Programs

Our luncheon programs are held on the second Friday of every month from 11:15 am to 1:00 pm. Please join us this month for another exciting program and a chance to network with some of the nicest and most professional women in the Colorado Springs area.

In order to highlight our member's businesses and services, we have begun a Trade Show Table area at each luncheon for approximately 4-6 members (2 to a table and dependent upon room) to showcase member businesses before and after our luncheons. You will have the opportunity to talk about your business and provide handouts to guests and members. It will be on a first-come first-served basis and each member can sign up only once during the year. CSWEN has grown to over 60 members and we want to make sure those who would like to take advantage of this opportunity get a chance.

To sign up please call Brianne Powell at 719-590-9194 or bpowell@f-w.com and reserve your spot.

This Month's Program \| March 12, 2010
Meredith J. Masse, President of MPOWER Consulting, LLC Unleash Your Strengths: Using Your Natural Talents for a Lifetime of Success An energetic speaker, Meredith will lead an interactive session in which we'll each begin to uncover our unique instincts and natural talents that when practiced and put to practical use — on the job, at home, at play — will allow us to do what we do best and find partners who complement our strengths to take on other activities. Imagine: when we are empowered to do what we do naturally we can increase our energy and decrease our stress and accomplish more with greater sense of value! Meredith will also do a drawing for a copy of StrengthsFinder 2.0 so bring an extra business card to include in the drawing! Meet in the Large Dining Room (with the windows) About Meredith: Truly Meredith's passion is for helping individuals and teams understand and embrace their instinctual talents and put these to practical use for a lifetime of personal and professional success. Through her business, MPOWER Consulting, Meredith partners with businesses and nonprofits to make the most of every person, every moment, every penny through strengths-based team development and management training that: helps get the right people on the team and in the right jobs provides clear expectations for results reduces stress and conflict inherent in team work motivates team members to seek projects and assignments that play to their strengths creates organizational synergy provides leadership development insights that are core to effectively managing and leading others Meredith also works with career-minded professionals in designing a meaningful career that allows them to do what they do best every single day. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Meredith is also a wife, mother, and avid University of Maryland basketball fan (GO TERPS!) with a wacky sense of humor and penchant for bursting into song with only the slightest provocation.
Upcoming Programs
April 9, 2010 Debbie Tuzel, Art of Design i.d., Inc. Creative Marketing Marketing often falls victim to the following excuses: “I don’t have the time, the money or the resources to get it done”. This informative and insightful presentation will help you build your own marketing strategy with proven tips to grow your business and avoid costly mistakes. One of the most frequently requested topics, this presentation will teach you: how to create an effective marketing message for your business 4 common marketing mistakes made by small business owners 15 creative marketing ideas you can use in your own business today May 14, 2010 Executive Board and Woman of the Year Elections Maria Schnell, Center for Powerful Living Presentation Skills Training Tips This presentation skills program will wet your appetite to learn more techniques from Maria for both the inexperienced presenter or as a refresher for the more experienced speaker. Maria shows how training in public speaking (presentation training) will eliminate your fear or inexperience in public speaking and dramatically improve your speaking skills whether you are persuading, educating, or informing. June 11, 2010 Willia Glover** Emotional Intelligence: What's in it for me? Join us this luncheon to explore and understand emotionally challenging experiences in the workplace. This program will help you to gain insight into emotional intelligence and how it can be helpful to address the following questions: How do I best manage emotionally challenging situations at work? How do I minimize my emotional discomfort and quickly regain my emotional balance?

This Month's Program | March 12, 2010

Meredith J. Masse, President of MPOWER Consulting, LLC
Unleash Your Strengths: Using Your Natural Talents for a Lifetime of Success

An energetic speaker, Meredith will lead an interactive session in which we'll each begin to uncover our unique instincts and natural talents that when practiced and put to practical use — on the job, at home, at play — will allow us to do what we do best and find partners who complement our strengths to take on other activities. Imagine: when we are empowered to do what we do naturally we can increase our energy and decrease our stress and accomplish more with greater sense of value!

Meredith will also do a drawing for a copy of StrengthsFinder 2.0 so bring an extra business card to include in the drawing!

Meet in the Large Dining Room (with the windows)

About Meredith:
Truly Meredith's passion is for helping individuals and teams understand and embrace their instinctual talents and put these to practical use for a lifetime of personal and professional success. Through her business, MPOWER Consulting, Meredith partners with businesses and nonprofits to make the most of every person, every moment, every penny through strengths-based team development and management training that:

helps get the right people on the team and in the right jobs

provides clear expectations for results

reduces stress and conflict inherent in team work

motivates team members to seek projects and assignments that play to their strengths

creates organizational synergy

provides leadership development insights that are core to effectively managing and leading others

Meredith also works with career-minded professionals in designing a meaningful career that allows them to do what they do best every single day. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Meredith is also a wife, mother, and avid University of Maryland basketball fan (GO TERPS!) with a wacky sense of humor and penchant for bursting into song with only the slightest provocation.

Upcoming Programs

April 9, 2010
Debbie Tuzel, Art of Design i.d., Inc.
Creative Marketing

Marketing often falls victim to the following excuses: “I don’t have the time, the money or the resources to get it done”. This informative and insightful presentation will help you build your own marketing strategy with proven tips to grow your business and avoid costly mistakes.

One of the most frequently requested topics, this presentation will teach you:

how to create an effective marketing message for your business

4 common marketing mistakes made by small business owners

15 creative marketing ideas you can use in your own business today

May 14, 2010
** Executive Board and Woman of the Year Elections

Maria Schnell, Center for Powerful Living
Presentation Skills Training Tips

This presentation skills program will wet your appetite to learn more techniques from Maria for both the inexperienced presenter or as a refresher for the more experienced speaker. Maria shows how training in public speaking (presentation training) will eliminate your fear or inexperience in public speaking and dramatically improve your speaking skills whether you are persuading, educating, or informing.

June 11, 2010
Willia Glover
Emotional Intelligence: What's in it for me?

Join us this luncheon to explore and understand emotionally challenging experiences in the workplace. This program will help you to gain insight into emotional intelligence and how it can be helpful to address the following questions:

How do I best manage emotionally challenging situations at work?

How do I minimize my emotional discomfort and quickly regain my emotional balance?