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On Jul. 23, Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Merced had a follow up even to their We Are Here Women’s Symposium last March.
At this event, called Dialogue & Drinks, featured local businesswoman Margo Souza, who is the former president and CEO of Turlock’s Circle H Dairy Ranch. Many women members of the community were invited to have a conversation with Souza and were encouraged to seek advice and mentorship, as well as creating the next steps for the We Are Here: Women of the Central Valley initiative.
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- Margo Souza tells the story of how she went from being a nurse to running a business. “I want you to be able to provide jobs for this community, and I want you to be able to provide for yourselves,” she said to the small crowd.
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- Attendees listen attentively to Souza and others giving advice and telling their lived experiences.
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- “You don’t want to grow too big too fast,” Souza said of growing a business. You want to make people comfortable and safe.”
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- Attendees listen attentively to Souza and others giving advice and telling their lived experiences.
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- “We can bake the pie and eat it, too,” attendee Vilma said of being a woman and having a successful career. “We can have it all”
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- Local women share their lived experiences with the small crowd.
