These Xperience Connections women networking groups are meeting  in April. Find one near you and start connecting!

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with change.  We would like  things to get better, however, we do not embrace change easily.  I realized after the 10th anniversary of The Joy of Connecting,  it was time for a change.  Call it a face lift.  Call it a renaissance.  Identify it as ‘keeping up with the times.’ 
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Transformation is the focus for Bonnie Ross Parker’s New JOC.     Transformation is a vital process and will be on our agenda for every event. Transformation takes time and perseverance.  Any woman entrepreneur will tell you, with a sigh, of the hard work and hard knocks that they’ve encountered throughout their entrepreneurial career. In the next breath, they
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JOC wants the attention of professional woman.  The Joy of Connecting is undergoing a major transformation:  New name, new mission, new revolution in women’s networking.   New purpose, new experience.  The JOC leaders are looking forward to supporting you in promoting passionate and meaningful connections in our combined effort to enhance and expand our respective businesses. 
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At the New JOC brunch/branding session, the main thing I walked away with was “staying committed to your dream.” Bonnie led by example, as she usually does.    After 10 years of success in JOC as CEO/Founder, Bonnie Ross-Parker sent out a survey to her leaders and then responded to their feedback by making a decision to re-brand her vision. This created the
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Women entrepreneurs are to be admired. They will forge ahead even under circumstances that would discourage the faint of heart.  There are lots of success tips and pieces of advice available for the female entrepreneur, provided by women who have been there and who know. Here are just seven tips for entrepreneurial success:  1. Be
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Bonnie and Mark Whitely enjoyed schmoozing on St. Patrick’s Day.   Bonnie Ross-Parker, Professional Networking Diva, is hanging out on St. Patrick’s Day with furniture designer, Mark Whitley, at the 2013 American Craft Council Show in Atlanta, Georgia.  She was the center of attraction with her green cowboy boots.   Bonnie Ross-Parker has been discovered at the
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My goal today is to discover the new JOC through the eyes of a professional woman like Jennifer Riis-Poulsen.  Please join me as I travel across town for this exciting experience. As I walk into the lovely home of one of Atlanta’s most successful professional women, Bonnie Ross-Parker, in Smyrna, Georgia, I can see and hear dozens of other professional
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How do you feel about growing personally or professionally? Right above my desk I have a sign that reads:  CANI.  I framed it years ago after a seminar I attended.  I ask myself: “Do we ever stop learning?  Can we possibly grow and expand both personally and professionally without new behaviors?”  I first got introduced to motivational learning
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