EIGHTH-ANNUAL FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT
Oct. 23, 2019
8:00-8:45 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Sponsor Showcase and Visitation
8:45-9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
Emcee: Amy Castelli, President/Founder Castelli Media Group
Sponsor Thank Yous: Renée DeLuca Dolan, President/Founder, Contempo Design + Communications
9:00-10:00 a.m. | Opportunity Zones and Investments for Female Entrepreneurs
Panelists:
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- Jane Campbell, Mayor of Cleveland 2001-5
- Barb Smith, Senior Vice President, Director of Key4Women at KeyBank
10:00-11:00 a.m. | Morning Keynote Speaker: A conversation with Nathalie Molina Niño. Join us for a lively talk as Nathalie shares her story and provides practical guidance, strategies on how to grow businesses and disrupting the status quo
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- Nathalie Molina Niño, Investor, Author, Serial Entrepreneur
11:00-11:45 a.m. | BREAK OUT SESSION I: WBENC Certification: Looking for a way to promote your company to major corporations that are actively seeking to conduct business with a woman/women owned business(es)? Find out how during this session:
Facilitator: Sheila A. Mixon, Executive Director at Women’s Business Enterprise Council Ohio River Valley (WBEC ORV)
Panelists:
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- Gabrielle Christman, Founder & CEO of Hunter International Recruiting
- Angela Morrow, President, LubriSource, Inc.
- Joe McClain, Director, Supplier Diversity, Eaton Corporation
- Janet Kendall White, Founder & CEO Berkshire Group, Inc.
11:00-11:45 a.m. | BREAK OUT SESSION II: Top 10 Strategies to Improve Revenue and Profitability – an Interactive Workshop
Facilitator: Amy Castelli, President and Founder of Castelli Media Group
Panelists:
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- Dean Deborah Spake, Kent State University College of Business Administration
- Tiffany Rankin, CPA, Shareholder, Maloney + Novotny
- Cyndie Schepis, Executive Vice President, Gallagher Benefit Services Inc.
11:00-11:45 p.m. | BREAK OUT SESSION III: The Entrepreneurs Effective Transition!
Facilitator: Anne Richie, Venture Partner, JumpStart, Inc.
Panelists:
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- Michael Ella, Key Private Bank Value Advisor
- Dana G. Hastings, Luma Wealth Advisor
- Cheryl Strom, Principal, Origination, The Riverside Company
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Networking and Sponsor Showcase Visitation
12:15-1:15 p.m. | Lunch is served
Lunch Presenters: Hear from some of the best dessert makers in NEO
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- Shelley Pippin, Co-Owner, Brewnuts
- Kelsey Smith, Founder & Owner, Kelsey Elizabeth Cakes
- Loretta Paganini, Founder, Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, Inc
1:15-2:15 p.m. | Are you a necessity or opportunity entrepreneur? – Hear stories from five female entrepreneurs and we’ll let you (the audience) decide. Opportunity Entrepreneurs (those who start a business because they spot an opportunity in the market which they want to pursue) and Necessity Entrepreneurs (those who start a business as they do not have another means of generating income)
Panelists:
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- Denise A. Carkhuff, Partner, Jones Day, Founder, Adrenaline Monkey
- Covesa K. Gragg, Entrepreneur/Event Planner/Speaker and Author
Owner, Covesa Kelly Events - Constance Hill-Johnson MPA, Managing Director, Visiting Angels Senior Homecare
- Valerie Mayen, Yellow Cake-Shop, Founder and Fashion Designer
- Kate Volzer, Co-Founder and CEO of Wisr
2:15-3:15 p.m. | Intentional Networking Session
Everyone Will Leave With A Lead
Facilitator: Patrice Blakemore, Executive Director Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Partnership with Cuyahoga Community College
3:15-3:30 p.m. | Networking and Sponsor Showcase Visitation, Bar Opens and Cocktails Will Be Served
3:30-4:15 p.m. | Claire Coder, Aunt Flow, Founder
4:15-4:30 p.m. | Thank you’s, Raffle Prizes
