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| Posted by: Michelle Girasole |
3/17/2008 10:13 AM |
Stories from the Women's Summit, Part I: Quotes
The Sassy Ladies once again attended this year's sold out Women's Summit at Bryant University. The day was inspiring, educational, and a great place to connect with friends, old and new. Wendy was super as a panelist at the "Entrepreneurship: Is It The Answer?" workshop. All of us attended the morning session toghether, but split up in the afternoon, so we have lots to share with you, and this will be just the first of several blog posts that we create about the event. So let's get started with some of the quotes from my notes!
 Michelle Peluso, the 36-year old president and CEO of Travelocity, was the first keynote speaker. Among her words of wisdom:
- On work-style: "Be a catalyst for positive outcomes and energy."
- On starting a company: "Don't play out someone else's dreams and let your own become 'what ifs'."
- On her first year: "The start-up pushed me to the brink, but the results were beyond rewarding."
- On taking risks: "Facing those hard challenges means feeling really, really alive."
- On leading a team: "I work really hard to show them that I value the failures as much as the grand slams."
- On life, she quoted Helen Keller: "Life is just a grand adventure, or it's nothing."
 Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman vice-presidential candidate, was the luncheon keynote speaker.
- On women in leadership: "It all comes down to how we deal with situations."
- Her mother's defense of her getting an education, "When you educate a boy, you educate a boy alone. When you educate a girl, you educate a family."
- On using the Internet for research, "I love the Internet. You type something into Google, and all this information comes up, and you say, 'God, I'm brilliant!"
 Merrill Sherman, president and CEO of Bank RI, accepted the New England Business Women of the Year award at the event, shared these thoughts:
Keys to success: "1) Set goals, 2) Learn from your experience, 3) Work hard, 4) Enjoy what you do, 5) Take risks, 6) Recognize your weaknesses and hire around them and 7) Get lucky!"
Her mother's advice: "Life isn't a bed of roses. When you get knocked down, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on."
Next, I'll share some of the stories from the Entrepreneurship panel from the morning session. Stay tuned! |
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