Adventures of Pinky: The Oxford Club & Spa Grand Re-Opening

On Friday, Pinky snuck into The Oxford Club & Spa right before the grand re-opening event.  He visited the fitness center with all new cycling machines, the gym with brand-new equipment and received a personal tour by Roseanna Frechette, Yoga Director & Business Development.  Pinky also visited the spa and salon, which offers manicures, pedicures, facials, [...]

Event Recap: Downtown Lunch with Marcia Benshoof

Adventures of Pinky
Wednesday, the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce hosted Marcia Benshoof, President of IMA of Colorado and she gave the audience insights into success in business.  Here are six things recommended for success:

It’s not about me
Don’t think about control.  Instead, focus on influence (stand for something).
Lead through ambiguity.
Mentors and dissenters – don’t just surround [...]

Adventures of Pinky: Downtown Luncheon

Yesterday, the Chamber hosted the Downtown Luncheon featuring Cindy Parsons, vice president of Public Relations for the Colorado Region of Comcast Communications.  What a great luncheon!  The speaker was great and I met so many wonderful people. 
Catch me again soon!
-Pinky

Adventures of Pinky: CWCC Marketplace and After Hours

On Monday, the Chamber hosted their first CWCC Marketplace and After Hours at Mountain States Employers Council.  What a great event!  Cindy Kent from A la Carte Gifts & Baskets brought a Pinky-themed basket (I never realized I was so famous!).  Mountain States provided a great venue and beverages and Wal-Mart brought delicious trays of cheese, [...]

Adventures of Pinky at North Lunch

Today I attended the North Lunch with Dr. Peggy Sundstrom.  What a great event!  Peggy was such a great speaker and everyone really enjoyed her talk.  After the event, I even had time to inspect the Global Travel Unlimited display advertising the CWCC’s Mexican Riviera vacation. 
Catch my next adventure soon!
-Pinky

Adventures of Pinky: Downtown Lunch

 Yesterday, I was at the Downtown Lunch with Caz Matthews, the 2009 ATHENA Award recipient.  She was an excellent speaker.  Caz talked about her life in the corporate world, acknowledged the triumphs and mistakes in her career, and how after many years as an executive, she decided that she needed a change and went to [...]

Adventures of Pinky: DTC Luncheon

Today was the DTC Luncheon with speaker Marie Belew Wheatley, CEO of American Humane Association.  Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. A nonprofit membership organization, American Humane is headquartered in Denver.
Marie was such a great speaker!  The first person in her family [...]

Adventures of Pinky: Business After Hours with DCPA

 On Friday, I attended the Business After Hours hosted by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts at Baur’s Ristorante.  We mingled, drank wine, had excellent appetizers, drew for door prizes and saw a performance of “Quilters” at the DCPA.  It was such a great event! 
Catch me later this week during the DTC Luncheon!
-Pinky

Adventures of Pinky: Downtown Lunch

Yesterday, I attended the Downtown Lunch featuring guest speaker Judy Taylor.  Judy is such an amazing speaker with such an interesting story.  What really struck me about Judy was how many times she has reinvented herself; from teacher to sportscaster to journalist to magazine founder to consultant.  She is so funny and has such an [...]

Adventures of Pinky: Hotel Monaco

This weekend, I pampered myself at the luxurious Hotel Monaco.  At check-in, I met a new friend and we had a nice chat about the Kimpton Summer Playground specials including ice cream and drink specials “Play Nice & Play Dirty.” I went down for a while to drink some Sangria and the play the Wii.  [...]