Women TIES is proud to be a media sponsor of the You Can't Fail Because Your History Says You Can't Conference.

This conference is an unforgettable, one of a kind conference for professional women of color. Founded by Gwen Webber-McLeod, president and CEO of gweninc, You Can’t Fail is an energy packed experience drawing women from all over New York and the Northeast.

The conference is designed to educate, inspire and connect women of color who share a unique legacy of sisterhood and desire to be confident, competent, courageous and calm in each part of their lives. This year's annual conference will feature dynamic speaker, nationally known author, television personality and teacher, Iyanla Vanzant. In addition to Vanzant and workshops, this years’ conference focuses on the ‘art of Sistering’, how women of color can work together to support each other in all aspects of life and across generations.

You Can’t Fail exists to provide information encouragement and support to women by providing information to further equip them for success in new roles with greater responsibilities.

Vanzant is founder and Director of Inner Visions Institute of Spiritual Development in Silver Spring,MD, and author of numerous bestselling books. She has received numerous awards, including Halle Berry's five "Sheros" (Glamour Magazine 2006); Influential African Americans (Ebony Magazine 2004);and 100 Influential Women (Women's Day Magazine 2003.

The event was founded by Gwen Webber-McLeod, President of Gwen, Inc. Gwen, Inc. is a leadership development corporation, serving emerging and established leaders who desire to become more confident, competent, courageous and calm in the profession of leadership.

The annual Women TIES Retreat gathers our regional members and women entrepreneurs annually in a relaxing and inspirational environment to create stronger ties with each other, to infuse inspiration into their lives from powerful presenters, to enlighten them on vital business topics, and to ignite powerful strategic and financial connections to grow their companies.

Last year 130 regional women entrepreneurs gathered, relaxed, learned and were inspired by some amazing regional and local women business owners. Strategic networking was also a key component of the day. The event received an 90% approval rating from attendees!

To find out detailed information about the event, to make a reservation or become a sponsor, click on the link above.

The event's major sponsors to date are Brophy Services and SUNY Oswego. For a full list of sponsors visit the Retreat's mini-website.

Throughout her life, Julie has maintained passions for health, nutrition and chocolate, understanding long before recent research that the three rightfully belong together. Finally capitalizing on her psychology degree, she set out to prove that when you combine the mind, the body and chocolate, something extraordinary happens. Her book, The Chocolate Therapist: A User’s Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate is the result of her “painstaking” research.

Julie’s company, The Chocolate Therapist, Inc, located in Denver, Colorado, handcrafts all-natural chocolates onsite in Historic Downtown Littleton, Colorado. Chocolate creations include natural chocolate, nuts, berries, spices and organic flavoring oils, all custom-designed to promote optimal health and support the concepts in her book, The Chocolate Therapist.

Julie has appeared on local television and national radio numerous times to educate people about chocolate. She’s currently in the process of developing partnerships to produce a television show about chocolate, health and nutrition.

Julie also believes in being a philanthropic entrepreneur and gives a percentage of profits from all book and chocolate sales to international children’s programs focused on poverty, hunger, shelter, medical needs and education.

Women TIES is proud to be a sponsor of the Annual Connections Conference hosted by SUNY Oswego's Office of Business and Community Relations and the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training.

"Connections" is designed to bring women of all ages and backgrounds together to explore their place and power within their professions. The theme for this year's event is "Vision, Change and Growth" and will feature several dynamic speakers including two Women TIES members, networking opportunities, a dessert reception and a "Women's Marketplace" where vendors promoting products and services for women will be showcased.

Pamela Moss is someone who has discovered what lights her up is helping others see what lights them up. She strives to see and celebrate the divine light in each person she meets through painting Possibility Portraits. Her Possibility Portraits have been featured in the #1 Spirituality bestseller, “The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life” by Joyce Schwarz, and also on national TV.

Moss also leads vision board workshops around the country, such as Vision-Powered Planning for Entrepreneurs and Treasure Mapping: Creating an Extraordinary Year. Participants call these unique workshops “dynamite,” “wonderful,” and “tremendously beneficial.”

Moss’s ideal dream is that her work will help people see not only their own light — their own inner beauty and greatness and shared humanity — but also the light in others, at home, in our communities, and all over the world. If we all saw this consistently there would truly be peace on earth.

Prior to beginning her business in 2004, Moss as a Cornell Ph.D. and an ethics textbook author, as well as a homeschooling mom and recognized authority on “unschooling.”

Women TIES is proud to be a media sponsor of the Central New York Inclusion Conference.

The Central New York business community is invited to participate in the first annual Central New York Inclusion Conference (CYNIC) co-founded by Globali365. The overall objective of CNYIC is to provide a concrete and collaborative experience for leaders in business, education and local government (among others) who see the extraordinary economic and human value in their worlds of building and developing increasingly inclusive communities, businesses, governing bodies and educational institutions.

The CNYIC experience is meant to be the beginning of an on-going process of developing and sharing best practices, thought leadership and direct stories of successes to be celebrated as well as lessons learned from each effort that does not produce intended results.

The day long workshop and discussions include such topics as: Discussion, Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce; The Building Blocks of Value-Added Employee Affinity Groups, and the Increasing Complex and Empirical Business Case for Inclusion and Diversity.

The full event schedule, speaker profiles, and sponsors will be showcased on a special website within the next month. Check back here for the website address.

Freada Kapor Klein is a pioneer in the field of organizational development, human resources, and diversity consulting, as co-founder of the first organization in the US to offer comprehensive services, training, and consultation about sexual harassment to both the private and public sectors in 1976.

Klein founded her own consulting firm, Klein Associates, in 1987. The boutique firm specializes in employee surveys, training, and consulting on all forms of bias, harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. Klein’s consulting and training client base includes (among others) top tier international law firms, Wall Street financial services firms, and Silicon Valley start-ups.

Klein currently devotes the majority of her time to work in the non-profit world. In 2001 she founded the Level Playing Field Institute, which promotes innovative approaches to fairness in higher education and workplaces by removing barriers to full participation. In addition to studying and mitigating bias in the workplace, the Institute operates two academic programs: The Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) Academy, a residential program for high school students of color; and the Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership (IDEAL), a four-year scholarship for students of color at the University of California at Berkeley.