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TakeFLIGHT 2016 Agenda
Saturday, June 11, 2016
The General Society Library
20 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
| Session/Time | Session Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:05 | Welcome Remarks |
| Maria Otero President & Founder, Women’s Venture Fund |
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| 9:05 -9:35 | “Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary” |
| Linda Kaplan Thaler, President, Linda Kaplan Thaler Productions, Author | |
| 9:35 – 10:35 | TakeFLIGHT Hackathon |
| Observe fellow entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to VC Angels. Judges: Jeff Hoffman, CEO, ColorJar/Scale Twyla Garrett, CEO and Founder, Investment Management Enterprise, Inc. Kira Makagon, EVP, Innovation, RingCentral Bruce Lipnick, Founder and CEO, Asset Alliance Corporation |
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| 10:35-11:00 | Author’s Book Signing, Yoga and Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Turning Your Passion Into A Prosperous Business |
| Discover proven strategies and tactics to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into financial success. Shalini Vadhera, Founder and CEO, Power Beauty Living |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | A Conversation with Kira Makagon and Sheila Ronning |
| Navigate road blocks and prejudices in traditionally male-dominated fields. Sheila Ronning, Women in the Boardroom Kira Makagon, EVP, Innovation, RingCentral |
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| 12:30 – 1:00 | Marketing Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs |
| Transform your business from good to great using today’s marketing tools. Jeffrey Hayzlett, Producer and host of C-Suite TV & Radio, Author and Marketing and Business Leadership Consultant |
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| 1:00 – 2:00 | Award Luncheon |
| Women’s Venture Fund’s Business Leadership Awards Honorees: Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder Priceline and Hollywood Film Producer Twyla Garrett, Founder, Investment Management Enterprise |
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| 2:00 -3:00 | Cashing in on The Growing Need for Service Firms |
| As companies recognize the benefits of outsourcing functions that are not core to their businesses, opportunities abound for entrepreneurs to supply these services. Khalilah Okolokunola, Founder & CEO, A Boxed Event, Angela O’Byrne, President, Perez, APC |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 | Developing Your Online Business |
| Jeff Hoffman is the author of SCALE, a how-to-guide for growing your business. He will discuss create a digital presence that delivers a powerful branding message to and build your business through innovation. Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder Priceline and Hollywood Film Producer |
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| 3:30 – 4:00 | Author’s Book Signing, Yoga and Coffee Break |
| 4:00-4:30 | Passion to Profit |
| Uncover winning tactics to increase your brand awareness by deploying a smart marketing mix. Audrey Siegel, Executive Consultant |
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| 4:30 – 4:45 | Wrap-up |
| Maria Otero President and Founder, Women’s Venture Fund |
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| 4:45 – 6:00 | Networking reception |
