Business Women without Business Cards

Are business cards a thing of the past? Are people so concerned about saving the rain forests that they no longer carry anything printed with them?

I was in a meeting with 12 to 15 other business women the other day and fully 2/3 of them did not have business cards. It seemed odd to me, but maybe I am just a product of my generation and not far-sighted enough?

It would be interesting to know what others think about this.

Opportunity Meets Motivation

In a book whose concept I created in 2008 and for which I wrote a foreword two years later, four members of Atlanta Women in Business told the stories of their lives and careers. They called it “Opportunity Meets Motivation” and I had a web site created for it – and for them – as the publication date neared.

It was probably the most underused and undervisited site in the history of the web. So, when domain renewable time rolled around, I considered abandoning the site. Colleagues, though, and the site’s developer, convinced me that http://www.opportunitymeetsmotivation.com/ was too good a name to give up, so renewing it I did.

There is now a different goal for the site: it will promote events – events of Atlanta Women in Business and its members – and books – ditto!

It can still do great things. Visitors are welcome: http://www.opportunitymeetsmotivation.com/.

Networking Opportunity

“Give us the opportunity to see who else will be there”, a registrant said the other day, talking about the September 9 Atlanta Women in Business luncheon, where Marla Brown, one of the "Opportunity Meets Motivation" authors will speak. And why not? Here we are — you will see some familiar names and the names of some of equally bright and accomplished business women you have not met until now.

Come early, “network”, get to know one or two of the other attendees, make plans for a follow-up conversation and let serendipity be with you!

Christina Adams, Kathy Anderson, Annette Auger, Karley Barber, Bernadette Boas, Marla Brown, the speaker, Rose Caplan, Monica Caras, Patricia Crowley, Patrice Dickey, Essie Escobedo, Sarah Falgoust, Betty Fowler, Alberta Gallo, Barb Giamanco, the sponsor, Robin Hensley, Odette Kranc, Iliana Malinov, Aniki Mienie, Eleanor Morgan, Betsy Oberholtzer, Peggy Parks, Diona Potter, Karen Robertson-Wall, Liz Roling, Bonnie Ross-Parker, Lisa Rowe, Jane Samson, Judi Adams Sanek, Debbie Snelling and Kate Stradtman

Results Count

My company’s Atlanta Women in Business unit has awarded “Results Count” to individuals and corporations since 2004.

Companies nominated for the award are recognized for their awareness of the value of the contributions their female employees make to the enterprise, by promoting them to supervisory, managerial and executive positions. Individual nominees are women whose businesses experience growth and increased profitability and who consistently make positive contributions to their communities.

The recipients of the 2010 Atlanta Women in Business Results Count award will be recognized during a January 20, 2011 luncheon.

Contact me for more information.
Lya Sorano
770-455-8088
lyasorano@lyasorano.com

 

Results Count!

Barb Giamanco, CEO of Talent Builders, Inc., received the 2009 Results Count award from Atlanta Women in Business today, with 30 women applauding her achievements over lunch at Maggiano's. Here she is (left), with BB Webb (2006 recipient), Peggy Parks (2008 recipient) and Grace Lopez-Williams, CPA (2005 recipient). Deborah Latham (2004) and Melissa Galt (2007 recipient) missed a wonderful event.

"Results Count" is Atlanta Women in Business's award program, established in 2004. It is annually given to a woman whose business has shown significant growth over the course of the preceding year and made a positive impact in the community. That certainly applies to Barb and her company!

Nominations for the 2010 award are now being accepted; request a nomination form from atlantabizwomen@bellsouth.net