August 23, 2007 
Connie Koch, Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum of Southern California
Considering angel or venture funding? Keiretsu Forum is an investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors.
Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is a global conglomeration of individuals and/or small companies organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit.
Episode Segments:
What types of companies are considered for angel funding?
Connie Koch describes the process companies looking for investment capital go through to qualify for funding. What types of companies are chosen for angel funding? Can start-up tap into this type of investment capital?
Male vs. Female Investors.
Connie Koch and Dianne Gubin discuss the different investment styles of men and women.
What happens after you’re funded?
Following the funding process, businesses are supported by a diverse group of investors who bring experience and expert knowledge to startup companies.
Job opportunities within start up companies funded by Keiretsu Forum
Connie Koch discusses the Keiretsu Forum’s charitable foundation and the money they raise. What are the job opportunities created by funded companies?
Connie Koch is Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum Southern California.
Connie’s unique business sense and creative vision is the blueprint for her proven successes in various industries as both a serial entrepreneur with retail, telecommunications, printing, graphics and forms design, technology, Internet community development and CEO/COO over companies in publications, telecommunications, technology with enterprise management systems, public relations, and fundraising.
With a belief that people and relationships are the most vital part of life, along with her pioneering attitude and insatiable desire for new experiences, Connie partners with Chip Parker in growing chapters of Keiretsu Forum in Southern California.
Contact: connie@keiretsuforum.com
Dianne Talks Business With Connie Koch [36:00m]:
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August 9, 2007 
I Didn’t See It Coming! How Not to Get Blindsided in Business.
Amy Dorn Kopelan moved upward for 20 years through the executive ranks at ABC Television and managed programming at Good Morning America for nine years. One day, her dream job was over. Tune in to find out how not be blindsided in YOUR career!
Episode Segments:
Why don’t people see it coming?
Amy Dorn Kopelan an author discussed being blindsided in business. What happens when someone is fired… and they didn’t see it coming? It’s because we work hard and don’t pay attention to the red flags.
Red flags and how to put an exit strategy in place for work.
Amy discusses exit strategies to put in place regardless of how much you love your job. We discuss corporate prenuptial agreements and steps to an exit plan.
You’re Fired. Power and Exit Packages.
How much power do you have after you are fired? Find out how powerful you are. How can you put together and accept a powerful exit package?
What is your management style?
Discover your management style and how this management style fits into your work place.
Ms. Kopelan is co-author of I Didn’t See It Coming, a book that helps everyone avoid being blindsided in business. She has been featured in CEO Magazine, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and CNN.com.
With over 20 years’ experience as a television network executive and producer of summits for executive women, Ms. Kopelan launched COACH ME Inc. in 2005. The COACH ME Institute specializes in group coaching, business education, and professional development programs that target emerging talent. COACH ME teaches the “unwritten rules and subtle skills” necessary for career advancement and leadership.
Committed to women’s leadership and ideas that can change the corporate landscape, Ms. Kopelan founded Bedlam Entertainment Inc. She conceived and developed The Corporate State: A Women’s CEO and Senior Management Summit in 1998; In the Lead: Women Entrepreneurs Re-Shaping Corporate America in 2000; and Women’s Athenaeum: The Thinking Woman’s Voice on Socio-Business Issues in 2003, The Corporate State: Canada in 2004 and BUZZ: An Executive Women’s Think Tank in 2005.
Prior to founding Bedlam Entertainment, Ms. Kopelan spent most of her career in senior management at ABC Television. As Vice President of ABC Morning Television, she directed the programming strategy for Good Morning America. Earlier in her career, she served as an editor for ABC Evening News.
Ms. Kopelan graduated cum laude from Boston University’s School of Public Communication and holds a special studies degree from the University of Grenoble, France. She is an advisor to Grace Institute, and serves on the Boards of The Capstone Partnership and The Council on Competitiveness’ Strategic Communications Initiative. She is also a member of The International Women’s Forum. Ms. Kopelan lives in Manhattan with her husband and has three sons.
www.bedlamentertainment.com
www.blindsidedthebook.com or www.ididn’tseeitcomingthebook.com
Dianne Talks Business With Amy Dorn Kopelan [37:27m]:
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May 17, 2007 
Power Networking for your Career.
Why is networking important for your career? What is networking versus a network? Dianne gives us great tips on networking, what networking is all about and how important professional networking is for your career and future.
Your dream job through professional networking.
How to create a new job through professional networking. How can you get hand walked into the company you want? How important are referrals? Dianne discusses job recruiters, resumes, referrals and interviews. Having a strong professional network is the key to success.
Professional network associations.
Join professional network associations. How to find these associations. Dianne lists a few. How to become involved in a network group? Can you find your dream job through networking?
Networking Exercise.
Get noticed, volunteer in groups and events, network! Dianne goes through a networking exercise. She discusses social networking sites. Create a professional network now for the future. Go for your dreams, don’t wait, do it now!
Dianne Talks Business - Professional Networking [35:18m]:
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