“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” Albert Einstein
Our goal for this forum is to have women who lead family businesses to have a chance to meet four times a year to be filled with inspiration, encouragement and friendship…oh, and of course a great meal. We generally have these meetings in the morning for breakfast.
For this one, we are going shopping in the evening with a private event at O bag, one of the newest members of the IFOB family. We'll have a unique experience complete with delicious food and beverages. Oh, and did we say "shopping!". O bag has made its home in Portland’s vibrant commercial district where it joins a community of high fashion retailers and trendy boutiques.
O bag was founded in Padua Italy in 2009 by a vibrant, innovative, and skilled group of designers with a passion for creating colorful and quirky objects of desire. Their mission was to create a product line that allows its customers to express themselves sartorially and to accessorize in a distinctive way. Today O bag has over 230 shops and is rapidly expanding its geographical footprint. It’s launch coincides with that of O bag Boston and O bag Burlington, two sister franchises in the greater Boston area.
Imagine a “Build a Bear” shop for women, where they can assemble one-of-a kind handbags choosing from a wide variety of purse styles, colors, handles, borders and accessories! The components that make up an O bag purse are interchangeable, allowing you to purchase one bag with a variety of handles and accents that can be easily reconfigured to suit your wardrobe, mood, or occasion. The theme of personalization also holds true for O clocks, where you can choose from over 130 watch faces in a variety of styles, and designs and couple them with interchangeable watch bands available in over 30 colors.
Understanding that we are all very busy women and our time is precious, we work to provide a program that is valuable for you as a leader and also as a woman. We hope to offer not only solid information that will help give you an edge in the workplace, but also be a safe place to share and inspire other women.
This Forum is for women in top leadership roles within their family business who are members and is not open to Associate Partners.
Cost: Complimentary for Women's Leadership Forum members. Registration is required. To register, contact Catherine Wygant Fossett at 
207-798-2667 or catherine@fambusiness.org.
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