The womEn's conference: Presented by Anchor Bank and Fairview Ridges Hospital

The DCR Chamber is pleased to announce the return of the 5th annual womEn's conference on March 12, 2015 at the Lost Spur Golf and Event Center in Eagan. The event will connect professionals like yourself while enriching your personal and professional lives. This annual event is sure to be Energizing, Educational & Empowering, with nationally renowned speakers and topics that will help you develop personally and professionally.

Registration
Early Bird Rate (through February 22, 2015) - $129 per person (Members) or $149 per person (Non-Members)
Regular Rate (starting February 23, 2015) - $149 per person (Members and Non-Members)
Registration includes plated lunch, gift bags and prize drawings, access to all speakers & the Conference Marketplace, and access to a wine reception following the day's speakers. In order to receive your PI Index Assessment results, the assessment must be completed by March 6th. After this date, we cannot guarantee you will receive your results. 

womEn's circle Member Discount
If you are a member of whe womEn's Circle, you get $10 off your registration! 

If you do not wish to register online, you may fill out this form and return to DCR Chamber by email, fax (651-452-8978) or mail to our address (1121 Town Centre Drive, Eagan MN 55123).

Sponsorships
This outstanding event is attended by approximately 250 influential business women from various companies throughout the metro area. A sponsorship is a perfect opportunity for you to expand your network, enhance your visibility and develop new business relationships. Let DCR Chamber assist you in maximizing your company's profile and brand at this invaluable Conference! Click here to see sponsorship opportunities.

Marketplace
The 2014 womEn's conference was a huge success! With close to 200 women attending, plus even a few men, and over 35 exhibitors displaying their products and services. Click Here for more information on this year's marketplace opportunities. 

Non-Profit Partner
This year's Non-Profit Partner is the DCR Charitable Foundation.  Funds raised will be used to give four - $500 scholarships to deserving female students attending high school in the Dakota County Region. To be eligible for this scholarship, the student must currently attend a local high school in Districts 191, 192, 196, and 197; graduate in June 2014; and committed to full-time attendance at a post-secondary institution. The application deadline is February 2, 2015.  Click here for more information on scholarship opportunities.

A Wine Pull is being offered throughout the Conference with the proceeds benefiting the DCR Charitable Foundation.  We are requesting your participation by asking your organization to make a wine donation valued at $10.00 and above.  Click here for more information.  We thank you for helping us raise funds for the DCR Charitable Foundation.

Speakers
A Totally Fantastical Ride: Angie's Boomchickapop
Speaker: Angie Bastian, Co-Founder and President, Angie's Boomchickapop
​Lessons learned from a small Minnesota food start-up to an international brand of popcorn and salty snacks.

Angie Bastian is co-founder and president of Angie's Boomchickapop, overseeing all aspects of marketing and is a member of the executive team and board of directors.It all started back in 2001 when the Bastian family bought a kettle online and began popping corn at local events to teach their kids the importance of hard work, earn extra income for their college funds and have fun as a family.

The company has "boomed" from local sensation to fastest-growing natural popcorn on the market, now proudly sold in all 50 states at Costco, Target,Whole Foods and regional grocery stores.Angie's is now growing the most exciting brand in popcorn with nine flavors of certified gluten-free, non-GMO and totally fantastical varieties! Angie's 200+ employees produce more than 150,000 bags of popcorn daily. True to their authentic, small-batch start, Angie's is always made with real ingredients. Community-minded to the core, Angie and the company continually give back to charitable causes. Angie's has twice won the Star Tribune "Top Workplaces" honor, the 2013 Minnesota DECA Marketing Executive of the Year award and the Girl Scouts recently honored Angie as a pioneering Trailblazer.

PI Index Assessment and Review: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Speaker: Mary Rose Iten, PI Consultant, PI Midwest/Worldwide
 
We are thrilled to announce that this year's conference will feature the opportunity for every attendee to take an assessment and learn about their results from an industry leader.

We've all heard, "Work smarter, not harder".  And yet that leaves a lot of questions as we are not all the same.  What does that mean to you?  What motivates you?  What are your natural behaviors?  What do you need in your work environment to stay engaged?  We will use the Predictive Index to explore your work personality - how that translates to positive results and provide clarity to those situations you find more challenging.  
 
Mary Rose Iten has been associated with Predictive Index® since 2000.  Mary Rose has over 20 years of banking/lending experience which provides her with a strong analytic foundation to get behind the story of a company's financial performance.  In addition, her extensive background in training and development gives her insight into employee performance.  This combined perspective allows Mary Rose to have an edge in solving business issues for her clients. 

Kristen Brown describes "The Happy Hour Effect" as a breakthrough theory that will not only improve your team's performance but your personal and professional life as well. The concept is that during happy hour, we are at our best- relaxed, creative, open-minded, connected to others and energized - just plain happy. When we relax, we turn into creative geniuses and the ideas flow translating into measurable business results.

In her presentation, Kristen will guide attendees through a proven exercise to create actionable, fun and easy goals to spin stress into success by re-prioritizing the dynamics of our lives. This clarity and fresh action provides opportunities for work/life happiness, health, career success and stronger relationships for the employee which leads to bottom-line company growth.
Companies who embrace the Happy Hour Effect philosophy will see direct impact to the bottom line because it will boost engagement, productivity, morale, innovation, leadership development, sales, customer service, loyalty and creativity.

Kristen Brown is an NSA Speaker, 2-time Bestselling Author, Business and Brand Strategist, Certified Coach and Widow Mom who helps people spin stress into success with her Happy Hour Effect philosophy. She is the author of two bestsellers, The Best Worst Thing and The Happy Hour Effect. Kristen spent 15 years in leadership positions in corporate America before starting her own business, Happy Hour Effect LLC, in 2009.  She was the 2013 Bronze winner of Ali Brown's "Entrepreneur to Watch" contest and has been nominated for and won many writing and business awards. Learn more at: HappyHourEffect.com

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors, Anchor Bank and Fairview Ridges Hospital!







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