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to Impact

Join us for lunch on the last Friday of the month -- January through October -- 11:30 a.m.

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Reservations: ImpactForEnterprisingWomen@gmail.com

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$30 at the door.

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OCTOBER 2026 

Impact for Enterprising Women is a nonprofit organization.

We meet on the last Friday of the month (except November and December) at Chompie's at 32nd Street and Cactus

11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for lunch - $30 at the door.

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Reservations at: impactforenterprisingwomen1@gmail.com

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See past meeting programs below.

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Updated: May 29, 2024

CANCELLED! Presented by Camille Diola

Editor in Chief, Philstar Global / Owner, Acacia Books / Co-founder, Tsek.ph / Founder, Consortium for Local News in the Philippines (upcoming)



Cancelled! Reservations: ImpactforEnterprisingWomen1@gmail.com

Friday, May 31, 11:30 a.m. In-person at Gallagher's Grille, 7575 N 16th Street, Phoenix 85020

Luncheon is $25 by check or cash or $26 with credit card at the door.


Leaders are the driving force behind impactful enterprises and initiatives that shape our communities.


These visionaries are most effective when they strategically take scalable and sustainable approaches—building and harnessing the power of networks and platforms.


In this presentation, you will learn about how:

  • Networks mobilize collective resources for greater impact than doing things on your own.

  • Platform models enable innovation and efficiency through shared infrastructures.

  • Combining networks and platforms drives transformative local solutions at scale


About Camille:

Currently residing in Phoenix, AZ, Camille is a Fulbright-Humphrey Fellow at the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism on a news and media business track, while concentrating on entrepreneurship, sustainability, strategy and leadership at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is concurrently the youngest newsroom captain in the Philippines, directing content production and product innovation at Philstar Global Corp., the digital arm of the STAR Group, the top publisher in the country.


At Philstar Global, Camille helms editorial operations behind Philstar.com, a highly successful digital news provider with a monthly audience of more than 30 million. Under her leadership, the organization earned several recognitions, among which were Jaime V. Ongpin citations for best practices in digital reporting in 2018, 2020 and 2021. The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility feted her the 2020 Award of Distinction in Journalism for "the integrity of her editorial leadership of Philstar.com and the innovative spirit that has explored the ways of presenting news on cyberspace."


In 2022, she was one of the four handpicked delegates who completed a State Department-sponsored mission against disinformation across the United States under the International Visitor Leadership Program or IVLP. Camille also built content operations behind another prominent publication, the new Interaksyon, in 2018. The former TV5 website was transformed into a digital news outlet that reimagines news reporting for younger audiences.

 

In April, we honor our scholarship recipients and the organizations that support them. Make reservations for the April 26 event: ImpactforEnterprisingWomen1@gmail.com (Please let us know early!)


Luncheon is $25 by check or cash / $26 with credit card or PayPal - at the door. Each year, a team of Impact attendees meet and discuss options for our scholarship monies. This year, we awarded:


Next, we partnered with Unlimited Potential to assist re-entry women pay for their GED testing through our Quarter Club. As we have done with Friendly House in the past, the students will be required to pay for their first test on their own. The organization will notify us as funds are needed.





 

Presented by Nicole Bandes

Virtual A Team



March 29, 11:30 a.m., Gallagher's Grille, 7575 N. 16th Street, Phoenix

$25 cash or check at the door / $26 PayPal or credit card

Make reservations for the event: ImpactforEnterprisingWomen1@gmail.com


Delegate Smarter: We weren't taught how to delegate in school. It isn't a natural skill we were born with.


But it's an essential ingredient in our long-term growth and overall success. It’s critically important that you position your team to be 5 steps ahead of you, without the need to be micromanaged. You may have tried to delegate before and failed.


She's got a fail-proof system to ensure your complete success!


About Nicole:

After losing her 17-year-old son, Nicole Bandes discovered her purpose: encourage others to make time for what matters most.


In 2017, Nicole founded Virtual A Team, a virtual services agency helping overwhelmed coaches who want to define success by the wealth of their lives, not the size of their bank accounts.


Nicole now walks the walk working under 20 hours a week and also hosts Coach’s Copilot: Your Online Business Manager podcast.

 
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