WESOS Downers Grove: How to have difficult, yet respectful conversations

1211 Butterfield Road,Downers Grove IL 60515

16 March, 2023

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Your Downers Grove Chapter Leader is Candy KlosterTopic: How to have difficult, yet respectful conversations Join us on Thursday, March 16 to network and hear from our featured speaker Barbara Hollock. Having difficult conversations will always remain a challenge for women business owners. Barbara will help with suggestions to help make your tough talks easier. Whether working with clients, vendors, or employees it’s important to foster a sense of trust and mutual respect. MEETING SCHEDULE: 11:30-12:00 Arrival & Open Networking and Lunch12:00: Meeting & Presentation Begins1:30 Meeting ConcludesWHAT TO BRING: About 40 business cardsYour planner/calendarSomething to take notes withA friend! Invite them to register as a guest. IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING YOUR RSVP: Please be aware, we value your reservation as a commitment. Repeat offenders will automatically be moved off the attending list for: RSVP and not attending the meeting [no call-no show]Cancelling your RSVP less than 24 hours before the meeting begins (especially, when there is a waitlist)Consistent tardiness. Understandably, cars break down & people get sick which is why we run on a "3 strikes and you're out" policy.We thank you for your understanding as we do our best to accommodate everyone who wants to attend our meetings.Join us to grow your personal and professional skills, network and grow authentic relationships! Simply reserve your spot for this event here as either a paid WESOS Network Member or as a Guest (one complementary guest pass per individual.) Not yet a WESOS Member? Learn more about WESOS: https://wesosnetwork.com/Explore our other Chapters: https://www.wesosnetwork.com/chaptersJoin the WESOS network! https://www.wesosnetwork.com/join-our-sisterhoodUse Promo Code DOWNERSGROVE10 when purchasing your membership for a 10% discount!Chapter Meeting Sponsors Barbara Hollock - Vice President of Operations at LifiBifi Inc Launched in April 2021, LifiBifi Inc was created to help showcase small businesses with compelling products to an already engaged on line audience. The impact LifiBifi is having on those small businesses is heartwarming. ~~~~. December 2022LifiBifi update, we have helped more than two dozen merchants grow their business, gain some forever customers, increase their sales and visibility. Allison Cychosz - Owner/Attorney at AMC Legal PC | Magication Inc. My name is Allison Cychosz, and I own AMC Legal, P.C., a solo practitioner law firm focusing on business law, trademarks, copyrights, and estate planning. The firm focuses on businesses as well as individuals and families for their estate planning needs. We assist a wide range of businesses from IT contractors to cross country trucking companies. We also have numerous non-profit organization as our clients as well ranging from those that promote STEM education and literacy for inner city children to animal rescue. I represent individuals for estate planning for those with large or smaller estates. We realize that each person and each business, no matter their asset value, deserves to have an attorney who will provide excellent legal representation so that they can succeed. The firm has clients all over the state of Illinois for business and estate planning representation and represents clients across the country in trademark and copyright matters. https://www.amclegal.net/ Barbara Bitar - Owner at The Creative Soul Sisters After leaving corporate life, I decided to embrace my artistic passions and BDesigns was born. This in turn grew into my current business, The Creative Soul Sisters. As the head of The Creative Soul Sisters, I collaborate with a close group of artisan sisters in creating new projects, teaching classes and making art for all - especially using fibers, upcycled items, stone, crystals and metals. From T-shirt quilts, fashion, Shawlminas, Memory Bears to upcycled tie vests, and jewelry. As such I also work with others who have their strengths in other media on projects. Taking original graphic art and putting it on fabric and quilting it on to jackets, etc.