I love Las Vegas. From the luxurious hotels to budget inns this place has something to offer to everyone. From grand buffets to cheap hotels, it can serve food for any budget. Not interested in gambling, there are many things that can occupy you.

But what happens when there are ladies are in the house?

Excitement, Excitement, Excitement…

This brings me to why I am writing about Women in Vegas. I am so excited to be part of the Las Vegas Women of color conference on Aug 15-16th. . This exciting event is organized by a dynamic lady, Debra Nelson, Vice President, Corporate Diversity and Community Affairs, MGM Mirage, who is a role model and a friend.

I am thrilled and honored to be part of an amazing list of speakers. Here is a brief list: Faculty

Specifically, I am talking about my favorite topic “ Social Media – Taboos & Innovative Uses” .

Also, the conference includes Mentor/Mentee Scavenger Hunt & Walk at 8am on Aug 15th.
At this first-ever event, you will be paired with a fellow conference participant to get to know each other and to share ideas. The real icing on the cake: BE prepared to move with Zumba!!! A fun way to interact…I am excited to be one of the mentors.

Here is a brief Agenda

Great women, great location and great opportunity - You don’t want to miss this…Wish you will join me.
If you are still reading, here is where you can register: HERE

Just recently StartupPrincess share my experiences of building a company. I was thrilled at the opportunity. This gave me a chance to reflect on some of my experiences and share some things. The thing that was surprising for me to discover was that as a kid I wanted to become a pilot or a movie producer…So, what happened?

SP: What you wanted to be when you grew up: When I was little, I always wanted to be an air-pilot or movie producer. Funny, I still haven’t given up on becoming both.

DB: What you are: I am founder and president of Invincibelle, a company empowering diverse, multi generational workforce and women to thrive in a multicultural world.

Brief Summary of your Start Up: Invincibelle brings trusted and relevant content to accelerate personal and professional growth of women worldwide. We provide service like Workshops, consulting, Event programming, Research to help clients enable women in their companies, institutions and communities to succeed in their specific professional domains. I also do many speaking engagements. Currently, I am building Personalized Leadership Optimization Programs to help women in mid-management roles optimize their leadership effectiveness.

Continue Reading my interview: Introducing Deepika Bajaj, Founder and President of Invincibelle

Technology is the only field in which FLEXIBILITY means 24×7 availability. I spoke at Paypal to their Women in Technology group to give them a talk on Work Life Balance. I emphasized on seeing work as part of life. It constitutes a struggle when we see WORK and LIFE as two different and competing entities.

Moreover, women in technology need to have a new relationship with word ‘AMBITION’.

We need to understand that ‘Ambition is NOT a DIRTY Word’.

Watch the video below as I take this ON.

This is that time of the year when we get a chance to reflect back on the year and be grateful for things in our lives.

When I started my Diversity and Advancement Of Women journey in 2007, I was clueless of how things will shape out. I knew I loved this work and this was my “calling”. My desire to dabble in this work tested me out as I faced many challenges. And then, I found many people along the way who believed in me and enriched my life with their guidance.

So, today I am taking the opportunity to Thank these people who accompanied me and guided me.

1.
Seth Godin Live in Silicon Valley: I was in my MBA program when I first came across Seth’s name. I read his book “Purple Cow” and became a huge fan. In 2007, he visited Bay Area sponsored by “Invincibelle” and “Edithyeung.com“. It meant a lot to me. Thanks to Rajesh Setty, Edith Yeung and SETH himself.

2. Steve Piazzale invited me to his “You’re Hired” TV show: I was invited to speak about what vision I had to empower women in the workforce. Thanks to Steve Piazzale for sharing my vision with his viewers.

3.
Trust Workshop for Working Mother Media: I was invited to speak about “Trust” by Working Mother Media in Houston and Washington. I was inspired by Dr. Flores thoughts to develop this talk. Thanks to Carol Evans for the opportunity to share it with participants of Working Mother Media events.

4. PWC Diversity Leadership Forum: At this event, I was representing the “New voice of Diversity” and later heard Malcolm Gladwell and Condeleeza Rice on topics relevant to Diversity. Thanks to Laura Swapp, Jennifer Allyn, Carol Evans, Ilene Lang, Ted Childs, Malcolm Gladwell and Condoleezza Rice.

5. Global Advancement of Conference in India: I had the opportunity to talk to many professional women in India about the issues they face in the workforce. I believe India will lead the way for Work Life integration for women in the workforce in the coming years. I was excited to work on this project in identifying the burning issues for women in India…it was like home coming. Thanks to Carol Evans, Jackie Glen, Rohini Anand and Tracy Ann Curtis for their leadership in shaping this event.

6. DiversityTweet: Embracing growing Diversity in our world - my first book. This was possible because of relentless efforts of Rajesh Setty, Bill Sherman, Mitchell Levy. Thanks to Carol, Evans, Aida Sabo, Rosalyn O’Neale Taylor, Dr. Rita Boags, Tracy Ann Curtis, Capt. Ken Barett and Rohini Anand for endorsing the book.

7. eBay Work Life Integration talk: I was invited to speak to speak to women in technology about work life issues. Thanks to eBay WIT organization.

8. Women of Personality Project: Rohit Bhargava invited me to be part of this fascinating project. In this I shared a story that is very close to my heart. Thanks Rohit.

9. Friends and Family: Thanks for your constant support. You make life FUN and JOYOUS.

10. Building Trust across Race, culture and Ethnicity: I was invited my to Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange to keynote the Talk on “Building Trust across cultures, business and relationships”. The day before the event, Dr. Carter opened the Smith house to host a reception. He warmed everyone’s hearts with his hospitality. I was thrilled to be part of the Reception. Next day, we had the Basketball court, turned into a packed hall where people gathered to hear my talk. Thanks to to to Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange founders and organizers.

Rohit Bhargava the award winning author of Personality Not Included and a founding member of the 360 Digital Influence team at Ogilvy, has compiled an ebook to inspire female entrepreneurs and business women pf all ages to reach higher and to achieve more.

How many visionary women have you been inspired by? Most of us have some story to tell of someone who did that for us and helped us to be what we are today. Some time ago I was invited to be a contributor to the second edition of a new eBook called The Personality Project: Women of Personality. It’s a collection of stories from 40 women (including me!) that shares our stories and tips for up and coming female entrepreneurs and businesswomen. I wanted to share the ebook with all of you today.

It’s now exclusively available for download at: http://www.thepersonalityproject.com/wop2

Technology is the only field in which FLEXIBILITY means 24×7 availability. I spoke at Paypal to their Women in Technology group to give them a talk on Work Life Balance. I emphasized on seeing work as part of life. It constitutes a struggle when we see WORK and LIFE as two different and competing entities.

Here is the presentation:

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945)

Recession gives us a sense of scarcity – scarcity of jobs, scarcity of resources and scarcity of money. We get scared with scarcity as there is a potential threat to our lives. We are gripped in fear and insecurity. This fear is based on the perceived threat of survival.