At GWU’s women in business leadership class with Kathy Korman Frey and Kassie Rempel

Posted: July 8th, 2010 | Author: jillfoster | Filed under: Women entrepreneurs | Tags: GWU Women in Business Leadership, Kassie Rempel, Kathy Korman Frey, public speaking, Women entrepreneurs | 3 Comments »

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What a great night of ideas.
The ever fun, sassy, successful entrepreneur and business professor Kathy Korman Frey – founder of The Hot Mommas Project – created a chance for a few business owners to speak with her Women in Business Leadership class at George Washington University here in DC…including myself!

Ragingly successful business owner Kassie Rempel of Simply Soles and I formed a mini-panel with Kathy’s class last night; all led to a fantastic conversation with app. 25 students (all from other countries – visiting and studying in the US for the first time).

overcoming obstacles and disappointment in biz
deciding on a business offering
speaking in public
owning business decisions
exercising confidence
pursuing parallel business paths

…and so much more was talked about. Thanks Kathy, Kassie, and the students (aren’t we all students in the end?!) for a dynamic and substantive conversation.

Kathy as ‘Professor Frey’, starting the class discussion
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Introductions begin…
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Fellow panelist Kassie Remple and her great business know-how
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Smart, gutsy students from GWU’s Women in Business Leadership Class
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Video Clip: presenting at the Women Grow Business Bootcamp

Posted: July 8th, 2010 | Author: jillfoster | Filed under: Social media and public speech, Video interviews | Tags: public speaking, Shashi Bellamkonda, Shonali Burke, Women entrepreneurs, Women Grow Business, Women Grow Business Bootcamp | 3 Comments »

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Group photo by Network Solutions’ Shashi Bellamkonda, Women Grow Business blogger team at Bootcamp

As someone who helped get the Women Grow Business community off the ground over a year ago (with the great team of social media swami Shashi Bellamkonda), this particular day made such an impact on my thinking.

It was irreplaceable.

Apart of the DC region’s Digital Capital Week events, it was beyond educational and motivating with over 100 women business owners arriving early on a recent Saturday morning to learn and engage. All this equated to fantastic introductions, new friends, great resources and potential partnerships – thus the first Women Grow Business Bootcamp that wonderful editor Shonali Burke organized. There’s more here on coverage with video excerpts by the great folks at Yayastream.

What would you like to see at the next Women Grow Business Bootcamp?

What an energizing day, with 5 minutes of my closing remarks here.