2023 IMPACT SUMMIT
SUMMARY
On April 22, 2023 Girls Who Start hosted the 2nd annual Impact Summit at the Universities at Shady Grove. The summit was a one day event where young women came together to engage in a leadership workshop, hear from inspiring female leaders, and connect with fellow young women interested in entrepreneurship and leadership. In partnership with the Universities at Shady Grove, the event hosted over 80 young women both in person and virtually.
The event was sponsored by Glow Recipe, Sara Happ Inc., Bluemercury, M61, Lune + Aster, Greogorios, and Founding Farmers.
Speakers included Sara Happ, CEO of Sara Happ Inc, Tracey Thompson, Vice President at SoGal Ventures, Octavia Abell, Co-Founder and CEO of Govern for America, Sandy Jeong, Vice President of Digital atGlossier, Allison Moss, Founder of Type: A Deodorant, Kris Strouthopoulus, Founder and CEO of Giapenta, and Cara Lesser, Founder and CEO of Kid Museum. With a financial literacy workshop led by Alyssa Herman Applebaum, Vice President of Commercial Relationship Manager at Sandy Spring Bank, and Keynote speaker Shilpa Yarlagadda, Founder and CEO of Shiffon Co..