5 Tips for Women on Gaining Wealth and Power

Strategies for women to work their own networks to climb the ladder.

"The next decade is going to see an explosion of female wealth and power." So says Pamela Ryckman, who opened June's Watermark Speaker Series in Palo Alto, Calif., with this bold statement.

And Ryckman should know. As author of "Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business," she spoke with literally thousands of women about a groundbreaking movement that has taken root nationwide.

In numbers never before seen, women are teaming up in cities across America to talk amongst themselves. While women banding together to exchange info is nothing new, there's something different about these live chat groups, which are taking the shape of networking circles, dinner groups and salons.

What's made this an emerging trend is that these women are successfully mixing business with pleasure – to the tune of billions of dollars in deals. They might start out talking about their kids and end up championing a cause, funding a new business or receiving resources and connections that help catapult them to the next stage of their career.

The dinner table has become the new golf course. Instead of having to invest in golf lessons and check their heels at the door to have a chance at schmoozing with the power players (who traditionally have been mostly men), women have started to create their own business playground.

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Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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