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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kathleen
Archambeau
archambeauassociates@comcast.net
(510) 436-1335
(510) 336-3190
Amanda Pritzker
Newman Communications,
Inc.
(617) 254-4500
Hewlett-Packard
Teams Up with Local Author at VIP Reception for Professional Businesswomen of
California Conference
May 1, 2006. San Francisco, CA.
Hewlett-Packard
is co-sponsoring a VIP Reception for one of its former employees, Kathleen Archambeau, award-winning editor and local author of: Climbing the Corporate Ladder in
High Heels. All invitees will receive a book at the reception,
compliments of HP. Archambeau will be a speaker, along with former SVP of HP,
Nora Denzel, at the Professional Businesswomen of California Conference, May 2nd
2006, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California. Two camera packs,
including an HP digital camera and photo printer will be raffled off at the
reception recognizing Archambeau’s first book, which is by invitation only for
conference sponsors, speakers and media. The VIP Reception will be held at the first digital self-serve wine bar in the country, VinoVenue, 686 Mission
Street, San Francisco, CA. VinoVenue, nominated Best Tasting Room by Sunset magazine, is women-owned and
operated by partners Mary Lynn Slattery and Nancy Rowland. The owners plan to expand from the San Francisco venue to other franchises before the end of the
year.
Archambeau’s
book is endorsed by U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi,
who said, “Regardless of what shoes we wear, Kathleen Archambeau’s book, Climbing
the Corporate Ladder in High Heels is an essential tool for American
women who want to succeed in business without giving up who they are as women.” This is the first book that shows women how to climb the corporate ladder and have fun doing it.
Emily
Duncan, Culture & Diversity VP at Hewlett-Packard, says, “HP has always
been ranked among the best companies for women. As a strategic partner with the Professional Businesswomen of California Conference, we felt co-hosting a VIP
Reception to support the launch of Kathleen’s book and providing an opportunity
for conference attendees to connect and network is just an extension of all the
mentoring and networking programs we’ve put in place at HP for decades.”
From
Princess to Soul Sister, from Girl Scout to Athlete, from Socialite to Apprentice,
Archambeau’s book highlights 12 traditional female roles and gives women rules
and exercises to help answer the question, “How can I have it all?” The secrets of success include:
·
How
to thrive in a downsizing and outsourcing global economy
·
How
to succeed in business and in life
·
What
women can do when they hit the glass ceiling
·
The
secret of becoming a billionaire
For the
63 million American working women who make up nearly 50 percent of the
workforce, there are still only 8 women Fortune 500 CEOs. For the 50 years of
working in Corporate America, women still lag behind men in equal pay, making
only $0.77 on the dollar. Archambeau’s book tells why negotiating a first
salary can be the difference of half a million dollars by the time the woman has reached age 60 (Babcock and Laschever, 2003).
For more
information about Kathleen Archambeau and her first book, go to www.climbingthecorporateladderinhighheels.com
or contact her directly at archambeauassociates@comcast.net.
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For more information or to schedule an interview with the
author, please contact Newman Communications at (617) 254-4500.