NAPA / SONOMA, CALIFORNIA |February 10, 2023: On Friday, February 17, 2023, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PST, the Napa | Sonoma chapter of Women for WineSense’s (WWS) Winemaking & Viticulture Roundtable will host “Leading through LinkedIn” highly informative and interactive live zoom seminar with Julia Holian, founder and chief career strategist at Holian Associates, a career management firm located in San Francisco serving professionals in numerous industries including technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, aviation, academia, entertainment and more. Discussion will be fast paced and tailored for senior level leaders that want to elevate their professional brand and leadership presence on LinkedIn, and for owners, how to effectively present both their personal and company profiles.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The event will be hosted live with private zoom registration links for active Roundtable and WWS professional members. At 1:50 p.m. site log-ins open. At 2:00 p.m., Roundtable leaders will cover brief announcements and introductions, followed by a lively conversation. Interactive chat Q&A will include a confidential option. Additional resources and an on-demand event recording will be available for WWS professional members after the seminar.
Ms. Holian commented, “As the top platform used by business professionals to advance their career, LinkedIn is the most valuable tool on the market. Yet, with over 100 changes made to the platform in the past year and competing demands for leaders’ limited time, it’s a challenge to keep up and know what to prioritize.”
Julie Lumgair, winemaker for Art Nouveau Wines and chair of the WWS Winemaking and Viticulture Roundtable noted, “We’re excited to host this senior level viticulture and winemaking driven conversation that will also benefit lots of other professionals. Julia is bringing her cross-industry expertise to our wine industry members in ‘power hour’ style. Our seminar will be packed with ways to elevate your professional brand and leadership presence on LinkedIn with specific strategies that you can easily put into practice, plus plenty of detailed takeaways and resources.”
RSVP DETAILS
This event is open in person to active WWS professional members that are pre-registered by 10 a.m. PST, February 17, 2023 at this weblink. Qualified professionals that have emailed and received RSVP new member confirmations through the Roundtable Chair may join prior to the event and attend. To RSVP, or for any questions on this event or future WWS Roundtable events, please contact the Chair, Julie[dot]Lumgair[at]gmail[dot]com.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Julia Holian helps business professionals design professional roadmaps and manage career transitions to achieve the success they crave. She helps people identify their natural talents, interests, and skill sets, in order to intentionally focus on career fulfillment, defined individually by whatever that is for them. People come to her when they feel their career is at a crossroads and they need a neutral party to help them land a promotion or advocate for better compensation, launch a new job search or pursue a career change, or improve their networking and interviewing skills. She and her team provide personalized one-on-one career and leadership coaching, group coaching, resume writing, and LinkedIn profile development.
ABOUT WOMEN FOR WINESENSE
WWS is a national not-for-profit organization 501(c)6. The Napa|Sonoma Chapter founded in 1990 is the founding chapter of this national organization which provides outstanding educational and networking opportunities to both wine industry professionals and wine enthusiasts by presenting educational, insightful and stimulating events in a welcoming, fun environment. Women and men 21 years old or more are welcome to join. Information on the national chapter and 10 regional chapters is at www.womenforwinesense.org.
ABOUT WWS NAPA | SONOMA CHAPTER ROUNDTABLES
The founding chapter’s eight professional roundtables serve to provide a welcoming and confidential environment to meet in peer groups on a bi-monthly or quarterly basis. Members network, provide advice and support for one another, as well as foster educational occasions by inviting guest speakers in their fields and discussing C-suite skills, insights and community building as well as ‘hot issues’ facing members in their day-to-day work. Multiple Roundtables have developed for WWS industry members in finance, accounting, human resources, winemaking/viticulture and marketing/direct-to-consumer fields. To join or learn more about the roundtables, please visit www.womenforwinesense.org or contact the chapter’s Roundtables Director, Hillary Silva, hillaryfrasersilva[at] gmail[dot]com.
ABOUT HOLIAN ASSOCIATES
Holian Associates is a boutique career management firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area that helps business professionals move up the ladder at their current company, navigate career transitions, and successfully interview for their dream job. They provide resume and LinkedIn writing services, personalized career coaching (interviewing, networking, job search strategy, strengths development, leadership, and communication skills), monthly workshops and group coaching. For more information, visit holianassociates.com.
