TEACH GIVE INSPIRE Fridays - March 4, 2022

12615 Tribunal Lane,Potomac MD 20854

04 March, 2022

Description

TGIF features thought leaders and industry movers and shakers who will ignite creativity and allow possibilities for women in our community. TEACH GIVE INSPIRE FridaysA Platform for Women to Inform with Passion.TGIF is a women’s speaker series that features quarterly Friday meetings with thought leaders and industry experts, designed to empower and ignite creativity and possibilities for women in our community. Each event showcases accomplished and talented women who will share their professional stories, talents and wisdom. The theme for the day “FROM CAREER TO CALLING - Pursuing your authentic path”, will highlight stories and strategies to uncover what’s passionatley driving you and how best to personally brand yourself consistent with your vision of what’s possible. Our March event features Kim Cayce (TedX Organizer, Angel Investor and CEO, Luna Startup Labs), Geeta Bakshi (Ex-CIA Officer, Founder, FAMIL Afghan Allies Non-Profit, Warrior) and Michelle Schoenfeld (Inspirational Speaker, Consultant and Storyteller). Kim will TEACH us about the power of authentic personal branding to reach our personal and business goals, Geeta will share her powerful journey from CIA officer to non-profit founder to GIVE support to the Afghan Allies who protected her for many years in Afghanistan and Michelle will INSPIRE and enchant us with her personal story to finding her true passion and authentic purpose halfway around the world. The morning promises to take us all on a journey of self-discovery and empowered action to create our best lives. Covid 19 vaccination required. Social distancing will be followed and mask wearing is a requirement while seated. Brunch will be served and valet parking provided. Space is limited. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. This event is brought to you by BarbaraGuterman.com. SPEAKER BIOS KIM CAYCE – Teach Speaker TEDx Organizer, Angel Investor and CEO, Luna Startup Labs Personal Branding - Presenting Your Authentic Self With 20+ years of business experience, Kim has been starting and growing companies in a variety of industries. She is largely focused on helping women and entrepreneurs gain access to the resources and capital that will allow them to thrive. Kim's expertise in the fields of business planning, marketing strategy, digital marketing, SEO, website design, public relations, angel investing and personal branding is what set her apart from others. Through her best-selling workshops, energizing events and top-ranked coaching programs, Kim works with women to inspire even the newest business owners to escape overwhelm, overcome self-doubt, clarify their vision, and generate exciting momentum as they move closer to building a life and business they love. Kim is truly a renaissance woman. She has been both a professional golfer and an entrepreneur featured on the first season of "Shark Tank" presenting her unique line of women's activewear. Kim is currently the organizer of TEDx Pearl Street and an adjunct professor at American University School of International Service. She graduated from Duke University and holds MBAs from both Stanford and UCLA. GEETA BAKSHI – Give SpeakerEx-CIA Officer, Founder, FAMIL Afghan Allies Non-Profit, Warrior From CIA Officer to Afghan Nonprofit Founder Geeta Bakshi is a second-generation American of South Asian descent and a native of Northern Virginia. After graduating from George Mason University and inspired to serve the United States after the tragic events of 9/11, Geeta joined the CIA, where she served a 14-year career focused on counterterrorism issues. Having spent much of that time working on the ground in Afghanistan, Geeta lived by the notion of “service before self”, recognizing she and her colleagues had an enormous responsibility to protect innocent lives from America's terrorist adversaries. Today, Geeta is the founder of FAMIL, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Afghan refugees resettle in the United States after the withdrawal of American troops from Kabul in summer of 2021. MICHELLE SCHOENFELD – Inspire SpeakerInspirational Speaker, Consultant and Storyteller A Journey of Self Discovery Michelle is a wellness expert and inspirational speaker based in Washington DC and Bodrum Turkey. She has spent 20 years in the wellness industry, including 10 years in the Pharmaceutical industry as well as co-founding a successful medical spa. She hosts the global wellbeing podcast, You Lost Me at Namaste listened to in over 100 countries, is a television wellness commentator for Washington DC’s CBS affiliate and has been featured in several international media outlets including most recently the Hürriyet and Daily Sabah discussing how to find happiness and live in joy. She is a regular visiting wellbeing therapist at The LifeCo in Bodrum Turkey focusing on mindfulness. meditation and healing. She is on the board of several philanthropic organizations, and is a life long international traveler who’s love for Turkey has led her to dedicating significant attention on increasing global cultural awareness for its beauty, history and hospitality through the upcoming travel show Discover Turkey. Michelle is also the proud mother of 2 children and a stage 3 breast cancer survivor. TGIF is a women's speaker series founded by Barbara Guterman that features quarterly Friday meetings with thought leaders and industry movers and shakers, designed to empower and ignite creativity and possibilities for women in our community. BARBARA GUTERMAN Barbara Guterman is a seasoned entrepreneur, a passionate business executive, and a veteran community organizer with a desire for creating powerful change.  She is a devoted wife and mother to three grown sons who share her passion for business and for giving back.  As a consummate entrepreneur for over 33 years, Barbara has launched companies and managed businesses in a multitude of industry segments including telecommunications, retail, franchising, manufacturing, fine jewelry and in internet-based start-ups.