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CONTACT: Neil Foote, Foote Communications LLC, neil@neilfoote.com
WHAT: Urban Influence Magazine, a publication of the National Urban League, and the Dallas Urban League Young Professionals are collaborating to bring the magazine’s annual Women of Influence Breakfast Series to Dallas. UIM Publisher Tamara Brown has lined up a powerful group of local business executives who will share their strategies for success and offer advice on building careers and businesses during an informative special event titled Business Success Strategies: Women Who Make it Happen
WHO: Dr. Yolanda Bruce Brooks, Psy.D., adviser to the NFL and NBA, and professional development consultant; Fritzi Woods, president and CEO of PrimeSource Food Service Equipment; L. Michelle Smith, president and CEO of m strategies Inc.; and Joy Wallace, president and CEO of J.O.Y. Foods Inc
WHY: The multi-city tour is a business exchange and networking forum for African American women to meet, support and encourage fellow professionals. The event brings together an intimate group of key professionals for a meaningful conversation on topics ranging from financial empowerment to entrepreneur strategies to leadership development. In 2007, the tour stops include Chicago and Dallas. The tour is presented by Urban Influence Magazine and sponsored by Yum! Brands, Allianz Life Insurance Company and Hudson
WHEN: Friday, October 26, 2007
8:30am – 11:00am
WHERE: African American Museum
Lower Rotunda & Giddings Solarium
3536 Grand Ave.
Dallas, TX 75210
Admission is complimentary but RSVP is required. Click here to RSVP or Urban Influence Magazine is a nationally distributed publication targeting progressive African American professionals with a message of building wealth through social change. UIM speaks to the critical link between individual and community wealth and social responsibility, as well as provides information concerning latest trends in business, politics, and lifestyle for “urban influencers.” Urban Influence is the only publication on newsstands created in partnership with a civil rights organization and young entrepreneurs.
