June 2014 Events
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.
JUne 4 - 1:00 p.m. - Butler
June 6 - 1:00 p.m. - Allegheny Valley
JUne 9 - 1:00 p.m. - Beaver County
June 11- 11:30 a.m. -Shaler/Gibsonia
June 13- 1:00 p.m. - Robinson/Airport
JUne 16- 6:00 p.m. - Westmoreland
June 17- 1:00 p.m. - East End
June 18- 1:00 p.m. - South Hills
June 20- 1:00 p.m. - Monroeville
June 24- 1:00 p.m. - North Hills
June 25- 5:30 p.m. - After Work (Allegheny Wine Mixer(Butler St.)
June 26- 1:00 p.m. - Washington
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://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=4gu7_&m=JAT9fDzfreZhGz&b=_McJ6fULloCEPcIFI0pZDQ.
If you have further questions, contact Eileen Conniff Marzullo
at 412-429-9919 or marzullope@verizon.net.
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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:
June 4 - Wexford, Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North,
910 Sheraton Drive, Mars/Wexford, PA 16046
RSVP: email Carol Briney at
Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
June 11- Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road, Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
June 25- 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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Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference
Keynote Speaker:
Stan Sheetz, Chairman of the Board; Sheetz, LLC
Discover ideas that can transform your business. Choose from 15
expert-led workshops on the hottest topics in business today.
Workshops on strategic planning, management, finance, marketing,
starting a business, and more. A business building trade show
featuring more than 50 support organizations. Unparalleled
networking opportunities with entrepreneurial veterans, top
service providers and the region’s most promising entrepreneurs.
Date: June 5, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Place: Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh
Host: Duquesne University Small Business Development Center
Cost: Full Day-$139
Full day fee includes continental breakfast, discount parking,
luncheon, workshops & business-building trade show.
RSVP: Required to receive advance price.
Questions: Call 412-396-1633.
Register online at:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=4gu7_&m=JAT9fDzfreZhGz&b=NMffgPROxcOFtIvJPZPsbg
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BizMix at Highmark Stadium
Join the Pittsburgh Business Times and their partners to mix,
mingle and network with Pittsburgh professionals at BizMix, an
evening networking event presented by the Business Times. This is
also a great opportunity to meet and visit with Business Times
editors, reporters and staff in an informal setting. Bring your
business cards and get ready to make new acquaintances. Most of
this open-house style event will be informal networking.
Your reservation includes:
- Delicious hors d’oeuvres and appetizers
- Two drink tickets
- Five free auction tickets for chances to win gift cards,
baskets and more
Want to showcase your product or service at BizMix? There are a
limited number of display tables available for this event.
Please contact Dena Trusiak at 412-208-3814 or
dtrusiak@bizjournals.com for information and pricing.
Date: June 12, 2014
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Highmark Stadium Banquet Room,
510 W. Station Square Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15219
Host: Pittsburgh Business Times
Cost: $31.50-Business Times Subscribers; $35-Others
(Includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks, Advance payment required)
RSVP: Early registration encouraged (Limited Space)
For questions or additional information, contact Kelli Komondor at
412-208-3845 or kkomondor@bizjournals.com.
Register online at:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=4gu7_&m=JAT9fDzfreZhGz&b=8qFpOma7h3bVA2j.K9oqvw.
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. The Business of Nonprofits:
Starting and Operating these Economic Engines
Speaker: Peggy Outon, Executive Director of Bayer Center
for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University
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: June 13, 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)
BRENTWOOD BALDWIN WHITEHALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WOMEN’S NETWORKING LUNCHEON
June 13, 2014
Noon
South Hills Country Club
The monthly luncheon meeting of the Women’s Networking of the Brentwood Baldwin Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will meet on Friday, June 13, noon, at South Hills Country Club. . Please plan on attending and bring a friend. We welcome members and non-members. Everyone will pass out cards and brochures and present a one-minute “commercial.”
Guest SpeakerCat Specter was Pittsburgh’s advice columnist from 2002-2012. Cat’s Call ran in print and online in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for almost a decade, and enjoyed national and international popularity. Now Cat is a book author! Her most recent novel, The Big Three, is available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon. Find Cat on Twitter @catspecter.
Lunch for Chamber Members - $20 - Bring a friend!
Lunch for Non-Members - $25
Display Table $10
Please make a reservation by contacting our secretary:
Mary Dilla at: secretary@bbwchamber.com
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End Your Day With an Empty In Box
Presented by Alex Seltzer, SPHR, ACC, Productivity Expert
If you want to master your email monster, this workshop may be
just what you’ve been waiting for! If you are overwhelmed with
email, tasks, and to-do piles, then I have great news for you!
Pittsburgh Professional Women and the American Marketing
Association are teaming up to offer an empowering workshop
on personal productivity.
How many emails do you have in your inbox right now? If you’re
like me, you may have attended workshops or taken classes that
help to manage email overwhelm and learned some great strategies,
yet somehow slip back into old habits. If you feel overwhelmed
by your to do list, projects, commitments and emails, Alex Seltzer
says that THERE IS HOPE!
Alex is a productivity expert and a certified coach who helps
others master the art of managing time. At this information-packed
and intensive workshop he’ll be teaching:
* How you can organize instead of agonize
* What stops you from working smart
* How to identify and overcome productivity pirates
* How to leverage your technology
* How to create priority lists
* How to effectively manage your commitments and projects
* How to organize your email and work from an empty in box
Date: June 17, 2014
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Doubletree by Hilton Green Tree
(formerly the Green Tree Radisson)
Host: Pittsburgh Professional Women
Cost: $35 for PPW Members; $55 for Non Members
(Add $10 after June 9) Includes breakfast buffet
RSVP: Suggested by June 9
Register online at:
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Generating Leads and Growing Revenue:
Business Development for Consultants
A Panel Discussion Featuring:
-Lou Musante - Serial Entreprenuer, Founder of Echo Strategies
-Peter Berner - Owner, Pilot Workplace Advisors
-Bryan Whittington - Partner, Peak Performance and Sandler Traning
The top two challenges identified in the Consulting Community’s
2014 Challenges and Trends survey were: growing revenue with new
clients and generating more leads.
We like to build the Community events around the issues that
resonate with local consultants so . . . join your colleagues
on June 18 when we address these challenges by tapping into
the wisdom of a panel experienced consultants.
Date: June 18, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Place: Peak Performance Training Center, Foster Plaza, Bldg 11,
790 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Host: Pittsburgh Consulting Community
Cost: $30 (includes lunch)
RSVP: Suggested by June 13th
To register, contact Michael Couch at
michael@mcassociatesinc.com or 412-952-9036.
Or register online at:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=4gu7_&m=JAT9fDzfreZhGz&b=DTEbxcs9ZIjzWaWwoURt_g.
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Creating Engagement Marketing Programs
Speaker: Autumn Edmiston, CEO of the Edmiston Group and
Authorized Local Expert for Constant Contact
Do you use newsletters, announcements and Email campaigns to reach
customers, donors, clients or supporters of your organization.
This session will reveal some simple but effective best practices
to make your engagement marketing more effective. Join us to learn
more about marketing activities that help small businesses or
organizations achieve their goals.
Date: June 18, 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
Disability Resource Breakfast
Thursday, June 19, 2014
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Speaker: Tina Calabro, the parent of a 19-year-old son with cerebral palsy, is a disability issues writer and resource specialist. Her column, “Breaking Down Barriers,” has appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette since 2002.
Topic: “Let Me Swim”: The Art of Letting Go of our Transition-age Sons and Daughters
As our transition-age sons and daughters look ahead to greater independence in creating their unique paths to employment and satisfying adult lives, we parents are simultaneously learning how to let go. This presentation will feature stories of young adults with different types of disabilities who have made successful transitions from school to work and other aspects of adult life. Information about key resources will be provided.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
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: June 20, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: To be announced
Cost: $22.00 (Prepayment required)
RSVP: By JUne 18th
Questions: Contact Suzanne at Suzanne@womenspowerlunch.com
or 724-452-5152.
Register online at: http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=4gu7_&m=JAT9fDzfreZhGz&b=.JdkfL8J4SR.xv.2bDj8zQ
