BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210909T163000Z DTEND:20210909T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women in Business Lunch DESCRIPTION:Join Maury Alliance and the Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce for a joint Women in Business Lunch featuring U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nMarsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018\, and is currently serving her first term representing the state of Tennessee. Before her election to the Senate\, Marsha represented Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.\n\n\n\nMarsha's public service is dedicated to promoting opportunities for women and making America a more prosperous place to live. Marsha's leadership philosophy is based on her experiences in the private sector as a small business woman and author\, as well as being a mother and grandmother.\n\n\n\nMarsha went to college on a 4-H scholarship and worked her way through school selling books for the Southwestern Company as one of their first female sales associates\, and later as one of their first female sales managers.\n\n\n\nShe then became Director of Retail Fashion and Special Events for the Castner Knott Company\, which was a Nashville-based regional department store. Later\, Marsha founded her own business\, Marketing Strategies\, which focused on the retail marketplace\, as well as electronic and print media.\n\n\n\nMarsha began her career in public service in 1995 when she was named executive director of the Tennessee Film\, Entertainment\, and Music Commission. In 1998\, she was elected to the Tennessee State Senate. In the state legislature\, she earned a reputation for fiscal responsibility and government accountability by identifying waste and offering realistic solutions to Tennessee's budget challenges.\n\n\n\nWhile serving in the Tennessee Senate\, Marsha led a statewide grassroots campaign to defeat a proposed state income tax. The tax was defeated\, and Marsha's leadership earned her a reputation as an anti-tax champion. In 2014\, the people of Tennessee passed an amendment to the state constitution to expressly prohibit a state income tax a fitting cap to a 14-year battle.\n\n\n\nIn 2002\, Marsha was elected to represent the people of Tennessee's 7th Congressional District based on her record in the state legislature. She brought her Tennessee values to Washington\, DC\, and became a leader in the fight for small\, efficient federal government that is accountable to its citizens. As a Congressman\, Marsha was often selected by her colleagues to lead the charge for principled conservativism. Her congressional career was also noted for her Chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology\, as well as bipartisan expertise in defending songwriters' and performers' rights.\n\n\n\nMarsha is a member of numerous charitable organizations and is an active member of her church\, Christ Presbyterian. Marsha and her husband Chuck live in Williamson County\, Tennessee. They have two children\, Mary Morgan (Paul) Ketchel and Chad (Hillary) Blackburn\, two grandsons\, and a granddaughter. Originally from Laurel\, Mississippi\, Marsha is a graduate of Mississippi State University. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join Maury Alliance and the Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce for a joint Women in Business Lunch featuring U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn. \;\n

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About the Speaker:
\nMarsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018\, and is currently serving her first term representing the state of Tennessee. Before her election to the Senate\, Marsha represented Tennessee&rsquo\;s 7th Congressional District.
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\nMarsha&rsquo\;s public service is dedicated to promoting opportunities for women and making America a more prosperous place to live. Marsha&rsquo\;s leadership philosophy is based on her experiences in the private sector as a small business woman and author\, as well as being a mother and grandmother.
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\nMarsha went to college on a 4-H scholarship and worked her way through school selling books for the Southwestern Company as one of their first female sales associates\, and later as one of their first female sales managers.
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\nShe then became Director of Retail Fashion and Special Events for the Castner Knott Company\, which was a Nashville-based regional department store. Later\, Marsha founded her own business\, Marketing Strategies\, which focused on the retail marketplace\, as well as electronic and print media.
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\nMarsha began her career in public service in 1995 when she was named executive director of the Tennessee Film\, Entertainment\, and Music Commission. In 1998\, she was elected to the Tennessee State Senate. In the state legislature\, she earned a reputation for fiscal responsibility and government accountability by identifying waste and offering realistic solutions to Tennessee&rsquo\;s budget challenges.
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\nWhile serving in the Tennessee Senate\, Marsha led a statewide grassroots campaign to defeat a proposed state income tax. The tax was defeated\, and Marsha&rsquo\;s leadership earned her a reputation as an anti-tax champion. In 2014\, the people of Tennessee passed an amendment to the state constitution to expressly prohibit a state income tax &ndash\; a fitting cap to a 14-year battle.
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\nIn 2002\, Marsha was elected to represent the people of Tennessee&rsquo\;s 7th Congressional District based on her record in the state legislature. She brought her Tennessee values to Washington\, DC\, and became a leader in the fight for small\, efficient federal government that is accountable to its citizens. As a Congressman\, Marsha was often selected by her colleagues to lead the charge for principled conservativism. Her congressional career was also noted for her Chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee&rsquo\;s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology\, as well as bipartisan expertise in defending songwriters&rsquo\; and performers&rsquo\; rights.
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\nMarsha is a member of numerous charitable organizations and is an active member of her church\, Christ Presbyterian. Marsha and her husband Chuck live in Williamson County\, Tennessee. They have two children\, Mary Morgan (Paul) Ketchel and Chad (Hillary) Blackburn\, two grandsons\, and a granddaughter. Originally from Laurel\, Mississippi\, Marsha is a graduate of Mississippi State University.
\n LOCATION:LOCATION CHANGE! The Lodge at Southern Springs 2000 Southern Springs Parkway Spring Hill\, TN UID:e.1832.563164 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260406T195123Z URL:https://business.mauryalliance.com/events/details/women-in-business-lunch-563164 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR