Crowd Pleasing Events for the Corner Office

SPOTLIGHT Let’s Do Lunch at The Tower Club CEO Chick Chat with Laurel Colless DC Magazine Issue Release Party with Vint Cerf FBI Academy Tour Mix and Mingle, Jingle, Jingle, Jingle THE CORNER OFFICE This new series from Success in the City TV features 15 women at the top of their fields discussing how they made the journey. The interviews include Eva Neumann of ENC Marketing, Brenda Blisk of Blisk Financial Group, and more! Click here to view the series! Q: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: practice, practice, practice! The more pertinent question for us might be — how do you get to the corner office? The journey to the corner office is of course different for every woman. Yet when we started asking women about how they arrived in their figurative (and in some cases literal) corner offices, some very interesting similarities emerged. See for yourself! Success in the City TV has just launched the “Corner Office” series of conversations. Click here to view the series. To give you even more reason to watch these incredible interviews, submit your answers to the following questions by Thursday, November 12th and win a FREE, CUSTOM TWITTER BACKGROUND courtesy of Pink Collar Ink! Q1: Which woman is not an MD but is known as a kind of doctor? Q2: Which woman is still figuring out the nuances of Twitter and how it affects her industry? Q3: Which woman modestly attributes her career to a series of coincidences? Watch the interviews to learn about this group of incredible women and get the answers to our challenge! Good luck! Cynthia de Lorenzi Success in the City UPCOMING EVENTS An Incredible Washington Business Journal Advertising Opportunity! Highlight Your Company and salute Women Who Mean Business Honorees Only seven spots remain in our full-color, two-page spread! LEARN MORE>> Let’s Do Lunch at The Tower Club | Nov 9th Where the divine meet to dine! 11:30am – 2:00pm| The Tower Club, Vienna, VA | $39 members $49 non-members REGISTER>> CEO Chick Chat with Laurel Colless | Nov 11th The Breakfast with Champions! 7:30 – 9:30 am| Pillsbury, Washington, DC | $35 members $55 non-members REGISTER>> The FBI Wants You! | Nov 17th (registration closes on Nov 11th for clearances) An arresting event for everyone!  (A partnership event with Dulles Regional Chamber) 7:45am – 2:00pm| FBI Academy, Quantico, VA | $55 SITC, Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce and NAWBO members $65 non-members REGISTER>> Mix and Migle, Jingle, Jingle, Jingle! | Dec 2nd Celebrating the Holiday Season with Panache and Style 6:00 - 8:30pm| Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, VA | $40 early registration and $50 after Nov 17th REGISTER>> SPONSORS MEMBERS CORNER Welcome Back to our renewing members and a Big Welcome to our newest members: New Members Petya Balevska, Ameriprise Returning Members Julia Loughran, ThoughLink Linda Messina, C2Portfolio Robin Pearce, ISG NEWS Have fun, make friends, change the world, it’s easy!  All you need to join is join a Success in the City committee.  Get involved, it’s easier than you think! Our Annual, Quarterly and Monthly Sponsorships are now open! Now you can show and tell the women who lead Washington that you are here and ready to serve! Learn More! Did you know that members of Success in the City can register and attend NAWBO events at member rates and vice versa?!  Membership does have its privileges!

Poll: Cast your vote for Success in the City for the 2009 Networking Group of the Year

Poll: Cast your vote for the 2009 Networking Group of the Year.

Success in the City Announced as a Finalist for Women Helping Women Stevie Award

Contact: Cynthia de Lorenzi 202-747-1782 x100 CdeLorenzi@successinthecity.org SUCCESS IN THE CITY NAMED AS FINALIST IN 6th ANNUAL  STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS Stevie Award Winners to Be Announced in New York on November 13 Fairfax, VA – October 31, 2009 – Success in the City (SITC) was named a Finalist in the Women Helping Women category in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards. Nicknamed the Steviesfor the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 13.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend.   The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network. More than 1,100 entries were submitted this year for consideration in 54 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program.  Success in the City is a Finalist in the Women Helping Women category. SITC is a social networking organization for CEOs, entrepreneurs and senior level executive women. SITC serves women who stand out, lead and influence others.  Programs and events are designed to help members develop lasting peer relationships with other successful women.  Trust and humor are key elements for women in developing lasting friendships and once those relationships are formed, ‘deals-on-heels’ are sure to follow. “We are honored to be recognized as a Stevie Awards Women Helping Women finalist” says Cynthia de Lorenzi, CEO of Success in the City.  “This award is not recognition of one individual but that of our entire organization; the leaders and members who strive to help other women leaders find a nurturing community that lessens the sense of isolation that many women serving at the top experience today” added de Lorenzi. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging. “Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition.  We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.” “Being recognized as a finalist for a Stevie Award is a wonderful way to share the positive benefits to women of SITCs incredible programming” says Jen Sterling, SITC Chairman of the Board and President of Hinge.  “Based on the requests we have received from around the world our commitment is to help women establish their own SITC chapters, bringing friendship, humor and a network of support to professional women everywhere” Sterling added. Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women. About Success in the City Known for its unique, fun and unconventional business networking events, Success in the City has been creating buzz since its premier event in April 2004!   Success in the City has grown to become the smart, upbeat professional women’s answer to the “good old boys” network. We operate on the premise that “trust and humor are key elements for women in developing meaningful friendships and, once those relationships are formed, ‘deals on heels’ are sure to follow.” Members are women entrepreneurs, senior-level executives and CEOs based in the DC metro area. About The Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards. Sponsors of the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business (as of October 9) include the Business TalkRadio Network, Covario, Inc., and KeyBank.  Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge. ###

SmartCEO Magazine is looking for CEOs in the greater Baltimore and Washington area to share their networking expertise and experiences.

SmartCEO Magazine is looking for CEOs in the greater Baltimore and Washington area to share their networking expertise and experiences. Please send your answers to the questions below to Jeanine Clingenpeel at jeanine@smartceo.com.  Deadline for responses is November 13th. THE QUESTIONS: 1. What kinds of networking do you find to be the best use of your time and why? (Examples include online networks, B2B networking events, serving on boards, etc.) 2. Tell a story of how you turned a networking contact into a business relationship. 3. Describe a networking practice or habit that you find annoying or counterproductive. ——————————————————————— Our members only events are a great way to connect, network and event do a few deals-on-heels with your fellow SITC sublime members. Don’t forget that on Monday, November 2nd from 6:30 – 8:30 pm our members only event Alchimie Forever and Ever and Ever promises a fascinating insight into building an international business. If you have friend to whom you have been extolling the “virtues” of Success in the City, please invite them to come along to see what you have been raving about. Free transportation will be provided by our favorite deals-on-heels-on-wheels transportation company, Reston Limo.  We will be leaving from The Ritz Carlton at 5:30 pm so if you plan to join us on the merry ride please email Lori van Gemert, our Executive Director at lori@successinthecity.org and let her know to expect you.  Be sure to register online and include your cell phone number for Lori. And don’t forget to mark your calendar for these other fab events: November 4, 2009 – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Working Mom’s Luncheon – At INOX November 9, 2009 – 11:30 – 1:30 pm Let’s Do Lunch – At The Tower Club November 11, 2009 – 7:30 – 9:30 am CEO Chick Chat with Laurel Colless – Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman November 13, 2009 - 11:30 – 1:30 pm Let’s Do Lunch – At Mon Ami Gabi Save the dates November 17th – Up Close and Personal Tour of the FBI Academy December 2nd – Happy Hour with The Board

A Woman Worth Knowing – Maimah Karmo

Maimah Karmo 36 – Aldie, VA “I stopped asking why and began thinking how, and then asking what I could do to make a difference instead of looking to someone else to make a change.”

When Maimah Karmo, a young single mom, was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2006, she felt alone and was afraid of what the future held for her and her daughter. When faced with the facts that 11,000 young women get diagnosed with breast cancer annually and approximately 1,100 of those women die because of misdiagnosis, Maimah knew she had to make a difference.

Even though Maimah lacked the financial resources to start a foundation, her wish to help was more powerful than her fear. In 2006, Maimah founded the Tigerlily Foundation to end isolation and improve the quality of life for young adult cancer survivors by educating and inspiring them to become vigilant self advocates. For two years, Maimah used her own money to pay for start-up and administrative costs, juggling personal bills and those generated from the Tigerlily Foundation. Then, in May 2008, Maimah held her first fundraiser. Since then, the foundation has started bringing in money, enabling it to provide services such as buddy bags, meals and financial assistance to young women enduring cancer treatment.

Younger women have unique needs such as dealing with misdiagnosis and potential metastasis, financial and insurance challenges, fertility, neurological issues after treatment and adapting to life after breast cancer. Tigerlily Foundation is committed to providing these women with a bridge to the other side of cancer with hands-on, daily support – until there is a cure. Women receive services such as the Chemobuddy Program, which provides volunteers to drive patients to and from treatment or to support them with visits, calls, cards and more, and Funds for Families, which offers assistance to cancer patients in need of financial support. Fearless Females is another program offering make-up and support for women undergoing chemotherapy.

Tigerlily Foundation reaches out directly to young women in universities, women’s groups, community events, and clubs to educate them about breast cancer. Through this grassroots approach, the Tigerlily Foundation has reached more than 7,000 young girls and women. That’s why Maimah is a 2009 Woman of Worth. “” Hear Maimah discuss her work ORGANIZATION Tigerlily Foundation 11654 Plaza America Drive #725 Reston, 20190 Tel: 888-580-6253 email:maimah@tigerlilyfoundation.org

Congratulations Maimah – you are a woman that inspires us all!  Cynthia de Lorenzi