Women’s Business Symposium Comes to Chicago

Small business event features local women business owners

MEDIA ALERT

WHAT:

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          The Women’s Business Symposium stop in Chicago provides several 
          hundred women business owners to hear from, get inspired by, and 
          network with local business owners as well as nationally renown 
          women business owners.
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

WHO:

Keynote – *Laurie Greiner, inventor, entrepreneur and star of “Shark Tank”

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Panelists:
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

• Beverly Johnson, supermodel, actress, author and entrepreneur. Johnson currently runs Beverly Johnson Enterprises, a company that produces The Beverly Johnson Luxurious Lifestyle Brand of products including luxury Remi hair extensions, wigs, cosmetics, handbags and more.

• Lauren Rubinson-Morris, president & CEO, MedEx Ambulance Service. Rubinson-Morris founded MedEx in 1998. The company has more than 50 ambulances, 15 wheelchair vans and employs more than 350 emts, paramedics, and administrative staff.

• Dr. Susan McClanahan, founder & president, Insight Behavior Health Center. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. McClanahan started her business due to the frustrating lack of local treatment centers. She is also an instructor at Northwestern University.

WHY:

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          The participants learn real lessons from successful business women 
          on topics such as:
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

• How to get ahead/break down walls

• How to be viewed as a “person” in business versus a “woman” in business

• How to stay inspired and continue to evolve

WHEN:

Wednesday, August 6

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          4:30-5pm, Registration
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          5-5:45pm, Keynote
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          5:45-6:30pm, Panel discussion
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          6:30-8:30pm, Networking reception
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

WHERE:

Four Seasons Chicago

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          120 East Delaware Place
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Chicago, IL
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

INTERVIEWS: Panelists available for interviews at the conference. Call Christine Holevas (773/576-7577) to schedule.*Laurie Greiner is not available for interviews.

ChaseChristine Holevas, 312/732-6206 (o)773/576-7577 (m)[e-mail]