Name: YWCA Start It Up
Start: 16/11/2021 05:00 AM +00:00
End: 18/11/2021 04:59 AM +00:00

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Virtual Photo Booth

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<li>SXSW 2021: &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_GtIE_fLb8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Female-Founded Startups: The COVID-19 Effect</a>&rdquo; (moderated by Betsy Bluestone, Commercial Discovery Leader for P&amp;G Ventures)</li>
<li>CES 2021: &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iokkw7YNnz4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Everyone Wins When Female Founders Succeed</a>&rdquo; (also moderated by Betsy Bluestone, Commercial Discovery Leader for P&amp;G Ventures)</li>
<li>Break Down Breakthrough (summit sponsored by P&amp;G Ventures): &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iokkw7YNnz4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paths to Growth</a>&rdquo; (Leigh Radford, Senior Vice President and Founder of P&amp;G Ventures, sat on the panel)</li>
<li>P&amp;G Shares Stories from our Black-Owned External Business Partners: <a href="https://us.pg.com/blogs/delivering-on-diversity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://us.pg.com/blogs/delivering-on-diversity/</a></li>
<li>P&amp;G Commits to Increase Spending with Diverse Owned Businesses to $5 Billion Annually by 2030: <a href="https://us.pg.com/blogs/pg-commits-to-spend-5-billion-with-diverse-owned-businesses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://us.pg.com/blogs/pg-commits-to-spend-5-billion-with-diverse-owned-businesses/</a></li>
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Resource Center

Mented CEO KJ Miller went to Harvard Business School to learn all the rules about starting and marketing a business, only to launch one and promptly break them all. Join her and discover how to launch and grow a successful brand while throwing the textbooks out the window.

Shila Nieves Burney

Monica Turner

Elisha Rhodes

KJ Miller

Session Moderator

Welcome Address & Plenary:  Break all the Rules

Rest, relax, and recharge between sessions. You can also visit our <a href="https://events.hubilo.com/ywca-start-it-up/booth/111831">photo booth</a>, the <a href="https://events.hubilo.com/ywca-start-it-up/booth/111832">resource library</a>, and network with other entrepreneurs in our <a href="https://events.hubilo.com/ywca-start-it-up/lounge">lounge</a>.

Break: Charge Up

Originally split into 3 sessions, the full Pitch Competition is available for VOD here.

Lorine Pendleton

Caitlin Lowry

LaKisha Cargill

Sheilisa McNeal-Burgess

Alison Berrios-Murray

Christina Duren

Michelle Singh

Elaine Ramos

Sherice Franklin

Candice Matthews Brackeen

Betsy Helgager Huges

Jennifer Byrne

Christy Dematrakis

Erica Woods

RAQUEL MARTINEZ

Alexis Harris

Isis Spann

Hannah Ferguson

Lorelle Woods

Maleka James

Y Women Start It Up Pitch Competition and Awards Ceremony

More than half of the covid pandemic unemployment were women held roles. In this session, hear from powerful leaders on how to rebuild from major setbacks and barriers.

Keisha Smith

Kimberly Strong

Panel Discussion: Success After Shecession: The Role of Women-owned Small Businesses Today

Agenda

Speakers30 Speakers

Elisha Rhodes

Monica Turner

Lorine Pendleton

KJ Miller

Kimberly Strong

Andrea Mingo

Imani Greene

Keisha Smith

LaKisha Cargill

Erica Woods

Lorelle Woods

Alexis Harris

Hannah Ferguson

Michelle Singh

Sherice Franklin

Alison Berrios-Murray

Elaine Ramos

Sheilisa McNeal-Burgess

Christina Duren

Maleka James

Isis Spann

RAQUEL MARTINEZ

Christy Dematrakis

Caitlin Lowry

Shila Nieves Burney

Jennifer Byrne

Candice Matthews Brackeen

Session Moderator

Betsy Helgager Huges

Session Moderator

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Virtual Photo Booth

Resource Center

Agenda

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Elisha Rhodes

Monica Turner

Lorine Pendleton

KJ Miller

Kimberly Strong

Andrea Mingo

Imani Greene

Keisha Smith

LaKisha Cargill

Erica Woods

Lorelle Woods

Alexis Harris

Hannah Ferguson

Michelle Singh

Sherice Franklin

Alison Berrios-Murray

Elaine Ramos

Sheilisa McNeal-Burgess

Christina Duren

Maleka James

Isis Spann

RAQUEL MARTINEZ

Christy Dematrakis

Caitlin Lowry

Shila Nieves Burney

Jennifer Byrne

Candice Matthews Brackeen

Session Moderator

Betsy Helgager Huges

Session Moderator

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Virtual Photo Booth

Resource Center

Speakers30 Speakers

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