Date: January 19 – March 9, 2021 Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am Location: Online FocusME provides a space for working women to support each other with connections and accountability as each sets her own professional and personal goals. New groups form every quarter and meet once per week for 8 weeks. Each is led by a facilitator whose role is to organize the group around weekly themes and to push each participant to achieve what she sets forth. As a participant, you will: Lean on each other, give advice, share connections and experiences. Do business with each other if/when appropriate, all while connecting with other women and resources. Be a source of support, referrals, and networking: the focus is on personal development that will impact your growth. Spend time and emphasis on topics such as goal setting, pitching your ideas, prioritization and time management. Cost to participate is $99 (inquire about scholarships!) and includes eight weeks of small group meetings.  Interested? Please download the application here, fill it out and then email to Ciara Ladroma at cladroma@theiowacenter.org. Once your application has been reviewed, you'll be contacted to schedule a short interview to determine your readiness for FocusMe. About our speaker Drawing on more than 25 years in healthcare, leadership development, and facilitation, Michelle Rembert inspires and supports individuals to create personal and professional lives they love. She blends her background in healthcare with powerful coaching strategies to address mind body & beyond! Her unique background and training approach, helps others to gain deep clarity on where they are now, where they want to be, and how they will get there. Michelle is the founder of Momentom3 Mind Body & Beyond, LLC, through which she offers individual coaching, small group coaching, and speaking/workshop facilitation. Michelle is an Associate Certified Coach...

Presenter: Ann M. Hartz, CPA Date: January 19, 2021 Time: 12-1pm Location: Online Everyone’s ready for a new year and a clean slate. But there’s one more hurdle to clear before we put 2020 behind us: taxes. Have you been tracking everything effectively for the new year? Will COVID affect the way you complete your taxes this year? Join us to learn more about what to expect this tax season and make sure you are ready to file stress-free. About our speaker Ann M. Hartz is a CPA with a passion for helping other business owners focus on parts of their business that matter to them most by taking away their concerns about day-to-day financial and bookkeeping issues. Ann’s business is an affordable way for small businesses to get their questions answered and their accounting and tax needs met. She wanted to run her own tax practice since before going to college to become a CPA. She says, “It is always what I wanted to do from the time I did my first tax return for myself.” Ann is a life-long resident of Iowa – born and raised in Albia and currently resides in Des Moines. She has 27 years of account and tax experience. She graduated from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa and worked early in her accounting career in the Southern Iowa area.