We had planned to offer the next Womens Power Summit on October 4 in Atlanta. But sometimes things don’t go as planned.
First there was the hotel issue. Seems that the largest room available would not accommodate our smallest crowd. So we couldn’t have it at the hotel where we had sleeping rooms reserved and other activities arranged.
Then there were the area hotels. But none of them in that area of town had an opening for a meeting room on that day. (Hey, Atlanta ladies - check the calendars for October 4 - apparently there’s lots going on in Atlanta that day!)
Finally, that all combined with my learning that I’ll have surgery in August. And since the primary promotion for the event would have been during my recovery period - well, again, it just didn’t make sense.
So, we have cancelled the October 4 date for Womens Power Summit. We DO plan to offer it in April, 2008. So watch for the date announced here!
A special thank you to Audrey Hagan for her undying efforts in trying to secure a space and to Kay Mitchell for standing ready to record. If you don’t already know them, you’ll have a treat next April when we all meet in Atlanta!
I want to share the success of a powerful woman and one of my former students - Raven Blair-Davis. Raven decided 18 months ago that she *really* wanted to do teleseminars.
But she took it a step further - and set up a radio show. Then one show was not enough. Instead, she hosts several successful Internet Radio shows.
Her guest lists read like a who’s who of great speakers, authors, actors, and other notables in their fields. And she’s finally agreed to share her knowledge with others who want to start an Internet Radio show!
The course starts Monday, June 23, so hurry. And be sure to tell her “Jeanette sent me!”
From the Desk of Jeanette Cates
I have the privilege of working with my daughter and I love it! In fact, when I originally started TechTamers in 1997, I worked with my other two daughters as well - Stephanie was my travel agent (she was great and I truly miss her skills!) and Vicki was my desktop publisher (great design skills and incredibly fast and efficient to work with.) But they both gave up their businesses when they became stay-at-home moms. Now they are kept busy full-time caring for my 5 grandchildren - and I can certainly appreciate what a full-time job that is!
In 2000 Jennifer came to work for me - first just doing a few clerical tasks, then taking over the full office duties. She’s now my bookkeeper and office manager. She literally runs the business!
So how do we manage the mother/daughter relationship and still work together? Most days it’s easier than you think. We’re both professionals and even though we both work out of my home, she has her office and I have mine. We often work for hours without a need to talk to one another.
At least once a week we have a financial lunch together where we go over the budget, P&L and Success Factors worksheet. It’s all business. Then if there are other days that we’re both in the office, we’ll often enjoy a lunch with mostly business and a little personal.
When we’re away from the office, we try to restrict the amount we discuss the business. We found the other family members got tired of hearing about business all the time, even if we could talk about it for hours at a time!
And we both agree - working together has been great for both our business and personal relationship. Neither of us would trade it for anything!
If you’d like to see more example of mother/daughter businesses, view the slides at
http://entrepreneur.com/slideshow/178090.html
And if you work with your mother or daughter, we’d love to hear from you! Just add your comment to this post.
As women we all know someone who has suffered from breast cancer. That’s why I believe this is an important point for all of us.
There is an online petititon available for your signature, requiring that insurance companies guarantee that a woman has the right to stay in the hospital for up to 2 days after a masectomy. Right now many insurance companies are trying to treat masectomies as an outpatient procedure, often sending the patient home with drainage tubes still in place and the anesthesia only barely worn off. This on the same day her breast has been removed!
Not only does a woman need medical care of the best sort, but she also needs some time to recover before she is sent home - often without proper support at home. Can you imagine having to change your bandages, adjust to the loss of a breast, and still care for yourself at home?
Stop this abuse! I urge you to sign the petition at http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php
The third annual Womens Power Summit has been scheduled for October 4, 2007 in Atlanta. So mark your calendars.
That will also be the day before the tenth Big Seminar, so you’ll want to plan to join us for the full weekend in Atlanta!
Details will be announced here, as we add speakers to the program and lay out the schedule for the event. You can keep in touch easily by subscribing to the blog - right there on the right side of the screen.
This is the blog for the Womens Power Summit, an annual event at which women of power gather to share ideas and networking.
In addition to promoting the many activities associated with the WPS event, this blog also serves to help us keep in touch. Edited by Dr. Jeanette Cates, the host of the Womens Power Summit, you are encouraged to submit articles and announcements that will be of interest to other women in our community.
So welcome!
