Mission: Warrior Mentors is the New York City Chapter of NAFE, the National Association for Female Executives.  It will empower and educate area working women through speakers and panel discussions and will serve as a valuable relationship building tool with opportunities to both give and receive referrals.

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  •  August  23, 2011:  PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE COULD CHANGE DEPENDING UPON AVAILABLILITY OF SPACE. “Recession-Proof Careers. Speaker: Jeff Cohen.  Partner and Chief Consultant of BoldRoad, www.boldroad.com, a consulting firm, Jeff Cohen is author of the book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Recession-Proof Careers. Also a presenter and media personality, Jeff Cohen has shared his insights on CNN, CBS and in the Chicago Tribune and USA Today, among other outlets

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  •   September 21, 2011:  “Secrets to Leadership Success: The Five Most Common Mistakes Women Make.”  Speaker:  Lynn Anderson, NAFE member and author of the book, Be A Warrior Woman.

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  •  October 19, 2011:  “Bringing Out Your Inner Salesperson:  How to Sell with Ease and Confidence in an Authentic, Natural Way.”  Speaker: Karen Graves, founder of www.yoursalesfix.com.

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  •  November 2011:  Dr. Sharon Melnick (www.sharonmelnick.com), psychologist and coach helps people “get out of their own way.”  In ten years of research at Harvard Medical School, she discovered the reasons why people work hard but don’t have the lives they want—so she developed a toolkit of practical techniques to help people take down the roadblocks. Exact title of workshop TBD, but she addresses such things as core confidence, productivity and success under stress. Dr. Melnick is the creator of the NAFE “Foundations of Success” web series earlier this year.

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  • September 21, 2011:  “The Best Law Firms for Women.” This program recognizes the achievements of law firms that have successfully retained and committed to the advancement of women.

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  • November 30, 2011:  NAFE Women of Excellence Awards:  More than 200 corporate business leaders and entrepreneurs will gather at this breakfast to honor the winners.

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For more information, please contact Irene Ross, director, Warrior Mentors:  ifr1@earthlink.net.