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and television media including 12 News Long
Island, 12News WKPNX, Cox 7–AZ, KAZTV
and Design & Lifestyle Channel. She was the
official Wellness Advisor for Healthy U TV
Show. She is honored to share her stories
with the world as a multi–published author in
three books: “Change Your World”, “Chicken
South for the Soul: Miracles Happen” and
International bestseller “Ready, Aim, Inspire!”
Dr. Jacobson shares her personal connection
to the titanium metal industry during her
presentation. She shares the story of a car
accident which resulted in Titanium plates
and a dozen titanium screws implanted in her
arm and overcoming her disability.
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Invest Your Way to Financial
Empowerment: What Every
Woman Should Know
Laurie Itkin, CDFA
The Options Lady
Financial Advisor, CDFA,
Amazon Best–Selling Author,
and Speaker
Laurie Itkin is a financial advisor at Coastwise
Capital Group where she builds and
manages brokerage, trust, and individual
retirement accounts for her clients using
stocks, exchange–traded funds, and
income–generating and risk–reducing options
strategies. For clients who prefer to manage
their own portfolios, she provides affordable
one–on–one investment coaching through
her company, The Options Lady.
Laurie is author of the Amazon best seller
Every Woman Should Know Her Options:
Invest Your Way to Financial Empowerment; a
contributor to DailyWorth, Daily Finance, and
Stilettos on the Glass Ceiling; and a frequent
guest on television, including San Diego’s Fox
5 News. Laurie graduated from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania
in 1990 with a B.S. in economics and a
concentration in finance.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon with
Today’s Speakers
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Persuasive Presentations,
Business & Professional
Communication, and
Interviewing Skills
Karen Williams
Lead Coach – Bold Echo
Communication Solutions
Karen Williams is a Lead Coach for Bold
Echo. She is passionate about helping
people communicate both authentically
and effectively in a variety of business and
professional contexts. She has over 15 years
organizational and academic experience
that enable her to design and deliver highly
successful communication training, coaching,
and consulting services. Her expertise
includes executive coaching and presentation
preparation, team building, facilitation, and
train–the–trainer.
Karen teaches upper–division classes at San
Jose State University. Previous employment
includes leadership positions in the areas
of Communications, Public Relations, and
Marketing. Karen received her undergraduate
degree in Marketing from Santa Clara
University, and a Masters in Communication
Studies from San Jose State University.
She is currently a member of National
Communication Associates.
Optional One on One Coaching Sessions
with Bold Echo Communication Solutions
Special Bonus offered on a First
Come, First Serve basis: 12 lucky
participants will receive a 1–hour, one on one
coaching session with Bold Echo offering
insights and guidance to those who desire to
hone or improve their communication. These
one–hour coaching sessions will focus on
each individual’s communication specific
needs. Video recording may also be used as a
coaching tool.
Note: There is No Fee associated with this
optional event but only a limited number of
coaching sessions are available – Advanced
sign up required on a first come, first serve
basis.
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Be Safe: Advice for the Today’s
Woman Traveler
Laurie Latham
Owner/Lead Instructor –
PlayItSafe Defense
Laurie is the owner and lead instructor of
Arizona PlayItSafe Defense a self–defense
company which teaches women and children
realistic strategies to stay safe from potential
danger. Laurie is a former police detective
with over 20 combined years of experience
in both law enforcement and the security
field and is a nationally recognized security
expert. She has trained thousands of police
officers, women and children in self–defense
and personal protection. Laurie also has an
extensive knowledge in the use of personal
defense products, such as pepper spray,
impact weapons and TASER. She is a
certified “Girls on Guard” instructor for
the Women’s Self–Defense Institute and a
certified Protective Security Operator.
To empower children to handle the myriad
of challenges they face on a daily basis, to
take control of their lives and maintain that
control as they grow without being fearful.
To teach women and children to project
confidence through their body language and
to react quickly if necessary. To increase
our students level of awareness through fun
and interactive awareness training. To build
our student’s self–esteem by helping them
become as self–reliant as possible in the face
of danger. To reinforce that fighting is not a
good thing and should be avoided at all costs.
However, if fighting is unavoidable, know that
self–defense is not a game. To enable parents
to relax their own fears and concerns once
they see their children’s capacity to respond
in difficult circumstances. PlayItSafe provides
the official Defense Training for the Denver
Nugget Cheerleaders.
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break
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