Women Take Charge: Steps for Getting What You Want Out of Life

Join Nell Merlino and a distinguished panel of women executives as they discuss the ways in which female leaders are serving as agents of change and how women-business owners are creating jobs and boosting economic activity. They will also share their professional and personal accomplishments, the unique challenges they have faced, and how they have adapted to and overcome obstacles to achieve their goals at Women Take Charge on Tuesday, June 16, 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Center City.

Throughout her career, Nell Merlino has inspired millions of women to take action. She is the creative force behind Take Our Daughters to Work Day and the founder, president and CEO of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, a not-for-profit organization that empowers women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by providing tools, resources, and a supportive community of their peers. Ms. Merlino is the author of Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want It Their Way in Life, in Love and at Work.

Panelists include Donna Allie, President and Founder, Team Clean, Inc.; Reneé Amoore, President, The Amoore Group, Inc.; Martha Soehren, Chief Learning Officer and Senior Vice President, Comcast University for Comcast Cable Communications, LLC; and Faith Williams, Loyalty Marketing Manager, Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The panel will be moderated by Lyn Kremer, Publisher, Philadelphia Business Journal.

A portion of your registration will be donated to The Career Wardrobe — the nation’s largest organization that provides professional clothing, career skills education and networking opportunities to women transitioning into the workforce. Since 1995, over 50,000 women in the Philadelphia area have benefited from the organization’s services. For more information visit www.careerwardrobe.org.

Please bring a gently used professional accessory or new beauty product to donate to The Career Wardrobe. Needed items include: purses, portfolios, scarves, jewelry or unused cosmetics.

Women Take Charge is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Business Journal. It is sponsored by Cancer Treatment Centers of America, CIGNA, Comcast Corporation and Dale Carnegie Training.

For more information or to register, click here or call 215-790-3675. No telephone reservations, please.