It’s been a pleasure and an honor to be a mentor for NAWBO this year. I couldn’t have been more delighted with the person chosen by the Mentoring Committee for me to support. It was the perfect match.
It’s been an inspiration to watch my Mentee stretch and grow in her business. I look forward to every meeting with her to see what she is going to tell me next. She’s meeting with more people and creating great new opportunities. That’s exciting!
I highly recommend the program to anyone who wants to use her expertise to assist another woman reach higher levels of success in her business.
Sue Koch
President, Corporate Rats
What a valuable experience to be part of the NAWBO mentoring program! As a business owner ready to move our company into growth mode, the mentoring program allowed me to mix with a peer group of successful entrepreneurs and professionals. Being part of a thriving, action-oriented network has provided wonderful support in the challenges of growing a small business. My mentor has been highly professional, goal-oriented, supportive, and continually available for questions and feedback. Having a formal mentor has provided me incredibly useful contacts and referrals in areas where I lacked strong connection. Further, the program partnership has reinforced my ability to work through steps to get to small and large milestones, and ultimately has instilled in me, a sense of “I simply can’t fail!” I value this program as the key step in moving my business forward and would highly recommend the NAWBO-OC Mentoring program to other entrepreneurs.
Maia Andersen
Founder/Creative Director, Sustainable Kids
I love being a mentor in The Mentoring Program of NAWBO-Orange County. The Mentoring Program is the perfect vehicle to give back what was so freely given to me over the years –- knowledge and experience.
To quote my mentee from last year “Through your knowledge and guidance, I have been able to see my business in a different perspective. You gave me the perseverance not to give up and focus on my goal. And you never gave up on me.”
I joined NAWBO-OC as a way to meet like-minded women as well as grow my own business and what I really found was a great way to continue to grow and develop the best part of myself through others.
Susan Birmingham
President – Birmingham Results, LLC
“I am so grateful to have been a part of NAWBO’s mentoring program. Everyone should be fortunate enough to have a mentor in their life. Having someone to share ideas with (without judgment) is invaluable as a person and business woman. Had I not had regularly scheduled meetings with action items to complete before our next get together, I would have missed out on some new business opportunities. My mentor helped me to affirm my confidence and commitment to the vision for my company and the services I provide. Thank you so much!”
Diana Jennings
Brand Your Image
“The mentoring program has been an invaluable asset to me as a start-up business owner. My mentor was a perfect match, tailored the program to meet my current needs and challenges and has helped me gain the perspective to work ‘on’ my business rather than ‘in’ my business. The program has broadened my horizon and I am now able to strategically focus on the financial, operational and sales & marketing aspects which previously were hard to balance and manage. I see a bright future for my business and now have short- and long-term actionable goals that are well balanced between my role as a business owner and as an individual. I would highly recommend the mentoring program to any business woman, no matter how young or mature their business might be.”
Manu Larson
Michi Bag of Orange County
“WOW….what can I say but WOW. The mentoring program has been one of the most incredible personal development programs I have participated in. Through a careful selection and matching process the NAWBO mentoring committee found a perfect match for me. My mentor is an accomplished business woman with great experience to draw on to help me “recreate my business”. She has helped me clarify my goals, map out a course of action to reach those goals and most importantly has kept me focused and moving forward to that end. I am so excited by the progress we have made and am already experiencing the results of our efforts. I am even more proud of my business today and the possibilities for the future. I would highly recommend this mentoring program and applaud NAWBO for offering such a valuable program to the members.”
Sarah Atkinson, Agent
State Farm Insurance