Rocket Launchers: Ladies Who Launch In The News

Writer and BlogHer founder Jory Des Jardins speaks about her experience as a panel member at a San Francisco LWL event.  This is a really enlightening read as it is written from a guest point of view who is stepping into the LWL realm.   When she was asked about her experience in transitioning to the entrepreneurial realm and making her vision happen, she says, “I brooded and complained once a quarter about not being utilized fully [prior to embarking on her dreams].  Be warned: expect to be utilized on the entrepreneurial journey, OVER-utilized, in fact.”  How true that is!  http://www.jorydesjardins.com/pause/

Check out a recent clip from The View from the Bay in San Francisco, ABC7 News, where our LWL Live San Francisco is captured. The video includes a fashion show of Incubator member’s designs and products, as well as an interview with guest speaker Mariel Hemmingway. Love it!  http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=audrey&id=5727868

LA Incubator Christine Saunders, Designer and founder of The Spiraled Stem Floral Design, was recently published in Event Solutions Magazine.  In the article she talks about environmentally-friendly floral designs and is quoted on upcoming trends for fall events.  Six images of her designs are included in the article.  http://www.event-solutions.com/magazine/september_2007/the_flowers_of_fall

NYC Incubator Desiree Naccarato, founder of Perceptions Image Management, was just featured in the quarterly newsletter of the Association of Image Consultants International.   In the article, “My Experience on “The Isaac Show,” Desiree shares how she was selected to be a “style expert” in a taped shopping segment for the Style Channel, a division of E! Entertainment Television.  How did this opportunity come about – through Ladies Who Launch!  It’s a real fun read.  You’ll see how Desiree was given a mystery clothing piece (which happened to be a black corset) and stylishly integrated it into a look for a "Polished Professional".  http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe621573746400797d1c&m=ff00167276640c&ls=fe0111757c66047c75177276&jb=ffcf14 (Scroll down to the fourth article after the editor’s note.)

Boston Incubator Lynn Toomey is making waves in the business world!  She was just selected as one of three finalists in Mount Wachusett Community College’s 3rd Annual Business Plan Competition. The final presentation is coming up on November 19th and we wish her the best!   In addition, Lynn was a featured writer in Real Women Press where she talks about “Women Who Launch Business,” http://www.realwomenpress.com/RWP10-2007.pdf (page 12).  Check her out in Thestreet.com, “Artfully Entrepreneurial,” http://www.thestreet.com/newsanalysis/sbmanagement/10386755.html ,  and the Worcester Business Journal, “Group for Women Raises Eyebrows,” http://wbjournal.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2694&Itemid=139