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Moving Up – Balance For Growth
As women, we play an important role in the lives of our family, friends and professional associates. We have many demands places on us each day. This year’s program features speakers and workshops that will provide you with the inspiration and tools to discover the personal leadership within each one of us. Attend Two Inspirational General Sessions and Any Two Powerful Workshops of Your Choice Questions? Contact, Drenda Wendell, sme@franzrepro.com, 763-746-3400 Key Note Speaker: Ann Coombs “Create a Living Workplace for Soul and Spirit to Thrive” The President of award-winning Coombs Consulting Ltd., Ann's insightful presentations focus on innovative ideas needed to deal with transition. Combining her extensive service sector and retail marketing experience with her exhaustive research into future trends, Ann's session will provide insight and practical solutions that will enable participants to “create a living workplace to strive for growth.” She is the author of The Living Workplace: Soul, Spirit and Success in the 21st Century - a Canadian best seller within weeks of its release and released in the US in February 2002. Her presentations on the subject illustrate how the workplace can be more productive and effective when the whole person is considered. Schedule
Questions? Contact, Drenda Wendell, sme@franzrepro.com, 763-746-3400 Ticket Packets will be available for pickup the day of the event. Seating in the General Sessions will be assigned on a first-come-first served basis. Your table location will remain the same for the morning General Session and Luncheon Session. Workshop room sizes vary; therefore choices will be assigned in the order in which registrations are received. Registrations received with no workshops selected will be assigned at random. We will make every attempt to give you the two workshops of your choice. No refunds will be allowed under any circumstances. Tickets are transferable. Tax Deduction: Treasury regulations permit businesses an income tax deduction for educational expenses when used to maintain or improve job related skills. Master of Ceremonies: Liz Miklya Senior Media Consultant, Weber Shandwick Minneapolis As Senior Media Consultant, Liz assumes a variety of roles. She helps clients in the Twin Cities and across the country prepare for media interviews related to product launches, crises and other developments. She also writes speeches, does presentation and crisis communication training, and helps executives frame their message in credible, memorable ways. Throughout her television career, Liz worked extensively in general news, medical reporting and political reporting. She’s also the recipient of several regional Emmys. Her newsroom experience helps give clients an understanding of how reporters and editors work as well as an insider’s insight into what makes news and how to be quotable. Opening Session Who Moved My Chi? Living With Enthusiasm Molly Cox, Partner, Out of the Blue Creative Molly Cox is the co-author of “Improvise This! How to Think on Your Feet so You Don’t Fall on Your Face,” (Hyperion) and the soon to be released humor book, “UNVEILED, Questions you REALLY need to ask before you say “I DO!” She is a partner in Out of the Blue, a sketch comedy, training and keynote speaking company that bases its programs on the principles of improvisation. Molly is the former general manager of an upscale athletic club and director of sales and marketing for two hotels. While raising two (almost) perfect children and training her dog to retrieve e-mail, she is writing her first novel. www.outofthebluecreative.com Questions? Contact, Drenda Wendell, sme@franzrepro.com, 763-746-3400 Workshops Women and Personal Leadership For Tomorrow Breaking Through Barriers: Glass Ceilings, Old Fishermen, and Internalized Beliefs You’ll leave a little taller and a little lighter, with a fresh outlook and a feisty resolve to break down the barriers – inside and out – that are getting in the way of being the most powerful, centered, and loving woman that you can be. Recently featured on National Geographic Today, wilderness guide, author, and professional speaker, Christ Heeter practices what she preaches in some of the most challenging settings around: remote whitewater rivers in northern Ontario, dogsledding in Minnesota, and the high desert terrain of southern Utah. Chris has guided women’s wilderness trips for 20 years and is the author of “Daily Degradations for Women Who Should Know Better.” Chris brings a deep reverence for nature, and a tremendous passion for nudging even the most urban among us to connect with their own wilderness. Are You Allergic to Conflict? Nancy Stephan inspires you to go beyond your comfort zone to reach extraordinary results. She has over 25 years experience as a business owner, advisor and coach to top business leaders. Nancy helps individuals and teams work through challenging conflict situations to achieve win/win outcomes. Some of her clients are 3M, Donaldson Company, CMS, United Products and St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. Who is on Your Team?: A Personal Power Approach to Teamwork In this workshop, we will discuss four types of powerful people you may have on your team. These people can either help or destroy your work team and you too!! The workshop is based on Simmons’ new motivational book: “The Power of People: Four Kinds of People Who Can Change Your Life.” Come and learn about how to create a productive and effective team using a personal power approach. Dr. Verna Cornelia Simmons, president and principal consultant for J. Cameron & Associates, is an innovative person known for creating programs and processes which increase organizational effectiveness and individual performance. As a consultant, she has custom designed a multiple intelligences approach to helping her clients rethink leadership and the role of personal power in the workplace. Dr. Simmons received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Adminstration from the University of Minnesota where she is currently an adjunct professor. She is also co-owner of Jabez Projects, Inc. DBA Curves for Women, Downtown Minneapolis. The conference is open to all business professionals. Primary audience: 25-to-54-year-old professional women. SME/WAB provides a skirted six-foot table, company signage, table covering with drapery, and two chairs per table. Cost for Exhibitors:
Questions? Contact, Drenda Wendell, sme@franzrepro.com, 763-746-3400 Exhibitor space is limited to the first 40 companies. Your timely response is important in order to request the booth of your choice. Full payment must accompany all contracts; no reservations or booth assignments will be made without advance payment. Electric outlets are available for an additional $25 fee. Booths will be assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis. SME/WAB does not assume responsibility for booth assignments and cannot guarantee location of booth assignments. No Refunds Set-up: 4:00 to 8:00 PM, Sunday, April 20th and 5:30 to 7:00 AM, Monday, April 21st. Take down: Displays must be taken down after 3:00 PM and must be removed from the Expo area by 5:00 PM on Monday, April 21st. Display Restrictions Sales and Marketing Executives of Minneapolis/St. Paul would like to thank our sponsors that have helped keep our conference fees as low as possible through their generous support.
In 1973, Sales and Marketing Executives of Minneapolis/St. Paul (SME) put together a half-day event called Effective Secretaries Seminar. Their goal was to present a premium program which would fill an inspirational void for the effective secretary. In 1977, as the role of women in the workplace was changing, the seminar was renamed Women In Business and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale keynoted the day. He urged the participants to set new goals and reach for the highest possible level of professionalism. In 1980, SME expanded the program to a full day event, which included personal and professional growth workshops and nationally known speakers. In 1996, the seminar was renamed Women And Business (WAB) to further reflect the evolution of this original event. Sales and Marketing Executives International is a worldwide, professional association with more than 30,000 members. The local chapter, Sales and Marketing Executives of Minneapolis/St. Paul, offers the Minnesota business community a wide range of programs, which enhance members’ professional growth. |
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