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    • December 11, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

    Free for WMG members; $15 for non-members (Zoom)


    What if YOU could be the ONLY choice that matters to your clients, customers, and prospects?  When they have a problem or challenge, they seek you out first. Think this is a dream? No, it can be a reality! In order to attract and close with ease, you must have Rock Star Confidence.  This is an unshakable belief that no matter what is happening in the economy, your industry, etc., you are the answer and are worth paying for. In this session, Precious Williams, Founder and CEO of the Perfect Pitch Group, will tackle Rock Star Confidence. She will show you what it means to possess quality and how to change the narrative of how you are perceived in the marketplace, while creating raving clients and customers. 


    The economy is not making it easy for business right now. Do we give up? No! It's time to pull out the innovative genius tactics and techniques that get them to hire you, book you, refer you, invest in you, RIGHT NOW!  


    Rock Star Confidence is not your usual, dry business advice. This session is designed for corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, consultants, content creators, coaches, and speakers with you in mind, guiding you to boldly attract prospects and clients effortlessly.

    You’ll learn about:

    • Unlocking your inner rock star

    • The power of positioning yourself as the Rolls Royce in your Industry

    • Taking your pitches and presentations to the next level and getting booked, hired, sought after, and invested in


    This is a ✏️WMG Lunch & Learn✏️ event! WMG Lunch & Learns are part of a series of midday events designed to help you learn, grow, and connect in only 60 minutes. This presentation is fully interactive to give participants opportunities to share their voices. 


    About the speaker:


    Precious L. Williams, proud Founder and CEO of the Perfect Pitch Group, is a 13-time national elevator pitch champion, #1 bestselling author and international professional speaker. Besides training entrepreneurs, business leaders, and professionals, she is also a top Fortune 100 corporate sales trainer, teaching people how to move their sales, media, or elevator pitches from TRASH to straight CASH!  Having successfully appeared on “Shark Tank” Season 8 in 2016, Precious is a world-class speaker for global brands including BMW, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Blackstone, Verizon, SiriusXM, HubSpot, Conde Nast, Harvard University, Columbia University, Spelman College, Quickbooks, Yelp, and many more. She is also hired to Keynote international conferences, summits, and events. 

    All proceeds from this event support the Women's Media Group Educational Foundation.

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    • Earlier than 24 hours before the event: If you know you'll be unable to use your ticket more than 24 hours before an event, you can request a full refund by emailing info@womensmediagroup.org, OR you can donate the fee to the nonprofit Women's Media Group Educational Foundation by not requesting a refund.
    • Within 24 hours before an event: No refunds. These ticket fees will automatically be converted to a donation to the Women's Media Group Educational Foundation.

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December 04, 2024 Comedy, Cocktails, & Cheer: A 50th Anniversary Holiday Spectacular
November 21, 2024 Celebrating the Women and Art of Children's Books
November 13, 2024 Mastering Self-Advocacy: Communicating Your Value in a Competitive Market
November 07, 2024 Power Dressing in a Digital World
October 30, 2024 Fifty Fierce Years and Counting: Ms. Magazine's Legacy of Change
October 17, 2024 Tour of the Grey Art Museum
October 16, 2024 Discuss Collecting with Madeleine Morel
October 10, 2024 Programming Committee 101 with Jane Wesman
October 09, 2024 How to Craft a Compelling Stage Presentation Using Your Personal Story
September 28, 2024 Walk & Talk in Central Park with WMG co-President Jennifer Perry
September 24, 2024 Rewriting the Script: Empowering Women Beyond Gender Narratives
September 19, 2024 Discoverability: Get Your Content/Services in Front of Your Target Audience
September 18, 2024 Discuss the Do’s and Don’ts of Career Pivots with with WMG Fundraising Co-Chair Carol Hoenig
August 23, 2024 Layoffs are the Worst: Online Small Group Social with WMG Board Member Allison Moore
August 14, 2024 Lunch with Kathy Sandler with a gorgeous view of Times Square
August 01, 2024 New member social with WMG's co-Presidents
July 25, 2024 Drinks and Light Bites in White Plains with Catherine Cioffi
July 23, 2024 Afternoon tea with Christina Cerio and Jessica Gutowitz
July 18, 2024 Dinner with Carol Hoenig and Paula Rizzo
July 17, 2024 Learn the Secrets to Sales Success
July 16, 2024 South Jersey/Philadelphia gathering with Kathleen Schmidt
July 10, 2024 Lunch at Central Park Boathouse with Jennifer A. Perry
June 20, 2024 Using Social Media to Grow Your Brand
June 18, 2024 Feeling Stuck? How to Think Like a Mystery Writer to Start a Thrilling New Chapter In Your Life or Career
June 12, 2024 Legal Vetting of Media Content: What You Need to Know Before You Publish
June 11, 2024 Happy Hour with Julie Blattberg and Charlie Schroder
June 06, 2024 A Power Hour Conversation with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe
May 29, 2024 Communications Committee 101
May 15, 2024 TEDx Talks: How to Pitch One & Nail the Booking
May 08, 2024 Entrepreneurs’ Roulette
May 01, 2024 Strengthen Your Leadership Communication
April 29, 2024 Empowering Women in the Corporate Boardroom
April 24, 2024 Practical Artificial Intelligence
April 16, 2024 Zibby Owens and Estelle Erasmus Talk Publishing
April 03, 2024 Annual Business Meeting
March 25, 2024 50th Anniversary Gala
March 14, 2024 Propel Yourself to Success with Po-Ling Power
February 27, 2024 Ask An Agent Anything
February 21, 2024 Muppets in Moscow
February 06, 2024 Your Productivity Style Workshop
January 24, 2024 The Learned-It-in Queens Communications Playbook
January 18, 2024 New Member Social with WMG Co-Presidents
January 17, 2024 New Year/New You: A Members-Only Guided Meditation
December 12, 2023 Dinner at Wali Ethiopian Restaurant with Susan McCulloch
December 12, 2023 Art-Food Dinner with Candi Cross and Claudia Cross
December 06, 2023 Lunch at The Fraunces Tavern with Jennifer Perry and Christy Mirabal
November 30, 2023 Transforming DEI: Moving from Numbers to Narratives
November 17, 2023 BLENDiD Mulitcultural Culinary Experience with Jodi Brockington
November 16, 2023 Calling All Art Lovers with Jane Wesman
November 14, 2023 Disability in Publishing
November 10, 2023 Happy Hour and Networking Celebration with Julie Blattberg and Charlie Schroder
November 07, 2023 An Insider’s View of the WGA Strike and How It (Probably) Affects You
November 02, 2023 How Gen Z is Changing the Workplace
October 25, 2023 The Business of Audiobooks Today and Tomorrow
October 22, 2023 Literary Authors Tea
October 10, 2023 Media Training 101
October 03, 2023 Celebrating Latina Storytellers
September 26, 2023 Gail Papp and Rose Styron Talking Memoirs
September 20, 2023 A Journey in Podcast Producing
September 13, 2023 Branding Hot Seat Experience
September 08, 2023 Special Visit to the Armory Show
August 16, 2023 Unleash Your Branding & Writing Potential: Substack Basics for Content Creators
August 08, 2023 Pitching Perfection
July 24, 2023 Master Class on LinkedIn
July 19, 2023 Behind the Scenes of WMG
July 17, 2023 The Battle for the Bookshelf: How to Fight Back Against Book Bans
July 12, 2023 Let's Connect! Summer Soirée
June 29, 2023 Communications Committee 101
June 27, 2023 Ghosts in the Machine: Generative AI, Machine Learning, and our Content Future
June 23, 2023 Learn to Be An Empowered Agent of Change during Pride Month
June 15, 2023 What Juneteenth Means to America
June 07, 2023 Adult and Kids' Nonfiction Books with Susan Knopf
June 02, 2023 Get to Know Fellow Hudson Valley WMGers with Lisa Chambers
May 31, 2023 Content x Emerging Technologies with Charlie Schroder
May 25, 2023 Are You There God? It's Me Margaret and other impactful childhood book favorites with Jennifer Perry
May 17, 2023 Smart and Successful Women with Julie Blattberg
May 16, 2023 Podcast Roulette
May 13, 2023 Field Trip to the Museum of Failure with Kathy Sandler
May 10, 2023 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Jennifer Perry
May 03, 2023 Branding Hot Seat Experience
April 26, 2023 Cushion Your Career! How to Prepare Your Pivot Outside of Traditional Media From Women Who Did It
April 13, 2023 Women and Power: What’s Changed since 2016?
March 30, 2023 Annual Business Meeting
March 15, 2023 A Moment with Misty Copeland: The Power of Mentorship
March 08, 2023 Women and Money Part 2
February 17, 2023 Cupcakes, Cocktails & Conversations
February 08, 2023 Media Changemakers: Real Actions You Can Take To Make A Difference
January 26, 2023 Book Club with Jean Hanff Korelitz
January 19, 2023 Women and Money
January 10, 2023 New Year/New You: A Members-Only Guided Meditation
December 08, 2022 Finding and Growing Your Podcast Audience
December 07, 2022 A Breakthrough in Purpose + Impact: An Intimate Evening of Ignition
November 15, 2022 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Charlie Schroder
November 02, 2022 Using the Power of TikTok to Promote Books Part 2
October 27, 2022 Outdoor Fiesta with Kathy Sandler
October 18, 2022 Smart & Successful Women Welcome with Julie Blattberg
October 17, 2022 Women Entrepreneurs Unite! with Zibby Owens
October 14, 2022 Negotiating Your Worth with Bhavana Smith
October 12, 2022 Let's Connect! Fall Outdoor *In-Person* Celebration
October 07, 2022 NJ in Publishing Jessica Faust
October 03, 2022 Francophiles with Libby McGuire
October 01, 2022 Exploring Art as Social Commentary with Jennifer A. Perry
September 30, 2022 Network by Nature with Jean Gazis
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September 09, 2022 Special Visit to the Armory Show
August 24, 2022 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Jennifer Perry
August 16, 2022 Fundraising Committee 101 with Ashley Gordon and Mary McAveney
July 19, 2022 Using the Power of TikTok to Promote Books
June 30, 2022 Membership Committee 101 with Chandra Turner
June 22, 2022 Communications Committee 101 with Brittany Fuller
June 18, 2022 Green-Wood Cemetery Walk with Elisabeth Barker
June 15, 2022 Success Secrets to Launching and Marketing Your Own Podcast
June 14, 2022 Central Park Picnic hosted by Jennifer Weltz
June 13, 2022 Scholarship Committee 101 with Nevin Mays
June 08, 2022 Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back
May 22, 2022 Book Writers, Agents and Editors Brunch! With Jennifer Mattson
May 21, 2022 Walk & Talk in Central Park with Jennifer Perry
May 19, 2022 Travel Enthusiasts Unite! with Stephanie Bowen
May 17, 2022 Syrian dinner in Montclair, NJ with Elisa Ung
May 12, 2022 Programming Committee 101 with Jane Wesman
May 12, 2022 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Charlie Schroder
April 28, 2022 Content Strategies in a Cross-Content World with Charlie Schroder
April 27, 2022 Master Agenting: CAA's Mollie Glick in conversation with Christine Pride
April 26, 2022 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Jennifer Perry
March 30, 2022 Annual Business Meeting
March 28, 2022 Navigating Legal Issues in the Publishing World
March 18, 2022 The Author + The Marketer: Working Together To Connect to Readers
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March 01, 2022 Rockstar Women Forging New Paths in Book Publishing
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January 19, 2022 Unfollow Your Passion: What rules to forget (and flat-out ignore) when writing your book in 2022
January 13, 2022 WMG Mastermind Group for Career Growth
January 12, 2022 Education and Children's Publishing with Mum Ahmed and Jennifer Perry
January 11, 2022 Digital Media and Online Publishing with Linda Kessler and Chandra Turner
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November 16, 2021 Talk, Listen, Connect hosted by Sally Ekus
November 12, 2021 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Kathy Sandler
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October 20, 2021 Healing, Learning and Thriving: Creating Better Workplaces with Authors Minda Harts and Melinda Briana Epler
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October 13, 2021 WMG Social with Terri Trespicio
September 29, 2021 Building a Media Brand Now with Ann Shoket
September 28, 2021 Books, Broadcasting and Beyond: The New Content Trends in Media
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September 22, 2021 Job Seekers Unite! with Chandra Turner
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September 14, 2021 Children's Books and Adult Beverages with Susan Knopf
August 26, 2021 WMG Newbies + Long-time Members with Kathy Sandler
August 25, 2021 Savoring Every Second of Summer with Brianna Yamashita
August 04, 2021 Bring Your Baggage and Your Favorite Beverage: Happy Hour with Author Helen Ellis
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July 21, 2021 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Kathy Sandler
June 23, 2021 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Julie Blattberg
June 01, 2021 Negotiate for Your Career Success with Deborah M. Kolb PhD
May 26, 2021 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Kathy Sandler
May 20, 2021 May is for Movie Lovers—Online Screening Featuring WMG’s Sarah Montana
April 13, 2021 Cry from Laughter! Annabelle Gurwitch in Conversation with Sandra Tsing Loh
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March 31, 2021 "You Don't Have to Read the Book" Book Club: Mango and Peppercorns
March 17, 2021 "You Don't Have to Read the Book" Book Club: Come Hope or High Water
March 10, 2021 Annual Business Meeting
February 26, 2021 New Member Social with WMG Co-President Kathy Sandler
February 25, 2021 "You Don't Have to Read the Book" Book Club: Bookish Broads
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January 14, 2021 "You Don't Have to Read the Book" Book Club: Listful Living
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August 20, 2020 Literary Trivia with Kelly Costigan & Susan Knopf
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February 26, 2018 CEO of Cookit Media on How Influencers Build their Brand and How You and Your Clients Can Too
February 06, 2018 WMG Winter Luncheon: What men need to know (and women need to tell them) about working together

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