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Professional Women's Luncheon Event hosted by: Eastside Women In Business

Professional women are invited to gather for connections, collaboration, support, skills, and friendships at our monthly luncheon events. 

You'll benefit from a combination of open networking, marketing opportunities, and educational benefits from roundtable exercises and/or speakers while you enjoy a delicious lunch. Average attendance is 40-45 women. 

September's Speaker/Topic: Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur

"Success Is An Inside Job: Introverts, Extroverts, and Our Quiet Strengths"


Conventional wisdom says that extroverts have an advantage in sales, promotion and leadership, and that introverts are most useful as wordsmiths and number crunchers. The result? Extroverts might assume that introverts aren’t cut out for more outgoing activities, and introverts often don’t challenge that stereotype. This presentation will challenge those assumptions by highlighting the natural strengths of the introvert personality.

If you’re an introvert, you’ll learn about how to position your perceived liabilities as assets. If you’re an extrovert, prepare to leave with new insights about the introverts in your life, as well as ways to tap into your “inner introvert” to sharpen your listening and networking skills. 

You’ll leave with:

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• Deeper understanding of your own personality type and that of those you work with

• Increased awareness of how your relationship to your personality can support or sabotage your professional success

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• Three counter-intuitive yet powerful ways to improve your business results by leveraging introvert energy 

We hope to see you there!

Times:  12:00pm - 2:30pm
Doors open from 12:00pm - 12:30pm for Open Networking & Registration
12:30pm - 2:00pm   Official Meeting/Event
2:00 - 2:30pm  Open Networking (optional after you've attended the meeting)

Register Here!  http://www.ewib.biz/catalog/item/7199446/9890955.htm     

For more information about Eastside Women In Business please visit us online at: www.EWIB.biz

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