We have some exciting events and resources that we encourage you to peruse here. On the 24th, we are hosting 'How to Pitch,' an event intended to be a productive first step in preparing more women to present at the annual Yale Innovation Summit in May (save the date here), which is a primary goal of amplifyHERscience. After "How to Pitch," we will be available to connect with you directly to provide additional, personalized guidance.
Other opportunities identified below are key industry events hosted by organizations we respect and support.
We hope to "see" you at some or all!
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Wednesday, February 24th
The Winning Investor Pitch ('How to Pitch')
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
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Wednesday, February 10th (TOMORROW)
Women in Bio
Managing Your Career Through Uncertainty and Change
6:00 - 7:30pm EST
The word "uncertainty" has been aptly used time and again to characterize the events surrounding the past year. But that doesn't mean you have to have uncertainty around your career. In this session, you will learn key strategies for proactively managing your career during difficult times.
We will cover activities that include ongoing professional development, self-reflection, networking, and creating strong application materials. A component of this session includes self-evaluation of your resume and learning ways to make it more compelling.
Program
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.: Opening Remarks
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.: Managing Your Career Through Uncertainty and Change
7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Q & A
Speaker
Heidi Scott Giusto, Ph.D.
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Tuesday, February 23rd
xCite (A UConn event)
AMP'lify Your Goals for 2021
5:00 - 6:30pm EST
Presented by Jen Grace Baron - Jen Grace Baron is the co-CEO and Chief Growth Officer of InspireCorps, an inspiration strategy firm that partners with organizations to drive business growth and innovation.
Successful entrepreneurs drive strategy and growth through targeted, deliberate, ambitious goals. In this session you will learn frameworks for designing and supercharging your goals to be both aspirational and motivating, including using a tool to assess and direct your energy for inspired action and performance. Key takeaways include understanding how to:
Design STRONG goals that drive you to stretch your own abilities while tapping into your values, aspirations, contribution and purpose as fuel for motivation.
Supercharge your goals and build COMMITMENT to them through a process we call AMP, where you’ll attend to your goals’ Alignment, Mastery of new skills, and Pathways to success.
FUEL your goals through understanding how to ignite your energy in ways that will drive inspired action.
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Wednesday, February 17th
Women in Bio
Literary MBA - Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs
7:00-9:00pm EST
Explore your interest in an MBA program through our curated booklist encompassing communication, leadership, interpersonal skills, innovation, and guidance for winning at business! Master new skills and techniques that you can use immediately. Deepen and increase your understanding of the material through the exchange of views and perspectives.
As we conclude rewarding discussions for books one and two in WIB Greater Montreal’s Literary MBA series, we invite you to continue on your journey or start your journey with our third book, Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs by Nathalie Molina Niño. The author, a serial tech entrepreneur, shares fifty "leapfrogs", clever loopholes and shortcuts to outsmart, jump over, or straight up annihilate the seemingly intractable hurdles facing entrepreneurs.
Which tips will you implement? Maybe you will find members for your “Mastermind” group! Join the discussion and ask yourself: “is an MBA right for me?”
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Monday, February 22nd
WEST
Thriving through Career Transitions
6:00-7:35pm EST
In this 90-minute Zoom event, you will hear stories from Tatiana Demidova-Rice, Director of Business Development at Evotec and Katherine Turner, Writer/Editor at ACIR.org who have successfully navigated through major transitions in their careers. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of these women to help you through your own transition. Whether or not you are currently looking for a job, you can move to breakout rooms where you can discuss transition-related topics with fellow members of the WEST community. You will also have the chance—in breakout rooms—to speak with representatives of companies who are hiring and learn more about their companies, the culture, the roles they are hiring for, and the skills the industry is looking for now.
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Friday, February 26th
Women in Bio
Virtual Coffee Hour & Article Club: The Science and Impact of Longevity on Our Lives
1:00-2:00pm EST
Grab your coffee and join WIB-National for a small group discussion and networking event to talk about the science of longevity!
- How will science extend our “healthspans”?
- How should this shape how we think about and plan the next decades of our lives?
Registrants will be sent links to short articles and a video on the topic for pre-reading. Feel free to read as much or as little as you’d like. There will be time for small group networking before and after the breakout discussions.
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Theia (a new favorite resource!)
Organization
Theia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation of women entrepreneurs and investors in healthcare. Their resources will support you in your entrepreneurial journey and pursuit of changing healthcare. Gain insight into entrepreneurship with their framework for company building and their podcast, “Spotlight on Women in Health Ventures.” Join their virtual network of rising young professionals and successful entrepreneurs and investors on Instagram and LinkedIn!
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WEST Women Entrepreneurs
Organization
Boston based WEST helps women in science, technology, and engineering advance their careers. Our members are committed to developing themselves as leaders through learning, networking, and sharing.
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Women in Bio
Organization
Women In Bio's mentoring programs support women in various stages of their career and personal development. Many chapters have implemented and continue to develop exciting new programs that will grow within the Women In Bio community.
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Hope you have a great February full of exciting events!
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