Making The Right Connections

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Building relationships. Networking. Insights from thought-leaders and honing leadership skills to excel in careers. These are the top reasons women – and men -- join Inforum.

 
Our members realize that who they know can help them find jobs, build client bases, learn best practices or expand businesses.
 
Since Inforum was founded as the Women’s Economic Club in 1962, it has successfully created the ultimate platform for professional women from all industries seeking networking and leadership development opportunities in Michigan. 
 
Leadership in providing the strategic connections that are vital to achieving personal and professional goals has helped Inforum grow to include 1,800 members from across Michigan, making it the largest professional organization for women in the Midwest.
 
Inforum presents programs featuring insightful presentations by nationally known leaders such as Alan Mulally, Queen’s Counsel Cherie Booth Blair, political pundits Carville and Madeline, former president Ronald Reagan, the legendary Martha Stewart, and most recently Ann Moore, Chairman & CEO of TIME, Inc.  Members receive special ticket prices to attend these memorable events.
 
Members who want to develop friendships with others who share their interests attend smaller members-only affinity groups in all three regions served by Inforum—Southeast, West and Mid-Michigan.  Morning networking coffees and the evening wine tasting groups are particularly popular.  Members are welcome to attend activities across the state to network with professional women – and men – from a broad cross-section of the business community.
 
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Inforum Center for Leadership (ICL), Inforum’s education and research arm, offers substantive leadership training programs and educational seminars that have changed the lives and careers of hundreds of women across Michigan. More than 800 women have completed ICL’s acclaimed Executive Leadership program, an intensive, highly personalized four-month leadership development experience.
 
ICL also offers a variety of seminars and workshops on subjects such as negotiating skills, corporate board placement, and career resilience.
 
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Inforum offers a wide array of networking and career development opportunities including:
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings featuring prominent local and national figures speaking on business, civic, culturaland political issues.
  • Local monthly networking breakfasts, luncheons and affinity groups. These gatherings enable members to expand their business networks, informally share success and “survival” strategies, establish mentorships, and discuss business issues.
  • A variety of seminars and workshops on subjects such as negotiating skills, corporate board placement, and career resilience.
  • An annual golf outing, and other social and business events.
  • A career and board referral service through which companies across Michigan and nationally can find qualified applicants from within Inforum ranks.
CORPORATE SPONSORS
Currently Inforum has more than 75 corporate sponsors that recognize that both their employees and their organization will benefit from their association with Inforum.
 
What Members Say About Inforum
“Inforum helps women learn new skills, meet other successful women, and create cross-industry and cross-functional contacts which expand our horizons and ensure future opportunities. I have even seen women receive promotions into higher management positions shortly after completing the executive education programs offered through the Inforum Center for Leadership.”
 Kathy Oswald, Senior Vice President
and Chief Human Resources Officer,
 Henry Ford Health System
 
“Inforum’s Executive Leadership Program provided me a unique opportunity to build a personal action plan for my own development when it can be so difficult to dedicate the necessary time to do so.  I found the 360-degree assessment tool a valuable resource and something I continue to look back to even now.  The learning takes place not only through the program resources but also from all the amazing women that contribute whether they are participants, coaches, or executive hosts."
Mandee Rick, Senior Commercial Banker
and Vice President, Huntington Bank
 
“One of the first Inforum events I attended was a seminar on financial planning presented by Wendy Potter (an Inform member).  I liked her style and indicated on the survey sheet I would be interested in a meeting with her.  She followed-up with me and after a face-to-face meeting with me and my husband; we decided that Wendy should be our personal financial consultant.  We have been working with her for about two years now and we are very happy we made the switch to her.  She has helped us stay focused and on track during some tumultuous job situations and has positioned us to take advantage of investment tools we were not even aware of prior to working with her.  I am so glad we found her and I would not have without being a member of Inforum. “
 Jeanette Schneider, CRB, V.P./Regional Director
RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan

 

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