Genevieve Thiers Speaks at Ladies Who Launch Event
Thursday, March 6, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Chicago, Ill.) - Genevieve Thiers, founder and CEO of Sittercity.com, America's largest and most trusted online resource for caregivers, today participated on a panel for Ladies Who Launch. The multiplatform lifestyle company, Ladies Who Launch, is a source for entrepreneurial-minded women who want to live their dreams and love their lives. Ladies Who Launch is the first company to define entrepreneurship as a lifestyle choice and connect women online and in person to foster creativity, community and support.
Held at The Abby Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg, PA, attendees spent the day connecting with other inspirational women to grow dreams, businesses and creative projects to help re-ignite that has taken a back seat. Thiers, as well as eight other female entrepreneurs sat on a panel to discuss launching a business, starting from scratch, start-up nuts and bolts, pitching the press, balancing a busy life, creating rewarding relationships and living the life you want.
For more information on this Ladies Who Launch event, visit http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/#/?pageID=105/.
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.