Mid-Day Business and Professional Women

We are a group of working women from the Fox Cities who are looking to advance their career goals, earn higher salaries, establish rewarding careers, and build stronger businesses.

Mid-Day Business and Professional Women meets the third Wednesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, 333 W. College Ave., Appleton. The meeting cost is $10, and includes the program and lunch.

To register for the next monthly meeting click here.

Besides the monthly meetings, Mid-Day Business and Professional Women hosts a silent auction every December and a golf outing in July that benefits local non-profit organizations.

Let's Get WILD!! Women In Leadership Development

Hey, WILD women: Mid-Day Business and Professional Women invites you to participate in our WILD workshops – Women In Leadership Development. Each 1.5 hour interactive workshop provides valuable information by professional women who are experts in various areas of leadership. Create a new perspective on leadership and add zest to your leadership skills. Refreshments will be served. Limit 25 participants/workshop - BPW members and general public are welcome! Deadline to register is one week before the event; no refunds.

March 29th- "Live Your Passion, Connect With Your Spirit"
                        -Linda Roach, Writer and Entrepreneur

Are you living your passion? Have you wondered where your dreams went? Learn how conditioning, false beliefs and our subconscious bring us “down” – and how to bring that passion back into your life! In this interactive workshop, you will realize how to tap into your passion and real zest for life and how to integrate that back into your everyday process. Realize how to achieve your goals and clear that dense energy you have been carrying around. Interactive, fun and refreshing, you will get some hands-on excitement that will seep into your skin and allow you to enjoy life!

May 17th- “Your Creative Self – Discovering & Applying Your Creative Potential”
   -Mary Ellyn Vicksta, Owner of Vicksta Innovative Practices

Applying your creative thinking abilities is extremely important in this fast paced, ever changing world. To stay competitive, you need to realize your own creative talents and those you work with. And to be a leader, you need to fully utilize the creative talents of everyone you collaborate with. Creativity and collaboration are two critical skills that are necessary for leaders in the 21st century.
Discover your approach to creative thinking and understand what will bring out your own personal best. Explore several creativity tools that you can immediately apply to your professional and personal lives. See different collaboration styles and gain an appreciation for diverse thinking!

September 20th- What Color are You Spreading Throughout Your World?
                                –Rene Mehlberg, Read Colors Certified Leader

Have you ever wondered ……
                some people keep lists?
                other people don’t plan at all?
                some friends constantly want to talk about feelings?
                a co-worker always has to ask, “Why?” all the time?
In this colorful world, what color are you painting in everything you do? Each of us has a different “Real Color” preference – blue, gold, green, or orange. Learning your preference and the preference of others will help you recognize, accept and learn to value the differences in others. Learning how this colorful world works – and what hue you bring to the mix- will help you relate to others, collaborate on a different level and work more effectively, both in your personal life and professional.

October 18th - The Girls’ Guide to the ‘New Retirement’
–Susan Sykes, Associate President-RBC Wealth Management

Retirement as it has always been thought of will not exist by the time you are ready to turn in your name badge and call it quits to your “day job”! What you remember your grandma or even your mom as having for a retirement plan has changed drastically. And are you ready for what your retirement will really look like? Or what to realistically expect? In this workshop, Susan Sykes will give you a snapshot of what you are going to deal with and how to be proactive…so you aren’t left on the porch!

MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of Mid-Day Business and Professional Women is to educate and inspire action on issues affecting women’s lives and workplaces, raise monies to help organizations focused on women’s issues forward their causes and heighten awareness throughout the community, and create a safe place where relationships are formed and collectively we stand up for the advancement of all women.