2021 Women in Business Luncheon 12/9 Sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON - Thursday, December 9, 2021

This Women in Business event is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service.  The event provides an opportunity for women in the Central Wisconsin area to network safely, talk about issues that affect their daily professional lives, learn something new and have fun doing it.  This event will includes a guest speaker, lunch and network development.  Women in Business is open to the public.

Thursday, December 9, 2021
11:15AM to 1:00PM
​Master of Ceremonies: Radio Personality - Nikki Montgomery from Midwest Communications
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI
CDC Guidelines and those of the Holiday Inn will be followed. Seating arrangements will be made to allow for 6 people to a table. Hand sanitizers will be available. Seating will be limited so register early!
 
Plated lunch consisting of a House Salad with ranch dressing or balsamic vinaigrette, Seasonal Roasted Vegetables with Wild Rice, Slice, Grilled Chicken Breast with Chicken Gravy and Crispy Fried Onions, Freshly Baked Rolls & Butter, Chocolate Mousse with Grand Marnier for Dessert, Coffee, Hot Tea and Ice Water.
(Vegetarian or Gluten Free Options available only upon request)
  
Join us for our Women in Business Luncheon with special guest speaker Lori Schlueter, Plant Manager of Donaldson Company, Inc.

 
Title of Presentation: "The Naked Truth - The Woman in the Mirror"

About the Program: Competitive, independent, driven, strong, aggressive, cold. Cooperative, dependent, nurturing, emotional, soft, giving. What do these terms represent? Men and women? Male-dominated versus female-dominated roles?

Join Lori's raw and emotional journey navigating the balance of being a woman advancing her career in the traditionally masculine setting of manufacturing. Lori's inspiration started while she was growing up on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota. No journey is all smooth sailing, and, like many, she struggled with work life balance. Achieving equal pay and equal opportunities is still a battle we all must wage head-on. Sometimes, this journey leads to the proverbial fork in the road. Lori will share how she chose the path leading to graceful leadership on her non-traditional terms: leadership built on empathy, nurturing and giving while being strong, remaining independent and driving business success.

About our Speaker: Multitasking was a requirement growing up on a small dairy farm in rural Minnesota. By the time Lori was 16, she was helping on the farm, cheering her team as a varsity cheerleader, leading roles in high school theater and working a part-time assembly job at a manufacturing facility. Manufacturing was in her blood, and nearly 30 years later, Lori is the Plant Manager for Donaldson in Stevens Point. Donaldson employs about 375 production and salaried associates to make liquid filters for construction and agricultural equipment. She has worked for small manufacturing companies and large Fortune 500 manufacturing companies in her career. Lori joined Donaldson six years ago, starting at the corporate offices in Minneapolis in a global operations supply chain role. Then, she spent 2 1/2 years in Santa Clarita, California as a plant manager before settling into Stevens Point a little over a year ago. Lori is married, has two adult children, a golden retriever and a cat!

Don't miss Lori's presentation!

To add to the fun, door prizes will be handed out after the show, along with a 50/50 raffle winner announcement.  

Please contact Karen Myers at 715-344-1940 or karenm@portagecountybiz.com   if you have ideas or requests for speakers or topics.

Click on the pictures below from our 2020 event. Please note that pictures are taken at our events and if you opt out of your image being used to promote the event and the Portage County Business Council please contact us. Thank you!
 
Special thanks to Wisconsin Public Service for their Sponsorship of the event.