24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards - March 14, 2010 - Segment Five

The 24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards Luncheon is one of the largest and most anticipated business events in Los Angeles - attracting more than 1,000 women business owners, community leaders, media, dignitaries and celebrities. The NAWBO-LA Awards Luncheon gives tribute to top achievers among women leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed significantly to the community.

Date and Location
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Friday, March 19, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90015

For this week’s show, we are interviewing the honorees for this year’s event. This segment’s interview is with the current president of NAWBO-LA Daphne Anneet. Learn more about  NAWBO and how you can join.

Daphne Anneet is a Partner at Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, and a member of its Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, and Public Law Practice Groups. (full bio)

2Minutes&More with Betsy Berkhemer and Renee Fraser airs every Sunday at 1pm on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. Tune in for a full hour of tips for business success.

24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards - March 14, 2010 - Segment Four

The 24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards Luncheon is one of the largest and most anticipated business events in Los Angeles - attracting more than 1,000 women business owners, community leaders, media, dignitaries and celebrities. The NAWBO-LA Awards Luncheon gives tribute to top achievers among women leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed significantly to the community.

Date and Location
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Friday, March 19, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90015

For this week’s show, we are interviewing the honorees for this year’s event. This segment’s interview is with the “Rising Star” award winner Kalika Yap.

Kalika Yap founded Citrus Studios, Inc., in 1998, an award-winning interactive design and consulting firm focused on the development and implementation of engaging and effective web sites for corporations, institutions, museums and universities. Citrus Studios counts the Annenberg Foundation, USC, UCLA, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as some of their clients. (full bio)

2Minutes&More with Betsy Berkhemer and Renee Fraser airs every Sunday at 1pm on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. Tune in for a full hour of tips for business success.

24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards - March 14, 2010 - Segment Three

The 24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards Luncheon is one of the largest and most anticipated business events in Los Angeles - attracting more than 1,000 women business owners, community leaders, media, dignitaries and celebrities. The NAWBO-LA Awards Luncheon gives tribute to top achievers among women leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed significantly to the community.

Date and Location
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Friday, March 19, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90015

For this week’s show, we are interviewing the honorees for this year’s event. This segment’s interviews are with the Chair of the luncheon Madelyn Alfano, CEO and Owner of Maria’s Italian Kitchen,  and “Inspiration” award winner Paula Schneider, “serial entrepreneur”.

Madelyn Alfano one of California’s most successful restaurant owners, believes that food is not just a necessity or pleasure, but a lifelong passion. Inspired by her parents and life in a large Italian family, Madelyn blends the finest ingredients, traditions and new ideas with the best aspects of family life to create a truly unique dining experience at Maria’s Italian Kitchen. (full bio)

Paula Schneider founded and owned an independent manufacturers representation firm for nine years, during which time she launching a then-unknown contemporary label, BCBG. Off the heels of an extraordinarily successful launch, she sold her business and went to join the corporate ranks as President of Sales for BCBG. During her tenure she grew the business from inception to a $350 million global power brand. (full bio)

2Minutes&More with Betsy Berkhemer and Renee Fraser airs every Sunday at 1pm on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. Tune in for a full hour of tips for business success.

24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards - March 14, 2010 - Segment Two

The 24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards Luncheon is one of the largest and most anticipated business events in Los Angeles - attracting more than 1,000 women business owners, community leaders, media, dignitaries and celebrities. The NAWBO-LA Awards Luncheon gives tribute to top achievers among women leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed significantly to the community.

Date and Location
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Friday, March 19, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90015

For this week’s show, we are interviewing the honorees for this year’s event. This segment’s interview is with the “Leadership” award winner Lizanne Falsetto.

Lizanne Falsetto was discovered by a Japanese model scout for the Cinq De Uno agency at the age of eighteen. By 1984 she had relocated to Japan and for the next eight years, was on whirlwind tour through Asia, Paris, Milan, Madrid and New York. She strutted the catwalks for Donna Karen, Giorgio Armani and other global designers and graced the pages of W, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Elle. After modeling Falsetto felt a strong need to continue working independently. She decided to use her knowledge of wellness to create something tangible for the public. thinkproducts™ was born in the CEO’s garage and kitchen. By 1999, she introduced the thinkThin™ bar to the world; the first of its kind to deliver a sugar free, high protein natural nutrition. It wasn’t long before thinkThin was a best-selling all natural bar for long-term weight management on the market, a position it still holds today. (full bio)

2Minutes&More with Betsy Berkhemer and Renee Fraser airs every Sunday at 1pm on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. Tune in for a full hour of tips for business success.

24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards - March 14, 2010 - Segment One

The 24th Annual NAWBO-LA Leadership & Legacy Awards Luncheon is one of the largest and most anticipated business events in Los Angeles - attracting more than 1,000 women business owners, community leaders, media, dignitaries and celebrities. The NAWBO-LA Awards Luncheon gives tribute to top achievers among women leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed significantly to the community.

Date and Location
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE
Friday, March 19, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles California 90015

For this week’s show, we are interviewing the honorees for this year’s event. This segment’s interviews are with the “Legacy” award winner Caroline Nahas and “Hall of Fame Inductee” Synthia Saint James.

Caroline Nahas is the Managing Director of Southern California for Korn/Ferry International, the world’s largest executive search firm. She is also a Senior Client Partner in the firm’s CEO and Board Services Practice. Ms. Nahas was named the first female partner of Korn/Ferry International in 1982. (full bio)

Synthia Saint James is an international award winning artist and designer. She designed the first United States Postal Stamp for the Kwanzaa holiday and written and/or illustrated 13 children’s picture books, 3 poetry and prose books, 4 children’s activity books, a cookbook, and a postcard book.  Her paintings grace the covers of over 70 books, including Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker and New York Times bestselling authors Iyanla Vanzant and Terry McMillan. (full bio)

2Minutes&More with Betsy Berkhemer and Renee Fraser airs every Sunday at 1pm on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. Tune in for a full hour of tips for business success.