About Connected Women of Influence (CWI):
Connected Women of Influence (CWI) is the leading, invitation-only association where b2b women owners, executives and professionals connect, collaborate and cultivate a vast network of high-level affiliations, resources and professional relationships.
To build a strong, professional community that fosters growth, support and collaboration through the development of high-performing professional relationships, alliances and partnerships among b2b women owners, executives and professionals.
Our Vision:
To see more women lead the way in business!
Why We Exist:
We believe that b2b professional women converging together with the sole purpose of supporting one another professionally leads to better advocacy on behalf of each other. Our philosophy is that professional support, advocacy, partnerships and alliances lead to better business opportunities, and better business opportunities lead to finding increased value, which results in phenomenal growth and business success!
Why b2b?
We are center-focused on serving the unique needs of b2b women owners, executives and professionals who work for, or own companies, that provide products and services to other businesses. Our membership is comprised solely of b2b women owners, executives and professionals as the conversation is so very different among a group of like-minded AND like-focused professional women. We strive to build a diverse membership comprised of women in a variety of professions, roles and responsibilities throughout business, industry and government sectors.
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“I thoroughly enjoyed your meeting and agree, the caliber of the group was several notches above the typical networking events. The women made efforts to draw one another into the conversations and are generous in sharing their knowledge and contacts. Kudos to you for starting and maintaining such a quality organization!”
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“You and the CWI group are impressive!”
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“Your forum this morning was a delicious blend of professional and authentic. I really enjoyed it! Thank you for including me!”
Our Goal as an Association:
We strive to connect our members with other professional peers in a productive and professional environment to share business experiences, learn from each other and provide resources and opportunities among each other.
To Cultivate:
We aim to build a vast, professional network of high-performing peers who provide services or products to businesses and who understand the unique needs and dynamics of serving business, industry and government agencies.
To Collaborate:
Our goal is to collaborate with each other to build high-performing relationships that lead to partnerships, alliances and advocacy among b2b women who publicly support one another, endorse each other and bring value and opportunity to one another as partners in business.
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“I thoroughly enjoyed your meeting and agree, the caliber of the group was several notches above the typical networking events. The women made efforts to draw one another into the conversations and are generous in sharing their knowledge and contacts. Kudos to you for starting and maintaining such a quality organization!”
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“You and the CWI group are impressive!”
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“Your forum this morning was a delicious blend of professional and authentic. I really enjoyed it! Thank you for including me!”
Our Guiding Principles:
We Believe in the Power Of. . . .
Why:
Because nobody cares what you do…..but we care a whole bunch in “why” you do what you do.
We vs. Me:
Because we’re strong alone, but fearless together.
Respect:
Because people matter. We are all in the people business.
Initiative:
We celebrate professional women who take charge and act on ideas and plans with energy, zest and the desire to progressively move forward in business.
Ambition:
We champion ambitious women who want to get ahead in business. . .who know what they want. . .and
then go after it.
Extraordinary Openness:
Because being authentic and real builds the bridge to powerful, high-performing relationships that lead to extraordinary opportunity and results.
No Judgment:
Yep…….SO powerful, it’s worth repeating. We truly believe in NO JUDGMENT. Our focus is to support one another and to be true advocates on behalf of each other.
Serve First:
Because when you give a little first. . . you get a whole lot in return.
The ‘Big Ask:’
You gotta ask. Because if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Period. End of story.