Meetings & Events

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
100 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington 
$65 for members; $70 for guests

We will enjoy a wine & cheese tasting beginning at 6:15 pm with a four-course dinner immediately following. A wine expert will be on hand during the tasting to share their expertise and commentary about
the wines. Don't miss the opportunity to interact with a wonderful group and enjoy great cuisine and spirits!

Significant Others, Friends & Guests Welcome!

Life is full of obstacles. Our businesses may have obstacles; our relationships may have obstacles; and certainly, when we look in the mirror ready to get dressed in the morning, we may see Obstacles.  Leslie will share how she and her family have overcome obstacles of their own for greater success that are sure to motivate you too! 

Leslie will also divulge the secrets of dressing your best; the foundation for success. She will give us tips on how to camouflage OUR obstacles, buy for the body you have, and save time and money with wardrobe basics.  We will also learn what is new for Fall 2009, and get the insiders scoop on what is coming for Spring 2010!  She'd love to help you with your wardrobe and image concerns, so please bring your questions.

Beth Fuchs, Organized To Perfection Do you want to know how or where to start an organizing project?  The best practice to getting a space organized?  How to finish an organizing project?  Learn organizing tips from Beth Fuchs, CPO, and Owner of Organized To Perfection. Founded by Elizabeth "Beth" Fuchs in 2002, Organized To Perfection is valued by clients for its non-judgmental and confidential approach. We know that organizing a space can feel overwhelming. Our process makes it stress-free and, most importantly, easy to maintain. With the clutter under control and organizing systems in place, you will have more time to spend on the things that are important to you.

Fran Kemerling, Interiors with Panache’ Beautify your home office using color, effective lighting, and your personal taste. Fran will share the importance of focusing your attention on a few key places to reveal the Panache hiding in your home. Fran Kemerling, owner of Interiors with Panche’, is an interior redesigner with 10 years experience.  Using her expertise in color, artful placement, and room rearrangement, she creates beautiful homes for budget conscious busy professionals.

Claudia Stearns, Claudia’s Creations With everyone concerned about the economy, Claudia’s presentation will focus on the wealth and prosperity areas and how we can ignite the flow of abundance! Claudia Stearns has been certified in Feng Shui for over 10 years.  She provides both residential and commercial consultations.  Feng shui brings harmony and balance into any environment.

Dinner includes:  Pork Tenderloin served with sweet mashed potato, grilled vegetables and honey onion rum demi sauce OR Vegetarian; and Chocolate Decadent Cake with rasberry preserves and chocolate ganache

RSVP to Claudia Stearns by 06/01/09 info@bapw.org  or 847-439-5155 and conveniently pay for your reservation by clicking one of the links above.

A leader in environmental and occupational health concerns, Dr. Conibear will explain how industry can help reduce the exorbitant health care costs and improve employees’ health by managing occupational and safety resources wisely and imaginatively.  She will also explain how health promotion at the worksite can reduce potential workplace hazards, including stress, and promote healthier lifestyles.  Attendees will also be inspired by how she herself has overcome many of the challenges faced in building a successful business attaining the status of a woman-owned business (WBE).  

This event is guaranteed to impress upon you the significant impact one woman can have on the environment and “inspire” you to achieve greater goals for YOUR business.  Hang on to your seats and be prepared to become “enlightened” to the environment surrounding you, your business, and your family.

Join the Barrington Area Professional Women (BAPW) on Thursday, April 2nd  when they welcome Valerie Beck, the founder, president, and "Chief Executive Chocolate Lover" of Chicago Chocolate Tours.

"I Used to Be a Lawyer and Now I'm Happy”

How a Burnt-Out Stressed-Out Lawyer Found Enlightenment Through "Chocolate Tour Entrepreneurship", and also one on "The World of Chocolate: History, Myths, and Pleasures."

Valerie Beck, a native of Chicago, earned a BA from Harvard College and a JD from Harvard Law School. and is a multiple entrepreneur. She started Chicago Chocolate Tours because she loves Chicago, she loves chocolate, and she loves people. She has created impromptu chocolate tours for friends while living in Europe, and doing the same in her hometown of Chicago seemed like a natural step.  Her talk and a chance to meet her is something you do not want to miss!  

BAPW members, who represent business and community professionals, are dedicated to providing area women with networking opportunities and educational programs. In addition, the organization raises funds to support programs that support women professionals.

RSVP to: Claudia  Stearns 847-439-5155 or info@bapw.org by March 29th  Convenient credit card payment accepted through the paypal links above.

Wether you are a professional in a corporation or own your own business, effective leadership skills are essential to success! 

As President/CEO/General Manager of Gestetner Corp, Softchoice Corporation, and ASAP Software, Chandran Rajaratnam has extensive experience orchestrating explosive sales and profit growth, improving productivity and energerizing individuals to achieve excellence. He has held senior management positions in sales, marketing and management with notable companies such as IBM, Computerland, and Dell.

Chandran credits his success to a belief in the ability of every individual to learn the key behavioral characteristics needed to be an effective leader. His ability to lead employees, managers and executives to produce superior profits and keep customers "delighted" serves as confirmation of that belief. Recently, Chandra has focused on helping company executives become more effective, sales people enhance their results, and develop leadership skills within all levels - management and non-management.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn the secrets to achieving YOUR full potential as Chandran shares his experiences as an executive and his observations on the behaviors that differentiate successful business people from those who fail to achieve their full potential.

About Our Speaker:

Chandran began his career at IBM where he spent 14 years in various sales, marketing and management roles followed by 5 years at the computer retail chain ComputerLand Canada where he was General Manager . He was first appointed President/CEO while he was at Gestetner Corp in 1991, where he engineered it's turnaround. In 1997, he joined PC Software and Hardware reseller Softchoice Corporation as President/CEO, and proceeded to orchestrate it's explosive sales and profit growth. Chandran rounded out his corporate career at ASAP Software and in 2008 as an executive at Dell Inc. Chandran credits much of his success as an executive to the fact that he acted on his belief that the behavioral characteristics demonstrated by leaders can be learned by everyone. Furthermore, he felt that developing these behaviors in all of his employees was a key ingredient in producing superior profits and keeping customers "delighted". His successful record speaks for itself.

In 2008, he decided to concentrate full time on his passion for helping sales people enhance their results, managers and executives enhance their effectiveness, and everyone exhibiting leadership behavior in their day to day lives.

Chandran was born in Sri Lanka. When he was 7 years old, his mother went to America on a AAUW scholarship. Two years later when she got her Doctorate in Psychometrics at the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, she decided to pursue her professional career in the US. Chandran and his father followed soon after.

This event will be on TUESDAY, February 3, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at 108 S. Wynstone Park Drive, Suite 101 in North Barrington

Join us for CA Spa style foods and wine in a luxurious setting.  Dr. Ghidorzi will be sharing his expertise on the latest in aesthetics.  There will also be complimentary mini massages for those attending as well as special pricing on future spa treatments booked that evening.

Supporting our BAPW Charitable endeavors we will be raffling off one Microderm Abrasion or Chemical Peel package courtesy of Paragon Med Spa for one lucky winner!

AGENDA: 

5:00 - 5:30 PM Registration & Networking
5:30 - 6:00 PM Networking & Pampering
6:00 PM Dr. Ghidorzi
6:30 - 7:30 PM More Pampering, Dining & Raffle prize awarded

Dinner RSVP by 11/04/08 info@bapw.org

About our Speaker:
A native of Brownsville, Tennessee, Willard Helander held a judicial clerkship for the Tennessee Civil Court of Appeals from 1977-78 after completing law school. In 1978 she moved to Illinois and worked in the trust and probate field before devoting her time to being a full-time mother to her three children and actively serving her community as a volunteer. In 1992 Willard Helander became the founding Executive Director of the Transportation Management Association of Central Lake County where she served with distinction until seeking public office. Willard Helander was elected Lake County Clerk in November 1994, re-elected in 1998 and 2002.

NOTE: Bring a Guest at membership fee!

SPOUSES, FRIENDS & GUESTS WELCOME!

Georgia is an entrepreneur and former corporate executive. She has spent over 25 years as a sales executive and business owner with experience in executive sales management, sales team creation, sales training and development. She is one of the founders of Encore Consulting Services, Inc., a business and technology consultancy firm based in Chicago, IL with revenues of over $6 Million a year. In June of 2002 Georgia founded Empowering Women Network, Inc. (www.empoweringwomen.net) created out of her desire to help women thrive in their lives and careers, particularly younger and less experienced women. As a full time business owner and a single parent her own journey caused her to seek guidance from more experienced women who appreciated her quandaries and successes and who willingly offered important practical advice and moral support. She believes in Women Helping Women, she believes that building relationships is important to women’s success in the workplace and she believes the market is “ripe” for organizations that foster this belief.