Join YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs and learn from entrepreneurs Joe Parisi and Kimberly Jung in a panel discussion about how they built cultures, braved criticism and made an impact in their fields. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the YWCA.
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EMPOWERMENT EVENING with YWCA Metropolitan Chicago & Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs - Chicago
Social Entrepreneurship – The Future of Small Business
Social entrepreneurs don't just do business as usual - increasingly, those building businesses are using social consciousness and an evolution in consumer behavior to shape their business models. Attend this Empowerment Evening and hear from local entrepreneurs and impact investors about how they built cultures, braved skepticism and grew their businesses along with social impact. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the YWCA.
Speakers:
Dorri McWhorter, CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is the oldest and largest women’s organization in the region, with a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. For more than 140 years, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago has been committed to serving the evolving needs of women and families. Today, they help more than 200,000 individuals annually through programs focused on Safety & Wellness, Education & Training, and Economic Sustainability.
Joe Parisi, CEO, Guard Llama
Guard Llama is a personal security system that utilizes a wireless keychain remote to alert authorities in the event of an emergency. Guard Llama provides police officers with a location within 9 feet and dispatches emergency services -- even if your employee can't speak.
Kimberly Jung, Co-Founder, and CEO, Rumi Spice
Rumi Spice partners with Afghan farmers to bring top-quality, sustainably farmed saffron to customers around the world. Started by a team of US military veterans joining forces with a lawyer who worked for the Afghan Rural Enterprise Development Program, Rumi sources saffron from local Afghan farms and employs more than 300 women in Herat, Afghanistan to hand-harvest the delicate crimson stigmas of the flowers. Committed to empowering Afghan women and bolstering the country’s economy, Rumi reinvests back into agricultural and manufacturing infrastructure. We are laying a foundation for peace, one saffron flower at a time.
Mindi Knebel, CEO, Kaizen Health
Kaizen Health strives to improve community access to healthcare by providing a logistics hub for both provider and patient. That means developing a process and the technology to relieve the administrative burden from the provider and financial burden from the patient so they can both focus on the healing and treatment plan. Kaizen Health is dedicated to developing the technology and process to improve the healthcare experience for all involved, increasing access to patients and giving back valuable staff hours to healthcare providers.