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We can learn so much from historical women leaders in the U.S. whose hard work led to the rights and privileges that women in the U.S. enjoy today. Their passion, determination, and persistence led to our right to vote, our right to own property, and our right to an education, for example. Charlotte Waisman and Jill Tietjen believe that in honoring the women on whose shoulders we stand, we develop our paths toward success in our own lives. We are especially interested in seeing that girls and young women appreciate the women who came before us as the phenomenal role models they truly were. Charlotte S. Waisman, PhD, is a nationally known champion for women. Over the last twenty-five years, she has advocated for women as a professor, political activist, keynote speaker, and expert witness. As a corporate leader, executive coach and facilitator, Waisman coauthored several books, including 50 Activities for Developing Leaders and The Leadership Training Activity Book. She is currently a vice president with a worldwide consulting company specializing in large-scale leadership, gender, and culture changes. Waisman is also director of human resources for the Women’sVision Foundation, through which she speaks extensively across the country and conducts leadership workshops. Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is an author, national speaker, and an electrical engineer. Her published books include the Setting the Record Straight series, which explores the history of women in accounting, engineering, and professional achievement. Tietjen is one of the top historians in the country on scientific and technical women. In addition, she works to nominate women of achievement to the National Women’s Hall of Fame.She is the president and CEO of Technically Speaking, a national consulting company specializing in improving opportunities for women and girls to have more career options in technology.Tietjen is also a frequent keynote speaker at engineering, science, and women’s conferences.

• Are you and your partner stuck having the same difficult conversations over and over? • Would you like to feel like you did when you were first dating your mate? • Do you want more excitement, a deeper connection, or maybe even just want to really be listened to? Bio Joanie Winberg is Founder and CEO of the Happy Wednesday Foundation and the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children. Joanie’s passion is to empower women to regain their confidence, build self-esteem and create a foundation of life skills to be the best they can be for themselves and their children. Joanie is a certified Behavior Consultant, a Certified Laughter Leader, an author and a business/Personal Coach specializing in divorce.

Harley’s Angels Real women on real bikes “cruzin to cure” breast cancer. In the battle against cancer there are many frontlines. In the Houston area one of those frontlines is made up of women on motorcycles. Harley’s Angels is a group of women motorcycle enthusiasts dedicated to promoting breast cancer awareness, research, and education. Kimen Metzger bio: 8 Year Stage II Breast cancer survivor – Local Director for Cruzin to Cure and Program Development for Harley’s Angels. Kimen helped form Harley’s Angels in 2001 just as she was finishing her treatments.

As successful professional women, Kimberly A. Mylls met and married her Prince Charming in just 9 months and Jennifer S. Wilkov met the man of her dreams by putting “Boys Before Business.” It's the single girl’s guide to having it all. Tune in to find out how you too can have the relationship of your dreams and the great professional career at the same time. It's all possible when you put "Boys Before Business." Kimberly A. Mylls is a master trainer who helps people set and achieve their goals. Following a terrific 15 year career in the advertising and publishing world, Kim found her true calling as an Independent Consultant and National Vice President for Arbonne International. In this well-respected position in this premiere health and wellness company, Kim inspires and trains people to do what they never thought possible and live life with vision and balance. Jennifer S. Wilkov has been called the quintessential writer and teacher for the 21st century. Well known as the best selling award winning author of the Dating Your Money series and for creating the “From Thought to Sales in 90 Days”TM Book Process, she supports first-time and seasoned authors in their book writing, publishing and marketing endeavors through coaching and training in her “Your Book Is Your Hook!” consulting practice. As successful professional women, Kim met and married her Prince Charming in just 9 months and Jennifer met the man of her dreams by putting “Boys Before Business.” It really is the single girl’s guide to having it all.

Pat Matson, the Wise Weight Woman’s passion is spiritual awareness and understanding, which she acquired in the School of Fat Knocks. Being obese was the catalyst that kept her searching. She shares her novel concepts with other women of size, or women who imagine they are. Her book, My Cats Have Seen Me Naked: How I Achieved Self Acceptance and Self Love While Obese and two accompanying workbooks live at www.theworldofwithin.com/store

Joy Chudacoff,founded Smart Women Smart Solutions™ with one purpose: To help women everywhere create extraordinary lives—both at work and at home. Joy is a ProfessionalCertified Coach, Motivational Speaker, highly skilled group leader, business consultant, and the author of Reflections, a “buzz generating” weekly ezine, designed to enrich women’s lives. Helping women realize their dreams and achieve better ways of living is her passion, her purpose, and her business.As a wife and mother of two, she “gets” that there is more to life than one's career. Like many women who are drawn to entrepreneurship, Joy inhabits a world that requires balancing business with home life. Having at least semi-mastered juggling all the facets of her life, Joy now works with women one-to-one and in groups to help them define success on their own terms, identify outlets for their creativity, develop businesses, and manage careers that are anchored in their most important values.Joy earned her business degree from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Prior to launching Smart Women Smart Solutions™, she founded and ran Future Medical, a Los Angeles based equipment leasing company and Wellness Marketing Group, an international nutritional products marketing firm. Joy received her coaching certification from The Hudson Institute ofSanta Barbara and trained as a circle facilitator at Peer Spirit on Whidbey Island, Washington.Joy is a Professional Certified Coach and a member of the International Coach Federation. She’s on the Advisory Board of Women For Hire as well as the Business and Life Coach for the National Association for Entreprenurial Moms. Joy is also an active Governing Council Member at herchildren’s local public Charter school.Visit Joy’s website, www.SmartWomenSolutions.com, where you’ll find more information abouther Women’s Success Circles, Private Coaching, Speaking to Women, and Teleclasses, forwomen who are ready to begin the next phase of their life or career.