The Five Ps: Professional

Your life (personal) or your career (professional)? Why is it you usually have to sacrifice one for the other? Or, can you live the life worth living and still make the money you need? Our sponsors, speakers, and entrepreneurial mentors can share the tips and best practices to help create this important balance. Have a business dream? Let us help you make it a reality, and register to attend!

Featuring:

	Lois Phillips, Ph.D. Lois is an author, speaker, and management consultant who facilitates strategic planning processes. She provides media and presentation skills training to executives and leaders who need to become more dynamic communicators when they speak to groups, Boards, or the press. She is the co-author of Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers.
	Anne Ready Anne is distinguished on both sides of the industry, from print journalism and talk show production to media and communications coaching. She is the President of Ready for Media, the West Coast’s oldest and most experienced communications firm.
	Julie Weeks President and CEO of Womenable, Julie has over 25 years' experience in the fields of research design and analysis, public policy, and women's enterprise development—most recently as Executive Director of the National Women's Business Council, and as Managing Director and Director of Research for the Center for Women's Business Research.
	Laura Yamanaka As President and co-owner of teamCFO, Laura and her employees partner with small and mid-size businesses to improve performance and growth by providing quality financial accounting consulting services.
	Ed Taylor Website strategist, SEO and conversion specialist and founder of www.MarketingSupportGroup.com. Since 1996 Ed has been solving problems and increasing the bottom line of over 600 clients in more than 100 industries worldwide. He has been responsible for more than $575,000,000 in increased online related revenues.
	Bobbi McKenna A popular media guest, Bobbi is an award-winning speaker, author, and TV guest as well as a communications and media consultant. She is the Publisher of Givingyouavoice.com Internet Magazine (www.givingyouavoice.com) which has a "Five Out of Five" Star Rating on Amazon.com.
	Martha De Laurentiis Acclaimed Film and T.V. producer, Martha started her career as an assistant auditor on the NBC mini-series The Dain Curse, soon after graduating from college. Producer Frank Marshall recognized her talents and hired her for Warriors, where she continued for two years working in production. She met Dino De Laurentiis in 1980, when she was hired as the New York production accountant on his production of Ragtime, James Cagney's last film.
	Linda Gray Linda is an award-winning actress, an accomplished director, a United Nations Ambassador and one of the world’s most recognized and admired stars.
	Beth Rogers Once a candidate for Congress, Beth co-hosts "Real Women, Real Radio" on KVTA 1520 with Alexandra Dymond. The show highlights women in who have passions for what they do.