* About Our Featured Guests -

Sherry Platt Berman has been involved in career counseling for over 15 years. She describes herself as having 360 degrees of experience having worked as a hiring manager, recruiter and as a career counselor. She has helped the poor and homeless as well as the wealthy and educated make career decisions and find employment. She has consulted for nonprofit organizations, high tech corporations and with university career centers.

To help her clients make the decisions that are right, Sherry draws from a variety of therapeutic foundations such as Buddhism and Western Psychology, Kabbalism, and Shamanic Traditions. She holds a Masters degree in Counseling specializing in Life Transitions from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelors in Broadcast Management from the University of Florida. She is also an Interfaith Spiritual Director.

Smart Women Business Network attendees have indicated that these events are both fun and important for building business. We’ve heard this, so they will be offered more frequently at San Francisco, South Bay and East Bay locations.  Next ones:

Members of the “Betty’s List” LGBT Community Business Directory, key contacts and attendees can join the special e-mail list just for Smart Women Business Network and related news. If you would like to be on this list, send a message with “Smart Women E-mail List” in the subject line to SmartWomenEvents@aol.com

The Smart Women Business Network is an informal network of women and their friends who are subscribers and contacts of “Betty’s List,” the popular online and e-mail information service for the San Francisco Bay Area’s LGBT community.

Since it’s inception and first networking event in June of 2006, the Smart Women Business Network has welcomed thousands of women in business and their friends. At each event, participants gather to meet, greet and share business ideas; enjoy scrumptious Hors d’oeuvres contributed by the hosting restaurant; and hear updates from community leaders.

* About the Smart Women Business Network -
The Smart Women Business Network is an informal network of women and their friends who are subscribers and contacts of “Betty’s List,” the popular online and e-mail information service for the San Francisco Bay Area’s LGBT community.

Since it’s inception and first networking event in June of 2006, the Smart Women Business Network has welcomed thousands of women in business and their friends. At each event, participants gather to meet, greet and share business ideas; enjoy scrumptious Hors d’oeuvres contributed by the hosting restaurant; and hear updates from community leaders.

Special thanks to Smart Women Business Network co-founder Catherine I. Pinkas of SAGE Financial Network. Also, meet Catherine in the Betty's List Directory.

Thanks also to the leading Bay Area restaurants that have hosted the Smart Women Business Network:  2223, SF; 71 Saint Peter, San Jose; Azure Restaurant, San Carlos; Cafe Maritime, SF; Hilton SF Financial District; Kingfish Restaurant, San Mateo; Maria Manso World Cusine, San Rafael; MECCA SF; Paragon Restaurant, San Jose; The Townhouse Bar & Grill, Emerryville; Z Cafe & Bar, Oakland.