(includes lunch)
(Resource Partner rate: $35;
Faculty rate: $30; Student rate: $25)
Contact
Lee Ann Munger
E-Magnify + PowerLink
724-552-4388
lmunger@setonhill.edu
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be made in writing to info@e-magnify.com prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 26, 2014, to receive a full refund. There are no refunds for cancellations received after this time.
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Accommodations will be provided to clients with Limited English Proficiency when required in advance.
We will make every effort to accommodate special dietary needs. Please indicate any special dietary needs on the registration form.
For assistance with these accommodations, please contact E-Magnify at 724-830-4625 or info@e-magnify.com.
"Super Charged" PowerUp Lunch
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rivers Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Featured Speaker:
Ilana Diamond
Managing Director,
AlphaLab* Gear at Innovation Works; and PowerLink Co-Founder
*AlphaLab has been named one of the best 15 accelerators in the U.S., according to the 2013 Seed Accelerator Rankings. (Learn more here.)
Plus: Roundtable Discussions
The region's most successful women entrepreneurs will lead roundtable discussions and share their insight on how they PoweredUp their business. Learn from the best, and walk away with strategies you can use to power the growth of your company.
Choose from these roundtable discussion topics:
- Overcoming Sales Challenges
(Facilitator: Julie Bubanovich, Precision Copy Products) - Succession Planning and Exit Strategy
(Facilitator: Yvonne Campos, Campos Inc.) - Financing Business Growth
(Facilitator: Joyce Kossol, Joylin RX, Inc.) - Leveraging WBE Certification
(Facilitator: Valerie Waters, Urban Redevelopment Authority) - Conquering Social Media
(Facilitator: Donna Baxter, Soul Pitt Media) - Growing a Multi-Million Dollar Business
(Facilitator: Suzan Lami, Lami Grubb Architects) - Cultivating Top-Notch Customer Service
(Facilitator: Debbie Hickman, Giant Eagle)
Join us for this special "Super Charged" PowerUp Lunch!
(includes lunch)
Faculty rate: $30; Student rate: $25)
Sponsored by
About featured speaker Ilana Diamond:
Ilana Diamond is the Managing Director of AlphaLab Gear, Innovation Works’ hardware start-up accelerator which provides physical product startups with investment, mentorship and connections. She helps entrepreneurs make rapid progress through the early stages of product and customer development by leveraging her experience and network, gained from over twenty years of leading and growing companies, from early stage to exit.
Prior to joining AlphaLab Gear, Ilana was CEO of Sima Products, an international consumer electronics accessory company that develops, manufactures and distributes products under the Sima, First Alert, Cherokee and MGM Studio brands. Ilana built Sima’s management team, developed and managed a network of Asian manufacturers and led profitable sales growth at national brick and mortar retail chains such as Target and Walmart , internet retailers such as Amazon.com, and specialty catalog retailers. Based on innovative technology developed by Sima, she also founded and managed a commercial alerting startup, raised outside capital and spun the company off into a separate entity. In 2010, Ilana negotiated the sale of Sima and transitioned operations to the new owners. Earlier in her career, as a management consultant for PwC, Ilana provided marketing strategy advice, turnaround assistance and merger and acquisition support to executive management of Fortune 500, middle-market and growing companies.
Ilana holds a BA in Biological Sciences and Economics from Northwestern University, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.