If you were sceptical about the trailer and did not attend, you missed an excellent evening. Fifty + entrepreneurs and the odd committee member, (not all committee members at CEPN are odd)  laid into food supplied by Office Food and drinks from Chester Beer and Wine.

The first two speakers were from 2 local charities Hospice of the Good Shepherd and The Chester Link. Sue Gallagher (standing in for James Dick of The Chester Link) and Amanda Le Breton outlined the main activities of the charities.

The main speaker was Jane Kenyon who has considerable presence and the ability to hold her audience. She talked with and interacted with the meeting for 1 hour.

The theme was ‘What is your individual brand?’ The meeting was split into 6 groups, the main questions were:

• Products have values – What are yours?
• How do brands behave in the market place?
• How do brands behave in the boardroom?
• Beliefs?

The meeting were then asked to list words which reflect yourself in:
Work – Relationships – Family/Friends

In closing Jane talked about F.L.P

• F – Focus on what you want
• L – Language, be positive
• P – Physiology, be confident

Everyone then shouted their own buzz word and high’5’ to other people in group.

If you where ther we would love to hear from you!

Speed Networking with a Twist

Guest speaker was Eric Hearn who spoke briefly about owner/managers having more pressure to succeed in their business’s. Eric Hearn also highlighted the opportunities available through the NWDA mentoring programme.

‘Speed networking with a Twist’ was the main theme of the evening when all members and guests were given 1 minutes to speak about their business though the eyes of  a third party by  giving a reference to the business. The evening closed with the raffle of wine and a book donated by Marie-Claire Carlyle.

The next meeting is 8th April 2010 at Chester Sports and Social club,with the AGM at 6.30pm, followed by Paul Rutherford, Sales Leadership Development Ltd.