CitiStorage Co-Founder to Share Her Million-Dollar Business Story
November 15, 2007 (Des Moines, Iowa) — The Principal Financial Group® will feature Elaine Brodsky, president and co-founder of CitiStorage, LLC, as guest presenter for its complimentary teleclass, "Make Your Million Dollar Idea a Reality: Advice From an Entrepreneur Who Aimed High and Succeeded." To be held Dec. 4, the class dedicated to the growth and success of women business owners.
"Elaine epitomizes the inspiring, successful women business owner story," said Michelle Swanson, advertising officer, The Principal®. "She invests strongly in her employees and passionately gives back to the women business owner community."
Meet the Speaker
Brodsky's CitiStorage is the largest, single-market, and independently owned and operated records management company in the United States. CitiStorage's clients include New York's largest hospitals, banks, financial services providers, government institutions and law firms. With more than 17 years in business, CitiStorage is now a $25 million company with more than 150 employees.
Brodsky leads Inc. conference sessions and consults with prominent businesses and associations. She has contributed to USA Today and The New York Times, among others. She won a lifetime achievement award in 2007 from the New York chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was named a 2006 Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for her region.
About the Women in Business Teleclass Series
Held on "Teleclass Tuesdays," the series of 10 sessions are exclusively designed to meet the needs of a business owner, while giving her an edge with expert advice. Each session allows the audience unique interaction in a casual format with nationally-recognized business leaders and thinkers, many of whom are entrepreneurs themselves.
The teleclass program, launched in 2003, features best-in-class speakers, from bestselling author Suzy Welch to chocolate visionary and multi-million dollar business owner Katrina Markoff.
To learn more about this educational series or how The Principal can help you attract, retain and reward your employees through the use of employee benefits, visit: www.principal.com/women. Classes are held at 12 p.m. Central (1 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Mountain and 10 a.m. Pacific) on the dates scheduled and audio of past classes are available.
About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®)1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $306 billion in assets under management2 and serves some 18.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.
1) "The Principal Financial Group" and "The Principal" are registered trademarks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.
2) As of September 30, 2007.
