Conscious Millionaire Show 1: Michelle Patterson: We are Better Together
Sep 12, 2014
Michelle Patterson, visionary leader and founder of WomenNetwork.com who directs the California Women’s Conference and the Global Women Foundation. She tells stories of stepping into a 30-year conference, overcoming a $1.8M shortfall with creative problem solving, and building a global platform to unite and empower women. Conversations cover playful strategy, collaboration between men and women, and practical advice for entrepreneurs.
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Use Conferences To Create Lasting Connections
- Treat large community events as connectors that create long-term relationships, not one-off shows.
- Michelle turned the California Women’s Conference into a platform for networking and subsequent opportunities like Huffington Post contributions.
Twelve Year Old Interview That Shaped A Career
- At age 12 Michelle interviewed Governor George Deukmejian for a school paper; his praise gave her the conviction she mattered.
- Decades later they held a press conference together celebrating that legacy and both were moved to tears.
Seventeen Day Conference Rescue
- Michelle Patterson faced a $1.8 million sponsorship shortfall 17 days before the California Women’s Conference and personally called contacts to solve it.
- She sat with the convention CEO, used a playful tactic (ordering ice cream) to reduce stress, and cut the gap to $1.4 million through creative renegotiation and reallocation.
