Why Women Succeed: The Art of Re-invention

Our KPCC event "Why Women Succeed: The Art of Re-Invention" was a success!

The 100+ attendees who joined us at KPCC's Crawford Family Forum last Tuesday, June 19th, enjoyed a reception on the patio prior to the panel discussion.

                                         Jane Caughey, Heritage Awardee

Among the attendees was Jane Caughey, the Heritage Awardee for our upcoming 2012 Trailblazer event this October.

                                   Wendy Welch-Keller introducing the panel discussion

Wendy Welch-Keller, the Vice President of the Women At Work Board of Directors, introduced the panel presentation, handing things off to Margaret McAustin, Pasadena Vice-Mayor and the moderator of the panel discussion.

                  Pasadena Vice-Mayor, Margaret McAustin, was the panel moderator

Our featured panelists were:

Robert Hemmings, Author of "How to Jump-Start Your Career"

Victoria Seitz, Ph.D., Author of "I Don't Wear A Suit!"

Gail Schaper-Gordon, Ph.D., Founder of Win-Win Workplace Solutions

Cyndee Whitney, Ph.D., Manager of Learning & Development for Metrolink

Linda Wah, Trustee for Pasadena City College

 From left: Wah, Whitney, Schaper-Gordon, Seitz, Hemming

Panelists discussed their own life-success stories and how re-inventing themselves helped them better their careers and achieve their goals. Aside from the discussion, panelists answered questions from the audience, gave advice, and shared their success secrets.

Attendees walked away from the discussion saying they found it "enlightening", "informative", "all-age appropriate", "inspirational", "encouraging", and "empowering".  One attendee valued one panelist's advice to 'Grieve a job loss, take your time, and don't accept any job offers just because you need work. Consider your passions', while another attendee said of all the panelists that "their words of wisdom are gold."

               

Women At Work would like to thank its Board of Directors for generously donating all food for the reception, KPCC for allowing us to host this event in their beautiful facilities at the Crawford Family Forum, and our panelists & moderator for sharing with us their advice, secrets, and sense of humor.