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It all began in early 2004. As business professionals, Barb and Shannon were members of a number of local business associations. However, those groups didn't provide the mentoring and support that they were seeking. While good, these groups typically focused on delivering networking and business education to the masses. Individual mentoring and support did not exist. They decided to change that!
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Barb and Shannon realized the need to seek guidance, support and advice from other successful women to grow their respective businesses. So in the beginning, it was just Barb and Shannon meeting to mentor each other. These meetings confirmed what they both knew. There was unique value in learning from the diverse experiences and perspectives of other professionals - the good, the bad and the ugly.
Through conversations with other women, they discovered they also had a strong need for connection, guidance, education and information. Shannon and Barb realized that women faced different challenges, and agreed that there needed to be a way to share resources, ideas and experiences in a non-threatening, non-competitive environment.
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Shannon and Barb first started a small local group in Sandy Springs, GA. Membership was kept small to foster relationships and give everyone an opportunity to participate. In order to create a safe, trusted space where women felt free to discuss whatever was on their mind, membership was limited to one person per industry. Discussions were not just limited to business. It was a place where members could vent and exchange ideas on just about any topic - personal or professional.
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Feedback, recommendations, education and resources provided by members was beneficial in helping others address issues and grow personally and professionally. Recognizing that women everywhere would benefit, Shannon and Barb had this great idea - wouldn't it be nice if women could share their experience, knowledge, talent and resources with other women no matter where they were? With excitement and optimism, as well as the encouragement and support of their local group, they set out on their journey to create such an environment.
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 Introducing the Women's Mentor Network
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An organization of women dedicated to helping other women through mentoring! The vision of the Women's Mentor Network is to create a community of women who want to share their experience, knowledge, talent and resources with other women to help them succeed personally and professionally.
Through the process of creating the Women's Mentor Network, Shannon and Barb discovered their passion for helping other women achieve more than they thought possible. They encourage you to share in the dream of helping women everywhere connect, learn, lead and mentor. Become a part of the WMN community and experience the magic of growing from giving.
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Our Founders:
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Barbara Giamanco
 Barbara Giamanco is Co-Founder of Women's Mentor Network, and the Chief Talent Officer of Talent Builders, Inc. With a mission to ignite passion, spirit and excitement through innovative approaches to talent management and individual growth, Talent Builders believes that the value of a corporation is its people.
Talent Builders' innovative training & development solutions help clients:
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Improve Retention
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Prior to founding Talent Builders in 2002, Barbara spent more than 20 years in sales and marketing with such industry-leading technology providers as Ingram Micro, Egghead Software, Aldus Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.
Skilled at relationship building, sales, strategic planning, public speaking, career planning, team building, employee mentoring, coaching and leadership development, Barb works with clients to build top talent in their organizations.
Barbara obtained her professional coach training from The Coaches Training Institute, accredited by the International Coach Federation. She is an Inscape Certified DiSC® Trainer and maintains her expertise through memberships in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), American Society of Training & Development, Technology Association of Georgia, Women in Technology, Microsoft Alumni Network, International Coach Federation, and the Georgia Coach Association.
Barbara resides in Georgia, and enjoys hiking with her dog, Shorty (a Retriever-Shepard mix). She is an active member of her community where she serves as the 2006 Chairman for the Advisory Council of Congressman Tom Price, M.D. Barbara has hosted a weekly radio program - the Executive Business Forum™ - on Radio Sandy Springs.  Listen to her podcasts at http://www.talentbuildersinc.libsyn.com/
Shannon Taylor
In addition to being a Co-Founder of Women's Mentor Network, Shannon founded essentials software to leverage more than 12 years of technology centered consulting experience. essentials software provides design, implementation, support and training of customized ACT! Contact Management solutions to improve customer relationships to companies/departments ranging in size from one to one hundred.
Prior to starting essentials software, Shannon held a variety of positions with technology companies. She learned the value of providing quality customer service, the importance of listening to what the customer wants; identifying the customer's needs and paying attention to details.
Shannon is passionate about Women's Mentor Network and her niece Nina whom she is raising with her husband Guy. She lives in Sandy Springs, GA where she is involved in her community. She has served on her neighborhood association board for more than three years and continues to be involved with fund raising events.
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