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About Wise Council
Want an advisory board for your business? A Wise Council
group may be just what you are looking for! Wise Council groups are
small groups of women business owners that meet regularly to brainstorm
and share information in a confidential setting about growing and
succeeding in business. These groups consist of approximately 8-12
businesswomen in non-competing industries. These groups meet regularly
in an informal, advisory board setting and provide the opportunity
to forge new friendships and foster mentoring relationships in the
world of business ownership.
The idea of Wise Council came from Napoleon Hill who
wrote the book “Think and Grow Rich”. His premise is that the more
creative minds there are to solve a problem, the more synergy there
will be created.
Click here
for an article by Valerie Freeman, a very successful Dallas entrepreneur
and past NAWBO D/FW president, on how joining a peer coaching group
benefits small business owners.
Many members say that Wise Council groups are one of
the greatest benefits of their NAWBO D/FW membership. There is no
additional cost to join a Wise Council group. For information contact
the Wise Council director
on the NAWBO D/FW Board.
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Current groups
Updated
January 2008
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Meeting
Frequency/Time
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Meeting
Location
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Group
Members
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Collin/Denton County Wise Council
1st
Thursday of the month
11:30 am - 1 pm
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In the Community Room at the Legacy Bank
of Texas building on Preston Road, just north of Parker Road, in Plano
(We are looking for new members! Especially these industries: employee management and/or benefits, health care, manufacturing/products, commercial leasing, attorney, technology, speaking/training) |
Suzi Berman, D Media (graphic design, Web design & hosting, printing & mailing, promotional products)
Lauren Dewey, Spectrum Financial Group (financial planning)
Michele Leftwich, Quality Care (nurse staffing agency helping D/FW hospitals with short term staffing needs)
Lori Orta, CPA (Certified Public Accounting firm providing audit, accounting and consulting services)
Bobbi Pappas, AirMechanix (air conditioning & heating)
Veronica Thomison, MPR Source, Inc. (marketing communications & public relations)
Contact: Suzi Berman, D Media Design, 972.747.9070 ext 1, sberman@dmedia-inc.com
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Fort Worth Wise Council
2nd Friday of the month |
Technology Team, LLC, 1120 South Freeway, Fort Worth 76104
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Edie Belzner and Suzanne Brown, Sockeye Marketing Management (marketing, advertising, design, print, online, broadcast, multimedia)
Jeanne Braniff Baker, BenfiTree Enterprises (employee benefits consulting/ insurance brokerage products and services
Suzanne Brown, Blueback Sales Solutions (sales development consulting for emerging businesses)
Sherry Green, Technology Team (computer services for corporate relocation/specializing in data centers and call centers)
Cindy Irvin, Farmers Insurance (home, auto, life, business insurance)
Kelley Kimmel, Principal Financial Group (financial planning, employee & employer benefits, exit planning, estate planning)
Hana Laurenzo, The Text Lab (Professional translation services)
Christie Simons, Efficient (streamlines sales and business processes)
Contact: Sherry Green, Technology Team, 817.233.8784, sherry@technologyteam.us
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Hi-5 Wise Council
2nd Friday of each month
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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AXA Advisors, 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1500, Dallas, 75251
(We are looking for new members!) |
Crystal Arredondo, AXA Advisors (financial advisor)
Billie Day, OnSite Solutions (HR consulting - compensation & talent management)
Sabina Bramlett, Attorney
Jodi Hodak, ABC, Write Away Communications (business writing & communication consulting)
Jackie Schwitter, Texas Treats (gourmet food items)
Contact: Jackie Schwitter, Texas Treats, 972.516.3280, info@texastreats.com
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Irving Wise Council
Last
Wednesday
of the month
3 - 5 pm
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Hartman Leito & Bolt, 105 Decker Court, Suite 950, Irving 75062
(We are looking for new members. Must be in business at least 5 years, have at least 5 employees and do at least 1 million in revenue.)
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Gina Buser, Traveling Coaches (training, application integration and consulting services)
Dawn Brinson, Brinson Benefits and Cobra Charmers (employee benefits) Lena Flores, City Sprint (delivery service)
Nancy Haney, Attorney
Nancy Kaufman, Northwest Life Insurance (agent)
Whitney Johns Martin, Texas Women Ventures Fund (investing in women-lead companies)
Mary Ann McKinley, McKinley Communications (a newsletter company)
Kelly Roberts, Ricochet Fuel (fuel distributor)
Joan Voeller, Hartman Leito & Bolt (partner in accounting and consulting firm)
Contact: Joan Voeller, Hartman Leito & Bolt, 972.579.0822, jvoeller@hlbllp.com
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traditional Wise Council format is where a member presents her current
business problems/issues and gets feedback from the rest of the
group.
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Wise Council
Group Guidelines
a.k.a. the "6 Cs of Wise Council"
- Commitment
12/2—Be prepared to commit for at least 12 months. If
you miss more than 2 meetings in a row please dismiss yourself
from the group unless illness or special circumstances apply.
- Competition
Free—Members should not be in competition with one another.
- Communication—When
conflict arises we will respectfully disagree and manage through
that conflict. If needed, we will establish norms to manage conflict.
- Courage
to Act—Once one has learned how to improve then have
the courage to take action.
- Confidentiality—All
information shared is completely confidential.
- Consideration—No
"hard selling" in Wise Council.
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Wise Council Policy Disclosure/ApplicationTo sign up for a Wise Council Group, please download
and complete the Wise Council
Policy Disclosure and the Wise Council
Profile/Application. When completed, please fax, email or mail
your forms to the NAWBO
D/FW administrative office:
NAWBO D/FW
P.O. Box 671186
Dallas, TX 75367-1186
tel 214.428.7475 • fax 817.288.0609
info@nawbotx.org
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