NAWBO SV Events

For future leadership, look to women. New research shows women outperform men on most executive competencies. Managers of both genders rate women higher than men on a wide range of leadership skills, including communication, collaboration, and problem solving from the new book Women Lead, which includes interviews with 200 women leaders and surveys of more than 3000 male and female managers across multiple industries. Participants will learn: Future Leaders - [...]

Presenter: Lena West, Founder, InfluenceExpansion.com Influence is often seen in a negative light. People associate manipulation and “smoke and mirrors” techniques with influence (and with social media), but in reality, influence is the driving force behind every decision that’s made in our careers. The trouble is, many professionals get turned off by the “nonsense” that happens on social media, which makes them avoid social media like the plague – and [...]

The sounds and sights of the holiday season featuring holiday music played by the Peninsula Symphony String Quartet. Special presentation by Mitchell Sardou Klein. Mitchell Sardou Klein, is Music Director of the Peninsula Symphony and the Peninsula Youth Orchestra and a frequent guest conductor of orchestras in the United States and abroad. Maestro Klein is a winner of many prestigious awards with decades of experience in the U.S. and abroad. [...]

Whether you're looking for career advancement or wanting to attract the perfect client or mate, ask yourself: Is your image helping you or hurting you? Since there's no such thing as making a “neutral statement”, make sure you’re positioned in the best light and avoid unconsciously sabotaging your chances for success. In this fun, fast and interactive session you will begin to uncover the hidden parts of yourself that are [...]

You have the ability to build the business of your dreams—the business you truly want… if that ability is developed and nurtured. If you are like most entrepreneurs, however, you have formed habits and beliefs that prevent you from achieving important goals. As we uncover and address previously unconscious thinking and behavior, new possibilities arise, doors open, and success follows! Does your thinking limit your success? Come find out! You [...]

Join the Silicon Valley Business Journal in honoring women entrepreneurs, business owners and the 100 most influential women in Silicon Valley. This invitation not only includes the opportunity to meet and build relationships with other successful women at a special dinner event, it also includes a free one-year subscription to the Silicon Valley Business Journal and $25 off your NAWBO membership. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor and support women [...]

Join us for a wine tasting and networking event at La Honda Winery in Redwood City! Don’t miss this opportunity to network in a beautiful, relaxed environment while sipping some great local wines. You may buy up to two glasses of wine with your registration so you don't have to wait to buy drink tickets onsite. Please note: for onsite drink ticket purchases, cash is required. Bottles of wine may [...]

Whether you are meeting one-on-one or presenting to a large group, appearing credible and confident will significantly raise your effectiveness. Cara Hale Alter, President of SpeechSkills, LLC will show you how the power of the “sub-textual” conversation (body language, vocal patterns, and mannerisms) can raise or lower one’s status in the workplace. Based on 20 years of research, she will outline explicit “codes of conduct” for projecting credibility, especially when [...]

As a business owner, you want to project strength and leadership in every aspect of your business. In this interactive discussion, Rebecca Rodskog will share her insights into what leadership and innovation looks like now and in the future in the workplace. Learn unique leadership capabilities that women posses and how to tap in to those qualities to reach your full potential. How to be a strong leader today and [...]

Speaker, author and entrepreneur, Allison Maslan will share how she created 10 businesses with millions in revenue while continuing to have a healthy personal life. Learn the steps to becoming the leader and visionary you want to be in both your personal and professional life. Learn how to: Strategically increase your revenue in the most efficient way for your business Create the strongest brand for you and your business Focus [...]

Come build your business connections with great networking and learn more about NAWBO Silicon Valley! Our sponsor, accounting firm Abbott, Stringham & Lynch, will provide light refreshments, beverages and wine. Remember: a simple hello could lead to a million things! $25 members/$30 non-members — through November 14 $30 members/$35 non-members — After November 14

Come enjoy the sounds of the Peninsula String Quartet during our festive holiday luncheon. Alan E. Nelson will also share with us his inspiring message of how to help and encourage young women leaders. Though 39% of Fortune 1000 employees are women, only only 3% are CEO’s, and only 16% are company executives. Similarly, 50% of US citizens are female, but less than 20% are members of Congress and we’ve [...]

If you could banish the day-to-day chaos of your business by boiling down your to-do list to a few key activities, what could you accomplish? Would you take some time off? Write a book? Open a new office? Participants will learn: Simple ways to stay on track, and to create success every day How to banish that nasty little voice that nags and says you should be doing more Techniques [...]

This event includes a powerful duo with profound media and medical expertise. Each has a role in revolutionizing health care through their own powerful, personal stories. Both will shares experiences, triumphs, and best hopes for staying healthy and changing the wellness world. Learn How businesses benefit from instituting wellness programs; Why, as women business owners, we need to take care of ourselves first, and Strategies to implement small changes that [...]

When it comes to leadership, it’s never been more critical to “have a good head for business”. Understanding how your brain works and changes and impacts your leadership will give you a powerful advantage when it comes to producing results. In this powerful talk, Silvia Damiano shares the latest neuroscience research and delves into the key elements that characterize tomorrow’s leaders: inspiration, intuition, integration and imagination. Silvia presents other distinctions [...]

This is a chance to spend the evening networking and building relationships. Our host Bridge Bank, like so many of the people it serves, is built from the same entrepreneurial spirit that is at the heart of many Silicon Valley businesses. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and share. Everything incredible begins with an introduction! To see a short video about Bridge Bank, click here. Prices: Early Bird before 4/19/15: [...]

This is a 2-day conference of opportunity! Before our conference begins on Monday, NAWBO National will be holding their Leadership Bootcamp on Sunday, 4/26. So you have the opportunity to attend two conferences while in Sacramento. This year, we will be offering a printed program with affordable advertising. Be sure to register for conference attendance as well as program advertising. This is a fantastic way to catch the eye of [...]

Something big is amiss in our culture of online shopping, phone trees and automated marketing. The human touch is nearly extinct and consumers feel more like numbers than anything else. Just like a handwritten letter stands out in a stack of impersonal mail, small business owners with stories instantly differentiate themselves in the crowded marketplace. In this talk you’ll get equipped to create your own captivating personal story! Key Takeaways: [...]

Please join us for this special annual luncheon where we honor and thank our corporate partners who make our chapter possible throughout the year. Additionally, Elizabeth Bachman, 30-year public speaking veteran, will share specific success strategies for becoming a fabulous speaker. She will show how to be more compelling, and how to effectively deliver your message so that you reach every ear—and every heart—in the audience. You will learn: The [...]

July begins a new quarter for NAWBO and a new, themed approach to our meeting topics. This quarter’s theme is Communications. In keeping with the theme we are excited to welcome Gary Purece with his most popular keynote, "Why Your Words Matter". In it, Gary will take us on a journey to improve the effectiveness of our communication strategies. Communication can take place in a variety of settings including one-to-one, [...]

You asked for more networking events and We Deliver! Our corporate sponsor Plantronics has graciously offered to host a Networking Mixer at their lovely campus in Scotts Valley. Communications is our theme for this quarter so we thought Plantronics was the perfect partner for this fun event. Join your fellow members and get connected! Is there someone you’ve been trying to connect with but just haven’t been able to coordinate [...]

Celebrating our 40th Year, you won't want to miss this fantastic women's business conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 27-29. Come network, build your business, learn new things and attend great special events. FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Leigh Anne Touhy Dubbed a “warrior princess” by author Michael Lewis in the book turned movie The Blind Side, Memphis, Tennessee native Leigh Anne is the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. Leigh Anne [...]

Why do some people have plenty of money and others constantly struggle financially? Financial Fitness, like physical fitness, requires knowing what to do and then taking action to do it. Investing in YOU is the best investment you will ever make! So invest your time by attending this informative presentation by our own Pam Hedblad, CPA, past NAWBO president, and 2015 SVBJ Woman of Influence winner. In this informative presentation [...]

As an entrepreneur, you are a crucial part of the American economy. But without a profitable business model that includes proven revenue streams, you could be in trouble. To be successful, you need to have the right mindset and the skills necessary to become a Profit Boss — a business owner who maximizes profits while increasing and protecting your own personal wealth. In this transformative and eye-opening presentation, CEO and [...]

As an executive, a business owner and a woman, have you taken the time to plan your future? We can get so caught up in the detail of day-to-day demands, and so busy helping other people, that we never really take the time to think about our own future goals. But without a plan, you'll stay right where you are.   Realize Your Future - Create a Strategic Plan Kristi [...]

You asked for more networking events and we deliver!  Commerce is our theme for this quarter so we thought having GoDaddy sponsor this event was the perfect partner. Many of you are already GoDaddy customers so you already know the great value they bring to run successful businesses. Nearly as old as the Internet itself, GoDaddy was born to give people an easy, affordable way to get their ideas online. [...]

You asked for more networking events and we deliver! Commerce is our theme for this quarter so we thought having GoDaddy sponsor this event was the perfect partner. Many of you are already GoDaddy customers so you already know the great value they bring to run successful businesses. Nearly as old as the Internet itself, GoDaddy was born to give people an easy, affordable way to get their ideas online. [...]

In honor of International Women’s Day, the focus is Commerce. In support of that we will have various representatives from international trade organizations on hand to mingle with our members and guests. Our host, Hannah Kain, will speak briefly and offer a tour of her operation. She is a dynamic individual and successful businesswoman who has built an incredible global business. You really don’t want to miss this event. Join [...]

Please join us for this special annual luncheon where we honor and thank our corporate partners who make our chapter possible throughout the year. This is also a networking event where you will have a chance to mix and mingle with your fellow business owners. Strengthen your existing relationships, make new friends, and learn more about our corporate partners. Members/Guests of NAWBO-SV Members: $35 Non-Members/General: $50 Get Involved! Want to [...]

NAWBO CALIFORNIA’S ANNUAL PROPEL YOUR BUSINESS CONFERENCE Why attend? Get tools to grow your business and implement immediately. Collectively voice your legislative concerns. Access successful business owned by women. Strategize, recharge, and create your NEXT BIG THING. Work hard, PLAY harder!  

The theme for events this quarter is Sales and Marketing strategies. For our first speaker in this series we invited NAWBO member Sam Brown, Marketing Director of BrandVia to speak at this month’s dinner meeting. She is all about passion and encouraging people to live life out on a limb; she is both engaging and entertaining as she moves ahead with her mission to rid the world of trinkets and [...]

In this practical and informative presentation, Sandra will share why you can’t ignore the world’s largest business network and how to use LinkedIn to receive positive attention from business associates, clients and prospects. Learn how to effectively market yourself and your business with LinkedIn. It all starts with you – your personal, brand, your authenticity, and your credibility. Understand the difference between the numbers game and a meaningful network. Takeaways [...]

Is your workforce the high-octane fuel your business engine needs to win—or the watered-down version that causes your engine to sputter all the way down the track? Imagine how your business could perform if you were empowered to create the workforce you always wanted—an engaged, inspired team, comprised of people in positions that bring out their absolute best. That’s what Conscious Hiring® can do for you. Conscious Hiring is an [...]

Come build your business connections with great networking and learn more about NAWBO Silicon Valley! Our sponsor, accounting firm Abbott, Stringham & Lynch, will provide light refreshments, beverages and wine. Remember: a simple hello could lead to a million things! Member: $30 Non-member/General: $45

How are the brains of a successful entrepreneur wired differently from someone that’s just plodding along in their business? 10x Entrepreneur and Global Business Mentor, Allison Maslan will reveal the ‘realm of thinking’ you must have to become wildly successful in your company. She will lead you through the most powerful brain shifts and strategies you must have to transform your results from ordinary to extraordinary on a daily basis. [...]