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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 2007
Dec 2007
Holiday Jubilee Luncheon
Sept 2007
The Fortune is in The Follow-up!
Aug 2007
Take Your Company to the MILLION DOLLAR Level and ABOVE
Jul 2007
Build Your Buzz!
Jun 2007
Our Leaders Make Magic!
May 2007
New Rivers of Revenue: Business Partnering Strategies for Growth and Innovation
Mar 2007
Supplier Diversity Today… Tomorrow ›
Feb 2007
Following the Yellow Brick Road: You never needed a wizard, You had everything it took all along! ›
Jan 2007
From Engineer to Entrepreneur—
It isn’t all Rocket Science ›
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Event Highlights 2007
January 2007: From Engineer to Entrepreneur—
It isn’t all Rocket Science
Featured Speaker:
Celeste Volz Ford, Founder and CEO Stellar Solutions, Inc.
See Speaker Bio ›
Ms. Ford, founder and CEO of Stellar Solutions Inc., a professional engineering services firm started in 1995 shared insights of her career path as an engineer and how she eventually moved into the Aerospace industry, where her work with NASA on the Space Shuttle led to the recognition of “Woman of the Year” in 1984.
Ms. Ford discussed the challenges and successes during these career moves that eventually paved the way in founding Stellar Solutions, Inc. In addition, Ms. Ford provideed insight on the business strategies that helped her company become a recognized leader in the aerospace field.
Below is Celeste’s countdown to success.
Founded in 1995
- Aerospace Engineering Services
- Diverse Aerospace Program Support (commercial, international, civil, defense)
- California, Colorado, Washington DC area
- Excellent financial performance
- Established Stellar Solutions Foundation in 1998
- Established Stellar Ventures in 2000
- Spun off QuakeFinder, LLC in 2001
10. Establish a vision
High Impact/High reward
- Solving our customers most critical problems while realizing our dream jobs
Diverse work in all Aerospace sectors
- We cross boundaries to facilitate creative solutions
Limit Size
- Focus on the mission, not the infrastructure
- Elite cadre of superstars
- Working leadership/management
A business that gives back to the community
9. Identify your strengths and play to them
- View yourself as a product—what is your value added?
- Stick with what you know
8. Identify your customers and their critical needs…
- Without this there is no business.
- Don’t take on pedestrian work.
- Always be sure you are in a position of strength
7. Surround yourself with people who have a passion for what they do
- Customers who are on the target board
- Employees
- Lawyers, accountants, security
6. Provide a “stellar” work environment
Empower your people internally
- Stellar Solutions 3 year plan; opportunity to align dream job and customer’s critical needs
- Tie company plan to individual bonus plans
Empower your people externally
- Front line responsible for customer satisfaction and decision making
Flexible and “stellar” benefits
- One size does not fit all
- Maximize pre-tax
- Individual benefits accounts
Provide tools to enhance job performance
- Cell phones
- Laptops
- Internal website with references
5. Give back to the community
- Stellar Solutions Foundation
- Mechanism to support employees’ other non-work related interests
4. Nurture Relationships
3. Close the deal
- “It ain’t over ’til it’s over…”" // Yogi Berra
- Sell bottom up and top down
- Work closure with both technical and contracts personnel in parallel
2. Balance your life
- Work
- Family
- Health
- Maintain a positive “can-do” outlook
1. Be ready to take risks
LIFT OFF!!
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Five O’Clock Seminar: Organizing and Conducting Business the Roberts’ Way
Angi Roberts, CEO, Total Office Professionals demystified Roberts Rules of Parliamentary Law for several NAWBO-SV members. She explained the value and purpose behind the formal rules of order when running meetings.
Members & Guests Networking
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