By Lori Richardson
Northwest Bureau Chief
(Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon)
Next month, women from around the Pacific Northwest - from Portland, Or to Vancouver B.C. and points in between will come together for what has been billed, "the first region-wide, inclusive, women's professional networking event" in recent history.
Total Networking, as the event is billed, will take place on March 27th from 4PM to 8PM at the Qwest Field Event Center Concourse and will host a four-hour extravaganza for 300 attendees - all looking forward to sharpening their "connection" skills and meeting people they don't normally circulate with.
Karen Krape and Margo Wakefield, who run the Northwest Women's Show annually at Qwest Events Center liked the idea to this year add a professional women's event to their already successful annual women's show and "expo".
"The idea was pitched to us and we liked it," Krape said, "because professional women's groups all meet regularly, but they don't ever get together as a big collection. Think of what could be accomplished when all these movers and shakers combine."
A team was put together to bring Total Networking to reality. Local radio personalities Pam Gray and Rochelle Alhadeff of Chat With Women are kicking off the event, with three sessions of interactive talks combined with networking events. It is sure to be an event which could become an annual tradition.
So far, the women's groups who have signed up to participate include the Local eWomen Network chapter, Women Business Owners, Women's Business Exchange, Girl Power Hour, Global Federation of Chinese Business Women, Koinonia, Professional Women of Color, Ladies Who Launch, Women's Resource Directory, and the Puget Sound Coaches Association.
Speakers will be networking powerhouse Zita Gustin of The Savvy Networker, Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac of Work the Pond, and Lorraine Howell of Media Skills Training, and yours truly.
The event goals are for every woman in attendance to pick up a new networking skill or two, feel included, meet some other amazing women to broaden their network, and to have "total fun" at Total Networking. Attendees will be women business owners, corporate employees, and future women business owners. For more information, go to Total Networking.
Lori Richardson helps small to medium-sized companies sell more, sell better, and sell in bigger ways for increased profits. Lori helps business leaders understand social media marketing, and in how to build strategic alliances for revenue growth. She writes a blog at www.scoremoresales.com and also for Hoovers, AllBusiness, SalesShebang, TopSalesExperts, CustomerCollective, and YourBusinessChannel. She is also the Northwest Bureau Chief for The National Networker and a fundraising auctioneer. Reach Lori at lori@scoremoresales.com
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