- if you have trained people to sell (or lived through) a down economy, you have real expertise to share with companies - there is an art to selling in a down economy and it takes practice - and many of us have it.
Also, Sheryl Shookman just wrote a new book, you may want to check out. It's called Who's In Charge of Your Career? Creating a Strategy for Success
Check in daily with me and Cindy CEO. We'd love to hear from you as we journey into new, territory for all.
]]>Don't get me wrong, I fly Southwest Airlines all of the time(great prices, great staff) and Colleen Barrett, SWA president is an inspiration, but to have the world's leading airline come out and talk directly to women tells you it's a smart, well thought through move, not a fluke.
Now it's our responsbility as consumers, men and women, to tell our airlines how we like to fly and what they can do to improve customer service,. Am I right? Tell Nora Linville at American hello and I sent ya. She'll love it.
"I was the rebel who did not just march for civil rights and against the Vietnam War but who fought endlessly with my mother, refusing to accept her insistence that 'this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be,'" she writes. Read more on what the new Harvard prez has to say in Yahoo article: Click here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_on_re_us/harvard_president
Katharine Jefferts Schori is the first woman bishop in history of the Anglican Communion. She was formerly bishop of Nevada. She is also gay and so is facing criticism and challenges. Follow her progress as she heads to Tanzania for an Episcopal Summit meeting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us/11bishop.html?th&emc=th
]]> Looking for your own outreach as a business woman or man, check into these organizations and websites and see how women in particular are working together to build businesses and make a diference in the world. Note to men, get involved with these women and their networks as an entrepreneur or sponsor: ]]>This is a major leap for American society to have one of the top Ivy League schools to be considering a woman president. I also want to tip my hat to Associate Dean Lalia Rach at NYU's Tisch Hotel School who has held that post for about ten years. Women like Lalia in academia have proven women are more than capable and willing to lead universities. Read more about Lalia
]]>....Many of my friends including me are doctors and engineers. We were very worried how "into" princesses our 2,3,4 year old daughters are and were worried about the messages they were getting. Your analogies are wonderful and make us feel a lot better about the whole princess thing. By the way, Ariel is now one my daughter's favorite - do you have a lesson from Ariel? I never would have thought of most of the analogies you drew, and I learned so much. Thanks again for a great book and congratulations on a stellar career. I feel proud of you, even though I don't know you personally.
....Yes, my parents drilled into both my sister's and my head from a young age never to rely on a guy for money, so I hope to pass that message on to my daughter. Yet my friends and I felt overwhelmed competing with the massive marketing machine for the Disney princesses and I feel your book helped us compete on a more even playing field. (By the way, did you see the recent - around December, 2006-New York Times article along similar lines.)
- Jane, Clearwater, Fla.
The event drew attention to the non-profit organization Commanding Heights that Nina started a couple of years ago - to work with women at all levels to see that they excell in their lives. Go Nina! Oh and moderator Felisia Wesson and PR Maven Tammy McMiller are two elegant women I met in Chicago. Felisia is now legal counsel and COO of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and a hometown Chicagoan. Oh and add lunch at the wonderful restaurant before the event with Paul Wildermuth and Sharon Jones of Diversity Inc of Chicago. A great, great time. The partners and women's council of Schiff Hardin rock. Candace O'Keefe and husband Dirk, owners of Pharoah Communications and Consultant out of Dallas, thank you for all you did to get my book to the event on top of all the Leadership America duties you have - and thank you Leadership America board and class members for attending.
It was also an honor to have Debbie Halvorson, Senate Majority Leader of the State of Illinois in attendance. And yes, the talented Jan Wilson (Big W Design), who created the “Cinderella CEO” website was there, and my first opportunity to meet her in person! A great, talented lady. We didn't get to talk long, but we email extensively! I know her well....
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Leslie Grossman, Andrea March, co-founders of WLE put on another great event and business contacts galore were made. Ruby Dee, Dixie Carter, CEO of IKEA Pernille Spiers-Lopez were there. Best-selling author Connie Glaser (a fairy godmentor if there ever was one) - speaking of we missed Gail Evans, who had a previous engagement, another mentor/author and quoted extensively in From Cinderella To CEO. Patrice Dickey, a high school buddy from Memphis and one of my sisters best friends was there - hadn't seen her in a too long time. Owner of PD Communications, she is a speaker and columnist and a dang good Yoga teacher apparently. Bang! co-writer Robin Koval was there and bought my book which thrilled me. After hearing her presentation, I bought Bang! - all about how her agency Kaplan Thaler work - doing bang-up ads like AFLAC Duck, etc. - Enjoyed meeitng so many new peeps including Tanjuria Anderson, editor of Connect Atlanta - She asked me great questions about the Wyndham buyout and I was totally impressed with her publication. Oh and met Elizabeth Pagano and her daughter - co-authors. Looking forward to reconnecting with them....
Oh, stayed at the cute Wyndham Vinings hotel - which is close to the Cobb Galleria. Many thanks Lynne Robert Burg, Senior VP of development of Aimbridge Hospitality, managers of that hotel (and many others) and to my man Robert Gillum who arranged it all ! Saw Chad Goodnough, also with Aimbridge, salesman extraordinaire at the Wyndham hotel - great to run into him. And the Wyndham van driver was amazing (i.e. Mario Andretti female version of driving). And my entertaining cab buddy Susan Long. Thanks my dear for THE generous lift to the airport. Thank you to all who bought the book, including Susan to give a copy to Lynne Connelly of Office Depot! Yahoo. Thank you!
Also reconnected with Pam Hege, of Monster.com Atlanta (www.monster.com). Pam organized the Women in Blues event in Hollywood a few years ago. She brought some amazing women together to sing the blues! Including Bonnie Raitt and Etta James. No wonder Pam attended WLE - she's a big fan of Ruby Dee's.
And many thanks to movement therapist Lisa Ann McCall who keeps me “loose” after many a long plane ride. Her great classes can get my legs, shoulders and back moving again! And I love her new book. Check it out on her website: www.mccallmethod.com
Now to Memphis! Memphis is my "home town" so I am always happy to return to see my family and friends and listen to great Blues music!!!! I worked at the Peabody Hotel for a time as PR director and loved it. Made great friends, traveled with the Peabody Ducks and just had a blast. Some of the people I'd like to thank from Memphis are listed below, but before I get there…..Well, besides being nervous about going my "home" - my sister in law Lisa is throwing a humongous shin-dig Friday night for all to come and just have a throw-down about this fun book From Cinderella to CEO being released! We are excited. You know big families like a good party especially in Memphis - thank goodness. Thursday will be a book signing at the historic Burke's book store in Memphis. Owned by Corey and Cheryl Messler, who bought the gem from my aunt Harriette Beeson. (I always secretly wanted to work at Burke's). My friends Missy Rainer, Douglas Kirkpatrick, Kim Mullins, Ellen Hendry and so many others I hope to see. Can't wait. Will keep you posted. I won't ramble on like this always, I am just excited about the book launch and now you are part of it too....
By the way, if you have read the book and have a chance to post a review on amazon. com, please take a minute to consider doing so, it would mean alot to me. Go to my book site on amazon.com
THANKS!
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