Joyce Feustel

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  • Boomers'​ Social Media Tutor Graphic

    Boomers'​ Social Media Tutor

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Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Graphic

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Activities and Societies: I interned with the State Medical Society of Wisconsin and with the Mental Health Association of Dane County.

    My master's paper was focused on the dynamics of small group decision making.

  • Activities and Societies: I volunteered with the Women's Counseling Service.

    My master's paper was focused on parent education.

  • Activities and Societies: I served as a volunteer academic advisor for the Faculty Advising Service during my junior and senior years. I was appointed as one of two students who served on the Faculty/Student Committee which reviewed the calendar at the University of Wisconsin. The work of the committee led to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents changing the calendar to the current arrangement .

    I was one of six graduates of the class of 1971 who received the Top Graduate award, which was given to students with extensive volunteer and leadership contributions over the course of their undergraduate years. Over 6,000 students graduated in my class.

  • Activities and Societies: Learning teams for each course were fascinating experiences.

    I enrolled in the University of Phoenix for several courses in the Masters in Management program.

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Volunteer Experience

  • SHE Leads Group Graphic

    Secretary - Coast-to-Coast B2B Chapter

    SHE Leads Group

    - Present 2 years 1 month

    As secretary of the Coast-to-Coast B2B chapter, formed in late 2022, I send out meeting reminders as well as meeting notes after each meeting.

    This leads group is the first national leads group established by SHE Leads and is strictly for B2B businesses. SHE Leads was created in 2016 by Beth Boen, offering in-person and virtual leads groups, educational programs, and much more.

    Based in the Denver metro area, the organization is growing rapidly and is in the process of branching…

    As secretary of the Coast-to-Coast B2B chapter, formed in late 2022, I send out meeting reminders as well as meeting notes after each meeting.

    This leads group is the first national leads group established by SHE Leads and is strictly for B2B businesses. SHE Leads was created in 2016 by Beth Boen, offering in-person and virtual leads groups, educational programs, and much more.

    Based in the Denver metro area, the organization is growing rapidly and is in the process of branching out to offer in-person leads groups in states outside of Colorado, plus additional virtual leads groups.

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    Moderator - Aging Well Leads Group

    West Metro Chamber

    - Present 2 years

    As the group's moderator, I organize and lead the twice a month meetings, and I help to recruit new members to the leads group. I became a member of the group in February, 2022.

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    Member

    Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce

    - 7 years 1 month

    Serving the greater Denver metro area, the Colorado Women Chamber of Commerce's mission is to provide women opportunities that better our community and economy, help women grow their businesses and their careers, and ultimately find success in work and in life.

    I served as the Co-Chair of the Solopreneurs Forum from 2017 to 2019 and also gave presentations at power partner groups, solopreneurs forum, and at workshops sponsored by the chamber

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    Volunteer Leadership Roles

    Toastmasters International

    - Present 28 years

    Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development.

    I belong to three Toastmasters clubs based in the Denver Metro Area: Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, where I serve as Immediate Past President, Speech Masters Advanced Club (SMAC), where I serve as President, and Timberline Toastmasters, where I serve as President and VP of Education.

    Between 2001 and 2013, I held the following roles as part of Toastmasters District 26, which serves…

    Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development.

    I belong to three Toastmasters clubs based in the Denver Metro Area: Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, where I serve as Immediate Past President, Speech Masters Advanced Club (SMAC), where I serve as President, and Timberline Toastmasters, where I serve as President and VP of Education.

    Between 2001 and 2013, I held the following roles as part of Toastmasters District 26, which serves clubs and members in Colorado and Wyoming:

    • Area Governor for Area D-1 in Denver Division
    • Denver Division Governor
    • Lt. Governor Marketing
    • Lt. Governor Education
    • District Governor
    • Club Coaching Chair
    • Social Media Chair

  • President - RiNo Chapter

    Denver Area B2B Networking Group

    - Present 4 years

    The mission of the Denver Area B2B Networking Group is to support a community of businesses that serve other businesses in the Denver metro area by fostering collaboration and business referrals among our members.

    The group has two chapters, each of which meets monthly over the lunch hour. I joined the group as a charter member in 2018 and have been a member of its Meetup Group since 2015. Currently I serve as president for the RiNo chapter.

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    Speaker Coordinator

    The Preferred Business Network

    - Present 1 year 6 months

    Serve on the leadership team for the Preferred Business Network group (PBN) and schedule the speakers for the monthly meetings.

    PBN a group of entrepreneurs and small business owners who meet virtually once a month to provide support, encouragement and resources to help grow each other’s businesses.

  • Chapter Host

    Alternative Business Networking Group

    - 8 years 8 months

    The Alternative Business Networking Group (ABNG) is a business networking group that operates through four chapters that meet throughout the Denver metro area. It is not a category specific group, and there isn't a fee to join.

    I served as the chapter host for the Lakewood chapter from 2014 to 2022 and coordinated with the other chapter hosts to promote the group in the Denver area business community.

  • Group Facilitator

    Entrepreneurs R Us

    - 6 years 10 months

    Entrepreneurs R Us was an independent leads group that met twice a month. It was a category specific leads group, with one member per category. The group disbanded in May 2021.

    From August 2014 to May 2021, I was the coordinator of the group, which meant I promoted the group in the business community, facilitated the group's meetings, scheduled the member presenters, sent out meeting reminders, and maintained membership records.

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    Treasurer

    Toastmasters International

Publications

  • "Owning Your Feminine Power" - wrote the chapter "3 of the Gutsiest Things I've Done"

    Amazon

    Within one day of being released, the book hit #1 in the category of Two-Hour Self Help Short Reads.

    Quoting from Amazon: "The stories in this book will not only inspire you but transform you. These 5 women spoke from the heart revealed many layers of themselves and exposed their weaknesses, fears and their courage."

    In my chapter, "Three of the Gutsiest Things I've Done," I share about my experiences of helping to change the calendar of the University of Wisconsin in 1970 when I…

    Within one day of being released, the book hit #1 in the category of Two-Hour Self Help Short Reads.

    Quoting from Amazon: "The stories in this book will not only inspire you but transform you. These 5 women spoke from the heart revealed many layers of themselves and exposed their weaknesses, fears and their courage."

    In my chapter, "Three of the Gutsiest Things I've Done," I share about my experiences of helping to change the calendar of the University of Wisconsin in 1970 when I was 21, running for the county board (and winning) in Madison, WI in 1980 when I was 31, and creating my company, Boomers' Social Media Tutor, in 2010 when I was 61. Each of these experiences took a lot of courage, confidence and guts.

    I collaborated with 4 authors, and we want to get to Int'l Best-Seller! Hats off to these amazing ladies: Andi Dehne, Kat Mitchell Professional Life Coach, Melissa Clampit, and Rebekah Lara.

    My deepest gratitude goes to The FABULOUS Dorris Burch, the compiler of this book, the 9th in her series of books about women being fabulous and not invisible. She encouraged me to contribute a chapter to this book and provided such insightful feedback to me over the course of writing and editing my chapter.


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  • 9 Ways to Stand Out on LinkedIn - 5th edition

    Boomers' Social Media Tutor

    In nine easy-to-read chapters, this ebook provides helpful tips and accompanying videos to help you improve your LinkedIn profile, strategically expand your LinkedIn connections, and learn ways to share and engage on LinkedIn effectively and productively.

    Originally published in 2015, I've updated this ebook in 2017, 2019, 2020, and in 2022.

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  • Safe Fun for Older Adults on Facebook

    Colorado Community Media

    In this article I share some of the benefits for seniors in using social media. In addition, I also share some of the challenges that older adults have when using social media, especially Facebook.

    This article was published by Colorado Community Media and appeared in several community newspapers in Douglas County through a regular column hosted by the Seniors Council of Douglas County.

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  • Three Best Practices for Using LinkedIn

    The MHEDA Journal (DISQ) - Fourth Quarter, 2020

    This article, written for the members of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) in the fourth quarter 2020 issue of their journal covers three key best practices for using LinkedIn:

    • Keep your LinkedIn profile current and robust
    • Add visual interest to your profile
    • Share posts and engage with others’ posts

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  • Virtual Visit from Taiwan

    District 26 Toastmasters Blog

    In this blog post, I describe the time that six members of Toastmasters clubs in Taiwan visited a meeting of my Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, based in the Denver Metro area. I also share some tips for how to approach having non-members visit a a Toastmasters club and tell about the meeting in which they visited.

    This blog post appears on the blog of District 26 Toastmasters, which serves members and Toastmasters in Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska.

    The mission of a…

    In this blog post, I describe the time that six members of Toastmasters clubs in Taiwan visited a meeting of my Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, based in the Denver Metro area. I also share some tips for how to approach having non-members visit a a Toastmasters club and tell about the meeting in which they visited.

    This blog post appears on the blog of District 26 Toastmasters, which serves members and Toastmasters in Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska.

    The mission of a Toastmaster Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

    Learn more about Toastmasters at www.toastmasters.org

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  • Use LinkedIn to Enhance Business Relationships

    Denverdata Web - blog section of their website

    In this article I provide practical and easy-to-apply tips for using LinkedIn to enhance your business relationships, especially during times when face-to-face networking is limited.

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  • Spending a Little Time on LinkedIn Can Go a Long Way

    Strategic Trusted Advisor Roundtable - Denver

    Learn some basic steps that you can take on at least a weekly basis to make the most of your LinkedIn experience.

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  • Seek Your Peak to Find Your Spark

    April M. Williams Productions

    I was one of 25 contributing authors in this anthology in which the authors shared their stories about what stirs their heart and gets them up in the morning.

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  • Heart of a Toastmaster

    Sparkle Press

    "Heart of a Toastmaster" is an inspirational collection of true short stories, successes and tributes - by, for, and about members of Toastmasters International. The book was compiled by Sheryl L. Roush, and I was one of over 130 contributors.

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Courses

  • Digital Marketing Overview

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  • Digital Marketing Strategy

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  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Blogging

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  • Facebook for Business

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  • Get Your Business Listed on the 1st Page of Google

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  • Hands-On Social Media Marketing Lab

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  • Intro to Online Marketing Law

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  • Marketing to Women Online

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Projects

  • Enhance Your LinkedIn Profile Workshop

    Offered to a new group of up to four participants on the 2nd Friday of each month from 9-10:30 a.m. Mountain Time, these workshops provide an interactive and fun way to get tips for improving your LinkedIn profile.

    Each participant selects three sections of their profile that they want feedback on, and they send me those sections at least two days before the workshop. At the workshop, I share the positives of each section as well as aspects that can be improved or expanded…

    Offered to a new group of up to four participants on the 2nd Friday of each month from 9-10:30 a.m. Mountain Time, these workshops provide an interactive and fun way to get tips for improving your LinkedIn profile.

    Each participant selects three sections of their profile that they want feedback on, and they send me those sections at least two days before the workshop. At the workshop, I share the positives of each section as well as aspects that can be improved or expanded upon.

    Other participants are also encouraged to provide their feedback.

    Here's what you can expect in the 90-minute workshop:

    ✅ A collaborative learning experience led by an expert in LinkedIn

    ✅ Enhanced visibility: Optimize your LinkedIn profile for increased visibility to clients, power partners, and contacts.

    ✅ Improved networking: A polished LinkedIn profile attracts relevant connections and expands your professional network.

    ✅ Personal branding: Craft a compelling profile to establish and strengthen your brand and showcase your expertise.

    ✅ Professional credibility: A well-maintained LinkedIn profile adds credibility to your professional image. It provides evidence of your achievements, skills, and endorsements, building trust with potential employers, clients, and collaborators.

    Here's what a recent workshop participant had to say about her experience:
    "From start to finish this experience felt like it was tailor-made for me, even though it was a group session (in fact Joyce used the group to her/our advantage).
    I advise anyone young, old, business professional, or job seeker to speak with Joyce about her services."
    Sarah Malina, Comparison Insurance

    For more information, message me through LinkedIn.

    Register for the December 13 workshop at:
    https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-simplify-your-social-media/events/304327751/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

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  • SHE Leads Group Purse Project

    Help to raise money to purchase items to be put into purses that are donated to women in homeless and domestic abuse shelters.

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  • Content Creation Cafe Virtual Summit Presenter

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    One of over 30 presenters with a presentation entitled "Key Strategies for Using LinkedIn."

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  • Social Profit Lab Online Summit - Presented "Secrets of Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile"

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    One of over 40 presenters at the 4-day Social Profit Lab Online Summit hosted by Katie Brinkley.

    Presented "Secrets to Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile" and participated in live panel discussions on varying topics related to digital marketing over the 4-day summit.

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  • LinkedIn Section of the book "No Limit Over 50: What To Do When You've Been Let Go, Replaced, Displaced, or Just Want Something Different From Life"

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    Asked by the book's authors Bob Poole and Steve Dotto to contribute to the book by writing the LinkedIn section of Chapter 3: "Establish a Social Media Presence."

    Also, the authors included my LinkedIn profile among the resources provided at the end of the book.

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  • District 26 Toastmasters Social Media Initiative

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    I coordinated a project that encouraged Toastmasters who belong to clubs in District 26 (CO, WY and western NE) to use the district's social media sites and to create social media sites for their own clubs.

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Honors & Awards

  • 2024 Solopreneur of the Year

    West Metro Chamber of Commerce

    On February 13, 2024, I was selected by the West Metro Chamber as the 2024 Solopreneur of the Year. The chamber has over 400 members and serves the suburban and foothills area west of Denver.

  • Graduate of Leadership Jefferson County Program 2021-2022

    Leadership Jeffco

    I was honored to be selected as a member of the 2021-2022 Leadership Jeffco Class, completing the program in June 2022.

    Leadership Jefferson County (LJC) provides class members with a broader view of civic leadership through contact with people and institutions that shape Jefferson County. Candidates for the program must be concerned about issues affecting the greater Denver area and be committed to involvement in shaping the future.

    The program began with a two-day orientation &…

    I was honored to be selected as a member of the 2021-2022 Leadership Jeffco Class, completing the program in June 2022.

    Leadership Jefferson County (LJC) provides class members with a broader view of civic leadership through contact with people and institutions that shape Jefferson County. Candidates for the program must be concerned about issues affecting the greater Denver area and be committed to involvement in shaping the future.

    The program began with a two-day orientation & retreat in August and concludes with a graduation dinner in June. Monthly one-day forums expose participants to government, economics, health care, education, arts, justice system, business, regional issues, and human services.

    During the community service project that our class undertook, I became familiar with the McClain Community High School. As a result, I periodically teach LinkedIn classes to the participants in the GED program at this high school.

  • Distinguished Toastmaster

    Toastmasters International

    To achieve each of my Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) awards, the highest award in Toastmasters International, I gave nearly 50 speeches. Plus I served as an officer in a Toastmasters club and did extensive leadership beyond the club level.

    I achieved this award five times over the course of 10 years. Less than 1% of Toastmasters ever achieve their DTM.

  • District 26 Toastmaster of the Year

    District 26 Toastmasters

    Selected from over 3,000 Toastmasters in Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska to be honored for my leadership contributions to fellow Toastmasters and to clubs in my district.

  • Top Graduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Wisconsin Alumni Association

    One of six graduates of the class of 1971 who received this award. Over 6,000 students graduated in my class.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • SHE Leads Group - Coast-to-Coast B2B Chapter

    Secretary of the Chapter

    - Present

    As secretary of the Coast-to-Coast B2B chapter, formed in late 2022, I send out meeting reminders as well as meeting notes after each meeting. Also, I provide training on using LinkedIn to members of my chapter and other chapters within the organization. This leads group is the first national leads group established by SHE Leads and is strictly for B2B businesses. SHE Leads was created in 2016 by Beth Boen, offering in-person and virtual leads groups, educational programs, and much…

    As secretary of the Coast-to-Coast B2B chapter, formed in late 2022, I send out meeting reminders as well as meeting notes after each meeting. Also, I provide training on using LinkedIn to members of my chapter and other chapters within the organization. This leads group is the first national leads group established by SHE Leads and is strictly for B2B businesses. SHE Leads was created in 2016 by Beth Boen, offering in-person and virtual leads groups, educational programs, and much more. Based in the Denver metro area, the organization is growing rapidly and has branched out to offering in-person leads groups in states outside of Colorado, plus additional virtual leads groups. Quoting from the SHE Leads Group website: "SHE is more than just a leads group - The letters S H E stands for Supporting Heart (our families) & Enterprise® (our business). SHE Members are women in business who appreciate the role many women have being a full-time caregiver to loved ones and advancing their full-time career or business. SHE helps women in business build long-term, loyal relationships that will produce quality connections and produce endless referrals." SHE is a leads group that offers so much more than other leads groups. We are a group of supportive women in business who truly want to help others in any way possible.

  • Preferred Business Network

    Member

    - Present

    Member of the leadership team, speaker coordinator, and regular attender at Preferred Business Network (PBN), based in Colorado Springs and meeting virtually. PBN is a group of small business owners who get together once a month to provide support, encouragement, and resources to grow each others' businesses. Members of PBN have the opportunity to network with many other business owners each month.

  • West Metro Chamber Serving Jefferson County

    Member

    - Present

    I'm an active member of my local chamber of commerce - the West Metro Chamber - and have supported it by sponsoring several events as well as giving presentations to the Women in Business Group and the Young Professionals Group. In January 2022 I joined the chamber's Aging Well Leads Group, and I became the group's moderator in January 2023.

  • Denver Area B2B Networking Group

    Leadership Roles

    - Present

    The mission of the Denver Area B2B Networking Group is to support a community of businesses that serve other businesses in the Denver metro area by fostering collaboration and business referrals among our members. The group has two chapters, each of which meets monthly over the lunch hour. I joined the group as a charter member in 2018 and have been part of its Meetup group since 2015. Currently I serve president for the RiNo Chapter, and have also been a member of the DTC chapter since…

    The mission of the Denver Area B2B Networking Group is to support a community of businesses that serve other businesses in the Denver metro area by fostering collaboration and business referrals among our members. The group has two chapters, each of which meets monthly over the lunch hour. I joined the group as a charter member in 2018 and have been part of its Meetup group since 2015. Currently I serve president for the RiNo Chapter, and have also been a member of the DTC chapter since April, 2022.

  • Alternative Business Networking Group (ABNG)

    Member

    - Present

    The Alternative Business Networking Group (ABNG) is a business networking group that operates through eight different chapters that meet throughout the Denver metro area. It is not a category specific group, and there isn't a fee to join. From 2014 - 2022, I served as the chapter host for the twice a month meetings of one of the chapters and coordinated with the other chapter hosts to promote the group in the Denver area business community.

  • Toastmasters International

    Volunteer Leader

    - Present

    Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. I belong to three Toastmasters clubs based in the Denver Metro Area: Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, where I serve as President, Speech Masters Advanced Club (SMAC), where I serve as VP of Education, and Timberline Toastmasters, where I serve as VP of Education and Treasurer. Previously, I have held the following roles as part of Toastmasters District 26, which serves clubs and members in Colorado…

    Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. I belong to three Toastmasters clubs based in the Denver Metro Area: Excelsior Advanced Toastmasters Club, where I serve as President, Speech Masters Advanced Club (SMAC), where I serve as VP of Education, and Timberline Toastmasters, where I serve as VP of Education and Treasurer. Previously, I have held the following roles as part of Toastmasters District 26, which serves clubs and members in Colorado and Wyoming: • Area Governor for Area D-1 in Denver Division • Denver Division Governor • Lt. Governor Marketing • Lt. Governor Education • District Governor • Club Coaching Chair • Social Media Chair

  • Strategic Trusted Advisors Roundtable - Denver

    Board Member

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    STAR-Denver is a connecting group for professionals who serve in a trusted advisor capacity and have been in their industry for at least seven years. I was a member of the group from January 2018 to December 2022, serving on the board for four of those five years. I served as program chair, board member at large and chair of the membership committee.

  • Entrepreneurs R Us Leads Group

    Facilitator

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    Entrepreneurs R Us was an independent leads group that met twice a month. It was structured as a category specific leads group, with one member per category. I promoted the group in the business community, facilitated the group's meetings, scheduled the member presenters, sent out meeting reminders, and maintained membership records. The group disbanded in May 2021.

  • Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce

    Member

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    Serving the greater Denver metro area, the Colorado Women Chamber of Commerce's mission is to provide women opportunities that better our community and economy, help women grow their businesses and their careers, and ultimately find success in work and in life. I served as the Co-Chair of the Solopreneurs Forum from 2017 to 2019 and also gave presentations at power partner groups, solopreneurs forum, and at workshops sponsored by the chamber.

  • Colorado Women in Social Media

    Chair of Membership Committee

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    This group of women social media professionals in the greater Denver, Colorado, area provides support, education and inspiration for each other.

  • Social Media Marketing Society

    Member

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    This organization for social media professionals is affiliated with the Social Media Examiner.

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