Katherine Olives
Meet incredible female founders and problem solvers at the Standard Chartered Women Entrepreneurs' Speaker Series: If Not You, Then Who? You'll hear from women who did not plan on becoming entrepreneurs, but took the leap.
Date: Wednesday, October 21st
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Place: CCNY Shepherd Hall, Rm 107
Refreshments will be served.
Moderator:
Kim Wales, CEO of Wales Capital and CrowdBureau
Kim Wales is the Founder and CEO of Wales Capital and CrowdBureau. Wales Capital is a leading strategy, risk management, and regulatory compliance €“ consulting firm focusing primarily on policy reform such as the JOBS Act (equity/ debt based securities crowdfunding) across the financial services, real estate, consumer product and IT industries. CrowdBureau provides an unbiased and transparent view into P2P Lending and small-medium enterprise (SME) and emerging growth company (EGC) market analysis, ratings, research, and portfolio tools. The firm serves investors, emerging growth businesses and platforms by providing a centralized hub for real-time private public securities.
Panelists:
Kelechi Anyadiegwu, CEO of Zuvaa
Kelechi Anyadiegwu is the founder of Zuvaa, an e-commerce marketplace for African inspired fashion and design. With a background in marketing and design she created Zuvaa to be a premier online destination and community for emerging African Inspired fashion designers. The mission at Zuvaa is to showcase the beauty and vibrancy of the African continent through unique, one of a kind African Inspired pieces and to uplift emerging designers on the continent. Zuvaa is building a global community of African Fashion aficionados and seeks to transform perceptions of the African continent by doing so. Zuvaa has already been featured on top online publications like Madame Noire, Inc. and Fashion Bomb Daily and can be seen in editorial publications such as New African Woman Magazine. Kelechi has a Bachelors in Science from Michigan State University and is currently getting her Masters in Business and Science from Rutgers University.
Noa Gafni, CEO of Impact Squared
Noa Gafni is the CEO of Impact Squared, a movement building consultancy. She has over a decade of experience working with leading organizations on their digital strategy and social impact. Her clients over the years have spanned sectors and continents, from Xiaomi to Lloyds of London, the United Nations Foundation and Real Madrid.
Aileen Gemma Smith, CEO of Vizalytics Technology
Aileen Gemma Smith founded Vizalytics Technology, the creators of Mind My Business to serve the needs of brick and mortar businesses. Aileen empathizes with the frustrations of shopkeepers who want to be more data driven in their approaches but who struggle knowing where to look. Over 15% of Mind My Business users engage with the tool daily. She puts a strong emphasis on listening and building relationships. She prefers hard work and problem solving over fancy titles. She believes in the value of collaborative process. Aileen and her team are honored to be part of 500 Startups Batch 10.
Angela Jackson, CEO of Global Language Project
Angela Jackson is an award winning social entrepreneur. After spending a successful career in corporate America€”most recently as the head of New Channels Marketing for Nokia€”Angela combined her corporate management experience with her expertise of language educators, and founded Global Language Project (GLP), in 2009. She established GLP to teach disadvantaged students proficiency in a foreign language, to prepare them for higher education scholarship opportunities and to ultimately compete in a global workforce. After having lived abroad in over 25 countries, Angelas transition from Corporate America to Social Venture with the launch of GLP was a matter of perfect timing and perfect synergy.