On November 7th, I’m going to be a participant on a very exciting panel with three fellow women entrepreneurs at New York Women in Communication’s 2009 Student Communication Career Conference: Evolving Disciplines, Unfolding Opportunities

We’ll each be speaking about our careers, the path we’ve taken to get us to this point, and providing the students with a solid representation of our industries.

My co-panelists:

CAROLYN KEPCHER

WorkHerWay.com

Carolyn Kepcher is the founder of Carolyn & Co. Media and  the website Work Her Way.com.  You probably recognize Carolyn for her role as an Executive Vice President with the Trump Organization, she is known by millions for her role on NBC’s hit series, “The Apprentice.” Carolyn is also the author of the best-selling business book “Carolyn 101,” which landed at No. 2 on the New York Times best-sellers list.

She writes the weekly “Your Career” column for The New York Daily News, which addresses business, career and balance. Carolyn is a regular on the speaking circuit, and makes numerous television appearances. Through her television work, she has spoken with national role models including Hillary Rodham Clinton and Roseanne Bodowski. She has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Jane Pauley Show” and the “Today” show, and has made regular appearances on Fox Business to share her experiences and philosophies on women and business.

Prior to forming her company, Carolyn & Co. Media, and launching Work Her Way, Carolyn was Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization and Chief Operating Officer for Trump Golf Properties.

JENNIFER BAUM, PRESIDENT

Bullfrog & Baum

Jennifer is the president and founder of Bullfrog & Baum,  an award-winning agency with offices in NYC and LA, that is  nationally-recognized in the specialty areas of hospitality, lifestyle and consumer public relations.  Under her guidance the agency has had a hand in turning names like Laurent Tourondel and Michael Psilakis into internationally recognized brands while strategizing for well known chefs like Bobby Flay and Wolfgang Puck.

She is known and respected as a creative, energetic thinker who values honesty and integrity above all else.  These principles are imparted daily to her staff, which now numbers close to 30.

SUZANNE KANTRA

Techlicious.com
The Techlicious Blog
Techlicious’ mission is to be your tech-savvy friend, the one you can count on to help you make better informed buying decisions and to get more out of the products you already own–whether for work, family or fun.  The site’s writers cut through the hype and technical jargon to give you the information you need, in language that’s easy to understand., making tech simple!

For the past 19 years, Suzanne has been exploring and writing about some of the world’s most exciting and important science and technology issues. Most recently, Suzanne was the Technology Editor for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where she also hosted the radio show “Living with Technology” on Sirius Satellite Radio. Previously she served as Technology Editor for Popular Science Magazine. She has also been featured on CNN, CBS, and NBC.

Suzanne lives in New York City with her husband and three children.

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The conference:

Keynote Speaker: Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams

Location:
Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street (Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal)
New York City

Companies represented include:
Dow Jones & Co., FOX News Channel, FutureBrand, MediaWeek, New York Daily News, Nickelodeon Viacom, Techlicious.com, WABC-TV, Good Morning America, NY1 New

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Kara works with legal marketers to create a more clearly defined focus and distinctive business strategy that will provide them with a competitive advantage for new business, higher reputation recognition, and enhance their ability to attract, win, and retain the clients they really want.

I’ll be among more than 50 leading communications professionals contributing toward a a full day of education, career advice, and networking as we address innovation, the evolving world of communications, and the unfolding opportunities for “the next generation” of young professionals .

Broadcast and Cable Journalism – Newspaper/Wire/Web Reporting – Magazine Writing for Print and Web - Marketing – Advertising – Public Relations – Digital, Social and Mobile Media – Communications Entrepreneurship – TV and Interactive Production

Specialized tracks in Journalism, Marketing Communications and Communications 2.0

Companies represented include:
Dow Jones & Co., FOX News Channel, FutureBrand, MediaWeek, New York Daily News, Nickelodeon Viacom, Techlicious.com, WABC-TV, Good Morning America, NY1 News

Date/Time
Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
*Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.

Location
Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street (Park Avenue at Grand Central Terminal)
New York City

More information and registration

While doing my morning routine using the same tools and the same activities I instruct my clients to use, I realized that one of my favorite legal bloggers, Robert Ambrogi was speaking at the Social Media Risks & Rewards Conference,  in New York on September 21, 2009.

www.corpcounsel.com/socialmedia

Bob is a lawyer and media professional who has been writing and speaking about attorneys and the internet for more than 15 years. He is the author of two books, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web now in its second edition, and The Internet Guide for Massachusetts Lawyers.

Robert Ambrogi

Bob’s syndicated column about the Internet has appeared in legal periodicals throughout the U.S. since 1993, and Law Technology News has published his award-winning Web Watch column since 1999. He founded the first Internet newsletter for lawyers, legal.online in 1994.

Social Media Risks & Rewards Conference attendees are going to receive invaluable tips for developing their social media corporate policies, from an incredibly impressive group of speakers. So naturally, I wanted to go meet Bob and to learn as much as I could.   I’m also in the midst of re-writing my business plan, cultivating clients and developing financing for growth.  Needless to say, conference attendance fees aren’t in my budget right now.

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Additionally, with a speaker line-up that includes Kevin Flynn of Pres. Obama’s Blogging Team, Andy Mitchell of CNN Worldwide, and Monica Bay, Editor-In-Chief, Law Technology News;  my true desire was to attend as a professional within the industry and someone whose expertise would be viewed as beneficial to those coordinating it.

I’ve been following Bob for more than a year via Linked-In, Facebook, and his blogs.  We have also commented on some of the same posts of other Bloggers within the industry, so while I’d never spoken with him or by telephone, or met him in person, he was familiar with me via this blog.

I sent him an Bob and e-mail and requested to attend the conference as his guest.  He recognized me right away and forwarded my request to Judy Kelly, the conference originator, who was almost as thrilled as I was, “I have to say that I think it’s really cool that you guys know each other by social media and that you are going to meet live at a social media event”, she replied.   I then  requested to make regular updates about the conference on Twitter and write blog article post-event!

Many thanks to Judy Kelly of Incisive Media and Bob Ambrogi and for giving me the opportunity me to participate in this important day.  You’re exemplifying exactly the kind of result I talk to my clients, colleagues and potential clients about every day and affirming that social media and blogging works for legal marketers.

Follow my conference coverage via Tweets during the course of the day at  #LSMC

Stay Tuned!