There was a big announcement at the Illawarra Women In Business Conference and Expo on Friday when director Glenda Papac announced Mark Bouris would be the speaker at an IWIB business networking lunch on February 5.
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The Novotel Wollongong NorthBeach will be the venue for the event and bookings will open on October 20.
The opportunity to hear Bouris speak for up to an hour has already been supported by a number of Illawarra businesses such as Hillross Fairy Meadow, Your Business Buddy, In the Loop, Relativity, Domina General Insurance Brokers, Lancaster Law & Mediation, One Agency Sally Absalom and the Illawarra Mercury.
Mrs Papac has also secured another big name speaker for 2016 that she won’t reveal until February.
Her goals is to have two big names speak at networking lunches each year.
This year she had Turia Pitt and Dawn Fraser.
But local speakers also get to shine at IWIB and did at Friday’s conference day.
Lynne Hocking spoke about using Facebook to its best potential, SaraSwati Shakti’s focused on leading with your essential self, Erin Bubb used chocolates as she delivered a presentation on communication with confidence and Lisa Burling gave a moving background behind the story of why she always wanted to meet Richard Branson.
Wollongong Design Studio was judged best stand by Penny Magro.
POOL WORK FOR POOLWERX
Poolwerx Illawarra is the winner of the Outstanding Team Contribution Award at the Poolwerx National Convention.
Lillian and Andrew Todd were recognised for demonstrating outstanding teamwork and support to other franchise partners in the Poolwerx network
Poolwerx CEO John O’Brien said the couple had gone out of their to assist and advise other franchise partners in the network.
“The Todds are always the first to try new systems and share their experiences with others,” he said
WARILLA CHAMBER ANNIVERSARY
The Warilla Business Chamber is celebrating its first birthday next Wednesday by broadening its base to include Shellharbour Village.
Committee members Maralyn Young, Mike Leask, Mark Jones, Jodie Pyke, Craig Mowbray, Jayne Bachelor, Luke Crockford and Margot Griffiths presently represent 50 members from small to large business.
The chamber has also supported charities such as PCYC, Denny Foundation, SYFS and the Leukaemia Foundation.
The celebration is over lunch at Warilla Beach Hotel.