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Fox Valley Women's Power Summit

FOX VALLEY WOMEN's POWER SUMMIT IS THIS SUNDAY!

Fox Valley Women & Children's Health Partners invites you to join us this coming Sunday, 11/13 from 1-4 p.m. at our St. Charles location, 1st floor common area, for the FOX VALLEY WOMEN's POWER SUMMIT. This event is FOR women, BY women, with breakthroughs in health, beauty, fitness and the arts; 10% of our vendors' sales will be benefiting the Living Well Cancer Resource Center in St. Charles, IL. Our wildly entertaining speaker panel includes:

JILL KIRSH, Red Carpet Celebrity Color Stylist and Hollywood’s Guru of Hue – Here from Los Angeles, Jill will be giving our attendees a lesson on “color correcting” their wardrobes to look their most vibrant and healthy. Jill has taught Red Carpet celebs, TV news anchors and CEOs how to look their best and now she brings that information to you!

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RENEE FERGUSON, author, Talk Turkey to Me  Geneva's own, as seen on the FOOD NETWORK’s THROWDOWN WITH BOBBY FLAY, CBS, ABC, NBC, WGN, FOX and Oprah & Friends Thanksgiving Special, Renee's critically acclaimed book TALK TURKEY TO ME thrust her into the limelight as America's Turkey Expert. A former Butterball Turkey hotline advisor for 14 years, Renee has woven these hilarious anecdotes and her lifetime of cooking mastery into her book and will do her one-woman act live on stage for our attendees. She will be selling and signing books after her lecture.

MARSHA ENGLE, author, 100 Sounds to See  Marsha is a marketing dynamo who worked with your favorite major consumer brands until her profound hearing loss abruptly ended her career. Marsha has found the “second chapter” of her life just as rewarding and she will inspire you to hear the world in a whole new way. Marsha is author of the book, "100 Sounds to See." She and photographer Bill Huber will do a book signing after her lecture.

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KERRIE KUNTZ, founder, Fitness Fusion – Spunky, funny and inspirational, Kerrie Kuntz endured a car accident that dictated she never run again. Six months later, she proved her doctors wrong with her five-mile run.  Listen to her share her personal triumph story and her views on why she would never allow Jillian Michaels to train anyone, not even her favorite pet.

D.C. BROD, bestselling author, GETTING LUCKY – D.C. Brod is Fox Valley’s very own best selling author with a great review from Publishers Weekly for her new book, GETTING LUCKY.  D.C. Brod will share how her personal triumph story of her author career and give us a sneak peek of her new book, which hits retail stores in December. 

CONNIE WEAVER, Co-Founder, GENEVA GREEN MARKET and Co-Owner, Inglenook Pantry – Connie Weaver is a localvore with a passion for sustainable, locally grown food and she’s not afraid to share it! She helped organize the not-for-profit Geneva Green Market into a successful organization that continues expanding, as well as the Geneva Winter Market.

Vendors Include:

Arcedium Coffee (Free Coffee, and Coffee for Sale)

Aviva MedSpa (Free Vitamin B-12 Shots, Info about the Latest Techniques in Skincare, Laser Hair Removal and More)

Be! Nails (Swag Bag)

B-Shique Brow Boutique (Free Assessments to Help You Look Your Best)

Center for Health and Nutrition (Swag Bag)

Delnor Center for Breast Health

Fitness Fusion (Fitness Assessments, Raffle for FREE Training Sessions)

Fox Valley Family Dentistry

Fox Valley Women & Children's Health Partners

Geneva Green Market (Selling Locally Grown Food, Organics)

Inglenook Pantry (Free Refreshments)

J Rae Boutique (Swag Bag)

Jill Kirsh Color (Helping you find your perfect color palette)

Journey Bar (Swag Bag)

Living Well Cancer Resource Center

Optique (Optometry Center and Eyeglasses)

RPG Gift Cards (Raffle for $100 Shell Oil Gift Card)

Shear Ambition Hair Salon (Hair Extensions, Hair Feathers)

Tranquility Spa & Wellness Center (Massages)

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