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SHE Influences Conference
03.04.20
Join Girls Inc. of Orange County CEO, Lucy Santana as she and an impressive lineup of successful and influential women discuss the health of our community, our world, our minds, and our bodies the annual SHE (Speaks, Hears, Empowers) Influences Conference on Thursday, March 12 from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. For years, this program has celebrated women and brought together hundreds of attendees from throughout the region and neighboring areas. This year’s event promises to be an influential, inspiring and empowering one that is sure to impact the lives of everyone in attendance.
Additional presenters sharing their message alongside Lucy Santana include:
Erin Condren, Founder of Erin Condren Design, an eCommerce enterprise selling personalized planners and organization essentials.
Nada Lena Nasserdeen, Founder and CEO of Rise Up For You, a company that fosters personal and professional growth among individuals and companies by encouraging a mindset of sustainable development.
Lucy Santana-Ornelas, CEO of Girls Inc. of Orange County, which serves over 4,300 girls and has been transforming their views of themselves through programs focused on leadership, academic success, health and financial self-sufficiency.
Alexis Schulze, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Nekter Juice Bar, which develops freshly made juices, superfood smoothies, and a variety of healthy snacks
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of Earth Friendly Products, a company which maintains an influential voice in the green movement as well as for corporate social responsibility
Allie Taylor, PhD, Founder of Orange Kiwi, a business psychologist and trusted leadership advisor who works with middle marker owners and their teams to overcome transition barriers.
For more information and to register for the conference, please visit: nocchamber.com and be sure to purchase your ticket soon as registration closes this Friday, March 6 at 12 a.m.
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BELLO Introduces Weekday APERITIVO
03.04.20
Searching for a happy hour that’s all about a taste of Italy? You’re in luck now that BELLO by Sandro Nardone launched a weekday Aperitivo, or Happy Hour, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Featured on BELLO’s Happy Hour menu are cocktails and select wines, along with small plates such as Meatballs, Baccalau Fritters and Mortadella, and Fontina Grilled Cheese. Guests will be able to order off the restaurant’s dinner menu, which includes Chef Sandro’s noted Brick-Oven Pizzas (offered for dinner Sunday through Thursday).
“Our bar program is led by Italian-born and trained bartender Lorenzo Radicci,” added Chef Chef/Owner Sandro Nardon. “He has literally been making cocktails since he was a child, as his family owned a bar in Italy. At BELLO, he has created a series of unique Italian cocktails, including the Cappuccino Negroni, which is one of my favorites and extremely popular with our guests.”
Bello’s signature Happy Hour cocktail is Radicci’s Mare Blu, a refreshing blend of vodka, grapefruit juice, lime, triple sec and blue curacao served in a glass that has been rimmed with dried chili and lime.
BELLO offers Happy Hour in its bar area Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
BELLO by Sandro Nardone is located at 1200 Bison (at MacArthur) in Newport Beach.949.520.7191.
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