Women in Business Lunch - life work balance - October 2009

 This was our Second Luncheon and we took it to the 

Winery - Silos Winery Restaurant at Jaspers Brush on

 Wednesday 14th October 2009.

Networking

Networking at Silos

We enjoyed some wine samples before moving into the restaurant to hear our guest speaker.......which was to be Shelley Hancock (State Member of Parliament), 

but unfortunately Shelley had come down with a severe case of the flu and a fill in had to be found....the day of the lunch!!!!!

 

Judith Owen's Introduction

Dianne Blackstock thanking Guest Speaker

Nicole Robinson introducing our Guest Speaker

Meshelle Knapp - Guest Speaker

Meshelle Knapp to the rescue.

Meshelle is the CEO of Total Management Options Australia TMOA, 

a Corporate Advisory Service.

Meshelle is a qualified corporate psychologist with a Master Degree in Business Administration. 

A very interesting speaker, talking about work life balance.corporate counseling.

She is a qualified corporate psychologist and has specialized in the field of company structure and restructure, organisational psychology, change management, underpinned by L&D initiatives.

The Inaugural St George Bank Women in Business Luncheon - June 2009

The First Official WIB Table

St George Staff - Julie Granado, Judith Owen, Dianne Blackstock  & Nicole Robinson

Introductions

Networking

Behind every good business there is very often a good woman.

 In recognition of these hidden talents, 

the Inaugural Women in Business luncheon was launched on

 Wednesday 17th June 2009.

At Trio Trattoria Italian Restaurant in Nowra.

Enjoying the day

From Lawyers to Accountants, from vignerons to moteliers, they gathered at 

Trio Trattoria

to share experiences and to network.

St George Bank's Chief Economist Besa Deda was the  Guest Speaker 

and discussed the economic climate in her address entitled 

"Riding through the financial storm".

and this is where it all began...............

Thank you to Jeni Harvie who had this story published in the South Coast Register the day of the luncheon.

Women in Business - Guest Speaker Besa Deda (middle back row) and George D ?