BUSINESS JO U R N A L Women’s Chamber Monthly
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear sponsor, members and community partners and board members I want to take this time to say thank to our main scholarship sponsor and partner MGM th Resorts International, also congratulate all the honorees and nominees of the 16 th Annual ATHENA International Awards and also congratulations to every 7 Annual Legacy Entertainment Awards recipients. The 2019 awards was held at The Stirling Club, this event was extraordinary and I want to thank John Huck for his 10 years as our MC and Kelley Clinton Holmes as our co-mistress of ceremonies (fabulous), Amie Jo Greer, our Entertainment Director for pitching in at the last minute to sing the opening song, Anita Laruy for presenting the Minority Lifetime Achievement award, Patricia Lee for contacting our students that received one of our scholarships to attend the awards, Marcus Greer for Audio Visual, Saul and Samuel for the music and our fabulous photographer and member Camilla Sjodin and our Red Carpet Media Team Maria Ngo and Raymond DuGray from VegasNETmedia.com. Also, some of our amazing WCCNV Legacy Foundation Board Members: June, Beland, Norman Beland, Berenice Church, Cassondra Cotton, Anita Laruy, Patricia Lee, Dolores Campuzano Pignatello, Rita Vaswani, Summer Webb. Rae committee Chairs: Berenice Church, Rita Vaswani, Sandra Roche, Marie Scrofani and Carla Aseltine. A big thank you to all the T-TEAM Ambassadors who handled all our guest from the time they arrived at valet to guiding them to the VIP champagne reception hosted and sponsored by Laura & Kevin Fairchild. The Ambassador Team volunteers are: Carla Aseltine, Amanda Bolton, Brenda Gayle Bryant, Barbara Henry, Dawn Kyles, Yuan-Fen Lai, Stephanie Ortiz, Becky Palmer, and Ryan Stout. Thank you to all volunteers see you next year ATHENA Awards Gala.
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A CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP PUBLICATION
BUSINESSJOURNAL Women’s Chamber Monthly
Chamber Membership Publication
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INSIDE Published by Women's Chamber of Commerce of Nevada© WCCNV Board of Directors June L. Beland, Founder, President and CEO Norman Beland, Treasurer Marie Scrofani, Secretary Executive Board Members Berenice Church Cassandra Cotton Dolores Campuzano Pignatello Anita Laruy Patricia Lee Summer Clark Webb Rita Vaswani
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Message from the President
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Becoming ATHENA International Conference 2019
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Photographer Elite Photography Group Designed by A & D Designs Inc.
ATHENA & Entertainment Award Photos 2019
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EDU Cyber Security Workshop
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2019/2020 Publication
Publisher June L. Beland Editor Marie Scrofani
Quarterly Member Connection
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Smaller Membership Levels
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StorageWest Valley locations
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U.S. Small Business Admin istration
ADVERTISERS NEXT ISSUE – NOVEMBER 2019 Adv deadline October 20, 2019 Member Editorial Submission (not an ad) Job openings, job promotions, new location etc Member submission upon approval only
MGM – Inside Front Cover – pg 2 Quarterly Member Connection pg 6 Las Vegas Woman magazine pg 7 Educational Council Workshop pg 10 Chamber Small Memberships pg 11 CAST Design pg 13 Signature Real Estate pg 13 ELITE Photography Group pg 13 The Stirling Club pg 15 Nevada Women's Hall of Fame – Back Cover
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BECOMING ATHENA - LEADING THE WAY
Audra Gerty on the ATHENA International Women's Leadership Conference "Becoming ATHENA: Leading the Way"
Have you ever wanted to reach through the phone to hug a person with whom you have just talked? That is how I felt after talking with Audra Gerty, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce in Poughkeepsie, NY. (Fun fact: Audra's name comes from a Western television series-The Big Valley-which her Mother loved! Linda Evans played the role of Audra Barkley in the TV program.) Audra's warmth and enthusiasm poured through the phone! Audra is the Leadership Committee Staff Liaison at the Chamber for the 2019 ATHENA International Women's Leadership conference to be held in Poughkeepsie from Sunday, October 20 to Tuesday, October 22. If Audra Gerty is representative of others on the host committees for the "Becoming ATHENA: Leading the Way Conference," including the Duchess County Regional Chamber, the Chamber Foundation, the Women's Leadership Alliance, and Dutchess Tourism in Poughkeepsie, we are surely in for a remarkably amiable and enjoyable experience!
ATHENA International's President, Andrea Conner, Announced as 2019 Women Worth Watching Award Winner
Andrea Conner,Pres.
M a r t h a M e r t z , F o u n d e r o f AT H E N A International and Author of Becoming ATHENA: Eight Principles of Enlightened Leadership, is preparing a new edition of the book which has transformed leadership worldwide! In 2009, Martha first illustrated the eight ATHENA Leadership Principles-Live Authentically, Learn Constantly, Advocate F i e r c e l y, A c t C o u r a g e o u s l y, F o s t e r Collaboration, Build Relationships, Give Back, Celebrate-with inspiring stories from a diversity of leaders.
There has been much praise for Martha's book, Becoming ATHENA! If you Google "Martha Mertz," you will find about 600,000 entries about her and Becoming ATHENA, and, yes, she is on YouTube! I especially like a quote about the book by Marie C. Wilson, President and Founder of The White House Project: "Through personal narrative, accumulated wisdom, and engaging stories, Mertz's book captures the essence of leaders. No matter your position, experience, or gender, it is worth reading from cover to cover." As Martha prepares the new edition, stories are needed that reflect the ATHENA Leadership Principles within today's leadership environment. Martha says, "There is no intent to change the ATHENA Leadership Principles because they are fundamentally sound, and they have been universally used for twenty years. But I do want to have stories that reflect the ATHENA Leadership Principles within changes in the leadership environment in the last ten years."
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ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient Circle J o i n t h e AT H E N A Leadership Award recipient circle! All ATHENAs that have received the ATHENA Leadership Award are invited to join the circle to connect and network with other recipients around the world who have achieved the highest level of excellence in their field while supporting and empowering women. Stay up to date with the organization and receive exclusive information and invitations to upcoming programs and events. If you haven't had a chance to listen to our co-branded podcast, Women Really Mean Business, we highly recommend that you make time to hear about some really amazing women. Don't forget you can subscribe via iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher (plus we are always adding services – stay tuned!) and of course contact us if you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest – and we are looking for women at ALL levels of business – from corporate to start ups, from beginner to veteran, non-profit, academia, etc. We want to tell your stories!
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POWER BREAKFAST SERIES
2020 SIGNATURE EVENTS Friday Jan 31, 2020 Gov Luncheon at Lawry's The prime Rib Thursday March 26, 2020 Nevada WHOF Save the date Friday April 24, 2020
Quarterly Member Connections
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Annual ATHENA Women's Leadership Day Luncheon Friday May 29, 2020 18th Chamber Anniversary and Membership Awards Friday July 31, 2020 1st Nevada Entertainment & Media Hall of Fame Friday, September 25, 2020 17th Annual ATHENA International Awards Gala Friday November 13, 2020 7th Annual Entertainment & Media Awards
Opening & Introductions June Beland, President and CEO Introduce: • Members • New Members • Board Members • TEC, EDU, YP, GOV Directors and Presidents
Bring your promotional material to hand out to everyone!
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LEGACY ENTERTAINMENT
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EDU WORKSHOP SERIES
CYBERSECURITY Cyber Security Speaker Keynote Presenter Futurist TV Personality
Brenda Gayle Bryant Mack Jackson Jr
WCCNV Education Director
Educational Series Date: 11-4-19 Speaker: Mack Jackson Topic: Cyber Security Time: 9am to 10:30am
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Location: Department of Business & Industry 3300 W. Sahara Ave. 4th Floor - Tahoe Room Las Vegas, NV. 89102 *Located right behind the Wells Fargo building RSVP to: office@womenschamberofnevada.org
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The fastest growing crime of the 21st century How and why businesses are targeted Why it directly affects you, your customers and your employees New federal, state and industry regulations that require you to take action Financial damage and legal fallout Improving your security plan to protect yourself and your business Identify and create areas in your company's policies and procedures to mitigate Identity Theft Gain the trust, loyalty of your customers Set yourself apart from your competitors Save time and money with simple, affordable solutions
Women's Chamber Publication Deadlines 2019/2020 Publication Schedules 2020 Women In Power Business Magazine® Digital Issues - (Quarterly) Readership per issue: Print and Digital 500+ members and SUBSCRIBERS per issue 45,050 Shelf life 90 days - digital through ISSUU 1.7 mil. 2020 Winter Issue: subscriptions at $39.95 per year 4 issues Digital: Emailed to Chambers of Commerce all over the Globe (ISSUU 1.7 mil READERS) Print Issue-Winter Issue Jan/Feb/Mar 2020 Adv deadline November 20, 2019 shelf life 90 days Deadlines: Advertising: 11-20-19 Street Date: 1-3-20
2019/2020 Women's Chamber Monthly BusinessJournal® 12 Issues (Digital Only) A chamber member publication Digital Readership: 500 members + 5,050 email database list Bonus: Marketed through ISSUU all over the internet 1.7 mil Editorial: Submission "free" to members only Shelf life: 30 days Deadlines: Editorial Submission: 15th of the month prior to publication Advertising: 10th of the month prior to publication Publishing date: First week of each month Distribution: Email to members in good standing and for membership recruitment
2020 Spring Issue (April-May-June) Deadlines: Advertising: 3-16-20 Street Date: 4-3-20
For adv rates email adv@womenschamberofnevada.org
2020 Summer Issue (July/Aug/Sept) Deadlines: Advertising: 6-15-20 Street Date: 7-3-20
Website advertising banners now available, call the chamber office 702.733.3955 (M-F 9am to 4pm)
2020 Fall Issue (Oct-Nov-Dec) Deadlines: Advertiser: 8-17-20 Street Date: 10-2-20 For advertising rates email magazine@womenschamberofnevada.org
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Boots to Business Program Reaches 100,000 Participant Milestone
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced this week that more than 100,000 current and aspiring veteran business owners have participated in the Boots to Business training course since the program began in January 2013. “The SBA is all about powering the American dream. This is no different for the veteran business community,” said Larry Stubblefield, Associate A d m i n i s t r a t o r, O ffi c e o f Ve t e r a n s B u s i n e s s Development. “We are very proud of this monumental milestone and thank all of the resource partners who have worked so hard over the years to conduct this training for our military community.” The Boots to Business program provides entrepreneurial education and training to transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses
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(including members of the National Guard and Reserve) via the U.S. Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program. The program is administered as a collaborative effort between SBA district offices and resource partners, which include Veterans Business Outreach Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE, America’s Small Business Development Centers and grant partners. Each year, SBA helps more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserve, and military spouses start, grow and expand their businesses. Celebrate the veteran small business community during National Veterans Small Business Week this November 4-8, 2019. To find an event near you, visit www.sba.gov/vetbiz. To learn more about Boots to Business, visit sbavets.force.com.
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