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Women's FOCUS, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide a networking opportunity to support its members and their businesses. The goal and responsibility of the organization is to educate, provide connections, and different avenues for personal growth of its members.	An Idea Emerges On a fall day in 1978, in the Ozaukee County community of Grafton, Wisconsin, at SEEK, Incorporated (then known as CEEK Office Services, Inc.) a discussion of the need for a business women’s group was taking place. At that time, women’s participation in organizations traditionally reserved for businessmen was not in vogue...More	Awarded Annually Each year a scholarship of up to $1,000.00 per semester is awarded to an outstanding, female student seeking a degree at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). The scholarship is renewable each semester, and is dependant upon specific criteria being met. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply...More	Women's FOCUS, Inc. is a rather unusual networking group in that our membership is capped at 100 members. Other organizations subscribe to the theory that more is better. While philosophy has its benefits, our founding mothers had a different concept in mind: quality over quantity. Check our Calendar and plan to visit us soon.
Next meeting: May 16, 2012	Membership	May Newsletter
Light up your Life with Laughter Donna “Kinza” Christiansen, the speaker for the May Luncheon, is a motivational speaker and seminar leader, nationally known as the “Entertaining Motivator” and Performance Pro. KINZA is a motivational humorist , keynoter, seminar leader, author and a team player who goes the extra mile (or more) to make her presentation a memorable success. A Comedy Club enthusiast, the blend of her business background and 25 years in the entertainment field, gives a winning combination for this FOCUS program. So leave your stress behind and come and enjoy this fun-filled lunchtime event. Open your hearts and minds to laughter and Kinza will not disappoint you. FOCUS members are encouraged to bring guests and potential new members to our meeting. Prepaid 2012 Reservations: Click Here Click to View Full Monthly Calendar: Last Year \| Current Year	Prospective members must be currently engaged in a business, in a position of management and/or ownership or in a profession. All applicants must be recommended to the membership committee chairperson by a current member. We invite qualified women to contact us and to attend one of our meetings...More	A Note From Our President Women and Networking We all know the story about why and how FOCUS came into being, as an association for women business owners and professionals who wished to engage in business networking but who were shut out of the old-boys networks. As time has gone by, many women have joined associations within the former old-boys networks that have, for the most part, now included and in many cases welcomed women members. So, why belong to FOCUS or another womenonly networking organization? Are there advantages to belonging to such a group? .........More

Our Mission

History

Scholarships

Networking

Women's FOCUS, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide a networking opportunity to support its members and their businesses.

The goal and responsibility of the organization is to educate, provide connections, and different avenues for personal growth of its members.

An Idea Emerges
On a fall day in 1978, in the Ozaukee County community of Grafton, Wisconsin, at SEEK, Incorporated (then known as CEEK Office Services, Inc.) a discussion of the need for a business women’s group was taking place.

At that time, women’s participation in organizations traditionally reserved for businessmen was not in vogue...More

Awarded Annually
Each year a scholarship of up to $1,000.00 per semester is awarded to an outstanding, female student seeking a degree at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). The scholarship is renewable each semester, and is dependant upon specific criteria being met.

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply...More

Women's FOCUS, Inc. is a rather unusual networking group in that our membership is capped at 100 members.

Other organizations subscribe to the theory that more is better. While philosophy has its benefits, our founding mothers had a different concept in mind: quality over quantity.

Check our Calendar and plan to visit us soon.

Next meeting: May 16, 2012

Membership

May Newsletter

Light up your Life with Laughter

Donna “Kinza” Christiansen, the speaker for the May Luncheon, is a motivational speaker and seminar leader, nationally known as the “Entertaining Motivator” and Performance Pro. KINZA is a motivational humorist , keynoter, seminar leader, author and a team player who goes the extra mile (or more) to make her presentation a memorable success. A Comedy Club enthusiast, the blend of her business background and 25 years in the entertainment field, gives a winning combination for this FOCUS program.

So leave your stress behind and come and enjoy this fun-filled lunchtime event. Open your hearts and minds to laughter and Kinza will not disappoint you. FOCUS members are encouraged to bring guests and potential new members to our meeting.

Prepaid 2012 Reservations: Click Here

Click to View Full Monthly Calendar: Last Year | Current Year

Prospective members must be currently engaged in a business, in a position of management and/or ownership or in a profession.

All applicants must be recommended to the membership committee chairperson by a current member.

We invite qualified women to contact us and to attend one of our meetings...More

A Note From Our President
Women and Networking

Darcy McManus We all know the story about why and how FOCUS came into being, as an association for women business owners and professionals who wished to engage in business networking but who were shut out of the old-boys networks. As time has gone by, many women have joined associations within the former old-boys networks that have, for the most part, now included and in many cases welcomed women members.

So, why belong to FOCUS or another womenonly networking organization? Are there advantages to belonging to such a group? .........More

FOCUS 2012 MONTHLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January	February	March	April
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, January 9th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon January 18, 11:30 am Speaker: Leonard Peace, FBI Goals, Dreams and Unique Careers	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon February 15, 11:30 am Speaker: Gigi Pomerantz Youth Haiti	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, March 7, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon March 21, 11:30 am Speaker: Paul Burstein Hormones and Osteoporosis	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon April 18, 11:30 am Speaker: Windy Lindy, Professional Clown, Clown College Convention
May	June	July	August
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, May 2, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon May 16, 11:30 am Speaker: Donna "Kinza" Christensen, Light Up Your Life with Laughter	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon June 20, 11:30 am Speaker: Alamelu Vairavan Healthy Spices from India	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, July 11, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon July 18, 11:30 am Speaker: Edie Schafer Shanghai Ghetto Survivor	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon August 15, 11:30 am Speaker: Cynthia Wollershiem How to Succeed as a Woman in the ‘Old Boys Club’
September	October	November	December
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, Sept 5, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon September 19, 11:30 am Speaker: Adele Lund You and Your Aging Parents	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon October 17, 11:30 am Speaker: TBD	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, Nov 7, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon November 21, 11:30 am No Speaker, General Meeting Professional Showcase! Holiday Gift Boutique after Monthly Luncheon	FOCUS Holiday Party Date: TBD

FOCUS 2011 MONTHLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January	February	March	April
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, January 17th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon January 19th, 11:30 am Speaker: Debra J. Schmidt Building Customer Loyalty from the Inside Out	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon February 16th, 11:30 am Speaker: Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound Publicity via Social Media	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, March 7th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon March 16th, 11:30 am Speaker: Jeff Percival, Goal Achievement vs Goal Setting	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon April 20, 11:30 am Speaker: Carole Blaney, C-Management Solutions, The FOCUS Website
May	June	July	August
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, May 2nd, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon May 18, 11:30 am Speaker: Patti Genko, Communication for your Business	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon June 15, 11:30 am Speaker: Doris Appelbaum, Interpersonal Networking	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, July 11th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon July 20, 11:30 am Speaker: Rebecca Ryan, Intergenerational Workplaces	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon August 17, 11:30 am Speaker: Patricia Clason, Emotional Intelligence
September	October	November	December
FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, Sept 12th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon September 21, 11:30 am Speaker: Kimberly Kane, TV Personality, President of The Novo Group and Tempo	FOCUS Monthly Luncheon October 19, 11:30 am Speaker: Scott Shully, Shully's Fine Cuisine	FOCUS Board of Directors Meeting, Nov 7th, 5:30 pm FOCUS Monthly Luncheon November 16, 11:30 am No Speaker, General Meeting Professional Showcase! Holiday Gift Boutique after Monthly Luncheon	FOCUS Holiday Party December 14, 2011 Program: Out of the Costume Closet — A Grand Tour of The Milwaukee Rep's Costume Closet