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These are 2008 Speakers and Workshops. We have 4 openings for 2009. 2008 VWC Schedule
Sat. April 19th, 2008 | Workshops & Expo Agenda Ticket includes coffee, lunch, snack, workbook, 9 workshops, Expo and door prizes galore!
| | 7:30-8:30am | Registration & EXPO- Start early: Exhibitors open at 7:30am | 
8:30-9:15am Edie Rather | Kick Your Dreams into Action -Edie Raether, Raleigh, NC Why does soaring begin with a fear of flying? What would you be doing if you knew you couldn’t fail? Learn to transform your positive feelings into powerful actions. Experience the empowerment of Edie’s board-breaking exercise. See how to motivate the unmotivated. Develop success strategies, vision, purpose and beliefs that lead to change and personal empowerment. You’ll leave this workshop ready for the day and positioned for success! | 
9:15-10:00am Donna Johnson | Find Your A.I.M.: Forming Alliances In Mentoring -Donna Johnson , Austin, TX
A National expert in Mentoring, Donna will travel here from her home state of Texas. Her workshop on mentoring provides the insight needed to put you on the path to effectively identify and utilize professional mentors. You will gain an awareness of mentoring and coaching and how combining both can be a powerful formula to take your ambitions to the next level. Now is the time to put the mentoring alliance at the forefront of your career strategy. Participants will walk away with the Seven Steps to Finding and Forming Their A.I.M. | | 10:00-10:30am | EXPO, BREAK & Door Prize Drawings | 
10:30-11:15am Mary Ellen Troilo | Maximize your credit score & prevent ID theft -Mary Ellen Troilo, Melbourne, FL
This is an informative workshop that will review what makes up a credit score. We will also review what identity theft/fraud is and how it occurs. We will introduce preventative measures that you can take in addition to what steps to take in the event that you are a victim of this crime. At the completion of the presentation, we will have an interactive question and answer session. | 
11:15-12:00pm Dr. Eileen Volpe | Dancing Through the Life Stages of a Woman Dr. Eileen Volpe, Melbourne, FL With her medical training Dr. Volpe addresses the most common concerns women have during the various stages of their lives. It begins looking at adolescent issues, then follows to the childbearing stage, addressing: infertility, childbirth and birth control options. For midlife women, the workshop serves to define what menopause is, when it occurs, identifies the most common signs and symptoms, and offers lifestyle and medical treatment options. In conclusion, challenges facing elder women are addressed, offering suggestions to ease their transition into this final stage. Birth control and hormones are discussed & demonstrated, followed by Q & A time. | 
12:00-1:00pm LUNCH w/ Sheryl Paige | Enjoy the EXPO, LUNCH, NETWORKING & Door Prize Drawings to the LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE of the Talented Singer/Songwriter Sheryl Paige. Sheryl’s style can be described as acoustic guitar music that draws melodic and rhythmic elements from folk, rock and country. Her voice is intimate, earthy and soulful.
Sheryl has several songwriting and performing credits on
indie and label projects, and a local arts television show she produced and co-hosted called “Session 31”. She’s toured the U.S., the U.K., and the Czech Republic. Listening to Sheryl will make your lunch experience one to be remembered! | 
1:00-1:45pm Dr. Audrey Zavodsky | Overcoming Odds With Competence Dr. Audrey Zavodsky, Dearborn, MI
Race Car Driving Champion & PhD, Dr. Audrey brings a wealth of experience from corporate America and the hard knocks of being a top performer in a male dominated sport. She currently works in Dearborn, Michigan at Ford Motor Company's National Headquarters. She has her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems, an M.S.in Administration and a BS in Nursing. Dr. Audrey knows about "Overcoming Odds with Competence" as one of the top women on the racing circuit.
Audrey has been a Featured Speaker for the NFL Superbowl & NFL Cheerleader of Life 2001 through 2008. You will want to be part of her workshop, which promises to help you Overcome Your Obstacles with Competence and start your engine for being a winner! | 
1:45-2:15pm Elizabeth Hess Stamper | Self-Esteem & Beyond: The Power of Knowing & Cherishing Who You Are Elizabeth Hess Stamper, Melbourne, FL
We live in an age where we are constantly being encouraged to “Know thyself,” AND we’re also given countless, confusing and contradictory messages every day about who and what that “self” is or should be. We live in a culture that teaches how important self-esteem is AND that our self-worth is determined by inner and outer factors and conditions, many of which are impossible to achieve or maintain. Let’s learn some simple and practical ways to explore the parts of us that need peace (and will never be perfect), and find the Part inside that already is the Peace that we need to feel, and the Perfection that we need to own. | | 2:15-2:30pm | 15-MIN. BREAK, EXPO & Door Prize Drawings | .jpg)
2:30-3:00pm Bonnie Rogers | Dress for Success Workshop Bonnie Rogers, Charlottesville, VA
This workshop is designed to teach 1) the basics of how to design a professional, versatile wardrobe based on personal coloring, style and body shape and 2) the how to’s in moving from the basics to creating the entire package look. After this workshop participants will be looking great and upstaging their competition. | 
3:00-3:30pm | THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE BREAK, EXPO, & Door Prize Drawings! The Chef's famous Decadent Chocolate Cake will make the 3pm break a super sensation with coffee or tea. What's better than EATING CHOCOLATE WITH GIRLFRIENDS & SHOPPING (60 exhibitors right there!), at the same time?!
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3:30-4:10pm Monica Wofford | Contagious Communication for Better Business & Life Monica Wofford, President & CEO Wofford Int'l, Orlando, FL An expert in communications, Wofford has penned several books and training products including Contagious Leadership, Contagious Confidence and Contagious Customer Service and Speaking of Success (with Jack Canfield, Steven Covey, and Ken Blanchard). Wofford earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in business administration from LeTourneau University. In addition, she holds several certifications in training. You'll benefit from and enjoy Monica's workshop on Contagious Communication! | 
4:10-4:55pm Dr. Wanda Bethea | Getting from Life’s Basement to the Balcony -Dr. Wanda Bethea , Melbourne, FL Have you admired, possibly even been jealous of other women because they seemed to have “it” all together? Have those other women’s clothes, car, life style or business made you ask, “Why can’t I?” Do you think you are flawed, not fabulous and unfortunate? This workshop is for women no matter what age, race, background, schooling or status. Whether you are a house wife, single, executive, manager or partially employed, you can understand, learn and identify how to get from the basement of your life to the balcony, if that’s where you’d like to be. Having “it” is really up to you!
| 4:55-5:15 | Vibrant Womens Awards & Wrap Final Prize & Cash Drawings | 5:15-5:30 | FINAL 15 MINUTES TO VISIT THE EXPO & NETWORK |
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