaching any goal and enjoying the ride. Executive Life Coach, Patty Cook, learned the hard way the high price of being stressed out, overwhelmed and feeling like she wasn’t successful no matter how hard she worked or how successful she looked to the outside world. No More!
You, too, can take control of any challenge and break free of what is stopping you from achieving your dream life and career, just by learning and using these easy tools. They are designed to help you be all you can be, and to bring your best to life. Sometimes it is beyond our ability to generate the spark we need to get where we want to go, and we need the help of an expert – someone who has risen from the ashes, and who can help you navigate your way through faster and easier than you can on your own.
Patty Cook, Executive Life Coach, Certified Kolbe™ Consultant and Owner of Life by Design, LLC has been helping people Transform Stress Into Success™ since 1992, when she successfully recovered from her own “crash and burn.”
Patty offers personal coaching, corporate training and keynote presentations, all designed to help people ignite their personal power, so they can achieve their most imaginative goals and withstand life’s greatest challenges, creating success from the inside out. Visit Patty Cook’s Life by Design website at www.PattyCook.com for resources and programs. You can call 636-861-9100 or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to schedule a complimentary consultation.
"Our Women's Power Networking lunch at Villa Farattos was the greatest. I had the opportunity to meet our guest speaker Patty Cook. She is a very confident, strong woman as well as a great business coach. Her presentation was easy to follow. Her hand outs were informational. I would love to have Patty Cook come back to speak again." — Barb Bernstein, Treat Your Hands and Feet Reflexology & Spa.
November 12, 2010 Raleigh/Durham, NC
Simple Living: An Anecdote to Tough Times and Frenzied Lives
Speaker: Wanda Urbanska
If there is a upside to this troubling economic downturn it is that many of us are living simpler, more satisfying lives. The prolific and acclaimed author Wanda Urbanska, who spoke to attendees at the November Power Lunch was the first to identify a major trend in toward Simpler Living in the early 90s. She has since published a number of highly successful books including her most recent The Heart of Simpler Living.
She entertained and encouraged a packed crowd at the WPN November Power Lunch to jump on the Simpler Living trend. Lively discussion and questions revealed that many of our socially conscious members have done just that. We are drying laundry outdoors, slowing down, enjoying small talk and turning off electronics at dinner time -- just to name a few. Wanda Urbanska's books are available at www.SimplerLiving.com.
The November Roundtable was graciously sponsored by WPN member Louise Griffin, Realtor at Breeze Realty Network.
October 26, 2010 Chesterfield, MO
Power Lunch Speaker: Dr. Pat Wolff
Some weekdays Dr. Wolff is in her office at Forest Park Pediatrics, seeing little patients. The rest of the time, she's working on Meds & Food for Kids, her nonprofit that rescues Haitian children from malnutrition with a highly potent, peanut-based nutritional supplement called Medika Mamba. She spends half her time in St. Louis and half at her production facility in Cap Haitien in northern Haiti, in three-week increments each, all year long.
Our Mission: Meds & Food for Kids (MKF) is dedicated to saving the lives of Haiti’s malnourished children and other nutritionally vulnerable people. For more about Meds & Food for Kids please visit www.mfkhaiti.org.
October 9, 2010 Raleigh/Durham, NC
File Act and Toss Your Way to Peace and Productivity
Speaker: Barbara Hemphill
Barbara considers a productive environment as an intentional setting which supports who we want to be. She stated that the first step is getting rid of what doesn't matter and to consider "What is the worst possible thing that would happen if I didn't have this?" for everything we are going through. She considers clutter to be postponed decisions.
″Our guest speaker Barbara Hemphill of Barbara Hemphill's Productive Environment Institute was awesome! I took a lot of great notes on how to organize my office and home clutter to become a ′Productive Peaceful Person′″ — Keri Butler, Devine Marketing Group
″I received so many pearls of wisdom from Barbara Hemphill and plan to put many of them to use right away in my home and office!!″ — Lauren Paparone, Personal Empowerment
September 24, 2010 - Chesterfield, MO
Power Lunch Speaker: Jessica Sabatini, The 360 Woman
Jessica Sabatini from The 360 Woman shared practical tools for being a powerful leader keeping focus away from details and drama and towards your objectives and goals, increasing your productivity and satisfaction in the process. Her talk was titled, "Being a Powerful Leader in Your Personal and Professional Life."
Jessica Sabatini is a Certified Coach and Professional Speaker. She helps women who want to “have it all” do just that, with joy and sanity. If you are wanting to tame “the overwhelm”, Jessica helps you break through to the next level; empowering you to be a leader in your work as well as your life. Whether you are a mom at home or a woman in business, this talk is for you. For more information about Jessica Sabatini, The 360 Woman please visit www.the360woman.com.
September 10, 2010 — Raleigh/Durham, NC
What Madonna Would Do: Redefine, Realign and Reboot!
Speaker: Rebecca Antonelli
We have lessons to tell . . . if only you realized how great you are. You cannot become a strong dynamic woman unless you realize you are! Go where you are celebrated!
August 27th 2010 - Chesterfield, MO
Power Lunch Speaker: Carol Denker, Author
Carol Denker, author of Autumn Romance: Stories and Portraits of Love After 50. Carol's new book just won Best Relationship Book of the Year. Just back from a 3 month book tour Carol is excited to share her amazing story and why she had to leave her editor position in Philadelphia to write this book. She'll talk about breaking through fears to become who you really are and do what you were meant to do!
For more about Carol Denker, Author of Autumn Romance please visit www.autumnlove.org.
August 2010 — Raleigh/Durham, NC
Power Lunch with Reggie Edwards
April 2010 — Raleigh/Durham, NC
Power Lunch with Mary Cantando
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