Do you get paid to speak? Or want to? At Innovation Women, we talk with a lot of speakers and event managers and one of the reoccurring topics is speaker payment. Some great speakers continue to speak for free and wonder how to break into the “paid” speaking circuit. Some […]
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The Dreaded All Female Panel. (Yeah, it exists.)
You know our disdain for the DREADED ALL MALE PANEL but there’s another trend we find equally distasteful… The dreaded ALL FEMALE panel. Yes, you read that correctly. All female. Related Articles Innovation Women Speakers: April 2, 2021 Innovation Women Speakers: March 26, 2021 Innovation Women Speakers: March 19, 2021
Read MoreTop Stories for Women in Tech, Business and Leadership for 2015
As we look back at 2015, we see many opportunities to cheer on our peers and provide yet another inspiring example of the progress we have made…or, in some cases, another opportunity to point out the work that has yet to be done. Here’s our woefully inadequate list of the […]
Read MoreIs Sunday the new Monday?
Last week’s “Sunday” edition of the Innovation Women newsletter and survey aptly demonstrated one thing that we’ve always known, that what works for one woman may not work for the next woman. But also, sometimes it’s great just to know that you are not alone. Related Articles Innovation Women Speakers: […]
Read MoreIs That Marketing or Stereotyping?
Last year, I attended one of the largest gatherings of entrepreneurial and innovative women in our area…and in addition to stellar speakers we found a trade show floor where we could buy shoes, scarves and makeup. The empowered woman inside me cringed. The marketer nodded sagely. If you’re going to […]
Read MoreNext Steps Right Now
This week I had a good meeting and was able to quickly follow up with an email detailing the steps we would both be taking as we furthered our relationship. No squinting at a set of cryptic notes a week later. No wracking my brain for elusive details. I did […]
Read MoreAdvice for Newbies
InnovationWomen isn’t just for women who have years of public speaking experience – it’s also a place for those newer to the scene to gain experience along with visibility. But it can be intimidating to start out. Suddenly, all eyes in the room are on you, and everything you say […]
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