This week, two different online publications featured Innovation Women as a solution to gender inequities in the world: Singularity Hub and TechTarget. While we talk about being a visibility bureau for our speakers, this […]
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Say "Hello" to Donna
“Yes, I had a great time!” said the caption on the smiling picture. Donna Smith Bellinger, the founder of the Business Revenue Accelerator, was posting on social media about her recent speaking engagement at ISACA’s […]
Read MoreWhy Some Women Say ‘No’ Bingo Card
When you place as many speakers as we do, you spend a lot of time at events. And after some of those events, you spend time buttonholing the event managers and talking about why they […]
Read MoreReally PABNAB? Really BIO?
Hey BIO, it’s bad enough that you produced the 2018 conference with 25 manels but now word has spread* that one of the parties NOT associated with your annual conference featured topless dancers with sponsor […]
Read MoreInnovation Women at Interop
More than 30 years ago, I attended some of the first Interop events. This independent event for the IT community is still running today and does a great job with diversity and inclusion. This year […]
Read MoreThe Innovation Women Justification Toolkit
Every week hundreds of events continue to promote All Male Panels and you’re still sitting on the sidelines. If you would like to be an Innovation Woman speaker but need help convincing the boss, our […]
Read MoreSpoiler Alert: The Post
The Post is a new movie starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg. The dramatization of the collision between the Nixon Administration and the Washington Post over the Pentagon Papers has been […]
Read MoreDear Event Sponsor
While many conference managers are well aware of the issues with #allmalepanels, there is still one type of speaking engagement that remains stubbornly immune to diversity: the sponsored event. Many conferences and events are funded […]
Read MoreDo You Want or Have Kids?
I’ve been watching the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, and in Season 2: Episode 2, “New Coke”, the two female tech founders are pitching a VC who asks if they have children or are […]
Read MoreWho Wants To Hear ME?
To paraphrase Gordon Gekko from the film, Wall Street, “Public speaking is good”. Public speaking works. It clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit…and all the other spirits too. Related Articles […]
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