FIELD TRIP OR STUDY
ABROAD
RATHER THAN SENDING THEM WITH
CASH IT IS SO MUCH SAFER
>>> WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF
THERE WAS A PLACE TO GO TO
CONNECT WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND OTHER WOMEN TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE ROANOKE VALLEY.THE
ROANOKE VALLEY WOMEN'S
LIFESTYLE SHOWCASE IS A PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, SHOP AND
CONNECT.
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT WHY
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
LOCAL WOMEN IS DANA HARVEY.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
SO THE ROANOKE VALLEY WOMEN'S
LIFESTYLE SHOWCASE IS IN YOUR
SECOND YEAR.
TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
>> WE ARE AN EVENT THAT IS
FOCUSING ON
LOCAL BUSINESSES ,
CONNECTING THEM FACE-TO-FACE
WITH LOCAL WOMEN AND LOCAL
MOMS.
AS A MOM AND A BUSINESS OWNER,
I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS
TO DO EVERY DAY LIKE MAKE A
HAIR APPOINTMENT AND FIND A NE
DOCTOR AND GET TO THE GYM AND
FIND SKINCARE
I WANT TO CREATE AN EVENT WHERE
ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BE UNDER
ONE ROOF.
SO WOMEN COULD LEARN WHAT IS
HERE, WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO US
AND MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS BUT
FACE-TO-FACE RATHER THAN
THROUGH AN ONLINE VENUE.
TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE
AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE
TO OFFER US.
>> THAT IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY WOMEN
WHO ARE MOVING TO OUR AREA.IT
IS HARD TO FIND THOSE LOCAL
RESOURCES AND GET.
I LIKE TO HEAR FROM WOMAN
THEMSELVES WHO HAVE GONE TO THE
HAIRDRESSER OR WHATEVER.
THEY CAN REFER THEM PERSONALLY.
SO THAT KIND OF HOW THIS GOT
STARTED?
>> DISCUSS STARTED BECAUSE WHEN
I MOVED HERE 14 YEARS AGO I
KNEW NOBODY.
IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONNECT.
I WAS PREGNANT SO I NEEDED AN
OB, MY DAUGHTER WAS SWIMMING SO
WHERE DO WE TAKE HER TO THAT?
THIS REALLY HAS EVOLVED OVER
THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I ALSO LIKE TO SHOP LOCAL.I
WANT TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE IN
TOWN.
SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO
FIND THEM OR WHAT THEY OFFER.
AND BEING ABLE TO PUT THEM ALL
UNDER ONE ROOF AT THE BROOKLYN
CENTER WILL ALLOW MUMPS TO
SPEND THE WHOLE DAY THERE
LEARNING ABOUT A SHOWCASE OF
BUSINESSES, NOT JUST HAIR AND
BEAUTY OR SERVICES .
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS PEOPLE WILL SEE.
BUT WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM
FINANCIAL PLANNERS TO MARY KAY.
WE HAVE PHYSICIANS TO WOMEN WHO
WILL BE THERE AND THEN WE HAVE
ATTORNEYS.
WE HAVE LAWN CARE,WHEN YOU
LOOK AT YOUR LIFE ON A
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, WHAT YOU NEED
TO ACCOMPLISH.
MY GOAL IS TO HAVE THOSE
BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTED.
>>
ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
GO AND ATTEND THIS?
>> WE STILL HAVE SPACE
AVAILABLE IF LOCAL BUSINESSES
WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.
THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE .
AND REQUEST EXHIBITORS PACKAGE.
IT IS A FREE EVENT FOR LOCAL
WOMEN TO ATTEND.
WE ARE NOT CHARGING THEM TO
COME IN.
YOU CAN RSVP AHEAD OF TIME TO
BE ABLE TO WIN PRIZES BEFORE,
DURING AND AFTER.
I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN.
THERE IS NO REASON TO NOT COME
.
>> WHY WOMEN QUICK >> BECAUSE
WE ARE MAKING THE MOST OF THE
PURCHASING DECISIONS WITHIN OUR
HOME.
STATISTICS SHOW IT IS 90 TO 95.
SOME WOULD SAY 100 PERCENT.
SO REACHING WOMEN WHERE WE ARE
AT ANIN A FACE-TO-FACE
ENVIRONMENT.
WE LIKE THIS.
WOMEN DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE
WE KNOW WE CAN TRUST.
IT IS HARD TO KNOW AND LIKE TO
SOMEONE
BEHIND A COMPUTER SCREEN
TO BE ABLE TO SHAKE A HAND OR
GIVE A HUG , WE ARE GOING TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
PEOPLE THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS
WITH.
NOT JUST MAKE A SALE OR PUT
INFORMATION INTO SOMEBODY'S
HANDS.
BUT TRULY BUILD A RELATIONSHI
>> SO WHEN IS THIS HAPPENING
QUICK >> OCTOBER 28 FROM 10 AM
TO 4 PM AT THE BROOKLYN CENTER
WE HAVE 250 SLIDE BAGS TO GIVE
AWAY TO THE FIRST 250 WOMEN
ATTENDING.
WOMEN CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE TO
RSVP .
>> WE HAVE RUN OUT FO
WOMEN.COM/SHOWCASE.AND YOU