Resilient Leadership
Fall Hybrid Summit: Strategies to Sustain & Grow Your Small Business
The Ladies Who Launch 2022 Hybrid Resilient Leadership Summit convened financial institutions, capacity-building organizations, and small business owners for conversations to support your resilience as an entrepreneur.
Throughout panel discussions, we demystify the often daunting world of loans and credit with guidance on how to find the right fit for your business.
Education, Network, and Community
The Ladies Who Launch 2022 Hybrid Resilient Leadership Summit convened financial institutions, capacity-building organizations, and small business owners for conversations to support your resilience as an entrepreneur.
Throughout panel discussions, we demystify the often daunting world of loans and credit with guidance on how to find the right fit for your business.
Watch the San Francisco Sessions
Supporting Your Employees, Customers & Community →
Featuring United Airlines and Nana Joes Granola
As our community of small business owners and entrepreneurs tackle new challenges and crises—from inflation to the Great Resignation—investing in teams, expanding customer bases, and building community will be critical to our success. In this session, extraordinary leaders share how their respective companies are creating community-first cultures to navigate hard times and thrive.
Sarah Friar, Co-Founder of Ladies Who Launch, CEO of Nextdoor
Janet Lamkin, SVP of Global Market and Community Innovation, United Airlines
Michelle Pusateri, Founder of Nana Joes Granola
Featuring Mei Mei Dumplings, Rebel Nell, and SCORE San Francisco
Competing for and retaining top-tier talent in the current market is a major pain point for many small businesses and entrepreneurs. In this 2022 Ladies Who Launch Resilient Leadership Summit session, you’ll learn from those who are making strides in this space with limited resources, including what has worked (and not worked) and how to implement these tactics in your own business context.
Irene Li, Co-Founder, Mei Mei Restaurant Group & Co-Founder, Prepshift
Amy Peterson, Co-Founder & CEO, Rebel Nell
Susan Ruth Lundy, Chapter Chair & Certified Mentor, SCORE San Francisco
Expanding Your Customer Base →
Featuring Amazon and Harlem Cycle
Competing for and retaining top-tier talent in the current market is a major pain point for many small From curating a powerful online presence to expanding your brick & mortar footprint, it takes a multipronged approach to grow your customer base. In this 2022 Ladies Who Launch Resilient Leadership Summit session, you’ll hear from customer-centric leaders to learn strategies for acquiring new market share and growing brand loyalty in a highly competitive market and digital world.
Anna Collins, Operating Executive, Board Member, Ladies Who Launch, Ex-Amazon, Ex-Microsoft
Abby Malchow, Senior Business Manager, Small Business Partnerships for Small Business Empowerment, Amazon
Tammeca Rochester, Founder & Owner, Harlem Cycle
Building & Leveraging Community to Support Your Success →
Featuring NAACP and Circle Internet Financial
Identifying best-fit mentors and coaches and connecting with other small business owners can be overwhelming and time-consuming. You're not alone in facing these challenges! This 2022 Ladies Who Launch Resilient Leadership Summit session will dive into how to effectively cultivate communities, from your team, to your customers, and among your peers, to support your growth and sustainability.
Sarah Friar, Co-Founder of Ladies Who Launch, CEO of Nextdoor
Yumeka Rushing, Chief Strategy Officer, NAACP
Sherice Torres, Chief Marketing Officer, Circle Internet Financial
Watch the Virtual Sessions
Reimagining Banking to Support Small Businesses →
Featuring United Airlines & First Women's Bank
The overwhelming majority of women and non-binary small business owners bootstrap, and only 25% seek business financing. In the Ladies Who Launch 2022 Resilient Leadership Summit opening keynote, learn how trusted community banks and institutions across the U.S. are working to increase education and access to fair financing to help businesses grow.
Sarah Friar, Co-Founder of Ladies Who Launch and CEO, Nextdoor
Pam Hendry, Vice President & Treasurer, United Airlines
Melissa Widen, Co-Founder, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, First Women's Bank
Increasing Your Working Capital: Exploring Loans as An Option? →
Featuring Daintree Capital, Hugo Coffee & BlueHenry
Loans can provide small businesses with game-changing working capital, but figuring out which options are a good fit can be daunting. During the Ladies Who Launch 2022 Resilient Leadership Summit, small businesses and Daintree Capital, a working capital loan provider, share their challenges and the benefits of financing to help you find the right fit for your business.
Alisha Griffey, Founder & CEO, Daintree Capital, a working capital loan provider
Claudia McMullin, Founder & Owner, Hugo Coffee Roasters
Adrienne Walker, Founder & Owner, BlueHenry
Exploring Non-Bank Loan Options for Small Businesses →
Featuring Kabbage by American Express & PayPal Working Capital
Outside of traditional banks, there are other working capital options to meet the unique needs of your small business. This Ladies Who Launch 2022 Resilient Leadership Summit session explores a range of financial products, including Kabbage by American Express and PayPal Working Capital, and how small business owners have successfully built partnerships with providers to drive growth. Hear stories from small business owners and the institutions that helped them access financing.
Peggy Alford, Executive Vice President-Global Sales, PayPal
Julie Matzen, Founder & President, Team MayDay and Kabbage by AmEx customer
D’Shawn Russell, Founder & CEO, Southern Elegance Candle Company and PayPal customer
Gina Taylor, EVP & General Manager of US Small Business Banking and Kabbage, American Express
Jennifer Warren, Executive Director, Ladies Who Launch
The Power of Community & Capital: You Can Do This! →
Featuring Tory Burch Foundation & Ladies Who Launch
When you build and expand your community of support as a small business owner, you discover more and better opportunities. Both Ladies Who Launch and the Tory Burch Foundation help women small business owners access the resources and community that will help them thrive. This 2022 Ladies Who Launch Resilient Leadership Summit session discusses the powerful outcomes made possible by combining community and capital.
Sarah Friar, Co-Founder, Ladies Who Launch and CEO, Nextdoor
LaTeasha Gaither-Davis, Founder & CEO, Therapeutic Focus, LWL Grantee and Tory Burch Fellow
Heesun Lho, Director of Programs, the Tory Burch Foundation
Featured speakers: San Francisco
Senior Vice President, Market and Community Innovation, United Airlines
Founder, Nana Joes Granola
Chief Marketing Officer, Circle Internet Financial
Sarah Friar
Co-Founder, Ladies Who Launch
CEO, Nextdoor
Featured Speakers: Virtual Summit
Executive Vice President-Global Sales, PayPal
Director of Programs, Tory Burch Foundation
Founder & CEO, Southern Elegance Candle Company
Co-Founder, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, First Women's Bank
Thanks to Our Partners
LWL’s free programming is made possible thanks to the generous support of our steadfast partners. Thank you for your support and for helping women and non-binary founders achieve their dreams!
