startGBC - Your gateway to entrepreneurship at George Brown College
Your gateway to entrepreneurship at George Brown College
Collaboration Creates Innovation, so come out and learn from other women willing to help empower you to be the best that you can!!
Join us for a day designed to help motivate and empower you in looking at the entrepreneurship skills you need to build to support personal growth and development.
A MASSIVE THANKS to all speakers for giving up their valuable time to support George Brown College students and alumni on their road to success.
AGENDA
9:30 – 9:45 – Registration
9:45 a.m. – #WhyNotMe Women Entrepreneur Panel Discussion
GBC Women Alumni Entrepreneur Panelists
Justine Apple – Justine Apple Photography
Toronto-based photographer specializing in corporate and social events, family photography, and professional headshots.
Graduated 2019 – Network & Systems Security
Baker and passionate Social Innovator
Completed Baking & Pastry Arts 2015
Laura Harris – Securepanda
Computer technologies professional
Graduated 2019 – Network & Systems Security
Diana Coatsworth – Diana Coatsworth Design
Fashion Designer, Choreographer, Actor and Singer
Graduate 2015 – Fashion Design & Techniques
Founder & CEO of DriveHER and Founder of Power to Girls
Graduate 2012 – Business-Accounting
11:00 – Skill Set Speed Mentoring – 20 minutes at each table to learn from an expert in their given field.
ABC to Branding – Jillian Butler – Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, George Brown College Research & Innovation
Legal Considerations – Debora Pinkus – Associate Lawyer, Oziel Law
City of Toronto Support – Karen Keskull – Entrepreneurship Services, City of Toronto
Social Media Strategies – Natasha Kvitka, Digital Marketing Specialist, GiftBasketsOverseas.com
Building Your Case for Finance – Sarafina Bonsu-Akoto, Business Development Manager, Futurpreneur
1:00 p.m. – Lunch
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – SPEAK ON YOUR FEET – a hands-on interactive confidence-building workshop facilitated by Eloise Ashworth and Raif Douthwaite.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW