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NAWBO
CALENDAR
Apr 15 Success Team Orientation 1-4pm
Apr 20 Southern California Business Growth Conference - NAWBO-OC members save $50
Apr 21 Education Center: Storytelling for Fun and Profit 10:00am - 1:00pm
Apr 21 Members Only Mixer 5:30-7:30pm
Apr 30 New Member Orientation 5:30pm-7:30pm
May 2 The 10th Annual Orange County Small Business Conference and Expo
May 5 Monthly Dinner Meeting
May 7 Mentors Only Meeting 5:30pm
May 14 Members Only Mixer 5:30-7:30pm
May 21 New Member Orientation 5:30pm-7:30pm
Jun 2 Mentoring S.O.M.E. Meeting - How to Leverage your NAWBO membership
Aug 4 Mentoring S.O.M.E. Meeting - Sales/Marketing - It's Showtime
Oct Remarkable Women Awards Month
DON'T MISS OUR May 5th MONTHLY MEETING
Sales & Mindset: How Your Communication Determines the Response You Get
Hold on to your seats! Niurka is about to take you on an exciting journey and help you discover how to move beyond your fears and limitations!
Her extraordinary energy, tenacity, and practical wisdom beyond her years will empower you to think and act, in a new and different way. If you are ready to achieve new and different results, make your reservations now to attend.
We are unable to accommodate walk-ins at monthly meetings.
Please register early!
RESERVATIONS
WILL BE CLOSED AT 10AM
ON May 4th . . .RSVP
TODAY!
NAWBO-OC BOARD NEWS
NAWBO-OC is Proud to Announce its 2009-2010 Slated Executive Board Members
President Elect - Kathy Dawson, Dawson & Dawson
Vice President of Corporate Partner Relations - Kristen McAllister, KD Consulting
Vice President of Membership - Loreen Gilbert, WealthWise Financial Services
Secretary - Patti Cain-Stanley, Cain-Stanley & Co.
EDUCATION CENTER
April 21, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Story Telling for Fun & Profit, by Lynda Lawrence, Chief Idea Officer, Ideaworks Consulting
If you wonder what difference storytelling makes, just consider Apple. They actually invented the first ahead-of-its-time PDA, but the Newton was a failure because they didn't have Steve Jobs to tell the story. Six years later, with Jobs at the helm, their next little product changed music forever.
But storytelling isn't just about selling your products or services. It's how you invent new things, engage your employees and partners, and forge solid customer relationships.
In this four-hour, hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to use storytelling in every part of your business, and you'll emerge with the most powerful tool in history to start, build, and reinvent your business.
Instructors Needed
Do you want to share your expertise with other members? The NAWBO Education Center is looking for instructors to teach in-person classes, teleclasses and webinars on topics in the following areas: sales/business development, operations/processes, leadership/management, business planning and finance/accounting. If you are interested, please complete the instructor application.
AFFILIATE
EVENTS
Affiliate organizations are local groups that share common goals and values with NAWBO-OC. To view current affiliate members and see detailed calendar listings, please click the link above.
Apr 20 Southern California Business Growth Conference
Apr 25 Women Helping Women. 5th Annual Models of Success Luncheon
May 14 NHBWA. 9th Annual Awards & Scholarship Dinner
Jun Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference
WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
Christina Lucy Code Pink Boot Camp
Dorothy Fest Woman's Auto Butler
Wendi Forrest Time For Nine
Sharel Felger
Alissa Wald OC Eye Designs Optometry
Susan Shieldkret The Passionate Collector
Jane Johnson
Crystal Curfman Reve' Pacific
Laura Roebuck International Princess Project
Camellia Schuk Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP
Amber Stephens Farmers Insurance
Kathleen Wilson Earthtones by Kathleen
Judith Leonard Units Mobile Storage
Susan de la Portilla Units Mobile Storage
Diane H. Parriott Law offices of W. Bailey Smith
A. Shazeen Mufti Developments in Literacy
Timaree Stearns Zauner
Nancy Villere Belle Amie Studios
Jennifer A. Trusso Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Rita Reifman Melaleuca
Kimberly White Fabulous Paws
Tram Phan Waddell and Reed
Liza Gampon So Cal Green Candle Co.
Daralin Dotts James Event Production
Marguerite L. Gunn Bukhalter, Kessler, Goodman
Laura Jean Powers
Karen Rager
MEMBERS
IN
THE NEWS
Both Hilary Kaye, president of HKA Inc., and Cara Good, chief executive of Wundermarx|PR, were quoted in Jan Norman's April 1 article in the O.C. Register. Offering opinions on the relevance of federal help to small business owners, Hilary finds more benefit in tax incentives than in loans, while Cara says the increased availability of loans can help to get businesses through the crunch.
We're ready to spread good "news"! All Members in the News items should be sent directly to Judy Rose at rose@jlrco.com. Please be sure to include the name of the publication (or TV/radio program), the date your "news" appeared, and a brief summary of the content. Also, be sure to include the word NAWBO in your subject line.
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REMARKABLE WOMEN AWARDS 2009
Nominations For Remarkable Women Are Now Open!
You are invited to nominate outstanding business leaders for consideration as award winners in the following three categories: Lifetime Achievement, Entrepreneur to Watch, and Business Owner of the Year. Click here to download the nomination form. Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2009.
NAWBO BLOG ON THE OC METRO BUSINESS BLOG PAGE
Barri Carian: March 11, 2009
Reinvent, reinvigorate: Stay in the Game!
I have spent quite a bit of time car shopping recently. What surprised me was that in this day and age, and particularly in this economy, not much had changed in the basic business model... (more)
Judy Rose: March 12, 2009
An Unexpected Education
When I was a child, long before the game Trivial Pursuit was invented, my father prided himself on knowing thousands of tidbits of information on a wide variety of subjects... (more)
Cassie Hoag: April 10, 2009
Is the Media Fueling the Recession?
As a transplanted East Coaster, I've long chuckled over the Los Angeles media's coverage of weather. The mere prospect of rain always incites some version of "Storm Watch"... (more)
You can catch up on all the past NAWBO posts plus those written by others in the OC business community here.
And be sure to join the discussion by adding your comments.
THANK
YOU!
The Programs Committee would like to thank the following panelists for insightful tips about reinvention:
Chas Klivans, The CEO's Navigator
Susan Hansted Kuntz, Possibility Thinking, Inc.
Susan Johnson, Susan's Healthy Gourmet
Linda Rider, A Caring Approach to Change
We would also like to thank Julie Diebolt Price of JDP Photography for photographing the event as well as the showcasers below:
Showcasers
Monir Ghaneian, Tropez Boutique
Swathi Murthy, Jashun
Marva Thomas, Capstan Insurance Services
KUDOS
Attorney Darlynn Morgan authored a chapter in the new book, Estate Planning Strategies: Collective Wisdom, Proven Techniques. In easy-to-understand language, Estate Planning Strategies helps people comprehend the entire estate planning process. The book not only provides insights and advice to those with large estates, but also offers help to those with very basic estate planning needs.
Stephanie Hager, Stephanie Hager Photography, has just finished photographing an advertising campaign for one of Krush Creative's clients. The images included all of the top executives of Marwit Capital.
COMMITTEE NEWS & NEEDS
Mentoring
 The 2009 Mentoring Program Kicked off on March 6th and will continue for 8 months. There are 40 women in the program. For questions, contact Dee Elliott at delliott@kingrelocation.com
Public Relations
We are excited to announce NAWBO-OC's presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Please join us to stay connected with all members and informed of latest news. Start discussions, re-tweet messages, read/post blogs, share your successes with all 400+ NAWBO OC members, and more &
Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/NAWBOOC
Become a Fan on Facebook: http://companies.to/nawbo-oc/
Join our group on LinkedIn: http://wwwlinkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=1879247
Member-to-Member Opportunity Program
Increase Your Business | Increase Your Income
Do you have a business that has benefitted, or could benefit from referrals by other Members? Do you pay commissions or fees for referrals, or have you considered doing so? If you've answered "yes" to these questions, then you'll want to contribute to our new "Member-to-Member Opportunity Program". As part of our commitment to being the premier business engine in Southern California, NAWBO-OC is building a database of Member-to-Member Opportunities. We ask all of you to give this some thought and submit any opportunities for referrals that may benefit your business. We'll then post a "Member-to-Member Opportunities Wall" on our website and/or within one or several of the NAWBO-OC social networking communities. And of course we'll publish our inaugural Opportunities in the next edition of the E-News. Click here to download the Member-to-Member Opportunity Program form.
Call for NAWBO-OC Volunteers
Do you want a great way to get to know your fellow NAWBO members? Do you want to lend your skills, experience and energy to a very worthy cause? Do you want to expose your company to the buying power of 400 business owners? If so, then now's the time to take advantage of some key NAWBO-OC volunteer opportunities. Click here to see what's currently available and get involved. There are some terrific roles to fill in our Chapter, some even providing Corporate Partner benefits. They include:
Greeter Program Chair
Monthly Meeting Printing Partner
Advertising Chair on the Remarkable Women Committee
And more . . .
Our NAWBO-OC volunteers enjoy forming relationships that not only fuel their businesses, but also develop into rewarding and life-long friendships. Download the form and fax it in today.
NEWS FROM NAWBO NATIONAL
Join NAWBO today and save $25 off national membership, $175 off conference registration
Thanks to NAWBO's membership drive, new members now receive a $25 discount on their national membership. What's more is that those same members are eligible to receive $175 off their conference registration by securing the NAWBO Member Rate, plus an additional $75 if they register prior to April 30. Click here to see all the exciting things going on at this year's WBC.
WANTS & NEEDS
Executive Suites available in Orange, with several different size Suites now open.
Includes: receptionist, conference room, kitchen, DSL, copiers & printers, HIPA certified, and more.
Located close between the 55, 57, 91 & 22 freeways call Cathy Daugherty with questions 714 288-6033
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