Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund, knows a lot about runways and red carpets, but she wasn't the main attraction during a recent appearance at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Crowds of people gathered in the hotel's lobby, but not to...

Ok where do I start today? So many things are going on it is crazy. I started to make a list of things so I didn't forget to mention anything in the blog. Ok here it goes.... The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch Spoke with Annie (producer) and sent all...

It was a rainy day in St. Paul, MN, on Tuesday, but that did not dampen the spirits of the delegates there for the Republican National Convention. According to weather reports, the rain was ironically residue from Hurricane Gustav which hit the Gulf Coast...

WIPP does not endorse any candidate. We do encourage women to run for political office, from community boards to federal elective office. In fact, a recent nationwide survey commissioned by WIPP , told us that our members place a great deal of importance...

Here we are in Denver - 2:00 a.m. after a full day of meetings and events. I must say, I love conventions - the excitement is incredible and you can't help but get caught up in it. The delegations are all meeting, people are running around in funny...

Most ten year olds don't get a huge birthday celebration, but the stunning success of a business changing the way the world accesses information is not going unnoticed. You see, this ten year old is Google, the most widely used search engine. Google...

Good door openers aren't always good salespeople. What to look for when hiring salespeople. Recently, one of my clients hired a very personable young lady who had a knack for opening doors to new prospects. Her ability was soon overshadowed by her...

Hurricane Gustav is obviously overtaking the news, rightfully so. The Republicans have cut back on their events today (Monday) and the schedule will be determined day by day. WIPP is going ahead with our meeting today. I saw that Cindy McCain has arrived...

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE) and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) hosted a tea in AT&T’s meeting suite at Brit’s Pub in Minneapolis. The tea was to “celebrate our leaders who support U.S. competitiveness, innovation...

The Republican Convention started on Monday in St. Paul but was scaled back to only an afternoon event due to Hurricane Gustav. Our WIPP event was from 2-4 p.m. and the Convention was 2-5 p.m. so we did not make any Convention activities. The delegates...

The WIPP contingent flew out of Denver to Minneapolis. There were a lot of media on our flights (as most attendees go to one convention or the other, not both). We’ve got the weekend to catch up on our other work before we start up again. Of course, the...

It’s hard to even begin writing about the last day of the Democratic Convention. Presidential nominee Barack Obama (we can now drop “presumptive”) spoke to me and 84,999 others at the Invesco Stadium in Denver. That speech was well-covered so I won’t...

I attended the Women’s Caucus meeting on Thursday morning. It was great to hear so many women speak who are in public office. The highlight of the morning was Michelle Obama’s speech. Only one speaker mentioned women as a voting bloc—and small business...

Use Your Vote Wisely Advice for Small, Woman, Minority and Veteran Businesses By Janet W. Christy “A government contract for every small business and a grant for every woman, minority and veteran owned business,” is the cry that could get any candidate...

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