Pics & Reflections from Woohoo Women of the Year
Submitted by Lisa Steadman on December 8, 2010 - 1:33 pm
Last week, I had the honor of throwing the first annual Woohoo Women of the Year event in Hollywood. It was a fab and fun evening dedicated to celebrating each and every woman in attendance while also giving back to women who may be less fortunate.
From the moment each Woohoo Woman entered the event, they were welcomed and celebrated by photographer Moriah Diamond who captured each woman strutting her stuff on the raspberry carpet.
From there, each Woohoo Woman was treated to cocktails, delicious food, and amazing music, all tailored to celebrating the women there. As a personal touch, I requested that Woohoo Men serve the food and pour the drinks so each and every woman there could experience the feeling of being cared for and pampered by a man.
When it came time to make a speech, I invited Woohoo man Tiamo De Vettori to perform his incredible song “The God in You” for the Woohoo Women. They LOVED it! 
AND, I shared some fabulous fun facts about each woman in the room that let us all know these beautiful ladies as more than just what’s on their business cards. We got to know the true Woohoo Within each woman. That was soo fun!
As the hostess, I enjoyed meeting and mingling with each and every Woohoo Woman who attended. And when each woman left, she took home a fantastic gift bag filled with some of my favorite things including Klean Spa sugar scrubs, personalized Woohoo! M&Ms, Om Aroma caviar eye cream, and so much more.
To check out my fave photos from Woohoo Women of the Year, go here:
http://on.fb.me/euOLqX
As I mentioned in a previous email, 50% of the ticket price went into the Woohoo Women global lending fund on kiva.org.
I’m thrilled to report that we just dispersed $1850 in loans to Woohoo Women around the world, including women in business in Costa Rica, Congo, Cameroon, Guatemala, the Phillipines, Pakistan, Armenia, Peru, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, and the Dominican Republic.
Honestly, this is one of my proudest accomplishments this year. In a year of economic uncertainty, I’m proud that my business is thriving, thanks in part to you, my clients, friends, fans, and colleagues.
In a year when so many people lost their jobs, their homes, their loved ones, I have been blessed with many Woohoo!s. I created Woohoo Women of the Year to pay this good fortune forward, and in hopes of inspiring the women around me to celebrate all of their blessings AND discover the joy of being generous.
If you find yourself struggling today, I hope this email inspires you to give thanks for the great and small Woohoo!s in YOUR life. Maybe you didn’t accomplish the big ticket items on your Wish List this year. But I’m guessing you made a difference in the lives of others. And I’m guessing you took risks, made strides, and became a better woman because of 2010.
In that spirit, I invite you to join the Woohoo Women Lending Fund on kiva.org and see how the funds we raised are going to good use in the coming years:
http://www.kiva.org/team/woohoo_women
It’s exciting to think that by throwing a fabulous party, we now have the opportunity to help women in business around the world for YEARS to come without spending another dime. Of course, I’ll continue investing in kiva and I hope you will, too.
Stay tuned! I’ve got some exciting announcements coming later this month.
