Ladies who Mean Business

Vivian Pun, Amy Hua, and Lois Kelser.

Women in all walks of life shop at Carlisle/Per Se, but perhaps none are better served than businesswomen. They utilize their fashion consultants to efficiently and quickly prepare their wardrobes each season. The 21st century businesswomen has to be somewhat of a superhero, transforming their image in a “phone booth” and flying here and there all over the world rapidly changing roles and outfits in whatever climate they are in from a professional, to a girlfriend or wife, to a mother from casual to formal and whatever in between twinkle of the eye. And, of course, always feeling confidently well dressed.

The Women of EisnerAmper recently gathered at the fashion house. EisnerAmper is an important accounting firm serving companies across a broad range of industries, as well as high net worth individuals. It is the 15th largest accounting firm in the nation and preeminent in the Northeast. It is a smart company that believes in paying it forward. One of their mantras: “A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back – but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.”

Out of that spirit, Women of EisnerAmper arose. It represents the company’s pledge to provide an environment for women to fulfill their career and life objectives. The group taps into the expertise of the firm’s female staff to both broaden their professional goals and fulfill individual life aspirations. And that is why so many of them choose Carlisle/Per Se.

Recently, Christal McElroy and Marie Arrigo, New Jersey and New York Chapter Presidents, welcomed over 40 women to the fashion house’s penthouse showroom to see the new fall line. Before viewing the fashions, Arrigo introduced business consultant and best selling author Andrea Nierenberg.

Leena Gurevich, Andrea Nierenberg, Alyssa Todtman, Christal McElroy, and Marie Arrigo.

The Wall Street Journal has called Nierenberg a “networking success story.” She is the author of three bestselling books: Nonstop Networking: How To Improve Your Life, Luck and Career; Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Way to Find, Grow and Keep Your Business; and her latest book, Savvy Networking: 118 Fast & Effective Tips for Business Success.

The topic for the evening was “Social Media and how to apply it to your business.” She started by quoting George Burns. “The secret to good communications is to have a good beginning and a good ending and have the two as close together as possible.” She easily segued into Twitter with Its allotted 140 characters, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and blogs.

Luann Sampson.

Following Nierenberg’s talk, Carlisle’s Luann Sampson and Leena Gurevich unveiled key pieces for fall. It is a stunning collection: over 500 unique pieces that work separately or in unison to give women the most exciting wardrobes possible in sizes from 0 to 18. All with exceptional value. Luann showed the Fabric of Hope scarf, which benefits Komen for the Cure.

The businesswomen in attendance included Linda Aron, Annette Barnhill, Caroline Bowen, Pam Brown, Diane Condon, Cindy Coslick, Connie Cosner, Maureen Egan, Sally Eisenberg, Sabrina Gibbs, Laura Guerra, Hannah Helms, Amy Hua, Lois Kelser, Judy Klebanow, Deborah Kovalik, Patricia Lynch, Katy Ann Lyons, Andrea Messer, Madelyn Miller, Mariana Moghadam, Janet Nettleton Otto, Yetta Pollack, Vivian Pun, Joan Rose, Beth Rosen, Robin Sanderson, Barbara Taibi, Alyssa Todtman, Barbara Vigilante, Christina Wolff and Maria Wolff.