"Connections, Networking Resources For Women" is a unique group of women who are already successful in their fields and readily share their expertise and knowledge about what makes businesses grow. They are so enthusiastic and brimming with ideas that breakfast is like having two dozen pricey consultants on your side! They are a shot of life force in the morning.

ABC Communications, Inc. | Bloomin' Books | Body Contour Spa | Coldwell Banker | Computer Coaching, Inc. | Dream/Great Imaginings, Inc. | Kessler Orlean Silver & Company PC |  MB Personnel & Screening, Ltd. | mTeam Financial | North Shore Music Masters | Julie Ressler Watercolors | SDG Associates Insurance | Core Wellness International

QUOTES:
"Connections is a vibrant and exciting group of dedicated networkers who make an early morning meeting a special event for trading ideas and developing business." — Marsha Schwartz

"Connections is special to me in that it embraces a group of professional women with a high energy level and down-to-earth professionalism. All the women strive to connect or help learn about each other individually and professionally, without any pretense while trying to help one another." — Mia Baretz

ABC Communications is the Market Maker – a full service advertising, marketing, PR and event-planning agency that has worked for 24 years with companies and organizations throughout Chicagoland. We create strategic communications programs. We provide the tools to reach customers – tools like Lifestyle, the Relocation and Community Source Book which targets newcomers to the area and affluent homeowners; tools like events promoting businesses and helping charities raise funds; and tools like dinner dances for couples and singles at fine local restaurants. For charities, ABC has created a three-phase support program, including free space for events, pre- and post-publicity to maximize consumer awareness and assistance in the form of gift certificates/donations for live and silent auctions. Candice C. Kuhnen · 847/835-7333 (business) · 847/835-0121 (direct) · 847/835-0126 (fax) email  1001 Green Bay Road Winnetka, IL 60093.

 

 

Bloomin' Books: Reading is fun when the story is about you. Education through personalization is the philosophy behind Bloomin' Books. Today's technology allows each child to become the star of the story. From the moment a child opens a personalized book and realizes the story is about him or her, a magical adventure begins. Each story focuses on an important theme and is designed to help instill the desire to read and feel special. We have books for newborns through nine year olds, and on many areas of interest. There are also personalized books that commemorate birthdays, Christmas and Hanukkah. Children treasure these books. What better gift can we give a child than the gift of reading! Bev Bloom · 847/520-4984 (business) · 847/520-4975 (fax) · · 140 Manchester · Buffalo Grove, IL 60089.

Body Contour SpaSM Sophisticated solutions, serene surroundings. Rina Schroeder, owner of Body Contour Spa SM, stays totally up-to-date on all the latest beauty advances, quickly adding the best to the menu at her cozy North Shore spa boutique. The space is clean and bright, and the focus is on the procedures at this low-profile destination for the latest in non-invasive wellness and anti-aging treatments. Hard-to-find treatments include Lymphobiology, an advanced lymphatic drainage therapy; steam detoxification; body contouring Photomesotherapy; Thai Yoga and Trager bodywork. The current favorite is Rina's exclusive rejuvenating face treatment combination, which includes Microcurrent Non-Surgical Facelift and LED photo-light therapy. Want to look and feel your absolute best, Rina surely has a solution. Sessions by appointment only. For more information: 847/457-3270 · www.bodycontourspa.com · 611 Rockland Road, Lake Bluff, 60044 (next to The Silo Restaurant)

Coldwell Banker Marsha Schwartz, CRS, GRI, e-Pro is a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. She has been selling homes on the North Shore and in the North and Northwest Suburbs for more than 20 years. Marsha ranks in the top two percent of Realtors nationwide. She takes pride in her ability to bring buyers and sellers together by listening to the needs of each client, whether it is for selling a home or finding a new one. Her best testimonial is that more than 90 percent of her business comes from referrals and repeat clients. Marsha Schwartz, Broker · 847/753-6246 (direct business) · 847/272-4370 (fax) · 847/217-9599 (cell) · · www.MarshaSchwartz.com · 1330 Shermer Road · Northbrook, IL 60062.

 

Computer Coaching, Inc. brings Windows-based computer training and troubleshooting directly to you. The learning process is more successful and comfortable when training occurs at your office with your own computer and your own programs. President Dorothy Collins provides individual or group training in ACT contact management, Microsoft word processing, Excel spreadsheets, QuickBooks bookkeeping, Power Point slide presentations, desktop publishing and digital photography. Plus, she troubleshoots your hardware and virus problems. Dorothy has been providing computer training to small and mid-size businesses since 1983. Contact her to find out how you and your staff can become more efficient. Dorothy Collins · Tel: 847-317-0033 · Cell: 847-736-6152 · Fax: 847-317-0036 · 617 Indian Hill Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 · · www.computercoachinginc.com.

Dream Image Press, LLC/Great Imaginings Inc. Founder and President Dr. Elana Ashley is the author of Splunkunio Splunkey, Detective and Peacemaker Case One: The Missing Friendship Bracelet - the first in a mystery, adventure series. Released in July, 2005, her second work is a bilingual version of the first book in English and Spanish - Splunkunio Splunkey, Detective and Peacemaker2 Detective y pacificador2 Case One: 1 The Missing Friendship Bracelet 2 Caso primero: 1 El brazalete de la amistad desaparecido Celebrating 20 years of educational and entertaining programming, Elana is the founder and executive director of Great Imaginings, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation bringing programs to schools, libraries and other community organizations, and on radio and television. As educator, storyteller and puppeteer, Elana has been captivating and delighting audiences throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Web sites are www.dreamimagepress.com · www.greatimagiinings.org · www.splunkey.org.

 

Kessler Orlean Silver & Company PC is a CPA firm offering a full range of accounting, tax, and consulting services. We tailor these services to our clients? unique requirements and goals and deliver them with a personal touch and on a timely basis. Our highly trained and experienced employees include seven principals, six managers, more than a dozen professional staff and six bookkeepers. We are committed to providing outstanding client service and quality, and to meeting our clients? needs for the future as well as the past. We consider ourselves unique in that we are large enough to meet our clients? needs, yet small enough to care. Valerie Anderson Jones · 847/580-4100, x112 (business/direct) · 847/580-4199 (fax) · · 1101 Lake Cook Road, Suite C · Deerfield, IL 60015.

 

 

 

Core Wellness International
Sharon Weinstein, Managing Director
Sharon is a credentialed Environmental/Physical Wellness specialist and owner of a Certified Wellness Home.  Nikken’s Consultant of the Year for North America, 2006/2007, Sharon helps those who juggle multiple responsibilities bring balance to their work and home environments. 847.735.8744 (o) 847.274.2946 (m) 847.295.3701 (f) www.mynikken.net/corewellness   sharonw@corelimited.com

MB Personnel & Screening is a professional and reputable employment service assisting many city and suburban companies. We strive to make the hiring process as painless and cost effective as possible. We screen candidates in our offices or on site, at your location. We give thorough tests, interviews and reference checks on each candidate. We select the most qualified employee, who will fit into your office tempo with ease and will start being productive immediately. "There is something that is more scarce, something rarer than ability; it's the ability to recognize ability. Mia Young· 847/945-8480 (business) · 847/945-8466 (direct) · 847/644-5166 (fax) · · 400 Lake Cook Road Suite218 · Deerfield, IL 60015.

mTeam Financial is a division of American Home Mortgage Corp., a national mortgage lending firm headquartered in Melville, New York. Formed in 1987 as a mortgage broker, the Company is now one of the nation's top 20 residential mortgage lenders, licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. mTeam offers a wide range of loan options–whether for your first home or a multi-million dollar loan. Programs such as our interest-only and low down payment loans make purchasing primary, secondary or investment properties easier and more affordable than ever. We deliver operational excellence, maintaining a streamlined lending system which is designed to contain costs and close loans in a timely manner. mTeam is both a mortgage lender and a mortgage broker. We offer a vast array of more than 2,000 loan programs. Our in-house underwriting and closing services mean quick approvals and smooth closings. We'll listen, define your individual needs and match those needs with the loan program that will give you the best results. Terry J. Small, Vice President · 847/239-7806 (business) · 847/602-0707 (cell) · 866/536-2877 (efax) · · 400 Skokie Boulevard Suite 110 · Northbrook, IL 60062.

 

 

 

North Shore Music Masters is a synergy of classical to modern music in Violin/Piano performance. After many years of personal experience, these performers have melded their talents, creating musical presentations for the enjoyment of today's audiences. They offer their music in a variety of settings, including weddings, rehearsal dinners, dinner parties, anniversaries, upscale open-houses, fund raisers, etc. Judith Shaltry, 847/945-3353 (business) · 847/945-8429 (fax) · · Virginia Bresnahan · 847/945-3353 (business) · Deerfield, IL 60015.

Julie Ressler Watercolors creates customized, archival quality watercolor paintings using photographs as references. She will photograph the subject herself or use pre-existing ones. Size, composition, background and color palette are adjusted to individual taste. Her first love is portraiture and family scenes, which are really just multiple portraits in a single frame. She also does landscapes and seascapes using the same creative sense of color and taste that make her portraits so interesting and uniquely beautiful. "I try to capture the emotional charge that makes a specific scene important. That's what makes art wonderful." Julie Ragsdale Ressler · 773/728-0057 (business/direct) · 773/368-5533 (cell) · · 1309 W. Elmdale · Chicago, IL 60660.

SDG Associates Insurance is a boutique firm specializing in health insurance and financial management products. As independent brokers, we tailor programs to meet each client's specific requirements. Since 1990, SDG Associates has offered consulting services and employee benefit products to small, midsize, and large companies, including but not limited to, group health insurance, dental and vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, long term care insurance and 401K plans. Plus SDG Associates has provided consulting services and insurance products to individuals from children to seniors, including dental, disability, health, life, long-term care, Medicare supplements, and annuities. Sharon Gonsky · 948/229-9603 (business) · 847/229-9603 (direct) · 847/229-9604 (fax) · 847/370-3644 (cell) · · 1020 N. Milwaukee Ave Suite 345 · Deerfield, IL 60015.

 

 

 

REFER YOUR FRIENDS! Exclusive Women's Networking Group Meets the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:30am at Max & Benny's. Call for Reservations: 847.835.0121

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