YWiB SFU and KPU Presents: Potluck Fun Night

Finals are over and now it is time to celebrate the holidays! This is an opportunity to bond with your YWiB SFU and YWiB KPU sisters through fun activities, board games, and Christmas crafts. Furthermore, remember to bring a main dish and/or dessert of your choice for our potluck dinner!

When | Tuesday, December 17th from 7 pm — 9 pm

Where | SFU Surrey Room 2740

Dress Code | Holiday Comfy (pajamas, sweaters, etc)

RSVP | http://ywibpotluck.eventbrite.ca

PHILANTHROPY COMPONENT: Help us give back! Join us in decorating candy canes and creating ornaments during the potluck which will be donated to the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre and Laurel Place which is a residential care home. Following the potluck, on Dec.21st, we will be visiting Laurel Place to spread the holiday spirit and to spend some quality time with the residents. Find out more at the potluck from our philanthropy team on how to get involved!

COFFEE CHAT OPPORTUNITY: Connect with our lovely  Co-executive of Program Development, Jenny and IWD Chair, Sasha  before heading to the Potluck dinner. They will be at Blenz Coffee : SFU Surrey Campus from 6:00 pm- 7:00pm on Dec 17th. Come chat with them about school, YWiB, career opportunities, anything!  Other YWiB SFU members will be in attendance too.

Rundown: Establish Your Presence Workshop

Missed the Establish Your Presence Workshop with Stephanie Wiriahardja and Jillian Walker? Check out this word cloud summarizing the night.

Both Stephanie and Jillian met in 2010 at Beyond Pink. Three years later, they joined forces at our personal branding workshop and shared their stories. Both inspired everyone in the room, teaching our members how to create their personal brand and set short-term goals.

Following the workshop, members lined up for their LinkedIn head shots.

We hoped everyone enjoyed the workshop! We would like to thank all those that donated gently used handbags and purses to Dress for Success Vancouver.

Next workshop takes place in January and will focus on financial literacy. But before we look ahead to the new year, come out to our potluck fun night to celebrate the end of exams and the start of the Christmas holidays!

More info: http://www.ywib.ca/sfu/our-events/

Personal Branding: Establishing Your Presence

Every year, YWiB SFU hosts a personal branding workshop to give its members the skills they need to develop their brand. This year's workshop theme is "Establish your Presence".

We've got exceptional keynote speakers that will share about how social media and networking can help you establish your presence and brand. This will be followed by an opportunity for all attendees to have their Linkedin headshot photo taken.

Here's a sneak peek of what's in store for you on Wednesday, November 13:

Meet Stephanie Wiriahardja

She believes in the power of happiness and applies this concept to all spectrums of her work. Taking dandelion flowers as her inspiration, Stephanie wants to grow, evolve, and continue sharing her ideas.

She was born and raised in Jakarta, but moved to Vancouver eight years ago to continue her education. Despite her young age (24 years old), Stephanie has a strong experience under her belt as laid out on her LinkedIn.

Stephanie is currently the Community Manager of Higher Education at HootSuite, the top social media management system used by 79 of the Fortune 100 companies and 8+ million people worldwide. She successfully brought 316% of user growth and help hosted 110 events in 43 cities in 2012. Beside working full-time at HootSuite, Stephanie is also the involved in the Marketing team of Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran, ensuring the quality of the collaterals and the story produced.

Just last month, Stephanie gave a talk on personal branding at TEDxKids@BC and was featured as Social Media Guru on Vancouver 24Hours list of Top 24 Under 24. She also received the most votes for her nomination for the Must Follow (on Twitter) 2013 by The Social Media Awards in Vancouver and noted as the Top 1% Most Viewed LinkedIn profile in 2012.

Meet Jillian Walker

She is a passionate, overachieving, girlie girl.

Her days are spent working with leaders to become better leaders and working with employees to become their best selves. Officially, she's a Human Resources Professional. Truth be told though, she likes to do things differently. She challenges past history and pushes people and organizations to grow. Whether presenting to a corporate team, brainstorming with a business student club or tweeting out random thoughts, her goal is to encourage others to think differently.

When she breaks away from her career dreams, she loves to give back to the community. She is proud to be involved with Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship, Junior Chamber International and industry related organizations across Canada.

Rundown: Launch Party - Sept. 25, 2013

Missed out on our Launch Party last week? Well, not to worry!

Our Launch Party was a huge success as girls gathered at the Halpern Centre to know more about our membership, programs, opportunities and upcoming events. Some got their hair and makeup done by Blanche McDonald, while others had fun outside at the slow-motion video booth - our very first by Butter Studios.

We also celebrated our fifth birthday with cake and heard speeches from our current President and Vice President, Rosa and Michaela, as well as former president Nicole Braam and a note from YWiB SFU founder, Stephanie Wong.

Here are some photos of how the evening went:

Did you participate in the slo-mo video booth? You may be in this promo video by Butter Studios..

http://vimeo.com/75830660

{Launch Party} Who is Miss YWiB?

Last week, we kicked off the year in style with our annual Launch Party. After winning “Event of the Year” at the BASS Awards last year with Launch Party 2012, we knew it was going to be tough to raise the bar.

With help from our amazing sponsors at Butter Media, Lavish Design, Browns Brentwood and Blanche Macdonald, however, we pulled it off. Over 150 guests enjoyed makeovers from Blanche, tae kwon do lessons from Kees Taekwondo, and manicures from some of our very talented friends. Photos from Butter's photo booth can be found here. Our guests also enjoyed learning some DIY beauty tips, including a sugar honey scrub and banana face mask. Recipes can be found at the bottom of this post!

Launch Party wasn’t all fun and games, though. Upon arriving, the ladies were charged with the task of learning as much about YWiB SFU as possible in order to answer the question, “Who is Miss YWiB?” Throughout the night, we asked our guests to add their major and/or concentration to a large map. By the end of the night, we finally had our answer. YWiB girls are more than just business students. YWiB recognizes that every woman is in the business of building her career, whether she is a science major or an arts student. After adding their names to our map, guests received their swag bag full of goodies generously donated by Unilever Canada.

The executive team would like to thank everyone who attended Launch Party. Your energy and passion for YWiB SFU is inspiring, and we can’t wait to get to know each and every one of you this year. We are also so grateful for all the support from our amazing sponsors, whom without Launch Party would not have been possible.

Membership applications are now closed, however we are still accepting applications for participants for Project GIVE. Applications are due Sunday, September 30 at 11:59 pm.

Our photos from Launch Party can be found here. Below are the recipes used at our DIY Beauty table, enjoy!

Banana Mask	Avocado Mask	Sugar Honey Scrub
Banana – 1 slice Honey – ½ teaspoon Lemon Juice – 1-2 drops	Avocado – 1 teaspoon Honey – ½ teaspoon	Sugar – ½ teaspoon Honey – ½ teaspoon Olive Oil – 1-2 drops Vaseline – less than ½ a teaspoon
What is this good for? Banana helps nourish skin Honey absorbs and retains moisture Lemon juice exfoliates the skin, reducing the appearance of scars and acne This mask is particularly good for oily skin	What is this good for? Avocados and honey are particularly moisturising This mask is particularly great for dry skin	What is this good for? Honey is known for its antibacterial and moisturizing properties Sugar can be used as an exfoliator Good for exfoliation and application wherever needed, best for the lips