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"It's all about showing up," is the first thing Robbie Motter tells anyone who asks her how to succeed. The mantra suits Motter, who shows up in many places in many capacities—serving as NAFE's Western regional coordinator, the founder of Contacts Unlimited, a regular co-host of television and radio shows, a marketing columnist, and a mother of three, among her other roles.

Her whirlwind lifestyle began in the '60s, when company transfers for her then-husband—from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Omaha, Nebraska, and then on to Washington, D.C.—necessitated a career change. Working alternately in personnel management and information technology, Motter held a series of corporate and government positions.

After divorce left her raising three children with no support, Motter decided to launch her own venture helping entrepreneurs get government contracts. Balancing the needs of her business and her children was her biggest challenge. "Staying home was not an option," says Motter, who filled the gaps by bringing in live-in help and tailoring her work schedule around her youngest daughter's day.

Motter's business grew as she gained a reputation helping small and mid-size companies grow, and soon she was consulting in additional areas, including public relations and marketing. Today, she also works with nonprofit organizations, and is a certified public speaker and business coach.

Despite traveling extensively for business, Motter always finds time to participate in events held by the 24 regional NAFE networks she oversees, as well as the activities of NAFE's nonprofit affiliate, the For You Network, which she helped found. "I still work, but my real passion is motivating women and introducing people who can help one another," she explains. "I love meeting people, helping them to understand the power they have within, and connecting them with others."

Motter wears many hats literally as well as figuratively, thanks to the Diva Registry—a concept she pioneered with NAFE members Gisella Thomas and Fannie Green. As the Queen Divas, Motter, Thomas, and Green don feather boas and tiaras or flamboyant hats to attend events, along the way recruiting other professional women who need to add a little diva flair to their lives. "We're all Type A personalities who tend to let work take priority over fun," she explains. "Being divas was a way to give ourselves permission to have fun and be outrageous."

Making a splash wherever they went, the diva queens discovered the power of feathers and glitzy headgear. They soon had a web site and a mission: "To help, support, listen, and renew each other in their personal and professional lives."

"You'd be surprised by what putting on a boa and a crown can do," says Motter, who now passes out fliers inviting would-be divas to visit www.diva-registry.com. "I've seen women transformed by it. One shy woman started out with a baby boa, but when I saw her more recently wearing a huge queen's crown she had become much more outgoing."

"Once you decide you are a diva, you are free to do whatever you want," concludes Motter, for whom the diva concept is yet another facet of her mantra: Just show up—in style.

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Robbie Motter to be presented award at NAFE's 2002 Women of Excellence Awards in New York, June 1st.

Robbie Motter, the Western Regional Coordinator for NAFE (National Association of Female Executives) and also the founder of PWR (The Professional Women's Roundtable) a NAFE affiliate network, recently was notified by Melissa Wahl, Executive Director and Betty C. Spence, Ph.D. the President of NAFE in New York, that she had been selected as a winner for one of the five "2002 Women of Excellence Awards" given by NAFE) annually.

Robbie will receive the award for her outstanding work in the area of Mentorship. The award will be presented to her at the NAFE 30th Anniversary Conference in New York City on Saturday, June 1st at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel.

NAFE is the largest business women's organization in the U.S. with over 150,000 members. Nominee's for these awards come from NAFE members all over the U.S.

Over the years Robbie has been recognized for her work by many organizations. In 2001 she was a winner by the Santa Ana Small Business Administration (SBA) as their "Women in Business Advocate of the Year 2001", Soroptomist International of Riverside selected her in March 2001 as the winner of their "Women Helping Women" award, NAFE selected her in 2001 for their "Outstanding NAFE Director Award" and in 1998 the Business Press selected Robbie as one of their "50 Women of Distinction" that same year she was also presented the "PWR Founders Award."

In her over 30 year business career in major states like, New York, Hawaii, Texas and Washington, DC Robbie was also presented many outstanding awards for outstanding service in her profession, as well as for service to others and the communities she lived in. If you ask Robbie about all these awards she will tell you, "one does not do things to win awards, its more important to make an impact on the lives of others and to see them prosper and achieve their dreams, that's my greatest reward" She is most grateful for all the honors that she has received over the years, as it is wonderful to be recognized by your peers and especially wonderful to be honored for things that are your passion. But she feels her greatest achievements are for the people's lives that she has been able to touch and make a difference in.

Robbie is the founder of PWR (The Professional Women's Roundtable) with over 350 members and nine affiliate networks in the Inland Empire and North County San Diego areas. PWR networks are NAFE Affiliate networks. Up until October 2001 she also served as the Executive Director of PWR but stepped down to take on additional duties for NAFE. For NAFE Robbie serves as the Western Regional Coordinator and works as a liaison to NAFE networks in 13 states, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, these include an additional 50 NAFE networks with over 500 members in addition the seven affiliate PWR Networks she founded who are also NAFE Affiliate networks.

In addition to running her own business as a PR and Marketing Consultant she speaks across the country on a variety of topics, writes monthly business columns for several newspapers and magazines, and teaches a nonprofit marketing class for the University of California Riverside Extension program.

No matter how busy Robbie's career is she always makes time to mentor others both on a personal and professional level. Helping others succeed is and always will be Robbie's number one passion.

In addition to the winners being acknowledged at the conference luncheon in New York they will also be profiled in the August/September issue of Executive Female Magazine a nationwide NAFE Publication.

Robbie is a resident of Sun City, CA., divorced; she is the mother of three all of whom are married. She is also has three wonderful grandchildren, two of whom reside in Virginia. When not mentoring others to achieve their dreams and goals, Robbie can be found in her beautiful garden making things blossom.

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