Through the power of social media Dr. Chérie’s inspirational guidance on how to live a fulfilling life and corporate consulting and training will now be available via a unique online community. Author of New York Times Best Sellers like Negaholics: How to Overcome negativity and Turn Your Life Around and If Life is a Game, These are the Rules, master coach trainer, consultant, lecturer, and talk-show host, Dr. Chérie has reached millions of people worldwide and recognizes the need to engage people utilizing technology in conjunction with her MMS coaching method. To do this she has chosen LearnSocial by local Utah Valley business Wi5Connect.

“I have been working with individuals and organizations through various means for over three decades,” said Dr. Chérie. “This new community is a way for people who want support in these times of change to receive coaching from an MMS certified coach. The community will also include inspirational quotes, opportunities to connect with others who are looking for positive reinforcement, and extended training to better translate coaching into tangible positive results in daily life.”

In addition to Dr. Chérie’s clients like IBM, American Express, MGM/Mirage, Air National Guard, State Farm, AMI, FMC, and Blue Cross, this new social learning community opens the door to smaller companies and individuals who could not ordinarily afford her live coaching services, providing them the opportunity to benefit from her expertise. More than a collection of instructional videos, the Dr. Chérie community gives each user an individual experience similar to what they would receive from a live coach complete with online workshops, goals, and accountability.

The community is designed to help give company leaders increased return on their investment by providing an affordable ongoing support mechanism for their employees. “This unique environment helps users gain a better understanding of my techniques through a meaningful, rich online experience,” said Dr. Chérie. “Members have time to increase their understanding and skill mastery by sharing personal experiences and observations in an ongoing community setting. They can do this at their convenience, in their timeframe, in the comfort of their own home…what could be better. We come to you.

Dr. Chérie is launching her community with the help of LearnSocial by Wi5Connect, an Enterprise 2.0 company pioneering the next generation of private social networks called “social learning communities”. The unique architecture of LearnSocial offers readers a more rich and purpose-filled experience than merely a forum in which to share comments. Community users are able to view online video tutorials of Dr. Chérie providing insights and tips to the challenges and questions posed by the user

“This partnership with Dr. Chérie is evidence of the growing demand for Enterprise 2.0 technologies to deliver more quantifiable business value and tangible outcomes,” said Matthew Bowman, President and CEO of Wi5Connect. “We expect the unique architecture and pedagogy of our community to be able to help Dr. Cherie’s users transition from skill acquisition to skill mastery. Our platform helps transform social technologies into reliable business tools for enterprises in all industries, thus allowing everyone to tap into the ROI that social learning has to offer.

Look for the launch of the Dr. Chérie Coaching Community January 2009. For more information regarding Wi5Connect or its products and services, visit www.wi5connect.com.

About Wi5Connect:
Wi5Connect s dedicated to making the power of Web 2.0 available to every business by making its results predicable, its use easy, its data actionable and its implementation affordable. With a rapidly growing client base of Fortune and Inc 500 clients, Wi5 Connect is emerging as the leader in Web 2.0 technologies by pioneering the ability for companies to harness the power of social networks to create definitive, predictable and meaningful business outcomes. Wi5 solutions help companies achieve mission critical objectives such as generating and cultivating leads into qualified prospects, broadening customer use of their products, educating employees, connecting with the market and clients in ways never before possible and better competing in a Web 2.0 world. To learn more, visit www.wi5connect.com.

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Utah’s first coworking space, Cowork Utah, will celebrate the launch of its first location at 383 N. State Street in Orem with a “Tweetup Meetup” event from 6:00–9:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11. Cowork Utah will provide Brick Oven pizza, drinks, and a Twitter “expert panel” discussion—educational for Twitter pros and novices alike. The event is free.

Three years ago the coworking movement began in San Francisco with the advent of Citizen Space and has grown rapidly around the world. A recent msnbc.com video documents its growth. Cowork Utah provides an ideal alternative for “cubicle adverse” web developers, writers, designers and independent professionals who prefer the collaborative, community benefits of working in a creative environment away from home.

Community-Driven Collaboration
Coworking is not another “corporate-rent-a-desk” concept. Cowork Utah is all about the community—encouraging collaboration between resident members. Although all like-minded professionals are welcome, Cowork Utah specifically fosters and promotes collaborative projects that revolve around web 2.0 social media tools and strategies.

“Accelerated Serendipity”
“It’s amazing what happens when you bring a bunch of independent creative professionals together in one place,” says Jack Hadley, Cowork Utah’s founder. “It’s about momentum, and about people connecting with different backgrounds. It’s like working alone without always having to work alone.”

Efficiency, Functionality, Value and a Unique Business Model
Cowork Utah has a unique, open-book business model. As membership increases, members’ costs go down. The goal is to create a high-energy, synergistic work environment where a unified community simply covers the facility’s overhead.

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About Cowork Utah
As a collaborative, community-driven venture, Cowork Utah seeks like-minded professionals to share the facility’s uniquely furnished and networked 3,000 square foot space. Basic membership starts at $250 per month. The space also has seven private offices for rent, a multi-media equipped conference room, large open “brainstorming” areas, fiber-optic internet, a nicely appointed kitchen, and lots of open desk space.

In addition to Orem, Utah, Cowork Utah is evaluating other Utah locations in Sandy, Salt Lake City, Bountiful, Ogden and St. George. For more information please visit www.coworkutah.com or contact jack@coworkutah.com.

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