President’s Message | January 2020

Dear Members: We are looking forward to working together to help renew and revitalize our new year’s goals for 2020! As a chapter, we have many accomplishments that we can be proud of and thankful for. Yet, we still have many areas that we can work on, such as advocacy and mentorship, to make our chapter stronger and better for years to come. We hope we can count on you [...]

2020-01-03T10:12:39-08:00Jan 3, 2020|

Planning an Event: A Bird’s-Eye View

by: Maxine Goulding, California Special Occasions Any event you host or endorse is a direct reflection of your business or company. Before you start planning an event and sending out invitations, you need to know a few things about the meeting industry in general. What exactly is the effort needed and guidelines surrounding the production of a successful event? Why hold an event? What is your objective? To build brand [...]

2020-01-06T22:43:12-08:00Dec 29, 2019|

President’s Message | December 2019

Dear Members: During this holiday season, I would like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Hanukkah! Undoubtedly, this is a very special time of year where we look forward to being with family and friends, attending holiday get-togethers and parties, and sharing in the joy of giving and receiving gifts. We invite you to join us at NAWBO Silicon Valley's annual holiday luncheon on [...]

2019-12-06T16:22:40-08:00Dec 5, 2019|

President’s Message | November 2019

Dear Members: SPECIAL NOTE: NAWBO Silicon Valley would like to take this opportunity to thank our men and women across the state in their effort in combating fires and power outages helping thousands of people and want them to know they are tremendously appreciated. Congratulations!!! Our chapter was recently honored at the NAWBO National Conference in Jacksonville, Florida for achieving the 5 Star Award. We thank Griselda Quezada-Chavez and Eugenia [...]

2019-11-04T13:26:19-08:00Nov 4, 2019|

President’s Message | October 2019

Dear Members: Fall is upon us, reminding us that change is imminent with temperatures decreasing and leaves falling from the trees. It's a wonderful time to reflect on our summer vacations and look forward to the beauty of autumn leaves. With NAWBO, we're constantly changing and resetting like the seasons to help our members become empowered in their businesses and we hope you've taken notice! On September 17th, we were [...]

2019-10-04T10:42:09-07:00Oct 4, 2019|

President’s Message | September 2019

We are off to a renewed fiscal year with our recent achievement of the 5-Star Advocacy Award provided by NAWBO National, due to maintaining and achieving benchmarks that drive our chapter's success in advocacy! Our chapter incorporated advocacy awareness and efforts throughout last year's programs, such as "How to Build and Join Corporate Boards", and the celebration of HR 5050 and SB 826. Also, we were involved in NAWBO California's [...]

2019-09-17T09:12:03-07:00Sep 10, 2019|

eNewsletters: Are They Still Worth it?

by Roberta Kiphuth, Detati Digital Marketing Is newsletter marketing is worth the time and effort? Do people even read them anymore? The answer is YES!...but...they need to provide value.An e-newsletter can be a great tool for building trust and expertise. But make them educational, funny, interesting, and not sales-y. Build Your List Ensure that you only send to contacts who have proactively requested (signed up for) the newsletter. Not only [...]

2020-01-14T11:54:52-08:00Sep 10, 2019|

Opening Dialogue Through Compliance Training

Before investing on the latest on-demand training to comply with Gov. Code 12950.1, take a few minutes to reflect what you would like to accomplish. For some firms, checking a completion box is sufficient. However, this may be a prime opportunity to open critical dialogue to influence how your employees interact with each other and reduce potential problems. And there is nothing like sharing live face time to get them [...]

2019-09-10T09:41:23-07:00Sep 10, 2019|

President’s Message | August 2019

Welcome to NAWBO Silicon Valley's 2019-2020 fiscal year! Our new and refreshed group of board members are eager and ready to serve you. We're already gearing up for< The Fashion Disrupters on August 20, Women in Politics on September 17, and Legal Experts on October 15. As a second-term President, I'm humbled by this opportunity to be a servant leader for NAWBO, especially being surrounded by smart, ambitious and talented women [...]

2019-08-06T15:41:53-07:00Aug 6, 2019|

Workplace Words that Wound

Submitted by Lorie Reichel-­-Howe  Divert Disaster, Delete That Email and Dialogue While email has made workplace communication efficient, there are times when face-to-face conversations are needed. At these times, defaulting to email is risky and may result in workplace nightmares. When Technology leads to trouble Who doesn't love moving issues, problems and grievances off of a work desk? While auto correct protects us from grammatical errors, there is no technology [...]

2019-05-29T11:11:18-07:00May 29, 2019|