Trend Watching: How
to Understand
Upcoming Economic Trends to Expand Your Business
Transition: Polishing Your Innate Talents to Create
a Business, Income and "The Next Stage"
Business Planning: Develop Your Quick and
Easy Business Plan for Sustainable Business
Simple, Low Cost Marketing Ideas that REALLY
Work in Any Economy (Both on or off the
Internet)
Strategic Steps to USE What You Learn at the
Conference
PLUS - The Parade of Vendors!!
Conference Coordinator/Facilitator
Consuelo Meux, Ph.D
Facilitator/Organization
Expert
Conference Topics
Simple, Low Cost Marketing Ideas that REALLY
Work in Any Economy (Both on or off the
Internet)
&
Strategic Steps to USE What You Learn at the
Conference
Consuelo Meux, Ph.D., is
the Founder and Coordinator of the Central Coast
Women's Conference Series. Dr.
Meux is an expert in power marketing and
networking techniques that help businesses
grow a client list fast. Her additional
expertise is in leadership,
organization and systems development and
writing coach.
Her clients praise her
ability to provide innovative cutting edge
concepts that result is increased income and
new opportunities for their business.
“A business or
organization doesn’t have to fall victim to
the changes in the economy when the
leadership understands market trends,
innovative marketing techniques and consumer
needs."
A former Peace
Corps Volunteer, Consuelo has an
international perspective from her travels
and work in Africa, Europe, Mexico and most
US States. She's been a Small Business
Analyst with California State University
Fresno, Assistant Manager of the Central
California Small Business Development
Center, and owner of an independent
Marketing Consulting Firm.
Consuelo earned
her PhD in Human and Organization Systems
and facilitates doctoral programs in
organization development with the University
of Phoenix online and has taught advertising
and marketing courses at Cuesta College. Her
book “Yes I CAN Success Online: 5-Easy Steps
to Your Confident Online Business Presence”
sold out the first printing in six weeks.
Transition: Polishing Your Innate Talents to Create
a Business, Income and "The Next Stage"
Katrin Colamarino,
formerly a corporate lawyer in New York City, owns
Nicholas Consulting Company. She specializes in
Fundraising, Strategic Planning and Publicity for
Nonprofits. Katrin earned her BA degree from Vassar
College, and her law degree from the University of
Richmond Law School. She worked as a Vice President
/Assistant General Counsel for Citibank, and later
for JP Morgan Chase Bank where she supervised
technology contracting transactions trained lawyers
and paralegals to provide bank clients with high
quality technology contracts , and to protect the
bank's intellectual property interests.
After she moved to the Central Coast in 2005, Katrin
earned a Nonprofit Development Officer Certificate
from California Polytechnic State University (Cal
Poly), and transitioned her networking,
communication, public speaking and business writing
skillsets into her consultancy for nonprofits. She
services nonprofit clients in California,
Pennsylvania, New York and Jerusalem, Israel.
Katrin is an expert at career transition for women
based on her experiences and background. In San Luis
Obispo County she has been President of Templeton
Rotary Club in 2006-07, has served on the Board of
Directors of the Atascadero Performing Arts Center
Committee, and as Publicity Chair on the Advisory
Board of the Cuesta Master Chorale. She is currently
Vice President and Chair of the Development
Committee of the Board of Directors of Opera San
Luis Obispo.
Trend Watching: How Business Women Can Understand
Upcoming Economic Trends to Expand a Business
Myraline Morris Whitaker has over 30 years in the Hospitality
Industry and is the Owner
/Principal of Central Coast of California, Hospitality, a
full service Hotel Management Company. She
was the COO for Martin Resorts and started CCC
Hospitality after leaving that position. Her firm currently manages the SeaCrest Resort Hotel in Pismo
Beach, CA.
She is an acknowledged expert in both the corporate
and entrepreneurial sides of the California
Hospitality Industry, and has been interviewed by
CBS and NBC, and quoted in the Los Angeles Times,
Houston Chronicle and San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Myraline is the Founder of the
Sister Soldier Project, a
national initiative that ships care packages to the
female soldiers of color serving in the Middle East
Theatre, plus Ships at Sea. In September, 2009, Myraline and the Sister Soldier Project were honored
in Washington DC with a US Congressional Award.
Business Planning: Develop Your Quick and
Easy Business Plan for Sustainable Business
Growth
Melinda Thomas is a
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and founding
partner of FIT
Financial, LLC. While improving the financial
strength of her clients over the past 30 years, she
realized that most people need a financial fallback
position and created My Own Plan B system. Melinda
authored the book “Creating
Success: My Own Plan B” where she shares her
knowledge of successfully creating, growing and
eventually profitably selling multiple businesses.
Specializing in working with Empires of One (Solo
Professionals) Melinda emphasizes the need to surround
yourself with a Team of Professionals who later become
advocates in growing your business. Her firm’s business
planning services assist clients in narrowing the focus
of their business to ease in the marketing of their
services.
Melinda is an expert at
helping clients determine the financial viability of a
business idea before officially launching it. Once
launched Melinda’s investment management expertise
provides a tax advantaged strategy to increase their
cash flow allowing clients to take home more income.
Your Business CAN Thrive in 2010 
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