• January Luncheon
• Message from President
• Grapevine: News and Notes about WEC Members
• Events
• Book Club

January Luncheon

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Time: 11:30 Networking; 12:00 Luncheon

Place: Tower Club, 28th floor

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Happy 2012 to all of our fabulous, outstanding WEC sisters!

Our first meeting to kick off this year will be on Tuesday, January 17th and I can’t wait to share with you all the great events we have planned for the year ahead.

As we move forward in 2012 we have so many excellent directions for growth within our group. Our affiliation with the 1000+ Club has created a number of opportunities for us to network with other women who share the same values of leadership and giving back to the community. The first such event is the Super Star Summit that will be happening on Saturday, January 28th at the Quality Inn Conference Center in Plantation. This event will feature some of the top business speakers on marketing and business promotion and part of the proceeds from the ticket sales will serve as a donation to the American Cancer Society. Laurina has worked extremely hard in making this very much a win-win opportunity for our group so I encourage everyone to attend.

I’m so excited about our annual jazz concert coming up Wednesday, February 8th. The featured singer Sophie Milman will knock your socks off with her sultry and beautiful renditions of jazz classics. Make sure you RSVP Laurina by January 25th. It will truly be one of those nights to remember.

For the bookies in the audience, coming up on January 23rd, Joni Rosenthal will be hosting the book club at her home. This month’s book, "The Paris Wife" is a must read for those who love historical fiction. The story of Ernest Hemingway, his first wife and their time in Paris. It brings to life the jazz age, the arts scene and the great writers that shaped modern literature. Please make sure you RSVP Joni to ensure your spot at this meeting.

I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful end to your December and are enjoying a great start to your new year.

Take care and I’ll see you at lunch.

Karen

We have a new “Events” tab at the top of this blog! Click on the “Events” tab to find out what events WEC is hosting, or to see where WEC members are inviting you to join them!

Click here to read about WEC’s other “Events” around town…

BOOK CLUB

Calling all Bookies . . . current and wannabes!

Please join us for the next WEC Book Club:

January 23, 2012

6:30 pm

Joni Rosenthal’s home:

333 Sunset Drive # 202

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

(Try to park on street; if street parking isn’t available talk with Joni’s doorman)

Please bring food to share and a bottle of wine.

We don’t want our gracious hostess to cook.

Joni has a surprise!

RSVP no later than January 20^th

jlovingly@aol.com

954-462-4620

Featured book: The Paris Wife

THE EXECUTIVE GRAPEVINE: NEWS AND NOTES ABOUT WEC MEMBERS

Read the Grapevine, news and notes about our members…

WEC Gifts—A Bonanza for Girls at PACE

Thank you for including the girls at PACE in your holiday gift shopping.  Your selections were gorgeous, generous and hip.  There were so many gifts the staff decided to set up a Holiday Store where all 75 girls could pick out two gifts for family members.  As 70% of the girls come from families who live at or below the poverty level, the girls were grateful for the opportunity to give presents to those special people in their lives.

The girls had fun choosing among the  jewelry, notebooks, UNO and other games, watches, make-up, perfumed  lotions, candles, art supplies, and other treasures.  By request of the girls, all the remaining items will be displayed as incentive prizes for the bi-weekly raffles.  Girls earn raffle tickets based on good effort, behavior and attendance.  Your gifts included $800 in donations and  gift cards with a total value of $200. The gift cards are the prizes for the girls with the highest points in the raffles.

Your gifts brightened the holidays for the girls at PACE and will motivate them to do their best in 2012.  Thank you!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!  That was the gift that Judith Kolva-Schwabe and Chuck Schwabe had given us, Laurina Anderson and Laurel Hendrickson, by inviting us to their penthouse for an “Eve of Seven Fishes” dining experience.  We were privileged by the fine cooking provided us by Chef Chuckie!!  There was no expense spared.  Champagne and Caviar to Cab and Risotto with Calamari.  And, in the finest of dining, raspberry sorbet to cleanse the palette in between courses.  Thank you so much, Judith and Chuck, for the exquisite entry into 2012…oh, the 25 different firework displays around the cities were also spectacular as well. 

Lenore alpert

Lenore Alpert and her hubby Steve Leghart spent a week in NYC before Christmas visiting family and friends, seeing Broadway shows, and enjoying the holiday spirit of the city..

Super Star Summit January 28th 2012

What a wonderful affair Christina Rowe and Barbara Theodosiou had put together for the Super Star Summit being held January 28^th 2012.  They are honoring WEC’s Woman of the Year, Jan Bullard by choosing 1000+ Club for Cancer as their number one charity.  Please, if you don’t know about this major event for small businesses, please check out their website at www.superstarsummit.com.  There are top experts in the industry that will share their secrets, tips, and knowledge taking your businesses to the next level of success.  Plus, by purchasing a ticket for the event, they will be donating a substantial amount of money to this most worthy cause.  It is our goal to continue having more survivors of cancers, thriving and prospering in all their tomorrows!  Please join us on the 28^th as myself, Laurina Anderson, Jan Bullard, Heidi Richards Mooney, and Kellie Kuecha will be hosts for this day. 

Pam Dearden, Nora Weiss & Susan Kingsley invite you to Get your Jazz on with Sophie Milman

Members & Member Guest(s) Event.

Join your Sistahs on Wednesday, February 8^th for wine, hors d’oeuvres & jazz.

Evening agenda;

5:30pm Arrive & Valet park @ Symphony Condo – Reception in Club Room on 2nd floor

7:00pm Jazz Talk with Stu Grant

7:45pm Performer begins @ Amaturo Theater/Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Non refundable, as tickets must be purchased in advance.

Please pay online via the Special Event area of the Reservations Page or mail a check to Laurel Hendrickson.

Event Cost $49.00. Wine & Hors D’oeuvres provided.

So that we know you are attending, please RSVP to Laurina Anderson, Laurina23@aol.com no later than Wednesday, January 25^th.

Event Hosts; Pam Dearden, Nora Weiss & Susan Kingsley

Sophie Milman, Jazz Vocalist

"The Norah Jones of the actual jazz world–Billboard charts and iTunes will confirm so."

New York Magazine

Milman, a native of Russia, who is fluent in Russian, Hebrew, French and English, was born in the Siberian town of Ufa and moved to the Israeli port city of Haifa when she was seven. At 16, her family moved to Canada and as a teenager she absorbed pop, jazz and gospel, her favorites being Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat "King" Cole and, at the top of the list, Stevie Wonder. Her self-titled debut was released in 2004 and followed in 2007 by "Make Someone Happy" (Linus/Koch).  In 2008, the Canadian singer performed around the globe, hitting landmark venues like the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center and New York’s Blue Note club, sharing stages with the likes of Chick Corea, Chris Botti and the Manhattan Transfer. Her second album, "Make Someone Happy," won the Juno Award for Jazz Vocal Album of the Year after it topped the iTunes jazz chart in the U.S. and Canada for months and cracked the top 5 on Billboard’s jazz chart.  JazzTimes referred to her as Canada’s hottest young jazz singer. NPR’s Weekend Edition praised her "classic jazz voice that evokes smoky lounges, softly clinking glasses and the cool of the night." DownBeat simply said, "she captivates."  The Los Angeles Times raved, "the sky’s the limit for this exceptional young talent."

2012 Woman of the Year Event, April 4th at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa, Ft. Lauderdale

Susan Kingsley is helping others break the bank!

Susan Kingsley is a Certified Mentor & Ambassador with Buffini and Company, the largest coaching company in the country for working by referral. Susan will be running the brand new Peak Producers Class, starting February 1^st. The class will run once a week, for 16 week, from 9-11am at Susan’s RE/MAX Advantage Plus Wharfside office. All industries are invited to join, as anyone can work by referral.

Susan and her husband Timothy, who is President of Pronto Progress, a custom software development company, are both involved in one to one coaching with Buffini and Company, and work strictly by referral.

For your information, a preview video and a webcast are available. The webcast is about 75 minutes. Marsha Broadwell’s husband Allen Robinson, owner of First Trust Mortgage Company, was the first person to sign up for the class.

If you know of anyone who might be interested-

Susan’s facilitator code is KIN-SU-000.

Preview Video of Peak Producer Training

Jan Bullard says – You are cordially invited to Shen Yun Show at Broward Performing Arts Center-Feb 10 and 11!

Posted by: SusanK on: January 15 2012 • Categorized in: 201201

Please mark your calendar Feb 10 and Feb 11

Buy Tickets By phone: 954-462-0222 | 888-974-3698              

Web: browardcenter.org |  www.ticketingbox.com

Tickets also available at Aventura Mall,  Town Center of Boca Raton & Galleria Mall.

REVIVING 5,000 YEARS OF CIVILIZATION

Shen Yun. For Chinese, the words evoke a sense of wonder, magic, and

the divine. To audiences who have seen it, they recall the experience

of a lifetime—a moment so powerfully beautiful it touches the soul.

Discover the glory of a fantastically rich culture, that of classical

China, brought to life through brilliantly choreographed dance and

mesmerizing, all-original orchestral compositions. Magnificently

costumed dancers—the world’s elite—move in poetic arrangements that

evoke pastoral beauty, imperial drama, and the glory of an ancient

civilization.

This season, discover what art was meant to be. Discover Shen Yun.

Happy New Year!!  That was the gift that Judith Kolva-Schwabe and Chuck Schwabe had given us, Laurina Anderson and Laurel Hendrickson, by inviting us to their penthouse for an “Eve of Seven Fishes” dining experience.  We were privileged by the fine cooking provided us by Chef Chuckie!!  There was no expense spared.  Champagne and Caviar to Cab and Risotto with Calamari.  And, in the finest of dining, raspberry sorbet to cleanse the palette in between courses.  Thank you so much, Judith and Chuck, for the exquisite entry into 2012…oh, the 25 different firework displays around the cities were also spectacular as well. 

What a wonderful affair Christina Rowe and Barbara Theodosiou had put together for the Super Star Summit being held January 28^th 2012.  They are honoring WEC’s Woman of the Year, Jan Bullard by choosing 1000+ Club for Cancer as their number one charity.  Please, if you don’t know about this major event for small businesses, please check out their website at www.superstarsummit.com.  There are top experts in the industry that will share their secrets, tips, and knowledge taking your businesses to the next level of success.  Plus, by purchasing a ticket for the event, they will be donating a substantial amount of money to this most worthy cause.  It is our goal to continue having more survivors of cancers, thriving and prospering in all their tomorrows!  Please join us on the 28^th as myself, Laurina Anderson, Jan Bullard, Heidi Richards Mooney, and Kellie Kuecha will be hosts for this day. 

Lenore Alpert and her hubby Steve Leghart spent a week in NYC before Christmas visiting family and friends, seeing Broadway shows, and enjoying the holiday spirit of the city..

Thank you for including the girls at PACE in your holiday gift shopping.  Your selections were gorgeous, generous and hip.  There were so many gifts the staff decided to set up a Holiday Store where all 75 girls could pick out two gifts for family members.  As 70% of the girls come from families who live at or below the poverty level, the girls were grateful for the opportunity to give presents to those special people in their lives.

The girls had fun choosing among the  jewelry, notebooks, UNO and other games, watches, make-up, perfumed  lotions, candles, art supplies, and other treasures.  By request of the girls, all the remaining items will be displayed as incentive prizes for the bi-weekly raffles.  Girls earn raffle tickets based on good effort, behavior and attendance.  Your gifts included $800 in donations and  gift cards with a total value of $200. The gift cards are the prizes for the girls with the highest points in the raffles.

Your gifts brightened the holidays for the girls at PACE and will motivate them to do their best in 2012.  Thank you!

CONTENTS

• December Luncheon
• Message from President
• Grapevine: News and Notes about WEC Members
• Events
• Book Club
• Cannon Circle

DECEMBER HOLIDAY LUNCHEON WAS HELD DECEMBER 9TH

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Hi to all of our Wonderful WEC Women!

Happy Holidays to all of our great WEC women. Tis the season for joy, hope, reflection, peace and goodwill. In this time of gratitude, I personally want to thank all of you who make this the premier women’s business organization in Broward County. Each and every one of you are the reason our lunches and events are so successful. With each year our friendship and connections grow deeper. Our members truly reach out to one another in the good times and the bad. It is a true honor for me to be a member and lead you through this year.

This special season allows us to get in touch with what is so important in our lives. It’s really not about the ribbons or bows, it’s about the love. It’s about the friend who shares with you the difficulties her aging mother is having and how time is the most precious gift the two can share. It’s about the babies and the children who share their joy and love for all to see. It’s about our sons and daughters serving in the military and the gift of freedom we all share because of them. It’s about times shared with friends old and new and the good fortune and blessings we are so lucky to have in our lives.

With this in mind, I wish everyone of you a joyful holiday season. May we share with others less fortunate the abundance that we possess. A very happy, healthy and prosperous 2012 to all. Cheers!

… Karen

EVENTS

We have a new “Events” tab at the top of this blog! Click on the “Events” tab to find out what events WEC is hosting, or to see where WEC members are inviting you to join them!

Click here to read about WEC’s other “Events” around town…

BOOK CLUB

Calling all Bookies . . . current and wannabes!

Please join us for the next WEC Book Club:

January 23, 2012

6:30 pm

Joni Rosenthal’s home:

333 Sunset Drive # 202

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

(Try to park on street; if street parking isn’t available talk with Joni’s doorman)

Please bring food to share and a bottle of wine.

We don’t want our gracious hostess to cook.

Joni has a surprise!

RSVP no later than January 20^th

jlovingly@aol.com

954-462-4620

Featured book: The Paris Wife

DECEMBER CANNON CIRCLE

A Very Special Thank you to Heidi Richards for hosting our Cannon Circle Holiday Party!

A beautiful evening spent with beautiful friends, a wonderful holiday buffet, and talented musician who kept the music flowing and the spirits light. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity Heidi. Thank you and your husband for your hospitality!

THE EXECUTIVE GRAPEVINE: NEWS AND NOTES ABOUT WEC MEMBERS

Read the Grapevine, news and notes about our members…

Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG) has invited Geeks on Tour to be on their speakers’ bureau

Chris Guld is pleased to announce that the Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG) has invited Geeks on Tour to be on their speakers’ bureau.  Geeks on Tour is Chris and Jim Guld’s business.   Their website: www.geeksontour.tv, offers computer training with tutorial videos from the road.  They teach topics like managing digital pictures with Picasa, using Facebook, and making Blogs.  Their first ‘gig’ with FACUG will be their annual technology conference held aboard the Norwegian Sky from January 23 – 27, 2012.  

Susan Kingsley & her husband Timothy Proksch attended The Turning Point Retreat in Toronto, Canada.

On November 28 & 29 Susan Kingsley & her husband Timothy Proksch attended The Turning Point Retreat in Toronto, Canada. The retreat was presented by Buffini and Company, the world’s largest coaching & training company. Susan brought her usual “Pop-By” gifts for some of the attendees, this time being boxing santas/reindeer and snowmen pens for the upcoming Boxing Day holiday on December 26^th and was recognized for her efforts by Brian Buffini, in front of 1150 attendees. For the remainder of the 2 day retreat, Susan was approached by attendees asking for her card, with the purpose of sending a referral for someone to buy in Florida. Hopefully, by sending a personal note and staying in contact with the agents, some Canadians will be purchasing real estate with Susan in 2012. Susan loves these retreats and attends 3 functions minimum on an annual basis. Anyone interesting in joining Susan, please let her know. The events are posted on www.buffiniandcompany.com website.

Susan Kingsley attended the classroom instruction for the Luxury Home Marketing Specialist Designation

On November 2^nd & 3^rd Susan Kingsley attended the classroom instruction for the Luxury Home Marketing Specialist Designation. With completion of the 2 day intensive training, Susan became a member of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. Susan is now working towards her designation. Residential properties qualify with prices in the top 10% of the market place that the agents are serving. Susan’s market is Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade Counties. Susan is on her way to becoming certified. The more we learn, the more we can help others. Photo is of Susan with instructor/ Institute Founder Laurie Moore-MooreJ

Pam Dearden, Nora Weiss & Susan Kingsley invite you to Get your Jazz on with Sophie Milman

Join your Sistahs on Wednesday, February 8^th for wine, hors d’oeuvres & jazz.

Evening agenda;

5:30pm Arrive & Valet park @ Symphony Condo – Reception in Club Room on 2nd floor

7:00pm Jazz Talk with Stu Grant

7:45pm Performer begins @ Amaturo Theater/Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Members & Member Guest Event. Non refundable, as tickets must be purchased in advance. Please pay online via the Special Event area of the Reservations Page or mail a check to Laurel Hendrickson.

Event Cost $49.00. Wine & Hors D’oeuvres provided.

RSVP to Laurina Anderson, Laurina23@aol.com no later than Friday, January 6^th.

Event Hosts; Susan Kingsley & Nora Weiss

Sophie Milman, Jazz Vocalist

"The Norah Jones of the actual jazz world–Billboard charts and iTunes will confirm so."

New York Magazine

Milman, a native of Russia, who is fluent in Russian, Hebrew, French and English, was born in the Siberian town of Ufa and moved to the Israeli port city of Haifa when she was seven. At 16, her family moved to Canada and as a teenager she absorbed pop, jazz and gospel, her favorites being Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat "King" Cole and, at the top of the list, Stevie Wonder. Her self-titled debut was released in 2004 and followed in 2007 by "Make Someone Happy" (Linus/Koch).  In 2008, the Canadian singer performed around the globe, hitting landmark venues like the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center and New York’s Blue Note club, sharing stages with the likes of Chick Corea, Chris Botti and the Manhattan Transfer. Her second album, "Make Someone Happy," won the Juno Award for Jazz Vocal Album of the Year after it topped the iTunes jazz chart in the U.S. and Canada for months and cracked the top 5 on Billboard’s jazz chart.  JazzTimes referred to her as Canada’s hottest young jazz singer. NPR’s Weekend Edition praised her "classic jazz voice that evokes smoky lounges, softly clinking glasses and the cool of the night." DownBeat simply said, "she captivates."  The Los Angeles Times raved, "the sky’s the limit for this exceptional young talent."

Cheery greetings from the Cat cruise attendees

A BIG Thank You to all of you who had attended the 3^rd Annual Holiday Catamaran Cruise.  It was such a huge success!  The Holiday Lights again were spectacular, but could not outshine the beauty of our SisSTARhood as it just radiated through each smile and hug, through friends, family, and loved ones.  And even if you could not be there for the evening festivities, you were there in spirit as we are all ONE, all connected, and all LOVED!!

Thank you again all for your beauty and love in all that you do, all that you are, and for YOU just being YOU!!

Happy Holidays

The guest panelist included, 4 Past Presidents of the Florida South chapter.

L. Maxine Corbett, ASID addressed the crowd about Historic Restoration, for which she recently won a 2011 Design Excellence Award.

Susan Morgan, ASID, CAPS, LEED AD spoke about her expertise in Aging in Place, for which she also won a 2011 Design Excellence Award.

Douglas Feldman, ASID spoke about his Interior Design Career and how Product Design has become a great tool for his clients both residential and commercial who have desired unique custom designed products.

ASID Industry Partner, Martin Hershbein of Duralee Fabrics and Fine Furniture and recent winner of the 2011 Industry Partner Merit Award addressed the up and coming designers on how to work with a showroom. Martin explained the importance of developing relationships, opening accounts, and all that is needed to create an ongoing relationship with those who cater to the Design Trade.

A warm Thank You to 2011 Student Career Day Sponsors:

Royal Partners in Design, www.RoyalPartnersInDesign.com and Mpengo, www.mpengo.com

Both Industry Partners were on hand to speak to each student directly about how to use technology to assist with each graduate who enters the design business. Ross Elwell and Rick Harz of Royal Partners In Design wanted to stress the importance to emerging professionals on to begin a business relationship. Not only were Royal Partners in Design the grand sponsor of this event, but they also donated an $850 iPad to be awarded at the next Design Contest. Keep watching for details in early 2012 for this next Contest. Many Thanks to the good folks at Royal Partners in Design for their ongoing dedication to the Interior Design trade!

A well, 2011 Student Career Day Sponsors: Mpengo: Mary Lawrence & Stewart Murphy handed out over 20 of heir new Mpengo Project & Mpengo Glove box Business Apps for the iPad and iPhone for students and Designer on the go to assist in keeping their business quotes, appointments, measurements, & more all on their mobile devise. They also are dedicated to the emerging professionals and have donated some of their top-of-the line Design Applications to accompany the winner of the iPad for the next Design Contest!

A Special Thanks to Peggy Oberlin, ASID who took part in the roundtable discussion group and reiterated the importance of LEED and Green technology, along with Douglas Feldman, Ross Elwell, & Rick Harz, Mary Lawrence & Stewart Murphy.

A special note of thanks to DCOTA for their constant dedication to the profession and helping to make this day a success. To Florida South Chapter Professional Development Director, Angela Colley, ASID, thank you for all the time and attention to details in organizing the 2011 Student Career Day.

Chris Guld is pleased to announce that the Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG) has invited Geeks on Tour to be on their speakers’ bureau.  Geeks on Tour is Chris and Jim Guld’s business.   Their website: www.geeksontour.tv, offers computer training with tutorial videos from the road.  They teach topics like managing digital pictures with Picasa, using Facebook, and making Blogs.  Their first ‘gig’ with FACUG will be their annual technology conference held aboard the Norwegian Sky from January 23 – 27, 2012.  

On November 28 & 29 Susan Kingsley & her husband Timothy Proksch attended The Turning Point Retreat in Toronto, Canada. The retreat was presented by Buffini and Company, the world’s largest coaching & training company. Susan brought her usual “Pop-By” gifts for some of the attendees, this time being boxing santas/reindeer and snowmen pens for the upcoming Boxing Day holiday on December 26^th and was recognized for her efforts by Brian Buffini, in front of 1150 attendees. For the remainder of the 2 day retreat, Susan was approached by attendees asking for her card, with the purpose of sending a referral for someone to buy in Florida. Hopefully, by sending a personal note and staying in contact with the agents, some Canadians will be purchasing real estate with Susan in 2012. Susan loves these retreats and attends 3 functions minimum on an annual basis. Anyone interesting in joining Susan, please let her know. The events are posted on www.buffiniandcompany.com website.