Introductions
The meeting started with introductions of the AICI members and non member visitors. Kristen gave an overview on the history of our chapter and we welcomed Nina Kindle as our newest member (previously a member of the
Lunch and Networking
During lunch a large portion of our conversation was on the topic of Color. As color always remains a popular subject Kristen suggested how it would be great to have someone come in and do a workshop on the foundational basics of color theory. We all agreed that having an idea of your personal colors is what disciplines you when you are shopping for yourself and your clients.
Great Tips & Sharing
Clarissa Stevens, previous AICI chapter member, shared the idea of her CBS check; starting with identifying a client’s Color, Body Analysis, and Style. She also mentioned she had been suggested to use a cigarette case to hold your business cards: large enough to carry your cards and other people that you meet with a design to camouflage any scratches.
Conference Call
We will be having a conference call on March 11th at
Member of the Year Award
Last year we started the member of the year award with our chapter. To qualify you must be a member of our chapter and criteria was based on participation and recruitment effort. We will be voting in early April and the winner will be announced at conference this year in
Education and Training
We discussed the idea of having a mentorship program for new members to gain insight into the field and be better prepared as an entrepreneur. The idea would be for them to be paired with an experienced member and have unlimited email contacts and one to two phone conversations per month. This could be accomplished with a drawing to create random pairings. More to come on this. Job shadowing was also suggested by a visitor.
Erica will follow up with the international board to see if it is official that members can put AICI after their name and those who have passed the FLC can put FLC after their name.
We are looking at having the next summer retreat in
The page of links for AICI-approved training programs can be found here:
http://www.aici.org/resources/index.htm
Be sure to seek out the best training that fits your needs. Connect with the trainers and ask questions!
Books were brought in and shared as great ways to get more information on the field and get started with your business:
a. “What’s my Style” by Alyce Parsons
b. “Dress for Success” by John Malloy
c. “Color me Beautiful” by Carole Jackson
d. “Looking Good” by
e. “Guerilla Marketing” by Jay Conrad Levinson
f. “Guerilla Publicity” by Jay Conrad Levinson
g. “How not to look old” by Charla Krupp
Ideas to get you noticed by the public
- Letters to the Style Editor-introduce yourself
- Woman Networking Organizations
- Meetup.com-networking
- Fashion week
Workshop
Nina Kindle AICI, OH/PA chapter member, did a workshop for us on Image and Diversity. The group participated in a conversation about what diversity is and how important this topic is in relation to what is going on with our country and its current presidential elections. We discussed how diversity can play an impact on internal communication with coworkers as well as external communications with customers. Nina discussed the Primary Dimensions of Diversity (Age, Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Physical/Mental Ability, Ethnicity/Nationality, Religion, and Class) as well as the Secondary Dimensions (Education, Income, Family Status, Organizational role, Geographic location). She stated that as humans, it is the Secondary dimensions we want to be known for.
All of us enjoyed and appreciated the “Paradox of Diversity” statement she shared with us:
-We are each unique and like no one else
-We are each like some other people and unlike other people
-We are each like all other people
The workshop ended with a discussion on how to manage diversity in our lives.
