Had an amazing time with the bomb ladies of the meetup group. Beau Exchange hosted the first workshop with a great group of women from all over NYC at the Launch Pad in Brooklyn.
Things discussed
- The challenges women of color face in working in a male dominated industry (we heard from the older women who have worked in tech since the early 90s and their experience over the years).
- We heard of the need of more mentors to young girls of color who want to code and work in technology from Black Girls Code
- We heard from Elizabeth Mwaga of Winning Diabetics on her journey as a serial entrepreneur
- We heard from Sung Jin Joo of SCJ Legal on basic things to know before starting your company
- Beau Exchange was honestly critics by the awesome duo Atim and Bonnie at Calabar Imports in Brooklyn
And the women really just engaged as a think tank, where we were able to refine our ideas and business models with great breakfast from Lazy Ibis.
Major heavy hitters in all industries meet frequently in think tanks to make up the work we live in. There should be more think tanks among women and minorities so we too could shape our community's futures. I personally feel bless to have that moment in time with those women and to embrace each other as creative minds willing to grow.
Thank you to the women I got to experience for my whole Saturday. It was well worth it. I guess I get my hair washed Tuesday then.
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