Click on the Photo to hear advice from Ms. Kim
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Hear from our other Mentors:
Yvonne Boice, President and CEO, Fugazy International
Cordelia Chung, Vice President, Business Partners, IBM Asia Pacific
Margaretta Noonan, Executive Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer, Hudson Group
Ann Sherry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Australia
Mary McDaniel, Vice President, Material and Corporate Sourcing, FedEx
How many women are CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies?
Christina A. Gold,
CEO, Western Union
One of the 15 Women CEOs of Fortune 500 Companies
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The following article is the first in a series of articles provided by Enterprising Women magazine. To learn more about Enterprising Women, visit www.enterprisingwomen.com
How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur
BY Karen Friedman
This year I will celebrate
my 13th year in business. I've made a few mistakes along the way. But,
I have also learned a lot, which I would like to share with you so you
can continue to grow, enjoy your own successes, and share them with
others who aspire to join the ranks of successful entrepreneurs.
1. Be a sponge.
Click here to see the rest of Karen Friedman's Tips
Karen Friedman is president of Karen Friedman Enterprises,
Inc., co-author of Speaking of Success, an international communications
coach and former television reporter.
Hear Olympic Gymnast, Shannon Miller, speak about the newly-launched Pearl of Wisdom Campaign
A woman's health is fundamental to her ability to participate in society. Learn more about our efforts to eradicate this preventable disease.
FROM THE 2009 GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN "Setting New Paradigms for Business and Political Leadership" Santiago, Chile May 14 - 16
Mexican Association of Women Entrepreneurs (AMMJE) represented by their President Rosa Elena Lozano, joins the Global Consortium of Women to End Cervical Cancer.
Jadranka Kosor
Croatia’s first female Prime Minister
To see the full list of women presidents and prime ministers, click here.
CORDELIA CHUNG
Vice President, Business Partners
IBM Asia Pacific
Cordelia Chung is Vice President, Business Partners, IBM Asia Pacific. She joined IBM in 1991 as general counsel for China and Hong Kong. She became general counsel for the Greater China Group - China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in 1994 when the restructured management group was formed. In 1996, Ms. Chung was appointed as Vice President and General Counsel of IBM Asia Pacific, with responsibility for legal and security affairs for the Asia Pacific region. She became General Manager of IBM China/Hong Kong Limited in 2001. She assumed her current position in November 2003. Ms. Chung is a member of the IBM Senior Leadership Team.
Prior to joining IBM, Ms. Chung practiced law with an international law firm and specialized in corporate commercial law with an emphasis of advising foreign companies doing business in the emerging markets.
Ms. Chung serves as vice president on the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce. She also serves as member of various committees of the Hong Kong Government, namely the Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee, the Appeal Board on Closure Orders (Immediate Health Hazard), and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. In addition, Ms Chung is a member of the Court of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a member of the General Committee of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society.
From the UN Foundation.
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From the Nike Foundation.
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Since 1998, the Corporate Women Directors International has been providing baseline information from which women's progress on corporate boards can be measured. CWDI has conducted research internationally to identify women corporate board members in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and the United States, as well as a regional report covering top companies in Latin America, and two Global reports analyzing women's board participation at the 200 largest companies in the world. To find out how many women serve on the Boards of Directors of top companies in 33 countries, visit http://www.globewomen.org/CWDI/CWDI.htm
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| Indicative of the accomplishments being made by women in various fields, the Nobel Prize Committee has announced that a record five women have been recognized as Nobel Laureates for 2009 – a milestone in Nobel Prize history and for women worldwide. |
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 Irina Bokova New Director-General of UNESCO |
| On October 15th 2009, The 35th Session of the General Conference elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director-General of UNESCO -the first woman ever to hold this position.
Click here to know more about her. |
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