Shakopee Chamber of Commerce to host 4th Annual Women’s Event and Luncheon - Connecting Women in Business

The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its 2014 Women’s Event and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake. The public is invited to attend this event.

This event will feature an afternoon of empowering, educational and entertaining presentations all focused on helping connect and inspire women in business. Learn ways to successfully grow and develop in your career, as well as have the opportunity to network with other women in the community. New this year, we will be offering breakout sessions, as well as a networking activity facilitated by Teresa Thomas, Director of Women in Networking.  

The Shakopee Chamber has a fantastic lineup of speakers for its 2014 Women’s Event including Mary Brainerd, President and CEO of HealthPartners; Teresa Thomas, Director of Women in Networking; and Kristen Brown with The Happy Hour Effect. These powerful women will share their stories of success, offer tips on becoming successful leaders and give insight to how they manage it all. There will also be a vendor marketplace filled with products and services to enrich your professional and personal lives. Admission also includes lunch, presentations, goodies and a chance to win fabulous door prizes to conclude the event.

Tickets for this amazing event are $25 per person or 2 for $40. Bring a friend or co-worker and save $10. You do not need to be a Chamber member to attend this event. Register soon as this event sold out last year and tickets went quickly. Contact the Chamber to reserve your spot at chamber@shakopee.org or 952.445.1660. Please visit www.shakopee.org/pages/2014womensevent for additional information or to register online for this event.

About our Speakers

Mary Brainerd, President & CEO of HealthPartners

Mary Brainerd is president and chief executive officer for MN-based HealthPartners, the largest, consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation.  Under her leadership and direction, HealthPartners has experienced record growth and is often recognized as a national leader in the health care industry. 

In her role, Brainerd leads more than 22,000 employees in the HealthPartners integrated system.  Brainerd has been with HealthPartners since 1992.  Since that time, the organization has received numerous accolades for outstanding patient care, health plan service and its charitable community work.  In addition, Brainerd is often cited for her strong business acumen and unwavering commitment to the community. Honors include Top 75 Most Influential People in the Twin Cities by Minnesota Monthly (2013), induction into the Twin Cities Business Hall of Fame (2011), Executive of the Year from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and much more.

Teresa Thomas, Director of Women in Networking

As the director of MN Women In Networking (WIN), Teresa Thomas shares her passion for connecting people and possibilities through networking events, facilitated workshops, speaking and writing. Teresa has been a professional “Connector” for over 18 years. In 2007, Teresa took on the leadership of WIN to provide welcoming, educational networking events for authentic, motivated women in business to lift each other up for success. While she loves that her profession is to network, she is shy at heart. She enjoys sharing the tools she has learned throughout her life to help others to effectively network with confidence. Teresa believes networking is really about seeing our interconnectedness and finding the ways we can lift each other up.

Kristen Brown with The Happy Hour Effect

Kristen Brown is a Speaker, Best Selling Author, Business & Book Strategist, Certified Coach and Widow Mom who helps people spin stress into success with her Happy Hour Effect philosophy.  She is the author of two bestsellers,The Best Worst Thing and the Happy Hour Effect with two more books and a screenplay forthcoming.  She has been seen on over 100 media outlets including Live with Kelly & Michael, Inc. Magazine, Psychology Today and many more and she is a contributor to The Huffington Post and Dr. Oz's Sharecare site.  She lives with her daughter in Minneapolis and will do just about anything for bacon.