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WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE®
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE

Thursday, September 27, 2007
7:30AM – 7:00PM
Santa Clara Convention Center

REGISTER FOR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
SEATING IS LIMITED!

Don’t miss our esteemed speaker lineup this year in Northern California! You have the unique opportunity to personally meet and learn from the very best in the business:

Keynote Speakers

• Carly Fiorina, Former CEO & Chairman of the Board, Hewlett Packard, Author “Tough Choices”
• Edie Weiner, President, Edie, Edrich, Brown, Inc., Co-Author, "FutureThink"

Compass Award Winners

Our acclaimed Compass Award Ceremony will feature three outstanding entrepreneurs who will share their incredible stories of success.

• Dawn Lepore, Chairman & CEO, Drugstore.com
• Quinn Tran, Cofounder and Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Knowledge Tek

Growth Gurus/Seminars

WLE’s new lineup of Growth Guru experts and seminars target your most crucial business issues:

• Seminar: The Top 10 Proven Strategies for Using Your website to Get More Leads, More Customers and More Sales
  Maria Veloso, Leading Expert in Internet Marketing and Author, "Web Copy That Sells"
• Seminar: How to Effectively Deliver Your Message Through the Media
  Carol Jenkins, President & Board Member, The Women's Media Center, Founding Chair, Greenstone Media, Co-Author, "Black Titan, A.G. Gaston and the making of a Black Millionaire"
• Seminar: Finance Strategies to Propel Your Business to the Next Stage of Growth
  Julie Garella, Author, "Capitalize on Your Success"
• Seminar: Change Your Mind: Use the Power of Thought to Get What You Want in Business
  Susan Piver, Founder & Creative Director, Padma Media, Bestselling Author “The Hard Questions” series
• Seminar: How Heart Centered Leadership Drives Profitability & Growth
  Susan Steinbrecher, President & CEO, Steinbrecher & Associates, Co-Author, "Heart Centered Leadership"
• Seminar: The Powerful Practice of Play as a Business Tool and Lifesaver
  Barbara Brannen, Top Banana, Playmore, LLC

This year’s all-new program includes:

• Jones New York Fashion Show featuring celebrated stylist Lloyd Boston! You’ve seen him on The Today Show & The Oprah Winfrey Show. Now see him at the WLE conference! America’s favorite style expert and bestselling author of ‘Before You Put That On’ will share his personal guide of what to “Jones” for this Fall.
  • Lloyd will talk trends, tips, tricks, and his personal picks for the best of the season during an exclusive Jones New York fashion show featuring clothing, for boardroom to casual and everything in between.
  • Need some Style Speed Coaching? Meet  Lloyd Boston in the Interactive Information Center 11:00am – 12:00pm for an Exclusive Style Speed Coaching session and Book Signing!
• Speed Coaching. Receive personalized coaching from our WLE Growth Gurus for 5 minutes each throughout the day. Move from table to table and consult with experts in the fields of marketing, business law, management, leadership and more.
• QVC Quick Product Review. Do you have a product you think could sell big on QVC! Get feedback from a QVC representative in our five minute speedcoaching format. Your product might even get selected!
• The opportunity to connect with hundreds of successful CEO’s, Top Executives and Presidents – with our “Quick Connections” program designed to help you meet like-minded women
• Guided opportunities for networking, collaboration and forging partnerships and alliances
• Case studies so you can learn from exceptional women who built or lead multi-million dollar businesses
• Stories of growth that will renew your sense of purpose and provide new ideas to propel your business success
• Expert advice and seminars on topics like Internet Marketing, Growth Strategies, Management, Technology and much more from this year’s line up of new Growth Gurus - business experts who are leaders in their respective fields.

WLE provides women business leaders across a variety of business categories – service, retail, manufacturing, online, etc. – a day of education, networking and transformation that goes deeper and further than other conferences of its kind. WLE understands the needs of women business leaders because WLE was founded by two established women business owners who wanted to propel their businesses forward. They decided to create WLE and support the growth of all women in businesses.

Who Should Attend:

• Women who want to grow their businesses
  
• Women who have been in business for three or more years
  
• Women who are leading established businesses of $500,000 - $25 million in revenues
  
• Women who are starting a second or third company

Why You Should Attend:

• WLE is the premier conference for you to connect with the right people through guided facilitation throughout the day
  
• Our seminar program addresses the critical issues you need to master in order to run a successful enterprise
  
• You’ll learn how other business owners faced challenges and thrived
  
• WLE will give you a renewed sense of energy to tackle your business with a new perspective; WLE will get you “unstuck”
  
• Every minute of WLE is orchestrated by women business owners for women business owners
  
• You’ll get two days of knowledge and connections in just one 12-hour day
• WLE's strong alliance with NAWBO California is an example of women leaders working together to benefit ALL women's success. If you're a member of NAWBO you should be at WLE. If you're not a member of NAWBO, it's time to join!

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Pricing Information

The cost of the WLE Northern California conference is $299.

Seating is limited. Register now or call 888-937-5800.