"Wendy Kohler Boothman, the 'benevolent tornado' , works
tirelessly day in and day out to guide, inspire, challenge, and
champion women to succeed in business and in their
communities - and to encourage other women to do the same.
She is the heart and soul of her organization supporting women
around the world to achieve their business goals, while at the
same time making a difference to their community, environment
and society."
Kirsty Duncan PhD FSAScot
Research Director
AIC Institute for Corporate Citizenship
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Toronto, Canada
September 20, 2006
"Since I met Wendy and came across TalentedWomen.com in
2004, I learned the true meaning of the term ‘networking’.
Although we live on different continents, we are always close,
and have since then collaborated on several occasions.
It was Wendy who encouraged me to change my professional
life, and today I do what I love, with great satisfaction.
Wendy is an inspiration. A wonderful woman, strong, dedicated
mother and a great professional.
She does everything within her reach to help, and is amazingly
available. She believes in us, women, and in our worth.
I highly advise you to check out the site and experience its
potential.”
“All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to
pursue them”…
Joana Rebocho Christo
MBA Consultores
Porto, Portugal
May 11, 2008
“A few years ago, by nothing but mere chance I was fortunate to
meet Wendy. I was called to a meeting at the Business School I
attended and I only knew that I would be speaking with a
French man and a Lady that spoke English. What the meeting
was about exactly no one seemed to be able to tell me. All I
knew is that this lady had started TalentedWomen.com, which I
of course Googled and researched immediately. This is how my
path crossed Wendy’s.
Since that meeting we have worked together establishing a
local TW.C Chapter, we organized two events about “Secrets of
Talented Women in Portugal”. Wendy saved me by helping me
establish a Marketing plan for my new business, we had girl
talk, I met a TW.C member that lives in England (and we have
made some business together) and so many other challenges!
What impresses me more about Wendy is the “free of charge”
way that she uses in every single word of advice she gives.
Every time I have ever said ‘Help’, she was there. And you can
count on many friends in your life but not many offer themselves
as mentors, not many offer their skills to help you in Business
especially. At the most you can find a friend to help you with the
kids, another that can go shopping with you but whenever you
need good honest advice in Business, Wendy for me has
always been there. She has been my rock.
By being a Talented Woman herself she has been able, through
experience and example, to give other women sound and good
advice, not only personally, but also by connecting them online
or introducing them to one another.
My admiration for Wendy’s work is sincere and enormous. My
gratitude follows as well. If in a global world like the one we live
in, more Women had the courage to share their experience with
others, maybe our role in the way of trading would be much
more important!
Since I started my own company ten years ago, I can honestly
say that I have evolved thanks to advice through
TalentedWomen.com. I was formally a Kindergarten teacher
that knew nothing about running a company but today I feel
much more confident and secure and a lot of the credit goes to
Wendy. Don’t think I am exaggerating: it is the truth.
So, if you have a Business, are a Woman and you want to
succeed, don’t be afraid to share your mistakes and fortunes
with others. Although it may be hard to believe but there is one
place, created by one woman that allows you to grow in
business and in general, simply by sharing and asking. I made
that click and believe it or not, it changed my life. Thank you
TalentedWomen.com! Thank you Wendy!”
Patrícia Villas-Boas
Directora Geral,
Tubo de Ensaio,
Porto, Portugal
May 6, 2008
Scotiabank’s “Women In Business” initiative is proud to be a
sponsor of TalentedWomen.com. TW.com and its founder,
Wendy Boothman, are unique amongst the inspirational support
available to women. Our sponsorship of TW.com has given us
profile and creditability within the women’s entrepreneurial
market. TW.com is a well-known entity that is a tremendous
resource to women.
Scotiabank’s sponsorship of TalentedWomen.com has yielded
valuable business results for our Bank. Through TW.com’s
referrals, we have obtained new banking relationships. They
have also referred high-profile guest speakers for our
networking events. We consider our sponsorship of TW.com to
be a sound business development strategy for our Women in
Business initiative.
Lucy Falco
Account Manager,
Scotiabank
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 30, 2006
Six years ago I was starting a trilingual international Masters
degree in Europe. I knew that I needed to surround myself with
the right people as the business world is based on relationships
and networks.
My dilemma was to find a resource system as a network which
would be transparent, resourceful, ethical, respectful, created
for women by women. This valuable network should help me
have access to women who share the same values and
interests. Success in life and in business! All this on a student
budget: for free.
A network with women who would:
• volunteer their time as mentors for the well-being of other
women;
• share their secrets to success, to life, to money and wealth, to
relationship, to business, to the world, to men, to health, and to
happiness with a friendly voice;
• provide me valuable expert advice about different workplace
situations;
• share life experience words of wisdom to help throughout my
professional life;
• give me a boost to find the right connections for my dream job;
• coach me in analysing how to manage my relationships with my
work colleagues or my managers (managing up and down);
• help in developing my dream business;
• allow me to understand their business;
• offer “street smart” answers to my questions, not learned in
school, but through work experience;
• provide real human interactions about different subjects without
wasting my time.
I wanted to become a great professional. I wanted to be part of a
great network for life.
I started my quest by searching on the web two words: “talented
women”.
Little did I know, out of my greatest despair would come the
greatest gift, the missing link that will connect me to women on top
of the world. Wendy’s website: www.talentedwomen.com.
Six years later, I still maintain a great relationship with
TalentedWomen.com. Wendy is always there to help with a
solution or two, her wealth of knowledge and her network is
amazing. Now I do not only have access to Wendy, but to women
from everywhere in the world who are available to assist. I am in
the process of changing career relocating to Europe and
TalentedWomen.com continues to be an invaluable resource. I am
proud to be part of a successful women’s club! It is a priceless
network that I recommend to all my friends and colleagues who
are serious about success. TalentedWomen.com really connects
women to the world. Thank you Wendy!
Danny D. Kellman
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 29, 2008
“Desde que conheci a Wendy e o TalentedWomen.com em 2004,
aprendi o verdadeiro significado da palavra networking.
Estamos sempre perto, apesar de vivermos em diferentes
continentes, e já colaborámos várias vezes desde então.
Foi a Wendy que me incentivou a mudar a minha vida profissional,
e hoje faço o que gosto, com muita satisfação.
A Wendy é uma inspiração. Uma mulher maravilhosa, cheia de
força, mãe extremosa e óptima profissional.
Faz tudo o que está ao seu alcance para ajudar, e é de uma
disponibilidade fora de série. Aposta em nós, mulheres, e no
nosso valor.
Aconselho vivamente que conheçam o site, e que experimentem
as suas potencialidades. “All of our dreams can come true, if we
have the courage to pursue them”…
Joana Rebocho Christo
MBA Consultores
Porto, Portugal
May 11, 2008
“Há poucos anos, por apenas mero acaso, tive a sorte de
conhecer a Wendy. Fui convocada para uma reunião na escola de
gestão que frequentava e apenas sabia que ia falar com um
senhor francês e uma senhora que falava inglês. Ninguém sabia
dizer exactamente qual o teor da reunião, só que esta senhora era
fundadora da TalentedWomen.com, que eu obviamente fui
imediatamente pesquisar e ver no Google. Foi assim que o meu
caminho se cruzou com o da Wendy.
Desde essa reunião, temos trabalhado juntas para estabelecer um
TW local, organizámos dois eventos sobre Mulheres de Negócios
em Portugal, a Wendy salvou-me ao ajudar-me a fazer um plano
de Marketing para o meu negócio novo, tivemos conversas de
miúdas, conheci uma assinante da TW.com que vive em Inglaterra
e com quem tenho concretizado alguns negócios, e tantos outros
desafios!
O que mais me impressiona da Wendy é a sua maneira generosa
de proferir cada palavra de cada conselho. Em todas as vezes
que disse 'socorro', ela estava lá. E embora se possa contar com
muitas amizades na vida, não há muitas que se oferecem como
guia, não há muitas que oferecem os seus dons para ajudar
especificamente na área de negócios. Podemos muitas vezes
encontrar amigos que nos ajudam com os nossos filhos, ou que
nos acompanham nas compras, mas quando precisei de bons
conselhos profissionais, a Wendy esteve sempre disponível para
me ajudar. Tem sido o meu pilar.
Sendo ela própria uma Talented Woman, através da sua
experiência e do seu exemplo ela tem oferecido conselhos
positivos e sólidos a outras mulheres, não só em pessoa, mas
ligando com elas via internet ou apresentando-as umas às outras.
A minha admiração pelo trabalho da Wendy é enorme e sincera.
Bem como a minha gratidão. Se houvesse mais mulheres neste
mundo global em que vivemos com a coragem de partilhar
experiências com outras, podia ser que o nosso papel no mundo
do comércio fosse muito mais importante!
Desde que comecei a trabalhar na minha própria empresa há
cinco anos, posso dizer honestamente que evolui graças à Wendy
e aos conselhos da TW.com. Anteriormente, eu era professora de
pré-primária que nada sabia sobre gerir uma empresa, mas hoje
sinto-me muito mais confiante e segura, em grande parte graças à
Wendy. Não pensem que estou a exagerar: é verdade.
Por isso se tem um negócio, é mulher e quer alcançar o sucesso,
não tenha medo de partilhar os seus erros e os seus êxitos com
outras. Apesar de ser difícil de acreditar, existe um sítio, criado
por uma mulher, que lhe permite crescer nos negócios e em geral,
simplesmente partilhando e perguntando. Eu 'cliquei' e, acredite
ou não, alterou a minha vida. Obrigada TalentedWomen.com!
Obrigada Wendy!"
Patrícia Villas-Boas
Directora Geral,
Tubo de Ensaio,
Porto, Portugal
May 6, 2008
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