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Women Presidents' Organization 2019 Annual Conference: "Leading Up"
Sharing Business Strategies and Experience with Women Throughout Your Organization and All Over the World
Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (May 1-3, 2019)

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • Hanna Rosin, Best Selling author and Host of NPR's Invisibilia and of Slate podcast - The Rise of Women: What the Future Holds (Wednesday, May 1st, 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.)
  • Daniel Pink, Best Selling Author and Widely-Acclaimed TED Speaker
    Leadership and the New Principles of Influence (Thursday, May 2nd, 9:00-10:15 a.m.)
  • Susan Cain, Chief Revolutionary of the Quiet Revolution, Best Selling Author and Widely-Acclaimed TED Speaker – Quiet: How to Harness the Strengths of Introverts to Transform How We Work, Lead and Innovate (Friday, May 3rd, 9:30-10:45 a.m.)

COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE 
WorkshopsThursday, May 2nd, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (repeated in the afternoon 2:45 – 4:15 p.m.)

  • Understanding the Drama Triangle: Managing Drama in the Workplace Deidre Koppelman, Founder & CEO, PEAR Core Solutions™ 
  • What Matters: How to Optimize Success Every Time You NegotiateKate Megan, Negotiation Consultant, Director, EY
  • I See What You Are Thinking: Interpreting Body Language- Linda Clemons, CEO, Sisterpreneur, Inc.
  • Leadership as Relationship: The Power of Conscious Impact to Change the Game – Philippa Waller, CEO, 4D Human Being
  • Presentation by Debra L. Spar, Baker Foundation Professor, Harvard Business School

SEARCH FOR 50 FASTEST GROWING WOMEN-OWNED/LED COMPANIES™ AWARDS and Panel discussion, sponsored by Capital One (Thursday, May 2nd, 1:00– 2:00 p.m.).

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS: 
Dr. Marsha Firestone, WPO President & Founder; Keynote Speakers; WPO members representing successful entrepreneurs from Charlotte and adjacent areas, including:
Pamela Eyring, The Protocol School of Washington; Dr. Cheryl Nicholas, InnerVision, Inc; Jennifer Guthrie, In-Flight Crew Connections, LLC; Jill Marcus, The Mother Earth Group.

Interesting WPO Statistics

  • 137 Chapters on 6 continents; 2,000 members; average annual revenue must be $2 million for product-based/$1 million if service-based.
  • WPO Platinum members average annual revenue -$47 million; WPO Zenith members average annual revenue-$177 million.

 

Key Facts

 

•  Average Revenue:

•  Aggregate Revenue

•  Average # Employees

•  Aggregate # Employees

All WPO Members

 

•  $14 million

•  $25.7 billion

•  82

•  150,000

WPO North Carolina members

 

•  $8 million
•  $320.3 million
•  31
•  1,176    

 

CONTACT:

Frank Tortorici
frank@marketingmaven.com
(908) 875-8908

 

Susan Johnson
sjohnson@womenpresidentsorg.com
212-688-4114 Office
917-601-5778 Mobile

 

SOURCE Women Presidents' Organization