CARTIER INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2011 CARTIER WOMEN’S INITIATIVE AWARDS
October 17, 2011
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Summer Rayne Oakes & Benita Singh of Source4 Style win the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards for North America at ceremony at the Women’s Forum in Deauville, France. North America Laureates announced! Benita Singh and Summer Rayne Oakes, Source4Style, United States, are the 2011 Laureates for North America of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards. Source4Style, is helping change the way designers design products, making it less time consuming and easier to find ethical and environmentally-friendly materials. Source4style connects brands and fashion designers to a network of global suppliers through an online community and platform that sources sustainable, ecological materials. Learn more about their project, Source4style. About the Awards Created in 2006 by Cartier and the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, in partnership with INSEAD business school and McKinsey & Co., the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is an annual international business plan competition for women entrepreneurs. Every year, six Laureates receive US$20,000, coaching support for a full year, access to international networks and media visibility and an exclusive trophy designed by Cartier. Watch the 2011 Awards Ceremony.
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Announcing the 2011 Startup Princess Touchpoint Tour!
March 18, 2011
To celebrate our FIVE years bringing quality events to women entrepreneurs, we’re taking Touchpoint to FIVE cities. Though Salt Lake will always remain our premier Annual Conference for Women Entrepreneurs in September, we’ll also be visiting Mesa, AZ; Portland, OR; Boise, ID and Orange County, CA this spring.
You will enjoy powerful keynote speakers, informative workshops and sessions, lunch and unique networking opportunities. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best in a city near you! (If we aren’t coming to a city CLOSER to you, we’d still love to have you join us! Pick a location and make plans to attend one [or all!] of our events this year! We’re mindful that many of you will have travel costs so we’ve designed these events to be cost effective! )
MESA, AZ – April 7th, 2011
PORTLAND, OR – April 21st, 2011
BOISE, ID – May 6th, 2011 (Details Coming Soon!)
ORANGE COUNTY, CA – June 3rd, 2011 (More Details Coming Soon)
LOOK AHEAD AND SAVE THE DATE!
TOUCHPOINT – Our 5th Annual Conference for Women Entrepreneurs – September 2011
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UTAH COUNTY: Startup Princess Event- AUGUST 18th, “How to Be Your OWN Publicity Guru” by NYC Celebrity Publicist Sarah Burningham
July 23, 2010
Great News! NYC Celebrity Publicist and Author Sarah Burningham of Little Bird Publicity will be sharing her expertise on “How to Be Your OWN Publicity Guru” at a special lunch event for Startup Princess friends August 18th at Noah’s in Lindon. This is an event perfect for anyone who wants to learn an insider’s view on what it takes to get great press from an expert who not only has had incredible success for clients but for her own books as well. Marketing & PR ranks high on the entrepreneur’s list for business strategy, so don’t miss out!
Many Thanks to our Utah County Startup Princess Chapter Sponsor:
Thank you to our Location Sponsor:
Here’s the details for the event:
August 18
12-2pm
Noah’s Lindon 644 North 2000 West
$20- includes Lunch
Register Here:
About Little Bird & Sarah Burningham:
Little Bird is a full-service boutique public relations and marketing firm that blurs the lines of old and new media to develop creative platforms for authors and brands. Founder Sarah Burningham weaves more than 10 years of marketing, publicity and publishing experience on major bestselling projects together with her own experience as a published author, to offer innovative, targeted campaigns. Sarah believes that since every project is different, every campaign should be different, and that’s what she delivers to her clients.
She has represented a variety of bestselling and celebrity clients, including Ralph Nader, Isabella Rossellini, What Not to Wear’s Carmindy, PostSecret‘s Frank Warren, Neal Boortz, William F. Buckey, Jr., Susan Estrich, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, national gymnastics champion Jennifer Sey, Tatiana Boncompagni, Brian Kilmeade, and many others. She serves on the publicity committee for the Brooklyn Book Festival, and is a member of the National League of American PEN Women, Publishers’ Publicity Association, and 85 Broads. For all of her campaigns, Sarah aligns traditional publicity with new media, creative partnerships and innovative marketing strategies. She’s collaborated with companies including Tupperware, Remy Martin, The Sak handbag company, J.Crew, Sephora, Perrier-Jouet, and Wilton baking products, ultimately increasing sales and generating general consumer awareness.
In addition to her publishing and publicity experience, Sarah has written two of her own books, both published by Chronicle Books. Her first, How to Raise Your Parents: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide, came out in May 2008 and was featured on the Today Show, FOX News, CBS News, NPR, in Newsweek, and on local TV and radio programs around the country. Her second, Boyology: A Teen Girl’s Crash Course in All Things Boy, was published in June of 2009 to rave reviews and major national media, including The Today Show, ABC News Now, Teen Vogue, and multiple interviews on Oprah Radio. She is also the advice columnist behind dear sarah, an advice column with ABC Family. She is currently working on a third book for girls.
Utah Blogger Event- Learn about New Legal Issues * December 1st
November 25, 2009
Utah Bloggers are invited to attend a Free Luncheon Seminar December 1 hosted by Bank of American Fork (in American Fork) featuring Attorney John Rees to learn about the new government guidelines aimed specifically at bloggers.
RSVP: Register for a FREE ticket through Eventbrite by Nov. 30. Space is limited to 25 attendees.
Why attend? Newly released Federal Trade Commission guidelines may:
1) Affect the way you advertise on your blog or social media platform.
2) Require you to declare when you have been paid to blog about a product.
3) Require you to reveal when you’ve received free product.
4) Require certain disclaimers on your blog.
5) Make you more cautious when blogging about news, products, businesses and people.
Bank of American Fork knows that Utah bloggers are active and influential–both in Utah and around the world. Our goals with this workshop:
1) Help you with your blogging and social networking efforts
2) Invite you to tell your social network about Bank of American Fork’s 10th annual Project Teddy Bear to benefit thousands of Utah’s at-risk children
Schedule
11:30 a.m. – noon: Free lunch, networking
Noon – 12:30: Legal advice presented by John Rees of Callister Nebeker & McCullough
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Learn about Project Teddy Bear, networking
Startup Princess Image & Media Academy * UPDATE! Nov. 13-14 *Only $225!
October 19, 2009
The Startup Princess Image & Media Academy originally scheduled as a 3 day event is now updated to be a 2 day with agenda modifications. The new date is November 13-14th from 1pm on Friday to 5pm on Saturday at the same original location, a beautiful 8700 sq ft Sundance Cabin in Utah. And the great news is that it will be more cost effective for Startup Princesses at just $225 per person. This price will include professional headshots by sponsor Russ Dixon Photography, Read more
Early Bird Registration Available Now for Startup Princess Image & Media Academy *SAVE* $150!
September 26, 2009
We are delighted to announce that Early Bird Registration is now available for our upcoming Startup Princess Image & Media Academy Nov 12-14 in Sundance, Utah. By registering early you can save $150 and there’s additional savings if you register with a friend. You don’t want to miss out on this exclusive retreat, at a gorgeous 8700 sq ft luxury cabin with industry experts in Image & Media- Starley Murray, Danielle LaPorte, Summer Bellessa, and Cherie Burton, with discussions on web design by Sarah Bray. If you haven’t already seen our video and downloaded the PDF with the event flyer, agenda and my Pre-Media checklist, go take a look! Just think- three days to work deep on image and media training, concluding with headshots by a top celebrity photographer Russ Dixon. There’s pricing with and without lodging (for locals). All rates include gourmet meals, all trainings, headshots and more.
Attended Touchpoint? PLEASE Grant our Wish and Take our Quick Survey!
September 24, 2009
We have a little wish…please give us your feedback, we’re already planning Touchpoint 2010 so if you could tell us who you want to speak, what topics you want to have, etc. we’d love you for it! Click Here to take the survey, Thank you!
Craft a Killer Press Release + Win a Free Press Release Book
September 21, 2009
Janet Meiners Thaler of NewspaperGirl and a Startup Princess Fairy Godmother has just published her first book on press releases and is giving us a chance to win one here!
I often assume that everyone knows what a press release is. Yet I’m surprised how often people don’t. Most of all, they fail to think of a press release as a marketing tool for their business.
A press release is an announcement to the media that is interesting enough to merit attention. Or, put another way, it’s announcing something new about your business.
But on the Internet a press release is more than that. Read more
Thoughts about Touchpoint 2009
September 17, 2009
I’ve been enjoying thinking about last week’s Startup Princess annual conference, Touchpoint and connecting with all of the new Startup Princesses who attended for the first time. There was such a wonderful energy there of love, friendship, and enthusiasm for entrepreneurship among the attendees and presenters, sponsors and exhibitors. I’ll mention a few highlights…attendees (Here’s what attendee Ann Webb thought), we would love to hear your thoughts as well. (Photo: Heather Bailey)
Join Us for FREE Startup Princess Conference Call with Cherie Burton, Thurs Sept 17th, 7pm MST
September 14, 2009
Startup Princess will be offering an Image & Media conference call series for the next month as we ramp up for our Startup Princess Image & Media Academy Nov 12-14. The first one is Sept 17th with Cherie Burton. Cherie was my personal image consultant for 4 months in 2008 as I prepared to compete in Mrs. Utah United States (I won 1st Runner up and the Interview award). I learned a great deal from her insights and strength. Cherie is was Mrs. Utah 2004 and she has trained hundreds of women all over the United States in image and beauty. Her emphasis is always inner beauty before outer beauty and I love that! Please join us for the 45 min call. Here are the details:
Sept 17th, 7pm MST
If you don’t have free long distance you might want to call using Skype.
Call: (712) 775-7300
Participant Access Code: 600073#
