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UPCOMING DECEMBER MEETINGS

 4th ANNUAL
WIBI HOLIDAY BREAKFAST
​
Wednesday, December 9th 
8:15 am – 9:45 am
Via Zoom

Our 2020 virtual holiday get-together promises to be another heart-lifting, year-end celebration
​of our relationship as colleagues, friends and women in business.

Bring your favorite breakfast and join us for some cozy camaraderie,
fun & games and our annual gratitude toast!

Price for Members and Non Members
$10 pp
Instead of donating a raffle gift this year, we are asking attendees to give to the MRCC.
Donation options are listed on the registration page.
 There would be no WIBI without the Chamber – thank you for your support!
The MRCC is working diligently each day to keep members informed of ways to help their businesses during this pandemic, as well as their normal job of driving the machine that keeps WIBI running.  It is a not for profit organization and in the absence of in-person events that generate operating revenue, this fee is our way of supporting the MRCC.

REGISTER for 12/09

All are welcome so please bring a friend.  We hope to "see" you there!
Also note if you are a nonmember, attending a virtual meeting will not count toward your two allowed meetings before membership.

If you have any difficulty registering online, please contact ​Cassandra for assistance.

OTHER NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Our 2020 Community Partner Update

OUR NEXT MENTORSHIP PANEL DISCUSSION FOR THE SERIES:
Success and Challenges for Women in Business
is set for November!

We are thrilled to announce that our next panel discussion is set for November 17h.  The topic has been broadened to Buying Power & Financing My Future, which will allow the girls to earn two badges. 

Meet the panel:

Nancy Gigante Chu
Co-Founder
Aspire Financial Coaching

Nancy worked in the financial services industry until 2015, when she left to pursue a career in financial coaching.  In 2018, Nancy co-founded Aspire Financial Coaching, a financial coaching business designed to help individuals become more financially empowered.    As a financial coach, Nancy promotes financial well-being by helping individuals improve their understanding of personal finance management concepts, with an emphasis on budgeting and saving for the future.   
 
Nancy also volunteers at Family Promise of Bergen County, an organization that assists families who are temporarily homeless, where she provides financial empowerment workshops. Nancy lives in Ho-Ho-Kus with her husband Frank and their two children, Jessica and Abby, and their dog, Lukey.​

Jessica Bush 
Tutor Doctor
Bergen, Rockland

For Jessica, “making learning personal” is not just a slogan – it’s the foundation on which she has built Tutor Doctor Bergen Rockland. Her instinct for uncovering the unique needs and desires of students and their families – and how deeply she cares about helping them achieve their dreams – have long been the hallmarks of her tutoring practice.

​Jessica has earned her clients’ trust by being honest, reliable and professional. Families know they can count on her to be accessible, responsive and helpful in any way she can, whether advocating on behalf of a student with school administrators or serving as a liaison with support services. She makes learning personal every single day by looking beyond what is to what could be, and giving students the tools to succeed – in school and in life.​

​We are excited and honored to be able to help these remarkable young ladies’ learn, grow and earn badges – they are the future!

​Here are a few clips from our last panel discussion:

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST MEETINGS

NOVEMBER 

A special thanks to Jessica Kishpaugh, Holistic Nutritionist & Life Coach at LoYo Wellness LLC for sharing
​"Why diets don't work: The hidden truths about dieting & tips to intuitively lose weight the healthy way!"

​OCTOBER

We’d like to thank Keisha Blake Harp, Executive Director of the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) in New York for sharing her knowledge about the benefits of and process for becoming a Women Business Enterprise.  Also, thanks to Donna Johns, Marketing Strategist and President at promarkdirect Marketing & Advertising and Meg Ugenti, Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing at Focus USA for sharing their stories as women business enterprises.  And of course, hats off to Miri Upton, Financial Advisor at Synergia Financial Group for seamlessly moderating the panel discussion, and the fantastic job she and Donna Gould, Founder and Chief Storyteller at Open Heart Creative did planning and executing this stellar event!

​some highlights from 2019 . . .

WIBI PLANNING CALENDAR
Save the Dates!!

Our regularly scheduled meetings are held on the second and third Wednesday's of every month unless special events change the schedule.  See our FAQ's at the bottom of this page for more information.  ​

register for an event

WIBI FAQS:

• Our meetings are held on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 8:15 am-9:45 am. Plan on arriving before and staying after the meeting for schmooze time.
• You may register for either meeting but not both in any given month.
• All attendees must register…walk-ins are not permitted.
• Each meeting will be limited to 25 people.
• $10 registration fee includes a continental breakfast. 
• MRCC non-members may attend 2 meetings and then are required to join the MRCC.
• We will have 1 sponsorship opportunity each meeting which is a benefit of MRCC membership. You will have 5 minutes to showcase your business at both meetings.  The sponsorship fee is $75.

WIBI... Women in Business Supporting Women in Business!

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” … Ryunosuke Satoro

Appreciation goes out to our WIBI sponsors:

By participating in this event I expressly agree to allow mrcc to use my photograph(s), audio or video, in connection with any advertisement and promotion of this event or any legitimate purpose in all media without limitation including electronic publishing, or any future events of the mrcc without payment of any compensation or remuneration.

Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsors