DWEN Powerhouse Summit | October 27, 2022
Kristen Nolte
  • 11:30 AM - 11:33 AM EDT
  • Remarks

Opening Remarks 
Featuring Kristen Nolte, SVP, Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing, Dell Technologies

Tracy Britt Cool
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
  • Keynote

What Do Investors Want?
Featuring Tracy Britt Cool, Cofounder, Kanbrick
Interviewed by Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Editor-at-Large, Inc. Magazine

Meet Tracy Britt Cool: Protégée of Warren Buffett and former CEO of Pampered Chef who founded her own firm, Kanbrick, to make long-term investments in businesses. She speaks about the biggest trends she is seeing in the markets right now and what opportunities she sees in the future for potential partnerships.

Jasmine Crowe-Houston
  • 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM EDT
  • Panel

From Initial Idea to the Breakthrough Moment: The Strategies, Tactics, and Processes Driving Innovation
Featuring Amber Allen, Founder and CEO, Double A Labs; Amy Jo Martin, Founder and CEO, Renegade Global; and Jasmine Crowe-Houston,  Founder and CEO, Goodr
Moderated by Melinda Emerson, the Small Biz Lady; Author, Fix Your Business: A 90-Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business 

A lot of people have great ideas for businesses. Precious few are able to cross the chasm from idea to breakthrough. But breakthroughs don’t happen by accident. They must be planned for, budgeted for, and executed. Leadership must instill an innovation mindset and hire employees who are built to innovate. 

The entrepreneurs on this panel will speak to the lessons they’ve learned, the qualities women leaders need to drive innovation in their businesses, and the specific steps needed to make themselves into innovation engines.

Lilian Ajayi-Ore
  • 12:40 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
  • Breakout Session

Breakout Session
The Roller-Coaster Journey to Getting Funding

Featuring Janice Omadeke, Founder and CEO, The Mentor Method, and Shelly Porges, Founder and Managing Partner, Beyond the Billion and  the Billion Dollar Fund for Women
Moderated by Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Chief Learning Officer, Data Scientist, Founder and CEO, Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W)

In this session, attendees will have the opportunity to hear and share challenges, success stories, and lessons learned from their funding and fundraising experiences. Speaking to non-dilutive funding, bootstrapping, and more.

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