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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
What women love about the sales profession
Five successful women share why they chose their sales career
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
When Jill Miller graduated from the University of Kansas in 1987 she didn’t really know what she wanted to do. But she knew that sales was definitely not on the list of things to try.
“You couldn’t have paid me enough to be in sales,” Miller remembered. This stemmed, she believes, mostly from her fear of being the kind of sales person she had known growing up, high pressure and aggressive... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
From ad sales to event promotion,
it was the direct approach that worked
By Linda Thomson |
With a background in sales, Susan Lanyi of Silverdale is an event coordinator, putting together various local exposition shows each year.
Lanyi began her business, The Direct Approach, in 1992. She had been selling advertising, and one of her clients was Kitsap Mall. The mall’s marketing manager, Joanne Nelson, invited Lanyi to put in a bid to conduct the Home and Garden Show that year... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Soft & Cozy —
More than a feeling, it’s a real live business
By Linda Thomson |
| Do you have cold feet? No, not the kind that leaves someone standing alone at the altar, but the kind that could benefit from Soft & Cozy, the locally-headquartered business selling socks made with New Zealand’s Merino lambs wool... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Women in business share passion,
hard work, and success
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Women are led into the world of business ownership for all sorts of reasons — usually not to do with the idea of becoming wealthy. Sometimes it’s the happy reasons like following a passion, other times it’s the negative experience of a divorce, and sometimes it’s really just an idea that suddenly blooms, and next thing you know it’s 20 years later and you’re still having fun... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Brenda K’s Home Gallery opens
in downtown Port Orchard |
A new home décor experience, Brenda K’s Home Gallery, owned by Brenda Kruse, opened on Feb. 14 at 713 Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard.
During her 12 highly successful years as owner of Brenda K Construction, Kruse built a reputation in the local construction industry as an exacting perfectionist, demanding the absolute best from her employees and subcontractors, evidenced by her Best of Show awards in the Homebuilder’s Association (HBA) Parade of Homes... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Real estate profession can be a woman’s niche
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Buying a home would likely leave a smile on anyone’s face — but as those working in real estate and lending will testify, getting there usually takes a lot of hard work. Kitsap women in the industry say they wouldn’t have it any other way, and that their work is not about buildings, number crunching or paperwork, it’s about helping someone’s dream come true... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Local women who are making a difference
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| It’s often difficult, in this workaday world of ours, to juggle the many demands on our time: work, family, community. When push comes to shove, many of us feel that we can’t balance it all, and often it’s community service that drops off the list... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Gig Harbor woman recognized
with hospitality award
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Leslie Graf has worked in the hospitality industry since she was 16 years old, and has done almost everything from housekeeping to front desk. After about eight years of working in hotels, she loves her job, and looks forward to an opportunity that will turn it into a career... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
In any business situation,
good manners certainly do matter
Honesty and good manners form the foundation for great business relationships
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
“You are a personal reflection of the company you work for,” said Jill Miller, executive vice president of Activelight in Poulsbo.
Everybody wants to be treated with dignity and respect. So show people in your workday world the consideration they deserve. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your manners stay as polished as your most professional selling skills... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
So little choices, so little time
Women find themselves struggling with limited family-friendly career choices
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Over the decades women have fought for — and won — many rights: to vote, to decide when to have or not to have children, to work in men’s jobs, to be more equal. They have won those battles and many others, but these days, what women are really battling for is more time... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Dressing the part –
Attire closely linked to professional image |
| Those looking for a promotion may first want to look inside their closets, a new survey suggests. Eighty-one percent of employees polled said a person’s work attire affects his or her professional image; nearly half (46 percent) of respondents said wardrobe significantly impacts how someone is perceived on the job... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Three easy ways to escape
middle management |
| You know you have the talent and drive to lead your organization to success, yet you feel trapped in the “middle ground.” You wonder what it takes to break through the “glass ceiling” so you can move up the career ladder and take on that leadership role... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Local business owner to walk 60 miles
during Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day |
| René Powless, owner of René’s Mailings, Inc. of Port Orchard, will join thousands of other dedicated women and men at the Seattle Breast Cancer 3-Day benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. The participants will walk 60 miles during three days to raise breast cancer awareness and to raise money for critical research and community outreach programs... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Ladies: Start your businesses |
| More than a third of all privately held companies in America are owned by women. Thaey employ about 18 million people. But when the public-relations executives Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio decided to form their own company, they couldn’t find any guides to help them. So they wrote their own, titled The Girl’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
SIGNK sets date for 10th annual garden,
craft and food show |
| Soroptimist International of Greater North Kitsap (SIGNK) has set Saturday Mar. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for the 10th annual Garden, Craft & Food Show... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Blue Heron Jewelers adds gemologist |
Blue Heron Jewelers, located in Poulsbo, recently announced the addition of Paula Rodriguez. She is a graduate from the Gemological Institute of America. Rodriguez previous experience includes: Fox’s Gem Shop in Seattle and Sunderland’s Jewelers in Bellevue.
Rodriguez can be reached at (360) 779-3322.
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Choices abound for keeping fit in retirement
By Rodika Tollefson |
Keeping fit is a big deal at any age, but for those reaching into the Golden Years exercising can be as much about being social as it is about staying healthy.
“It gets the seniors out the home and involved in a program,” said Mary Malvey, trip and fitness coordinator at the Bremerton Senior Citizens Center... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
What local resources are available
for adult caregivers?
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| If you’re an adult child faced with caring for an aging parent, you don’t have to do it alone. There are a number of resources that can provide you with information, training, and support. Here is a list of just some of what is available... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
“Downsizing” your living arrangements
requires homework
By Rodika Tollefson |
| While it is true that retirement brings along — presumably — free time and the ability to take life at a slower pace, you would probably rather spend that time with the grandkids or on a cruise instead of worrying about the lawn, the remodeling and the weeds. And let’s face it, your knees and your back just aren’t what they used to be... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Nutritional needs of seniors evolve over time |
| As we get older, not only do our bodies change, so do our nutritional needs. “People of all ages need more than 40 nutrients to stay healthy,” says J.E. Anderson, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension foods and nutrition specialist and professor, food science and human nutrition... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Consumer group reveals costs
of dying in Kitsap County |
| Peoples Memorial Association (PMA), a consumer group founded in Seattle in 1939 that provides consumer information on the economics of cremation and burial, recently published its 2004 Washington State Funeral Price Survey of funeral homes. Average figures are provided for each county in the survey, allowing local comparisons. Two of seven Kitsap County mortuaries refused to participate... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Dealing with Dementia can be
difficult for adult children
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Web MD defines dementia as an “impairment of brain functions such as memory, reasoning, and judgment so severe that it affects a person’s ability to function at his or her usual level.” Perhaps the most talked-about form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, but dementia can be caused by other ailments, such as stroke, Parkinson’s, or head injuries. Since dementia is progressive, and frequently irreversible, once a diagnosis of dementia is made, no matter what the cause, it’s clear that significant life changes are on the way — for the patient and the patient’s family... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Computers still intimidate
some seniors, but not all
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Susan Evans has been around computers since the 1980s — ever since she discovered its word-processing functions. These days, she uses the Internet regularly — for genealogy research, checking out prescriptions and learning about certain medical conditions. She e-mails her aunt and uncle, both in their 80s, to keep the family in touch... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Planning for your Power of Attorney |
Today, you are in complete control of your life. That’s why it’s hard to understand that someday you may need someone else to make decisions for you.
A power of attorney is a written document where you (the principal) appoint someone (called the agent or attorney-in-fact) to handle your affairs if you can’t take care of things yourself. Even if you have a will, you should still choose a power of attorney since the will’s executor doesn’t gain power until your death... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Alternative health care options
available for seniors
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Part of getting older means having to deal with aches and pains that never plagued us in our youth, as well as more potentially serious ailments. For most people the idea of adding an ever-lengthening list of doctors to our address books, and an ever-widening row of medications to our medicine cabinets, is not appealing. The good news: there are a number of alternative health care options available that can help ease the aging process... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Adult day care options in Kitsap County
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
Caring for an older parent or relative can be a challenge. One of those challenges is balancing the demands of daily life — work, travel, errands, and so on — with the desire to make sure that your parent or relative is receiving the best care possible. When these two needs conflict, what are your options?
One option is an adult day care, or respite care, service. There are a number of agencies and assisted living communities in Kitsap County that offer either in-home or offsite respite care options... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
It’s not your parents’ retirement, it’s YOURS!
By Molly McCausland |
In 2008 the first wave of baby boomers will turn 62 – now the earliest age at which U.S. workers can retire and qualify for some Social Security benefits. Awaiting them will be a very different retirement than that of their parents.
What challenges are in store for boomers? And how are they planning for retirement? First, here’s a look at the generation by the numbers... (Full Article)
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Massage therapy: More than just stress relief
By Brandi Edinger |
| This New Year, as you resolve to be healthier, what are your concerns? How about relieving your tension and stress, with no harmful side effects? Or lowering blood pressure and boosting your immunes without drugs? Good news! Massage therapy may do all these things plus more to improve your health and bring wellness on all levels... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Volunteers needed to help the elderly |
| Winter has definitely arrived and many low-income seniors and disabled adults in our communities are in need of a little assistance to get through winter... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
Foster Grandparent Program seeks volunteers |
| The Foster Grandparent Program, a program of Catholic Community Services, places seniors in classrooms where they act as mentors to needy children. Foster Grandparents can be placed in child care centers, Head Start programs, elementary schools, or in other settings where the need to assist children exists... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES
A trip to the spa may be as
near as a nursing home |
Recently, Belmont Terrace began to include spa services as part of its approach to care. Residents, guests and staff have the opportunity to take advantage of manicures, pedicures, aromatherapy and a variety of other relaxing massage treatments.
The rehabilitation area at Belmont was remodeled in the fall of 2004 to provide a private massage treatment space focusing on added aromas, taste, touch, visuals, sounds and service.
The entire room was designed by Connie Lamont from Lamont Design to merge the needs from the physical and occupational therapy department and the spa services.
Belmont offers several types of massage therapy, with four licensed massage practitioners available for appointments.
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