Every day, we will host a women entrepreneurs panel from 4-5pm with a happy hour after from 5-6pm to celebrate Asheville Entrepreneur Week. Stay tuned for details!
Our panels will be MC’d by our Chief Mad Genius Officer, Shawndra Russell.
Monday Panel, Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Co-MC’d by Sabrina Delk, Director Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Mars Hill and Shawndra Russell. Panelists: Dr. Susan Muntean, Hatch Innovation Board member; Tracy Eames of Teames & Co., and Jami Daniels, owner of Ernest and Brightbell Communications. LOCATION: Ernest Co-Warehousing, 135 Sweeten Creek Road
Tuesday Panel, Financial Resources: Co-CC’d by Daphne Carson, Small Business Center A-B Tech Community College and Shawndra Russell. Panelists: Jennifer King, Sr. SBA Business Development Officer at First Community Bank; Tara Brown, Director of Community Engagement for Western NC at Self-Help Credit Union; Yaselin Gonzalez, Senior Small Business Lender at Mountain BizWorks, and Siobhan Reilly, COO on the GO. LOCATION: Mad Genius Studios, 121 Sweeten Creek Road Suite 20 (very back of second showroom at Atelier Mason Co. Happy hour following at Hatch Innovation Hub for their Pitch Party!
Wednesday Panel, Remote Women in Business Co-MC’d by Cera Schrems, Risk Mitigation Specialist and AVL Digital Nomads Co-Working Leader and Shawndra Russell. Panelists: Kimi McBurney, American Eagle Home Inspection, Andi Graham of Big Sea Design, Holly McCann of Grail Leadership, and Shellie Sullivan, VP Business Development Boards. Learn more about this organization built to help remote workers thrive at https://avldigitalnomads.org/. LOCATION: Mad Genius Studios, 121 Sweeten Creek Road Suite 20 (very back of second showroom at Atelier Mason Co.). Brief happy hour then head to One World West for the monthly AI Meetup with Digital Nomads.
Thursday Panel, Workforce Resources: Co-Mc’d by Faith Bischoff, NextGen Goodwill Case Manager and Shawndra Russell; Panelists: Juliana Terra, owner of KnoxBase, Deborah Baily, VP Economic Workforce Development & Continuing Education A-B Tech, and Barbara Darby, Assistant Director, Business Services Leader + Mountain Area Workforce Development Board + Land of the Sky Regional Council. LOCATION: Mad Genius Studios, 121 Sweeten Creek Road Suite 20 (very back of second showroom at Atelier Mason Co.). We encourage folks to head to Burial Beer after for the Asheville Entrepreneur Week official celebration.
Friday Panel: Products, Products, Products! Co-MC’d by Cayla Clark of Blind Date AVL Live and Shawndra Russell. Panelists: Ginger Frank of Poppy’s Popcorn, Heather Bauer of DJ’s Pickles, and Samm Coffin, Matcha Nude. LOCATION: Devil’s Foot Beverage, 131 Sweeten Creek Road.