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November 8, 2009
Crowd Pleasing Events for the Corner Office
November 2, 2009
October 31, 2009
SmartCEO Magazine is looking for CEOs in the greater Baltimore and Washington area to share their networking expertise and experiences.
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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.) 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
November 11, 2009 – 7:30 – 9:30 am November 13, 2009 - 11:30 – 1:30 pm Save the dates November 17th – Up Close and Personal Tour of the FBI Academy
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October 21, 2009
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
Women Business Leaders Learn to Embrace Risk by Sky Diving!
Contact Information
Contact Person: Julia Loughran
Company Name: ThoughtLink, Inc.
Telephone Number: 703-281-5694
Fax Number: 703-319-8196
Email Address: Loughran@thoughtlink.com
Web site address: www.successinthecity.org
Washington, DC — September 30, 2009 – Everyone knows Halloween can be a scary time of year for children, but this October 31st approximately 30 DC-area women business leaders will confront their fears by jumping from an airplane flying 13,000 feet over Virginia’s countryside. This two-part event, called “Confronting Your Fears and Embracing Risk” is part of Success In The City’s Astute Institute program, a series of cutting edge events and information programs designed to help the group’s members aspire, learn, advance and achieve any of their heart’s desires. Success in the City is very pleased to announce that this program is being co-sponsored by the National Association of Women Business Owners, Greater DC Chapter.
First time skydiver and Success In The City member Julia Loughran says she is taking the plunge because she realizes as a business owner you have to learn to feel the fear and do it anyway. She feels this tandem jump will definitely get her adrenaline pumping – but it will also help her be a more daring business leader.
For women business leaders who feel fear by simply climbing a step ladder, they can learn important lessons by attending a panel of area business leaders talking about how they have found success by embracing risk. The panel, to be held on Tuesday, October 27th from 3-6 pm at Telos Corporation, 19886 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, VA, includes four inspirational panelists. They are Vernice Armor, now a trainer and motivational speaker who knows risk first-hand as America’s first female African American Combat Pilot; John Wood, CEO of Telos Corporation, who has taken many risks and built a successful government contracting company; Pat Locke, a member of the first class of women graduates from the US Military Academy who has dedicated her life to helping families and disadvantaged children; and finally, Christine Zebrowski who embraced risk when she left the comforts of a corporate legal job to start her own law firm two years ago. The sky diving portion will be held the following Saturday, October 31st at Sky Dive Orange in Orange, VA. Attendees can choose to attend one or both events, but must be pre-registered to participate. For more information about registration, see www.successinthecity.org and click on Events.
Success In The City is a women’s networking organization comprised of successful business women. The organization is known for its out-of-the-box and over-the-top events that focus on having fun, building trust, and leveraging humor to help women develop lasting friendships and find new business opportunities.
