Osceola Woman Newspaper to Host Contagious Confidence Conference for Women at Kissimmee Civic Center March 23

KISSIMMEE, Fla. --- Osceola Woman Newspaper will host a conference for women executives on March 23 at the Kissimmee Civic Center Ball Room, 201 E. Dakin Ave.

James Bowie, site manager of the UCF Business Incubator in Kissimmee, said the Contagious Confidence Conference will help executive women develop leadership and management skills to further their careers and improve their job performance.

“The conference will help women professionals, managers and entrepreneurs develop personal and professional management skills that will help them succeed,” Bowie said.

Featuring professional trainer and coach Monica Wofford, MBA. CSP, the Contagious Confidence Conference is sponsored by the St. Cloud Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee Parks and Recreation Department, Smooth 103.1 Radio, Girl Scouts of Citrus, Osceola Regional Medical Center, Silva Entertainment, the Kissimmee Utility Authority and the Kissimmee Civic Center.

Registration for the conference costs $149. For further information and registration, call 1-866-382-0121 or visit www.contagiousconferences.com.
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For more information contact: James Bowie, UCF Business Incubation Program 407 498-0432 jim.bowie@ucf.edu

Crossman & Company President to Speak at Charles A Bruning Distinguished Speaker Series at Florida State University

ORLANDO, Fla. - John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management firms in the Southeast, has been named the “Charles A. Bruning Distinguished Speaker for Fall 2009.” He will be speaking at Florida State University’s College of Business in Tallahassee at 2 p.m. Oct. 29.

The Bruning Speaker Series was established in 1996 to expose FSU Business students to exemplary leadership styles by regularly hosting prominent business leaders. These accomplished business professionals share their knowledge on various business topics, providing students with insight into current global and domestic issues. The presentations allow students to bridge the gap between the classroom and the business world.

Last year’s speaker was Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World, and other previous speakers have included M. Douglas Ivester, former president and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, Alex Sink, former president of Bank of America and Bobby Sasser, president of Dollar Tree Stores.

Crossman is also scheduled to speak Sept. 23 at a luncheon meeting of the Central Florida Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), where he plans to speak about the development of big box retail stores in Florida.

For more information please contact:
John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com

Justin Greider, Senior Associate, Crossman & Company/ICSC Florida Next Generation Chair, 407-581-6225; jgreider@crossmanco.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

About Crossman & Company:
Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in The Southeast with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit http://www.crossmanco.com/, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

GeoFitness Director Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar wins National Girls & Women in Sports & Fitness award in event sponsored by the AHA

GeoFitness Director Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar wins National Girls & Women in Sports & Fitness award in event sponsored by the American Heart Association

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar, director of corporate and community development for GeoFitness, Inc., was recently presented with the Ann Campbell Pioneer Award by Star City Sports in Lincoln, Neb. The award was presented in conjunction with National Girls & Women in Sports & Fitness Recognition Day and acknowledges Dr. Owens-Nauslar’s 40-year commitment to equity for girls and women by influencing policy makers and stakeholders.

Dr. Owens-Nauslar is one the nation’s most vocal personalities on issues of physical activity. A reputable teacher, motivational speaker and coach, “Dr. Jo” is determined to help every American understand and enjoy the benefits of healthy active living.

GeoFitness, Inc. is a leading provider of products and programs for education and physical fitness, based in Orlando.

“GeoFitness and Dance, and Learnercise products are designed to increase personal success through learning and physical activity. I believe that every school and every child will quickly see the benefits of such programs,” said Dr. Owens-Nauslar.

“Dr. Jo is a tireless promoter of healthier active living, an inspiration to us and everyone she meets” said Dr. Debby Mitchell, president and founder of GeoFitness, Inc.

American Heart Association, sponsor of this event, writes in the February issue of the Star City Sports Magazine: “Congratulations Dr. Jo on receiving the Anne Campbell Award. Thank you for all you do in promoting wellness and partnering with the AHA to fulfill the mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.”

About GeoFitness, Inc:
GeoFitness, Inc is an innovative fitness and learning leader, providing fun, safe and easy methods and products to encourage learning, physical activity and fitness. GeoFitness and Dance, and Learnercise are movement-based products and curriculum that are developmentally appropriate, easy to use, and cost effective to increase fitness and academic achievement.

The company was founded in 2002 by Dr. Debby Mitchell, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Sports and Fitness for University of Central Florida. Based in Orlando, FL, GeoFitness is a client of the University of Central Florida Incubator Program.

To learn more about GeoFitness, Inc. or to order GeoFitness and Dance, and Learnercise products, please visit: http://www.geofitness.com/ or call 407-275-0510.

About the UCF Incubator Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Incubator Program has helped more than 100 emerging companies create over $300 million in annual revenue and more than 900 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across the metro Orlando community, the Incubator Program provides a collaboration environment for economic development between UCF, local cities and counties and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in Central Florida.

To learn more about the UCF Incubator Program please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu/ or contact Carol Ann Dykes, UCF Incubation Program Site Manager, 407-882-1120 or cdykes@mail.ucf.edu;

For more information about this press release, contact
Gabriela Coban, Ten-global, LLC at 407-492-0570 or gcoban@ten-global.com;

or Larry Vershel Communications at 386-837-8780 or 407-644-4142; lvershelco@aol.com.