NWiR Minnesota Council was finally able to meet after a long summer of hail storms and busy calendars. (A good problem to have in the roofing industry). We had the opportunity to hear and learn from one of our own members who work day in and day out with Marketing in the Roofing Industry. Brookley Wofford-Topel gave us all some major takeaways to use in business and our personal lives. A huge thank you to Brookley [...]
Join us on October 13th, 2022 at Maynard's in Excelsior from 2-4 pm for a no-cost education session, sponsored by GulfEagle. The Role Brand Personality Plays in Purchase Decisions + Employee Engagement Hold up.. that sounds fancy & I'm on a shoestring budget over here! How to define + leverage your company's unique brand persona on any budget Shut the front door! You're saying we can't blame everything on 'marketing?' The roles stakeholders, sales, production, finance, [...]
Join us on June 22nd, 2022 at Lucky's 13 in Plymouth from 2-4 pm for a no-cost education session, sponsored by GulfEagle. The Role Brand Personality Plays in Purchase Decisions + Employee Engagement Hold up.. that sounds fancy & I'm on a shoestring budget over here! How to define + leverage your company's unique brand persona on any budget Shut the front door! You're saying we can't blame everything on 'marketing?' The roles stakeholders, sales, production, [...]
We had an amazing event in March and wanted to give a huge thank you to Courtney Ernston from Minnesota Construction Law for presenting on Contract Law and answering the group's questions on this complex subject. It was very informative. Another shout out to GulfEagle for sponsoring this event, without funding from amazing sponsors we would not be able to host free events for members and non-members. Thank you, Betsy Ciccarelli and GulfEagle for your support [...]
Looking for more information on Contract Law? You are invited to join our very own NWiR-MN member Courtney Ernston on March 15th, 2022 from 2-4 pm at Lucky 13 in Plymouth for a no-cost education session, sponsored by GulfEagle. Please invite other women in the industry to join this event. (open to members and non-members) We want this event to be about what our members want to know about the subject. Please email your areas of [...]
Minnesota is ending the calendar year with a Holiday Social/Network event at Can Can Wonderland in St Paul. We have all heard the best place to network is on a golf course so we figured since the courses are closed in Minnesota, why not bring the networking inside to a mini-golf course! Our goal for this event is to continue to connect with the current members and ask that they bring a guest to spread the [...]
MN Council has set 4 events as they ramp up membership and connectivity. Our main focus last year was rebooting our chapter with a major emphasis on membership growth. We have grown by 114% since rebooting our council and will continue to host membership/networking socials to encourage women to come to meet others in the industry and learn about NWiR. The dates we have planned: October 13, 2021 - Rockwoods in Otsego | Sponsored by GAF/Nicole [...]
MN Chapter held its first live speaker on Communicating in a Male-Dominated Industry. We had record registration and turnout for this event! Katie told stories of her career, touched on those who helped her along her journey and held an open discussion at the end. Rave reviews from those attending! We cannot wait to bring more events like this to our chapter. Thank you Katie Ciani for taking the time out of your busy schedule to [...]
MN Chapter is excited to have one of our own members, Katie Ciani, speak to other members and potential members on tips to communicating in a male-dominated industry on June 22nd!
COVID restrictions were lifted just enough in MN for us to host our Cocktails and Conversation Event on February 19, 2021, at The Lookout. The council hosted an "Ask the Expert" roundtable discussion for members and potential members to ask other females in the industry how they handle situations or any advice they might have in working in a male-dominated industry. The discussion was dynamic and energetic. We had 29 ladies register for the event with [...]
