Startup Phenomenon Women 2013 drew a crowd of students, faculty, staff and community members to Macky Auditorium on Sept. 3. The university-supported event, with a theme encouraging women to empower themselves and featuring leaders from a variety of industries, resembled the popular 鈥淭ED Talks鈥� format. Speakers had the chance to share who they are, what their stories are and the variety of ways they鈥檝e been successful.
The midday 鈥淪parking a Revolution鈥� session featured an interview with Nicole Glaros, managing director of TechStars and Amanda Steinberg, founder of the Daily Worth. Interviewer Katie Kemper asked the two women questions about the challenges they鈥檝e faced and balancing their startup businesses with their personal life.
鈥淚 believe that the more confidence you have in yourself, the more everything else aligns,鈥澨齭aid Glaros, asking women in the room to raise their hands if their dream growing up was to be a superhero.
Other sessions included 鈥淢ap Makers,鈥� 鈥淩ebels and Risk Takers,鈥� and 鈥淐atalysts and Connectors.鈥� Each left audience members - men and women alike - with an overall message befitting a conference focused on the startup culture; take the leap and go for it.
CU student, Paige Kecce, a junior studying anthropology and women and gender studies, went to the event because she was interested in learning more about equality issues and the role they play in society. Kecce attended the 鈥淩ebels and Risk Takers鈥� talk in the morning.
鈥淚 definitely connected with what they had to say about taking risk and found it inspiring,鈥� she said. 鈥淏e brave and be bold.鈥�