President's Message

Hello Rachelle,

Here we go again! Another year, another chance to make plans for the year. My family does not do new years resolutions. We do goals for the year. We each have a personal goal, an education goal, a travel goal, and a BHAG (big harry audacious goal) that seems unreachable. We write them down at the first of the year and put them on the side of the fridge so we can remember them. A goal gives us something to work towards. We help our kids develop steps to get to their goals over the month of January and how we are going to put those steps into action. It helps them to learn the planning and the small steps it takes to reach something. My personal goal for this year is to go out once a month with friends (which can be difficult with my schedule). My education goal for the year is to get another NEF certification (yay education!). My travel goal is to go to a place where I can see a Beluga whale (my favorite animal). My BHAG is to get my CAPM certification (education, again!). Any goal, small or big, gives you something to work for and a feeling of accomplishment when it is done. Consider what you want for this upcoming year and try to set some goals that will make you feel accomplished over the 2022 year. 

Speaking of accomplishments, we had a great December 2021. Our Christmas party at LBMC was a great time where we got to play a few games and eat ALOT of food. Our December meeting with Deb taught us about business etiquette and some of the mistakes that are commonly made. 

More committee updates are below, but I want to ask again if anyone is willing to lead the nominating committee. This involves reaching out and vetting new board members for the 22-23 year. Nominating committee will start kicking off hard in February and will go until the beginning of June, so please let us know if this is something you are interested in. 

Thank you for being great, engaging, members! Please do not hesitate to reach out to Tiffany or me if there is anything you need. 

Ashley Spence, President

Nashville #16 2021-2022

January Membership Meeting

Topic: I am not your SUPERWOMAN! Debunking Women Having to Take Care of Everything. 

When: January 13, 2022

Time: 11:30-1:00- The meeting is expected to take 75-90 minutes.  Our speaker has a great amount of information to share so we will begin promptly at 11:30.

Where: Rogers Group; 421 Great Circle Rd, Nashville TN 37228

We will hear from Michelle Gbur, professional speaker and author

Thank you to our amazing sponsors for this event

Emily Glasser- Mendell Sales, LLC

Michelle Turner-  Digital Group, LLC

Denise Hudgens- January 6th 

Members we would love to celebrate your birthday! Please email us at the link below to put into our system.

Marketing- The Marketing Committee will meet on 1/4/22 at 6 pm via Zoom. To join the Zoom meeting, here is the link: https://messer.zoom.us/j/83733617587?pwd=VWFQME9FUURFUFZyenBJMzUvbWhvZz09 Meeting ID: 837 3361 7587 Passcode: 262613 .The committee is looking for additional members to join. If you are interested, please contact Amy Samson at asamson@messer.com 

Membership- We held our first meeting that went great! One of the items we discussed was if you have lost your nametag (or want to order a new one), please contact Debbie Molnar for pricing and ordering. There will be a cost associated with replacing the nametag, but we can add it to our next order. 

PD&E- We are working to put together our Galentine's event with Civic. This will be our main fundraising event for our scholarship fund. If you are able to donate a purse or items for a purse please contact Ashley Spence or Kaylah White by clicking the email link below. 

Civic- We are finalizing details of the Galentine's event with PDE. More information will be coming out about donations, registration, and the auction. The girl scout event is also coming along well. We are finalizing time and place before additional coordination is added. Be on the look out!

WIC Week - The WIC Week committee met on December 10^th and put together everyone’s ideas for the week! We have many plans in the works and can’t wait to share the details with everyone in January! Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss out! The WIC Week committee is also seeking monetary donations as well as NAWIC member logoed company items to add to our goodie bags! Please see the donation form for more details! Any donations will be used to help lower the cost of attendees at events and include advertisement of your company leading up to and during WIC Week!!! Memory Bagsby, Chair and Nichole Jenkins, Co-Chair. Link to form here. 

Safety- Safety is a #1 priority in the construction industry. If you would like more information about safety classes offered from our various safety members please contact Kelsey Unland 

Upcoming NAWIC National Webinars

Jan. 13, 2022 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Exposing Imposter Syndrome: Don't Believe The Lie!
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Jan. 19, 2022 - 2:00 p.m. ET
NAWIC- Women Business Owner Industry Council - Obstacles: Starting A Business During Difficult Times
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Jan. 20, 2022 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Further Conversations on Exposing Imposter Syndrome
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Jan 25, 2022 - 2:00 p.m. ET  
PD&E - Committee - Project Scheduling 101
Join here.

Feb. 17, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. ET
Technology Industry Council
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