The Female Founder Collective Hosts Annual Women's Conference in Los Angeles
The Female Founder Collective, co-founded by Rebecca Minkoff and Alison Wyatt, will hold its annual one-day event , Women Founders Day: Find Your North, scheduled for Women's History Month, March 23 at the Rolling Greens in Los Angeles.
Founders Day was created as an initiative to support female business founders for help them succeed on their terms. The event includes workshops and opportunities to connect and network for an entire day.
Speakers will include Heidi D'Amelio, co-founder of D'Amelio Brands; Amy Liu, CEO and Founder of Tower 28; Camilla Marcus, Chef, Founder and Activist of Westbourne; Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles and Pizzana, and author of “Sweet Success”; Claire Wasserman, founder and author of "Ladies Get Paid"; Ellen Marie Bennett, Founder and Brand Director of Hedley & Bennett; Madison Utendahl, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Utendahl Creative; Noora Raf Brown, Executive Vice President of Brand at Goop; Nyakio Greico, co-founder of Thirteen Lune and founder of Relevant Skin, and Wyatt, co-founder of The Female Collective, start-up advisor and angel investor.
Related Galleries"We believe that by coming together, women will change the world. Through the Day Founders, we seek to bring together diverse Founders to educate them to foster the collective success of one another on whatever terms they choose,” Minkoff said.
Wyatt added: "This year we are focusing on 'Finding Your North', to convince women to stop trying to go it alone and deliberately ask to seek out a support system, even if it is a transaction.Our goal is to give women the keys to open their next chapter of success through access to an invaluable network of mentors and advisors for support and guidance."
The pandemic has contributed to increasing gender inequality in the labor market, says McKinsey & Co PitchBook found that women-founded startups raised just 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a significant drop from the 2.4% of all-female teams raised in 2022. 2021.
The Female Founder Collective, co-founded by Rebecca Minkoff and Alison Wyatt, will hold its annual one-day event , Women Founders Day: Find Your North, scheduled for Women's History Month, March 23 at the Rolling Greens in Los Angeles.
Founders Day was created as an initiative to support female business founders for help them succeed on their terms. The event includes workshops and opportunities to connect and network for an entire day.
Speakers will include Heidi D'Amelio, co-founder of D'Amelio Brands; Amy Liu, CEO and Founder of Tower 28; Camilla Marcus, Chef, Founder and Activist of Westbourne; Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles and Pizzana, and author of “Sweet Success”; Claire Wasserman, founder and author of "Ladies Get Paid"; Ellen Marie Bennett, Founder and Brand Director of Hedley & Bennett; Madison Utendahl, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Utendahl Creative; Noora Raf Brown, Executive Vice President of Brand at Goop; Nyakio Greico, co-founder of Thirteen Lune and founder of Relevant Skin, and Wyatt, co-founder of The Female Collective, start-up advisor and angel investor.
Related Galleries"We believe that by coming together, women will change the world. Through the Day Founders, we seek to bring together diverse Founders to educate them to foster the collective success of one another on whatever terms they choose,” Minkoff said.
Wyatt added: "This year we are focusing on 'Finding Your North', to convince women to stop trying to go it alone and deliberately ask to seek out a support system, even if it is a transaction.Our goal is to give women the keys to open their next chapter of success through access to an invaluable network of mentors and advisors for support and guidance."
The pandemic has contributed to increasing gender inequality in the labor market, says McKinsey & Co PitchBook found that women-founded startups raised just 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a significant drop from the 2.4% of all-female teams raised in 2022. 2021.
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