Celebrating the Here & Now Christy Demetrakis to Deliver Keynote Address at the Women’s Initiative 13th Annual Breakfast
By Tabari McCoy Scooter Media THE PAST IS OVER, AND TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED, so all we have is the now – and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative is hosting an event to help you start celebrating it. “Celebrate Your Now” will serve as the theme of the NKY Chamber Women’s Initiative 13th Annual Breakfast, sponsored by PNC. Christy Demetrakis will deliver the keynote address, which will incorporate her message of using “faith to conquer fear” in one’s personal and professional life. Demetrakis is currently the North America Sales Capability Director for Procter & Gamble, where she designs and delivers industry awardwinning sales training curriculums. A 25-plus year veteran of the corporate world, she has worked for several Fortune 500 companies including Ralston Purina, Coors Brewing Company and The Gillette Company. She is also the founder and president of The Empowered Speaker, a company that coaches people to increase their faith, increase their confidence, and conquer their fears both professionally and personally. Read along and discover Demetrakis’ insights on celebrating your now, overcoming fear and why events like the Women’s Initiative Annual Breakfast are important for the enrichment of the Northern Kentucky community. Q: How does the idea of conquering a fear, whether it be personal or professional, relate to the idea of “celebrating your now?” Demetrakis: The thing about fear is that it does a couple of things: Fear causes you to look backwards and not forward; it also paralyzes you in the now. As we think about fear and how people respond to it, it’s typically an emotion that is based on events that have happened to individuals in the past. They respond to fear based on what they think is going to happen in the future and things that may never actually happen. PAGE 6
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