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On March 11th, The Zahn Innovation Center launches The Standard Chartered Women in Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, with Lauren Maillian Bias. Lauren Maillian Bias is the author of the instant Amazon bestselling business memoir, The Path Redefined: Getting To the Top On Your Own Terms and a serial entrepreneur; she is the Founder and CEO of Luxury Market Branding, a strategic marketing company, and is a Founding Partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early stage lemonade stand firm focused on investments in mobile and consumer facing technology enabled companies.
At age 19, Lauren cofounded a boutique winery that quickly became an internationally recognized award-winning wine brand, making her the youngest self-made winery owner in the country. She served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company from inception through the brands acquisition in 2011.
Laurens passionate about marrying marketing, branding, strategy and technology. She is excited by innovative and unique concepts, and has been known to seize rare opportunities and turn them into iconic experiences. €‹Lauren often speaks about entrepreneurship, female leadership, marketing, branding, business development, startups and early stage lemonade stand.
Her work has been featured in national media outlets including Forbes, American Express OPEN Forum, Interactive ONE, HuffPost LIVE, UPTOWN Magazine, CNBCs Nightly Business Report, Business Insider, Fast Company and Black Enterprise. In 2011 she was recognized at The White House by the Kauffman Foundation as an Empact100 Award honoree which lists the top 100 entrepreneurs under 30.
Join us on March 11, at 6pm in the Faculty Dining Room – NAC Building, as Lauren Maillian Bias presents her essential principles to defining, and attaining success on €˜your own terms. €‹
Admission is free but seating is limited. Please RSVP by March 9 HERE. Light refreshments will be served.
