“The Pink Power Network” – Why We Need Girlfriends – Cynthia de Lorenzi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Success in the City

Did you know that your girlfriend network is your sustenance, feeds your soul and just may be one of the most critical components to your happiness? Girlfriends are professional women’s answer to the “good old boys” network, and operate on the premise that meaningful friendships, trust and humor are key support elements for women today’s successful working women. As women, we know that our girlfriends are important to us, but why? Is it merely because they’re women, too? After all, we understand why are girlfriends are our best friends, don’t we? It would be easy to explain to anyone, wouldn’t it? “Why is she my best friend? Because … she just is!” Learn how to build your own powerful network of girlfriends from Success in the City’s Diva Extraordinaire, Cynthia de Lorenzi, and how women are given the opportunity to “really” connect on a dynamic personal level, personal growth as well as consummating “deals-on-heels.” This interactive session will teach you helpful techniques on how to develop your own girlfriend sounding board, your personal advisory board, your board of directors and importantly your safety net  as well as today’s etiquette of networking and knowing how to find connectors that can introduce you potential clients. So don’t miss this compelling meeting, girlfriends – your girlfriend network pays off big in dividends that are immeasurable!
About Cynthia de Lorenzi

Cynthia de Lorenzi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Success in the City, an unconventional business networking organization for senior level executive businesswomen in the DC Metropolitan area. Cynthia is a true believer in helping foster meaningful peer relationships and friendships. After relocating to the metro Washington region from Dallas, Texas, Cynthia discovered that she was missing the personal support system of other successful women that she had enjoyed in Texas. So she decided to throw a one-time networking bash to meet some new friends. Success in the City was born! Additionally Cynthia likes to call herself a serial entrepreneur & social commentator on the status of women in our world today and also encourages the label “open networker” and, just for fun, “Diva Extraordinaire.” Washington Business Journal selected her as one of the top 25 “Women Who Mean Business” in 2006 and she was honored as a recipient of SmartCEOs Brava Award in 2009. Cynthia is passionate about empowering others and the principle of paying-it-forward. In addition to leading Success in the City, Cynthia is a partner in Pink Collar Ink, a publishing company blending both traditional and new media services.  She serves on the Board of Directors of The Telework Coalition, The Women’s Center and The Community Business Partnership and it’s subsidiary The Women’s Business Center, which provides training, assistance and support to businesswomen in Northern Virginia.