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Women in Business Roundtable

Jenny Ming, president
Old Navy

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center
5:00-5:30 pm Registration/Networking
5:30-7:00 pm Program
7:00-8:00 pm Network Dialogues

Jenny Ming, President of Old Navy and member of the Executive Leadership Team at Gap Inc., will share her views on Old Navy's unique position in the retail marketplace, her experience building and leading a $6 billion brand, and the lessons she's learned along the way.

A member of the Executive Team that launched Old Navy in 1994, Jenny took on the role of President of the brand in March 1999. As the brand's leader, Jenny oversees all aspects of Old Navy and its more than 800 stores in the United States and Canada, including product development, planning, production, marketing, merchandising, strategy, store operations and much more.

In 2000, she was named by Business Week magazine as one of the nation's Top 25 Managers. She was included in Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business in 2003 and 2004.

Jenny graduated from San Jose State University with a BA in Clothing Merchandising and a minor in Marketing. She serves on the Board of Committee of 100, as well as the Advisory Boards for Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, and the Merage Foundation for the American Dream.

Cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for Prospective members, if paid by Nov. 23. $5 additional after Nov. 23 and at the door.

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Women in Business Roundtable

The Power of Belief
Lisa Stevens,San Francisco Bay Regional President,Wells Fargo

Tuesday, Oct. 18
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
222 Mason St. at O'Farrell
7-7:30 am Registration
7:30-9 am Program
9-10 am Network Dialogues

The power of belief is focused around first having a vision, having a goal in mind and putting into place the steps to reach it. Stevens will share with you the invaluable lessons that helped her reach her professional goals and become successful:

• First focus on building on successes
  
• Understand what worked, how it worked and why
  
• Recognize the challenges faced and how to work through them

Stevens believes these are the lessons that will allow you to truly reach your goals. And believing in your abilities to put these learnings into practice is her power of belief.

Stevens is recognized as one of the "Most Influential Women in Business" by the San Francisco Business Times and was presented the "2005 Women Making History" award by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Commission on the Status of Women. A California native and a 16-year veteran of the company, Lisa began her career with Wells Fargo in 1989 as a banking service representative and now serves as Wells Fargo's San Francisco Bay Regional President with responsibilities for 80 stores and more than $13 billion in deposits in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties.

But Lisa's energies don't stop there. In addition to her responsibilities at Wells Fargo, Lisa is also a mother of three children including a newborn. Lisa's passion is her family. She believes that even busy parents with careers and responsibilities in their own communities can find time for family. "You can have it all" is Lisa's motto. "And believing that you can is the first step. A strong belief system is the foundation for striving to reach any goal you set your mind to."

Cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for Prospective members, if paid by Oct. 12. $5 additional after Oct. 12 and at the door.

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Striving for the Top? Learn Proven Success Strategies to Direct Your Career.

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
235 Montgomery ( between Bush & Pine ) 12th Floor
5-5:30 pm Registration
5:30-7:30 pm Workshop
7:30-8:30 pm Network Dialogues

Do you need help to move your career beyond the mid-level positions where many of us get stuck? Do you have goals but lack a proven plan?

In this experiential workshop, Kim Wise, CEO, Mentor Resources, a San Francisco-based executive and management leadership center, will introduce a proven success system based on her experience working with successful executives who leveraged their talent all the way to the top. You will come away from this program with:

• A clear understanding of what steps to take
  
• When to execute them
  
• How to effectively execute your plan

Wise knows the secrets utilized by senior, seasoned executives throughout the Bay Area as they broke down the "corporate code" and worked their way to the top in a variety of industries. Clients find that her down-to-earth, common sense business acumen really works in today's marketplace.

Whether you are already in or approaching a mid-level position, if you have the determination to hold the course, Wise can teach you to accomplish any goal to which you set your mind . . . including reaching the pinnacle of your career.

Cost is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for Prospective members, if paid by Sept. 9. $5 additional after Sept. 9 and at the door.

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For more information contact nchan@sfchamber.com.

Women in Business Networking Mixer
Tuesday August 9, 2005
5:30-7:30 pm

View Lounge San Francisco Marriott, 39 Flr. 55 Fourth Street

222 Mason St. at O’Farrell

It’s Not What Happens - It’s How You Bounce!
Sally Crawford, CEO, Crawford & Associates International

During our lifetime - or any given day - we face problems that seem insurmountable. These difficulties can be the result of our own miscalculations or circumstances beyond our control. While bad things do happen to good people, it’s not so much what happens - it’s how we "bounce" in the face of adversity that is important. Bounce is the resolve and imagination to get back on course instead of being the victim of what happens to us.

Crawford’s presentation is based upon the challenges and triumphs achieved during her 22-year career as a CEO. She will provide pragmatic tips for turning uncertainty, indecision, and paralysis into positive actions. Learn how small steps in the right direction and "resetting the bar" of your own expectations contribute to your bouncability - and ultimately your success.

Cost to attend is $30 for Chamber members; $40 for prospective members if paid by July 15. $5 additional after July 15 and at the door.

For more information contact nchan@sfchamber.com

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Crawford is CEO of Crawford & Associates International, a Palo Alto-based company that provides integrated learning and change management solutions to ensure companies achieve sustainable business results. She started her business in 1982 and has expanded it into a multi-million dollar consulting firm with prestigious global clients such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Applied Materials, Wells Fargo and Kaiser-Permanente. Crawford has received numerous awards, including Woman Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young) and the Top 25 Women Making Business History (National Association of Women Business Owners).
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Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 5:30-7:30 pm
Women in Business Roundtable

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?

• 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:

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.

Our group facilitator is Debra Mugnani Monroe, President of Monroe Personnel Service, LLC and 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.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005
7:00-7:30 am Registration/Networking
7:30-9:00 am Program
9:00-10:00 am Network Dialogues

222 Mason St. at O’Farrell Golden Gate Room – 25th Floor

Woman of Power
Kamala Harris, San Francisco’s First Woman District Attorney

In December 2003 Kamala D. Harris was elected as the first woman District Attorney in San Francisco's history and the first African American woman in California to hold the office. The citywide election was her first run for public office.

Kamala Harris

Join us for this inspirational dialogue with DA Harris during which she will share with the audience the career trajectory that led her to become one of the very few women in the country to hold her current office. She will also highlight her strong commitment to justice, public service, and community involvement. Finally, Kamala will discuss her philosophy that education, employment, intervention and rehabilitation are as important as traditional law enforcement techniques to combat crime and how business women can participate in ensuring public safety.

Women in Business Roundtable

Wednesday, March 16, 2005
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Boardroom
235 Montgomery St., 12th Floor
3:00-3:30 pm Registration/Networking
3:30-6:00 pm Workshop

“What is your wing?” – Identifying and exploiting your key leadership strengths to help you soar
With Saara Robles and Carol Piras, managing directors, the Fusion Group
Sequel to the wildly popular Talk the Talk of Women at the Top

They will also help you to:

• Identify you best leadership traits
• Determine how you really want to “show up” as a leader
• Incorporate top traits of successful executive women into a leadership style that works for you
• Share your experiences and best practices with others so we can leverage off each others wisdom

“What is your wing?” promises to take you to the next level by giving you what you need to soar as a leader.

Cost to attend is $50 for Chamber members; $60 for non-members if paid by Mar. 14. $5 additional after Mar.14 and at the door.

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