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We're changing the world through tech.20+ Innovative Leaders Help the Startup Community Prepare for an Uncertain Future at The 4th Annual WTF Conference
CHICAGO – April 13, 2020 – Women Tech Founders (WTF), today announced its 4th Annual Conference will be broadcasted free online, on Friday, April 24, 2020 (11:00 AM – 4:30 PM CDT) with a focus on helping the community prepare for the unprecedented changes in the...
WTF-Approved Sites That Make Your Business Better
From CRMs to suites, it can feel like you’re drowning in different web applications, services, and platforms to manage your business. While every company’s needs differ, we’ve compiled a list of seven different platforms we think can help you best manage your emails,...
Andrea Sreshta: Lighting Up the Startup Scene
Meet Andrea Sreshta, our national 2019 Women in Tech Award winner and co-founder of LuminAID, a SharkTank-invested startup that makes lightweight, waterproof, solar-rechargeable devices that diffuse light like a lantern. Women Tech Founders CEO, Terri Brax, and...
How to Invest in Yourself So You Can Invest in Others
WTF's guest post this month was created by Mandy Yoh, the Chicago Campus Director of Flatiron School, and a leader who invests in female tech founders and technologists. Here's Mandy's insight and inspirational advice to women considering a tech career:The...
From Foster Care to Changemaker
HOW SHE DID IT: The Story of Shante Elliott, Founder of TasselTurn Shante Elliot is a force. As the winner of The 2019 FundHer Pitchfest, all eyes are on the inspiring founder who drew on her past as a student in foster care, to change the future for...
Feminism, Technology, and Education: Carolina’s Inspiring Story
Women Tech Founders introduces Carolina Hadad, our 2018 Women Tech Founder Award Winner! Carolina is the Co-Founder of Chicas en Tecnologia, an organization whose goal is to raise the number of female leaders in the tech industry through school and community...
Strength in perspective that will motivate us – Lisa D’s Story
Lisa Davidson is the Executive Vice President, Board of Directors member & Chief Diversity Officer at Savills Studley. She’s been excelling in the Chicago real estate market for 30 years. In that time she’s had plenty of experience with the old boys’ network that...
Here to run a better working world: Kathy’s Badass Story
As a manager at Accenture, Kathy Cohen works with a client/colleague team finding new, innovative ways of working. Their co-creation and storytelling method to help answer consulting questions is a departure from the typical consulting approach of having the right...
Feel Great. Everyday. Everywhere.
Lisa Nation discovered her love of makeup and hair after winning a modeling contest at the age of 13. It was the hair and makeup that sparked her interest and drove her forward. She went on to cosmetology school, then travelled, furthering her craft and then landed in...
From WTF Moments to The Midwest Women in Tech Awards
We started writing the Women Tech Founders story almost 3 years ago, when female leaders in tech startups tallied less than 3 percent. We’re still a pretty ragtag team of female founders and leaders with babies and businesses and laptops that are burning through the night. And our battle is …
Sarah Perkins Interview: Designer clothing delivered right to your doorstep
It’s the constant struggle every woman faces – what to wear. But getting dressed for your next big event doesn’t have to be a headache. That’s where DesignerShare comes in. Co-founders Sarah Perkins and Bill Meyer are helping deliver high-end fashion right to your...
Tips on Firing as a Female Founder
By Leslie Wong
Letting go of an employee who is not serving your business any longer isn’t a particularly pleasant experience for any gender. Through conversations with male and female managers, I’ve gathered a sense that women have a harder time with it than men. “What would a man do?” …