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The WITI Strategist
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June 7, 2005

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Women On The Move

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Think Protirement, Not Retirement
By Vivian VanLier, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP, CCMC, CPRC, Career and
Protirement Coach

When Social Security was enacted in 1935, retirement age was
set at 65 and people lived an average of 3 _ years more. People looked
forward to receiving social security and pensions and spending their
later years with hobbies, leisure activities, family time, travel and
perhaps some volunteer work. They had worked hard all their lives and
now looked forward to winding down and reaping the rewards of their
hard work. That was old paradigm. That was also back in the time that
people stayed in one job, one industry, and often worked for only one
company during their work life.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, approximately 30 years have
been added to our lifespan and these years have been added to the
middle - not the end of life.
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Powerful Ideas In Tiny Packages
By Jane Herman

I am a collector of quotes. In their concise, imaginative,
lyrical, or profound way they summarize the "truths" of our lives and
our natures in a way that hits us square in the face. They package
insightful wisdom in short, easy to remember, phrases that rest
lightly in our minds and yet can catalyze new ideas and actions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., in commenting upon the power of ideas
noted, "The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its
original dimensions."

I sometimes find that the right quote can be a valuable tool in my
Coaching because it can do three things... Continued ...

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News for WITI Members


Are you plugged in to your local WITI Network? Be sure to join one of
WITI's regional mailing lists to receive event announcements, partner
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Are Your Customers Satisfied?
By Diane Krakora, President & CEO of Amazon Consulting, LLC.

At the core of every repeat sale or product upgrade is a
satisfied customer, the ultimate driver of most successful business
ventures. Satisfied customers turn into loyal customers who buy more
software and services and recommend and promote your offerings to
other prospects. Conversely, businesses whose software products and
post-sales service continually fall short of meeting customer needs -
and repeatedly register low customer satisfaction - will eventually go
out of business. In addition to providing a high quality product or
service, one of the most strategic ways to increase end-customer
satisfaction is to develop and leverage effective channel and alliance
partnerships to deliver high quality service both during and after the
initial sale.

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publication. Do you have expertise to share? WITI gladly accepts
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Women on the Move

Denise Houseberg named a finalist in Make Mine A $Million Contest

Denise Houseberg, president of MarketExpo.com, is one of three
Dallas finalists in the Make Mine A $Million contest. The contest is
funded and sponsored by American Express OPEN, Count-Me-In.org and The
Women's Leadership Exchange. For the next year, Denise will receive
funding, mentoring and coaching to ensure that MarketExpo.com gets to
a million dollars in sales.

Launched in 1999, MarketExpo.com provides a gateway between the
manufacturer and the consumer online. Most manufacturers offer a much
larger line of products than represented at retail. Limited shelf
space in the traditional retail store prohibits any one store from
carrying all lines. To resolve the age-old dilemma of satisfying
consumer demand, Denise came up with MarketExpo.com as a way to give
consumers access to manufacturers' entire line of products without
jeopardizing their relationship with brick-and-mortar retailers. Now
representing 22 manufacturers and 11,000 products, Marketexpo.com
sells a variety of home and garden products.

Do you have an announcement or promotion you'd like to share? Use
the form in the Member's Area to send us your news to appear in the
Strategist and also on our website. If you prefer, you can also email
the editor.

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WITI Marketplace
What an immediate impact we could make if each of us decided to spend
our business and consumer dollars on women-owned businesses - to find
a coach, consultant, software vendor, dentist, conference-call vendor,
phone service, computer and so on from a woman! This is what the WITI
Marketplace is all about. There are over 100 businesses in the
Marketplace so you don't have to search far to find the products and
services you need! Search the Marketplace today!

Featured Business: Jeanne Bynum Hipes, Esq.

Jeanne Bynum Hipes, Esq., former Assistant General Counsel to one of
the world's largest technology corporations, and now Of Counsel to
Irvin, Stanford & Kessler, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, is dedicated to
providing excellent legal services to technology companies. Call her
on 404-364-4541. A seasoned trial lawyer, Jeanne practiced complex,
commercial litigation in the Atlanta area for many years before
joining Lockheed Martin Corporation in Owego, New York in 2001 to
serve as the company's Assistant General Counsel. At Lockheed Martin,
Jeanne gained valuable national and international business and
negotiating experience handling legal issues connected with the
development, production and sale of cutting edge technology, while
concurrently overseeing and directing some of the nation's top outside
counsel in employment-related and business litigation.

As an attorney with Irvin, Stanford and Kessler, Jeanne uses her
courtroom experience to resolve disputes as quickly and advantageously
as possible, using aggressive litigation strategies, negotiation,
mediation, arbitration, and jury resolution. Jeanne's unique blend of
experience in both the world of litigation and in the national and
international business world enables her to understand the business
perspective of commercial clients, while fighting aggressively for
their concerns in the litigation arena. This experience also enables
her to structure contracts for her clients that avoid litigation.

Jeanne handles matters involving trade secrets, employment
agreements, noncompete/nondisclosure/nonsolicitation agreements,
business and technology contracts, business torts, employer duty,
securities issues, RICO, products liability law, insurance, UCC, and
other business issues. Jeanne has conducted arbitrations before the
NASD and AAA, and has litigated in numerous judicial forums throughout
the United States, as well as in foreign jurisdictions.

Is your business in the WITI Marketplace? Do you have a special
offer for WITI members or would you like to be a featured business in
a future issue of the Strategist? We'd love to hear from you!

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Partner Events & Announcements

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for the Tenth Anniversary Celebrations.

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