July Events
July 5, 2012
Corporations are NOT people!
We are organizing
our community to
get MONEY out of POLITICS
7:00 p.m.
@ the NUIN CENTER
5655 Bryant Street, Pgh. 15206
Sponsored by: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom American Friends Service
Committee-PA, Move On, Coffee Party, and the Local Authority Western Pennsylvania
For more information contact: 412-661-7149
The WSBA Network Lunch
A Networking Luncheon for Women Business Owners & Professionals
“Get Heard, Get Noticed, Get Leads”
A networking event open to any business woman who would like
to increase her business contacts/clientele. Our networking
format will be structured to provide participants with high
profile and networking. Bring 20-30 business cards/brochures,
cash for your lunch check, and be prepared to give a 60-second commercial about yourself.
July 5 - 11:30 a.m. - Natrona Heights
July 9 - 1:00 p.m. - Beaver County
July 11 - 11:30 a.m. - Shaler/Gibsonia
July 13 - 1:00 p.m. - Robinson/Airport
July 18 - 1:00 p.m. - South Hills
July 19 - 1:00 p.m. - East End
July 20 - 1:00 p.m. - Monroeville
July 23 - 6:30 p.m. - After Work Network (Washington)
July 24 - 1:00 p.m. - North Hills
July 25 - 5:15 p.m. - 5105 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh (After Work)
July 27 - 12:00 p.m. - Westmoreland
Host: Women’s Small Business Association
Fee: $2 meeting fee (plus the cost of lunch)
RSVP: Required (Note: Any “Yes” RSVPs who do not show
will be charged a $20 no-show fee.)
For more info and to register online,
go to: http://www.wsba.ws
Business Exchange Networking Lunch
* Give a 1-2 minute commercial for your business.
* Bring business cards, brochures, and samples.
* Make new business contacts.
Four Dates and Locations:
July 5 - Wexford, Atria’s, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
July 11 - Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road,
Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Tina Noblers at
TinaNobers@CMNNutritionGroup
July 18 - Murrysville, Bella Luna Trattoria, 5060 William Penn
Hwy, Monroeville, Pa 15146
RSVP BLXMurrysville@gmail.com
July 25 - Fox Chapel, Comfort Inn (Old Holiday Inn) in RIDC
Park, Ohara Twp
RSVP: 412-781-8773 or PlanBConsultant@comcast.net
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
For more info, go to: http://www.blxnetworking.com
July 10, 2012
Let’s Make a Deal
Effective Negotiation Strategies for Women in Business
Presented by MJ Tocci, Director and Co‐founder of the
Heinz Negotiation Academy for Women at Carnegie Mellon University
Effective negotiation skills are critical to achieving your
personal and professional goals. Whether you want to better
leverage the skills you already have, or get past negotiation
anxiety, this program is for you. We will examine negotiation
from the unique perspective of women entrepreneurs. Guests are strongly encouraged to attend, so please invite another woman business owner.
Key Takeaways:
1. Stronger negotiation skills to help you get what you want
for yourself and your company
2.Tips for identifying negotiation opportunities you may be missing
3. More confidence in your ability to negotiate successfully
Time: 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Place: Rivers Club, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sponsors: McKinley Carter Wealth Services; Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe, LLC; PNC; and the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh
Cost: $25 (includes lunch)
TO REGISTER: Send an email to ieeregistration@katz.pitt.edu or call 412.648.1389.
Web Site:www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu
Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
12:00 – 1:00pm
Speaker: - Mary Pam Kilgore, CMP, Kilgore Business Services, LLC
Topic: Making the Most Out Of Vendor Shows
If you are not choosing carefully, promoting, setting and managing your vendor table, collecting names, and evaluating the marketing experience you are wasting your time. Join us to learn tips on making vendor opportunities worth the expense to your marketing plan.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
A Night of Elegant Networking
Gaze at the stars from the luxury of Pittsburgh’s only Five Star
Diamond Restaurant! Enjoy the breathtaking views from historic
Mount Washington while you network with Pittsburgh’s Premiere
Networking Organization.
Complimentary Appetizers and a cash bar and as always, no fee at the door for members and first time guests. If you have attended one or more of our events and are not ready to commit to a year’s membership, there will be now be a fee required to attend. If you would like to join our organization and attend all of our monthly networking events and member only events FREE, visit our website to join.
Date: July 11, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place: The Lemont, 1114 Grandview Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Host: Pittsburgh Professional Connection
Cost: Members and First-time Guests- No charge
Questions: Lynda Schneider & Erica Troshak
Pittsburgh Professional Connection, pghproconnection@gmail.com
or 724-933-6902
Register online at: http://www.pittsburghprofessionalconnection.com
Inspired Women in Business and Life
An empowering two days of national speakers, breakouts, vendors, coaches, kicking off with a VIP Cocktail Party and Vendor Stroll! Silent auction to benefit girls education in Uganda through Love and Care International. Fearless, Fabulous Women Paying it Forward!
Date: July 12 - 13, 2012
Place: Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Twp PA
Host: Team Effort Events
Cost: $135
RSVP/Info: Debra Dion Krischke, 724.935.6100
Register online at: www.InspiredWomen.com
Business for Breakfast Networking Event
Featured Presentation:
BBW Chamber Women’s Networking Luncheon
July 13, 2012
Noon
South Hills Country Club
4305 Brownsville Road, 15236
The monthly luncheon meeting* of the Women’s Networking of the Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will meet on Friday, July 13, noon, at South Hills Country Club. Please plan on attending and bring a friend. We welcome members and non-members. Tables are available for ladies who would like to display products or merchandise. Everyone will pass out cards and brochures and present a one-minute “commercial.”
Speaker
Anne Kertz Kernion
Practices to Cultivate Inner Peace
We live in a world that rewards multitasking and expects over-scheduled calendars, yet we long for some sense of peace amidst the busy-ness. Drawing on sources from several traditions and the latest in brain research, Anne Kertz Kernion will present some simple practices that can help us bring balance, joy, and yes, even peace, to our daily lives. \
Lunch for Chamber Members - $15 - Bring a friend!
Lunch for Non-Members - $18
Display Table—$10
For reservations
secretary@bbwchamber.com
Disability Resource Breakfast
Thursday, July 19, 2012
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Speaker:Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed
Topic:Phenomenology of Brainspotting : Info and demo of Brainspotting, a method of trauma treatment which helps a person identify, process and release sources of pain, trauma, dissociation and other challenging symptoms without being re-traumatizing. Schwarz will focus on her special interest in psycho-spiritual healing and transpersonal work.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Sunday, July 22. Let’s get together at Castaways, 608 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017 (http://www.barsmart.com/Castaways/ ) for a great day of fantastic music, raffles, good food and great people. Easy to get to – just take Interstate Route 79 to Exit 54, make a right off the exit, stay in the left lane, then turn left at the light onto Washington Avenue. Castaways is less than 1/2 mile on the left side of the street – municipal parking lot is on the right. NO COVER!
At 1 PM, local singer/songwriter, Leanne Regalla takes the stage (http://livinoutloudmusic.com /) performing some of her original music. What a way to kick of a Sunday!
From 2 until 5 PM, we are happy to introduce the insane Brent Burns. Brent’s music features a great mix of Trop Rock, country and crazy original songs that are guaranteed to make everyone happy. Brent holds the honor of being voted Trop Rock Artist of the Year and Trop Rock Songwriter of the Year. For a preview of our show, check out Brent’s YouTube Videos at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuSCjbusovs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWbjSnU1OCM We are very excited about Brent bringing his show to Pittsburgh.
We will be holding a raffle to help offset a friend’s medical bills. Many wonderful prize baskets have been donated – be sure to bring a little extra cash.
Cindy and Justin of Castaways are planning a great menu, including a pig roast. There’s a huge outdoor grill and the food is excellent! Possible drink promotions are in the works, too. This is their first venture into the Trop Rock world, and we thank them for taking on this great show. The show goes on rain or shine – there’s even a misting system in place in case it gets too hot – just like Key West.
Come out and spend Sunday afternoon with good times, good friends, good music…… This event is supported by the Phlocking of the Phaithful www.phlocking.com.
Social Media for Business Building:
How to Use It; Why You Can’t Ignore It
Presented by Dave Nelsen
In this entertaining presentation jam-packed with actionable
takeaways Vistage International Speaker of the Year, Dave Nelsen, provides a roadmap for the rapidly evolving world of social media and social networking. LinkedIn, Facebook, Ning, YouTube, Twitter and related services changing the way the world communicates, not just personally but also in business. Nelsen explains the services, describes how and why to use them, and shares concrete example of organization creating new best practices for building your business.
As Charles Darwin said, “It’s not the strongest or most intelligent
that survive but those that adapt to a changing environment most
quickly. This is as true for business as it is for life but on an
accelerated time scale. This highly-interactive talk will help
leaders use social media to adapt most quickly — to enable their
organizations to realize new competitive advantages.
Date: July 24, 2012
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Place: Restaurant ECHO, 1740 Route 228, Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Host: Pittsburgh Business Times
Cost: $25 (includes cont.breakfast)
RSVP: Suggested by July 19 (Seating is limited.)
Register online at:
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/event
Entrepreneurial Thursday Networking Event
Featured Theme:
Creative Entrepreneurs
A casual weekly networking event for those interested in what’s
innovative and positive in Pittsburgh. A jazz, soul & blues happy
hour show plus open-mike interviews with local executives.
Date: July 26, 2012
Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Place: Little E’s, 949 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh
Host: Jessica Lee
Cost: $5 (hors d’ouevres included)
For further info, email smarshall@pghgateways.org .
The Entrepreneurial Thursday networking event is held each Thursday evening. For information on upcoming events and featured themes, visit http://www.entrepreneurialthursdays.com
Generating a Truck-Load of Leads
with Print Advertising
Speaker: Becky Auer
Owner, Profit Catapult Business School
This all meat, no fat marketing meeting is guaranteed to have you walk out with at least one actionable tactic that you can implement immediately and drive business your way. All strategies taught are direct response marketing oriented and based on what’s working now. Limited to 39 people.
Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 PM
Place: Sigma’s Conference & Event Center, 1717 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Sponsor: Up a Notch Marketing
Cost: FREE for first time guests; $20 for Returning Guests
RSVP Date: Friday, July 27
Registration Web Address:
http://www.nobsmarketingmeeting.com
