Download Thursday, March 4th - Greenville

Eastern North Carolina Women in Business
Inaugural Conference
Presented by The Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce,
Pitt Community College Small Business Center and WNCT-TV 9
Thursday, March 4th
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Goess Student Center
Reedy Branch Road on the Campus of Pitt Community College
Conference Topics:
Life Balance — Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others
Jan King Robinson, VP Human Resources and Organizational Development, Albemarle Health
Navigating the Lipstick Jungle — Networking and Looking the Part
Jane Hight McMurry Author and Expert, Business Communication and Corporate Etiquette
Communication — Power for Women
Denise Ryan, Lead Presenter, Firestar, Inc
$99 per person I $89 per person if four or more attend from the same company
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Agenda
8:30 a.m. — Breakfast, registration and networking
8:45 a.m. — Conference Opening
9:00 a.m. — Life Balance – Caring for Ourselves as We Care for Others
10:00 a.m. — Navigating the Lipstick Jungle – Networking and Looking the Part
11:30 a.m. — Communication – Power for Women
12:30 p.m. — Closing and Door Prize Drawings
Denise Ryan
Jan King Robinson
Jane Hight McMurry
About our Speakers
Denise Ryan is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina with a master’s degree in business. What she really
specializes in, however, is lighting fires. After motivating a prospect to spend $2.5 million with an advertising agency she worked for
(the account was the largest in the company’s 25-year history!), she realized she had a talent for firing people up. She took this talent
and started FireStar, a company that specializes in enthusiasm. Denise has re-energized thousands of people, waking them up to their
full potential and helping them get everything they can out of their lives and their work. One of her audience members said “She makes
me feel like I can do anything!”Her infectious enthusiasm, her big smile, and her candor are her trademarks. Audiences love her humor
and the tools she gives them to bring the fire into their lives - both personally and professionally.
Jan King Robinson is currently the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development for Albemarle Health
in Elizabeth City. Jan has also served as an Assistant Dean of the Davis School of Business & Economics at Elizabeth City State
University. For the past 20 years her professional life included working as a university professor, health care administrator, or
management consultant specializing in the analysis of organizational culture for companies and institutions that need practical
guidance and proven processes in developing and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement in increasingly diverse
environments. Jan is a trained and certified Mediator and certified Diversity trainer. She received her BA in Communication from
Stanford University, MA in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, and JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law
School.
Jane Hight McMurry is a business communication expert and author of several books. She is an internationally recognized expert
quoted in print and broadcast media. McMurry’s “Socially Smart” tips were broadcast throughout the The People’s Republic of China
as the Chinese prepared to host the 2008 Olympic Games and achieve leadership in the global market.
Jane is a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill where she earned A.B. and M.A. degrees in English, Communication
Studies and Theatre. Her interest in international customs and communication began while a student at Oxford University in England.
She is a member of the National Speakers Association, American Society of Training and Development and the Council of Protocol
Executives based in New York City. She teaches business people skills they need to maximize relationships to increase business.
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$99 per person I $89 per person if four or more attend from the same company