MY RECOMMENDATIONS

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This page lists "my recommendations" for great speakers available here locally and some local networking groups. Contact each speaker directly and for more information on any networking group, check out their website.

LOCAL NETWORKING
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Check out the local networking groups listed on this page.

*If you know of a group not listed, send the information to me by email.

LOCAL SPEAKERS:

	Ellen Delap Professional Organizer 281-360-3928 www.professional-organizer.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Busy Person’s Guide to Getting Organized" ~ "Organizing 101: Getting and Staying Organized" ~ "An A+ Guide to Organizing and Academics"
	Marivonne Essex, The Red Headed Lawyer Essex Law Firm, P.C. 281-350-4104 www.RedHeadedLawyer.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Why You Can't Afford To Die Without a Will" ~ "Rights for Step-Parents and Grandparents" ~ "Co-Habitating in Texas? Better Know Your Rights!"
	Donna Fisher Author and Speaker 713-789-2484 www.donnafisher.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Drumming Up Business: Being in Tune with Possibilities" ~ "Possibility Parties: For Women who Think Bold" ~ "In the Beginning is Your Word" ~ "Conscious Connections: The True Spirit of Networking"
	Pamela Grant Life Callings/Career Callings 936-327-3270 www.lifecallings.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Reinventing your life" ~ "Success Life Strategies" ~ "Create your best year ever" ~ "Creating memories of a lifetime"
	Scott Hollingsworth The Magic Edge, Corporate Magician and Professional Speaker 713-271-2114 www.scotthollingsworth.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Put a Little Magic into Your Presentations" ~ "Presenting in a Way that Sparkles"
	Emily Marshall, Speaker and Licensed Cosmetologist Northwest Dermacolor Center 281-812-6145 www.HoustonPermanentMakeup.net Speaking Topics: ~ "Simple Tips to Turn Back the Clock on Aging Skin" ~ "Permanent Makeup: Fad or Future?" ~ "No-Makeup Beauty Secrets to Look Great All Day" ~ "The Ins and Outs of Face Creams, Botox, and Cosmetic Surgery"
	Mark Payne VP of Worldwide Operations, Systems and Processes for Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Author of "Make the Numbers, Don't Chase the Numbers" 281-733-8097 www.makethenumbers.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Business Model Optimization" ~ "Make the Numbers Approach"
	Germaine Porché Eagles View 281-348-9181 www.eaglesview.com Speaking Topics: ~ "CoachLab: Coaching for Extraordinary Results" ~ "Time Transformation: Shifting from Time Management to Outcomes Management" ~ "Ever Wonder Who You’re Talking To? Recognizing, Adapting & Connecting to People’s Styles” ~ "DreamMakers & DreamBrakers: Getting Better Results Fast with an Eagle’s View"
	Leslie Sarmiento Interiors by Decorating Den - Kingwood 281-686-9293 www.lesliesarmiento.com Speaking Topics: ~ "Get custom interiors without breaking the bank" ~ "Creativity blockers created by bad design" ~ "Tips for making your office a "No-Blah" zone!"
	Diana G. VanHorn Edward Jones 281-359-3352 www.DGVanhorn.com Speaking Topics: ~ "When to Roll It, Tap It, or Leave Your 401K Behind" ~ "Top Money Mistakes Made by Lottery Winners" ~ "Which is Best... Reverse Mortgage or Home Equity     Loan?" ~ "Ways to Not Let Your Inheritance Become a     Money Pit”
	Carmen Wisenbaker, The Publicity Diva Author/Speaker | Marketing Expert | Press Agent Penworth Marketing 281-404-5019 www.penworth.com Speaking Topics: ~ “Why turning down business can make you rich” ~ "Steps for making your business unforgettable" ~ "Publicity tips that will double your marketing efforts"

LOCAL NETWORKING GROUPS:

Meets weekly (Tuesday mornings)	745 Business Networking Website: www.745networking.info
Meets various times	Community Chamber Website: www.communitychamberemc.com
Meets Friday mornings 7:00 to 8:30 a.m.	Friday Morning Networking Website: www.fridaymorningnetworking.com
Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m.	Greater Houston Business Connection Website: www.houstonconnection.org
Meets monthly (1st Tuesday night)	Humble Artesian Chapter American Business Women's Association Website: www.abwahumble.org
Meets various times	Humble Lions Club Website: www.humblelionsclub.com
Meets 2nd & 4th 12 noon Thursdays	Humble Noon Lions Club Website: www.humblenoonlc.com
Meets weekly	Kiwanis Club of Kingwood Website: www.kingwoodkiwanis.org
Meets various times	Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce Website: www.lakehoustonareachamber.org
Meets monthly (4th Tuesday lunch)	Professional Connection - 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. Website: www.womenspc.org
Meets periodically for shopping, lunch, or a movie	Red Bag Ladies (a networking, shopping & movie club) Website: www.redbagladies.com
Meets weekly Wednesdays 12 to 1	Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental Website: www.humblerotary.com
Meets weekly	Rotary Club of Kingwood Website: www.kwrotary.org
Meets monthly (2nd Tuesday lunch)	WOVEN Women of Vision Express Network of ABWA Website: www.abwawoven.org