The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced plans for a Women in Stone Connection Conference to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas East in Miami on Oct. 19, 2014. The program features dynamic speakers including Lisbeth Calandrino, Toby Morrison, Dave Mitchell and a panel discussion of key women in the stone industry.
This conference will discuss the process of building relationships with customers, colleagues and co-workers. Each item on the agenda will focus on the opportunities and challenges that exist for women. This leadership summit will focus on the following learning objectives:
- Learning how to take advantage of assets to make your way in the business world;
- Reviewing today’s building industry statistics and how key demographic factors affect customers’ decisions to buy;
- Discussing factors that affect women in the stone industry, including working with family members and managing men; and
- Assessing personal leadership styles and finding out how to present information about ideas, products and/or services in a manner that is most engaging to those with a different interactive style than your own.
“The Connection Conference is the first education event held by Women In Stone,” said Sarah B Kelly, administrator of the MIA initiative, “This event will help serve our primary goals to recruit, retain and advance women in the stone industry.”
Women in Stone member, Jacqueline Tabbah of International Stoneworks in Houston added, “The Women In Stone Connection Conference is an excellent opportunity for professional women in this industry to learn and network with one another. I am thrilled to be part of the panel discussion and share my point of view with this prestigious group of ladies.”
For a complete schedule of events and to register for the Women In Stone Connection Conference event, visit www.marble-institute.com/education/womeninstone.
