Women in Leadership - 2011 Mar

Description

Creating Your Own Current
Featuring Darlene Ellison, M.S., Author, National Children's Advocate

About the Program

Who is the ?real you? and how does ?she? influence your actions and performance?  When you stand knee-deep in the ocean, how easy is it to move against the current?  In this great big ?ocean of life,? do you stand still for fear the current will knock you down, do you swim against the current because you rationalize it will somehow make you stronger despite fatigue and frustration, or do you Create Your Own Current?{C}

A must-have presentation for female audiences, Darlene uses her own ?ocean of life? stories, experiences and strategies to move women in the direction of their own unique current.  Her love of the beach is exemplified as she moves women through a series of ocean-related metaphors, leaving them energized and inspired to:

·         Embrace collaboration and minimize competition

·         Maximize networks and alliances with a ?make friends first? strategy

·         Avoid the ?sharks,? including the self-sabotaging ones

·         Know when to tread water (Quiet Zone) and when to swim their best stroke (Strike Zone)

·         Realize how, when and why to ?hit the beach chair? and take time for themselves

Use their uniqueness as a WOMAN to ride the wave to personal and professional success!

About the Speaker

Darlene Ellison has over 20 years of experience in the combined fields of child psychology and business, as well as serving as an avid volunteer in the areas of child abuse and domestic violence prevention. Darlene brings a unique ?twist? to

her motivational message to professionals across the country as a result of her own experiences as the ex-wife of a child predator, arrested in 2005 in a very public unfolding of an undercover FBI operation. Darlene has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20 and Dateline NBC, as well as in {C}Dallas? D Magazine. Years as a Development Consultant, as well as her more recent professional role as the Vice President of Business Development for Professional Bank, N.A., have allowed her to create a unique business development strategic plan that focuses on niche positioning and High Touch customer service. She is also the founder and coordinator of two award-winning community Women In Business organizations that help women business owners and executives gain personal and professional growth. As an extension of these programs, she has created the Future Women In Business internship program for college-aged women. She was honored as the 2009 Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce?s Entrepreneur of the Year.  Darlene?s book, ?The Predator Next Door?Detect, Protect and Recover from Betrayal? has been awarded both a 2009 IPPY Award Gold Medal in True Crime and a 2010 Next Generation Indie Award Gold Medal in Autobiography. Darlene speaks all over the country on child abuse prevention, as an advocate for victims of child and family violence and as a motivational proponent of overcoming obstacles!