UVic Chapter

Hello Ladies!

First of all, we want to thank everyone who came out to YWiB UVic presents:  Reach Your Potential Part Two with the amazing Olivia Keane. Thank you to Keane 2 Be Fit’s, Olivia Keane and Naomi Keane for teaching us a great workout, as well as tips and tricks to keep a healthy lifestyle at an affordable price! Thanks again for everyone that came to the event; we are already on a better track for a healthier and more active life.

Don’t forget to check out www.oliviakeane.com for more information on healthy living.

We cannot believe this year is over! We had so much fun getting to know everyone, and learning new and great skills to put forth into our business experiences. Thank you to Nourish Cafe and Bistro for hosting our YWiB UVic End of Year Finale event. The food was delicious, and the company was even better!

 We want to thank all of the ladies who came out to the events and participated in YWiB this year, it was fantastic. We hope to see everyone next year, and wish you all a fun, happy, healthy, and safe summer!

 YWiB UVic, Executive Team

Interested in becoming a larger part of YWiB UVic? Looking for a way to heighten your university experience? Our YWiB UVic 2013-14 executive positions are now open and waiting for you!

You will find all position descriptions here.

The process:
Please submit a cover letter and resume, showcasing your interest in joining the executive team, and what skills, talents, and experiences you can bring to your position, to amandachan@ywib.ca.

Presidential applications can be submitted between March 5-15th and VP Executive Positions can be submitted between March 5-30th. Feel free to apply for a maximum of two positions.

If you would like to learn more about the positions in detail feel free to email any of the executive members! We’d love to chat over coffee and see what position might fit for you, or how else YWiB UVic can further your experience at UVic.

We encourage everyone to apply, despite your experience! There is always room for learning and growth – we cannot wait to continue to expand YWiB UVic!

YWiB UVic is thrilled to say, Get Connected 2013 was a huge success! We want to say a big thank you to all the professionals, members, and non-members who attended the event and made it an evening to remember. We could not have done it without the support of Sybil Verch, from The Verch Group from Ramond James. Thank you Sybil, for hosting the event in such a gorgeous and professional setting, and providing the delicious food! We hope everyone was able to learn, develop, and practice their networking skills, in addition to making connections with the great and inspirational professionals that attended.

(Check out more pictures of the event on our Facebook page YWiB UVic and remember to like!)

During the night we gave away a couple prizes to some lucky winners!

We want to say thank you to our partners at The Gold Zebra for providing us with a gorgeous bowtie necklace! Check out The Gold Zebra, an online magazine inspiring and informing young women, at http://thegoldzebra.com/

In addition, Sybil Verch gave away two tickets to the Women’s Day event, Real Women, Real Success on March 6^th! If you have not purchased your ticket to this amazing event, check out http://www.realwomenrealsuccess.ca/  for more information, and we hope to see you all there.

 Thank you again to everyone who attended, you made the event so successful.

Stay tuned for more information on the exciting upcoming events for the remainder of the year!

Before everyone enjoys their wonderful long weekend, we have a few things to share. First of all, thank you to everyone who attended the Social event at Fifth Street Bar and Grill, it was a blast! We enjoyed all the great conversations, so thank you for to everyone who made it out.

February is going by so quickly already, and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, YWiB wants to remind everyone just how much we appreciate the little things in life. We have decided to do random acts of kindness, and hand out candy grams around campus and on the street, letting everyone know that YWiB loves you!  In addition to handing out candy grams, don’t forget to hashtag #YWiBlovesyou on Valentine’s Day to spread and share the love!

Don’t forget! Our Get Connected 2013 Networking event is also at the end of February, and we are thrilled. This is the main event of the year, and we encourage ALL members to attend. We have partnered up with The Verch Group from Raymond James for this event on February 25^th. We will be mingling with local professionals, and learning about their experiences in the business world. This is always a great opportunity for future endeavors, so bring your business cards and your wonderful personalities, and let’s make it a memorable event! Non-members are welcome!

YWiB is so excited to announce we will be attending the Women’s Day event- Real Women, Real Success put on by Sybil Verch, branch and portfolio manager for the Verch Group out of Raymond-James. This event is taking place on March 6^th, and tickets are $15 dollars- an amazing price for such an awesome event!

We would love everyone to attend this event… and at the Networking event we will be giving away two free tickets to the Women’s Day event so make sure you attend for your chance to win! Thanks to Sybil Verch for the donated tickets.

Welcome back YWiB ladies! We can’t believe it’s a new year already! We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday, and a happy start to this exciting New Year.  Thank-you to all of our members, executives, mentors and sponsors for the great events we shared in 2012 together. We hope you reflected on the great values, skills, and tips taken away from each event whilst bringing in the New Year. Cheers to another wonderful semester filled with fun, inspirational, and informative events in 2013!

Hopefully you are settling in to your new courses by now, and wondering what’s in store for our YWiB future. We are thrilled to inform you on our upcoming events:

January 30^th- We will be organizing a social event at the Fifth Street Bar and Grill out on their lovely patio at 6:30 pm.  We hope you can attend, as we look forward to hearing about your holidays! Also, this event is open to non-members so bring your friends and let’s have a great evening.

We will also be giving out our fabulous new YWiB member t-shirts, so make sure you attend to receive your shirt, and lets wear Pink and black proudly!

February 25^th- This month we will be having our Networking event! Details regarding this event are coming soon; but get excited because networking is a valuable skill and a great opportunity to explore and learn. Non-members are welcome with a $5 admission fee.

March- During this month we will have our Health, Wellness & Exercise event. Event date and location is to be announced. We are so excited because our favorite Olivia Keane is returning with new tricks to help us become our ultimate and best healthy self! She will be teaching us an ‘80s aerobic workout; so make sure you dress up in ‘80s gear and come out to this fun and rejuvenating event!

Have you ladies checked out Olivia’s website lately? Olivia will also be showing us how to make a healthy green smoothie to help us get back on track from our holiday escapades! Check out her website for more fun and healthy tips:

http://www.oliviakeane.com/

Make sure to like Olivia Keane’s Keane 2 Be Fit page on Facebook, and following her Twitter account @olivia_keane for cool, interesting, and healthy updates!

We are so excited for the upcoming events and hope you will be too!

Dress for Success was definitely a success this year!

We’d like to start with a big thank-you to our speaker this year, Lindsay Myron, who gave us tons of great tips and tricks for how to dress appropriately in the many business-related situations we may find ourselves in.

One thing that we can really take away from Lindsay’s speech is to always dress on the conservative side if you are unsure of what would be appropriate. As Lindsay put it, it is always better to be dressed more conservatively and “business formal” than to be wearing something inappropriate or too “casual” for the situation. Even something subtle such as your bright pink nails could have someone remember you for your nails and not for your qualifications. However, it is important to keep in mind what you are dressing for – Lindsay gave a great example of when she dressed more “fashionably” when for a particular interview at the Bay Center shopping mall.

We are also so grateful to Aritzia in Mayfair Mall for providing us with our location for the event and the opportunity to have some shopping time for ourselves! We hope the ladies who made purchases that evening enjoy their new clothes.

We hope everyone learned as much as we did at this event!

•  Take risks. Your life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Don’t be afraid to fail. Learn from your mistakes. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. You would be surprised at how forgiving people are. Be honest with your mistakes. Your failures are your learning points. Be a leader. Be accountable. Celebrate successes.
• Tori Holmes – an incredible woman who rowed across the Atlantic. 86 days of two hours of sleep and two hours of rowing, back and forth. Absolutely crazy. Read more on her story in her book, Crossing the Swell.
• Set goals. Envision yourself in 10 years. What can you do in the next year, the next 5 years, to achieve those goals?

Hi everyone!

Welcome to all of our new members! We look forward to getting to know you at our Launch Party. We are so excited for the events we have planned for 2012/2013. We’re looking forward to a lot of fun, learning, and networking this year.

We have the following events planned for this semester (dates tentative):

October 3rd: YWiB UVic Launch Party

October: Get pink’d breast cancer awareness campaign with Victoria Transmission & AutoCare

November: Movember fundraising, and Bootcamp With Olivia Keane (Health & Wellness Coach, Entrepreneur, and Motivational Speaker)

December: How to Network Workshop

January: Dress for Success Workshop and Annual Networking Event

Check out our YWiB UVic Facebook page for more information, and follow us on Twitter @YWiB_UVic for updates; We look forward to seeing you at our events this year!

We cannot believe the year is almost done!  Our latest event has been our best yet!  Unlimited with Olivia Keane went flawlessly and we want to thank all of our members who came out to GET FIT!  We learned about drinking more water, how to eat the leanest foods for your body and then did a great kick butt workout that can be done in the privacy of your own home.  Our next event is our year end wrap up!  YWiB Uvic Presents: Cheers will take place on Wednesday March 28th at 6pm.  Make sure you RSVP today and check out the Facebook event for more details!

A big thank you to everyone who came out to YWiB UVic Presents: Get Connected 2012. Throughout the night there were many great conversations and I hope everyone had the chance to mingle and network. To all the members who braved the snow, it was great to have all of you come out and we hope you enjoyed yourselves! Another big thank you to all of our special guests: Chanel Chu, David Tapp, Daria Dudek, Teresa Sims, Pararin Rahmani, Elissa B, Sybil Verch, Erin Walsh, Ashley Roulston and Derek Juno! We could not have put this event on without everyone who attended, so once again THANK YOU!

Just to keep everyone on their toes we want to fill everyone in on the upcoming events that YWiB UVic has for the remainder of the term. We have planned
>Dress For Success 2012
>YWiB UVic Spin
>March Philanthropy
>End of the Year Wrap Up

We hope that everyone is as excited as we are for the remainder of the year. We can’t wait for our upcoming events, so stay tuned!