Welcome to Week #7 of Weekly Women Entrepreneurship!
Next week on Montclair State University’s virtual campus we’ll focus on the Future of Work - in particular workplaces and childcare, all of which have been upended during this pandemic.
Our featured founder is Alex West Steinman, Co-Founder/CEO, The Coven based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2017, Alex West Steinman teamed up with three other Minneapolis-area PR and advertising professionals to create a femme-forward co-working space with the mission to “economically empower women by providing safe, accessible space for personal and professional transformation.” After crowdfunding its first location, the Coven grew to 500 members within a year. For every five memberships purchased, the Coven gives one to a member of the community who can’t afford it, “prioritizing people of color, folks from the LGBTQ community, those who are differently abled, immigrants, and veterans,” it says. The broad goal for West Steinman and her team is to corner the middle of the country, “underdog cities,” as the Coven calls them. It wants to open more than 20 locations in the next five years. West Steinman was named Inc. Female Founders 100 List in August 2020.
We’re also excited to feature a conversation hosted by The Co-Co, a co-working space based in Summit, New Jersey. This panel discussion titled, Why Community Comes First was featured recently in the Women in Tech Forum / Propelify 2020 virtual conference. This is a very timely discussion about the importance of community as a lifeline during these times of increasing isolation.
Lastly, Gigi Schweikert, President/COO of LightBridge Academy sits down with us exclusively to discuss the important, and sometimes challenging, aspects of entrepreneurial leadership, including how to have the difficult conversations that will help your team(s) improve, why to strive for respect vs. being liked, why it is important to make the right decision vs. the popular one and how to take personal accountability as a leader.
PS, REMEMBER TO VOTE!
WEW Week #7 (Nov 2- 6)
Watch Anytime
Alex West Steinman, Founder/CEO, The Coven. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
The Co-Co, Why Community Comes First. Watch here. [TechUnited].
Gigi Schweikert, President/COO, LightBridge Academy. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Monday, November 2nd
Alex Terrell Russell (Abilene, TX), Founder of The Local Restaurant and JAR Land Investments. Watch here. [The Gaia Storytelling Project / Dr. D University].
Tuesday, November 3rd
VOTE!!
Wednesday, November 4th
Spruce Up Your Holiday Marketing Plan: Sell Online This Holiday Season @ 6 pm EST. Register here. [Borough of Manhattan Community College].
Thursday, November 5th
Leveraging Distance Learning: Webinar for Educators & Parents @ 2 pm EST. Zoom here. [Blue Ribbon Scholars]
Friday, November 6th
Ese Dodokier (Lagos, Nigeria), Founder of Peem Peace School in Lagos, Nigeria. Watch here. [The Gaia Storytelling Project / Dr. D University].
In Case You Missed Last Week…
Lia Winograd, Co-Founder/COO, Pepper. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Nicole Nuzzolo & Caroline Marinari, Founders, Carpeart. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Hot Bread Kitchen Food Entrepreneurship Forum: Leading With Identity in Small Business Storytelling. Watch here. [Hot Bread Kitchen].
WEW Week #8 (Nov 9- 13)
Watch Anytime
Marjorie Perry, Founder, President/CEO, MZM Construction. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Interview with NJ State Chamber 2020 Women in Innovation Awards Recipients. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Dani Hughes, Co-Founder, Divine Asset Management. Watch here. [Montclair State University].
Monday, November 9th
Ilona Ori (Chapel Hill, NC) Social Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Ori Diagnostics. Watch here. [The Gaia Storytelling Project / Dr. D University].
Tuesday, November 10th
2020 Alice H. Parker Women Leaders In Innovation Award Ceremony @ 2 pm EST. Register here. [NJ State Chamber].
Towson University Weekly Women Entrepreneurship StarTUp Accelerator @ 3:30 pm. Register here. [Towson University]
Wednesday, November 11th
Women in the Greek Entrepreneurial Ecosystem @ 10 am. Register here. [National Technical University of Athens, Greece].
UW Women Entrepreneurship Week Founding Stories Gathering @ 5:30 pm MST. Zoom here. [University of Wyoming].
Friday, November 13th
Dr D. University and Princess Gaia, Final Reflections on 2020 Weekly Women Entrepreneurship. Watch here. [The Gaia Storytelling Project / Dr. D University].