Sittercity CEO Speaks Keynote at CEO Conference
November 22, 2006FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In speech and song, Genevieve Thiers rallys the next generation of entrepreneurs at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Conference
(Chicago, Ill.) - Genevieve Thiers, Sittercity.com's CEO, gave a rousing keynote speech today at the nation's largest conference for new and budding CEO's--National CEO conference. Located in McCormick place in the Grand Ballroom, Thiers spoke to more than 1,000 CEOs and college students, alongside other CEOs from around the country. Thiers' keynote was a rousing speech about the importance of communication, networking and good old-fashioned work in today's business world, and against the "wait and see" attitude that can sometimes overcome entrepreneurs. Her talk was punctuated with occasional bursts of song, as she illustrated her story of moving from a career in opera to a career in business.
At the end of the speech Thiers received a standing ovation, and she addresses entrepreneurial questions of a lunch hour with college entrepreneurs.
About Sittercity.com
Sittercity.com is the Web's leading parent-babysitter online matchmaking site and the inventor of online child care, dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun. With access to hundreds of thousands of sitters nationwide, parents can find a wealth of qualified caregivers in their area by using Sittercity's four-step screening process, which includes references, parent-to-parent feedback, personal interviews and background checks. Registration for sitters is free, and parents pay $7.99 per month for an annual membership, which gives them the unlimited ability to post jobs, and search, contact and hire sitters in their areas. A true pioneer in its field, Sittercity.com has been featured by hundreds of media outlets, from the Today Show to the Wall Street Journal. It received a Webby Worthy Award in 2005, won the Women's Business Development Center Rising Star Award in 2005 and won the U.S. Small Business Administration Champion Award in 2006 from President Bush. For more information, visit the company website at www.sittercity.com.