Invited Keynote

Lisa Price

Founder & President
Carol’s Daughter

From humble beginnings in her Brooklyn kitchen, president and founder of Carol’s Daughter, Inc., Lisa Price transformed her beloved hobby of mixing up fragrances and creams at home into a multi-million dollar beauty empire.

In August of 1994, Price officially established Carol's Daughter (the company lovingly named after her mother). Initially starting out with a handful of steady customers, those numbers grew in leaps and bounds as women outside her neighborhood and circle of friends began to take notice. Almost overnight, celebrities like Jada Pinkett-Smith, Erykah Badu, Rosie Perez and Halle Berry became loyal customers.

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Invited Keynote

Inez Barron

Assembly Woman

Inez Barron was elected to the State Assembly in November 2008, following a distinguished career of public service in the NYC Department of Education. For nearly fifty years, Ms. Barron has been actively engaged in protesting against civil and human injustices such as segregation, discrimination, apartheid, exclusion of Africa from the NYC curriculum, police misconduct and environmental racism. She first became involved in the struggle for human rights in 1960 when she joined the protest demonstrations in Brooklyn held in solidarity with those boycotting southern businesses engaged in discrimination.

Inez has a long history of community activism. Through participation in various community organizations, she has been involved in closing a store selling illegal drugs, stopping the construction of a wood-burning incinerator that would have spewed tons of particulate matter into the air, ending the use of coal-burning furnaces in public schools, and supporting the tenants of Starrett City and Meadowbrook in their quest to maintain affordable housing. Inez Barron is the wife of the Honorable Charles Barron, New York City Council Member of the 42nd Council District, and they have the distinction of serving simultaneously as the legislative representatives of virtually the same region.

Speaker

Pattie Simone

Pattie Simone is a Success Strategist & Communications Guru who is known for her imaginative and thrifty branding, sales and marketing advice. Her common sense, consumer-focused approach has generated millions of dollars in new revenues for countless entrepreneurs & companies. Simone has appeared on ABC and FOX5 TV, and is a marketing columnist on WomenEntrepreneur.com.

Ms. Simone is also a popular workshop and keynote business success speaker (via her women's speaking organization, WomenCentric.org), and a trusted consultant on winning print and online marketing & sales services via her creative marketing consultancy,Write-Communications.com. For more information and smart business tips, Google "Pattie Simone" or call 845-362-7880.
For more information visit www.Write-Communications.com, www.WomenCentric.net, www.Marketing-Advantage.net

Speaker

Francisco J. Acosta

Mr. Acosta heads up the sales division of Internal Business Consulting, a New York company focusing on payment processing and cost reduction consulting. In sales since 1984, his career spans direct, retail, manufacturing, telemarketing and corporate sales.

Along with his varied selling background, Mr. Acosta has contributed to training initiatives for several companies. He has created the sales presentations that have been used by entire sales organizations. He has also innovated training strategies for several companies. At one company he streamlined the training schedule to such a degree that the time it took for
new sales representatives to become productive went from three months to two weeks.

The majority of his experience has been in the credit card processing industry, where he has represented some of the largest processors in the country. His extensive corporate training, coupled with his creativity, has given Mr. Acosta a unique differential advantage. His vision and commitment to excellence are the driving forces behind his success.
For more information, visit www.ibcglobal.net

Panelist

Jennifer Shaheen

eMarketing and Technology Therapist

The eMarketing and Technology Therapist®, Jennifer Shaheen, is an expert at helping small and mid sized companies leverage technology to capitalize on current and future marketing objectives. Her business, The Technology Therapy Group, empowers small businesses to market their products and services through software training, eMarketing and web design. Through years of experience, Ms. Shaheen has developed an understanding and an awareness of how technology can be applied to practical business applications and how it can generate an increase in sales, garner a greater market share and lead to enhanced employee productivity.

The Technology Therapist’s business blog was nominated for a Blogger’s Choice Award in 2007 and 2008, ranking in the top 20 for Best Business Blog in 2007. Ms. Shaheen serves on the board of the American Marketing Association’s Southern New England Chapter, and helps to develop and promote their eMarketing strategies. Ms. Shaheen is also an active contributing author for womenandbiz.com and Women’s Radio and is currently an adjunct professor in the Marketing Department of the College of Business at Johnson and Wales Univerity in Providence, RI. Jennifer Shaheen is a graduate of Hofstra University with a degree in Business and a concentration in marketing and business computers.
For more information, visit www.technologytherapy.com