\n What’s an EDGEucational Forum?
\n A
t these interactive roundtables events\, we host 30 or so members who get
a chance to chat with local experts about a specific topic. These lunchtim
e get-togethers provide a platform for interested young professionals to d
iscuss local hot button topics. Call it the ultimate power lunch—especiall
y since a tasty spread is included in the price.
\n Join Metro EDG E for a lunch time EDGEucational Forum focusing on Women in Busine ss.
\n\n TOPICS WE WILL COVER:
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• Balancing the career with the desire to have a family (for those who do
n’t yet have children)
\n • Balancing the career life with the home
life with a family
\n • Balancing extracurricular activities
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• Work life balance
\n • The challenges & frustrations experienced
by being a woman in the workforce
\n • Personal experiences with “t
he glass ceiling” in a corporate environment and how it was navigated
\n • The benefits of becoming certified as a “women-owned business”
\n • The term “mompreneurs”
\n • Being connected constantly / soci
al media and how it has affected women’s role in the workforce
\n •
What YP’s and young women professionals can do to continue to propel women
in the workforce forward
\n MEET OUR SPEAKERS:
Debi
Hammon
\n Founder/CEO\, Merlot Marketing
\n Debi is a c
olumnist\, blogger\, speaker\, agency principal\, wife and mother. She is
the founder of Merlot Marketing\, an award-winning full-service agency tha
t has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the Sacramento re
gion four years in a row. She attributes the growth to amazing clients and
an incredible team (a team that is as passionate about their work and Mer
lot’s clients as she is). Her experience and expertise span national consu
mer brands to B2B\, with countless local\, national and international awar
ds for Web design\, creative\, brand development\, events\, promotions\, p
ublic relations and social media. An award winner herself\, Debi has been
recognized in business and marketing – most notably being named one of the
Sacramento Business Journal’s top 40 Under 40 and PR Person of the Year b
y the Sacramento Public Relations Association.
\n Prior to foundin g Merlot Marketing\, Debi held senior marketing positions at a dot-com sta rt-up\, a luxury appliance manufacturing company and a full-service advert ising agency based in southern California. Debi authors Merlot Marketing’s business blog and is a contributing writer for the Sacramento Business Jo urnal and has been published in numerous other publications. A graduate of San Jose State University\, Debi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ad vertising with a Minor in Marketing.
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\n\n Rhond
a Stanley Brooks
President & CEO\, Big Brothers Big
Sister of Greater Sacramento
\n Rhonda Staley-Brooks is pres
ident and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento\, whose mi
ssion is to help children reach their full potential through one-on-one re
lationships with mentors. Rhonda has worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters
for 19 years\, where she started as a case manager\, and worked her way to
CEO. She is a Sacramento State alum and received her degree in Child Deve
lopment.
\n Rhonda is a founding member of the Sacramento Black CE O Network. She also is a fellow of the Leadership California class of 2012 and was in the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program in 2010.
\n\n Rhon da is a mother of 11-year old twin boys.
\n\n\nPhone: 916-319-4261\n\n1 Capitol Mall\, Ste. 300\, \nSacramento\, CA\n95814\n\n DTSTART:20121011T113000 DTEND:20121011T140000 LOCATION:Sacramento Metro Chamber PRIORITY: SUMMARY:EDGEucational Forum :: Women in the Workplace URL:http://metro-edge.org/event/edgeucational-forum-women-workplace-2/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR