Marlene Waldock - Founder of the Because We are Women Annual Symposium

Marlene is a seasoned business owner, award winning entrepreneur and the former host of New Jersey Business on News 12 New Jersey. Her accolades include 2007  WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT -  NJAWBO, WOMEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE - SOROPTIMISTS, PRESIDENT, North Essex Chamber of Commerce, 2006 NJBIZ 50 BEST WOMEN IN BUSINESS, 2005 SBA Women Business Champion, 2005 Women Business Center Patron of the Year, SBA SMALL BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2003, and NJAWBO BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2003.  Marlene talks about how to re-invent yourself and create a new life experience leveraging what you have learned in your past.  She reveals the powerful process used with a high degree of success at the Because We are Women conference, that enables women to tap into what they really want, clear their path of obstacles and create a plan for moving forward.       Full Interview   Chic Tip

Maria Marsala - Founder of Elevating your Business, former Wall Street executive

Maria Marsala entered the business world at 14 and hit Wall Street 3 years later.  Maria is a business consultant, coach, speaker and author. Maria has been featured in national and international publications such as Money magazine, Women's Day, and The Bottom Line. In this Chic Perspective Maria talks about how she climbed the corporate ladder without hitting the glass ceiling, exhibiting fierce determination and keen insights when she became a bond trader and department manager at a time when women executives were a rare commodity. Maria reveals how entrepreneurs can double their income, work smarter and enjoy a higher quality of life by using smart planning. She discusses how a mindset shift is the most powerful thing you can do to expand the potential of your business while also reducing your workload.  Chic Tip    

Indigo Johnson - CEO of Careers in Transition and Author of Playing by the Unwritten Rules: Moving from the Middle to the Top

Indigo is a career and workforce expert and her company specializes in helping organizations to attract, develop and retain employees through performance and productivity initiatives and programs. She coaches and speaks on employability, diversity, career development, mentoring, workplace relationships, communicating, job search and a variety of other issues affecting careers and the work environment.  Indigo reveals what the unwritten rules in business are, why women sometimes don't get them, and how this can hold them back.  Most importantly, Indigo shares what you can do to abide by them and move ahead.  Chic Tip    

Virginia Hughes Means - Executive Coach and former Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting and Managing Director of Randstad North America

Virginia Means brings 20 years of high-level corporate HR experience in developing people, both on a macro and micro level, to the coaching profession. With Wharton-training and SPHR certification, she has served as a Director of HR for Deloitte Consulting.  As a Managing Director of Randstad North America, Virginia was responsible for the development, succession planning and placement of up to 475,000 employees.

Virginia talks about her unique combination of high-level corporate responsibility in the service and professional industries, how she rose to the top and best practices of those who get there.  Virginia discusses how her background created an ideal platform for effectively developing both the substance and style of corporate executives and professionals. Virginia reveals what types of challenges do many executives face, and how can they overcome them.  Chic Tip    

Christopher Flett - Author of What Men Don't Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily Guarded Alpha Male Playbook