Professional Women's Network of the Monterey Peninsula
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NETWORKING NEWSBRIEF
  
Volume 33, Issue 7   July  2016
In This Issue
Monthly Showcase Opportunities
Board Contact Information
President's Message
July Business Highlight
Coffee Talk
Quick Links 
 
Welcome New Members 

 
Rosalie Laroco
Owner
INOSOT Financial & Health Coaching


Sophia Mineyev, MA
Clinical Hypnotherapist

Roseann Orlebeck
Independent Stylist
Stella & Dot


Do you know someone who would benefit from becoming a new member of PWN? Invite a friend, colleague or business contact to attend a regular, evening meeting at no charge! 
Current members can click here select "Member Login" once you are in your member profile print a PWN guest pass ($20 value). Another benefit of being a PWN member!
 


Business Showcases
 
One of the benefits of a PWN membership is presenting a showcase of your business at our monthly meetings. Free advertising!
If you would like more information on 
Showcasing your business contact:
Frances Esters
 
Your 2016 PWN 
Board of Directors

Julie Ahearn
President

Mary Jeanne Vincent
Vice President
831.657.9151

Angelika Lipow
Treasurer
831.444.7706

Diane Glim
Secretary
831.214.1016

Doris Beckman
Membership Chair
 
Fundraising Chair 

Rebecca Perry
Programs Chair
rebecca@rebeccaperryleadership.com
503.353.7400

Myra Martinez
Special Events Chair
myrambroker@gmail.com 
831.920.9333
  
Laurie Bend
Communications Chair 
831.917.2118
 
Loree Van Bebber
Past President
 
2016 Committee Chairs

Ileen Groves
Power Networking & Lunch

Sandra Collingwood
New Member Orientation
831.373.5352 
 
Vacant 
Ambassador Chair

Vacant
Technology Chair 
 
Interested? Contact Julie Ahearn 

Deb Oleynik
Newsbrief Chair
831.747.1187
 
Frances Esters
Showcase Chair
 
Laurie Bend  
Mixer Coordinator

Please contact a board member to join a committee or submit your suggestions and ideas.

Upcoming
PWN Programs
(programs/events subject to change)  
 
 
August 3rd, 2016
The Elixir of Rapport: Creating Connection with Ease 
 Guest Speaker:
Lindagail Campbell

September 7th, 2016
Fostering Full Engagement 
at Work
Guest Speakers:
Moe Carrick
Cammie Dunaway

For more information, contact 

 
Monthly Member Mixer
 
Event Date: 
June 30, 2016 | 5:30-7:30pm
 
Location: 
Paper Wing Theatre
320 Hoffman Ave, Monterey 
 
In collaboration with the PWN,
Koly McBride of Paper Wing Theatre Company will be hosting a social mixer at the Hoffman Avenue Paper Wing Theatre in Monterey.
Enjoy light appetizers and beverages while you relax and network with PWN members and guests. There is no fee to attend! Bring a friend!
 
RSVP by June 27th at info@pwnmonterey.org
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Would you like to host a member mixer at your business? You can partner with another member (or two) to host a mixer! It's as easy as 1-2-3!
 
1) Contact Laurie Bend, 2016 Communications Chair, to select a date/time to host your mixer.
2) Invite your contacts to attend and offer a light snack and beverage for all to enjoy.
3) Make connections, network and have fun while attendees learn about your business.
 
PWN will help get the word out about the mixer through our eBlasts, Facebook page and the PWN website and you can get the word out to all of your contacts! Contact Laurie, lbend@pageonedesign.biz to get started.
 
Find out how you can become the PWN Mixer Chair and help organize these exciting member mixers. Contact Laurie for details!
 
Are you Getting the Most out of Your Membership with PWN?
 
Have You Posted Your Upcoming Events on the PWN website? 

Have You Submitted a Member to Member Testimonial? 
 

Here's how to post your upcoming event on the PWN website 

Click here to visit the PWN website for listings of current member events and activities. As a member, you have the benefit of adding your upcoming event to our website at no charge. Sign in to your member profile to access the member events page.
We Want Your Member Testimonials! 
If you have a testimonial (or two) you would like to share with the membership, please email them to info@pwnmonterey.org to be included on the PWN website Testimonials page. Our testimonials are now featured on the front page of the PWN website.
www.pwnmonterey.org
 

  
QUIZ TIME!

How closely have you read your PWN Newsbrief? If you can correctly answer the question below, your name will be put into a drawing for $10 in PWN Bucks. That's just like $10 in cash to spend with any PWN Member!
 
Here is this month's question:
 
How often do PWN and SVBWN officially 'mix it up'?

Send your response to
 
All correct answers will be entered in the drawing at the March meeting.
You must be present to win! 

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Advertise your business at our
monthly meetings. Here's how.

Become a sponsor!
And yet another benefit of your PWN Membership is the opportunity to sponsor our monthly meetings. Becoming a sponsor helps offset the cost of the meeting and gains acknowledgement for your business. 
 
Your business will be recognized in the Newsbrief, on the PWN website meeting details page and at the serving table at our meeting.
 
Sponsorships fill up early
so click below to
reserve your spot!

 

 

 

  

Professional Women's Network  

of the Monterey Peninsula

PO Box 1489  

Seaside, CA 93955

  


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July Special 
Networking Meeting
(This mixer takes the place of our regular PWN evening meeting. We will not meet on July 6th.)


July 13th, 2016
5:00-7:00pm


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Please note venue! ***


Salinas Valley Business Women's Network
is hosting the annual 
joint mixer!
  • Sponsor a table!
  • Donate to the silent auction!
  • Come meet amazing women in business and get to know them over a glass of wine!

 
For more information,
PWN members contact  Laurie Bend, PWN Communications Chair at lbend@pageonedesign.biz
SVBWN members contact Sharon McQueen, Communications Director at sharonmcqueen925@gmail.com

Register and pay online at svbwn.org 
 
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Presidents Message 
 
Hello everyone and welcome to Summer! Things are really popping with PWN!
 
1.  June 1st we launched a new, up-to-date, user-friendly website for a fraction of the cost of our outdated website. Check out the pictures of members, update your profile and check the directory for member services you won't want to miss.
2.  June 7th 10 PWN volunteers raised $800 for PWN through Team Up For Democracy. It was a fun day and members got to bond with one another in a different setting.

3.  We broke the ice at our June Ease Networking meeting. Attendees made new connections and deepened existing relationships.  Denise Kaku and Sharon Rhodes McQueen earned rave reviews for their new take on networking. 

4. Doris Beckman, Donna Brandt, Nancy Jarvi, and Myra Martinez represented themselves and PWN very well June 9th as they graduated from Leadership Monterey Peninsula. We are lucky to have to members who care so much about the community in which we live.

Several PWN members attended the LMP graduation to cheer on and support our graduates demonstrating just how much PWN members mean to one another.  Friendships like these are just one of many valuable outcomes of PWN membership.

5.  In addition to our new LPM graduates, Past President (2010), Denise Kaku received the Founder's Award from LMP.  

6.  We had a record number of new people at our networking lunch June 16th, providing lots of new connections for everyone.
 
On the surface, we are businesswomen and men; together we are leaders making an impact on our community through our businesses. What kind of impact do you want to make? Let us know how PWN can support you in your efforts.
 
Don't miss the July Joint Mixer with our sister organization, Salinas Valley Women's Business Network.  Join us on Wednesday, July 13
th at 201 Main Street in Salinas to meet, mix and broaden your circle of influence. See you there!

With much appreciation,

Julie
 
Julie Ahearn
2016 PWN President
True Idea Productions
831.915.8317

 



Join us to
Mingle and Munch at Lunch!

  
PWN POWER NETWORKING
AND LUNCH 
Thursday, July 14, 2016
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Please join us!

Bay Park Hotel in Monterey
(catered by Crazy Horse Restaurant)
1425 Munras Ave, Monterey, CA 93940  
(Munras & Soledad)
Conveniently located just off Highway 1.

On the third Thursday of every month from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, PWN holds a monthly Power Networking & Lunch. Parking is free and abundant at the front and back of the hotel. Our networking will be held either in the Safari Room - left of the Bay Park Hotel front lobby or upstairs in the private room adjacent to The Crazy Horse Restaurant. Look for the PWN Banner!  In addition to networking with other business owners, attendees will enjoy soup and make-your-own-salad with a beverage, all for only $15 for members and guests.

Register early online at the PWN website for a discount and a chance to win your next PWN lunch free! Print and bring your registration confirmation to this event to be entered in a drawing to win a complimentary lunch at our next PWN Power Networking & Lunch. Only those who RSVP and pay online qualify for this special drawing!

Please note the new 11:30am starting time:
               11:30 to 12:00 - Check-in & Networking
               12:00 to 12:30 - Introductions
               12:30 to 12:45 - Raffles/Testimonials
               12:45 to   1:00 - More Networking Time!

Lunch includes: Soup & Salad Bar, Beverage, Tax, & Tip
                  
$14 prepaid on the PWN website
$15 at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit/Debit Card)  
 
Please click here to visit the PWN website to RSVP online For questions or more details, please contact Ileen Groves at igroves@bookkeepingexpress.com. 

RSVPs ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to assure we have room for all networking attendees. Thank you!
 
 







 
Get Off the Couch and Succeed
(or, why sweating is good for your business)

I created my new business during my weekend hikes. I don't remember exactly when the idea sprouted but the seeds of my inspiration were inspired by nature.
Getting away from the technology-based environment of my video production business (www.ArmstrongProductions.com) and out into the wilderness sent me into a new and exciting direction doing what I love - video production AND fitness.

So, how can sweat help your business? Studies confirm that exercise is beneficial for thinking and cognition. Being outside in nature has a synergistic effect not only on your body, but on your brain's ability to think creatively. Going for a brisk walk  (just enough to get you out of breath but not so strenuous that you have to think about gasping for air) will get your creative juices flowing!

My new business, www.OfftheCouchFitness.Club will launch July. It's an online fitness club for women over 40 who want to get up and Off the Couch and into a healthier lifestyle. I've gathered together experts in the fields of fitness, nutrition, and motivation to help you reach your health and fitness goals. 

Please visit my website and sign up for more information when we launch. You can also join our active Facebook Group and get inspired by the motivating conversations! 
Off the Couch Fitness Challenge Group 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/591524767618586/
 
Now, get up and Off the Couch and go get sweaty - it's good for your body and it's good for your business!
Ellen Wrona
831-809-7811


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Are you interested in having your business highlighted here?
Simply go to the PWN online store and purchase the
 

After you have paid online, email your 250-word article (in a Word Document) to Newsbrief chair, Deb Oleynik no later than the 15th of the month prior to your preferred publication month.  Each month the PWN Newsbrief will highlight one member business. We will accept one article per Newsbrief on a first come, first served basis.
 


Coffee Talk
 



 
Please join Laurie Bend, PWN Communications Chair, for a cup of coffee or tea and chat on any topic you want on Thursday, July 21st at 1:00 p.m. at Peet's Coffee in Monterey, 560 Munras. Have questions about networking? Do you want to brainstorm about business success strategies? Curious about fun activities on the peninsula? Any and all topics welcomed; PWN related or not!
 
We continue offering the opportunity for PWN members to be the hosts of our monthly "Coffee Talk." All you need to do is share an hour of your time as host, network and chat in a small, personal setting. It's fun! 
 
Email Laurie Bend, pageonedesign, for details.

"Coffee Talks" are scheduled on the 4th Thursday of each month between 1:00 and 2:00pm. Please drop by (and bring a friend!) if you have some time!