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Women in Business Roundtable
in partnership with

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.

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.

• 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:

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

Linda Groah

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

• 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:

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.

Hosted By:	Media Sponsor:

Strategies for Successful Leadership
Barbara Mintzer-McMahon, president,
Center For Transitional Management

Tuesday, Jan. 24
Hotel Nikko San Francisco