involvement opportunity: Communications Specialist

come join our awesome team and share our story We want to let everyone know how awesome YWiB is as well as to create a supportive and well connected YWiB community. You’ll be managing our marketing brand to community engagement strategy to online positing. Be prepared to put on your creative hat!

the what

We want to share YWiB’s awesome story and continue to grow our digital community. We want you to share our plans and our vision. Our marketing vision for the network is to empower women to grow and succeed while encouraging women to take control of their ‘story’.

Your every-day would include:

• Keeping members informed and up-to-date with events within YWiB
• Developing and implementing strategy for online presence – website, twitter, facebook
• Designing branding, mail campaigns, market research, program launches, communications project and other promotional material
• Occasional team high fives & hugs

This position will entail about 3-6 hours per week depending on events and projects.

the who

from past experience we know that working together is always more fun – by accepting this position, you will be joining the awesome YWiB team, as well as the current marketing team! At YWiB, we’re huge believers in hiring passion & teaching skill. Based on that, the right candidate for this role would:

• be extremely excited for, and passionate about, YWiB’s mission & vision
• be eager to create stories around our values and the incredible women in our community
• wants to work with the phenomenal team of YWiB directors and wants to become a leader with the organization
• is up for the challenge of asking the hard questions of how to create an awesome online community, that will facilitate offline relationships
• has some experience using social media and community management tools

let’s do this!

1. tell  someone you’re going to apply – external accountability helps you stay on track AND share some excitement together
2. send us an email to info@ywib.ca titled “I want to share the YWiB love”
3. include:
   1. a filled out “my {YWiB} story”
   2. a cover letter sharing your excitement & belief in YWiB  and why YOU!
   3. a resume (does not have to be the traditional resume, it can be a portfolio, video, etc)
   4. click send by March 8^th 2013
   5. high five the person you told you were going to apply- you did it!

questions? send us any questions you have to info@ywib.ca

involvement opportunity: Events Rockstar

come join our awesome team and build our story We have lots of fun at YWiB and one of the main things we do is put on awesome events. They range from our annual conference, Beyond Pink, to panel sessions, networking evenings, educational workshops and speaker sessions.

the what

You get to join the YWiB team and CREATE. As events rockstar, you will be part of our brainstorming & ideation sessions, and then take our dreams & goals and create a schedule events for the year that will reflect  our vision.

Your every-day would include:

• Ideating event themes and calendar for the year with the team
• Running the show- you’ll get to create & produce the events to reflect YWiB’s values and align with our members needs
• We’ll be hooking you up with a great team and mentors to accelerate your growth and work with you to grow your leadership capacity with the team
• Occasional team high fives & hugs

This position will entail about 3-6 hours per week depending on events and projects.

the who

from past experience we know that working together is always more fun – by accepting this position, you will be joining the awesome YWiB team, as well as working with an events team! At YWiB, we’re huge believers in hiring passion & teaching skill. Based on that, the right candidate for this role would:

• be extremely excited for, and passionate about, YWiB’s mission & vision
• be eager to create events around our values and vision for education & growth
• wants to work with the phenomenal team of YWiB directors and wants to become a leader with the organization
• has some experience planning events (conference, friend’s birthdays, Euro trips, you name it)

let’s do this!

1. tell  someone you’re going to apply – external accountability helps you stay on track AND share some excitement together
2. send us an email to info@ywib.ca titled “I want to create the YWiB love”
3. include:
   1. a filled out “my {YWiB} story”
   2. a cover letter sharing your excitement & belief in YWiB  and why YOU!
   3. a resume (does not have to be the traditional resume, it can be a portfolio, video, etc)
   4. click send by March 8^th 2013
   5. high five the person you told you were going to apply- you did it!

questions? send us any questions you have to info@ywib.ca

involvement opportunity: Beyond Pink 2013 co-chair

the story the inaugural Beyond Pink was launched in 2008 and has remained a staple of YWiB’s event repertoire since then. we’re so excited to be bringing another year of the conference in the fall of 2013 and we’re looking for two highly motivated, eagerly excited, and overall phenomenal young women to create & execute YWiB’s vision of the conference and make 2013 another great year!

each year, Beyond Pink has a unique theme that underlies the program offering, as well as some legacy components that continue every year. some of these highlights include:

• Power Couple Panel Session, All-Male Panel Session
• Entrepreneurship Story Tradeshow
• Mentorship Lunch / Dinner
• Case Competition
• Morning Yoga
• Intimate CEO workshops
• Networking Brunch
• Silent Auction and Gala Dinner
• Keynote Sessions
• Global Café
• Night Events

the past

for detailed info on the past 3 years, including list of speakers, see:

• Beyond Pink 2012
• Beyond Pink 2010
• Beyond Pink 2009
• Beyond Pink 2008

the what

every year, we look to bring back some of the BP favourites and add new components to the program. Each year, we like to take a look at the structure we’ve been using in the past and ask the hard questions of whether we’re bringing the best value to our members & attendees and how we can make it an even more impactful conference. As such, the role of co-chair is two part:

work with YWiB directors to create the BP 2013 vision, including:

• researching other leadership and development conference to find the best of the best ideas
• doing some fun ideation and brainstorming with the YWiB community to really understand what members want out of the conference
• engaging the Vancouver community in envisioning an inclusive and collaborative event
• creating a theme to support the vision

executing on the vision for BP 2013, which includes:

• hiring a team of volunteers for specific team roles
• developing the conference program
• setting milestones, timelines, goals and key impact metrics for the conference outcomes to focus around
• executing the logistics (venue, date confirmation, external bookings)
• securing speakers, mentors, exhibitors, etc
• media and press for the event
• setting fundraising goals (through Gala, corporate sponsorship, donations, etc)
• selling out BP 2013 and making it a phenomenal conference!

the who

from past experience we know that working together is always more fun and two brains are better than one J! as such, we’re looking for two young women to fill the co chair positions. At YWiB, we’re huge believers in hiring passion & teaching skill. Based on that, the right candidate for this role would:

• be extremely excited for, and passionate about, YWiB’s mission & vision
• be eager to create a conference for young women that becomes THE conference for young women
• wants to work with the phenomenal team of YWiB directors and wants to become a leader of their own BP executive team
• is up for the challenge of asking the hard questions to create a great vision
• is comfortable with the unknown and unexpected
• has some experience planning events (conference, friend’s birthdays, Euro trips, you name it)
• can handle a balance of high level vision setting and then executing goals like it’s nobody else’s business

the when

we want to bring on two dream-team-high-fiving-rockstars for March 2013. That being said, we care more about who you are than any number so if it takes longer, c’est la vie! We’d like to spend 1.5 months with you creating the vision and goals of the conference and after that, we’ll let you create the magic and bring a team on board and rock on from there! Of course, we’ll be here supporting you along the way and will always be ready to answer a question, provide names and ideas, and have fun together.

let’s do this!

1. tell  someone you’re going to apply – external accountability helps you stay on track AND share some excitement together
2. send us an email to info@ywib.ca titled “I want to make the magic of BP 2013 happen”
3. include:
   1. a filled out “my {YWiB} story”
   2. a cover letter sharing your excitement & belief in YWiB, BP, and why YOU are the perfect person for the role
   3. a resume (does not have to be the traditional resume, it can be a portfolio, video, etc) that will show us a bit about who you are, what your journey has been, what you’ve learned over the years, and what projects you’ve engaged with in the past
   4. names of 3 people you’ve worked with that we can ask about what kind of a person you are
   5. a creative surprise for us (we’d give you examples, but then they wouldn’t really be a surprise… we’d love to see your creativity & thoughtfulness and have it include part of your vision or impactful ideas for BP)
   6. click send by March 8^th 2013
   7. high five the person you told you were going to apply- you did it!

questions?

send us any questions you have to info@ywib.ca

Introducing YWiBLaunch!

Do you dream of starting your own business? Are you interested in launching a startup? Are you passionate about entrepreneurship? Then,YWiBlaunch! is perfect for you!   YWiBlaunch! is a four-month development program for up and coming and aspiring entreprenerurs! Its aim is to encourage, inspire and connect women with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to build successful businesses. The program will feature an incubator-like setting for aspiring entrepreneurs to take their ideas to the next level, on their own terms. Program participants will have the chance to learn all aspects of starting a business from some of Vancouver’s best entrepreneurs! From creating a business plan, building a strong company culture, to financial planning and landing investment – YWiBlaunch! will cover it all! There will tons of opportunities to share the development of your idea and receive feedback from mentors and peers. The program will also connect participants with business resources for pre and post-launch coaching and funding.

  Interested? Want to learn more? Attend the Info Session, on February 12^th where we will be sharing program components, structure, and the application process. http://ywiblaunchprogram.eventbrite.com/

  Questions? Comments? You can contact the YWiBlaunch! Program Manager, Kiran Nagra, at kirannagra@ywib.ca

From the bottom of our YWiB hearts - Happy Holidays!

It's been an incredibly crazy year of BIG change, huge team growth and amazing success for the entire Young Women in Business team! We truly feel that none of it would ever be possible without our incredible members. We wanted to wish everyone who has made this year so great (you!) an incredible holiday season full of laughter, happiness and lasting memories. Thank you for a wonderful year and here's to 2013 being a year full of success, both personal and professional!

From all of us at YWiB, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

The True Value of Beyond Pink

This past weekend, I attended my first Beyond Pink. Although I'm a member of the greater Vancouver YWiB team, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect but nonetheless couldn’t help but feel excited. And I'm happy to say, I was not disappointed. I attained my arts degree (psych) in university and only recently have I started to feel like I’m making a way for myself in the business world. That being said, it definitely has not been easy!

It is easy to lose sight of your goals or feel like you’re not going anywhere when you’re embarking on your career post-university. You face adversity, sometimes for the first time, and a lot of the time money unfortunately comes before passion. We all have bills to pay.

Since graduating, it’s been a difficult year and a half, personally and professionally. Friends have come and gone, mistakes have been made, time wasted, unprofessionalism encountered, I've heard “no” more than I care to share and ever-looming doubts. It’s only recently that I've realized I will likely face these experiences throughout my entire life.

Beyond Pink made me realize a thing or two, aside from picking up useful skills in the educational and useful workshops.

Top of my list, I started to think less about "me" and more about "we". There are many people who are in, have been in, and will be in, the same situation as myself which means we're never alone in our struggles. I met and spoke with a countless number of wonderful ladies (and one guy) who were enthusiastic to share their stories as well as take the time to hear mine. It was truly empowering!

Secondly, reflecting on the past and considering the future difficulties we're sure to encounter, it’s not how you fall but how you get back up that is what defines you. The value in ACTUALLY taking the time to learn from your mistakes instead of loathing yourself for them, is where the true value lies.

Rounding out my key takeaways from Beyond Pink was that if I really want something, like really want it, there is nothing standing in my way except for myself.

There have been and will be times that I doubt my own capabilities, lack the confidence to pursue an opportunity, a dream, or will fully recognize that I have all the tools I need to see something through to completion. But honestly, what am I afraid of? The worst thing I can do is not to fail, the worst thing I can do is give up on trying to succeed. And that, my lady friends, is far worse than stumbling along the way. FOMO anyone?

The things I took away from Beyond Pink 2012 (and if you attended feel free to share your list below) may seem trivial or even to some “common sense”, but every now and again I need reminding. We all do.

So on that note I want to thank the ladies that made Beyond Pink 2012 happen for recharging me and giving me some additional tools for my toolkit that I can pull out along this windy path that is my career. ;)

Ps. If you'd like to connect beyond Beyond Pink, don’t be shy. I’m always available for a new friend and a good chat. =)

Carolina@ywib.ca @CarolinaHorna

YWiB supports Mo's!

  The ladies of YWiB are ready for Movember!  We are all ready to support the men of our community as they begin growing out their “Mo’s”.  We had some fun ourselves and grew out our own “Mo’s”! Check out the pictures.

Every year in the month of November thousands of men grow out there moustaches and become a walking, talking campaign for men’s health.   These men spread awareness about the often ignored subject matter of men’s health by growing out their “Mo’s” and discussing the issue while raising funds.  While we ladies stand by them supporting them through this journey.  Every year at the end of Movember these men who grew out their "Mo’s" and their supporting women celebrate at infamous gala parties.

This year, make sure to attend Moustaches for Movember, a fundraiser being held on November 29^th, with all proceeds going to prostate cancer research.  Be sure to like their facebook page and follow them on twitter (@mous4mov) to stay informed on the latest details on this amazing event!  Rumor has it Fiona Forbes from Urban Rush will be the MC.  It’s definitely going to be an event you just have to be at!

So ladies get out there this Movember and support a Mo bro!