UPCOMING EVENTS
IPWA members are encouraged to attend our upcoming events. See you there!
SUCCESS OR STRUGGLE?
Starting Your Santiago Business
Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 | 7:30 PM
Maison de France – San Crescente 451 (Las Condes)
Are you thinking about starting your own business in Santiago?
Learn all you need to know with an experienced panel of legal / tax experts and successful businesswomen. Share your experience and network with other members of the IPWA community!
MEET THE PANELISTS
Evelyn Schmidt
Evelyn is a German-Chilean tax specialist who supports entrepreneurs, executives and expats to gain clarity and find the best solution to their specific tax situation. She transforms complex tax situations into simple solutions. Her business web page is:www.evelynschmidt.cl/en/
Maria Soledad Torres
Maria Soledad is a forward-thinking lawyer and negotiator with progressive expertise in international business law and inmigration law. She provides legal advice and counseling. Her business web page is:www.legalglobal.cl
Leah Southwell
Leah arrived in Chile 6 years ago without a plan for work. After a few years of experimenting she found a formula that worked and a market that she was perfect to service. Leah now has four people working with her and is doing well by Chilean standards. Her business web page is: executiveenglishnow.com
Hosted by: Michele Clarke
IPWA president, Michele Clarke, will moderate a panel discussion.
Do you have a topic you’d like to be addressed? Send us an email at secretary@ipwasantiago.org and we’ll add it to the discussion.
The deadline to RSVP and pay is Monday, June 24th at midnight.
Your place will not be confirmed until you pay your ticket.
Price: CLP $5,000 for members.
CLP $10,000 for non-members
Become a member for the year for CLP 20,000 and your first event is free!
OUR COMMITTEE
The International Professional Women’s Association is a volunteer-led association run by an Organizing Committee of women from different professions and nationalities. The committee is divided into different teams responsible for events, membership, marketing and communications, finance, and special projects.
Originally from South Africa, Michelle has called Santiago home since 2014. Michelle is a Global Leadership and Branding Coach who works with English-speaking leaders and teams in Chile as well as internationally. She is the founder of www.motivcoach.com. Michelle is also an improvised acting trainer at Improv Santiago, an avid storyteller, a yoga devotee and a student of the slackline. She strongly believes in the power of a network of other like-minded woman and welcomes all international professional women in Santiago to IPWA.
Suvi Lemetyinen was born and raised in the cold Nordics, more accurate, in Finland. She has lived in Santiago for total of five years and worked in projects and public relations in the nonprofit sector. On her free time, she enjoys theater, cooking, trekking and traveling when possible. She loves to see professional women inspiring and helping each other out to achieve their goals. She is the current secretary of IPWA and participates in the committee of the mentorship program.
Kristin Lorenzo is the current Treasurer of IPWA and is part of the committee running the IPWA Mentoring Program. She has been happy to call Santiago home since 2013 when she moved here from Boston, MA. While past work experience includes 14 years in the financial services sector both in the US and Chile, in 2017, she made a leap of faith to the technology sector where she currently is a Product Manager at Nisum Technologies. In her free time, she participates in improv and book club in addition to being an active member in her MBA alumni association.
Originally from the USA, Lauren has been living in Latin America since 2012, first Mexico, Colombia and then Chile where she moved in 2015. Lauren is a marketing and business development expert focused on startups and small businesses. She relocated to Chile to help with sales and marketing for a US anti-aging and cosmetics company, NuSkin. She also helps individuals and businesses grow their social media presence and coaches an Instagram growth class for individuals wanting to grow and monetize their social media. Join her free instagram group here bit.ly/IG-influencers
Contact Lauren if you have any ideas for future events or would like to be considered as a speaker.
Laura Mayer is originally from Argentina and, in the past ten years, has lived in three different continents for professional and academic reasons. She has been on the IPWA committee since April 2018, when she joined to help with the coordination of the IPWA events. Laura is an energetic Human Resources professional with a background in Business, who currently works from Santiago as Project Manager for a prestigious UK-based leadership and coaching consultancy.
Contact Laura if you have any ideas for future events or would like to be considered as a speaker.
Stephanie Millner is originally from New Jersey, but has lived overseas for the past decade. She is an internationally award-winning and certified Master Photographic Craftsman (M.Photog.Cr., CPP) specializing in portraiture. Stephanie is internationally recognized for her work in studio pet portraiture, for which she has garnered much acclaim. Having worked in the photographic and graphic design industries for nearly twenty years, she brings a comprehensive branding & marketing background to the IPWA committee.
Stephanie is a big fan of photography, travel, and working with animals.
Her work can be found online at stephaniemillner.com.
Caitlin is an Australian Naturopath with a passion for helping people remove illness as a barrier to living their best lives.
She studied holistic nutrition, health coaching, herbal medicine, Australian Bush and Bach Flower essences, yoga and meditation and loves combining the holistic nature of naturopathy, with the science of biology, chemistry and nutrition to get the best of both worlds.
Her specialities include digestive problems and helping busy people reduce stress and improve energy through her workshops and courses.
Originally from the USA, Clare Bogdanowicz recently moved to Santiago, Chile in June 2018. While not her first time living abroad (she lived in Japan from 2013-2015), this is Clare’s first time living in South America. Hoping to get involved and connect with like-minded women, she joined the IPWA committee. A criminal defense attorney by trade, Clare is thrilled to be using her interpersonal and writing skills to further the mission of IPWA as a content editor. In her free time, Clare loves to cook, hike, ski, travel and spend time with her husband and golden retriever.
PARTICIPATE
For 2018, IPWA is pleased to make a broad range of programs available to IPWA members: Coaching, Mentoring, and Volunteering. To take advantage of these opportunities, sign up to become a member by emailing secretary@ipwasantiago.org.
MENTORING
We are very excited to offer members the opportunity to participate in our annual IPWA Mentoring Program! The 2018 program started in May will run for 6 months finishing in November. Look out for how you can participate in next year´s program in early 2019.
The 2019 Mentor Program is Now Accepting Applications
MEMBERSHIP
Joining the IPWA community offers so many incredible benefits
Connect
…with a growing number of professional women in Santiago.
Develop
professionally by attending presentations from insightful speakers
Build Your Network
of contacts in your field and related fields
Learn
from others by participating in our members-only mentoring and coaching programs
Enjoy
a range of members-only social events and trips
Access
priority listing and reduced rates to programs and events with IPWA alliances
REGISTERED MEMBER BENEFITS
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Half-Price Entry to IPWA Events. ($5.000 instead of $10.000)
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Members-Only Events & Activities
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FREE Enrollment in our Mentoring Program
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Advertising/Links on our website and Facebook Pages
MEMBERSHIP FEES
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Full Year: $20.000 + $5.000 per event
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Your First Event is FREE!
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Non-Member Event Fee: $10.000
Join IPWA today by contacting secretary@ipwasantiago.org. Payment may be made through bank transfer or in cash at the next event.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
PAST EVENTS
Regular events usually take place the last week of every month. Formal presentations are complemented by social events where we invite you to come and network for the whole evening.
Make sure you are signed up to the mailing list to receive information about events. Send an email to secretary@ipwasantiago.org to sign up.
Sustainable Santiago
Barbara Alcayaga presents Chile’s new sustainability programs, and how you can participate.
Be Your Brand
Michelle Clarke presents personal branding to the IPWA community
Mix & Mingle Networking
2019’s first social night and networking mixer at Maison de France
New Year, New You
Naturopath Caitlin Wheat teaches nutrition and easy recipes for energy and health in 2019
Moroccan Twilight Party
IPWA hosts an End-of-the-Year party in Vitacura to wrap up the 2018 season. See you next year!
