The Countdown to Beyond Pink 2010

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With less than a week left to Beyond Pink, you wouldn't believe the amount of emails that have been flying back and forth between the different teams in place to make BP2010 a reality. If you bump into of the BP organization team next weekend, just ask them how many emails and calls they get a day to make sure that the conference is running smoothly... and be prepared to be amazed. Based on some of the feedback from last year, the biggest thing we found was the young women who walked away feeling like they have learnt the most, were the ones who had given the conference some though before attending and had create a few meaningful relationships and connections that could help them in their personal journey. Sometimes being in a conference setting with that many people and schedules being thrown at you can be really overwhelming, so here's three tips to get the most out of the upcoming weekend:

1) Write like no one's watching

Write, write, write. Write down what you discover, what you can share, what you want to learn. Write what inspires you and contacts names and numbers. Write about each workshop that you attend, but sometimes, it's easy to forget everything you have learnt when jumping from one session to the next!

2) What is are your intentions

Have you thought about what you actually want to learn from this conference? Why are you there? What are your intentions.. is it to create connections? To learn more about yourself? To challenge yourself? When you think about these things, think about it in the context of: when the conference is over, what would be that one thing that I can walk away telling people I was proud to have accomplished.

And on that note, don't be selfish, and share as much as possible.

3) Define your brand and mark

The theme of the conference is "Make your Brand, Leave your Mark". Think about what it means to you, to have a brand and how it relates to your values and life. We're looking forward to getting to know as many brands as possible!

Also, do you know that if you can't attend the whole conference, BP is selling ticket for the Gala AND tradeshow seperately for much less? That's how badly we want you to attend.. even if it means you just being there for a small portion. Check it out here!

Vancouver Sun: Beyond Pink conference features 'power couple panel'

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VANCOUVER - The first thing you notice is how young they are. And then you see how determined as well. They are Young Women in Business, a group of students, recent graduates and professionals who have joined forces to create opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed on their own terms. And, as a group, they already have. This year, they are hosting their third-annual Beyond Pink conference, a two-day event for networking, speakers, panel discussions and inspiration that is expected to attract 250 participants. There is even a trade-show-like setting where exhibitors provide advice, not goods.

"We had never felt disadvantaged," explained one of the founders, Jennifer Sung. "But we knew that there were some unique differences in carving our career path that were not so apparent to our male peers."

The group collectively began to wonder why they had not been exposed to a conference that addressed the needs and interests of young women like them, Sung said.

So YWiB and Beyond Pink was born.

One of the issues being addressed this year is how couples really interact and balance their lives, careers and families, so they invited some of the city's busiest couples to tell them how to do that.

"Balance is something that everyone strives to find, and if you can see how everyone else is doing it, the pitfalls and the successes, and the tricks and ways to make it work [that really helps]," said Dani Waters, who is the speaker coordinator for the conference.

Three couples will sit on Beyond Pink's Power Couple Panel: Andrea and Nick Scott, owners of spa and facial company, Skoah; Nick Reiach Great Little Box Company vice-president, and Katie Dunsworth-Reiach, of Smart Cookies financial advisers and Spark PR co-founder; and Gayla Dehart of Achieve Excellence Professional Coaching Services and husband, John, Nurse Next Door co-founder.

"What really stood out to us was how many of our couples have children or are starting families and [we want to hear] how they are going through that transition," Waters said. "I strongly believe, or at least I strongly hope, that you can have it all, and I think all three of these couples are examples of people that really support each other and enable each other to do what they are doing."

Conference organizer Lindsey Smith agrees.

"There's been a stereotype in the past that you have to pick your family or your career," Smith said. "If you want to advance your career, be the CEO, means you won't be able to have children or spend any time with them. We're all pretty driven women, and we want everything, and it's pretty frightening being told you have to pick one of the other."

Waters attended Beyond Pink last year and "got such a big energy boost from seeing other women that were excited about life and excited about what they wanted."

This year's conference theme is "Make Your Brand. Leave Your Mark."

"We're all energetic and determined, but what am I good at?" Smith asked. "What do I sell people on? What makes me different from the people sitting beside me?"

Keynote speaker Michelle Rupp, principal of Lighthouse Leadership will speak on the challenges she's overcome and what made her stick out from the crowd.

Judy Brooks, who co-founded Blo Blow Dry Bar with her mother Judy, returns as a speaker as well to talk about adding value to personal interactions.

"Let's look beyond the package that may or may not be important," Brooks said. "Let's look at what you're leaving behind. That's what a mark is.

"When I leave the room, do I want somebody to remember what I was wearing or how I made them feel?" Brooks asked. "I want them to remember how I made them feel."

The conference is Nov. 19 and 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.

More information is available at www.ywib.ca/beyondpink2010

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Beyond+Pink+conference+features+power+couple+panel/3816534/story.html#ixzz155GuNSI4

Sauder Alumni: The Young Women in Business 3rd Annual Beyond Pink Conference

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November 9, 2010 The Young Women in Business are excited to present their 3rd Annual Beyond P!nk Conference on November 19th& 20th at the Four Seasons-Vancouver.

Join business leaders, entrepreneurs, fabulous speakers and inspired delegates at this conference that is sure to allow you to “make your brand and leave your mark.”

To register for this conference please click here (at www.ywib.ca/beyondpink2010/register ).

For article: http://www.sauder.ubc.edu/Alumni/Events/2010_Events/YWIB_Pink_Event

New partnership announcement!

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YWiB is thrilled to be working with YouTube's lovely Angela Jung, better known as yellowrainbootz! Watch for Angela and her signature bootz at Beyond Pink. Don't be shy if she asks for an interview!

Angela Jung has aspired to become a broadcaster since she was in elementary school. Tired of aspiring but not being, she started her YouTube channel, yellowrainbootz, in Febuary 2010. Since then, she has interviewed random strangers of Metro Vancouver; Canadian gold medalist, John Montgomery; Canadian Olympian, Melissa Hollingsworth; Canadian musicians, Chin Injeti and The Boombox Saints; and YouTube sensation, Timothy DeLaGhetto.

If you ever see Angela parading with her microphone and yellowrainbootz, she may ask you to be her next interviewee. Don't be a stranger, and let her interrogate you!

To get in touch with her, visit www.yellowrainbootz.com.

SFU club launches unique program to inspire female students to make a difference

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Young Women in Business at SFU Encourage Social Entrepreneurship BURNABY, B.C. (October 29, 2010)- A group of enthusiastic students from the Young Women in Business (YWiB) Network at SFU (YWiB SFU) have embarked on a new project for social change. The new program, Project GIVE (Generating Innovative Visions of Entrepreneurship), will provide participants with the opportunity to develop ideas and business plans for social change while working alongside mentors from leading non-profit organizations.

Founder of the Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation (CSEF), Jason Carvalho, a passionate social-entrepreneur, is very excited about the new initiative and believes it is well aligned with the CSEF goals. CSEF will provide key support for the program through grants to fund the final projects. Says Carvalho, “Education is the fundamental foundation for change in all Societies. YWiB’s Project Give’s 5 month program will be a crash course in social entrepreneurship and social enterprise for these young professional would-be changemakers.  With a solid understanding of the underlining dynamics and history of social enterprise in B.C,  CSEF hopes that this knowledge will empower these budding social entrepreneurs to harness the energy of profitmaking to the objective of fulfilling human needs.”

Tiffanie Lai, co-President of YWiB SFU, expresses her enthusiasm, “Project GIVE is YWiB SFU's second successful endeavour for a unique cohort-based opportunity unlike any other in the lower mainland. It's the first time that passionate and budding female entrepreneurs have the chance to fully develop social entrepreneurship ideas with the help of experienced mentors and a fantastic feedback panel."

Project GIVE launches on Saturday, October 30th 2010, when the program holds its first seminar at the SFU Burnaby Campus. At the event, students will be introduced to the growing field of social entrepreneurship in BC and learn about the process and structure of a strong business plan. They will receive inspiration from stories and experiences shared by the program’s mentors.

Notable program mentors who will share their insight with Project GIVE participants include Loretta Cella (Passion Foundation), Sean Peters (Global Agents), Val Litwin (Extreme Kindness) and Kathryn Graham (Are You Aware Society Canada).

Upon completion of Project GIVE, students will have developed the skills and passion to undertake their projects. With the generous donation from the Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation and the help of their mentors, participants will have the opportunity to put their ideas into action and make a lasting difference and positive impact on society.

Media Enquiries: Katie Peardon Social Entrepreneurship Coordinator, Young Women in Business SFU 604-346-9629 (cell) katiepeardon@ywib.ca About YWiB:

The Young Women in Business Network is a non-profit society for emerging female leaders in Western Canada. The network acts as the central forum to connect ambitious young women from a variety of careers, industries, and backgrounds. YWiB hosts a variety of events that provide members with opportunities to develop relevant skills and knowledge, so that they have the insight, support, and capability to reach their fullest personal and professional potential.

About YWiB SFU:

YWiB SFU is a university chapter of the greater YWiB community and provides the resources and support to bring passionate young women together to make a positive impact in their own lives and the lives of others. Focusing primarily on mentorship, networking and facilitated growth, YWiB SFU is committed to bringing members closer to front-line executives who are professionals in their specific areas of expertise. YWiB SFU’s current projects include a professional development workshop series, the SOUL (Supporting Our University Leaders) Mentorship Program, and their new social entrepreneurship program, Project GIVE (Generating Innovative Visions of Entrepreneurship).

Project GIVE Program Sponsor: Jason Carvalho, Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation (CSEF)

After attending the first Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, UK, Jay Carvalho founded the Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation, a BC not for profit that strives to educate, fund and celebrate Social Entrepreneurs in Canada. Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship are his life. Over the last 10 years he has been part of the management and/or Founding teams of 3 of BC's most successful startups.  Despite his commitment to entrepreneurship, Jay also helped launch other not for profits such as OneGlobaltribe, a USA based non-profit, which was based off the award-winning PBS Series: Globaltribe. He has been an adviser and consultant for the Silicon Valley social enterprise start-up Villagethegame.com and has served as a business plan judge/assessor for the World Bank’s Development Market Place, University of Victoria and Stanford University Business Plan Competitions.

Notable Project GIVE Mentors: Loretta Cella, (Passion Foundation Sean Peters, (Global Agents) Val Litwin, (Extreme Kindness) Kathryn Graham, (Are You Aware Society Canada).

Taken from: http://business.sfu.ca/news/post.php?id=2116

Beyond Pink: An Insider Peek

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With Beyond Pink less than a month away, everyone at YWiB is buzzing about the conference, excited for how it would be! YWiB has always believed in a place of sharing ideas and experiences, and Beyond Pink is a perfect platform for that for all you talented and ambitious young women out there. We want to meet you and see you there!

As a taster of how hard the team has been working and a Sneak Peek into the conference, here's an insider look to the world of Lindsey Smith, Co-Chair of BP2010.

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Phewf. Another Sunday morning meeting down and another week to grasp some delegates before the big day! That being said – it’s the MOST exciting time! We’ve got 24Hours on board as official Print Media Sponsor, SFU joining Sauder and the CUS with sponsorship.  Our Speaker Coordinator is booking fantastic female and male speakers that all are volunteering their time to come and help us out (including Ken Sim from Nurse Next Door, Janet Wood from Business Objects & Lara Kozan from YYOGA).  The BP team is a hustling and bustling group – thank goodness as their energy is contagious!

As the final month draws in everything from signage and posters to how we register to how we move everyone to the Mentor Dinner Restaurants is coming into play.  We’re having past BP organizers come forward to dedicate their time, we’ve got an Amazing YWIB Advisory Board coming forward with their connections and dedicating their own time to speaking and helping us nail down this year’s conference (thank you our wonderful mentors in this process!).

As Jenn (my absolutely wonderful co-chair) and I started on this voyage in the beautiful summer sun we had this amazing vision to have this wonderfully perfect conference.  A conference where women and men from all different backgrounds came and felt inspired, and walked out on clouds changing the world.  Since then, as speakers, professors, and business leaders have come forward to say “how do we help” or “who can I call” I believe we underestimated the support and respect there is in the community for young women that are trying to mix things up.  It’s been phenomenal to have such support, and we only see this as taking us one step closer to getting towards that cloudy dream we have.

We’re all so excited.  Not only have we worked many-a-sleepless night on this, it’s starting to come together... the reality is finally setting in... and I couldn’t be prouder of the BP group.  So many of our team members are from outside Vancouver, from a variety of backgrounds, and after months of hard work... we’re making it happen!

So, if you’re reading this, and haven’t registered yet …register today, not because of me but because you want to continue to be the best you, to contribute your best assets to this world and because you think it’s important that others do as well.

I can’t wait to see your beautiful faces there!

-Lindsey, co-chair Beyond P!nk 2010 lindsey@ywib.ca