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April 6th, 2011 Guest Speaker - Amanda Wansteeker
Amanda Wamsteeker is the regional owner of the Mom Café Network in Prince George. She trained in Natural Resource Sciences and worked in forestry-based positions prior to becoming a mom.
After becoming a mom, Amanda wanted to be at home with her 1 and 3 year old boys and began to look for other opportunities. Since she was constantly inspired by women who step outside of the box and do something amazing by being true to themselves, the mission of Mom Café was a perfect match: to provide a forum to connect and inspire women.
Come join us as we find out how she handles a busy life as a mom to 2 toddlers, growing her business, shoveling snow and having time for herself.
March 2nd, 2011 Guest Speaker - Elizabeth Vieira-Richard
CEO and Owner of People Dynamics Inc. (PDI) is a Master Certified Executive Coach and Mentor Coach, Speaker and OD/Strategic Consultant.
Elizabeth works with executives, teams and organizations globally. She is a catalyst and facilitator of change. She is recognized as an international intercultural Master Coach and Tele-class leader. She also volunteers as a Mentor and Coach for female entrepreneurs and business owners, and coaches.
Feb 2nd, 2011 - Cozy Bums Diapers
Katie Naphtali was trained as an elementary school teacher and in Animal Health Technology and a but after her daughter was born she wanted to figure a way to stay at home. In Katie’s words, “the business had simply fallen into my lap, I feel, it was really just a matter of being at the right place at the right time”.
She saw a void that needed to be filled: Canadian Cloth Diaper Company. We all have great ideas and see voids that need to be filled, but how many actually take that leap? Katie did... and has since grown a very successful online business selling cloth diapers here in Prince George. Cozy Bums has customers all across North America.
We are so excited to hear about her success and lessons on her entrepreneurial journey.
Visit Cozy Bums Diapers: www.cozybums.com Her focus is not just on your baby's comfort, but also on providing products that are both earth-friendly and affordable, too. She prides herself on providing excellent, timely, personalized customer service to help you make the right diapering decision for your little ones!
How Fear Stops Us as Entrepreneurs
 Join us and Dr. Franzi Ng as we bring in 2011. Dr. Fränzi Ng (read “Ing”) is an internationally sought after Transformative Healer Coach and Educator with more than 13 years of experience. She has been called “The woman who specializes in miracles.” She will be speaking about how fear stops us as entrepreneurs and also sharing with us her passion for Thought Field Therapy.
Dr. Fränzi is a Licensed Spiritual Healer and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Change from the Fielding Graduate University.Fränzi is a Registered Certified Trainer for Thought Field Therapy. She was personally trained by Dr. Roger Callahan, founder of TFT.
Dr. Fränzi has been a long-term mentee and friend of Steve Chandler, author of over 30 books and one of the greatest business and success coaches alive. As a result of working with Steve, Fränzi was able to transform her business into a financially successful, sustainable enterprise that allows her to serve people in a meaningful way every day.
Fränzi is the mom of two and the wife of one wonderful husband.
Fränzi works with clients from around the world in person and by telephone.
Share the Wealth
Next meeting is going to be a collaborative meeting where we each share the different tools and gadgets that we LOVE to use in our business (things we could not live without). So come prepared with your 1 (or 2 ) things... as well as with some paper and a pen.
The Importance of Networking as a Business Communication Tool - Jennifer Brandle-McCall
 Jennifer Brandle-McCall is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. She has a Masterʼs Degree in Professional Communication as well as business experience in Media Sales. She has been a Prince George resident for five years and is a mother of two young children.
Jennifer will be the Guest Speaker for our November meeting, and will present on the Importance of Networking as a Business Communication Tool, from the perspective of how to do it well with some time saving tips for busy moms trying to build their businesses.
Joint Ventures - Are you leaving business on the table? - Shauna Harper
Shauna Harper shares why joint ventures should be a part of every business. How to keep your business senses up and your radar on for great joint venture opportunities. You will learn what the most common mistakes are, things you want to make sure you include when doing JVs, how to find the opportunities and how they can help you grow your business.
Lauching 2010-2011 EMN Season
Set and Achieve Specific Goals for Your Business
EMN Prince George resumes its regular meeting schedule with hands on exercises for advancing your business goals!
To start off the season, Co-Directors Shauna Harper and Susan Kelly-Easton will be leading a fun and inspiring session on creating vision boards!
Come prepared with your dreams, some glue and a pair of scissors, and create a powerful Vision Board to hang in your office,
and if you are not interested in rolling up your sleeves, we offer Vision Boards 2.0 – a tutorial session on creating multi-media vision boards on your computer.
We ask everyone to bring a Guest, and 3 to 5 old magazines, even if you are planning on participating in Vision Boards 2.0.
Come out and reconnect with our group of amazing women entrepreneurs, and spark forward movement in your business on September 8th at 8:00pm in the Integris River Point Branch.
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Demystify Your Banker - Adele Yakemchuk
Adele Yakemchuk attended UNBC from 1996 to 2001 graduating with a BComm majoring in Finance and Marketing (April 2001). In 2001 the Business Development Bank of Canada hired her as an Account Manager. Adele has worked in Kamloops, Kelowna and Prince George during the past 8 years learning the intricacies of industries including forestry, hospitality, construction, manufacturing and more.
As a director for the Prince George Chamber of Commerce Adele has been the Chair of the Business Excellence Awards for the past 2 years and is looking forward maintaining an active role as President of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce in 2009.
Sarah MacGregor - "Systemize Your Business with the Help of a Virtual Assistant
 Sarah MacGregor (a.k.a. SMac) is a Virtual Assistant who works with business owners and busy entrepreneurs who are trying to wear too many hats and don’t have time to take care of all the day-to-day tasks they need to keep their business growing and running smoothly. She delivers outstanding, efficient, and professional solutions that save you and your business time and money - she's "Your Administration Superhero!"
Sarah has yet another “secret identity” as Kesavah - a BellyDance teacher and performer right here in Prince George. Using her business expertise she has become The Prince George bellydance presence on the web, she runs regular classes every week, and she is hosting and producing a huge 2-Day BellyDance Workshop & Show coming up in April.
http://www.totherescue.ca
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Branding You Inc Susan Kelly Easton 
 Susan Kelly Easton is Western Canada's Personal Branding Strategist and Career Success Coach. As the owner of Competitive Edge Career Services she has helped countless careerists and entrepreneurs to uncover their unique competitive edge and leverage it to achieve their goals. Susan is a sought after Speaker, Facilitator, and Branding Consultant in BC and Alberta.
After founding Competitive Edge Career Services in 2007, Susan discovered that her passion and talent for drawing out the authentic personal strengths of her clients had profound effects on their confidence, their careers, and their businesses. She also discovered that this work already had a name and a proven system that had been used by thousands of people: Personal Branding. Personal Branding is a 3 step process that gives you the tools you need to bulletproof your careers throughout your working life and make the most of what you love to do.
Susan's experience includes 8 years in Human Resources, 5 years in Tourism, and 17 years in Career Development. She is a Certified Reach Personal Branding Strategist, Certified Reach 360 Personal Branding Analyst, a Certified Interview Consultant, and a Certified Resume Strategist, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music.
"Your Social Media Business Plan for 2010" Shauna Harper
So, you've discovered Facebook and you might have stumbled upon Twitter. But, are you truly using what social media can offer you in building your business and your brand?Find out how businesses are building their client base exponentially faster than traditional print, tv and radio advertising.Don't want to fall into what you think is the time sucking black hole if you use social media? Find out ways you can double your results without doubling the work of managing a twitter, FB account and linkedin account.It is imperative in today's changing market to use social media before your company is left in cyber dust. It is one thing to have an account in Facebook and Twitter...but to bring your business to a whole other level, You need to have a social media business plan for 2010. Shauna Harper, a multi-six figure serial entrepreneur, is a money and marketing business coach. She has been using social media to grow her businesses.
Balance & Time Management Shari Green- J.J. Springer
Shari Green was born and raised in Prince George, graduated from PGSS and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from UBC. Shari is married, with one son, and spent several years living in Alberta and one year in Maine for her husband's work in the pulp industry. During that time, Shari worked in computer software support for the pulp and forest industries. In a move to self-employment and a total change of career, since 2004, Shari has co-owned and operated J.J. Springer & Company in downtown Prince George. Shari is Past-President of the Downtown Business Improvement Association and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Inspirational Keynote Elizabeth Viera-Richard
CEO and Owner of People Dynamics Inc. (PDI) is a Master Certified Executive Coach and Mentor Coach, Speaker and OD/Strategic Consultant.
Elizabeth works with executives, teams and organizations globally. She is a catalyst and facilitator of change. She is recognized as an international intercultural Master Coach and Tele-class leader. She also volunteers as a Mentor and Coach for female entrepreneurs and business owners, and coaches. We are looking forward to having her inspire and motivate us as we launch the chapter for EMN in Prince George.
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