Inaugural Broads Circle Orange County Event

February 15, 2012                                   UC Irvine, Student Center
12:00 - 2:00 pm

Debra Boelkes, CEO of Business World Rising, Inc. and President of Business Women Rising will be participating on the CEO panel at the inaugural Broads Circle event in Orange County. Join us to meet some local outstanding women leaders and learn about how they have successfully led their companies through difficult and challenging times.

Panelists:
Carol J. Geffner, PH.D.
President, Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, LLC
Irvine, CA

Debra Boelkes
CEO, Business World Rising
Newport Beach, CA

Meg O'Toole
President and COO, Dynamic Healthcare Systems
Irvine, CA

Kerry Johnson Anthony
President of Susan’s Healthy Gourmet (SHG), LifeSpring Home Nutrition, and Xan Confections

Additional panelist TBD

Moderator:
CAROL SCHANER
Partner, Gordon & Rees LLP

Date:       February 15, 2012
Location:  UC Irvine, Student Center
Time:       12:00-2:00 pm

Luncheon Agenda:
12:00-12:30pm   Networking
12:30-12:45pm   Welcoming comments; About Broads Circle; Introductions
12:45-1:45pm     Panel discussion
1:45-2:00pm       Q&A; Closing comments

To Register to attend this event, click here.

The 2011 Winter Vista Exchange

December 1, 2011                                   Richard Nixon Library
8:oo am - 3:30 pm                                  18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
                                                               Yorba Linda, CA 92886

The Winter Vista Exchange event is open to the public and will include members of all Leadership Vistas tracks and forums within Southern California. The purpose of each Vista Exchange event is to connect our members, potential members and program sponsors to an array of subject matter experts, successful business leaders and inspirational role models in an energetic environment of friendship, learning, mentoring, networking and philanthropy.

The theme for the 2011 Winter Vista Exchange will be “True Leaders Can Change the World”.

The meeting will be held in the magnificent White House East Room and will include a festive networking luncheon. Our educational and inspirational speakers will include:

• Kevin Edwards Cahill, Executive Director, The W. Edwards Deming Institute, on “Changing the World Through Profound Knowledge”
• Col. (ret) Debra Lewis and LTC (ret) Douglass Adams, the Duty, Honor, America Tour, on “Service and Commitment”
• Norman Wolfe, Celebrated Author and CEO, Quantum Leaders, on “The Living Organization –Next Steps”
• Scharrell Talley Jackson, CFO & CAO, Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda and Williamson, LLP, on “Strong, Smart and Bold”
• Mia Yamamoto, Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Mia Frances Yamamoto, on "Transgender Women in the Workforce"
• Marcia Daszko, CEO, Marcia Daszko & Associates, on "Survival is Optional"
• And more!

In keeping with our theme, “True Leaders Can Change the World”, our featured philanthropic organization will be Girls Inc., whose mission is “Inspiring all girls to be Strong, Smart, and Bold”.

Please join us!

For more information, click here.

Discover the Power of Networking and Relationships

November 16, 2011                                    2040 Main Street, 2nd Floor
6:00pm - 9:00pm                                       Irvine, CA 92614

Learn the secrets of networking and how to use it to grow your business or your career. Success depends on your ability to leverage your network. Meet five leaders in Southern California who used networking to build and grow their businesses. Find out how they became successful.

Join us to celebrate TechBiz Connection’s 100th Event!

Hosted by Jack Bicer, CEO of Septium, and moderated by Deb Boelkes, President and CEO of Business World Rising, this panel event includes panelists:

• Tim Tyrell-Smith, Marketing Coach, author of Tim's Strategy blog
• John LaBonty, CEO, GovCollection
• Rod McDermott, Managing Partner, McDermott & Bull Executive Search
• Christi Haley Stover, President, Platinum Resource Group
• To be announced

To reserve your seat, click here.       Map

Future Leaders of Our Community (FLOC)

November 8, 2011                                  Villa Nova Restaurant
6:30 pm                                                 Pacific Coast Highway
                                                              Newport Beach, CA

Debra's presentation is entitled, “Yes, You Can Accelerate Your Advancement”.

Abstract: In an age of ongoing cost cutting, downsizing and more responsibility for everyone remaining, it can sometimes seem difficult, if not impossible, to advance your career. But this really isn’t the case.

This session will provide several tips and insights to help you rise higher on the leadership ladder and create the career you envision for yourself. Join us for an engaging dialog on:

• How to evolve from individual contributor to leader
• How to build bridges across organizations
• How to successfully follow and lead
• How to get the results you want

Whether you want to move up in your current organization or make a change in your career, this insightful session is a must for every future leader who is looking to take the right next steps.

ASTD: Power and Politics for Women

September 20, 2011                                Museum of Tolerance
9:00 am - 4:00 pm                                  1399 S. Roxbury Dr, 3rd Floor
                                                               Los Angeles, CA 90035

Deb Boelkes will be leading a workshop for the Los Angeles chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. The title of this workshop is, "Power and Politics for Women". The objective of the workshop is to provide the insights and tools needed to harness organizational power and master the kind of positive political skills that can enable women to become more effective leaders within and across organizations.

For the complete workshop abstract, click here.