M2MOMS Conference – KinderCone on the same stage as Motorola and Harley Davidson

I am getting ready to stand in front of probably some of the most influential marketers and branding brains of some of the hottest companies and present them with my new idea.  Last year when I attended the conference I was one of the only lone entrepreneurs, (and with a crazy concept at that) that was soaking all the information we could get at this intense two day conference in Chicago. 2009 M2Moms Annual Conference in Chicago If anyone is wondering whether these conferences are worth it, and they do cost a bundle, I would say yes – if you are ready to jump into the ring with all the other heavy-weights and are not afraid to tout your own horn, these networking marathons can give you a lot of ideas and, more importantly, contacts and confidence.  So much confidence indeed that I contacted Liz Fongemie, the super nice VP of Sales this summer to tell her about KinderCone’s launch.  She was thrilled to see a great website and when I did send her a KinderCone the very next day, she suggested I should come back to the annual meeting in Chicago and receive their annual FULL CIRCLE AWARD.  I guess I really did come full circle within one year; managing to go from idea and concept in my head to actually selling and promoting KinderCones nationwide a mere year and a very short back-to-school season later.  What I thought was even more intriguing was how PME Enterprises reacted when I asked whether it was allright if I brought my girls to the short little presentation at the conference. Not only are they welcome, they even have name badges waiting for them. I can’t wait to be honored with them present and show them that a lot of hard work pays off  - it will also inspire them to help me push KinderCone further.

There are some great speakers, many of them women who really inspire me just reading their bio.  Check out the conference, or – if you are participating – see you there!