Women in Business Roundtable Archive
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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. If you are interested in speaking at a Women in Business Roundtable Click Here. Click here for current events. 2008 events Women
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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.
Women in Business Roundtable Hotel Nikko San Francisco “Good to Great” - Creating a Culture of Excellence Join Wanda Roane and Cynthia Chiarappa of California Pacific Medical Center for an informative presentation and interactive discussion on taking your organization from Good to Great! While many businesses provide adequate service to their customers, those that provide an exceptional customer experience are more likely to gain consumer loyalty and raise their profile in their given industry – regardless of the size of the business. What many fail to recognize is that customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction are linked – whether you have one or one thousand employees. During the presentation you will learn tried and true strategies that helped turn a failing medical center into one of the top performing hospitals in the nation. Learn how any business can gain a competitive advantage, stability and growth by creating a culture of excellence with employees and external customers.
She has a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and lectures on health care communications and marketing.
As Vice President of Service Excellence and Organizational and Personal Development, Roane has played a vital role in helping CPMC achieve its vision of becoming a truly great organization by focusing on service excellence. Through her leadership and by partnering with an extremely talented and committed management team California Pacific Medical Center has achieved outstanding improvement in patient satisfaction. Roane was most recently awarded the Fire Starter of the month for June 2003, a national award that is given to those individuals who make a difference in health care by helping to make health care a better place for employees to work, physicians to practice medicine, and patients to receive care. She holds a Masters of Science in Administration with a focus on Human Resource Management and Organization Development. Media Sponsor 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. Women in Business Roundtable How can you inspire and encourage your company to create positive change in today's world? How can your ideals, values and integrity influence the actions and practices of your organization?
Sheryl O'Loughlin was named CEO of Clif Bar & Co. in June 2004. Sheryl joined Clif Bar in 1998 as the head of brand marketing, spearheading the company's 1999 launch of LUNA®, the first whole nutrition bar for women and one of the first foods of any kind to incorporate the specific nutritional needs of women. LUNA® quickly became a best-selling bar and changed the face of the energy and nutrition bar category. During her tenure as CEO, Clif Bar & Co. has been recognized as a leader for environmental and social responsibility, addressing climate change, and going “beyond the check” for community service. Under Sheryl's leadership, Clif Bar made the Inc. 500 list of the nation's “Fastest Growing Private Companies” for 3 straight years (after having first earned the honor in 1997). Sheryl has been named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of “The Bay Area's 100 Most Influential Women in Business” for 3 consecutive years (2005, 2006, and 2007) and in 2006 she was selected by the Contra Costa Times as one of “The 10 Most Influential Women in the East Bay.” In 2001, Brandweek magazine named Sheryl one of the “Top Marketers of the Next Generation.” Sheryl holds a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University and a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $45 for prospective members if paid by Sept. 13. Additional $5 after Sept. 13 and at the door. Media Sponsor Women in Business Roundtable San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Boardroom Women in Leadership Development (WILD™) Workshop In partnership with What makes women powerful leaders? What unique leadership challenges do women face in the boardroom, as part of a senior management team, as front line managers or as business owners? Women have innate intuition and wisdom about what it takes to successfully lead others, but we often ignore that insight and follow the standard, logical approach that can sabotage our efforts. This workshop will teach you to focus on your natural leadership abilities by identifying and leveraging your unique strengths and style. You will learn which skills to use for each level within an organization and how to face each challenge with confidence and clarity. The WILD™ workshop will provide resources, insights and action plans to achieve, and feel comfortable with, your personal leadership power – so that you can enjoy and embrace the journey. In this session you will:
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Cost is $40 for Chamber members and $50 for prospective members if paid by August 16. Additional $5 after August 16 and at the door. Media Sponsor
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 mix and mingle in the beautiful space of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. The Hyatt Regency is the city's largest deluxe waterfront hotel, adjacent to more than 125 shops and restaurants in the 8-block Embarcadero Centers. Directly across the street from the Historic Ferry Building & Marketplace, the Hyatt Regency is the perfect place to stay for business or pleasure. Cost is $20 for Chamber members and $30 for prospective members if paid by June 1. Additional $5 after June 1 and at the door. Media Sponsor 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. Speed
Networking for Business 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?
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 a few minutes 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.
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
Omni San Francisco Hotel
7 Strategies for Success It's time to turn your stormy sales cycle into a Smooth Sale! Combining sales, marketing and entrepreneurial strategies you will be charting a better course for sailing to new destinations! In this session you will: 1. Set a goal and develop a plan to achieve it Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, has transformed her highly successful corporate sales career into a sales training company. Her clients have included Visa, Sony and U.S.G.S. Stutz now helps entrepreneurs, network marketers, and beginning salespeople to achieve their best. She is the author of "Nice Girls DO Get The Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results", published by Sourcebooks. Stutz has been quoted in the November 6, 2006 business supplement issue of TIME Magazine and is a mentor at The Learning-Cafe. Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $45 for prospective members if paid by April 12. Additional $5 after April 12 and at the door. Media Sponsor
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Join us for this interactive panel discussion on 2007 Business Trends moderated by the publisher of San Francisco Business Times, Mary Huss. This panel features three expert female journalists – Sarah Duxbury, Emily Fancher, and Adrienne Sanders. During the discussion they will give you an insider's look into the 2007 trends in technology, financial services, nonprofit industries, as well as women-owned and small businesses.
Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $45 for prospective members if paid by March 15. Additional $5 after March 15 and at the door. Media Sponsor
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Cynthia Chiarappa has over 20 years of communications and marketing experience. Over the past nine years she developed the strategy for the Medical Center's communications and marketing efforts and currently oversees its implementation. She leads a talented team of professionals and has brought to CPMC a strategic approach to business development through regional specialty marketing, community relations, media relations and internal communications. She has led CPMC's strategic branding efforts and plays an integral role in ensuring that internal and external communications are consistent with the organization's ability to deliver on the expectations it creates.
Wanda Roane is an accomplished Organization Development Executive with a comprehensive background in healthcare administration. She has more than eighteen years of experience assessing organization performance, identifying opportunities to improve and implementing creative and innovative solutions. 
Sheryl O'Loughlin, former CEO of Clif Bar & Co., challenges the assumption that to be successful in business – and for businesses to be successful – employees must leave their “authentic selves” at home. Drawing upon the lessons of her own experiences, O'Loughlin shares how by revealing your authentic self “on the clock” you can achieve greater personal fulfillment, inspire your employees and peers, establish stronger connections with consumers and ultimately, unlock your organization's potential to have a positive and lasting impact in the world. 
Sue Anderson has been in the training industry for over 13 years and has conducted trainings for both profit and nonprofit organizations. She is the founder and president of 
Beverly J. Frahm is the principal and senior consultant of 
Our
group facilitator is Debra Mugnani Monroe,
President of 
