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Let’s Talk Business!
Who
knew talk radio could be so exciting? “The WENSday Women in Business Show” offers compelling listening for any professional, entrepreneur or executive. You'll
get the straight scoop
on networking, business strategies, finance, e-marketing and so much more! Every week, your host Sherry Thacker taps into topics that are relevant to today's modern business women. Expect to be inspired, engaged and informed! Expect lively discussions, giveaways and the latest in business
trends. Get practical
advice from women entrepreneurs,
authors, keynote speakers, and
experts.
About Sherry Thacker:
Native Montrealer Sherry Thacker was born an entrepreneur! Having successfully owned, operated
and sold her first retail store at the age of 22, she moved on to bigger projects in the automobile industry. However,
after attending an entrepreneurial conference in 2003, she realized that there was a demand to help women find the resources
and contacts needed to grow their business into a successful enterprise.
Sherry founded a phenomenal networking environment which focuses on helping women make solid relationships,
gain new skills, and increase their business exposure to further boost their sales.
Sherry has acted in several movies filmed in Montreal, appeared on a summer television
series on CTV and has also hosted her own “Women in Business Weekly Radio Show” previously aired on CJAD.
For a full biography on Sherry Thacker click
here
For WENS member testimonials click here
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Joint Ventures
Real Estate Investing
Empowering Women
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Robin Elliot
July Ono
Pierrette Raymond
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Senior Policy analyst at the Canadian Federation
of Independent Business since 2002, Mr. André Lavoie analyzes legislation, regulations, position papers and other government
statements in order to identify how and if those policies will affect the small and medium-size businesses (SME).
Mr. Lavoie holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Laval University and a bachelor’s
degree in social sciences, with specialization in political sciences and economics from the same university. He is a member of the Quebec Bar Association since 1989 and a specialist in labour relations as well as
in the labour market, specifically in the field of public policy analysis and legislation likely to affect SME.
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Carol Frohlinger is a co-founder of Negotiating Women,
Inc, a company that provides negotiation and leadership training for women and consulting services for their organizations.
A co-author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman’s
Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey -Bass/John Wiley, September 2004), Carol is an expert
how negotiation skills can help women to advance in business.
A nationally recognized speaker and meeting facilitator,
Carol is a former sales executive, banker and practicing attorney. She holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of
Law.
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Sara Laschever is a writer with a longstanding interest
in the life and career obstacles faced by women in the workplace. Her work has been published by The New York Times, The New
York Review of Books, The Harvard Business Review, WomensBiz, Vogue, Glamour, and many other publications. Women Don’t
Ask explores a newly recognized phenomenon: that women are much less likely than men to use negotiation to improve their circumstances.
The book looks at the causes of this reluctance on the part of women and examines the high price women pay in both lost wages
and delayed career advancement.
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Joint Ventures
Real Estate Investing
Empowering Women
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Robin Elliot
July Ono
Pierrette Raymond
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Robin J. Elliott has worked with literally thousands
of businesses, in Africa, Canada and the United States since 1987 and has trained and spoken to thousands in his seminars.
He has appeared on national television and radio and in national newspapers and conducts his business on an international
level.
His passion and specialty is helping
people to start and grow their own businesses using Joint Ventures. His mission is to share the magic and power of Joint Ventures
with entrepreneurs worldwide and to facilitate meetings between like minded businesspeople through his Joint Venture Forum.
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July Ono is an entrepreneur; real estate investor; educator;
mentor and co-Founder of On The Beach Education Corporation. She authors her own monthly newsletter “July News”.
She spent 20 years climbing the corporate ladder
only to discover that job security does not exist. In 1995, within a 6 month span, her husband of 9 years left, she lost her
job, was forced to sell her townhouse at a loss and at the age of 35 moved back home to live with her parents.
She went from $40,000 in debt to building a multi-million dollar
real estate portfolio in less than two years.
July
will share with you how she recovered and will discuss her insights and strategies for your success.
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Pierrette Raymond has been described by audiences and
clients as captivating and magnetic with a sincere desire to see women achieve their highest potential.
With a background in psychology and education and further master
certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and TimeLine TherapyTM, Pierrette founded the organization, Women Moving Forward,
which strives to educate and empower women to take control of their lives and live it fully.
She is a successful entrepreneur, wife and mother, having operated three successful businesses in the
past nine years, including a professional junk removal service, Women Moving Forward and a speaking and training practice.
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Guerrilla Publicity
I can't believe she did that!
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Jill Lublin
Nan Mooney
Caroline Samne
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Jill Lublin is the author of two national best selling
books, Guerrilla Publicity (which is considered the PR bible and is used in university marketing courses) and Networking Magic
(which went to #1 at Barnes and Noble). She is a renowned strategist and international speaker. As the CEO of
the strategic consulting firm, Promising Promotion, Jill has created successful techniques that implement bottom line results.
Jill is founder of GoodNews Media, Inc., and host of the nationally syndicated radio show, Do the Dream. Jill is currently
working on her third book, How to Connect, and has a new TV show called The Connecting Minute.
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Caroline Samné is a change management specialist and facilitator, with over
15 year’s human and organizational development experience. She is founder of New Horizons Organizational Effectiveness
Consultants. She holds a BA in Psychology and a Master’s in Human Systems Intervention. Caroline has worked with
organizations of all sizes to help them develop, implement and facilitate sustainable change processes. Her expertise lies
in the areas of human and organizational capacity building, with an emphasis on change management, group development, organizational
learning, strategic planning, and facilitation. Her list of clients includes Abbott Laboratories, CGI, John
Abbott College, and Human Resources
Development Canada.
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NAN MOONEY is the author of "I Can’t Believe She Did That: Why Women Betray Other Women at Work,’
an exploration of conflict and competition among women in the workplace. Her previous book, "My Racing Heart: The Passionate
World of Thoroughbreds and the Track," was published by HarperCollins in 2002. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post,
Slate, The Daily News, The Seattle Weekly, Hamptons Jitney Magazine, The Blood-Horse and various other publications. Having
worked in the film and publishing industries, she is currently a freelance writer and teacher living in New York City.
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Positive Thinking
Marketing to Boomers
Survivors Story
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Lucy MacDonald
Renate Weiler
Elizabetth
Stafiej
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Lucy
MacDonald is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with a Master of Education – Counselling Psychology degree from McGill University.
Lucy returned to university at the age of 39 to complete both her B.A. and her Masters.
Lucy is a business owner, a psychotherapist in private practice, a corporate
trainer, and a keynote speaker in the area of work life wellness. Lucy
is the author of the internationally acclaimed book “Learn to be an Optimist” and her second book, “Learn
to Manage Your Time” will be published in January 2006. She also publishes
a monthly newsletter called Positive Perspectives and has a readership in 55 countries throughout the world.
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As publisher
of BoomersView magazine, Elizabeth Stafiej has successfully managed to fulfil both a personal and a professional mission.
Following the launch of the magazine in the winter of 2002, this endeavour has been a success story in the making. With
a current distribution of 20,000 magazines to Montreal Gazette Subscribers, BoomersView Magazine is one of its kind in Montreal.
Elizabeth has 20 years experience as
a writer (copywriting at Q92/CF600, sales and promotion for CFCF Television and journalist for a variety of venues. She also
has 4 years experience as a television host on Cable 9, Info Service West Island).
A graduate from McGill University. Elizabeth decided to merge her wealth of experience and move forward with
her publishing initiative and now almost four years later continues to keep readers informed.
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Renate
Weiler was a survivor, long before "a survivor", meant being part of a hit television series. At age 21, Renate found herself
stranded on a deserted island without food or water. She decided to swim for help and nearly drowned.
As
a corporate trainer, business mentor and speaker Renate shares valuable insights and “Ah-Hah” lessons
with corporate leaders, business owners and entrepreneurs. She is the author of "Get A GRIP on your life" – a journey
toward inner strength.
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Lisa Johnson
Caren Weinstein
Beverley
Solby
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Lisa Johnson is a top selling author, award winning
marketer, skilled researcher and expert on women consumers.
An early pioneer in marketing to women, Lisa developed
innovative listening methods and research techniques for understanding the needs of women consumers and helped companies translated
these insights into profitable strategies. In 2000, she co-founded ReachWomen LLC – an innovative research and
marketing consultancy that helps companies involve women earlier, and more fully, in their marketing process. Lisa is the
co-author of the critically acclaimed book DON’T THINK PINK: What Really Makes Women Buy and How to Increase Your Share
of This Crucial Market.
Lisa is credited for building product ideas and categories,
inspiring relevant communications and articulating brand promises for top brands across the nation including Kohler, Motorola,
Giant Bicycles, Intel, Mercedes, Brown Foreman, and Office Depot.
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Since 1987, Caren Weinstein has been president of Vintage
Designing Co. providing the highest quality graphic design and corporate branding to hundreds of Canadian private and public
companies and organizations.
Caren’s core strength is helping businesses use
marketing tactics and create production tools that really work.
“Many business owners have a lot of misconceptions
about the things they need to do and the steps they need to take to promote their business,” Caren says. “They
think that marketing is putting up a website, getting some brochures and branding, but then are surprised when they don’t
get their results they want. ”
Caren’s broad client base has included museums,
major hotels, public service and political organizations, national associations, as well start-ups and established businesses,
leading edge experience she now brings to the small and medium business owner.
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Beverlee Solby is a leading expert in tactical marketing
communications. Over the last three decades, Beverlee has become a trusted advisor to corporate marketers and managers on
issues around planning and implementing marketing investment for growth. Her work is focused on helping organizations
realize “best” return on their marketing investment in an increasingly crowded marketing environment.
As the Chief Operating Officer of Solby, Shockley &
Grant, a successful marketing communications agency launched in 1989, her company has partnered with corporations such
as General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, American Express and others in automotive, pharmaceutical, insurance and packaged
goods industries to develop the ideal combination of marketing tactics to influence both channel and consumer buying decisions.
Beverlee is also a founding partner of Marketing Light and Power co.; a company dedicated to turning static marketing plans
into actionable tactics for small and medium sized businesses.
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Lisa McKenzie is a funky, outgoing, energetic, mother of two
little divas in training. Having left her career in the financial world and its many boundaries behind her; Lisa believes
she has finally found her true calling. The consummate party and get-together organizer, she now uses those event planning
skills and her experience as part of an entrepreneurial family to create unique events to benefit women. A
well-seasoned shopper, she has a wanderlust for traveling with her husband and little divas in tow to uncover new treasures
and hidden shopping coves.
Recognizing
that there are lots of women out there who deserve more fun and adventure in their lives, Lisa and her friend
decided to form Deserving Divas and invite ladies from all walks of life to come and play, spoil themselves and
have a great time. As Lisa put it to so perfectly in her own Divalicious words: "Ladies, Welcome to YOUR playground!"
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Inspiring Success Stories
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Cynthia
Kersey
Joan
Dirstein
Heather MacIntosh
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Ms. Kersey is an expert in the field of developing human
potential and is the author of several books on the subject including UNSTOPPABLE WOMEN published by Rodale, Inc in April
2005 and the hugely successful, UNSTOPPABLE. Cynthia Kersey has co-authored several popular books and programs and is authoring
a series of gift-books. She has also published and distributed several audio programs, workbooks and mini-books based on UNSTOPPABLE.
Ms. Kersey is president of Unstoppable Enterprises,
Inc. (UEI), www.unstoppable.net, a publishing, distribution and personal development company
she founded to provide tools, strategies and resources designed to empower people to live unstoppable lives. UEI offers effective,
proven products and programs aimed at helping people dramatically improve performance, achieve success and enhance their quality
of life.
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Meet Joan Dirstein. A single mom AND independently
successful business woman who strongly believes in the importance of women looking after themselves and each other.
Meet Spa Sensations - Joan's second family. Joan believes we all deserve to experience the 'spa sensation'
even if we don't have the funds or the time to visit a Spa.
Joan's dream had long been to create
her own direct sales company; to take the "best practices" she found in the industry, add an amazing product and provide the
"best business opportunity" for people to gain independence, financial freedom and thereby take control of their lives.
Joan's
creativity and passion combined with her business experience provides an inspiration to women searching for a career change,
extra money or the flexibility that comes with being your own boss.
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At first glance being an independent consultant for
Spa Sensation is a long way away from Heather MacIntosh's career start as a teacher, but Heather would be quick to tell you
that she’s never left teaching! She’s still educating people, only now it's about showing women how to pamper
themselves a little and letting them know that you don't need to feel guilty about taking time for yourself." In many ways,
Heather's life has come full circle.
In addition to showcasing the premium quality, aromatherapy-based
products and accessories at spa parties and offering personal consultations, Heather also assists others in starting their
own Spa Sensations business; reaping reward by helping people and watching them take control of their lives.
Heather's Spa Sensations business focuses on what the
modern woman wants: unparalleled aromatherapy products that treat the whole person - body, mind and spirit. She firmly believes
that "me time" is not a luxury or an extravagance, but an absolute necessity in today's busy world.
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