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The Invent Your Future Toolkit
March 2008
Inside this issue
Silicon Valley Women Leaders Gather to Invent Their Future
Over 250 corporate women, entrepreneurs and graduate students from across the Bay Area gathered February 26-27, 2008
for the 2nd annual Invent Your Future Conference for Women (IYF) to learn the secrets of innovation, influence and
career growth. As always, when women get together, there was great energy, laughter, sharing, greeting old friends and
making new ones—but attendees are also raving about the value this unique event offered for driving business value, arming
attendees with highly-tuned strategies and practical resources to take their careers and companies to the next level before
they walked out the door. One attendee from Sun Microsystems calls it “an eye opening, awakening experience that jolted
me to start inventing my future”…one that is “relevant and appropriate to the challenges that women face in the workplace
today.” Three remarkable women were also honored as “Diamond Leaders”: Jeanne Beacham (Delphon), Cathy Benko
(Deloitte & Touche) and Titina Ott (Oracle).
Click here to read the full article
Take the Conference to Go for Under $200 - Order Conference CDs Today
Would you like to dive deeper on conference topics you loved or hear the amazing speakers you missed? Now you can listen
during your commute or on your lunch hour by purchasing your own personal set of audio CDs of the conference and
transcripts of the two top-rated sessions. Session CDs are $19/each or the entire power-packed day (16 sessions) for just
$147.
Click here to order audio CDs & transcripts
Feature Story: Busting Innovation Stereotypes
We’re excited to welcome guest contributor Sarah Miller Caldicott, great grandniece of Thomas Edison and author of
“Innovate Like Edison” to share her innovation ideas. In this intriguing article, she blasts the stereotypes about innovation
using colorful examples, including TV ads from IBM’s “ideating” campaign and her own personal research on best practices
fostered by the man known as America’s greatest innovator. If you ever wondered how to tease out your own skills and turn
your organization into an innovation center, Sarah’s tips and advice will inspire you and help you chart your course.
Read the entire article
News: Calling all Mentors…Invent Your Future Launches Cross-Company Mentor Matching Program
Invent Your Future is proud to announce the launch of a cross-company mentor program in partnership with Mentor
Resources Network (MRN). We’re looking for a group of 30 committed mentors with at least 10 years of work experience who
are willing to share their experiences, talents and best practices with women on their way up the corporate or
entrepreneurial ladder. If you are able to commit to meeting with a mentee at least once/month for six months by phone or in-
person, we’d love to hear from you! Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders are both welcome.
Read the entire article
News: Create Your Life Plan in Just One Page! Don’t Miss this Seminar!
Are you great at making to-do lists but not that great at thinking longer term? Do you have a clear vision of your life and a
plan for how to balance the often conflicting goals of work, community, family, personal happiness, leaving a legacy?
Invent Your Future’s one day life planning seminar is just the solution you need to get a jump start on planning your life
beyond the next three weeks. We can help you set a personal vision, clarify your objectives and set out quarterly action plans
to help you achieve your dreams ! Stop making excuses and get in on this fun, interactive workshop where we use simple
templates, fill in the blank forms and lots of examples to help you walk away with a life plan all on one page at the end of just
one day.
Read the entire article
News: The Hottest Thing We’ve Seen: Turning Our Conference into a Storybook!
If you’re like us, there’s been more than one meeting where you’ve spent more time doodling than taking notes. Thanks to
the creative wizardry of Paula Hansen, we’ve taken our conference to an entirely new dimension, and it’s a bit like Dilbert
meets DaVinci. See how—from right inside our session rooms—she interpreted each speaker’s commentary and slides using a
new concept called graphic facilitation. Paula’s colorful large-scale visual charts turned our walls into storyboards with words
and pictures.
See how Paula transformed one session into a beautiful work of art
Hot Events: Designed for Women on the Fast-Track
Read more about these great events we HIGHLY recommend
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Business Applications of Social Networking
Presented by Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives
8:00am – 12:30pm
Computer History Museum, Mountain View
March 29 – full day
One Page Life Plan Workshop
Presented by Invent Your Future
Redwood City
April 5 – full day
One Page Life Plan Workshop
Presented by Invent Your Future
Redwood City
April 10 - 5:30 – 7:30pm
Leading with Power, Influence and Integrity
FountainBlue's When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series
EMC Corporation, Santa Clara
April 17 - 5:30 – 7:00pm
Women’s Entrepreneurship panel
Meridien Hotel, 333 Battery Street, San Francisco
Presented by Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists Vicki Saunders of Zazengo and Karen Northup of Corefino.
April 29 - 2:15 - 3:45pm
Panel: Matching Work Options to Life Goals
19th Annual Professional Business Women of California conference
Moscone Center, San Francisco
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists Lydia Li & Leslie Stanion, Sales Development Managers, WW PSG
Accessories, Support and Factory Services Hewlett-Packard and Tracy Weatherby, Founder & Principal, Active Ingredient
May 1-2
What Can Be Learned from Entrepreneurs
The Conference Board’s 2008 Women's Leadership Conference
San Diego, CA
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists: Shellye Archimbeau, CEO, MetricStream, Inc. and Nina Bhatti,
Principal Scientist, HP Labs
May 12 – 16
Executive Program for Women Leaders
Presented by Stanford University Graduate School of Business – Executive Education
May 15 1:00 - 2:00pm
Funding Your Business
Microsoft, 835 Market Street, San Francisco
Microsoft Small Business Week Conference
IYF’s Denise Brosseau, Invent Your Future with Carol Caspe, Wells Fargo, and Steven J. Roth, Interim Director, EastBay Small
Business Development Center
June 1 – 6
Managing Teams for Innovation and Success
Presented by Stanford University Graduate School of Business – Executive Education
June 2 12 noon - 7pm
IYF Women’s Wellness Forum
Microsoft, 835 Market Street, San Francisco
Mark Your Calendar for a special half day event on Women’s Wellness featuring keynote luncheon with Dr. Nancy Snyderman,
Chief Medical Editor for NBC News and author of "Medical Myths That Can Kill You". Sponsored by Microsoft and Sutter Health.
Supporting Organization: The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives.
Cost: Early Bird Price of $95 until May 15th - includes lunch, workshops, reception and $25 gift certificate from Burke
Williams Spa!
$75 - Lunch and workshops, includes $25 gift certificate from Burke Williams Spa
$35 - Reception only
June 5
Fulbright Scholars Breakfast
Entrepreneurship
IYF’s Denise Brosseau moderates a panel for visiting Fulbright Scholars from around the world
July 30 - August 1
Tech Leaders Workshop
Georgia Tech, Georgia
Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology
IYF’s Denise Brosseau will co-present a 2-day Leadership & Life Planning program with Dr. Frank Greene, architect of the
Vision-Relationships-Execution (VRE) Model.
Invent Your Future Enterprises
www.inventyourfuture.com
650-472-3782
Invent Your Future Enterprises is a professional development company that specializes in the retention, development and
acceleration of women leaders. Based on extensive research on the training needs of corporate managers and high potential
leaders, the company offers talent development programs, skill-building events and organizational consulting. Our programs
serve companies such as Cisco, Ernst & Young, Genentech, Hewlett-Packard, KPMG, New York Life Company, Northrop
Grumman, Sun, Symantec and Wells Fargo. Download a pdf of our new brochure and learn about our holistic approach to
talent development.
March 2008
Inside this issue
- Silicon Valley Women Leaders Gather to Invent Their Future
- Special Offers: Take the Conference to Go for Under $200 - Order Conference CDs Today
- Feature: Busting Innovation Stereotypes by Sarah Miller Caldicott (great grandniece of Thomas Edison!)
- News: Calling all Mentors…Invent Your Future Launches Cross-Company Mentor Matching Program
- News: Create Your Life Plan in Just One Page! Don’t Miss this Seminar!
- News: The Hottest Thing We’ve Seen: Turning Our Conference into a Storybook!
- Hot Events: Designed for Women on the Fast-Track
Silicon Valley Women Leaders Gather to Invent Their Future
Over 250 corporate women, entrepreneurs and graduate students from across the Bay Area gathered February 26-27, 2008
for the 2nd annual Invent Your Future Conference for Women (IYF) to learn the secrets of innovation, influence and
career growth. As always, when women get together, there was great energy, laughter, sharing, greeting old friends and
making new ones—but attendees are also raving about the value this unique event offered for driving business value, arming
attendees with highly-tuned strategies and practical resources to take their careers and companies to the next level before
they walked out the door. One attendee from Sun Microsystems calls it “an eye opening, awakening experience that jolted
me to start inventing my future”…one that is “relevant and appropriate to the challenges that women face in the workplace
today.” Three remarkable women were also honored as “Diamond Leaders”: Jeanne Beacham (Delphon), Cathy Benko
(Deloitte & Touche) and Titina Ott (Oracle).
Click here to read the full article
Take the Conference to Go for Under $200 - Order Conference CDs Today
Would you like to dive deeper on conference topics you loved or hear the amazing speakers you missed? Now you can listen
during your commute or on your lunch hour by purchasing your own personal set of audio CDs of the conference and
transcripts of the two top-rated sessions. Session CDs are $19/each or the entire power-packed day (16 sessions) for just
$147.
Click here to order audio CDs & transcripts
Feature Story: Busting Innovation Stereotypes
We’re excited to welcome guest contributor Sarah Miller Caldicott, great grandniece of Thomas Edison and author of
“Innovate Like Edison” to share her innovation ideas. In this intriguing article, she blasts the stereotypes about innovation
using colorful examples, including TV ads from IBM’s “ideating” campaign and her own personal research on best practices
fostered by the man known as America’s greatest innovator. If you ever wondered how to tease out your own skills and turn
your organization into an innovation center, Sarah’s tips and advice will inspire you and help you chart your course.
Read the entire article
News: Calling all Mentors…Invent Your Future Launches Cross-Company Mentor Matching Program
Invent Your Future is proud to announce the launch of a cross-company mentor program in partnership with Mentor
Resources Network (MRN). We’re looking for a group of 30 committed mentors with at least 10 years of work experience who
are willing to share their experiences, talents and best practices with women on their way up the corporate or
entrepreneurial ladder. If you are able to commit to meeting with a mentee at least once/month for six months by phone or in-
person, we’d love to hear from you! Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders are both welcome.
Read the entire article
News: Create Your Life Plan in Just One Page! Don’t Miss this Seminar!
Are you great at making to-do lists but not that great at thinking longer term? Do you have a clear vision of your life and a
plan for how to balance the often conflicting goals of work, community, family, personal happiness, leaving a legacy?
Invent Your Future’s one day life planning seminar is just the solution you need to get a jump start on planning your life
beyond the next three weeks. We can help you set a personal vision, clarify your objectives and set out quarterly action plans
to help you achieve your dreams ! Stop making excuses and get in on this fun, interactive workshop where we use simple
templates, fill in the blank forms and lots of examples to help you walk away with a life plan all on one page at the end of just
one day.
Read the entire article
News: The Hottest Thing We’ve Seen: Turning Our Conference into a Storybook!
If you’re like us, there’s been more than one meeting where you’ve spent more time doodling than taking notes. Thanks to
the creative wizardry of Paula Hansen, we’ve taken our conference to an entirely new dimension, and it’s a bit like Dilbert
meets DaVinci. See how—from right inside our session rooms—she interpreted each speaker’s commentary and slides using a
new concept called graphic facilitation. Paula’s colorful large-scale visual charts turned our walls into storyboards with words
and pictures.
See how Paula transformed one session into a beautiful work of art
Hot Events: Designed for Women on the Fast-Track
Read more about these great events we HIGHLY recommend
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Business Applications of Social Networking
Presented by Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives
8:00am – 12:30pm
Computer History Museum, Mountain View
March 29 – full day
One Page Life Plan Workshop
Presented by Invent Your Future
Redwood City
April 5 – full day
One Page Life Plan Workshop
Presented by Invent Your Future
Redwood City
April 10 - 5:30 – 7:30pm
Leading with Power, Influence and Integrity
FountainBlue's When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series
EMC Corporation, Santa Clara
April 17 - 5:30 – 7:00pm
Women’s Entrepreneurship panel
Meridien Hotel, 333 Battery Street, San Francisco
Presented by Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists Vicki Saunders of Zazengo and Karen Northup of Corefino.
April 29 - 2:15 - 3:45pm
Panel: Matching Work Options to Life Goals
19th Annual Professional Business Women of California conference
Moscone Center, San Francisco
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists Lydia Li & Leslie Stanion, Sales Development Managers, WW PSG
Accessories, Support and Factory Services Hewlett-Packard and Tracy Weatherby, Founder & Principal, Active Ingredient
May 1-2
What Can Be Learned from Entrepreneurs
The Conference Board’s 2008 Women's Leadership Conference
San Diego, CA
IYF’s Denise Brosseau (Moderator/Speaker) with panelists: Shellye Archimbeau, CEO, MetricStream, Inc. and Nina Bhatti,
Principal Scientist, HP Labs
May 12 – 16
Executive Program for Women Leaders
Presented by Stanford University Graduate School of Business – Executive Education
May 15 1:00 - 2:00pm
Funding Your Business
Microsoft, 835 Market Street, San Francisco
Microsoft Small Business Week Conference
IYF’s Denise Brosseau, Invent Your Future with Carol Caspe, Wells Fargo, and Steven J. Roth, Interim Director, EastBay Small
Business Development Center
June 1 – 6
Managing Teams for Innovation and Success
Presented by Stanford University Graduate School of Business – Executive Education
June 2 12 noon - 7pm
IYF Women’s Wellness Forum
Microsoft, 835 Market Street, San Francisco
Mark Your Calendar for a special half day event on Women’s Wellness featuring keynote luncheon with Dr. Nancy Snyderman,
Chief Medical Editor for NBC News and author of "Medical Myths That Can Kill You". Sponsored by Microsoft and Sutter Health.
Supporting Organization: The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives.
Cost: Early Bird Price of $95 until May 15th - includes lunch, workshops, reception and $25 gift certificate from Burke
Williams Spa!
$75 - Lunch and workshops, includes $25 gift certificate from Burke Williams Spa
$35 - Reception only
June 5
Fulbright Scholars Breakfast
Entrepreneurship
IYF’s Denise Brosseau moderates a panel for visiting Fulbright Scholars from around the world
July 30 - August 1
Tech Leaders Workshop
Georgia Tech, Georgia
Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology
IYF’s Denise Brosseau will co-present a 2-day Leadership & Life Planning program with Dr. Frank Greene, architect of the
Vision-Relationships-Execution (VRE) Model.
Invent Your Future Enterprises
www.inventyourfuture.com
650-472-3782
Invent Your Future Enterprises is a professional development company that specializes in the retention, development and
acceleration of women leaders. Based on extensive research on the training needs of corporate managers and high potential
leaders, the company offers talent development programs, skill-building events and organizational consulting. Our programs
serve companies such as Cisco, Ernst & Young, Genentech, Hewlett-Packard, KPMG, New York Life Company, Northrop
Grumman, Sun, Symantec and Wells Fargo. Download a pdf of our new brochure and learn about our holistic approach to
talent development.