Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce

By Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher Because the month of May features the Women’s Health Week national observance, this month would seem to be the perfect opportunity to contemplate women’s health issues that we should be cognizant of all year. To begin, let’s think for a moment about the frequently heard admonishment of “Know your numbers.”  The idea behind the statement is a sound one, but what exactly does it mean? Generally, the cautionary quip refers to being aware of your readings for blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, and blood sugar, and additionally, the statement encourages us to go have those items measured at a doctor’s office if we have not done so recently.Certainly, evaluating these critical aspects of health is very important to do and taking any needed corrective action for health improvement on these measures is advisable, but our need to “know our numbers” doesn’t end there.  A variety of other crucial health issues can’t be...

The Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce hosted the Inaugural Fort Bend County Women’s Initiative at Kelsey Seybold, Sugarland. The Fort Bend community welcomed the GHWCC, and looks forward to hosting many more events throughout the year. Irene Helsinger, Newport Board Group and Ann Cook, Kelsey Seybold co-chaired the exciting event, and Pam Vinje, Small Screen Producers, presented the educational and insightful program “Living in a Multi-Screen World.”   View all photos here

For the second consecutive year, The Siegel Team was recently selected by The Houston Business Journal and NABCAP (National Association of Board Certified Advisory Practices) as one of Houston’s Top Wealth Managers for 2013. The primary focus of NABCAP is to serve the needs of the investing public by helping to identify top wealth managers. NABCAP is an unaffiliated, nonprofit organization based in Colorado with a presence in 35 U.S. markets. NABCAP attempts to identify top advisors regardless of a firm’s size or affiliation. The practices were selected for this list in a multi-step process intended to maintain integrity and objectivity. Each participating advisory practice is evaluated on the following 20 categories of practice management in no weighted order: • Financial planning • Technology and software • Investment planning • ...

Ashley Merryman author of Top Dog Last week, the best selling author,  Ashley Merryman , spoke about gender differences in competitiveness along with speaking up and taking chances at the GHWCC Business Luncheon . Texas A&M political science professor Sarah Fulton has found that female political candidates are equally as qualified, just as good at fundraising, and just as likely to be elected as their male counterparts. But still women make up only 18% of Congress. (As huge a disparity as that is – it's better than what you'd see in most boardrooms: women run only about 4% of venture-capital funded companies.) The question is why? Some of it, according to Fulton, is due to the fact that ambitious men jump into elections because they want to. Ambitious women only run if they think they're going to win. Fulton's not the only researcher who has found this: study after study have found that, on average, women are much more concerned with the likelihood of win...

Dessert Gallery is an intriguing and interesting mix of tasty treats, healthful options, and casual coziness brought to us by the local success story of Sara Brook, a warm, determined woman who turned a lifelong love of baking into a successful business. Native Houstonian, Sara Brook, had an entrepreneurial streak at an early age, founding businesses in her twenties.   Dessert Gallery is the third food related business started by Brook, who grew Dessert Gallery into a popular and media acclaimed restaurant, while, as a single mom, simultaneously raising her young daughter. Dessert Gallery opened in the mid-1990s when Brook’s daughter was still quite young.               Through the years and with the aid of Brook’s dedicated devotion, both Dessert Gallery and Brook’s daughter blossomed. Today, Dessert Gallery is a welcome and well-loved fixture at the intersection of Richmond and Kirby, offering not only dess...

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VISION Production Group Wins Top Awards from the American Marketing Association  Houston, Texas (June 20, 2013) – VISION Production Group received top honors at the American Marketing Association’s 27th annual Crystal Awards, being named the overall “Judges’ Favorite” out of 254 finalists and also winning “Best Advertising TV Campaign” for the “It’s Island Time” broadcast campaign produced for the Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. The “It’s Island Time” advertising campaign was designed to increase visitation to Galveston Island during the summer months while measurably increasing tourism dollars and brand awareness. The Galveston Convention and Visitors Bureau reported their best tourism season ever in 2012 after the campaign launch with island hotels generating more than $8.4 million in hotel occupancy tax revenue. “Winning an AMA Crystal Award is a true honor because the award is based on results,” said Tracey Shappro, President and Executive Produ...