Green Bay Chapter Past Programs

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2012 Lunch Programs and Events

January - Topic: "Speech" vs "Presentation"
Speaker: R.J. Foster, Wordsmithing by Foster

RJ Foster from Wordsmithing by Foster joined us to talk about the importance of engaging your audience. Being passionate about what you do and marketing yourself the best you can, whenever you can. 

2011 Lunch Programs and Events

December - Topic: Mastering Business Etiquette
Speaker: Barbara Jordan, AdvantEdge Success Coaching

In her role as a personal life and professional career coach and consultant, Barbara has helped individuals manage their careers while helping small business entrepreneurs, managers, and other business leaders develop people skills, manage stress and time, and achieve their personal or professional goals. She's also delivered workshops on topics such as stress and time management, managing difficult employees, coaching skills for managers and building dynamic teams to meet goals and achieve results.  

In December, as a networking exercise, each member and guest in attendance practiced properly introducing another person by getting to know one another and then announcing that person to the group. Barb Jordan came to speak to us about business etiquette. 

The event was also very festive with a holiday gift raffle. Congratulations to all of our winners! 

November - Topic: Safeguarding your Competitive Edge
Speaker: Tom Wilhelm, Wilhelm Law

Tom has many years of experience in the practice as an intellectual property lawyer. He was formerly with the American Can Company before starting the Wilhelm Law in Appleton, Wisconsin. For several years, he served as a professional patent agent, and shared many excellent tips regarding such.

October - Topic: Dealing with Difficult Employees
Speaker: Beth Kirby

Back by popular demand for a phase II discussion, Beth met with us to discuss appropriate protocol and steps to take in dealing with challenging employee issues. 

July - Summer Social and Membership Drive

This year's Summer Social was a huge success!  The members and guests met at the Urban Frog downtown on Broadway and enjoyed cocktails, conversation and a lovely dinner.

The ladies participated in a networking exercise that randomly separated everyone into groups and gave them the opportunity to get to know each other and discuss unique topics.

Recognition was awarded to our newest board members and several amazing door prizes were handed out to many attending members and guests.  Thanks to member Sue Harju from the Urban Frog for providing us with such a nice experience!

June - Topic: Nobody Leaves Their Personal Life in the Car
Speaker: John Nemick

Our monthly events typically include a delicious lunch and educational speaker, along with time for invaluable networking with other powerful Women in Management. This month, we changed things up a bit with breakfast!

If only we could plan out when life-changing issues will arise. Unfortunately, that’s not usually the case. John Nemick helped us understand how to manage life-changing events and how to deal with employees as they work through theirs. John Nemick, a Wisconsin Licensed Independent Social Worker, earned his masters Degree in Educational Psychology. He is employed by LifeSynch, a Dallas based Managed Behavioral Health company, and is primarily responsible for Employee Assistance (EAP) services to Humana Associates and their families. John is a member of the Employee Assistance Professional Association and has extensive experience in working with businesses as a trainer, consultant and in direct counseling.

May - Topic: Bringing Your Business to the Next Level
Speaker: Jayne McQuillan, CPA, MBA
In May, we welcomed Jayne McQullan, CPA, MBA, to discuss “Bringing Your Business to the Next Level.” Jayne used the book “Our Iceberg is Melting” to provide an outline for how to accept and learn from changes in the workplace.

The key steps include:
1. Set the stage
2. Decide what to do
3. Make it happen
4. Make it stick

Jayne explained how data doesn’t make change happen – there has to be an emotional tie for people to make/accept change. It may be difficult for some employees to accept change, so to help them out, find their emotional attachment and help them see/understand how this is a good thing for them!

April - Topic: Hormone Haywire
Speaker: Dr. Jolene Garvey-Pintar
In April, Dr. Jolene Garvey Pintar discussed “Hormone Haywire” and the effects on the workplace. She explained how the different factors affect the body like xenobiotics, environment, stress, nutrioion, birth control, body weight and structural imbalance. Though many herbal remedies are available, Dr. Garvey suggests women talk to their healthcare provider before taking supplements or hormone replacement therapies

March - Dealing with Difficult Employees
Speaker: Beth Kirby, Aurora Baycare
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER SNOWSTORM
Mother Nature threw quite the temper tantrum. We got several inches of sleek sleet to line the roads beneath the snow. Despite our best efforts, the event was cancelled to ensure your safety. We will reschedule Beth Kirby’s talk on Dealing with Difficult employees, though – so stay tuned!

February - Topic: Goal Setting and Attainment
Speaker: Dr. Bonnie Nussbaum
Are you already slipping on your New Year’s Resolution? Dr. Bonnie Nusbaum can help! Dr. Nussbaum took us through easy steps to set personal and professional goals and, more importantly, reach them!

According to Dr. Nussbaum, 95% of a person's actions are controlled by their subconscious, and only 5% by their conscious mind. With a little work, conscious actions can become subconscious ones. Let the power of positive thinking work for you!

Another big takeaway is that people who focus on the past are generally depressed while those who focus on the future tend to be anxious. However, those few who focus on the present and their tasks at hand are most productive. Where do you spend most of your mental time? 

Dr. Nussbaum is a Wisconsin Licensed Psychologist who specializes in working with trauma survivors, maximizing human potential, and coaching others to success. Dr. Nussbaum has been in private practice for 20 years in the Green Bay area. She owns Harbor Community Psychological Associates, S.C., an outpatient mental health clinic. Dr. Nussbaum does individual psychotherapy, personal and professional coaching, and, teaches a one-day workshop entitled "Manifest Your Goals and Dreams" which is about to be released as an Internet- based workshop for purchase. She has several audio CD's, including CD's for relaxation and releasing barriers to success.

January - Topic: Marketing 2011
Speaker: Sarah Fracek
How do you reach your audience in the digital age? The mainstreaming of DVR and iPods means TV and radio ad exposures are diminishing; and web-based news outlets are leading to declines in traditional newspaper readership. What’s a marketer to do? “Go where the consumers are,” says Sarah Fracek, Account Executive and Marketing Consultant in Milwaukee. “With the addition of so many new mediums, marketers are actually better poised to tailor their messages to specific consumers – spending money more wisely on highly targeted audiences.”

As a Social Media Supervisor, Sarah has stayed on the forefront of electronic media and the ever-changing marketing dynamic. Join us as Sarah walks us through marketing in the digital age for consumers of any age group.

2010 Lunch Programs and Events

December - Topic: Increasing Your Productivity in the Workplace
Speaker: Dena Martin, Executive Director, LearningRx
With a greater demand on individuals to produce more with sometimes less time and fewer people, it’s imperative to have strong memory and processing skills. Today we’ll take a look at ways to sharpen those skills in order to increase overall productivity.

Dena Martin, Executive Director of LearningRx Green Bay, has spent the last five years empowering people of all ages to learn, think, and read faster through the use of a unique 1:1 brain training program. Prior to joining LearningRx, Ms. Martin spent 25 years in public education, first as and teacher and later as a principal. Her goal in life has always been to help those who desire to improve themselves. Ms. Martin is married, has two college aged children and lives in Little Chute, WI.

November - Topic: Maximizing Your Effectiveness
Speaker: Julie Musial, The Growth Coach
Julie, franchise owner of The Growth Coach, joined us to discuss Maximizing our Effectiveness. She gave us many tools on prioritizing our work to make sure we get the “big stuff” done. Julie suggested “blocking” time on our calendars for specific projects and not letting other things interfere with our work (like phone calls and co-workers stopping by). Julie also taught us about the “Not- to-Do” list: if it doesn’t add value, don’t do it.

October  - Annual Member Recruitment and Social
Location: Midway Best Western - Green Bay
September, 2010, marked our Green Bay chapter 1-year anniversary! 28 women, many new and prospective members, came to help us celebrate at our new meeting location – the Midway Best Western! This FREE event included hors d’oeuvres, beverages, door prizes and a chance to socialize with other Women in Management. If you registered for your 2011 membership during the event, and pay before November 1, you save $10 and get a free gift!

September - Topic: The Lean Office
Speaker: Laurie McNicoll
During this session, Laurie discussed how Lean is an improvement that involves everyone in the organization, it's about "getting a little bit better every day".  Lean is just not for big businesses or manufacturers anymore.  From the office to the shop floor, every business needs to streamline their processes by eliminating waste and adding value for their customers.

Laurie assists clients with the implementation of Lean business improvement strategies throughout their organization. With a strong background in in project management and systems implementation, she has extensive experience leading company wide initiatives in a variety of industries, especially service, distribution and manufacturing.

August - Topic: Promoting Yourself in an Employer Marketplace and Dealing with Difficult Employees
Speaker: Beth Kirby, HR Director
The changing economy has changed the way employers hire. The shift to an employer marketplace means there are more applicants than jobs, many over-qualified and willing to work for far less money. During this session, Beth discussed both hiring and promoting yourself in an employer marketplace. Beth also shared tips for dealing with difficult employees.

July - regular program summer hiatus.  Enjoy the busy season!!

June - We held a special members-only networking event at the Black Forest Restaurant.

What better way to kick off the summer than to meet your friends for a networking event?! Enjoy great food, drinks and build your business network. During this event, we’ll also explain more about the great new member benefits that kicked off on June 1!!

May -Topic: Relaxation and Guided Imagery
Speaker: Trish Poole

Patricia Poole, CH, EFT-CC, Reiki Master Teacher, utilizes a unique and powerful blend of hypnosis/guided imagery with energy work to help people with positive change in their health, professional and personal life. During this uncertain economic time, many people are experiencing more and more health and sleep challenges due to stress and it doesn't have to be that way. Patricia, aka Trish shared how we can all utilize guided imagery (even if you have trouble visualizing!) to create relaxation and better manage stress in ways that you can start using today.

April - WIMI-GB Reception for the Israel & Jordan Young Entrepreneurs Program!!

Little Tokyo - 121 N Broadway, Green Bay

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We are proud to offer this opportunity for local Women Entrepreneurs to join us for an evening of networking with this wonderful group of young women from Jordan and Israel.  Thanks to sponsorship from VC Connex, Green Bay Net and Little Tokyo, we are happy to offer appetizers and cash bar for all interested WIMI members and their Women Entrepreneur friends.

April - Topic: Preparing for Financial Independence
Speaker: Laura Mossakowski

Laura Mossakowski is a financial planner and founder of Laura Mossakowski, LLC. If you joined us, you found out how you can overcome financial challenges and prepare to set out on your own journey toward financial independence! Laura went go over the 4 unique challenges women face when it comes to investing and how to overcome these challenges and take charge of your financial future. Some of the topics included goal setting, budgeting, the fundamentals of investing, the effects of taxes and inflation, how to be well diversified and how to avoid panic over the press’ portrayal of the market’s ups and downs.

March - Topic: Effective leadership through change
Speaker: Thom Cody

Thom Cody of Pathmakers joined us in March to discuss the change process and how to work through it. As you move through the 4 stages, initiation, confusion, clarity and launching, there are constant internal and external drivers tempting you to opt-out. Understanding the 9 barriers and how to overcome them will assist you and your team in maintaining focus. As you work through the process, remember the regulating tension will always remain at the center to ensure non-complacency. So, the next time your company declares a reorganization, remember the stress is necessary and the more you prepare for the 9 barriers, the more smoothly your change process will run.

February - Topic: Women's Heart Health
Speaker: Kelly Galler, NP

In her 10 years as a Nurse Practitioner specializing in cardiovascular prevention and the last 5 as a Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist at Bellin Health, Kelly has taught hundreds of women about heart health. Kelly is actively involved in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement, is on the committee for the Green Bay Heart Walk and manages the Bellin Heart Blog. During this talk, Kelly reviewed the facts about women and heart disease, risk factors and how to reduce your risks. She also discussed how you can make improvements in your cardiovascular health by making some simple life changes.

January - Topic: Actualize your Passions, Manage Your Time Effectively
Speaker: Ken Utech

Business Therapist Ken Utech works with CEOs who are concerned about their ineffectiveness and then with their teams. He has created a very flexible model that he uses to work with CEOs. He believes that if a senior management team functions well, it empowers the organization and makes the lives of all employees more fulfilling and far less frustrating. He has done that for more than a decade with more than 50 companies, from ones with as few as ten employees, to ones with more than 5,000. Ken will be discussing how to Actualize your Passions then Manage your Time Effectively.

2009 Lunch Programs and Events

December

Our December meeting was cancelled due to nearly 16 inches of snow and our first blizzard of the season.

November - Topic: Networking is a Contact Sport
Speaker: Joyce Nelson

Joyce is an ambassador for Perfect Networker which is a business community that focuses on the people within it. Business is done between people, not emails, and Perfect Networker was designed to help you build valuable relationships online and offline to help take your business to the next level. Joyce will be discussing Networking as a Contact Sport.

Oct - Web Video Development to Enhance Social/Media Marketing
Speaker: Alan Petras of The Advertising Rainmaker

Mr. Petras discussed how to use both new technology and old technology in new ways to attract new audiences and get the most bang for your marketing buck! For example, “webouts” and iPod videos are increasingly popular new technologies. Marketers can also use footage from an informational DVD in creative ways like an infomercials or on their Web sites to cut production costs.Marketing is changing in the technology era. Don’t let yourself become a marketing dinosaur!

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