So it’s the festive season again and you are tearing your hair out, trying to figure out

• What to wear
• What jewelry to wear with it
• What to gift
• Where to go to get gifts
• Outsource your party planning

This Diwali, we have the answer. Come shop for all your Diwali gifting needs at the LadyDrinks Small Business Bazaar at Luminary 1204 Broadway, 6pm-8pm .

Vendors went through an application process. A committee decided on the final list. And now all you have to do is SHOP! and support a woman owned business.

Light food and drinks will be provided for the ticket price.

About LadyDrinks

LadyDrinks is a networking platform for South Asian professional women, ages 35-55, Senior to Mid Level Management or Entrepreneurs. I’m a long time TV news anchor and I’ve grown it by hosting events.

Today, the membership numbers 1800 strong and the five-year plan is to host an event in every city of the world Website: www.ladydrinks.com

It all started with a desire to have pink gloves.

Angie was in the market for pink weight lifting gloves to match her fab workout gear, but couldn’t find any. All the store shelves had to offer were the staid blue, black or grey colors. Colin asked Angie to design a pair, he leveraged his contacts in the manufacturing world to get them made, and soon he presented Angie with a wedding proposal and her pink gloves. Over time, as Angie turned up to the gym with her fab new accessories, other members would ask her, “Where did you get those pink gloves?”

And so RIMsports was born. Today, the offerings have grown to include knee sleeves, resistance bands, lifting grips, dip bars and other weightlifting accessories for personal gyms and professional athletes. The couple was written up in Forbes last year, as their startup had already catapulted to a profitable $1 million in revenue. The Rajas were ultimately able to leave their corporate jobs in New York City and pursue their business full time.

Verne Harnish, a sought after speaker on brand, once said, the cheapest money you can get as a business owner is the ones from selling your own products. Angie Raja is our featured guest at the next LadyDrinks mentoring luncheon. Learn how she scaled quickly, and hit a million dollars October 22nd. Only three members are invited to this lunch.

LadyDrinks, in partnership with Cairn Leadership, hosts this Women’s Leadership & Sailing Event Saturday October 26th 2-6pm. (Rain date Sunday Oct 27th) Participants will enjoy 4 hours on 64 foot luxury yacht, traveling out to sea and back from the San Diego Convention Center while connecting, learning, & enjoying.

What will you takeaway?

• Develop deep connections quickly through shared adventure
• Learn the latest science in women-specific leadership.
• Enjoy a fresh, healthy wraps and salad, plus juice mimosas out at sea
• Receive a one pager on women specific research and resources to take with you

Event timeline

• 2:00-2:15pm Meet at San Diego Convention Center. A guide will bring you aboard the luxury yacht & Review Safety Precautions

• 2:15-2:45pm Meet LadyDrinks San Diego Ambassador Samantha Torres. Introductions and general networking. Motor out to sea while enjoying Juice mimosas & Lunch.

• 2:45 -3:30pm Women’s Leadership Workshop by Abigail Jones of Cairn Leadership. Learn the latest research-backed information and tools on women- specific leadership, followed by discussion. Finish by setting goals to emphasize your unique skill set to strengthen your team .

• 3:30 – 6:00pm: Rejuvenate while enjoying this unique luxury yacht experience out at sea. Enjoy the fresh ocean breeze on the bow or outside dining area, or rest in one of the 3 semi-private cabins.

• Participants will have access to the entire boat for the remaining 2.5 hours of the experience. Enjoy more mimosas as you build and strengthen connections while sharing the ultimate unique luxury San Diego experience.

About LadyDrinks

LadyDrinks is a networking platform for executive women. Led by long time New York City based TV news anchor Joya Dass, the movement has grown by hosting events monthly. One popular series has been fireside chats with inspiring minority role models such as Misty Copeland and Payal Kadakia, the founder of Classpass. Today, the membership numbers 1800 strong and the five-year plan is to host an event in every city of the world.

About Cairn Leadership

Cairn Leadership Strategies is a leadership development firm that empowers leaders and teams to thrive personally and professionally through shared adventure and experiential coaching.

We activate people to create breakthrough results by developing trust among new and well-formed communities with skill-building experiences geared to improve communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Leaders report they feel more connected to each other and their work, more open to new possibilities, and more ready and willing to take action after a Cairn Leadership experience.

Our unique format engages members authentically and holistically by demonstrating concepts through experiential exercises. Our facilitators fully engage participants to demonstrate, experience, and practice various concepts, skillsets, and mindsets of leadership. We use the best-in-class and latest research, models, and studies of leadership and high-performing team dynamics to provide participants with relevant and practical guidance to collaborate, lead, and execute more effectively in their roles.

Prior Clients Include:

• UPS Store
• Mission Edge
• UCSD Rady School of Management
• Veterans Ventures Program
• Playwrights Project
• City of Carlsbad Library
• Therapies Plus

Imagine a customer service guru. Imagine the developer who gets your website working in seconds. Imagine the marketing person who helps you fill a room.

Imagine every single one of these people in your network. Your DREAM NETWORK.

Kelly Hoey wrote the book, Build Your Dream Network. Enjoy a three-course prix fixe lunch at Seabird Restaurant (woman-owned) while learning how to cut through the networking noise and start building the powerful, real relationships needed to succeed in our digital world.

In the social media age, you need a modern roadmap for creating and cultivating meaningful connections to stand out from the crowd and achieve any of your goals, no matter how big or small. Kelly offers a fresh new approach to mastering this timeworn skill in a world where everyone is posting, liking, and friending fast and furiously, but many are failing to leverage their connections successfully. She will present innovative strategies for forming strong relationships—the genuine, mutually beneficial, long-lasting kind—using all of the social tools at your disposal. She will also reveal creative and surprisingly simple ways to harness the power of your network to accomplish any ambition, from landing your dream job or a coveted account or client to successfully crowdfunding a new business venture.

What will you takeaway:

• Determine the most effective ways to connect with others so you don’t clutter your calendar with dead-end coffee dates and informational interviews
• Synchronize IRL networking efforts with your digital outreach
• Turn “closed door” conversations into strong personal relationships and business opportunities
• Eliminate FOMO by keeping your networking efforts focused

This event will show you how small adjustments in your daily routine, generosity, and goal-focused efforts are all it takes to set you apart and ignite the powerful connections that will lead to major opportunities for success.

One of the activities I do every Sunday is a ‘braindump’ of all the things I have to do during the week. This is a written list of all the personal and professional items I have to get done. This accomplishes two things: One, I’m decluttering my brain and making space for the big picture thinking for my business. I’m also creating an ‘external brain’ so I have a reference point when I am structuring my ‘to-do’ list for each day of the week. It helps to cut down on the overwhelm. I learned this critical piece of productivity from reading efficiency expert Ari Meisel’s writings. Come listen to a productivity and efficiency expert who has revolutionized the way I work. Explore what he could do for YOU!

OUR VERY EFFICIENT EVENT TIMELINE

• 6:00-6:15PM ARRIVAL AND GUEST CHECK-IN
• 6:15-6:45PM JOYA AND ARI CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE EFFICIENT
• 6:45-7:15 WE INTRODUCE EACH ATTENDEE AND ADDRESS THEIR EFFICIENCY ISSUE
• 7:15-8:30 PM TOUR OF UPS OPERATIONS AND THEIR EFFICIENCY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

ARI MEISEL’S STORY

Arii Meisel is an entrepreneur, author, CEO, TED speaker, real estate developer, green building consultant, and productivity expert. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease while building his property development business in 2007. Crohn’s is an incurable disease of the digestive tract. Ari’s case was severe and required over a dozen daily medications and several hospital visits. After reaching a personal low point in hospital, Ari decided he would do everything in his power to strengthen his by then weak body.

Through a combination of yoga, nutrition, natural supplements and rigorous exercise (Triathlon and Crossfit) he was able to fight back the symptoms of Crohn’s until he was finally able to suspend his medication. Eventually, Ari was declared free of all traces of the ‘incurable’ disease, and competed in Ironman France in June of 2011. Ari has since spoken at seminars and at a regional TED Talk about his struggle against a seemingly insurmountable opponent.

Through the process of data collection, self-tracking, and analysis, Ari helped develop his company, Less Doing. This was a way of dealing with the daily stresses of life by optimizing, automating, and outsourcing all of his tasks in life and business

WHAT IS ‘LESS DOING?’

Less Doing is built on nine guiding principles described in detail in his latest book,‘The Replaceable Founder”. It is a comprehensive attack on overwhelm that offers guidance in three fundamental areas:

Communicate Effectively– Inbox Zero, Asynchronous Communication, and 6 Levels of Delegation

Manage Projects — Idea Capture, Process Management Systems, and Accountability

Perfect Processes — Optimize, Automate, and Outsource

In 2007, Marshall Goldsmith wrote a book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

It was his listical of all the 12 ways executives undermine their authority and leadership in the workplace. But then he realized that women had their own specific challenges. So he and his colleague Sally Helgesen co-authored, How Women Rise” listing the 12 ways WOMEN undermine their authority and leadership in the workplace.

One example: Saying sorry and apologizing for things that aren’t in our control.

Divya VIsentini, Managing Partner at the consultancy NavStella, has generously agreed to host this gathering of South Asian women leaders at her home Saturday November 16th 2-4pm.

What you will takeaway:

• Develop deep new connections with other South Asian women executives
• Learn the latest science in women-specific leadership from the book
• Share ideas on how you could be a better leader
• Enjoy wonderful food and drinks, courtesy of Divya
• We will provide the address upon confirmation of your ticket purchase.