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The Women in Business Roundtable (WIBR) has been a Chamber signature program for dynamic, achievement-oriented businesswomen since 1993. WIBR is the most successful ongoing networking event of its kind in the country, supported by over 40 Bay Area women's organizations.
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| Professor
Sally Baack |
Tuesday,
October 17
5-5:30 pm Registration/Networking/Wine Tasting
5:30-7:15 pm Program; Q&A
Omni
San Francisco Hotel,
500 California Street
Wine,
Women and Success
A panel discussion moderated by Professor Sally Baack, College of Business,
San Francisco State University
Join us for this exciting discussion on Wine, Women and Success.
California Wine is a marquee industry for the state and has been central
to defining the distinctive California lifestyle worldwide. Women are
increasingly playing a key role in this fascinating and highly competitive
industry. This all-star panel features three of its outstanding leaders
- all women: Jean Arnold, President, Hanzell Vineyards; Eileen Crane,
President/Winemaker, Domaine Carneros Ltd.; and Kathleen Hoertkorn, President
and CEO, New Vine Logistics, Inc.
The participants will describe their road to success in the wine industry,
accomplishments and challenges they have dealt with along the way, and
the lessons they have learned throughout their careers. They will share
invaluable tips on how women can start a career in the wine industry.
Finally, you will get an insiders' look at the trends that shape this
changing industry, and the opportunities that exist for women.You will also get an opportunity to taste champagne from Domaine Carneros
Ltd. and wine from Hanzell Vineyards.
Featured panelists:
Jean Arnold, President, Hanzell Vineyards
With over twenty-five years of wine industry experience in business
leadership, executive management, marketing, and sales, her work experience
has included such notable wineries as Chateau St. Jean, Chateau Montelena,
Jordan Vineyards & Winery, Chalk Hill Estate and Williams Selyem. Arnold's
ability to discover and understand the unique vision inherent within her
clients' private wine estates, coupled with expertise in executing articulate
and meaningful image creation strategies, has led to the development of
the Jean Arnold Group, a much sought after consulting firm whose client
list boasts some of the finest privately-owned wineries in California.
Eileen Crane, President/Winemaker, Domaine Carneros
Ltd.
Raised with a keen appreciation for fine wines and haute cuisine, Crane
originally prepared for a culinary career, earning a master's degree in
nutrition followed by professional training at the prestigious Culinary
Institute of America. Hired as winemaker and vice president of Gloria
Ferrer Champagne Caves, she was entrusted with the dual responsibilities
of overseeing the design and construction of the facility in addition
to developing the line of sparkling wines. It turned out to be an experience
that served her well. Selected personally by Claude Taittinger for the
position of President/Winemaker of Domaine Carneros, dedicated to producing
world-class sparkling wines made in the French tradition from famed Carneros
region grapes, Crane oversaw the planning and development of the beautiful
Carneros landmark chateau, vineyards and winemaking facility.
Kathleen Hoertkorn, president and CEO, New Vine
Logistics, Inc.
Hoertkorn is President and CEO of New Vine Logistics, Inc. having founded
the company after many years of executive responsibility in sales, operations
and logistics at DHL, WineShopper.com and wine.com. Through that experience,
she recognized the business need for a legal distribution method to resolving
interstate commerce issues and consumer-direct shipments. At wine.com
and WineShopper.com, she oversaw the development and management of the
compliance and fulfillment systems including business-to-business, customer
care, warehouse, business definition and processes, wholesaler/retailer
relations and processes, logistics, inventory management, compliance,
pricing and transportation. Hoertkorn holds a BS and MA from the University
of Wisconsin. NVL is the leading provider of complete direct to consumer
shipping, including compliance and all state permit reporting.
Moderator:
Sally Baack, Ph.D., College of Business, San Francisco
State University
An expert in global strategy, leadership and international business
negotiations, Prof. Baack has published case studies on the wine industry
that are used in MBA programs globally, and consults for wine and technology
companies. She earned her Ph.D. in International Strategic Management
from the University of Southern California, and is an honors graduate
from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a visiting Professor
at the German International School of Management and is the Associate
Director of SFSU's joint program with the University of Nice, France.
Her articles have been published in numerous business journals and she
is a regular speaker at academic and business conferences and events.
She was named the Professor of the Year, 2003, for outstanding achievements
in teaching, research and service.
Cost is $30 for Chamber members and $40 for prospective members if paid
by October 13. Additional $5 after October 13 and at the door.
Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For
more information please contact Nadia Chan at 415-352-8803
or nchan@sfchamber.com.
Media Sponsor:
Women
in Business Networking Mixer
Wed., September 13, 2006
5:30-7:30 pm
View Lounge
San Francisco Marriott, 39 Flr.
55 Fourth Street
Take
this opportunity to network and make new contacts with achievement-oriented
professional women and women business-owners at the Women in Business
Networking Mixer. Save the date to sip wine and mingle while enjoying
a magnificent view of San Francisco and the Bay Area 39 stories atop San
Francisco Marriott.
Cost is $20 for Chamber members and $30 for prospective members if paid
by September 7. Additional $5 after Sept. 7 and at the door.
For more information please contact Marisa Ceballos at 415-352-8818 or
mceballos@sfchamber.com.
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| Jean
Dunham |
Women
in Business Roundtable
Tuesday, July 18
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Workshop
San
Francsico Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor
Building
the Body of a Leader
Jean
Dunham, senior associate of Strozzi Institute and co-founder of InsightOut
Leadership
No matter
what our role in our organization or business, these days we are called
upon to lead by the mere competitiveness of business. We may know intellectually
what we need to do, have read the latest books or magazine articles, but
in the heat of the fire of organizational life, can we lead - this is
the challenge? Can we actually make the moves we know in our heads we
should make? Can we get our bodies to go along?
Learn what it takes to produce embodied leadership. Understand better
your own leadership style, strengths, and challenges, and participate
in exercises that will enrich your ability to make new leadership moves
and stay centered under pressure.
- As women, what
does it take to truly ask for what we want and need?
- How do we acknowledge
and stick to our own value?
- Can we make effective
requests and powerful offers?
- Do we have the
ability to decline or say "no", when appropriate?
Dunham is a Senior
Associate of Strozzi Institute and co-founder of InsightOut Leadership.
She has worked as a consultant and trainer in the areas of leadership
and management development and business process design since 1982, and
as a professional coach since 1994. She has provided leadership and management
training and coaching for clients such as Adobe Systems, Genentech, Scios,
Scholastic, and Barnes & Noble, and led major business process redesign
projects for Pacific Bell, Microsoft, IBM, Young & Rubicam, Lotus, and
Olivetti.
Cost to attend is $45 for Chamber members; $55 for Prospective members,
if paid by July 13. $5 additional after July 13 and at the door.
Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For
more information, contact nchan@sfchamber.com.
Women
in Business Roundtable
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:30-9:30 am
Building Connections - Back to Our Roots with Roundtable
Conversations
Imagine
a networking event which allows you time to say more than your name
and company name. Imagine an event in which you make deeper connections
with fellow participants. Imagine an event where you have time for conversation
rather than feeling rushed to circulate from one person to another.
The Women in Business Roundtable Committee has designed just that -
a roundtable discussion on topics that invite different perspectives
and opinions that are relevant to business women in the Bay Area.
What is a roundtable discussion? Six to eight people will be at each
table. One half of the tables will explore one question and the other
half will discuss another question. After approximately 30 minutes,
you will move to another table where two new topics will be introduced.
Exploring a topic as a group allows you to make a meaningful connection
with other attendees while also benefiting from the rich wealth of experience
in the room.
The topics of discussion will include:
- Getting the Most
Out of Your Network
- Credibility –
Earning and Maintaining It
- Mastering the
Customer Relationship
- Challenging Business
Relationships – Making Them Work
The WIBR committee
will even do the work of collecting business cards for you. At the end
of the event you will be given copies of business cards from attendees
willing to distribute their card to everyone. With this work already done
for you, you'll be relaxed as you enjoy additional networking at the conclusion
of the program.
Speed
Networking for Business
Thursday,
May 11
San Francsico Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
235 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor
5:00-5:30pm Registration/Networking
5:30-7:30 pm Speed Networking
7:30-8:00 pm Networking
Find
it difficult to connect with the right people at networking events?
Not meeting as many people as you could because you are caught in one
long converation? Hesitant to walk up and start a conversation with someone
new?
- Join us for a new
program focused on making connections.
- Engage in facilitated
meetings with at least 20 businesswomen.
- Make a business
connection in four minutes or less.
- Expand your network
in minutes instead of months.
- Learn to become
a connector and introduce your contacts.
Here's
how it works:
In the beginning of
the session Debra will share her expert networking tips with the group.
Then each pair will have four minutes (two minutes each) to introduce
themselves and their company. You will explain what you are looking for
or the value of your products/services, and then switch. After meeting
with everyone on the opposite side of the room, we will break for informal
networking over complimentary wine and light hors d'oeuvres.
- Cost is $30
for Chamber members.
- Must be a Chamber
member to participate.
- Space is limited
to 40 participants.
- Make sure to
bring 25 or more business cards.
 Our
group facilitator is Debra Mugnani Monroe,
President of Monroe
Personnel Service, LLC / Temptime.
Debra has always loved
connecting people. Since 1982, Debra has assisted hundreds of Bay Area
businesses in meeting their staffing needs. A native San Franciscan, Debra
received a Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Davis
and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and French from the University
of California at Berkeley. She founded Monroe Personnel Service in 1987.
Monroe was ranked in the San Francisco Business Times' Bay Area's Top
150 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies list for 2000 and 2001
Media
Sponsor:
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Manage
Stress, So You Can Thrive
With Linda Groah, COO and Nurse Executive, Kaiser Permanente |
| Tuesday,
April 18, 2006 |
Sponsored
by: |
Omni
San Francisco Hotel
500 California Str. at Montgomery
Registration/Networking 5:15-5:45 pm
Program 5:45-7:15 pm
Network Dialogues 7:15-8:00 pm |
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Linda
Groah
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Stress is inherent to
our lives, but when well managed can accelerate our growth, development,
and overall life and professional success. Stress cannot be eliminated,
but we can certainly change the way we deal with it. Hear from a leading
expert in the health care field Linda Groah, Kaiser Permanente, about the
impact of stress on your body, common stress triggers, and successful ways
to manage stress so you can make it work to your advantage.
Groah's career as a preoperative nurse has spanned for more than 40 years.
After graduation from St. Luke's School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
she began work as a staff nurse in the O.R. Since then she has held many
positions such as Clinical Supervisor, Assistant Director of Nursing Service,
and currently, she is a Chief Operating Officer at Kaiser Permanente in
San Francisco. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the profession
and to health care, Groah was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy
of Nursing in 2000. She has published numerous articles and contributed
to several textbooks. In 2005 Groah received the Nursing Leadership Award
for California, followed by the Nursing Leadership Award for the United
States.
Cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40
for Prospective members, if paid by April 13. $5 additional after April
13 and at the door.
For more information contact Nadia Chan at 415-352-8803 or
nchan@sfchamber.com.
Taking
Charge and Being Heard: Your Communication Image
With Victoria Squier, Speakeasy Communications Consulting |
Victoria
Squier |
Tuesday,
March 21, 2006
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
222 Mason Street at O'Farrell
5:00-5:30 pm Registration
5:30-7:00 pm Program
7:00-8:00 pm Network Dialogues |
As an expert communication
coach, Victoria Squier is aware that women often do not feel heard at meetings,
that they want to have a more commanding presence, and want to sound and
feel more confident as they communicate. She is dedicated to helping women
own their authority, communicate with stronger energy, and connect to their
listeners to make the most impact.
Remember: It's not what you say, it's what they hear. You have to look
and sound like you have the right to be in front of your audience.
During this program you will learn how to:
- Feel more in charge
when presenting and communicating with other professionals
- Command a stronger
presence with your body language and voice
- Make a connection
with your listeners as you deliver your message
- Have more impact
on your audience and be seen as a leader
- Establish credibility
and be able to persuade your listeners
For the last 25 years,
Squier has been in the business of communication consulting. She created
and managed a speech and language therapy practice which catered to business
executives who wanted to improve the way they sounded. She has shared
her experiences and knowledge with many groups throughout the country
and has been interviewed on several morning talk shows such as Good
Morning Sacramento.
Squier received her Master's Degree from the University of the Pacific
in Communicative Disorders and she is a licensed Speech Pathologist. Currently,
she is a coach at Speakeasy Communications Consulting, a communication
development firm that has been helping executives from Fortune 500 companies
for over 30 years - instructing and coaching them on personal style, delivery,
vocal quality, and communication strategy. As a coach, she is quick to
see your potential and to challenge you to reach it - but is also quick
to support you along the way. Victoria often delivers programs such as
"Talk So People Listen," "Develop Your Speaking Style" and private coaching.
She stays connected to her clients, helping them to continue their progress
and to celebrate their successes.
Cost
to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for Prospective members, if
paid by March 16. $5 additional after March 16 and at the door.
For more information contact Nadia Chan at 415-352-8803 or
nchan@sfchamber.com.
Media
Sponsor:
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Tuesday,
Feb. 28
The
Bubble Lounge
714 Montgomery Street
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Mixer |
 Get
beads and boas and let the good times roll at the most raved-about Women
in Business networking event of the year. Make new business contacts with
professional women, meet up with old friends while celebrating Mardi Gras
at the renowned Bubble Lounge. Enjoy their collection of 300 champagnes,
sparkling wines and delectable hors d'oeuvres. As you mingle, take the
opportunity to win a bottle of champagne by participating in a networking
game and raffle.
Also, stay after the event and enjoy New Orleans tunes from The Walter
Earl Group, a Jazz trio at 8 pm.
If
you have any questions please conact Marisa Ceballos at 415.352.8818 or
mceballos@sfchamber.com
Cancellations
must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund.
Pre-registration is $20 for Chamber members, $30 for prospective members,
if paid by Feb.23 2006. $5 additional after Feb. 23 and at the door.
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 Strategies
for Successful Leadership
Barbara Mintzer-McMahon, president,
Center For Transitional Management
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Hotel Nikko San
Francisco
222
Mason St. at O'Farrell
5-5:30 pm Registration
5:30-7 pm Program
7-8 pm Network Dialogues
Start the New Year by exploring what three immediate changes you can make
to catapult your career to the next level of success:
Acknowledge what you have done to sabotage your own progress
Commit to a new plan for development
Transform your partnerships by working the three R's: Roles, Resources,
and the Art of Renegotiation
In this dynamic and experiential workshop Mintzer-McMahon will help you
explore the beliefs you hold that enhance your performance as a leader and
those beliefs that hold you back from being your best self in business and
in life. She will offer practical tools to design and implement a new personal
strategy to help you transform your relationship with self and others. You
will be given tools for negotiating partnerships with key individuals and
learn how to get others to fully invest and support you in achieving your
vision.
For the last seventeen years, Mintzer-McMahon has been working as an
organizational consultant, executive coach and trainer. She specializes
in leadership development, team building, change management and building
strategic partnerships. She was an instructor for over 20 years in the Graduate
Psychology Department at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, and recently
accepted a position as adjunct professor at St. Mary's College, teaching
Group Process in the Graduate Department of Education and Counseling. She
is a contributing author to Enlightened Power : How Women Are Transforming
the Practice of Leadership and is sole author of the book When I Rise: A
Guidebook for Women in Leadership scheduled for completion in 2006.
Cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for Prospective members,
if paid by Jan. 19. $5 additional after Jan. 19 and at the door.
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