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More than 130 women (and some men) attended a discussion on issuesz facing women at the DaytobBusiness Journal’s 2009 Bizwomen’as Connection at the Presidential Banquet Cente in Kettering. Topics of discussiohn included balancing workand family, findinvg inspiration during a recession and breaking througnh personal glass ceilings. Experts on the panel Kathy Hollingsworth, partner at and formed president ofin Dayton; Patricia Lofton president of ; and Veronicas Grabill, president of Centerville-based Marsha Bonhart, anchor at , moderatec the discussion. The panelists described their own experiences, workingh their way up corporate ladders and startinf theirown businesses.
They also told to audiencr members the economic recession was the best time to make choicesd tobe happy, rather than be worriedr about their current positions. “If you are in a period of you might as well be in an area of uncertaintuyyou like,” Hardaway said. Hollingswortbh advised women to take a look at their option s andanalyze what’s keeping them attached to a given If you are not happy and you have the skillzs and desire to break out on your own, use now as an she said. “There’s no better time than now,” Hollingsworthj said. The panelists advised women who want to star t their own companies to gofor it.
Find a passion and do what you and network for new clientszand opportunities, they said. “You want to staryt out and really Grabill said. “So give it your best shot because it couldr be theonly shot.” At the same Hollingsworth suggested not to get caught up in “You do need to give it your best shot,” she “But at the same if it’s stopping you from doing it just do it.
” For those wome who choose to stay at thei r companies and wait out the recession, the panelista advised less worrying and more hard “Give yourself 10, 15, or 30 minutex a day to worry about your company, and anothef 30 to worry about yourselfc at the company,” Hardaway said. “Thatg leaves you with (the rest of the) 24 hours that you can focusa onyour work.” Grabill suggested women stay aheadf of the game and look for red flags to stay “You can be a victim or a victor,” Grabill “Many times the future is different than you anticipate, and oftenn it’s better.
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