Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of being part of an evening of Wine, Women and Wandering which was hosted at the Eileen Fisher clothing store in downtown Seattle.
The idea behind the evening was to encourage other women to pursue their dreams, be it as a businesswoman or adventurer. It was organized by Tracy at Epiphany Research, and included libations from Dama Wines in Walla Walla and Dry Soda of Seattle. Chris MacKay from Crooked Trails gave a wonderful slide show of the tours that they lead and I had the honor of speaking about my experiences as a traveler, writer and entrepreneur.
The Eileen Fisher store was chosen because of Eileen’s personal story as an entrepreneur. She started her business with a few hundred dollars in her bank account and some samples of clothes that she was passionate about selling. She has turned that into 35 stores across the U.S. The women who work at the Eileen Fisher store in downtown Seattle are passionate about what they do and love their jobs so much that most of them have been there for a half dozen years or more.
I was also really inspired with Chris’ talk about Crooked Trails. This 10-year-old non-profit tour company is committed to improving the cultural, economical and ecological conditions of the communities they visit. In her talk, Chris said, “We ask that our participants not buy bottled water and instead require that they filter their own.” She notes that there are too many plastic water bottles left behind by other travelers at many destinations and she doesn’t want Crooked Trails participating in creating more trash.
Even though it was held on presidential debate night, we had a crowd of probably 60 something women, from those in their 20’s through those in their 70’s. I’m assuming they all knew already who they were going to vote for 🙂
Thank you to all those women who came to the event and peppered us all with such great questions about travel (and wine).
Travel Well!
Beth
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Beth’s Workshops
Beth’s Book Signings
Beth’s Speaking Engagements
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Thank you for the report. I would have loved to attend, but I am just a bit too far away right now.
A truly inspiring night, as well as a lot of fun!