What do the skills of global leadership have to do with being a successful leader locally?

What we know about global leadership has a lot of relevance for leaders of locally focused businesses. In this presentation, Professor Sully Taylor will show how the competencies that help global leaders be successful will become more and more helpful to leaders who never leave the US, and indeed, manage businesses focused entirely on local markets.

Join Portland Female Executives and see how competencies such as global mindset, global exploration, tolerance of ambiguity, and resilience—key components of effective global leadership—serve leaders in local markets as well.

Register today! http://bit.ly/1nxEZro

Join Portland Female Executives for a dynamic presentation during which Lois Cohen will incorporate a lecture, group discussion, and personal goal-setting to help you take the next steps in your career. During the presentation, you’ll discover:

• If ‘You’ve come a long way, baby’ holds true in the workplace today, and if not, why?
• What a gender equitable workplace looks like
• How to define your own individual goals and put together an action plan for positive change
• How to help advance gender equity in your own workplace

You’ll come away from the session with a more nuanced understanding of gender issues in the workplace, and your own action plan with practical steps you can take to advance your career while improving conditions for women in your field.

Register online: http://bit.ly/1dcaeHH

Founders Live Portland Relaunch Event! Join us for a fun happy hour with drinks and light appetizers, a special talk with Nick Hughes the founder of Founders Live, as well as a surprise popup pitch competition. If you are feeling up to the challenge, get your 99 second pitch ready (no slides on this one!) and have a chance to pitch and gain feedback from the crowd. Hope to see you there!

Tickets are free! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/founders-live-portland-relaunch-tickets-343869712567?maff=ebdssbdestsearch

Business Networking that Works!

In the last 12 months, PBA Members:

• Average increase in sales is $70K or more a year. • Closed $3.8 million in business in the previous 12 months. • Received 1,834 referrals from fellow members.

Your first step is to attend the Business Networking Event on April 5. Portland Business Advantage has over 50 members that will refer business to you!

Each year Portland Business Advantage hosts a Business Networking Event to help community members meet new connections and grow their businesses. This event is an excellent way to meet business leaders in the Portland area and gain direct referral partners to grow your business. The benefits of attending are:

• Direct Connections with 55+ Local Business Leaders • Non-member attendees average a $1.2k increase in their business. • High-energy group and supportive professionals • Free Coffee, Muffins, and Laughs (Unlimited)

There are three steps to increased business:

1. Register – It takes less than two minutes
2. Attend – make connections; we’ll bring the coffee and fun.
3. Grow – Engage with 55+ members and watch your business grow.

Register Now! You’ll be happy you did.