Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Miami EGG Get Together - CHANGE IN DATE AND LOCATION

For those of you in the Miami area, we have had to make a change in the date for our cocktail hour, which will now begin at 6pm on WEDNESDAY the 29th of October. We are going to do it at Annette's house in Coconut Grove, so click HERE to plan your trip using our RoadEscapes.com platform! Just enter the address where you are coming from in the Starting Point tab and then select PLOT Trip on the Trip Plan tab.

Monday, October 20, 2008

OCT24 - EGG Vignette Call - Becky Shambaugh - Author of It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor

This Friday on the Executive Girlfriend's Group call, we welcome author and leadership expert, Becky Shambaugh.

A nationally known leadership strategist, Becky has over twenty years of experience helping organizations and executives respond to critical leadership challenges and opportunities in today’s business environment.

Becky is President and CEO of SHAMBAUGH, where she founded Women In Leadership and Learning (WILL), an organization dedicated to the research, advancement, and retention of women leaders and executives.

Throughout her career, Rebecca has coached and worked with top senior executives on timely leadership areas such as crisis and change management, communications strategies, culture development, human capital development, and corporate governance.

Prior to starting her own company, she worked for such premier organizations as General Motors, Fairchild Industries, and Amax Inc. as a senior executive in the leadership and human resources arena. Her clieints include AOL Time Warner, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Capital One, Cisco, Department of Interior, Ernst and Young, Fannie Mae, Fidelity, Freddie Mac, IBM, Intelsat, Marriott Corporation, MedImmune, Microsoft, MTV Networks, Patton Boggs, Northrop Grumman, Pfizer Corporation, SAIC, Sallie Mae, Sprint Nextel, USA Today, Washington Gas, and Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority.

Rebecca discusses leadership issues on her blog at www.shambaughleadership.com.

Join us Friday to hear her provocative discussion on women in leadership.

Chicke Fitzgerald,
Founder

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Friday 17OCT Vignette Speaker - Susan Oliver


Don't forget the new time! 2pm ET

NEW Time for EGG Call 2pm ET


Beginning Friday, October 17th, the calls will begin at 2pm ET. I will be at a women's retreat this weekend, so my partner Annette Hogan will be hosting the call.

Chicke Fitzgerald
Founder

Monday, October 13, 2008

EGG Speaker Roster through November 21st

We have an amazing roster of speakers arranged for the Executive Girlfriend's Group calls each Friday. Remember that this Friday the call moves back to its new permanent time of 2pm ET.



Please join us!

Chicke Fitzgerald
founder

OCT17 EGG Call Vignette - Susan Oliver of Nosal Partners


This Friday, we welcome Susan Oliver as our Vignette speaker on the EGG call. Susan is a partner with Nosal Partners LLC. Nosal Partners is a retained executive search firm that also provides Executive Development services.

Susan's topic will be "Developing your Plan B". In these troubled times, even the most stable of companies are experiencing belt tightening and "right sizing". Even if your job is stable today, it is always good to have a plan "B".

Co-located in the firm's Atlanta and San Francisco offices, Susan focuses on senior-level assignments in the life sciences, advanced technology, distribution, and consumer products industries.

Prior to joining Nosal Partners, Ms. Oliver was a founding partner and senior executive search consultant at Oliver John Partners, where she conducted numerous senior-level assignments for life sciences, advanced technology, consumer products, pharmaceutical manufacturing, marketing and distribution, Internet, and pre-IPO companies.

Before co-founding Oliver John Partners, Susan held key positions with 54th Street Partners - the consulting division of the venture capital firm Global Accelerator and with Korn/Ferry International and Heidrick & Struggles.

Ms. Oliver graduated from Idaho State University in 1991 with a degree in Sociology.

Annette Hogan will be hosting the call this week, as I will be away at a women's retreat.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME TO 2PM ET.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

OCT10 EGG Call Vignette - Tonya Fitzpatrick - Co-Host of Travel'n On


This Friday, we welcome Tonya Fitzpatrick as both a new member of the Executive Girlfriend's Group and as our Vignette speaker.

Tonya is an Executive Producer and Co-Host of Travel’n On, the only live and interactive travel radio program based in the Mid-Atlantic.

Since co-founding Travel’n On with her husband, Ian, they have hosted advocacy, informational and interview-oriented programs. Some of their enlightening topics range from State Department Travel Tips, Travelers’ Rights and Travel’n Secure to Best Underwater Photography Locations, Holiday Gift Ideas for the Traveler and interviews with local and nationally known travel authors, industry experts and celebrities.

Among her professional accomplishments, Tonya currently serves as a Deputy Assistant Secretary within the US Department of Education and previously worked in the Department of Homeland Security. Tonya is an active member of her community and currently serves on the Board of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.

In addition to her educational achievements in London and China, Tonya was awarded a fellowship to the Michigan Political Leadership Program at Michigan State University. She earned her BBA from National University in San Diego and acquired her law degree from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit.

Tonya and Ian have been regular contributors on CBS and NBC and were featured on the national cablecast of The Prudent Advisor for Retirement Living Television and in Private Clubs Magazine. They are also the founders of Bronze World Travel (www.bronzeworldtravel.com ), a value-based Internet company offering discounted travel packages.

Tonya and Ian truly believe in “Celebrating Life Through Travel” and Travel’n On is a natural extension of their love for travel and desire to promote cross-cultural understanding, education, sustainable tourism and global citizenship.

Please join us on Friday at 4pm ET. Please note that this is the last week that the call will be at 4pm. We are moving the call to 2pm ET to accommodate a number of would-be EGG participants that have not been able to join us at 4pm.

Friday, October 3, 2008

NOV 14 EGG CALL Vignette - author Margie Warrell

On November 14th, I'm pleased to announce that Margie Warrell, author of Find your Courage! will be our vignette speaker.

The topic will be 12 Everyday Acts of Courage.

Margie is a certified Executive and Life Coach, professional speaker and best selling author. She is recognized internationally as an expert on living and leading with courage.

Together with John Gray, Jack Canfield, Richard Carlson & Bob Proctor, Margie co-Authored 101 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2006.

Her second book Find Your Courage! was released in June 2007 to become a finalist in the 2007 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS and an Amazon Best Seller. Her third book, co-authored with leadership experts Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard will be released in 2009.

Please mark your calendar and join us to hear Margie's views on courage and integrity.


Chicke Fitzgerald


NOV 21st EGG CALL Vignette - Author Liz Lynch

The Executive Girlfriend's Group welcomes author Liz Lynch as the featured vignette speaker for our call on Friday November 21st.

Liz Lynch started her profitability consulting firm, Liz Lynch Ltd., in October 2000 after "doing corporate time" at some of the top firms in their industries to hone her strategic, analytical and financial expertise. Although not a born networker, she’s grown the company successfully exclusively through networking, no cold calling required!

In 2003, Liz published the 102 Secrets to Smarter Networking booklet to share her tips with other professionals who need to network to succeed in business. Because of her background, she brings a practical and insightful perspective to networking that has connected with people throughout the world. 102 Secrets and related products have sold on six continents!

In 2005, to keep up with growing demand for her unique networking voice, Liz started the Center for Networking Excellence as a separate business from her profitability consulting firm and became its executive director. The Center creates products and programs to help business professionals build profitable relationships, helping them network smarter, not harder.

Her new book, Smart Networking, is coming out in early November. I hope you'll join us to hear Liz and her views on how to attract a following!


Chicke Fitzgerald