Genevieve Thiers Speaks at Executive Moms Expo
Wednesday, March 5, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Chicago, Ill.) - Genevieve Thiers, founder and CEO of Sittercity.com, America's largest and most trusted online resource for caregivers, spoke today to an elite audience of moms/business women at the Executive Moms Expo in New York City. Executive Moms' mission is to provide fabulous women, who are both mothers and professionals, with the networking opportunities, support and unique resources to thrive in both roles.
Held at the posh Harmonie Club in New York City's elite upper East side, this year's topic for the expo encompassed 'The Busy Mom's One Stop Planning Event' and brought together a range of experts, resources and service providers that provided big picture insights and one-on-one consultations on everything for orchestrating the perfect summer for your family.
Attendees were able to connect with other Executive Moms while visiting more than 25 tables of interesting exhibitors on everything from camp options to getting finances, as well as maintaining physique, in perfect summer shape.
Peppered through the luncheon, business-savvy moms enjoyed four big interactive discussions in the main ballroom on some of the biggest areas of interest and concern when it comes to summer planning:
- "10th" Hour Camp opportunities... and Future Camp Planning
featuring Jill Tipograph, founder of Everything Summer - Top Tips for Planning the Perfect Summer Vacation
featuring Suzanne Kelleher, Editor-in-Chief of WeJustGotBack.com - Solving the Special Issues Around Summer Child Care
featuring Genevieve Thiers, CEO of Sittercity.com
About Sittercity.com
Sittercity.com®, the inventor of online caregiving, is America's most trustworthy source for child care and pet care, dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun. With access to hundreds of thousands of sitters nationwide, including babysitters, nannies, petsitters, housesitters, senior companions and tutors, care seekers 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 free access to background checks. Registration for sitters is free, and parents pay as little as $8 per month for a membership, which gives them 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 Big Idea with Donny Deutsch to the Wall Street Journal. Sittercity won first place in the 2007 UPS Small Business "Out of the Box" contest as well as a 2007 International Davey Award. Sittercity also won the U.S. Small Business Administration Champion Award in 2006 from President Bush, a 2006 Stevie award, received a Webby Worthy Award in 2005 and won the 2005 Women's Business Development Center Rising Star Award. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.sittercity.com.