KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jan Goss-Gibson, Civility Consulting
NAPW Austin is honored to present our keynote speaker, Jan Goss-Gibson! Jan is one of those people you do not soon forget. She has been named America’s #1 Master Confidence Strategist. She is a woman on a mission; a positive charge in a negative world, an agent of change.
In this NAPW meeting, Jan will talk about how you can present your authentic self as a professional woman, and own it with confidence!
She has written numerous programs to help others live life to the fullest in their personal and professional lives. Tireless in pursuing avenues to communicate, she is also an accomplished singer / songwriter and award winning motivational speaker. Jan is a published author of two books, She Scriptures™, released in fall 2008 and her second book, Protocol Power, 21 Days to Professional Polish released in July 2010. She is a featured columnist and expert for various publications and is highly regarded for her First Impression Management and Business Etiquette expertise. Jan also blazed a trail as a consultant in the luxury real estate community in Austin, Texas for 13 years.
More about Jan: www.civilityconsulting.com
ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS
Following Jan's keynote talk (which is guaranteed to PUMP YOU UP!), we will hear wisdom from these amazing women!
Miramar Dichoso www.miramardichoso.com
Miramar Dichoso is a fashion stylist and professional speaker.
A believer in everyone having their own unique style, she helps clients create a wardrobe that bests serve them. A native New Yorker, she attended Fashion Institute of Technology, where she majored in fashion design. Her vast experience in the fashion industry– as a styling assistant at New York fashion week, a photo stylist for an Austin print magazine, managing various boutiques, to finally honing her styling skills as a personal stylist at Nordstrom Personal Stylist for close to four years– lends to her credibility as an expert in her field.
Raquel Greer Gordian www.greerimageconsulting.com
Greer Image Consulting is an Austin, TX-based company, which provides personal styling, shopping, and image development to women who want to feel satisfied and confident in their clothing.
Style is not about labels, trends or mimicking what’s around you. Style is about representing your personality through your physical self, about being seen and heard. Style is deeply personal, thus each woman’s style in unique. Greer Image Consulting founder, Raquel Greer Gordian, works with women to uncover that unique style for every day of the week. With an emphasis on education, styling and coaching, Greer Image Consulting empowers women to work with the clothing they already have while continuing to build a wardrobe they love.
Kandy Glass, FaceKandy
Kandy Glass, owner of FaceKandy, will do makeover demonstrations to educate and to help you cultivate your authentic makeup look. She has worked in the Cosmetic Industry for over 30 years. What a fun and exciting world it is! She has an eye for beauty, with the talent to create a look that brings out the beauty of each client. Her clients include designers, professionals, photographers, brides, celebrities and many wonderful "everyday" people. Each one has touched her life and she has added beauty to theirs.
Kandy specializes in make-up for all occasions, including but not limited to weddings, fashion shows, special events, portraits, galas and proms...anytime you want to look and feel your best! She also provides make-up lessons for individuals and professionals. Her favorite saying: "Lipstick and Smiles!"
YOUR AUTHENTIC LOOK IN CLOTHING & JEWELRY!
We will feature clothing and jewelry vendors to offer looks just right for you! (Apply to be a vendor)
YOUR NEW HEADSHOT!
You will have the opportunity to purchase a professional headshot from Diana M. Lott Photography! Diana has done many wonderful headshots for our President, Kerri Hummingbird, including the one shown here! Diana is offering to photograph you in 10-minute time slots and give you 5 images to choose from. You can receive one color and B&W image for $75.
Spaces are limited for headshots!! Only 15 time slots available!! To secure your space, send $75 to www.paypal.me/dianamlott with note NAPW and email info@dianamlottphotography.com
REGISTRATION ISSUES? email presidentnapwaustin@gmail.com
MEETING FORMAT
At this meeting we will have a KEYNOTE SPEAKER for the first part of the meeting. This will be followed by your choice: listen to one of our Image Consultants at round table talks, receive or watch Kandy Glass do makeovers designed to achieve your authentic look, shop from our clothing and jewelry vendors, or pose for a new headshot with one of our photographers!
Plan to arrive at 6:00pm for informal networking until 6:30pm; appetizer bar, drinks (from the hotel bar). After open networking we will hear our keynote speaker. At approximately 7:15 we will break-out to hear our roundtable speakers, shop, pose, and mingle!
LIFT UP! Mentoring Our Sisters
During the course of the night we are going to try something new called 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. We will take several breaks so you can peruse the requests on this board. 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!
Our first meeting of the year will also include SWAG! 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 FEBRUARY
GEN - Girls Empowerment Network
Originally called The Ophelia Project, the Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) was created in 1996 by 12 concerned mothers raising adolescent girls in Austin, Texas. These mothers met after reading Reviving Ophelia, a book by Dr. Mary Pipher, to address an increasing trend among middle school aged girls – a systematic decline and sometimes permanent loss of self-esteem, the outcome of which can be devastating: epidemic levels of anorexia/bulimia, self-mutilation, depression, low academic achievement, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse.
Get Involved
NAPW AUSTIN LEADERSHIP
PRESIDENT
Kerri Hummingbird, Life Catalyst
www.kerrihummingbird.com
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Meshell Baker, The Congruency Catalyst
http://meshellrbaker.com/
VICE PRESIDENT - MARKETING
Candice Beckmann, Marketing Storyteller
http://beckmanncollaborative.com/
VICE PRESIDENT - SOCIAL MEDIA
Margo Wickersham, Social Media Coach
http://margowickersham.com/
VICE PRESIDENT - HOSPITALITY
Brandelyn Bates
Account Manager at Watkins Insurance Group
VICE PRESIDENT - SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Valkyrie Lang
Registered Representative at NYLIFE Securities
POSITIONS TO BE FILLED:
- SECRETARY
- VICE PRESIDENT - LIFT UP!
- VICE PRESIDENT - EVENTS
- VICE PRESIDENT - OUTREACH
- VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP
- VICE PRESIDENT - CHARITIES
- Social Media Implementers (monitor posts, create/schedule posts, research content to share on our feed) - mentored by Margo Wickersham
- Social Connections 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.
