Supercharge Your Confidence!

Join many professional working women as we build the confidence to follow our passions, get paid our worth and present the right image for success.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

9am - 2:30 pm

MRCC Banquet and Convention Center

23401 Mound Road

Warren, Michigan

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*Regular Registration  $125

*Registration includes Networking Reception and Power Luncheon

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2012 Confident Women Conference

Build your foundation for success, make connections and boost your brand at this one-of-a-kind transformational event.  Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of it!

See Conference Features and Speakers Below:

Super Confidence Boot Camp                      By: Jocelyn Giangrande

Get ready for a one-of -a-kind reinvention and transformational experience. 

Those whom have attended Jocelyn’s workshops know that no one leaves unchanged.  Join other women like you for an uplifting, educational and strategic workshop that will provide confidence and solutions to: 

• Jump-start your career or business
• Enhance your professional image
• Establish your foundation for success
  

If you are ready to move forward, but need a confidence and professional branding boost, don’t miss this interactive and developmental workshop.      Jocelyn’s Bio

Amy Siskind is a nationally known spokesperson, writer and Co-founder and President of The New Agenda, a national organization working on women's issues.  A regular featured contributor at The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast, as well as a successful Wall Street executive, Amy is an expert on helping women and girls advance and speaks to women about economic empowerment.  She serves on Cornell University’s highly prestigious President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW).

Women Power Circle Discussion: Engage in candid dialog with successful women executives who have broken through as they share their stories, lessons learned and advice.

*New!  Special visit from male executives willing to share their perspectives on how to advance, earn respect and get paid your worth in corporate America.

Monica Emerson: Founder & Principle Monica E. Emerson, LLC            Monica served as a former Executive Director of Global Diversity at Chrysler Group LLC and served as the first Navy Diversity Officer for the U.S. Dept of the Navy.  Monica started Monica E. Emerson, LLC in 2008 to assists organizations in optimizing individual and organizational performance through diversity and inclusion.  Her company provides extensive expertise and authoritative leadership, global diversity strategy design, development and implementation.

Judy Pearson: Award winning writer and Founder of Courage Concepts, an organization that cultivates courage in women, Pearson provides workshops and keynotes for corporations and organizations.  A graduate of Michigan State University, Pearson has written nearly a hundred newspaper and magazine articles. In addition, she has published three books. The first two are biographies about ordinary people who exhibited extraordinary courage: Belly of the Beast: a POW’s Inspiring True Story of Faith, Courage and Survival, and Wolves at the Door: the True Story of America’s Greatest Female Spy. The latter has been optioned for a movie.

Amy Siskind: Our Keynote will join the discussion and share her journey as a successful Wall street executive and how she became the first female Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella at the age of 31, and later ran trading departments at Morgan Stanley and Imperial Capital, where she was also a partner. See Amy's full bio above.

Equilla Wainwright:  Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.  She was named to her present position in June of 2008 after joining the Blues in 2007 as Senior Director of Diversity & Inclusion.   

With combined experience in Human Resources Management and passion for diversity, Equilla has forged the introduction of diversity initiatives and cultivated innovative approaches to creating inclusive business environments. She now integrates this experience in her efforts to implement sustainable internal and external diversity programs across the state.

Equilla serves on the boards of  The Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, Black Family Development, Inc. and the Music Hall.  She is also a board member emeritus of Women Looking Ahead News magazine in Atlanta Georgia.  Equilla holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ball State University and has completed graduate work at Central Michigan University.

Special Guest: Kim Carson

*Kim Carson, is an Author/TV/Radio/Internet/Blogger Personality born & raised in Detroit. Kim was the first full time female air personality at a number of stations she has worked at including 93FM WDRQ/Detroit and WCZY/Z95.5 where she was awarded Best Nighttime Radio Personality in Detroit. Kim was also named ”One of the Top 10 Female Program Directors in America in the Adult Contemporary format, by Radio & Records Magazine. 

She has been the voice or  spokesperson for commercial endorsements that include, Pepsi, Dannon Yogurt, Homecare of Holland Home, Plastic Surgery Associates, Chowhound Pet Supplies, Select Michigan, a state funded program that encourages buying local, Eastern Floral, Johnsonville Brats, Modernistic House Cleaning.

Kim Carson is also the author of Essence of Life: A Compilation of Inspiration, Story and Poem and Kim’s biography written by author Ric Beniscutto, Hotlined From Heaven: The Kim Carson Story, are both available at book stores and online.  Her monthly inspirational feature Conversations With Kim can be found in Women’s Lifestyle Magazine and she also has a greeting card line she has created called Conversations With Kim that include the Church Signs Series and the Near Jerusalem Project, who she collaborated on with Israeli artist Ofer Mizrachi. Kim, lends her support to the ACS Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Autism Support of Kent County and  Crash’s Landing Animal Shelter, just to name a few. *wikipedia 

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Conference at a Glance:

Registration:                                                8:45am

Networking Morning Reception:                8:45am - 9:30am

We make networking easy.  Enhance your connections and have fun getting to know other women in a friendly and inviting environment.

Super Confidence Boot Camp:                  9:30am - 11:00am

Join other women like you for a one-of -a-kind  transformational experience.

Women Power Circle Discussion:             11:15am- 12:15pm

Sit in on a candid dialog with successful women as they share what it’s like being a women in business, important lessons, talking money and words of wisdom to women looking to advance. Click here to view panel members

Power Luncheon:                                       12:30pm - 2:00pm

Enjoy insights from our nationally known spokeperson on women's issues Amy Siskind. Special guest Kim Carson will act as Mistress of Ceremony for luncheon and SASHE Women Contest.

Closing Ceremony:                                    2:00pm - 2:30pm

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• SASHE Women Contest: Looking for confident women to promote their greatness. Learn about your chances to win at the conference.
  

• Shopping Bazaar:  Have fun supporting and shopping local female vendors.
  

• Guest Speakers: Interact, network and learn from inspirational leaders.