“You had the power all along my dear.” -Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Innovation Women are talented. They start companies, develop innovative new products, live on the bleeding edge of technology, and write scores of creative, fact-filled, and entertaining books. We’ve gathered a batch […]
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The First Women
She was the first woman… In the industry In the company In the department In the role On our team On the stage On the board She was… The leader The guide The one who showed you the way The one who paved the way for others She was the […]
Read MoreAgain, Fast Company?
When we left Fast Company last week, they had published a tech trends article featuring the musings of 17 top experts – 16 men and 1 woman. We countered with a tech trends article of our own, demonstrating that women could be experts in tech trends too. This week we’re […]
Read MorePanelist Opportunities Available:
Help us fill these opportunities! Event: BVS’ Women Breaking the Barriers of Science Event Location: Cambridge Marriott Boston Date: November 14, 2018 Time: 5:00 – 9:00 PM (Panels are from 6:00 – 8:00 PM) Audience: 250+ bio-pharma and research institute employees/executives 6:00 – 6:45 PM – “Women Who Have Broken […]
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The Best Female Speakers on Marketing
It’s the return of the super panel! (What is a super panel? It’s an Innovation Women specialty, a way for us to recognize and promote some of the best women speakers in a given industry or on a given topic.) If we had a chance to assemble a round table, […]
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Innovation 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 the MAJORITY of keynotes at Interop in Las Vegas were women! So, we were extra […]
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The 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 Justification Toolkit is here to help! Simply copy and paste the verbiage you’d like to […]
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 going to have children. “What about kids?” he asks. “Do you have or want kids?”
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.
Read MoreRing in the New Year!
It’s the first day back to work and with all of 2016 ahead of us, there is so much to do, it’s hard to know where to start. There’s a blank calendar, a fresh notebook and an already heaping full to do list.
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