Having Fun and Raising Funds for Charities - Betsy Wiersma - C0516

Betsy Wiersma is the founder of the CampExperience<tm> Network. It was started in 2005 and has raised over $1 million dollars and in-kind support for charities in Colorado and around the world. She's the owner of Wiersma Experience Marketing, offering creative strategic solutions for organizations and businesses and is host of Boost Power Podcast. Wiersma was honored as one of the top 25 women in Colorado by the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and is recipient of the Francis Wisebart Jacobs award (known as Colorado’s” Mother of Charities”) for philanthropy. In 2019 Betsy was a Speaker at TEDx Colorado, Cherry Creek Women on the topic “Choose Your Family, Change Your Life.” She is the author of Exceptional Events: Concept To Completion (Second Edition) (Kari Strolberg) (Chip Books 2003) and The STEW: Smart Talk Exceptional Women: Art & Insights by Women For the World (Vervante, Inc. 2020)

Interview Date: 11/16/2020    Tags: Betsy Wiersma, do good have fun, sisterhood, Camp Experience Network, love as a business plan, power of the purse, women who rocks, mentoring, networking, women’s network, catalyst for good, choosing joy, lights on energy, Cathy Hawk, Clarity International, fashion as artistic expression, Paralympics, Sock-It-To-Me project, podcasting, Arts & Creativity, Community, Women’s Studies