Two of our favorite Joans (work/life fit experts!) will be speaking in the Bay Area about how both employers and employees benefit when employers make it easier for worker's to meet their responsibilities both at work and outside of work.

• Joan Blades is the cofounder and president of MomsRising, and recently coauthored The Custom-Fit Workplace: Choose When Where and How to Work and Boost Your Bottom Line, which shows employees and business owners ways to make the workplace more nimble, trust-based, profitable and happy --and on Thursday, July 14th she's bringing her custom fit work savvy to downtown Berkeley where she will be speaking, taking your questions, and signing books! (Details below)

• Joan Williams is doing a presentation on work/life fit next week, July 18th, in San Francisco at the Conference for Work Life Fit for Hourly Workers: Lessons for Employers and Unions (See details on how you can attend below!)

What: Joan Blades and the Custom Fit Workplace

Who: Hosted by Sylvia Paull and The Berkeley Startup Cluster (For more details, see www.berkeleystartupcluster.com)

When: Thursday July 14th, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Where: Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison St. in downtown Berkeley (Map)

This event is free. The Bread Workshop is offering a catered lunch from 12:00 to 12:30 for $15.00. If you’re interested in reserving a lunch, e-mail whoisylvia@aol.com. Joan Blades will be signing The Custom-Fit Workplace: Choose When Where and How to Work and Boost Your Bottom Line after the event, so make sure to go say hi and get your copy signed!

Want even more Custom Fit Work know-how? Don’t worry! Our other favorite Joan will speaking at a conference for work/life fit for hourly workers in S.F. on July 18th.

What: Joan Williams (and several other excellent experts!) at the Conference for Work Life Fit for Hourly Workers: Lessons for Employers and Unions

Who: Hosted by the Center for WorkLife Law at U.C. Hastings College of the Law

When: July 18th, from 8:30am to 12:30pm

Where: Alumni Reception Center at 200 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA (Map)

The conference is $20.00 and includes breakfast. Advanced registration is available until July 15th for $15.00. To register, visit the Work Life Center website.

Joan Williams is a distinguished Professor & Director for the Center for WorkLife Law at U.C. Hastings College of the Law. She will be doing a presentation on work life fit next week in San Francisco at the Conference for Work Life Fit for Hourly Workers: Lessons for Employers and Unions.

Invite your friends, family, and co-workers; everyone is welcome! See you there!