Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Defining the Future

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Welcome to Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Defining the Future with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) & Special Guest Dr. Chitra Dorai, CEO & President of Amicus Brain Innovations, Inc., AI Scientist, Former IBM Fellow. Listen here: https://www.nawrb.com/podcast/.

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Professional Development Opportunities: NAWRB Consortium & Certified Delegate Spokeswomen

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NAWRB’s professional development programs, NAWRB Consortium and Certified Delegate Spokeswoman, will help you advance your career by leveraging and sharing resources with other like-minded individuals and organizations. Interested in learning more about these opportunities? Make sure to sign up before our next Certified Delegate Spokeswoman meeting on May 21st 10:00 am PST.

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Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Small Business Sustainability

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Welcome to Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Small Business Sustainability with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB). Small businesses are more sustainable when they secure, protect, diversify and invest their resources efficiently.

Business owners have to be proactive in protecting their resources from internal and external threats, plan for short and long term revenue, and adjust with company governance. In this episode, Desiree shares the ebb and flow of running her own businesses, and what she wishes she knew when she was younger. 

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CFPB, FHFA, & HUD Launch Joint Mortgage & Housing COVID-19 Assistance Website

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have jointly launched a new mortgage and housing assistance website to help Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic navigate through this time with the latest accurate housing assistance information. Homeowners and renters can access the website at cfpb.gov/housing.

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Senior Executives & Media Experts Discuss Humility, Human Connection

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Senior executives and media industry experts joined in an honest, heartfelt conversation about the importance of humility and human connection for professionalism and their eye-opening experiences maintaining a work-life balance, during a keynote luncheon during the 2019 NAWRB Conference in Pasadena, CA. 

The panel was moderated by Dr. Alexis Crow, Lead, Geopolitical Investing Practice, PwC, Senior Fellow, Columbia Business School; Global Business and Economics, Atlantic Council. She was joined by Veronica N. Miracle, Reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News; Vanessa Nicole Dawson, Founder of The Vinetta Project and Contributor at Forbes; Nicole Cober, Legal Analyst of DC Fox News and Board Member of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC); Connie St. John, President and CEO of No Weapon Productions (NWP); and Desirée Patno, CEO & President of NAWRB. 

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New Regulations for the SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program

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Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published new regulations for its Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program that will provide women-owned small businesses and economically-disadvantaged women-owned small businesses with a free, online certification and eligibility process. The implementation of the new changes has been delayed to July 15, 2020, to accommodate those that are currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Happy National Nurses Week – Inside Look: NAWRB Magazine, “Quality of Life”

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In honor of National Nurses Week, which began yesterday and ends on May 12th, in recognition of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, learn more about nurses, midwives and other health workers who are at the front lines of the COVID-19 response and are putting their own lives at risk to keep the broader community healthy. in NAWRB’s infographic. For more information on the impact of the coronavirus on all aspects of the real estate ecosystem, read NAWRB Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 1, “Quality of Life”! Read the full issue here: https://www.nawrb.com/magazine/

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NAWRB & 2020vet, Inc. Win a Multi-Year Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Consulting Contract

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Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB), in collaboration with 2020vet, Inc., are pleased to announce they have won a three-year contract with a one year option. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Time-and-Materials (T&M) contract to provide a bench of qualified speakers to conduct seminars on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) to public transit fixed-route operators across Los Angeles County. Guest speakers will engage transit professionals, including social service representatives, community advocates, health and human services workers, and others. The contract was granted by Access Services in collaboration with Los Angeles County.

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Giving Tuesday Now 2020: Support NAWRB Foundation Today!

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Giving Tuesday is a global movement celebrating the power of philanthropy and giving. Since its creation in 2012, the day has leveraged collaboration on a global scale and social media to spread awareness and inspirational stories of people helping one another. 

Today, May 5th, 2020, marks Giving Tuesday Now, a new global day of giving and unity,  in addition to the regularly scheduled Giving Tuesday on Dec 1, 2020 – as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Now is the time to support our nonprofits, healthcare workers, small businesses and more, who are helping to maintain the quality of life amidst challenges created by the new global health crisis. 

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Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Turn the Dial

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Tune in on Wednesday at 8 AM for Know the Rules of the GameⓇ Podcast for Turn the Dial with your host Desiree Patno, CEO & President of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB), and special guests Laura Dietz, CEO of Summit Realty Group; Gay-Lynn Barnes, CEO of Barnes Real Estate Group; and Sandy Miller, CEO of Sandy Miller & Associates Inc Real Estate Brokerage and Consulting Group. Learn how you Turn the Dial in an industry while preserving the Quality of Life and your business opportunities. The tip of the day is to enter each day with purpose and a plan. Listen here: https://www.nawrb.com/podcast/.

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