Take Action At AIWN, we have been hosting conversations about race. We're learning that this can be an uncomfortable topic, one that we aren't experienced at discussing. At this event, Dawyna Lindsey joins us for a conversation on HOW to talk about race! Growing up as a child in a military family, Dawnya has lived all over the world, and has experienced having conversations on difficult topics with people from many different backgrounds. In this conversation, we'll talk about why it's so difficult to talk about race in our society, and share tips on how to do it better! Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "Register" link to register on EventBrite. We use your registration information to send you the link to the meeting. 2) On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox, OR visit the event page on EventBrite (while logged in) to find the link. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description. If you don’t see an email, please check your junk or other email filters. We will send the email to whatever address you registered for the event with. 3) Attend! We encourage you to join via computer for best experience, although phones work too. We recommend keeping your video turned on, to better connect with the other attendees.

Join us for (virtual) coffee hour Miss chatting casually at AIWN meetings? Or want to get to know some new people? Join us for virtual coffee! We will keep the group small to make chatting a bit easier. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "register" link to register on Eventbrite. The event is free, but we need your registration to send you the Zoom meeting link. 2) Once you have registered, you will get access to the "event page" with the link to the meeting. For security purposes, this content will not be visible to you until a couple days before the event. You will receive an email reminder from Eventbrite with the link to this page. In addition, On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description. If you don't see an email, please check your junk or other email filters. We will send the email to whatever address you registered for the event with. 3) Attend! We encourage you to join via computer for best experience, although phones work too. We recommend keeping your video turned on, to better connect with the other attendees. Format and What to Expect This will be an informal meeting where you can chat with other professional women. You'll have a chance to introduce yourself and meet new people. We can't wait to see you there!

Join Stacey Ruth of Inside Out Marketing There are 60,000 new websites launching every single day. The number of possible tactics is growing just as rapidly. Competition is fierce. Many organizations are doing the right things, but not realizing the results they would expect. The answer isn’t more tactics. It is developing a conscious, emotional bond with customers and clients. This connection transcends awareness, purchase, and loyalty. It is called “brand affinity” and it is available to every business, regardless of the market. Using the 7 factors of brand affinity, Stacey shows how any business model can generate a tide of awareness and self-identification with the brand, for radical growth with little additional investment.

Join us for (virtual) coffee hour Miss chatting casually at AIWN meetings? Or want to get to know some new people? Join us for virtual coffee! We will keep the group small to make chatting a bit easier. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "register" link to register on Eventbrite. The event is free, but we need your registration to send you the Zoom meeting link. 2) Once you have registered, you will get access to the "event page" with the link to the meeting. For security purposes, this content will not be visible to you until a couple days before the event. You will receive an email reminder from Eventbrite with the link to this page. In addition, On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description. If you don't see an email, please check your junk or other email filters. We will send the email to whatever address you registered for the event with. 3) Attend! We encourage you to join via computer for best experience, although phones work too. We recommend keeping your video turned on, to better connect with the other attendees. Format and What to Expect This will be an informal meeting where you can chat with other professional women. You'll have a chance to introduce yourself and meet new people. We can't wait to see you there!

Join us with Tricia Mulcare, Bridgette Boucha and Meredith Moore A high energy, interactive roundtable event that will address money management from the unique perspectives of three different presenters. AIWN roundtables are interactive events where attendees get a chance to get up close and personal with our speakers. In this remote meeting, you'll get to join a small group in a breakout room, meeting with each speaker separately for about 20 minutes for an information snack of financial tips and tools.   Our Roundtable Hosts Enjoy financial tips and takeaways tailored to meet your needs, presented by the following hosts. Bridgette Boucha Founder / Owner, The Betterment Project Part woo woo, part woo hoo!  Bridgette is a seeker of expansion.  She is a CPA, former corporate CFO, who left her traditional career in pursuit of greater impact and fulfillment.  She stepped into entrepreneurship with both head and heart wide open in order to change the conversation around money. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs simplify their money in order to amplify their impact.  As founder of The Betterment Project, she enthusiastically coaches, mentors, speaks and facilitates experiences designed to empower you to build a business that doesn’t compete with your goals, but one that helps you REACH them.   Tricia Mulcare Principal, Homrich Berg Tricia Mulcare joined Homrich Berg in 2003 and is an experienced client service leader at HB who was named to the 2015 U.S. 40 Under 40 list of top financial advisers by InvestmentNews for her service to clients, leadership, and contributions to the industry. While Tricia works with a wide range of clients, she has a particular passion for working with women (older, single, widowed, and divorced). Tricia enjoys speaking with groups about the lessons she has learned after years of working with women who have navigated a...

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At AIWN, we have been hosting conversations about race. At this event, Veronica Jones Kirkland will join us in a conversation about taking action to work for racial justice. What can we do beyond voting to influence the direction our society moves in? We'll talk about advocacy, how to effectively communicate your position to your elected officials and reaching out to businesses about problematic business practices. Before the event, please download the app "5 Calls" as we will be discussing how to use this app to help you reach out to elected officials. The app has a blue background and 5 white stars, to help you confirm you've found the right one! About Veronica Jones Kirkland Veronica Jones Kirkland is a devoted mother, daughter, sister, friend social justice advocate, speaker, and missionary. She graduated summa cum laude from Florida A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Public Relations and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Benedictine University. Mrs. Jones Kirkland has been a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for 33 years, where she has served as the Chair of the Social Action Committee. Her mission in life is to make a positive difference in the lives of those in her community using her voice to advocate for those whose voices have been marginalized or silenced. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "Register" link to register on EventBrite. We use your registration information to send you the link to the meeting. 2) On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox, OR visit the event page on EventBrite (while logged in) to find the link. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description....

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Join Anita R. Henderson of The Write Image Consulting, LLC Why would anyone want to work with you if you’re not confident in yourself? Imposter Syndrome is one of the biggest obstacles to success for women in business. When you don’t know your strengths and your value, you settle for less and you wonder why your business isn’t growing. Anita Henderson of The Write Image Consulting cracks the code on the single, most important thing you need to build the confidence to step out of the shadows and into your greatness. About Anita Henderson President / Owner, The Write Image Consulting Known today as The Author’s Midwife, Anita is the owner and president of The Write Image Consulting, LLC, and creator of the Write Your Life™ Author Coaching Program. Her work with professionals and entrepreneurs has resulted in multiple award-winning books and has helped her clients improve their confidence in their ability to write a compelling, high-quality book and leverage it in their business or career. A California "beach" girl turned Georgia "peach", Anita lives near Atlanta with her husband Michael. Together, they travel the world and share their adventures as the Globetrotters On The Go on their blog, vlog, and social media. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "register" link to register on Eventbrite. The event is free, but we need your registration to send you the Zoom meeting link. 2) Once you have registered, you will get access to the "event page" with the link to the meeting. For security purposes, this content will not be visible to you until a couple days before the event. You will receive an email reminder from Eventbrite with the link to this page. In addition, On the day before...

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At AIWN, we have been hosting conversations about race. For December's event, LaToia Burkley will facilitate an informal conversation on how you can recognize your own unconscious bias and be a better bystander when you see it happening to someone. "Yeah, but where are you really from?" to the Pacific Islander employee who answered "Seattle" the first time. "Is that your real hair?" to the Black female sporting a new look. "Wow, English must be so hard for you guys" to the new Pakistani EVP.  There's a name for what's happening in these situations, when people's biases against marginalized groups reveal themselves in a way that leaves their victims feeling uncomfortable or insulted: microaggressions. They're the kinds of remarks, questions, or actions that are painful because they have to do with a person's membership in a group that's discriminated against or subject to stereotypes. Microaggressions are the commonplace verbal, behavioral, and environmental slights that communicate hostile or negative racial, gender, sexual orientation and religious preconceptions. And a key part of what makes them so disconcerting is that they happen casually, frequently, and often without any harm intended, in everyday life. But the reality is that even though they're often unintentional, they can be the building blocks of creating workplaces that feel unsafe and unwelcoming for some employees.  LaToia will facilitate the conversation on how you can recognize your own unconscious bias, as well as how to be a better bystander when you see it happening to someone else.  About LaToia Burkley LaToia Burkley of Your Big Debut is a goal-oriented, certified diversity coach, as well as a highly skilled, innovative, and energetic business professional In her work with clients, she draws on her background identifying, prioritizing, maximizing opportunities, and orchestrating solutions in  the Human Resources and Business Operations space. LaToia’s specialties include Diversity &...

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Virtual Marketing Roundtable Hosted by Erica Baity of Anologics and Whitney Parks of Parks Evolution AIWN is kicking off 2021 with one of the most popular topics among our membership - Marketing! Join us on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 for a virtual roundtable where you'll get a chance to hear from and ask questions of two marketing experts. Email Marketing vs. Marketing Automation . . . Which One is Right for Your Business? with Erica Baity of Anologics Does hearing the terms "Email Marketing" and "Marketing Automation" leave you feeling confused? Do you know how each one applies to your business? Both terms are often used interchangeably but mean different things to your business. During this roundtable, you'll learn the distinct meaning of the two, when to use one versus the other and the role both play in your overall marketing strategy. Plan this Month: Create Captivating Content with Whitney Parks of Parks Evolution What if there was a magic wand that you could wave to figure out all your marketing content? In any business, marketing is important. Your income often increases by following best marketing practices and strategies. The problem is there’s no fairy godmother who is going to show up with a magic wand to make it all happen. There are some pretty amazing tools you can use though. They aren’t exactly magic, but even better. Tools that make your marketing plan a lot easier to put in place. In this round table, you’ll learn how to Plan This Month! By using simple techniques, you can create a winning plan for any business, service, or product. In this presentation, you’ll uncover some of the basics of why marketing is important. And you’ll learn the benefits of creating a monthly social media strategy. We’ll talk about marketing channels and...

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Join us for (virtual) coffee hour Miss chatting casually at AIWN meetings? Or want to get to know some new people? Join us for virtual coffee! We will keep the group small to make chatting a bit easier. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "register" link to register on Eventbrite. The event is free, but we need your registration to send you the Zoom meeting link. 2) Once you have registered, you will get access to the "event page" with the link to the meeting. For security purposes, this content will not be visible to you until a couple days before the event. You will receive an email reminder from Eventbrite with the link to this page. In addition, On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description. If you don't see an email, please check your junk or other email filters. We will send the email to whatever address you registered for the event with. 3) Attend! We encourage you to join via computer for best experience, although phones work too. We recommend keeping your video turned on, to better connect with the other attendees. Format and What to Expect This will be an informal meeting where you can chat with other professional women. You'll have a chance to introduce yourself and meet new people. We can't wait to see you there!

Ever worried about how your customers are interpreting what you say? Join us on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 for a virtual presentation on words that are damaging when speaking to clients. with Rebecca Brizi, Management Consultant What we say is not always what people hear. And a word changes its meaning from one conversation to the next. This talk discusses three everyday words that are positive in most contexts, and yet damaging when speaking to clients. Attendees will learn what it means to understand customer context, three words to avoid in client conversations, and what to use instead. I have run three bootstrapped businesses across multiple continents, and with almost no marketing budget, using the right words was my number one advantage. Plus growing up in a trilingual home, I pulled on all my experience of "lost in translation" to learn to speak my customers' true, everyday, language. 1 - What does it mean to communicate in a customer context 2 - Three words not to use in business conversations 3 - How to find alternatives that are specific to your business About Rebecca Brizi Ask 12 Italian grandmothers for their tomato sauce recipe, and you will get thirteen different answers. They will all use tomatoes, olive oil, basil . . . but the quantities will vary, as will the one special ingredient everyone has. Every business has to have loyal customers, dedicated employees, and business goals, but the specific recipe is unique to each entity. Rebecca Brizi examines each business to discover what their special, unique recipe is, and builds a plan for all those separate ingredients to function well together, so the business owners can focus on what they do best: their craft. Rebecca built her career managing the many moving ingredients of a software company, joining at...

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In 2020, AIWN introduced a series of guided conversations to help our members and guests learn how to take action to address racial inequality. In February, we will be joined by Dr. Tracey S. Fisher, author of Little Big Change: Understanding, Interrupting, and Reducing Systemic Inequity to talk about the complicated topic of systemic and structural inequity. How can individuals affect a larger system of racism and inequality? Dr. Fisher will help event participants untangle challenging terminology and understand purpose-driven ideas, researched and defined concepts, and concrete strategies that can help motivate personal and professional action. Participants will be vigorously encouraged to take a positive, personal journey toward helping to end systemic and structural inequity.  We encourage you to read Dr. Fisher's concise book prior to the conversation, so that we have basics covered and can jump right in to the deeper questions. About Dr. Tracey S. Fisher Thought-leader, intellectual, and social justice advocate, Dr. Tracey S. Fisher encourages audiences to engage in understanding the intersectionality of racism resistance, education, earned and unearned privilege, conscious and unconscious bias, as well as an awareness of the vast power that social constructs have on us all. Dr. Fisher’s new book, Little Big Change: Understanding, Interrupting and Reducing Systemic Inequity challenges readers to proactively work at chipping away at systemic racism - one person and one step at a time. Dr. Fisher takes a critical approach to exploring the ways in which people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds can consciously transform racial meanings and build transracial and ethnic solidarities within intersecting political, economic and socio-cultural environments. The reader is vigorously encouraged to take a positive, personal journey toward helping to end systemic racism. The book contains purpose-driven ideas, defined concepts, and concrete strategies to help motivate action. Dr. Tracey S. Fisher earned her Bachelor of Arts...

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While the world sat up and paid attention to cries for improved social justice, and subsequently began dealing all the "isms" at the cellular level in Q2 of last year, many individuals and corporations made plans to do the work, educate themselves, hear their employees and their community, and "do better." Are there areas in your own DEI journey where you've met roadblocks? Hard to keep your finger on the pulse while still managing life within our Now Normal? How can you keep the conversation going and drive inclusion in all areas of life? Join Certified Diversity Coach LaToia Burkley with Your Big Debut, a coaching and consulting firm specializing in building inclusive workspaces and coaching professional women along their career path, while she holds space for us to talk about what to say when you (still) don't know what to say and help peel back the layers to parts of courageous conversations that hold us back. About LaToia Burkley LaToia Burkley of Your Big Debut is a goal-oriented, certified diversity coach, as well as a highly skilled, innovative, and energetic business professional In her work with clients, she draws on her background identifying, prioritizing, maximizing opportunities, and orchestrating solutions in  the Human Resources and Business Operations space. LaToia’s specialties include Diversity & Inclusion, Networking, and Professional & Leadership Development.  In a corporate environment, LaToia guides leaders as they put together engagement and coaching strategies designed for the call center world. When she’s not helping clients with professional development, LaToia dedicates her time to volunteering in a faith-based foreign language ministry centered in Rhode Island. She’s called New England home since November 2019, having traded in her Georgia Peach status for the Ocean State. LaToia is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, is a travel pro and loves to take in new sites and cultures. She is known to...

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Join us for (virtual) coffee hour Miss chatting casually at AIWN meetings? Or want to get to know some new people? Join us for virtual coffee! We will keep the group small to make chatting a bit easier. Important Event Details This is an online event. In order to attend, you will need to: 1) Follow the "register" link to register on Eventbrite. The event is free, but we need your registration to send you the Zoom meeting link. 2) Once you have registered, you will get access to the "event page" with the link to the meeting. For security purposes, this content will not be visible to you until a couple days before the event. You will receive an email reminder from Eventbrite with the link to this page. In addition, On the day before the event, look out for a Zoom meeting link in your email inbox. For security reasons, we cannot post the link in the public event description. If you don't see an email, please check your junk or other email filters. We will send the email to whatever address you registered for the event with. 3) Attend! We encourage you to join via computer for best experience, although phones work too. We recommend keeping your video turned on, to better connect with the other attendees. Format and What to Expect This will be an informal meeting where you can chat with other professional women. You'll have a chance to introduce yourself and meet new people. We can't wait to see you there!

We all want and need time away, but how do you plan a trip that provides a relaxing and memorable experience? And how do you disconnect from the cares of the “real world” while you are away? Internet searches can show you great pictures, but they give someone else’s ideas on where to go and what to see. Your trip should be just that: yours! How do you (and any travel companions) define “vacation”? Do you envision beaches as places to lay out, read books, and take dips in the sea now and then? Or as places to surf, snorkel, and run along the shore? Are cities great for their museums, restaurants and nightlife? Or would you rather take bike tours and explore neighborhoods like a local? Is a hotel just a place to sleep? A resort the way to relax and enjoy? Or do you prefer a private home/apartment to spread out in? The answers to all these questions should inform your trip planning.  You want to ensure that your itinerary, activities and accommodation match what you envision - and what your travel companions want. From short get-aways to longer vacations, Lauren Rock of Dynamic Escapes will explain the best ways to research and plan, and she’ll give tips on how to turn your everyday brain off and focus on the fun! About Lauren Rock Lauren Rock is the owner of Dynamic Escapes.  An avid traveler and obsessive planner, she loves to research and learn about all things travel.  After years of planning trips for her family and friends, she decided to leave the corporate world behind to be an independent Travel Concierge. After taking courses and earning the appropriate accreditations Lauren launched Dynamic Escapes in 2016. She serves her clients by taking care of all the research and...

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