April 2014 Events
Business Exchange Networking Lunch
* Give a 1-2 minute commercial for your business.
* Bring business cards, brochures, and samples.
* Make new business contacts.
Dates and Locations:
April 2- Wexford, Atria’s, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford
RSVP: email Carol Briney at
Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
April 9- Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road, Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
April 23- Fox Chapel, Comfort Inn (Old Holiday Inn) in RIDC Park,
Ohara Twp
RSVP: email Carol Briney at
Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 (Bring cash; No-shows will be billed for the lunch)
RSVP: By Monday prior to the event
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Bizwomen Mentoring Monday
Meet your mentor at the Bizwomen Mentoring Monday breakfast.
Attendees will have the opportunity to choose from 40 mentors
who are the most influential women in the community for one-on-one
coaching sessions for five minute conversations.
The event will be held in a “speed mentoring format,” giving you
a chance to meet and discuss your career with the mentors. Don’t
miss this unique leadership training opportunity!
Lori Greiner, from TV’s Shark Tank, will share her advice and
insight in a broadcast interview. Lori started with one idea and
turned it into a multi-million dollar international brand. She is
now regarded as one of the most prolific inventors of retail
products, having created over 400 products, and holds 120 U.S
and international patents. She is a star shark on the hit
entrepreneurial business show, Shark Tank on ABC, where she
invests in companies and helps turn dreams into a reality.
She also has her own show on QVC TV for the last 16 years
called Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner
Date: April 7, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Place: Power Center at Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue,
PIttsburgh PA 15219
Host: Pittsburgh Business Times
Cost: Business Times Subscribers-$22.50; Others-$25
RSVP: Advance registration required
For questions or additional information, contact Richard Cerilli
at 412-208-3815 or rcerilli@bizjournals.com.
Register online at:
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Coaching Beyond Words
Speakers: Marlene Boas, Ph.D., BCC and Ed Boas
As coaches we regularly ask our clients to go outside their
comfort zones, explore new ways of looking at things, find
practices that are energizing and motivating, expand their
experiences in order to increase their realm of possibilities;
we push, we pull, we support, we challenge.
But how often do we do the same for ourselves?
Join ICF Pittsburgh member Marlene Boas and her husband, Ed for
a powerful rhythm based event that will propel your ideas of
coaching beyond words and into new territory. Marlene and Ed
use group drumming as a vehicle for corporate training in
leadership, team cohesion, alignment, balance, diversity,
innovation and more. Experience the power of facilitated
group drumming and how it can enhance your coaching by
encouraging: presence, taking risks, going with your gut,
listening attentively, using metaphor, challenging assumptions,
and promoting active experimentation. These are just a few
coaching competencies to be addressed.
In this highly interactive workshop everyone will get a drum
and together we will make “music in the moment”. You’ll be
astounded at what we can create. Absolutely no musical experience
necessary! Its great fun and you’ll be energized and engaged.
From this informative, interactive session, participants will:
* Improve their active listening skills via nonverbal/nontraditional
communication experience
* Improve their “coaching presence” by experimenting and responding
spontaneously within the group
* Explore alternative ideas and activities to encourage
self discovery
Date: April 9, 2014
Time: 11:15 - 11:30 a.m: Registration and Networking
11:30 - 12 noon: Announcements & Luncheon
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Featured Presentation
Place: Cambria Suites Pittsburgh at Consol Energy Center
Host: Pittsburgh Coaches Association
Cost: By 5 p.m., Apirl 4: Members -$30, Nonmembers-$40.
After 5 p.m., April 4: Members-$40, Nonmembers-$40
Register online at
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Further info: contact Roberta Rollings at Pghcoachesassoc@aol.com.
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Taking care of your most loyal customers
Speaker: MJ Rulnick Callaway, Rock More Sales
Celebrate customer Loyalty Month as we learn to create
conversations that put your customer first and result in
more sales and more profits from the customers who already
know, like and trust your work.
Date: April 10, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Place: VOA, 1650 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Host: Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
Cost: Free
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
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Successful Serial Entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh:
One Woman’s Extraordinary Path
Speaker: Mary Del Brady, Proprietor of Mansions on Fifth Hotel
and Chairperson and CEO of Wellbridge Health, Inc.
The Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series features prominent
regional women business leaders speaking on a variety of
progressive business topics. Casual networking and a continental
breakfast precede engaging and interactive presentations on topics
essential for women in business such as innovative entrepreneurship,
strategic business growth, unique marketing strategies, and
logistical business planning.
Date: April 11, 2014
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Place: James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University, Shadyside
Host: The Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University
Cost: $25 (includes continental breakfast)
Students- $12.50 with valid ID (Email pdecker@chatham.edu)
RSVP: Suggested by April 7
Questions? Contact 412-365-1253
Register online at:
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Got the Picture? Good. Now Go Make Money!
Presented by Jolene Jang
With our cell phones and digital cameras we all can take great
pictures. Do you know how to use yours to maximize your business
and income? Pictures build a lasting connection. Your clients
remember you when they see a memorable picture of themselves.
Fine you say, but how? Thought you’d never ask.
Enter Jolene Jang, the Conference Reporter! She’s everywhere.
She knows that getting the shot is valuable and will tell us why.
In one brief session she’ll show you how to:
- Use photos and videos to create a lasting impression that your
client will proudly share with his clients and refer them to you.
- Select the right pictures and videos to capture
- Plan strategies to use video and photos
- Tag and Title to increase you SEO
- Post your visual content multitude of platforms
- Reuse your content again and again and stay top of mind
In Jolene’s fun and highly interactive workshop, you will learn
which tools to use to get the sale, get you booked and get you
referrals. Be the speaker that is impossible to forget.
Jolene Jang is a 10 year member of NSA, 3rd term past president
of NSA Northwest, 18 years in business, gadget girl, tech geek,
adventure seeking, entrepreneurial Meeting Maximizer.
Date: April 12, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Location: Sheraton Station Square, 300 W Station Square Dr,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Host: National Speakers Association, Pittsburgh Chapter
Cost: NSA Members & Affiliates-$35; Nonmembers-$45
Add $20 for networking lunch.
RSVP: Suggested by April 9th
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Creating Compelling Communications
Speaker: Jennifer Greevy,
Director of Executive and Leadership Communications, Giant Eagle
Join us as Jennifer shares advice and suggestions on how to create
compelling communications, marketing and public relations plans to
help advance and promote small businesses, and improve engagement
with their customers.
Date: April 16, 2014
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Volunteers of America, 1650 Main Street, Sharpsburg, PA
Host: Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
Cost: Free (Bring a brown bag lunch)
To register, call 412.782.5344 (x209) or email
volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
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Secrets of Pittsburgh’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Join us and discover the secrets of Pittsburgh’s fastest growing
companies. A panel of representatives from several of the 2013
Pittsburgh 100 companies will discuss their perspectives at this
executive luncheon at the Rivers Club.
Date: April 17, 2014
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Place: Rovers Club, 301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, Ste 411,
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Host: Pittsburgh Business Times
Cost: $49.50-Business Times Subscribers; $55-Others
(Includes networking luncheon)
RSVP: Early registration encouraged (Limited Space)
For questions or additional information, contact Kelli Komondor at
412-208-3845 or kkomondor@bizjournals.com.
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Women’s Power Lunch
Come be a part of the longest running networking luncheon in the
Pittsburgh area. Bring 50 business cards or brochures to hand
out and be prepared to give a short presentation on your business
to introduce yourself to other business women and professionals.
Date: April 18, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: To be announced
Cost: $22.00 (Prepayment required)
RSVP: By April 16th
Questions: Contact Suzanne at Suzanne@womenspowerlunch.com
or 724-452-5152.
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For Women Self-defense
Join us for an empowering and fun program! Learn to
protect yourself with verbal skills, safety strategies and
basic physical techniques — all in a supportive environment
with other women. Created especially for beginners, these
classes are perfect for all ages and abilities! Have questions?
Contact us at info@lionessmartialarts.com or 412.241.6519
As with any exercise program, please have your physician’s
approval before taking this class. Wear loose, comfortable
clothing and soft-soled
or athletic shoes to class. No woman is turned away for lack of funds!
Contact us if you need financial assistance.
Self-Defense for Women (April 19 - May 10, 10am - noon)
APRIL 19 - MAY 10
10am - noon
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
(Regent Square)
Just $120 for all four classes. Financial assistance
is available if you need it.
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The Ultimate Recipe for an Energetic Life
Presented by Kathy Parry
Do you need caffeine and chocolate to make it through your day?
Are you dragging by mid-afternoon? Unfocused? Unproductive?
You’re not alone. Millions of people feel tired and sluggish,
even worn down, on a daily basis.
Kathy Parry’s The Ultimate Recipe for an Energetic Life gives you
the information you need and desire to finally feel vital and
productive! Kathy will share tips, tactics and fun stories that
will have you on your way to living an engaged and energetic life.
Kathy Parry is Your Real Food Coach. She is the author of the
newly released book The Ultimate Recipe for an Energetic Life.
As a mother of four, she understands the difficulty of finding
time to eat well and feed healthy meals to our families. Her
children have registered complaints about leafy-green foods and
lack of Coke in her house. But Kathy is passionate about feeling
well and the role that food plays in our health and well being.
Kathy believes health is a journey but we should have fun along
the way. She speaks at events nationwide, coaches individuals
and teaches classes about wellness and the benefits of a whole
food diet. Kathy’s hope is for you to walk away with a new
tactic, tip or “ah ha” moment that helps you on your journey
to feeling well.
Date: April 24, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Place: BRAVO! Robinson
Host: Pittsburgh Professional Women
Cost: $35 for PPW Members; $49 for Non Members
RSVP: Suggested by April 21
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