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    • 04/03/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual on Zoom
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    The world of cryptocurrency is evolving rapidly, bringing both opportunities and challenges. Join us for an online program with an expert panel who will break down three key areas to help you navigate this dynamic landscape.

    Understanding the Product and Business

    • Blockchain technology basics
    • Cryptocurrencies: Types and applications

    US and Global Issues

    • Regulatory landscape
    • Environmental concerns
    • Security and fraud issues

    What it Might Mean for Your Business

    Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the world of cryptocurrencies and their impact on your business!

    Panelists:

    Amy Shelly, CFO, Blockfills

    Amy has been a CFO for more than 12 years and has diverse experiences that spans public and private equity-back firms engaged in trading, retail broker-dealer, investment banking, and operating a clearing house. Her skillset is broader than the corporate finance functions of accounting, finance, and treasury. It includes strategy, strategic sourcing, managing projects, facilities and business engineering teams.

    Gabriella (Gabby) Kusz, COO, Blockfills

    As a leader in global digital and financial sector transformation, Gabby offers an impressive record of achievement in designing strategy, leading multi-functional programmatic teams, building stakeholder partnerships, and delivering results.

    Gabby has held multiple C-suite and senior roles for the Digital Dollar Project, Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association, the World Bank Group and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). 

    Andrea (Andie) Kramer, Founding Member, AskKramer Law

    Andrea (Andie) S. Kramer provides legal counsel to clients in the finance and energy sectors on complex matters involving multi-jurisdictional regulation, governance, operational structuring, transactional decision making, taxation, and risk management. In 2023, she launched ASKramer Law LLC to focus on providing integrated legal services across related areas of practice. Previously, Andie served as a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP for 30 years, after beginning her career at Ungaretti & Harris LLP.



    • 04/23/2025
    • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual on Zoom
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    Your LinkedIn profile is a public expression of your professional and personal brand. LinkedIn offers you a way to uniquely manage your narrative. Does your profile project who you wish to be perceived today and for what you are pursuing or what you have accomplished in the past?

    This workshop will offer tools and strategies for keeping your LinkedIn profile current and relevant, and how to manage it so you to better reflect what you want to be found for depending on the stage of your career. 

    We are thrilled to have Amy Dordek Dolinsky, Director of Business Development, Lucas James Talent Partners, share her time, expertise, and strategic insights to help us strengthen our digital presence today and into the future.

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09/24/2024 The Road to CEO: Dinner Program with Guest Speaker Natalie Brown, CEO, Mesirow Financial
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08/11/2024 Summer Brunch
07/25/2024 Summer Social
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06/25/2024 An Introduction to The Queen of Wall Street - Hetty Green
06/20/2024 Downtown Book Club
06/06/2024 Neighborhood Dinners
05/29/2024 Conservation Center Networking Social
05/20/2024 Mid-Year Economic Update (Hybrid Event)
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04/18/2024 Maria Pinto Spring Social
04/10/2024 Downtown Book Club
03/19/2024 Program Content Planning Event
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02/13/2024 Networking Event at Dominican University
02/12/2024 Downtown Book Club
01/31/2024 West Suburban Book Club
01/18/2024 Annual Meeting & Winter Social
12/11/2023 Downtown Book Club
12/10/2023 Holiday Brunch
11/27/2023 Giving Back Exchange: New Moms Operation Santa
11/16/2023 YWCA Leader Luncheon
10/26/2023 Dinner Program with Guest Speaker Retired U.S. Air Force Major General Jeannie M. Leavitt
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10/19/2023 Joffrey Ballet Women's Night
10/05/2023 Demystifying Data and Analytics
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09/14/2023 Downtown Book Club
09/10/2023 Summer Brunch
08/31/2023 West Suburban Book Club
08/22/2023 Neighborhood Dinners Encore
08/18/2023 Ravinia Festival Outing: Jethro Tull
08/01/2023 Downtown Book Club
07/27/2023 Summer Social
06/22/2023 Mid-Year Economic Update
06/15/2023 Downtown Book Club
06/08/2023 Neighborhood Dinners
05/11/2023 Annual Civic Luncheon w/Peyton Manning
04/27/2023 Joffrey Ballet Women's Night
04/26/2023 West Suburban Book Club
04/25/2023 Downtown Book Club
04/06/2023 Bubbles-n-Bites at Maria Pinto's M2057 Studio
03/28/2023 Dinner Program featuring Ilene Gordon & Bram Bluestein
03/14/2023 West Suburban Book Club
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02/23/2023 Joffrey Ballet Women's Night
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01/19/2023 Winter Social & Annual Meeting
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12/11/2022 Holiday Brunch
12/06/2022 Corporate Board Chat
11/23/2022 Giving Back Exchange: New Moms Operation Santa
11/17/2022 Dinner Program featuring Maria Tabrizi and Amy Fahey, First Women's Bank
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09/29/2022 West Suburban Book Club
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06/07/2022 Neighborhood Dinners
05/26/2022 Dinner Program with Guest Lori Goltermann
05/19/2022 The Post-COVID Office Takes Shape
05/17/2022 The New Frontier of Digital Assets - Part II
05/12/2022 Member Engagement Conversation Circle
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04/21/2022 Bubbles-n-Bites at Maria Pinto's M2057 Studio
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02/25/2022 Capital Markets Economic Update
02/24/2022 West Suburban Book Club
02/10/2022 Winter Social & Annual Meeting
02/07/2022 Conversation Circle - How the Cannabis Industry is Evolving
02/05/2022 Ladder Up Tax Volunteer Day
01/27/2022 Ladder Up Training for CFE
01/20/2022 Downtown Book Club
12/12/2021 Virtual Holiday Brunch
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12/01/2021 West Suburban Book Club
11/18/2021 November Dinner Event
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09/23/2021 Member Engagement Mini-Mixer
09/16/2021 Bubbles-n-Bites with Maria Pinto
08/30/2021 Yoga for CFE
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07/27/2021 Summer Social
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06/24/2021 Neighborhood Dinners
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05/13/2021 May Dinner Program: Guest Speaker Dr. Vicki Medvec
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03/18/2021 Spring Break Happy Hour
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12/10/2020 West Suburban Book Club
12/09/2020 Château de Pommard Wine Tasting
11/19/2020 Downtown Book Club
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11/12/2020 November Program with Guest Speaker Lt. General Nina Armagno
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10/29/2020 West Suburban Book Club
10/28/2020 Leveraging the Power of LinkedIn
10/15/2020 Live Virtual Cooking Experience with Truffle Shuffle
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09/23/2020 Creating a Paycheck in Retirement
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09/10/2020 An Evening with Maria Pinto
08/26/2020 West Suburban Book Club
08/18/2020 Summer Social at the Chicago Yacht Club
07/27/2020 Downtown Book Club
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06/25/2020 West Suburban Book Club
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06/03/2020 Sensory Wine Tasting Experience with Master Sommelier Alpana Singh
05/27/2020 Aging Care: A Member-to-Member Roundtable Discussion
05/20/2020 Wealth Management for Women: Key Concepts to Consider
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05/07/2020 Wine & Wills Virtual Event
05/04/2020 Take Care of Your Heart Virtual Program
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04/24/2020 Economic and Market Outlook Update
04/23/2020 Women Owned Businesses: The Financing Dilemma Key Points
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03/13/2020 CFO Placement Statistics and Fundamentals
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01/28/2020 The Next Ten Years Part II - A Transitions Exchange Conversation
01/22/2020 Andy Warhol Lecture and Exhibit
01/16/2020 2020 Winter Social & Annual Meeting
01/16/2020 Ladder Up Training for CFE
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11/14/2019 November Dinner Program
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