September 2019 Networking Luncheon

Brave Your Fear 

Speaker: Crista Samaras, Brave Enterprises

Fear is powerful and it can either propel or pause us. This session will confront our unhealthy obsession with being fearless rather than more brave, explore the value of being intentionally out of our comfort zone, and make a case that chasing failure is the ticket to increasing core confidence.

Crista Samaras is the founder and CEO of Brave Enterprises, a company that helps people do hard things.
She designs programming that is innovative, rooted in science, and based on her 20 years of experience coaching and teaching. A graduate of Princeton University and former lacrosse superstar, Crista traveled the world as she built two lacrosse-based teaching companies, which she sold in 2014. In 2016, she started Brave. In the past 2 years, Crista has facilitated over 100 sessions with nearly 5,000 participants.

**NEW LOCATION**

Turf Valley Resort

The Terrace Room

2700 Turf Valley Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042

*** Entrance to the Terrance Room is to the left of the main entrance to the hotel. It is covered with a green awning. ***

Non-members: $50

Introduce a friend to BWN:  Bring a guest at your member rate!

Contact Turf Valley Resort directly (410 465 1500) if you have food allergies or special dietary needs. For more information, please contact Doris Walsh, Director of Membership.

** IMPORTANT REGISTRATION NOTE **

If you would like to register a guest after you have registered, please follow these instructions.

September Donation 

One of the unique features of BWN is that we are ACTIVE supporters of our Howard County community. Not only do our members support each other as women in the business world, but we also harness the collective power of our membership to support the vital service work of various local organizations.

BWN's September non-profit is Ecoworks.

The mission of Howard Ecoworks is to empower an under-served workforce to respect and restore our natural systems for future generations. Their vision is to lead in developing innovative solutions, a skilled workforce and partnerships for resilient communities.

Ecoworks is currently in need of the resources listed below. BWN will be collecting donations at the September 18 meeting:

> Work gloves

> Trash Bags

> White marking spray paint

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support!