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PowerUP: Women Who LEAD

The YWCA of Greenville presents
PowerUP: Women Who LEAD
Leadership. Empowerment. Advancement. Development.
yW empowerment center conference

Friday, April 18, 2008
Carolina First Center
7:45 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration: $99

Register online www.ywcagreenville.org or call 864-467-3714

7:45-8:30 Registration and Networking
8:30 Opening: Jennie Johnson

9 – 10: 20 a.m. Breakout sessions
• Setting your sites: zeroing in on your target market, Kristie Bohm Byrum, Byrum Innovation Group
• Beating the clock: managing your time for maximum results, Cindy Nixon-Witt, Coach-Consultant, personal & professional development
• Fearless finances: business owner essentials, Jill M. Vales, JMV Solutions

10:30 - 11:50 a.m. Breakout sessions
• Marketing on a dime: small budget, big impact, Susan Lill, Align HR/FGP
Inner power: cultivating your leader within: Jane Allen, Smart Work | Network, Inc.
• Managing growth: learning to see the big picture: Stacy Coulter, The Spa at West End

Noon – 1:20 p.m. lunch
Keynote Address: Rhonda Abrams, syndicated columnist and small business owner

1:30 – 2:50 p.m. Breakout sessions
• Cyber success: mastering the basics of internet marketing, Shambi Broome, JMB Designs, LLC
• Walking the talk: business ethics and social responsibility, Alisa McDonald, Vice President, Project Development and Services, Duke Energy
• Innovation & Creativity: tap into your intuition, Kathy Kegley, Synchlora, LLC

3 - 4 p.m. Breakout sessions
• Living the brand: making “marketers” out of your employees, Kim Niskey, ConnectsU, LLC
• Chart your path: taking control of your career: Gail DuPriest, Clemson University
• Blueprint to success: creating your business plan, Kim Williams, K. Williams Consulting

4:15 - 5 p.m. Closing address: DEEPER POWER: Putting Your Authentic Voice into Practice Every Day, Patricia Shafer, Compel Ltd.