There's a reason why they call it the Christmas Spectacular. It truly is spectacular to see the Rockettes perform at Radio City, New York City. My biz partner, Terry, and I were invited with our families to meet and mingle with the Rockettes and Santa, of course. The show promises to dazzle (my six year old particularly loved the sparkley leotards and high kicks) and entertain (our boys loved the 3-D movie, feeling as if snowballs were being thrown their way). Did you know that many of the Rockettes are in fact mothers? We even learned that some of them time their pregnancies to fall in the off-season. So, for all of you who are between 5'6" and 5'10 1/2", there is still hope. Now wouldn't that be something SPECTACULAR?! We are pleased to offer you discounted seats through MyWorkButterfly.com.

Speaking of spectacular experiences, we had the pleasure, I mean honor, of co-presenting the Women's Future Leadership Forum with Junior Achievement of New Jersey, sponsored by Accenture. The forum paired diverse female executives with inner city, suburban and rural high school girls for a day of mentoring and inspiration, offering work/life readiness tools to succeed in a global economy. Junior Achievement of New Jersey selected these girls because of their achievements in school and their participation in the Junior Achievement High School Heroes Program, where they serve as JA volunteer role models at their local elementary school. To witness the transformation in these young girls and to see the glimmer of hope in their eyes, is to know that we all have the capability to mentor the business leaders of tomorrow.

Pamela Craig, CFO of Accenture and chair of the event, said it best, "We all need support- and today's challenging economic environment reminds us that no one can build the skills to succeed alone. Mentoring those who will follow us is a privilege and a calling. It is also essential to how we define ourselves as leaders. By offering guidance and support, we can help young people we care about chart their paths toward successful careers- and also make sure they know they are not alone." In addition to Ms. Craig, the panelists for the event included: Rhonda Crichlow, Executive Director, Alliance Development & Philanthropy, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Caroline Dorsa, Executive Vice President & CFO of PSEG; Yvonne Hao, CEO of D&M Holdings; Marilyn Thompson, Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion for Consumer Business Group at Johnson & Johnson and Nina Mitchell Wells, Secretary of State, New Jersey. Can you say WOW?! Not only did we throughly enjoy being surrounded by so many accomplished women in business, we interviewed each and every one of them. While we could have stayed all day, we knew that you'd want us to hurry back to the editing room so that you could be inspired yourselves. Video coming soon to MyWorkButterfly.com and our new Moms Quick Survey for you to take NOW! By completing the survey, you can enter a valid e-mail address to be entered into one random drawing for $25 Visa Gift Card!

In the season of giving, we feel as if we've already unwrapped our presents. Each woman we meet, each mother we interview and each member that signs on... you all have become our gift. And for that, we say Thank You! Thank you to Dawn Schwartz, VP Development, and Catherine Milone, President, at Junior Achievement of NJ, to the panelists and the High School Heroes for leaving such an impressionable mark on our lives. And thank you, Butterflies. Enjoy your families as you put work aside this Thanksgiving.

We truly have so much to be grateful for.

Bradi 
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Mother, Wife and Worker
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