July 2010
Getting F'd and Doing a Little F.U with Opti-Mom!
July 23, 2010 9am - 11am
Boston Pizza | 270 North Service Road West Oakville, ON
Is your Business F-Squared?? Learn how getting focused on what YOU do best will allow your business to EXPLODE through consistently remaining focused on YOUR big picture and following-up on YOUR focus. Watch your business grow by leaps and bounds!!
Laurel Crossley-Byers, Founder of Opti-Mom is one of the most sought after Speakers on the topic of Life Balance within her community! Laurel's unique brand of humour engages, entertains and educates audience members.
For 17 years Laurel has offered community speaking in the format of Workshops, Seminars and Keynote Engagements! Some of her clients have included: The Halton Region, Peel District School Board, Halton District School Board, Sheridan College, GE capital Technology Management Services, The Ontario Early Years Centres, and various Chambers of Commerce.
Please click HERE for a free guest registration to this meeting.
Past Meetings...
June Meeting
.The Six Deadly Sins of Business Plans
Teleseminar featuring Felicia Lee, EMN Vancouver Director, Business Coach and Founder of Candeo Communications Inc.
Businesses that thrive in the market do so because they have a clear plan that guides them and acts as a measurement for performance. This isn’t about the sixty-page business plans used to secure funding from your bank. It is about developing a strategic and tactical document that you can use to track your goals and implement strategies in an objective and concise manner.
In this seminar, we will discuss the 6 most common pitfalls businesses face by not having a business plan in place and how you can not only avoid these challenges, but take steps to use this knowledge to build your bottom line. Forget everything you think you know about business plans and find out the secrets of highly profitable and successful businessowners.
Felicia is a Business Coach/Advisor specializing in working with women to grow their businesses through systematizing sales and business development. She provides insight, tools, and strategic support, such that business growth isn't left to chance. Felicia is results-driven and passionate about empowering women to succeed.
April 2010:
How to Unleash Your Inner Scribe
By Randi Chapnik Myers of The Momoir Poject
Wednesday April 28, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Randi Chapnik Myers, mom to three kids, left her law career behind when she enrolled in a memoir class at Harvard University. That led to a life as a freelance writer/editor for various publications including Today's Parent, The Globe and Mail, MoneySense, More Magazine, and others. She also writes web content for corporations, helps clients write books, and just wrapped up the season in her hockey mom blog, Tales from the Ice. In her spare time, Randi teaches women to write their motherhood stories - the experiences you cherish but never seem to have the time or courage to get down on paper (www.themomoirproject.com)
Come out and meet Randi on April 28 at 7pm where she will speak on the topic of How to Unleash Your Inner Scribe.
Within our shared experience of motherhood, there are a wide array of stories we say we will remember for life, but know we won't unless we write them down. No matter your age or stage of motherhood, Randi will help you tap into your wealth of stories - from relationships with your parents, to marriage issues, parenting dilemmas, work-life balance, birth, death and everything in between. So bring a big, beautiful notebook and a couple of pens (in case she runs out!) and get ready to write.
Please click HERE for a guest registration to this meeting.
Registered members, please click HERE to RSVP for this meeting.
First meeting is free!
March 2010:
Social Safety – Keeping yourself and your Kids safe on social media
By Sherri Rossi of Findability Solutions
Thursday March 11, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport
The way we do business today is changing. We are expected to find new, creative ways of doing things including networking through various Social Media sites. Along with this comes the transparency that is necessary to let others see the “inside personality” of your business.
Also changing is the way our children network. Long gone are the days when our kids talk for hours on the phone until we pick up the extension and say “the time is up, get off the phone!”. Now they are on the computer talking to existing friends and making new ones. Their transparency is also expected and growing, making them susceptible to the lurking dangers and possible mistakes of online life.
Sherri will highlight specific safeguards when using popular social tools like Facebook and Twitter. She will discuss ways to use these sites effectively and safely. Learn to be proactive about broaching these topics with your children.
Sherri Rossi is the Co-Founder and Social Media Specialist at Findability Solutions, Inc. Sherri brings with her more than 10 years of experience as a Human Resources and Training Specialist working with privately held, non-profit, and Fortune 500 companies. Her passion lies in building relationships, social networks and knowledge within organizations.
Sherri holds a BA in Psychology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management. She is also a Certified Instructional Designer and Developer. She has experience working and building knowledge in her native Canada as well as Boston, Massachusetts and San Jose, California.
Sherri is a dedicated mother of two wonderful children who provide her with many opportunities to laugh and enjoy the wonder of growth and advancement. Someday, they will require this training and she will be ready to bring it on!
February 2010:
How To Fit Exercise Into a Hectic Schedule | Fitness for Busy Mompreneurs
By Jennifer Damiany Survivor Bootcamp
Thursday February 11, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport
Jennifer Damiany is a Certified Personal Trainer trains clients in the GTA and teaches bootcamp for Survivor Bootcamp. She is also finishing her undergraduatebusiness degree and works full time as a Project Manager. She understands thechallenges of fitting exercise in a very
busy schedule!!
Regular physical activity increases your focus, alertness and overall energy levels. Kick start your New Year with a goal to incorporate physical activity in your dailyroutines!!
As a result of attending this session, you will be able to:
Know how incorporate physical activity in your daily routine based on your personal goals, needs and schedule
Make better nutritional choices on the go and at home to sustain high energy
Practice key exercises that you can do at home, at work and with your family
January 2010
Finding Your Entrepreneurial Sweetspot:
How to grow a business that fuels your passion, leverages your talents and finances your lifestyle.
By Liz Doyle Harmer of Entreprenursery
NEW DATE: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport
At the heart of any successful business is an entrepreneur who has combined her passion and talents together in way that meets a real need in the marketplace that people will pay money for. In this seminar, Liz Doyle Harmer will help participants refine their understanding of their strengths and interests and apply this knowledge towards increasing their revenues. The seminar will start with the softer stuff and finish with some hard key metrics every mompreneur should know when growing her business.
Liz Doyle Harmer is the co-founder of EntrepreNursery, a Canadian company that helps women entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses through workshops, consulting services and access to tools, tips and resources. Over the past 11 years, Liz has working in entrepreneurial, corporate and non-profit environments in the areas of buying, marketing, public relations, strategy and event management. Liz has an MBA from McGill University and a BA from the University of Western Ontario. She is a dedicated yogini and an active half-marathon runner. She is a proud mom of two young and spirited children who give her many opportunities to practice patience, unconditional love and the fine art of dancing to the Wiggles.
December 2009
How To Use Social Media and Networking to Grow Your Business
By Donna Marie Antoniadis of She's Connected Multimedia Corp.
Thursday, December 3, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport
Did you know that women are the fastest growing segment using Social Media? One of the reasons is that we have discovered the power of using social media to promote our businesses, build brand recognition, and enhance our reputation.
This session will give you practical tips, tools and insights to get you stared now or improve what you are already doing. In this session you will learn:
improve what you are already doing. In this session you will learn:
The facts and stats of how women use Social Media for business.
Which sites and tools are best for promoting your business.
The top 10 tools you should be using now.
The 10 common mistakes to avoid when using Social Media.
How to minimize the amount of time required to keep up with it all.
How to make sure you get the results you want.
Donna Marie is a self professed technology junkie who has worked in the Internet industry since 1995, the Mobile industry since 2003 and Social Media since 1996.
Donna Marie is co-founder of She's Connected Multimedia Corp., (http://www.shesconnectedmultimedia.com) a social media agency that also owns and operates Shesconnected.com (http://www.shesconnected.com) the first social media network for women that allows them to have both a personal and professional profile.
Donna Marie hopes that She's Connected will help women manage and improve their lives the way it has for her.
Donna has over 20 years experience in sales, business development and marketing with focus on the Internet Industry since 1995.
November 2009
We're pleased to announce the Toronto Chapter launch featuring guest speaker Yummy Mummy Club's Erica Ehm!
Come check out our featured guest speaker, meet and network with local enterprising moms, and learn what EMN is all about!
Advice From A Mompreneur
with Erica Ehm of Yummy Mummy Club
Tuesday November 10, 2009 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Hotel Indigo Toronto Airport, 135 Carlingview Road
Erica Ehm, creator/publisher of www.yummymummyclub.ca, is one of Canada's most recognized personalities. Chosen to be the first female MuchMusic host, she became the voice of her generation. Since then Ehm has remained in the spotlight as her multi-faceted media career has blossomed in television, radio, film, theater, journalism, songwriting, and music publishing.
Erica is most well known for her work on television.
She was the co-creator and host of Yummy Mummy, a parenting show for the music video generation, which aired on Life Network.
Since becoming a mother in 2000, Erica has directed some of her energies into her children's world. She was contributing editor for What's Up Kids magazine delving into the world of parenting and literacy. Erica has also written three stage musicals for the family market.
She is the author of the best-selling book, She Should Talk: Conversations with Exceptional Women about Life, Dreams and Success published by HarperCollins. Encouraging women and young people to follow their dreams is the central re-occurring theme for many of the projects to which Erica Ehm is committed.
In keeping with this theme, Erica accepted a position on the Advisory Board of the Heritage Educational Foundation. As a member of this board, she is involved with the program conceived by Heritage which recognizes Early Childhood Education teachers with the National Excellence (NEAT)Awards for Teachers in Early Childhood Development.
Erica's son Joshua, little sister Jessie and husband Terry give her the freedom to have a life that includes being a mom and wife, but also an entrepreneur, girlfriend, avid reader, part-time runner and fulltime multi-tasker .
