We've come a long way baby!!
From a couple of dozen women in the travel industry to over 700
executive women across the US and Canada (with a few Europeans thrown in
for good measure), we have certainly changed in our short four-year
history.
So much has transpired from our first EGG call on August 1, 2008. I
did the first call in a parking lot in Phoenix. I was in the midst of
trying to sell the software assets of a company that I had to shut down
and had just met with a prospect for that transaction.
I didn't even realize that it was the National Girlfriend's Day! How appropos.
I have to admit that at first, the whole idea of getting my executive
girlfriends on the phone was a tad selfish. I really needed help to
just get through each week and to keep moving forward without losing
hope.
Within a month or so, we realized that we needed a little "content" for
our calls to keep it fresh and interesting for the participants. In
September of 2008 we added EGG Live!, which now has well over 400 audio
recordings that EGG members can listen to, either on
BlogTalkRadio or
iTunes with commercials or via our archives here on the BLOG.
In the spring of 2009 we added the private EGG platform and brought a wealth of networking capabilities to our members.
In 2010 we did our first EGG retreat in Orlando and had an amazing
outpouring of support from our sponsors, including Wyndham Worldwide,
Kennedy Space Center and Disney. In 2011 we had another retreat, this
time in Las Vegas. We rented a private mansion and enjoyed the intimacy
and time together afforded by the location.
So far, 2012 has been a rather quiet year on the EGG front. So many of
you are doing more with less, that our calls are frequently just with
our guest author. Pattie Brinkman, our executive producer, continues to
bring in amazing talent for our shows. If you have missed then, please
make sure to go back and check the BLOG archives to listen without
commercial messages.
Four of the top shows of all time are:
Jeanne Meister looks ahead to The 2020 Workplace
Leslie Truex - The Work at Home Success Bible
Erika Andersen – Being Strategic
Carolyn Dowd-Higgins – This is NOT the Career I Ordered
If you haven't joined us in a while, this Friday is the day!! Our guest is
LouAnn Lofton of the Motley Fool, the author of
Warren Buffet Invests Like a Girl.
The call is at 12 noon ET and generally lasts 45 minutes. I hope to have you on a call soon.
Have a blessed day.
Chicke Fitzgerald, founder the Executive Girlfriends' Group
For Women Only in the Workplace: What You Need to Know About How Men Think at Work, based on eight years of intense research, interviews
