NEW NETWORKING GROUPS PUTS FOCUS ON WOMEN
Polka Dot Powerhouse networking is the first of its kind in R.I.
The role of a successful company comes from growing in order to make a profit. Accomplishing this goal means networking at various events. Some seminars are small and cater to specific industries. Other venues are larger and can handle hundreds of business people fulfilling potential projects and new endeavors.
There are also times when someone has an epiphany and sets about to blaze their own path. That was the route Christine Gallo of Burrillville, who attended a Polka Dot Powerhouse networking event in Framingham, Massachusetts. She soon learned that while Massachusetts conducts several such chapters, Rhode Island does not have one in operation. She said that meeting encouraged her to begin a chanter closer to home.
“I enjoyed going to the event in Framingham because it was a comfortable, welcoming environment that focused on relationship building,” said Gallo who works as an entrepreneur who was a public school educator for over 15 years. “It was unlike any group I have attended in the past and felt like a mix of a mom’s group and networking. It was a middle ground between those two extremes. However, making the Framingham meetings takes about an hour each way, and I wanted one that was closer to my home. I wanted to bring the energy of this group to the women of Blackstone Valley and RI.”
Gallo went on to launch a local chapter of Polka Dot Powerhouse—Blackstone Valley RI Chapter. This networking event features issues and concerns that cater primarily to women. The group meets on the last Tuesday of every month at Harmony Lodge, 102 Putnam Pike, (Rte. 44) in Harmony. The event features a guest speaker that talks about a particular issue or service while focusing on helping women grow personally and professionally. There is time to network and have dinner also.
Gallo said the launch meeting took place recently and was “pleasantly surprised” by the initial turnout. Nearly three-dozen people attended the first meeting on February 27. She added numerous industries were represented that ranged from real estate agents and financial advisors to life coaches, direct sales representative and yoga instructors.
She said the goal is creating several more Polka Dot Powerhouse Chapters throughout Rhode Island.
“The goal is having several of these event taking place throughout Rhode Island,” Gallo said. “Their policy is not to have meetings within a 20-mile radius of each other. So, the hope would be to hold one in the Providence/Cranston/Warwick area and start another chapter in the southern part of the state.”
The Polka Dot Powerhouse networking event is scheduled to convene over the next several months. Those interested can attend the upcoming meetings on either March 27, April 24 and/or May 29. The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the final Tuesday of every month. The event costs $20, which includes dinner, tax and gratuity.
More details regarding this event and/or inquiring about hosting their own event may contact Christine Gallo by phone at 508-735-4187, by e-mail at gallo_christine@yahoo.com or visiting their Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BlackstonePDP.
More information about the networking group itself may be found by visiting https://www.polkadotpowerhouse.com/.
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