Whatta night!
It started at Kate Eisemann’s very cool new photography studio in a prime retail location in Wilton, CT. Her goal last September, when she came into my Mastermind Group, was to have 20 of her images on display in her own studio by January 2009. She wrote it down and began taking actions to make it happen. She told the uncanny story of how it unfolded in an affordable and magical way.
Women came from far and wide to be there–Hilary came from Chicago, Jill’s supportive boyfriend Don drove her here from the Boston area, Doreen and Lisa arrived from P’town and Karen arrived from Rhode Island. We had photographers, interior designers, wellness professionals, realtors, writers, craftswomen, wardrobe consultants, coaches, financial advisors, professional organizers, entertainers and a modern day priestess.
Every woman in the room introduced herself, the name of her company and spoke briefly about an accomplishment from 2008. By the time the first dozen women had completed, we were all in rapt attention. With only a brief break while the videographer re-loaded his camera, we spent nearly an hour and fifteen minutes listening to each others’ successes. I think everyone would agree it was captivating and inspiring.
There’s more to tell than in this entry, but I will have video footage soon to share. (After trying a few contacts to come and shoot the event without success, I went on craigslist.com and hired a gentleman from Danbury who was happy to have a party on a Monday night.)
I can’t say enough about the experience yesterday evening of being in a room with 80+ remarkable women defining their own uncommon success. But one articulate attendee, journalist and college teacher Joanne Kabak, can:
Jane,
I just wanted to thank you for creating such an powerfully inspiring evening for all of us. I have been feeling very isolated and it was the perfect cure! It was an excellent opportunity to reflect on our hard-earned accomplishments. The are trails to be blazed. I am inspired and getting in touch with some of the wonderful creative women in my life, because of you and your positive encouragement. We are a creative force to be reckoned with!
@Gini
I think all of us are floating a bit after the good vibrations extended Monday night. I heard someone mention how inspired she was by your daily portrait commitment. I love that we continue to lift each other up with our own power of example. Thanks so much for coming.
Hi Jane,
I am delighted (and certainly not surprised) to hear how well attended and successful your event was this week. Sorry I couldn’t make it – it would have been wonderful to share the evening with such an incredible group of successful women!
Janet
It was a fantastic night and thank you, thank you for getting my studio off to an amazing start. Everyone I’ve shot in there in the last 3 weeks has been Jane Pollak fan (and/or client.)
What shall we do next?
Kate
@Kate
What shall we do? Anything YOU want! I loved working with you on this. It was magical. What do you really want to do?