Speaker Biographies
These were the speakers for the 2011 Women's Business Conference. Check back in early 2012 for the 2012 Conference speakers.
Speakers by last name: A-J | K-P | Q-Z
Kristina Beuning, Sunbow Farm
About Kristina:
Bio coming soon!
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Kristina will be moderating at the following session:
- Roundtable: Food Industry (Session 2: 10:30 - 11:30 am)
Laurie Boettcher, Laurie Boettcher Speaks
About Laurie:
With over 15 years design and communications experience, Laurie speaks, trains, blogs, and tweets on using social media as a tool in branding, marketing, and public relations efforts. Her diverse roles in the small business, not-for-profit, public library, education, and government arenas all involved traditional and social media communication. Teaching and speaking was a natural evolution.
A frequent speaker at workshops, conferences, and private events, Laurie has been featured in The New York Times and numerous other media outlets. She effortlessly breaks down the complex world of social media, making it interesting and understandable to any skill level, all the while, motivating and empowering audiences.
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Laurie will be speaking at the following session:
- Social Media 2011 & Beyond (Session 4: 3:30 - 4:30 pm)
Kari Dahl, Kari Dahl Consulting
About Kari: 
Kari Dahl is an organizational and leadership development consultant. She is well known for her teaching ability and knowledge about team development, organizational culture, strategic planning, leadership development and conflict management. Kari has helped organizations achieve sustainable healthy growth throughout the United States and Europe.
Kari's self-professed expertise is in helping people be nice to each other and most importantly to be true to themselves.
Kari will be speaking at the following session:
- Being the CEO of "I AM, Inc" (Keynote Address: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Mindy Dale, Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C.
About Mindy:
Mindy Dale is a shareholder in the law firm of Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. in Eau Claire. Practices in the areas of public and private sector management labor law, employment law, and municipal, school, and administrative law. Graduate of Indiana University (BS with high distinction) and Indiana University School of Law (J.D., Order of Coif). Member, State Bar of Wisconsin (Labor Law Section), Eau Claire County Bar Association, Wisconsin School Attorneys Association, Eau Claire Regional Arts Council, Work Source Wisconsin Employer Advisory Board. Former Director of Legal and Legislative Affairs for the Chippewa Valley Society for Human Resource Management. Formerly associated with the Labor and Employment Law Department of Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, Indiana, and served as Assistant Corporation Counsel, Eau Claire County.
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Mindy will be speaking at the following session:
- Basic Legal Issues in Hiring: Effective Hiring Procedures, Liability Issues and Strategies (Session 2: 10:30 - 11:30 am)
Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C. is also a Gold Sponsor of the 2011 WBC.
Scott Deml, Western Dairyland
About Scott:
Scott Deml is currently a Business Development Specialist at Western Dairyland. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and an MBA in general business; both from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. He was an assistant professor for seven years at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, teaching business at both the graduate and undergraduate level; primarily in entrepreneurship, management, and international business. Other past experience includes managing small silk-screening businesses.
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Scott will be speaking or moderating at the following sessions:
- Roundtable: Green Business Industry (Session 1: 9:00 - 10:00 am)
- Business Plan Basics (Session 3: 1:30 - 2:30 pm)
- Business Plan Basics (Session 4: 3:30 - 4:30 pm)
Western Dairyland also has an exhibitor table at the 2011 WBC.
Jeff Ferrazzo, Constant Contact Minnesota
About Jeff:
Jeff Ferrazzo is a business expert with experience helping businesses initiate and build meaningful professional relationships with both organizations and individuals. As the Regional Development Director for Constant Contact, Jeff uses his deep consulting and training experience to help small businesses, groups and associations maximize the power of relationship marketing.
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Jeff will be speaking at the following session:
- The Power of Email Marketing (Session 3: 1:30 - 2:30 pm)
Mary Jo Hanson, Here We Grow Again Children's Consignment Sale
About Mary Jo:
Here We Grow Again Children's Consignment Sale: Today's economy is not necessarily the easiest place to start a profitable business. However, Mary Jo Hanson and Donna Kmetz, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, accomplished just that. Being mothers they understand the never ending need for clothing, shoes, and other necessities that growing children require; not to mention, how expensive that can become. Five years ago, over cups of tea, they came up with the idea for Here We Grow Again Children's Consignment Sale. Their business, an event held twice each year, invites families to sell their no longer needed, gently used children's items and buy other items that their children do need, all while keeping the economic times in mind.
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Mary Jo will be speaking at the following session:
- Business Success Stories (Session 1: 9:00 - 10:00 am)
Speakers by last name: A-J | K-P | Q-Z
