Dec 15 Meeting Speaker Bio

Catherine Jeffries

Mary Kay Consultant since 2007

A mother to a 4 year old and a 7 year old, not to mention a cat and a dog, Catherine Jeffries has learned to negotiate the precarious balance of motherhood and career. After a career in Early Childhood Education as both a preschool teacher and speech language pathologist, including several years as a working mother in the field, Catherine decided to switch her focus to adults. She turned her ability to mix fun and education into a career as a Mary Kay consultant. She loves the flexibility of the schedule and the time it allows her to spend with her own children. However, Catherine most enjoys the satisfaction that comes with helping women find their own beauty and sense of empowerment that brings.

The Mary Kay Company was founded by Mary Kay Ash in the 1960’s after she had retired from a full career in sales. A visionary leader, Mary Kay created her company to give women an opportunity to enrich their lives by providing an opportunity for financial success while balancing their lives around their personal priorities.

With scientifically proven skincare, such as the popular Timewise collection, and a full line of mineral cosmetics, the Mary Kay Company continues to be the best selling cosmetics brand in the US and has over a million consultants worldwide.

Through her website www.marykay.com/cjeffries5, customers can learn about Mary Kay products. Features such as the “Virtual Makeover” and “Make-up Artist Looks” allow customers to try out new looks from the comfort of their own home. Catherine’s favorite part of the job, however, is providing one on one and small group skincare and makeover sessions where she can offer information and suggestions while allowing the customers to try the Mary Kay line, and of course, she always keeps it fun! Catherine’s philosophy is that you should walk away from every interaction with a smile.

Let me help you find your most beautiful you.

For more information, you can reach Catherine through her website www.marykay.com/cjeffries5 or email her at cjeffries5@marykay.com

December 16th Meeting - Goal Sharing

This is the last meeting of the year! Before you know it, it will be 2010. To help us hit the ground running, let's use this opportunity to work on our goal setting.

If you attended the first Annual Moms Inc conference on the 18th, or any other work shops and conferences, we want to hear your take-aways.

If you want to maximize your membership with Moms Inc for cross promotions, we want to make the connections with you.

If you are working on innovative strategic marketing, we want to hear your ideas.

Let's visualize what 2010 will be like for us, and charge forward with full confidence and support! See you on the 18th!

November 18th is Moms Inc's First Annual Conference!

Celebrate and Prosper!

Join us on November 18th, Wednesday, from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew located at 15300 New Hampshire Ave.Silver Spring Md, 20905.

Enjoy four incredible speakers:

Renessa Boley - Founder of The BIG! Life Network LLC

Goal Setting

Che Brown - Founder of Partners in Learning

Sales Mastery

Rick Dillon - Founder of Dillon & Associates

Marketing Strategies

Mia Redrick - Author of Time for Mom-Me

Work Life Balance

There will be plenty of time to network with dozens of other women entrepreneurs.

Breakfast and lunch are included. Bring a prize for raffle and display your business material. Childcare available for a fee.

Visit http://momsinc.eventbrite.com/ for online registration.

Sponsored by the Howard County, Silver Spring and Bethesda chapters of Moms, Inc.

Member Speaker Bio - 10/21 Meeting

Jessica Flavell is the owner of FLAVELL HOME STAGING SERVICES. Flavell Staging is a full-service, residential staging and design firm located in Rockville, Maryland. Staging helps highlight the best features of a seller’s home. The home is evaluated and recommendations are made to neutralize, organize, and ensure that the decor is showcasing the assets of each room.

Jessica also owns Flavell Consulting, providing strategic marketing planning, analysis and implementation for her clients. Jessica started her career in direct marketing, working for such companies as Banana Republic, Williams Sonoma, and Boudin Sourdough French Bread Co. in San Francisco, CA. At Boudin, she directed operations for the food catalog. In 1996, she started Flavell Consulting. Since her family moved to Maryland in 2000, Jessica's main emphasis has been to providing marketing consulting to mortgage and real estate professionals.

Jessica and her husband love home renovation projects; Jessica also manages 2 rental properties that they own in Montgomery County.

Flavell Staging is the perfect combination of Jessica’s 20+ years of marketing experience, her interest in real estate and her love of decorating. Jessica has a BA from Ballarat University in Australia, and has recently received her Home Staging accreditation. She lives in Rockville with her husband and 2 sons.

Guest Speaker Bio - 10/21 Meeting

Dana Sanders is the President and Founder of eMarketing Video - an Online Video Marketing services company which assists businesses of all sizes in marketing to consumers primarily through web video. She also assists clients with their online marketing strategies through her consulting business at eMarketing Reach. Her websites are www.eMarketingVideo.com and www.eMarketingReach.com

Dana started in online marketing in 2001 and continues to oversee a network of website properties she has built. Prior to founding her own businesses, Dana worked as Director of Marketing for a multi-million dollar e-commerce company; as well as in Human Resource Management.

Dana is a graduate of Howard University, where she earned her degree in Marketing. Her passion is to help small and mid-sized businesses build their brands, promote their services and attract new clients more effectively over the internet.

Dana will present on the topic of "Search Engine Strategies for Website Profits" which will cover the basics of Search Engine Optimization as well as offer some free and low-cost methods to generate traffic to your website.

FREE Seminar: The ABC's of Starting a Business

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
FREE Seminar: The ABC's of Starting a Business
Hosted by Rockville Economic Development Inc.

What does it take to be an entrepreneur? How do I get started? How do I select the right legal form for the business? Where can I get money for start up? What is a business plan and why do I need one? Get the tools to start and grow your small business successfully!

Rockville Regional Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville. Register here.

For more resources, check out the list on the bottom left of the blog.

Have a recommendation? Send us the link so we will include it for others.

9/16 Speaker Bio

Rick Dillon is the owner and president of DILLON & ASSOCIATES, a boutique consulting practice which provides strategic marketing and management advice to small and medium size companies doing business with the government, or aspiring to enter the federal market space. He also provides corporate training and career coaching and served on the board of advisors of an information technology company and a marketing communications company.

Rick retired in 2006 from the General Services Administration as a Program Director where he managed several fee-for-service nationwide information technology programs with annual portfolios of over $200 million dollars. Earlier in his federal career he held executive positions in marketing and administration.

A native Washingtonian, Rick started his career with the Potomac Electric Power Company as a Customer Services Representative and later served as Assistant Manager of Consumer Services and Manager of Consumer Records.

Rick later served in executive positions with several small businesses, marketing information technology and facilities management services to federal, state, and local governments. During this time he was also a partner in a physical security company and a safety inspection company.

A graduate of the University of Maryland and Norwich University, Rick has a Master’s Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior. He served on the adjunct faculty of Prince George’s Community College for twenty-two years and for the past eleven years has been an adjunct professor at Strayer University. Rick also delivers seminars at Montgomery College and does corporate training for Frederick Community College. He is also a retired volunteer Deputy Fire Chief having served over 30 years in the fire service.

Rick and his wife reside in Olney, Maryland. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

Message from our Latest Member - Brenda Bradley

Hello, my name is Brenda Bradley. I live in West Laurel. I have been married for 14 years to my husband Pete. We have 3 kids. My daughter Seneca is in her first year of middle school (how did that happen so fast?), my son Garrett just started 3rd grade, and my youngest Dylan started 1st grade. My hobbies are scrapbooking, women Bible studies, refinishing old furniture, shopping and eating chocolate.

I have 2 home based businesses. I am a Southern Living at HOME Consultant. We offer beautiful products for decorating, entertaining and organizing your home. I help women bring the pages of the Southern Living magazine to life in their home. I also help women start their own businesses with Southern Living at HOME. The company has several ways to make money and some incredible incentives, from free products to free trips to free cars to freedom to decide your own schedule to wonderful friendships. Please check out my website at www.southernlivingathome.com/brendab.

My second business is a Skin Care Consultant with Artistry. We have amazing anti-aging skin care products, in my opinion the best on the market. Artistry even has products that are comparable to a face lift and a chemical peel but much safer for your skin and much less expensive. Artistry partners with Nutrilite to provide a high quality line of vitamins and supplements, diet and sports nutrition, weight management and energy drinks. Please visit my website at www.bbradley3.qhealthbeauty.com.

I look forward to meeting you at the next meeting. I will be sharing some of the products from Southern Living at HOME that are new or on sale this month and I will be giving away a product in an extra raffle.

Back on Track with Ease - 8/19, Wednesday, 10 - noon

Come share a bite of scones and cookies, tell a story or two of your summer break, and give or receive a few hugs – all for free!

Most of all, this will be an opportunity to showcase your product and services. There will not be speakers or 1 min self intro, in its place, we will have massive display of your latest and greatest. You will also have the option to sell, participate in raffle or make some dinners to take home. You might want to sign up for presentations in the coming months when you come, and you might want to bring a few friends before the Back to School craze.

Agenda:

9:30 – 10 am set up your display

10 – 11:30 am mingle, eat & drink, sign up for presentations, reconnect with a friend or two, make a dinner or two (36 servings get 10% off)

11:30 am – noon raffle & wrap up

RSVP to CloverlyStreetMD@dreamdinners.com today!

Guest Speaker Bio - 6/17 Meeting

SUSAN MATTHEWS APGOOD
President & Co-Founder
News Generation, Inc.

Susan Matthews Apgood started News Generation, Inc. is an award-winning radio public relations agency that focuses on the powerful radio medium, in 1997. News Generation specializes in using techniques, such as radio media tours and audio news releases to get associations and corporations airtime, working directly with the organizations and through public relations firms. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, MD and has a southeastern regional office in Atlanta, GA. The company’s clients include AARP, the American Bankers Association, Discovery Networks, PBS, eBay, and the American Federation of Teachers.

Apgood is active in a number of public relations associations, including Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. In 2004, she co-chaired PRSA Maryland’s Annual Chesapeake Conference in Baltimore. She was a board member for WWPR from 1998 to 2003. In 2007 & 2008, she co-chaired the PRSA-NCC Technology Taskforce working to use new media as a benefit to members. And, she was been on the board for the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2008 and 2009. Susan is a founding member of the Boss Ladies networking group, and their blog can be found at: http://capitalbuzz.blogspot.com/.

Apgood is frequently quoted in PR trade publications for her expertise in radio. She also is a frequent guest speaker for both undergraduate and graduate level classes at George Washington University and American University.

Apgood has an MBA with a concentration in finance from American University and a BA in economics with a minor in political science from George Washington University. She lives in Bethesda with her husband and three sons.

Effective Presentation - Tim Geipe - 5/20

We are excited to have Tim Geipe as our guest speaker in May. Tim spoke at the Clarksville chapter and came highly recommended by all those who listened to him! Working as a software engineer, Tim has a lot of experience making presentations and has been with Toastmasters for close to 30 years.

Tim will talk about how to influence people, and how to deal with nervousness. If you have any specific needs related to these topics, please let him know: Tim.Geipe@jhuapl.edu

Message from 5/20 Member Speaker

Hello there Moms, Inc. Members!

I’ll be speaking soon on the topic of greening our homes.

It’s really quite a simple proposition in light of all the wonderful alternatives to traditional household consumables we now have on the market. For example, you could easily shop at Whole Foods and avoid formaldehyde and many of the other harsh chemicals such as bleach and ammonia that take a real toll on our immune systems.

I’ll be introducing you to a much more economical way to green your home, in addition to sharing some information about why it is so important in the first place.

We’ll be learning that Home is Where the Chemicals Are! We’ll also learn that it doesn’t have to be that way.

As usual, I welcome and all comments and questions and look forward to seeing everyone real soon!

Wishing you a very green day,

Lisa Jo Finstrom
301.646.7560

May 20th Meeting Features Special Treat From Gold Star Bakers

Don't miss next week's meeting: 10 am - noon, May 20th, Wednesday.

*Highlight your upcoming specials
*Make a connection
*Learn about effective presentation skills from an experienced Toastmaster
*Hear from our very own Lisa Jo about her business
*Bring a raffle item to showcase your product and service

Even more - Laura Levengard will be introducing her brand new healthy muffin business! Gold Star Bakers offers a healthful choice with an added boost of protein, lower in carbs, fat and sugar. And they are delicious. Come have a taste!

Happy Mother's Day!

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don't eat quiche;
They don't have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough
Doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth
Is not measured by height or years or grade...
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother...

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom......

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she
Shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

SAVE THE DATE

Please mark on your calendar for a 2009 year end celebration / 2010 goal setting seminar event!

We will be hearing from experts in three crucial areas of achieving success: a life coach, a marketing expert and a sales trainer. We will be networking with dozens of business women throughout the county. We will be having fun and sharing hugs. Childcare will be provided.

Date: November 18th, Wednesday, 10 am - 2 pm

Location: The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew on New Hampshire Ave in Silver Spring

Registration details to come.

Yihung

Message from 4/15 Guest Speaker

Hi,

My name is Helene Brown and I am a licensed agent/financial consultant. I am independent working mainly through a nationwide full financial service agency called American Classic Agency. I specialize in annuities, retirement plans, life insurance, disability and long term care. I am licensed in Maryland, DC and Virginia.

If you have been loosing money in your 401k or other retirement plans (like most) or you do not want to invest in the stock market because of its volatility I will show you a safe and secure alternative that guarantees you to never loose a penny on your principle! I repeat this is a guarantee! You will never loose money again. And (as if it wasn't enough) you can be guaranteed a stream of income for life!

Helene Brown
Financial Consultant
American Classic Agency
Cel:(202) 270-6020
Fax:(202) 558-9304
helene.ebonock@gmail.com

Message from 3/18 Guest Speaker

Hello,

My name is Karen Ambrose and I am the Program Director for Montgomery College's Workforce Development & Continuing Education. I am responsible for scheduling professional licensure and certification courses such as: Real Estate, Appraisal, Insurance, and Mortgage Loan. I am also the program director for Small Business. We offer open enrollment and contract courses in starting and growing your small business through out Montgomery County.

I will be sharing ideas on taking control of your life and am anxious to hear your thoughts on how Montgomery College Workforce Development & Continuing Education can help your business!

I am looking forward to meeting and speaking with you on March 18!

Karen Ambrose Program Director for Professional Licensure and Certification Programs Montgomery College Workforce Development and Continuing Education (240) - 567 - 2592 (240) - 567 - 1890 (Fax)
karen.ambrose@montgomerycollege.edu

Message from 3/18 Speaker

Sylvia Henderson
Chief Everything Officer (CEO) - Springboard Training

Present Yourself Authoritatively: Command Respect, Communicate Confidence, and Convey Competence

When you speak, do people stop and listen attentively? When you make suggestions or propose an idea, do you do so with authority and confidence? When you say "no,” do you sound like you mean it? When you walk into a room, do you command a "take charge" presence that people respect? If you feel doubtful or uncertain, do you still come across to others as confident and sure of yourself and the situation?

When you present yourself authoritatively, everything about you—the words you say, how you use your voice and body, your positioning, how you look, your presence, and first impressions of you—communicates confidence and respect. Impress your clients, colleagues, and organization decision-makers, and build stronger relationships when people perceive you to be secure with yourself and caring about others.

In this session we will explore ten behaviors that enable you to present yourself authoritatively in order to command respect from your audience, communicate self-confidence, and convey competence with your expertise.

By the end of the session participants (you) will be able to:
· Identify ten behaviors that enable you to present yourself authoritatively as a confident and competent professional, and
· Recognize areas where you want to be more effective in how you potentially come across to and communicate with clients,
using the resources provided in this program and shared with each other.

Sylvia Henderson, Chief Everything Officer (CEO) of Springboard Training, facilitates workshops, speaks, and writes on the “people skills” for workplace and life success. She is host of Montgomery Municipal Cable Channel 16’s “Think About It!” television program. For ongoing learning opportunities and communications tools you can use in your own business and civic endeavors, consider becoming a member of Sylvia’s new program at www.Subscribe2Succeed.com. And join us on March 18 at Moms Inc – Silver Spring’s program.

Sylvia Henderson
Springboard Training
P.O. Box 588, Olney, MD 20830-0588
(301) 260-1538
E-Mail: Sylvia@SpringboardTraining.com
Web: SpringboardTraining.com and Subscribe2Succeed.com

Message from 2/18 Member Speaker

Greetings everyone,


At our next meeting, I have the honor of sharing a little information with you about SendOutCards. I will not spend a lot of time talking about SendOutCards, but rather showing you how to send a real printed greeting card from the comfort of your home or office computer. Some features that I will touch on is our birthday reminder system, the contact manager and card campaign manager. SendOutCards is for business or personal use, whether you have customers, prospects and referrals that you want to keep track of or family members and friends that you would like to stay in touch with. You click send and SendOutCards prints, stuffs, stamps and mails your greeting cards.


I am looking for a volunteer please. This person will send a real greeting card to someone. So you would need to think of someone who maybe hasn't heard from you in a while, or someone who's birthday is coming up, a thinking of you card, nice meeting you card, get well card, etc... Have the persons address at hand. You will be assisted in this process and have the option of sending your recipient a gift. Choose one of the following: Brownies, Avenue Sweets, Cookies, Caramel Popcorn, Cheese Popcorn, Books (As A Man Thinketh, Success For Teens), Motorcycle Care Kit, Auto Car Care Kit.


If anyone is interested, please e-mail me at laquashia@gmail.com

I look forward to seeing all of you.


LaQuashia Anderson

Message from 1/21 Guest Speaker

Happy New Year!

It is my pleasure to be joining your meeting as a guest presenter on
January 21st. I have had the opportunity to look at the directory
online and preview some of the diverse businesses of the members in
the group and I look forward to meeting each of you. I wanted to
give you a little bit of a background about me and also some things to
think about as we approach the meeting.

My name is Tiffany L. Lymon and I am the founder of Mind Over Money,
LLC - www.mindovermoneyllc.com a business advisory organization and I
am also a financial advisor through Merrill Lynch,
www.fa.ml.com/tlymon focusing mainly on women business owners in the
PA, MD, DC and VA areas. Like many of you, I am a married mother of
four children, all under 10 so I truly understand the dynamics of
setting, tracking and achieving goals in an ever-changing environment
:-)

On the 21st, we will be discussing our 2009 goals. Prior to the
meeting take some time to review your goals, or create them if you
have not done so already and ask yourself - What resources are needed
to achieve the goals? What determines the success of each goal?
What is the consequence of not achieving each goal? How will I
measure progress? We will be discussing some of these questions as
well as exploring some tips to reaching goals and some obstacles that
you may face with achieving your goals.

If there are any specific challenges you want to have addressed at the
meeting, please contact me at tlymon@mindovermoneyllc.com so I can be
sure to have information or resources available for you.

Power In Your Pursuit,
Tiffany L. Lymon

Silent Auction Donation Opportunity

Forest Knolls Elementary School (Silver Spring, MD) is having a silent auction on Friday, March 20th from 6:30pm to 9:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for you to promote your business. Your time, expertise, product sample, etc. would all be greatly appreciated.

Contact Yihung Mohs at YihungMohs@aol.com if you are interested.

Happy New Year!

Moms Inc Silver Spring Members and Guests:

Happy New Year!

As we get ready for our January 21st meeting agenda, one of things I would like us to share is the top three goals in 1) business 2) personal life and 3) family life. Come get inspired and inspire others.

See you soon.

Yihung