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Networking Meeting Attend and give your 3-minute Info-mercial Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
Disorganization; Common Causes and Cures with Linda Pulford, Farmington Valley Organizing, Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
20th Annual Daughters Day.
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LCWN Monthly Meeting Speakers
We are always thankful for our meeting speakers and the way they entertain, inform and educate us. Below you will find information about upcoming presentors as well as speakers from previous months.
This way you have the option of getting sneak-peak of what is to come or follow-up with a speaker after their presenation. Sometimes you just can't get enough of a particular topic!
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Upcoming Speakers
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 Linda Pulford
www.farmingtonvalleyorganizing.com
March 21, 2012
Disorganization;, Common Causes and Cures
Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
is a Business Consultant and Professional Organizer with over 28 years of experience with People Management, Project Management and Organizing. As a Corporate Project Manager for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, she coordinated multi-state projects with over 100 members.
She currently owns Farmington Valley Organizing, where she helps people get their chaos under control. The secret is finding customized systems which match each client individually! Her education includes the University of Connecticut, Computer Processing Institute, Aetna and Anthem Management Training Centers and Project Management Institute.
She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization and Business Networking International.
For more information, visit www.farmingtonvalleyorganizing.com or write to Linda at fvo@charter.net.
Their bio is also available via PDF.
Are you disorganized at home or at work? Drawing from actual (anonymous) case histories, this talk will address some common examples of disorganization and give you some practical tips to use at home or in the office. Learn more about how to help yourself or that messy person in your life; and find out if you are an Inny or an Outy! |
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 SeaTea Improv
www.seateaimprov.com
January 18, 2011
Using Improv Techniques in Everyday Life
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Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
, is a Hartford-based comedy entertainment company whose mission is to serve Connecticut by performing, teaching, and cultivating the art and skills of professional improvisation. They aim to build, train, and lead a dedicated community of improvisers. The foundation of their work comes from short-form improvisational comedy, a fast-paced, interactive style of improv best known from ABC Family’s show, Whose Line is it Anyway?.
The founding members of Sea Tea Improv began studying improv comedy together at the Hartford Stage Company, and continued their studies at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. Now Sea Tea Improv teaches Hartford Stage's and Hartford Children’s Theatre’s improv courses, as well as their own improv-based classes and custom workshops for students, professionals, and organizations.
Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs voted Sea Tea Improv first runner up for Best New Business of 2010. In support of their mission to make high-quality improv accessible, Sea Tea Improv offers a free monthly comedy show at City Steam Brewery's Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The Hartford Advocate recognized this monthly show as one of the "Top 25 Things to Do in Hartford."
For more information, visit www.seateaimprov.com or write to SeaTea Improv at julia@seateaimprov.com.
Their bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Marge Piccini
www.margepiccini.com
November 16, 2011
Catapult Your Business to the Next Level a.k.a. How To Profit More and Prospect Less, Green Woods Country Club, Winsted
, is a professional speaker, business coach, consultant, co-author of Incredible Business, Expert Advice to Accelerate Your Success, 2010 Thrive Publishing and a member of popular radio talk show host Mary Jones’s (Talk of Connecticut) Believe Team of Experts.
As a former award winning sales professional representing a Fortune 100 company, Marge developed and implemented the Profit More and Prospect LessTM sales leadership program with remarkable results. Her success catapulted when she increased her repeat and client–referred business significantly and nearly doubled her income within 24 months. Currently, she group coaches sales professionals and small business owners who struggle with unsteady income to increase their influence so they can profit more and prospect less. In addition, she consults with small to medium sized companies with a desire to increase their bottom line sales results.
For more information, visit www.margepiccini.com or write to Marge at marge@margepiccini.com.
Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Michele Bredice-Craemer
www.powerpackpresentations.com
September 15, 2011
Empowerment Through Positive Thinking: Positive Attitude for Business & Personal Growth, Torrington Country Club, Goshen, CT
, is founder of power pack presentations - a company which offers motivation towards healthy lifestyles. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of health and wellness, and has lectured widely on various topics including stress management, exercise motivation, positive attitudes, goal setting, and life balance. Speaking engagements include keynotes for LCWN’s Daughter’s Day Event and the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Women’s Health Event; as well as presentations for Bentley University Women’s Leadership Institute and NW Connecticut Chamber’s WOW! Women of the World forum.
For more information, visit www.powerpackpresentations.com or write to Michele at mfcraemer@rcn.com.
Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Ellen Feldman-Ornato
www.solutionspr.com
June 15, 2011
Power Up Your Personality! (DISC personality profile model), at The Salt Water Grille, Litchfield, CT
, is the owner of Solutions PR & Marketing, LLC, a public relations & event marketing consulting business located in Middletown. Ellen earned a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from URI and she spent six years as a city planner in Westfield, MA and Meriden, CT before moving to economic development work with MEDCO in 1990.
Ellen launched Solutions PR & Marketing in 1997 after a five-year marketing stint with Bob’s Stores. She has extensive experience in event marketing & promotion, branding, social media & public relations and is currently the VP of Strategic Marketing for ECOBAGS.com.
For more information, visit www.solutionspr.com or write to Ellen at ellen@solutionspr.com.
Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Jane Pollak
www.JanePollak.com
May 18, 2011
How to Build a Million Dollar Presence on a $0 Budget, at Bentley Systems in Watertown, CT
, as been a successful business owner since 1980. She defines success as still being in business!
Jane Pollak’s story is an odyssey that led her from remote crafts fairs and customer rejections to an invitation to the White House and appearances on NBC’s Today Show. Her second book, Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur, was originally released in 2001. Since that pivotal year Jane has continued sharing inspirational, yet practical, lessons with creative professionals. Jane, and the remarkable women she coaches, are living proof that you can turn a passion into a thriving business.
Jane has been recognized by the Small Business Administration who named her the 2002 Home-Based Business Advocate for all of New England. Also, she is the 2009 recipient of the New England Women Business Owners (NEWBO) Woman of Distinction award.
For more information, visit www.JanePollak.com or write to Jane at Jane@JanePollak.com.
Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Jody Ferrer
www.ThePerfectPromotion.net
March 16, 2011
You've Got To Promote It To Grow It, at the Yankee Pedlar (in the wood room), Torrington, CT
, is owner and president of The Perfect Promotion, a West Hartford-based advertising specialty firm that works closely with clients to increase their brand visibility by developing creative and effective programs utilizing imprinted apparel, promotional products, print and graphic design services.
As a woman business owner, Ferrer is passionate about creating support networks for women in business. Volunteer positions include: Advisory Board CT Women’s Hall of Fame, She is the Founder of Fostering Hope, Co-chair of Go Red for Women and Sponsor Chair of Susan G. Komen CT Race for the Cure 2011. Ferrer also serves on school board committees and is active in many non-profits. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.A. degree, Ferrer lives with her family in West Hartford.
For more information, visit www.ThePerfectPromotion.net or write to Jody at Jody@theperfectpromotion.net. Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Kathy McAfee
www.MotivatedSpeaker.com
January 19, 2011
Motivated Networking Follow-Up, at the Yankee Pedlar (in the wood room), Torrington, CT
, is America’s Marketing Motivator, a professional speaker and executive presentation coach whose mission is to motivate business and community leaders to effectively use their energy, influence and resources to create positive changes in the world.
Her company, Kmc Brand Innovation, LLC, helps motivated executives and ambitious entrepreneurs to become the recognized leaders in their fields by mastering the art of high engagement presentations and highly effective networking. She does this by teaching her clients how to project more of their talent, power and influence when they present themselves and their ideas to others.
For more information, visit: www.MotivatedSpeaker.com or write to Kathy at marketingmotivator@yahoo.com. Her full bio is also available via PDF. |
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 Jan Kraft
www.janetleekraft.com
December 8, 2010
Holiday Party,
at Bentley Systems, Watertown, CT
, is also an ordained interfaith minister with a thriving music and speaking ministry, and is the former music director of Unity in the Foothills in Torrington, Connecticut. Other accomplishments include inclusion of her original song, “Spirit Guide Me” in the Love Notes program from the Assoc. of Unity Churches in 1997.
For more information, visit www.janetleekraft.com or write to Jan at jleekraft@msn.com. Her full bio is also available via PDF. |
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Kathy Caprino, M.A.
www.ElliaCommunications.com
November 17, 2010
The Prosperous Marketing Mindset,
at Green Woods Country Club, Winsted, CT , is a nationally-recognized women’s career, executive and entrepreneurial coach, marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman’s Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose. Founder/President of Ellia Communications, Inc. -- a career and executive coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping women achieve breakthrough to create live and work as they truly want it, Caprino is a trained psychotherapist, seasoned career coach, and sought-after writer and speaker on women’s issues.
She is a popular blogger on women’s career topics and trends, and as a top media source, she has appeared in more than 100 leading newspapers and magazines and on national radio and television. Her current national research study focuses on Women Succeeding Abundantly, and explores the key actions, beliefs, and choices made by women of all ages who are creating tremendous success and fulfillment in their lives and careers.
For more information, visit www.elliacommunications.com or write to Kathy at Kathy@elliacommunications.com. Her bio is also available via PDF. |
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October 20, 2010
Advertise Locally: Secrets, Tips and Tricks,
Green Woods Country Club, Winsted, CT
has been General Manager for radio station WZBG (97.3 FM) since August of 1993. Prior to her current position, she served as Local Sales Manager and Account Executive at WINE-AM and WRKI-FM in Danbury for many years.
Matt DeRienzo is publisher of Foothills Media Group, which includes a daily newspaper, The Register Citizen, a shopper, the Foothills Trader, weekly newspapers including The Avon News, The Canton News, The Granby News, The Simsbury News, The Litchfield News, Thomaston Express and Good News About Torrington, and Litchfield County Mom magazine.
has been host of Vignette for over ten years…this show is an interview show where I like to showcase the talents of people in our area. The premise was, in the beginning, to introduce neighbors to neighbors. Who knew that the gentleman who lives down the street has published four books when we all knew him as an engineer? I have over the years been blessed with guests ranging from professional gardeners to back yard herbalists, those promoting an event, local Miss Connecticut contenders, gymnasts, yoga instructors, naturopathic doctors, chiropractors, iridologist, healers, authors of fiction, medical books, children’s books, romances the list goes on and on. |
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 Bruce James
www.FreeMindCenter.com
September 15, 2010
Use Your Mind To Transform Your Business: Take Control, Be Confident and Delete Fears,
at the Elks Lodge, Torrington, CT
As a child, he remembers hearing the statement, "man only uses 5% of his brain potential." His comment was, "why don't we use it all." This was the beginning of his life study of the mind.
Bruce believes the one thing we humans have control of is the thoughts that travel through our minds. Master your thoughts and you will master your life. Bruce strives to help people achieve the greatness in their lives that they never thought possible. For more, please visit www.FreeMindCenter.com. |
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 Rahna Barthelmess
www.Beacon-Marketing.com
June 16, 2010
Your Signature for Success:
7 Success Principles of
Personal Branding
at the Black Rock Tavern, Thomaston, CT
from a top NYC advertising agency to the international conference room of a leading toy company, she has turned branding into business for a variety of leading brands, most notably LEGO, Miracle-Gro, and Texaco. With over 20 years of experience, Rahna Barthelmess has passionately built some of the world's beloved brands and shared her marketing expertise and branding programs to over 2000 people in a variety of industries.
In addition, Rahna lends her expertise to start-up businesses as Adjunct Professor of Branding and Positioning at The University of Hartford's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. For more, please visit www.Beacon-Marketing.com. |
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 Abby Marks Beale
www.TheCorporateEducator.com
May 19, 2010
Beyond Overload: 10 Secrets to Get Back Control
at the Mountain View Inn, Norfolk, CT
is a corporate productivity specialist who helps busy professionals work smarter, faster and just plain better. For the past 20 years, she has worked with a wide variety of client organizations including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, associations, government agencies and schools. She is the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Speed Reading, 10 Days to Faster Reading, Success Skills: Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning 3e and content editor for Read More Faster. . . On-Screen! She is also the creator of a new online speed reading course called Rev It Up Reading: Getting Up To Speed With What You Read. For more, please visit www.TheCorporateEducator.com. |
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Michele Bredice Craemer
www.powerpackpresentations.com
Thursday, April 22, 2010
18th Annual Daughter's Day Program
at the Elk's Lodge, Torrington
was raised in Torrington, attending 8th grade at Vogel and graduating from Torrington High. She now resides in Upton, MA as an author of two children's books (CoCo Loves to Tri and Pellie Runs A Marathon) and owner of power pack presentations; a company that offers motivational and health / fitness publications and seminars. To read more about Michele please visit her website. |
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 Michelle Porchia
www.innerdimensionsllc.com
February 17, 2010
Business Etiquette: Doing Deals Over Meals
at the Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
is a leading authority in communication and conflict resolution and provides innovative solutions to life’s challenges. Ms. Porchia is a dynamic, interactive, down-to-earth coach, trainer and speaker who taps into the inner strengths of each individual. Michelle has been conducting seminars and workshops and working with people both in the public and private sector for over 20 years. Click here to read her full bio. |
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 Suzi Craig
www.fatham.net
January 20, 2010
Online Social Networking
at the Yankee Pedlar, Torrington
is Director of Marketing & Engagement for Connecticut-based Fathom (www.fathom.net), a brand and creative consultancy that helps forward-looking organizations to cultivate and sustain the value they offer the world. Click here to read her full bio. |
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 Chris Amorosino
www.amorosinowriting.com
November 18, 2009
Marketing Techniques for the Self-Marketer
at Michael Angelo's,
New Hartford
delivers the power of words to educate, persuade, sell, and inform. With extensive experience in corporate marketing communications and a decade of freelance writing, Chris creates compelling business messages in all media. You’ve got a story to tell. Tell it well and it will sell. Click here to read his full bio. |
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 Millie Calesky
www.milliecalesky.com
October 21, 2009
Power Networking at Michael Angelo's, New Hartford
has been a full-time coach and speaker since 1998. Keys to her success include: her caring nature, being a great cheerleader for her clients, and having a burning wish to help others fulfill their dreams. Click here to read her full bio. |
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 Katherine Switzer
www.kathrineswitzer.com
September 16, 2009
Annual Meeting at the Elks Club, Torrington
will always be best known as the woman who challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon and became the first woman to officially enter and run the event. Kathrine is a dynamic and effective speaker. She is a woman who has pioneered an obscure activity into global movement, and has parlayed her success as an iconoclastic athlete also into successful corporate sports marketing and public relations careers....Click here to read her full bio. |
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