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Borsheims' Jacques to kickoff WJA conference

February 05, 2008

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New York—The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) will hold its fifth annual "Women in the Know Conference" (WITK) on March 7, with Borsheims Fine Jewelry President and Chief Executive Officer Susan Jacques kicking off the event.

Her keynote address, "From the Counter to the Corner Office," will share her personal and professional journey over the last 25 years, and will provide her insight and philosophy that contributed to her success.

The one-day conference, to be held from 8:45 a.m.-5:45 p.m. at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, is open to all industry professionals, and will feature speakers, networking opportunities and educational and motivational presentations.

Presentations will focus on topics such as growing your business, advancing your career, communicating your way to success, negotiating effectively, promoting your business and more.

General conference sessions will include the following:

Owning Your Power: Lifedesigns President and Chief Executive Officer Gail Blenke will address eliminating issues of self-doubt and insecurity to live an exceptional life.

Negotiating Effectively: How to Get What You Want Without Pounding the Table (or the Other Person!): Triad Consulting Managing Director Debbie Goldstein will provide a framework developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project for analyzing negotiations, examining common mistakes made and learning an approach to resolve conflicts with less anxiety.

How to Build a Better You: Dodge Development Inc. president, radio personality and professional speaker and coach Bryan Dodge will teach a stair-step method of how top producers and managers keep on the cutting edge and accomplish so much.

Breakout sessions will include the following:

Tips From the Trenches: How to Grow a Designer Business Faster and Smarter by Jewelers Resource Bureau President Cindy Edelstein.

Maximizing Media Exposure: Preparing You and Your Business for Media Success by Jewelry Information Center Associate Director of Public Relations Amanda Gizzi.

Soul Proprietor: Lessons From a Lifestyle Entrepreneur by certified professional co-active coach Jane Pollack.

How to Use Both Genders' Strengths to Communicate Successfully and Lead a Team by National Jeweler Network Group Vice President Bailey Beeken.

Marketing to the Three Faces of Luxury: Unlocking Sales to the Super Rich by Elite Traveler co-founder and editor in chief Douglas Gollan.

In celebration of the WJA's 25th anniversary, an afternoon panel discussion will feature four of the WJA's Hall of Fame Award recipients from the past 25 years, including Peggy Kirby, Katherine Kimmel, Laurie Hudson and Anna Martin. Ann Arnold, chief financial officer and vice president of Lieberfarb Inc., and former WJA president, will moderate the panel.

Early bird pre-registration for the conference costs $195 for WJA members (prior to Feb. 29) and $220 for nonmembers. Tickets are available for purchase from the WJA Web site, Womensjewelry.org, or by calling (708) 361-6266.

Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. and the Platinum Guild International sponsor WITK events.

Founded in 1983, the WJA is an association of professional women in the jewelry, watch and related businesses. Through the national organization, headquartered in Chicago Ridge, Ill., and a network of 12 regional chapters, members benefit from educational and networking opportunities, scholarships, design competitions, annual women's business conferences and recognition programs such as its annual Awards of Excellence Dinner.
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