JBN WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Cocktails and Connections
WE ARE HONORED TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN OUR HIGHLY ACCLAIMED GRAND JBN WOMAN’S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Cocktails and Connections, WITH MANY LONG ISLAND leading womEn in business.
WEDNESDAY, december 4, 2025, 6:00 pM - 8:00 pM.
At Rubie corporate plaza, 400 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY 11747.
Join a vibrant, community of women business leaders who come together at a roundtable to share insights, exchange experiences, and inspire one another. Here, you can celebrate what’s gotten you this far—and discover new strategies to take you to the next level.
JBN WLC (Woman's Leadership Circle) is the premier organization of Long Island Jewish women business leaders—dedicated to sharing best practices, exploring big ideas, inspiring bold vision, and cultivating a world-class network of trusted peers.
Enjoy Cocktails, hoderuvers, and delicious food while hearing from our guest speakers with open Q & A.
Registration Fee:
Members: Free for members, if you would like to join JBN membership, please click here.
Non-Members: $100, first time attendees can use promo code “JBNfirst” to join for $65.
Panel Guest Speaker:
Fern Karhu, Owner of Realty Connect USA
Fern has successfully been in real estate management for over 40 years, first at one of the largest real estate companies in New York and then in her own business for the last 14 years. In late 2009, she opened her own Real Estate Company with business partner Bart Cafarella . After 14 years in business, her company, Realty Connect USA , is one of the leading real estate firms on Long Island & Queens . The success is attributed to a generous fee structure (90%)to their agents, strong leadership, state of the art technology, ongoing training with nationally renowned educators, and constantly delivering cutting edge technologies to the sales agents. The goal of the company is to continue to provide quality service to our clients through our knowledgeable sales team and offer true professionalism in the marketplace - with a smile.....
Fern Karhu was chosen in 2022 as One of the Most Influential Woman on Long Island as recognized by the Long Island Business News, 2017 Long Island Center for Professional Business Women's Achiever Award Winner and the 2017 Gala Dinner Honoree. Fern has been recognized as the Top Woman Owned Firms on Long Island since 2012, honored as a Top 50 Woman in Business by Long Island Business news in 2013, 2014 & 2023. Named nationally by the Who's Who of Executive Woman in Business in 2014. Past Vice President (2012) & President (2013) of the Nassau North Shore Chapter of the Long Island Board of Realtors. Director of the Long Island Board of Realtors 2012 & 2013. Past Board member of both The Woodlands & Woodbury Greens Condominium communities. Co- President of FANS- Friends Assisting Nassau Seniors.
Charitable Endeavors include: The Lustgarten Foundation, Toys for Tots, Island Harvest, Testaverde Foundation for Spinal Cord Injuries, FANS
Upscale Location:
Rubie Plaza
Grand Breakfast Featured Speaker
VIP JBN
Round-Table
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JBN membership benefits include, 12 months of free events, a free guest ticket to all events, company logo and business description in the JBN booklet handout at each event, listing on the JBN website (see here), member only events, and more. Exclusive opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with fellow JBN members in an upscale small group setting.
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Highlighted JBN gold Members and Speakers
GOLD MEMBERS AND HIGHER ARE HIGHLIGHTED
Thank you, Churgin Plastic Surgery, for their corporate sponsorship.
Partial list of previous JBN Guest Speakers
Join LI's leading CEO's and business executives and harness the power of a group of fellow CEOs, entrepreneurs and top business executives all driven to do the best for themselves and their peers and expand your business.
JBN has created the ultimate networking hub for Jewish executives who wish to advance their careers through knowledgeable CEO insight and connections with fellow peers in the industry. Our esteemed CEO breakfast meetings feature top business experts who share fresh approaches, effective strategies and forward-thinking business perspectives, that you can be used to get result right away.
In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, a company’s success is contingent on high levels of innovation and the establishment of strong relationships and networks. JBN’s CEO Breakfast serves as a powerful catalyst to develop new strategies and ideas, solutions to challenges and fuel collaborations so that participants can return to the companies they lead better equipped to ensure success.
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