How can women advance professionally in business and break through the glass ceiling once and for all? How can women's voices rise to the level of leadership in corporate to influence business and global policies? This is the focus of our April panel discussion which brings together several powerful women to share insights from their own experience of advancing up the corporate ladder.
Have questions for our panelists? Send them to presidentnapwaustin@gmail.com in advance of the meeting!
- DARLENE TEMPLETON, BUSINESS STRATEGIST: Darlene is the CEO and founder of Templeton & Associates as well as AMAZING Women Alliance. She brings her 36 years of experience at IBM, to her work and provides her clients a level of mastery that is extraordinary. Darlene specializes in leadership and transformation for corporations, professionals and entrepreneurs. For over 30 years Darlene managed local and global cross-functional teams in multiple areas of IBM. She has a background in consulting, operations, sales management, organizational change, human resources, international sales & marketing, strategy & behavior change, business transformation leadership, worldwide project management, business partner management and middle/executive management. Today she uses that wealth of knowledge to transform leadership for corporations, professionals and entrepreneurs.
- SHELLEY PERNOT, MINDFULNESS COACH: Shelley Pernot found her purpose in the darkest moments at BP energy firm with the Deepwater Horizon incident. You might remember this 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which is considered "the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry". Shelley created a campaign to inspire better leadership at BP called Courageous Conversations. Now she is a recognized expert on Mindfulness in the workplace, the founder of True North Coaching and Development, and a collaboration partner with the University of Texas at Austin to develop Mindfulness programs for business leaders.
- KRISTIE GONZALEZ, TELEVISION GENERAL MANAGER: As President and General Manager of KVUE, Kristie leads one of the top stations in Central Texas. She manages a staff of more than 115 employees who produce 33 hours of award-winning live news and programming each week. Before moving to Austin, Kristie was the Promotion and Digital Brand Manager at WABC in New York, the most-watched local station in the country. Previous to WABC, she held management positions at various television stations across the country. Kristie was nominated in 2013 to represent ABC Owned Television Stations on the Disney ABC Television Group Hispanic Task Force. In May of 2016, she was honored with the Latino Trendsetter Award where she shared her motto, “As you climb, lift.” Kristie is a big believer in mentorship and giving back to her local community.
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MEETING FORMAT
At this meeting we will have a PANEL DISCUSSION. We will introduce each speaker, and then we will pose a series of questions to the speakers. If you have questions you would like us to ask, send them to presidentnapwaustin@gmail.com in advance of the meeting.
Plan to arrive at 6:00pm for informal networking until 6:30pm; appetizer bar, drinks (from the hotel bar). After open networking we will all enjoy our panel discussion!
LIFT UP! Mentoring Our Sisters
During the course of the night we are going to participate in Lift Up! There will be a board where you can share a need; for example, maybe you need help understanding Facebook Advertising, or maybe you want to be connected with the head of a certain company. Please place your requests on this board, and peruse the board to see if there's something you can help out with. If you see one you can help with, tack your business card to it. That's a promise for a 30 minute phone call to Lift Up this other woman and help her get what she needs. (Note this is mentoring free of charge, not a sales opportunity.)
SWAG BAG SPONSORS: Your Chance to Shine Your Gifts!
This meeting will include SWAG BAGS! If you have a business or service you would like to promote, now is your chance. When you sponsor our meeting in the SWAG BAG, you'll not only reach attendees with your physical swag in the bag, but you will receive mention in our event promotions, on our Facebook page, and you can include a special offer in an email we are sending to our membership (with links to your website). The exchange for this wonderful marketing opportunity is $25 (plus delivery of swag before the meeting).
CHARITY FOR April
Girlstart
The world’s greatest challenges need new STEM ideas and insights. Half of the world’s potential ideamakers—women and girls—are discouraged from developing their ideas because of social bias or inequity. More girls with more ideas create more solutions.
Girlstart’s mission is to solve this. We increase girls’ interest and engagement in STEM through innovative, nationally-recognized informal STEM education programs. By empowering more girls to continue STEM studies, we can help address our nation’s STEM workforce inequities and impact innovation and economic development in America and across the globe. To accomplish our mission, Girlstart develops and implements a range of innovative, research- and standards-based education and mentorship programs designed to promote girls’ early engagement and academic success in STEM, encourage girls' aspirations and persistence in STEM education and careers, and incubate a talented and diverse STEM workforce.
Girlstart cultivates a culture where risk is rewarded, curiosity is encouraged, and creativity is expected. As a result, Girlstart girls are connected, brave, and resilient. Girlstart makes girls more successful, and inspires them to take on the world’s greatest challenges.
Get Involved
NAPW AUSTIN LEADERSHIP
PRESIDENT
Kerri Hummingbird, Life Catalyst
www.kerrihummingbird.com
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Meshell Baker, The Congruency Catalyst
http://meshellrbaker.com/
CHAIR of MARKETING
Candice Beckmann, Marketing Storyteller
http://beckmanncollaborative.com/
CHAIR of SOCIAL MEDIA
Margo Wickersham, Social Media Coach
http://margowickersham.com/
CHAIR of HOSPITALITY
Brandelyn Bates
Account Manager at Watkins Insurance Group
CHAIR of OUT & ABOUT
Valkyrie Lang
Registered Representative at NYLIFE Securities
CHAIR of EDUCATION
Sheila Jana, The Health Tip Girl
http://www.healthtipgirl.com
CHAIR of SPONSORSHIPS
Katelyn Moore
POSITIONS TO BE FILLED:
- SECRETARY
- CHAIR of LIFT UP!
- CHAIR of EVENTS
- CHAIR of OUTREACH
- CHAIR of MEMBERSHIP
- CHAIR of CHARITIES
- Social Media Implementers (monitor posts, create/schedule posts, research content to share on our feed) - mentored by Margo Wickersham
- OUT & ABOUT Hosts (hold 1 monthly social connection meetup) - mentored by Valkyrie Lang
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact the President, Kerri Hummingbird, at presidentnapwaustin@gmail.com.
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