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TTT 30June15

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“You are only as valuable as what

you think you are worth.” Dr. Terry Neese

IEEW updates

  • The Time is Now! Our Rwandan and Afghan students arrive in the U.S. for Leadership Development next week! If you are a woman in business you can’t afford to miss ourInternational Women’s Economic Summit. We have an incredible lineup of speakers, topics and panels that everyone will benefit from. Click here to see the full agenda.REGISTER TODAY for both the Summit and Graduation on July 17.
  • Join us directly following the Summit at the beautiful George W. Bush Presidential Center for our PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® 2015 Graduation. This is always a night full of bright colors and deep emotions. We’re excited for everyone to hear our commencement speaker, Carly Fiorina, Chairman of the Unleashing Potential Project and best-selling author. Mrs. Laura Bush will make a special appearance via video and we have an important message from Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Cathy Russell.
  • Registration is still open for our 5th ANNUAL JEWEL FASHION SHOW on Tuesday, July 14. This will be a fun evening where you will get to interact with our Rwandan and Afghanistan PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® students. You’ll see beautiful fashions provided by rmeyers and Spencer Stone as well as transformative makeovers of women from our local community wearing designs from Worth NY. We’ll have a pop-up shop throughout the event where you can buy items from both countries. Join our co-emcees Dean Blevins and Dr. Susan Chambers for this entertaining event and support our mission to educate and empower women around the world! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
  • SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2015 FASHION SHOW SPONSORS: UPS, Coca-Cola, Dr. Susan Chambers, Lakeside Women’s Hospital, Joullian Wines, Allen Style Homes, Hyde & Company CPAs P.C, Wyatt Poindexter of Keller Williams Elite, Johnston Builders, Mary Jane Calvey, Cheryl & Paul Clements, Gail & Gary Huneryager, Crossfirst Bank, Zonta Club of Oklahoma
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Meet our students
  • Divine Umubyeyi, 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® entrepreneur from Rwanda started her company, The Path to Success, in 2012 to supply local businesses with books, newspapers, and stationary. Divine offers an alternative for the more environmentally friendly clientele by offering products that are recycled. Divine started her business with very little capital and even less encouragement, but she believes her dreams are possible.
  • Liliane Uwukuli, a 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® entrepreneur from Rwanda decided to study general nursing after witnessing a need for an increase in healthcare providers after the Genocide. She was then inspired to open her own business in 2012. Ivuriro Kira Ltd. is a social enterprise founded to provide affordable and comprehensive health care services to low and middle-income families. To read more about our students click here

On our radar

  • It’s been a busy week here at IEEW as we prepare for the imminent arrival of our Rwandan and Afghan Students. Their Leadership Development classes will begin on July 8. Classes will be held at the AT&T University, Las Colinas campus and taught by Northwood University professors; Dr. Tara Peters, Dr. Steve Tidwell, and Carla Allen. As part of our media coverage for the event, I was interviewed by Pat Lynch of Women’s Radio.Click here to listen to the full interview.
  • I was also interviewed by Jim Blasingame of The Small Business Advocate Show. I hope you will take the time to enjoy our conversation here

 

Have you registered?
  • PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® women arrive in the United States from Rwanda and Afghanistan on July 7 for Leadership Development.
  • JEWEL Fashion Show: Sports, Health & Fashion come together when Dean Blevins and Dr. Susan Chambers co-emcee one multi-faceted night! You will be inspired by our PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Rwandan & Afghan graduates. July 14 at the Will Rogers Theatre and Event Center in Oklahoma City, Co-Chaired by Jan Hill, Eden Salon & Spa, and Cindi Shelby, rmeyers.
  • International Women’s Economic Summit: July 17 at AT&T University - Las Colinas, TX. Hear from thought leaders paying it forward by sharing their experience with success, as well as failure. Dr. Patricia Greene, Babson College, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative, is just one expert who will be featured. Dr. Greene believes that “an entrepreneur’s success should be measured by a creation of community value, not in monetary terms.”
  • 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Graduation: July 17 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO, will give our 2015 commencement address. She will highlight the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® mission to increase diversity economically, socially and politically.
Let us hear from you about #TTT!

 

Sincerely,

Dr. Terry Neese