ΔΑΝΑΗ ΜΠΕΖΑΝΤΑΚΟΥ
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ΔΑΝΑΗ ΜΠΕΖΑΝΤΑΚΟΥ
DANAE BEZANTAKOU Managing Director NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD & Chairwoman iforu Greek Mentoring Network What is i-for-U • • • I-for-U Greek Mentoring Network is a non-profit organization with an 8-member Board of Directors It was established in 2012 by a group of 8 women who come from different sectors of business. They met by coincidence in January 2011 at the "Invest for the Future" Conference in Turkey. When they came back they got together and decided to help young women in their entrepreneurial career paths. That's how i-for-U Greek Mentoring Network was born i-for-U now has an active network of about 760 friends, 22 active supporters and 15 Mentor- Mentee pairs. It also enjoys a reputation of a very dynamic and rising organization. The Founding Members Eight women entrepreneurs representing different industries share a vision and joined forces to create this initiative • Despina Amarantidou PartnerCommunication Manager at ARTION Conferences & Events • Danae Bezantakou Managing Director of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD. • Alexandra Pitta-Chazapi Managing Director ATTIKI Bee Culturing Co.– Alexandros Pittas S.A • Liana Gouta Chemical Engineer, Director in a large Energy Group of Companies All eight sit on the Board of Directors • Effie Karakitsou Managing Director Magnet Advertising • Ioanna Koukli PH.D, CEO Pharmassist • Xenia Kourtoglou President & CEO FOCUS BARI S.A. • Marina Leonidhopoulos Founding partner Out of the Box Iforu European Mentoring Network Switzerland Italy FYROM Sweden Czech Republic Denmark Montenegro Netherlands Armenia Georgia Russia Poland The Vision To empower young women entrepreneurs The tools Mentoring Programs : Our mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs and educators whose experience and insights will help the mentee see things in a different way, encouraging her in her every day quest for success. Networking: With conferences, networking breakfasts and online activation, i-for-U offers a variety of opportunities. Mentoring Mentor Definition & Role A mentor is someone with more entrepreneurial business experience than the mentee, probably in the same industry as the mentee, who serves as a trusted confidante over an extended period of time. The role of a mentor is to share their wisdom, their mistakes and their successes, so that the mentee can acquire experience much faster. Apart from their insights, expertise and knowledge on business matters, mentors, as established business people, are more than likely to have an extensive network they can offer the mentee accesses to. Think of all the senior decision-makers the mentee might gain access to! It's important to note that the Mentor doesn't train, evaluate or interfere in the daily routine of the Mentee. Naturally, there's something in it for mentors too! A true mentoring relationship works in both directions - they learn about new ideas from you just as you learn all you do from them. 1st Mentor-Mentee session, 14 May 2012 2nd Mentor-Mentee session, 14 June 2012 "Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction." John Crawford Crosby The 3rd of Mentors-Mentees meeting was completed successfully on Thursday 13/9/2012. Mentor-Mentee pairs Mentor Mentee 1 Vicky Stockdale / Consultant STOCKDALE & ASSOCIATES Myrto Papathanou/newbornwishes.gr, e-commerce 2 Vicky Stockdale / Consultant STOCKDALE & ASSOCIATES Marialena Koutli/ Sparkling, Marketing - Research 3 Rebecca Pitsika/ CEO, People for Business Lina Derdeli /Retail - Pharmacy 4 Rebecca Pitsika/ CEO, People for Business Anna Vasdeki/ NGO (Smile of the child) 5 Rebecca Pitsika/ CEO, People for Business Maria Chatzopoulou/ Export of olive oil & Greek products 6 Irene Verivaki/ CEO, TONIC Communication Despina Rigaki / Jewellery Design 7 Efxaris Perpinia/ CEO HR Strike Team Dorit Meir/ Export of Greek products 8 Constantine Kyritsis/ Founder studysmart.gr Vicky Peppa/ Business Consultant 9 Constantine Kyritsis/ Founder studysmart.gr Alexia Kyriazopoulou/ Jewellery Design 10 Jil Doukas/ Coach Uniqueness Development Group Katerina Rotsou/ Greek fashion 11 Lefteris Veopoulos/ Gonsultant Tourism Liz Chrysanthidou/ Phillipakis art 12 Anna Karavasili/ Consultant, Ex Sales Director Maria Magoula/ Cosmetics 13 Anna Karavasili/ Consultant, Ex Sales Director Elena Kyriakarakou/ Creation of handmade silk scarves 14 Athina Vezyri/ Shipping Tereza Doukas/ Shipping 15 Xenia Kourtoglou/ Reasearch Alexandra Daskalopoulou/ tv, radio, web and live events 16 Xenia Kourtoglou/ Reasearch Maria Vlachou/ Snail Farming 17 Afroditi Dimou/ communication & strategy consultant Eva Papadimirtiou/ Interior Architect Networking Brainstorming session 7 March 2012 1st networking breakfast, 6 July 2012 1st networking breakfast, 6 July 2012 1st Networking weekend, 6-8 July 2012 1st Networking weekend, 6-8 July 2012 2nd Networking Breakfast The 2nd iforU Networking Breakfast took place on Tuesday, September 26, 2012, with an exciting atmosphere once again! The attendees made professional acquaintances, participated in interesting conversation, and stated their will to share knowledge and advice on legal, tax, IT and financial issues as well as marketing, branding, promotion and internet. A big thank you to Gina Mamidaki (bluegr) for her generous hospitality at Life Gallery. We continue to encourage young women entrepreneurs! I-for-U gets to U Newsletter Calendar 2012 – Activation in brief Date Subject Comments 7 March 2012 Brainstorming session We had 70 participants for a 3 hour brainstorming session 26 April 2012 1st 26 April 2012 Presentation of Special research of FOCUS for the Conference with the title «What makes a startup successful» Over 200 women attended the Conference and 3 IVLPs from Georgia, Poland, Macedonia. All speeches are available in our website 14 May 2012 1st Mentors-Mentees session 14 June 2012 2nd Mentors-Mentees session 6 July 2012 1st Networking Breakfast 6-7-8 July 2012 1st Networking Weekend 13 September 2012 3rd Mentors-Mentees session 3 December 2012 Pre Christmas Tea 26 Septeber 2012 i-for-U conference 2nd Networking Breakfast Available at our site www.iforu.gr 5 couples Mentor-Mentee already begun their cooperation Another 9 couples Mentor-Mentee already begun their cooperation The first meeting of 95 women and 4 european IVLP ladies from UK, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland and Montenegro An excursion in Zakynthos island just after the Networking Breakfast for more networking 5 couples have also started their cooperation It took place At Life Gallery Athens Some of our important contacts • • • • • Contact with the European Commission> The European Commission and the Cypriot Presidency of the European Union invited Danae Bezantakou to represent Greece in the European SME Week Summit, which will take place in Brussels on 17 October 2012 Global Summit Of Women Invest for the Future Poland 8-10 November 2012 organised by the Department of State with the presence of Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women’s issues Global Entrepreneurship Week 14-20 November 2012 NGOs> We are in contact with many NGOs and government associations in Greece such as Young Leaders, Startup live, Hellenic Start up association, SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Women on Top, TOGME, EEDEGE (National Chamber Women Network), American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and their committee WIB (Women in Business), ESYNE, MENON NETWORK, NIARCHOS FOUNDATION –ΤΙ ΟΔΗΓΕΙ ΕΝΑ STARTUP ΣΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΙΑ; –ΟΙ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ • ΟΙ ΙΔΡΥΤΕΣ Η ΟΜΑΔΑ! – Ο/Η ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΑΣ –Αδιαφορεί για την έλλειψη πόρων: τους προσελκύει!... –…ανθρώπους, κεφάλαια, τεχνολογία, συμμαχίες,… –Εντοπίζει τις αγορές, τις ευκαιρίες, βρίσκει τις λύσεις! –Επιτυχία –Άνθρωποι –Υ Π Η Ρ Ε Σ Ι Ε Σ Ε Ρ Ε Υ Ν Α Σ Α Γ Ο Ρ Α Σ –Στάση & Προτεραιότητες υπό το πρίσµα της Κρίσης –(% ) –Μικρότερη σημασία σε σχέση με το παρελθόν έχει η «απόκτηση αγαθών» και η δημιουργία «ευκατάστατης ζωής» –ΒΑΣΗ: 15+, ΠΑΝΕΛΛΑ∆ΙΚΑ –ΠΗΓΗ: FOCUS BARI, RECESSION STUDY 2012 SHERYL SANDBERG No 2 in Facebook She is married with 2 kids 2 and 5 years old She attended the world economic forum in Davos She often urges women “ to keep your foot on the gas pedal” and aim high 845 million Facebook users are women Her speeches have been viewed in youtube more than 200,000 times When she joined the company, it had some 70 million users and no business model. With her in the C.O.O. seat, profits have reached $1 billion on $3.7 billion in revenue. According to Facebook’s filing, ms. Sandberg made nearly $31 million last year, including base salary, bonus and $30.5 million in stock awards. She owns 1.9 million shares in the company and an additional 39 million in restricted stock options. When the facebook went public at a valuation of $100 billion her stake was worth as much as $1.6 billion. She would rank among the richest self-made women in America Email: [email protected] www. iforu.gr Like us www.facebook.com/iforuGR Follow us www.twitter.com/iforu_GMN Thank you!