The fifth woman at work function was held at the glamorous Gold Reef City Crystal Room.  Woman at work is the brainchild of Toni Mackrell and Tanya Dimas.  These two dynamic ladies are also involved in other companies like Firzty Realty and Sinzinani Day Spa (which has recently relocated to the beautiful Thaba Ya Batswana)  This event was hosted a little differently from all the other events but was none the less spectacular and very successful with just over 150 business women attending.  Instead of having everyone seated there was little tables where you could place your drink and stand around to talk about work / love and life.  The idea behind this was that when you’re sitting down at your table you are only networking with ladies whom you already know, by having everyone standing we increased the minngling and networking (and it seemed to me like it was working)Even though hosting an big event like this Toni and Tanya always seem to be having great fun!   When the first woman at work event was held Toni and Tanya seemed a little bit shy being photographed with other people, I think the camera made them a bit self-conscious. After five events ( and many other functions which I have photographed for them as a professional event photographer like the Firzt Realty annual awards ) they have become such great models who truly enjoy being photographed.  Getting to know your subject and associating with them is a very big part of being an event photographer.  You have roundabout 3-5 minutes with a group of people, in which you have to chat to them, associate and form a bond with them in order to make them feel comfortable enough to be photographed.  So that is the reason why most photographers are so talkative… LOL Tumi Frazier is a life coach and she was the speaker for the evening.  Her book called Your Moment is being launched at a special breakfast networking morning hosted by woman at work.  Basically she’s all about self-worth.  You have to be able to improve and value yourself for other people to be able to value you.  Makes sense doesn’t it?The woman at work network consists of 500 ladies so far and it just keeps growing at a truly phenomenal rate.  This business networking event has gotten a lot of great feedback and is really making a difference in the Johannesburg South community.We also got free tickets to watch the Gold Reef City Lyric Motown Magic production in the Lyric theatre and what fun we had.  This was truly a magical evening and I’m looking forward to the next event!!

Riani