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Find out what is happening at Young Female Entrepreneurs: upcoming online events, IRL Meetups, who is involved, what should you pay attention to, etc…

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May 14, 2013

If you are a young, female entrepreneur who hasn’t been to one of our virtual events just yet, this is an awesome week to check it out! We’re featuring Shama Kabani, Stacey Ferreira, and Srinivas Rao! Scroll down to find out more, to share with your fellow YFEs, and to add reminders to your calendar.

“How do I participate?”
Great question! Here is our step-by-step how to when it comes to participating.

  1. Pop over to YFElive.com just before the live event you want to attend starts.
  2. Introduce yourself on the chat and meet your fellow YFEs
  3. Connect with more YFEs on Twitter using #YFEchat (or #StartupLab if coming on Wednesday) and tweet out your favorite quotes from our featured guests and hosts.

It’s really simple. To be featured on the live stream Tout or tweet us your questions or elevator pitches using the right hashtag (#StartupLab on Wednesday– #YFEchat on Thursday) or @YFEntrepreneur to catch our attention.

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Live on YFElive.com Wednesday afternoon…

Shama Kabani courtesy of YEC’s #StartupLab
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Shama Kabani, YEC Member, Web and TV personality, bestselling author, international Speaker, and award winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group will be taking your questions live for one hour exclusively on YFElive.com and on Twitter using the hashtag #StartupLab.

Shama is the face of today’s digital world, and represents the best her generation has to offer. She has aptly been dubbed the “master millennial of the universe” and “an online marketing shaman” by FastCompany.com. Find out more about Shama and add the event to your calendar here.

Live on YFElive.com Thursday evening…

Stacey Ferreira, #YFEchat Episode 63
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Stacey Ferreira started her first company, MySocialCloud – an online password vault, directly after graduating high school. 6 months later she and her brother acquired $1mil in funding from notable investors including Sir Richard Branson, Jerry Murdock and Alex Welch after replying to a Tweet from Sir Richard Branson. Find out more about Stacey and add the event to your calendar here.

Bootstrap Book Club LIVE with The Small Army Strategy, Srinivas Rao

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This is a special event! Jules Taggart and Krystina Feucht will be interviewing the author of Bootstrap Book Club’s last book, The Small Army Strategy.

BLOGCAST FM founder/host Srinivas Rao has been a 2-time speaker at Blogworld Expo and was listed on Problogger’s annual list of 40 Bloggers to Watch in 2011. He’s a regular contributor to the adage 150 blog {GROW} and his work has been featured on Social Mouths, Write to Done, Dumb Little Man, Twitip, Kikolani, and many other social media and personal development blogs. Find out more about Srinivas Rao, Bootstrap Book Club, and Jules and Krystina + add the event to your calendar here.

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Upcoming In Person Meetups in May

May 1, 2013

Entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s are meeting up in person in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and New York City in May. This is a fantastic way to grow your network of trusted peers that can help you grow your business. To prepare for your upcoming meetup, attend one of our free online meetups. Find out what YFE is all about and meet some of the women near you and from around the world on the chat.

The YFE May IRL Meetups are being hosted in:

☆ Los Angeles on May 7th
☆ Phoenix on May 11th
☆ New York City on May 14th

Meet your City Coordinators

These are the women that work hard in bringing you all together to chat face to face, so be sure to follow them on Twitter.

Los Angeles

Carson & Kathleen @ittybittyparty
Certified Wedding & Event Design Duo. Love all things party. Love all things wedding. Mistaken for sisters. Should stop telling people we are.
http://ittybittypartycommittee.com

Julie Kelly @HerCareerAdvice Founder of Her Career Advice, Empowerment Speaker, Julie Kelly provides career & life advice specific to the needs of women so they can live their best lives. http://www.hercareeradvice.com

Phoenix

Stacey Harris @TheStaceyHarris
Head Rock Star at @hitthemic and city coordinator for #YFEphx. Check out 4 social media mistakes costing you cash and how to fix them – hitthemicmarketing.com/open-mic-news.
http://hitthemicmarketing.com

New York City

Marissa Vicario @MarissaVicario Lover of all things #health & #wellness; #entrepreneur, founder mwahonline.com @nutritionschool grad, #healthyliving blogger/writer bit.ly/HolisticallyHot http://www.whereineedtobe.com

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Upcoming Online Events in May

May 1, 2013

YFE is building community for entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s through live streaming video programming. We believe that it is the most effective form of discovering new people, brands, and resources for growing our businesses.

Show up for one of our free, live streams to meet your peers on the chat and feel inspired by the featured guests. Ask them questions directly via chat, Twitter, or call in lines.

Click on an image below to find out more about the event…

#YFEchat // Thursdays at 6p/9e

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About #YFEchat

The Young Female Entrepreneurs live stream is a weekly show (Thursdays at 6p/9e) that provides a social viewing experience that allows entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s to meet one another over chat while also being introduced to new ideas and resources by our guests and their peers. The show is hosted by YFE Executive Director, Jennifer Donogh.

#StartupLab // Wednesdays at 12p/3e

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About #StartupLab

#StartupLab is a free virtual mentorship program created by The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of hundreds of America’s most successful young entrepreneurs. #StartupLab takes YEC’s mission to help more people start successful businesses to the next level by offering millions of entrepreneurs direct access to YEC members through interactive video chats, email lessons and a library of how-to articles, videos and eBooks. Whether you’re just starting up, a current business owner, or you run an organization that supports entrepreneurs, sign up for #StartupLab today for real-world advice from some of the coolest entrepreneurs on the planet.

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CLOSED :: A Superfood Giveaway with GFree and Happy and Philosophie

April 29, 2013

**This giveaway has closed- thank you to everyone that left their comments!!**

We’re giving away a Superfood Starter Kit with GFreeandHappy.com and ThePhilosophie.com and the entry is super easy!

Enter to win 2 oz packages of YFE Sophie’s popular Berry Bliss and Cacao Magic and a tote and mug set from Kathy of GFree and Happy. To enter, all you have to do is tell us what your lunch time routine is in the comments by this Thursday, May 2nd at 12am PDT.

My company, Ovaleye, is a family business where I partner with my parents. My mom, Kathy is a big fan of YFE often checking out the live streams and clicking like on our Facebook Page. One company I’ve followed because of #YFEla’s Erin Haslag of WELLinLA.com is Philosophie. After getting a few newsletters from Sophie (the owner) I forwarded one on to my mom after reading something about the powder being gluten free (which she is) that supports and boosts your immune system (after being glutened for years she was constantly getting sinus infections).

She’s gone through a few packages now and experiments with lunches and snacks at Ovaleye HQ, which my son and I often get to be her taste testers for. I know a common goal within the YFE community is to be at our personal bests when it comes to health, business, and everything in between. Erin of WELLinLA.com on one of our recent #YFEchat commented that when we’re only able to conquer our goals when we take care of ourselves first.

To get the self-care week kicked off right, I want to help one of you try out your own Philosophie recipes. In the meantime, let’s make this giveaway fun by inspiring each other with the different ways we take our lunch. Comment with what you make yourself (whether it’s pre-packed for the office, eaten at your makeshift kitchen counter desk, or eaten out with colleagues).

Tag photos of your lunches on Instagram and Tout with #YFEchat. When we announce the winner Friday morning we’ll highlight what the community is eating. Check back the rest of the week for advice for self-care on the blog, and this Thursday on #YFEchat featuring Vasavi Kumar Patel.

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What are we giving away?

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The rules:

The Prize: GFree and Happy Tote Bag and Mug, 2 oz bag of Berry Bliss, and 2 oz bag of Cacao Magic

Entry Process: To enter to win comment on this post with what your lunch time routine is. Qualified entries are simply a visitor that enters a comment that describes his/her lunch time routine: what you eat, where you eat it, etc. We will only ship to people within the Continental United States.

The Deadline: Entries will close at 12am PDT on Thursday, May 2nd

The Prize Delivery: The prize will be shipped to people in the Continental United States via UPS Ground by GFree and Happy C/O Kathy Nelson

The Winner: One winner will be selected by drawing a random commenter using Random.org. We will notify him/her via the email you

Winner Notification: YFE will notify the winner Friday morning via email, using the email address he/she used in commenting. We will also post an announcement on the blog Friday morning and feature any lunch time Instagrams that are tagged with #YFEchat. If you are the winner, you must respond within 48 hours to claim your prize with your shipping address or you will automatically forfeit the prize. If the original winner does not respond within 48 hours we will repeat the drawing and choose another winner.

Products were provided by ThePhilosophie.com and GFreeandHappy.com, but were not paid placements, just awesome resources for YFEs (plus one is my mom/biz partner ;))! -Jenn

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Be a YFE Contributor: How Young Female Entrepreneurs is using Trello

April 24, 2013

How Young Female Entrepreneurs uses TrelloHow YFE is using Trello to crowd source our content and nurture our community. YFE just started using Trello.com recently- find out public boards at trello.com/yfentrepreneur for our live stream, blogging, and IRL Meetup planning.

Get involved by voting, commenting, and seeing what we’re working on where you can contribute.

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In Person Events Near You

January 12, 2013

Young female entrepreneurs, meet your peers “in real life” if you are in the New York City, Seattle, or Los Angeles areas this month. Find out more about your city’s meetup below…

New York City – Tuesday, January 15th

Marissa Vicario has planned an amazing evening for you on Tuesday, January 15th beginning at 7:45 at Chaise23 Fitness Studio.

Join NYC-area Young Female Entrepreneurs for a night of socializing and networking. This is our January IRL (in real life) Meet-up and Chaise23 is generously donating their space to our group.

Ticket price includes wine and appetizers.

Note that tickets will NOT be available at the door.

Come meet other like-minded women who are serious about growing their business and want to have fun doing it — get support, make connections, form lasting friendships and possibly partnerships!

The theme for the evening is Branding Yourself Online. A panel of experts will be offering strategies and advice for branding yourself online whether your business is web-based or not.

Our panelists include:

Katie Helmuth, Co-founder or ‘Preneur
Michelle Goldblum and Audrey Gordon, Co-founders of i AM. Creative
Nathalie Lussier, Online Business Consultant and YFE Member
Chelsea Krost, Millennial Lifestyle Expert and Host of The Chelsea Krost Show 

Remember to please purchase your ticket in advance! Space is very limited and expected to sell out!

Find out more and join Marissa and the close to being sold out event by purchasing your ticket here today.

Seattle — Saturday, January 19th

Kristina Krug and Tessa Rowe have put together a stellar speaker lineup, in a gorgeous space with yummy food and good company.

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Your ticket purchase covers the cost of food (and drinks if possible!). Find YFEsea on Facebook (must request to join the group).

Questions? Contact: Kristina@artistickey.com

The January 2013 speakers include

Kristiina Hiukka Founder, Author, Executive Coach, Honorary Vice Consul and Cori Ready Event Designer, Stylist, Scene Maker.

Kristiina has been described as an audacious visionary ignited by her passion for a thriving world. Much of her work centers around involving women in the innovation process to make the world a better, more sustainable place. With an international career in training and coaching, Kristiina has coached executives and entrepreneurs, led workshops and spoken at conferences worldwide. She is an author of the Finnish college-level textbook,Tiedon Kauppiaat (Merchants of Knowledge) published by WSOY and a self help book, The Write Life Diary. More…

Cori Ready is an event designer, stylist, scene maker and entreprenuerial community builder who has managed experiential marketing campaigns and events turning out superior product with attention paid to the smallest of details for clients like Vulcan, Zaaz, PopCap Games, Forest City, Publicis, Maveron, EMP, KEXP and more. More…

Venue: Location courtesy of E|M Fine Art — E|M stands for “Elegant|Modern”
Located in the heart of Seattle 410 Dexter Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 More…

Featured Photographer
Chelsea Shipp, ChelseaShipp.net Chelsea Shipp loves photography. Documenting the important moments in people’s lives gives her such great joy. More…

Find out more and join Kristina and Tessa by purchasing your ticket here today.

Los Angeles — Thursday, January 24th

Erin Haslag of WELLinLA.com is the original City Coordinator. She lead the way for selling out events– creating an in person space to meet people that live near you, that you can do business with, or head out to meet for drinks.

We’re continuing to knock on doors and make opportunity ours in this new year! Welcome to 2013 – Year of the Female Entrepreneur! L.A. is a place filled with dreams and opportunities, but we all know it takes connecting in-person, from those “ah-ha” moments and sentences starting with “You should really meet…” in order to shake things up in this town. Join us for an evening of inspiring conversation, Mexican fare and a drink or two in the beautiful event space at Pink Taco in Century City.

Meet Angela Parker, of Body Inspired Fitness

Trainer, Author, Television Personality and Business Owner – is there anything Angela doesn’t do?

Angela Parker founded Body Inspired Fitness in 2003 on the belief that anybody, anywhere, of any age, size, & fitness level can be in a truly healthy, happy, and vibrant place. In addition to her highly successful Los Angeles based Body Inspired Fitness boot camps, Angela appeared on the hit MTV show, Chelsea Settles. Viewers fell in love with Angela as she helped Chelsea lose an incredible 98 pounds in less than five months & changed her life through the power of exercise.

Find out more and join Erin by purchasing your ticket here today.

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Thursday’s LIVE Guest Announced TONIGHT!

January 8, 2013

 

Who is our guest on Thursday’s YFE LIVE Show (at 6p/9e on http://yfe.me/joinlive)? We shared a few clues with you over on the YFE Facebook Page. We’re making the official announcement TONIGHT on Small Businesses Do it Better at 7pm PST/10pm EST. Tune in right at the starting time, because the announcement will be at the beginning of Carissa’s show!

Clue #1 The two young female entrepreneurs who have been in O, The Oprah Magazine AND Glamour!

Clue #2 They’ve put their college degree on hold and have starred in their own rap video.

Clue #3 In less than a year they went from $16,000 in revenue to $350,000.

Can you guess who it is?

About Small Businesses Do it Better
Small Businesses Do It Better supports small businesses and helps them grow their network by featuring small business owners and their products on the Small Businesses Do It Better Show and accepting and promoting guest blog posts from entrepreneurs and industry experts . The guests we feature on the show, the viewers of the show and readers of the SBDIB blog provide amazing camaraderie and resources for one another and really do show that small business do it better. 

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How to Undergo a Rebrand with Julie Sygiel (#YFEtv Ep. 43)

December 28, 2012

Julie Sygiel, founder of Dear Kate answers YFE’s questions around the topic of change, reviewing how she rebranded her company in 2012. She also answers questions on patents, how to find people to help you in building your business, and on goal setting.

About our Guest
Julie Sygiel is Founder & CEO of Dear Kate, a startup intimate apparel company with a line of high tech, fashionable underwear made from performance fabrics. Launched for Holiday 2012, Dear Kate incorporates a built-in, patent-pending light-as-a-feather leak-resistant lining with every pair so women are prepared for anything. Julie graduated from Brown University in 2009 and used her chemical engineering degree to create Dear Kate’s patent-pending fabric combination. In February 2012, Julie co-founded the PVD Lady Project, whose mission is to connect, inspire, and showcase awesome women doing awesome things in Providence, RI.

About the YFE LIVE Show
The Young Female Entrepreneurs live stream is a weekly show (Thursdays at 6p/9e) that provides a social viewing experience that allows entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s to meet one another over chat while also being introduced to new ideas and resources by our guests and their peers. The show is hosted by Jennifer Donogh.

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Follow Along at #YFEcon Today

November 15, 2012

Young Female Entrepreneurs’ first online conference is happening today. You’re still welcome to join us by registering at yfecon.com.

Keep up with what’s going on under the hashtag #YFEcon.


Sending in a Tout today? Make sure you use #YFEtv for the opportunity to be featured on tonight’s #YFEtv live show with the man behind the $4 million Kickstarter campaign.

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Do you blog? Let’s link up…

November 4, 2012

blog it week

Do you blog…

  • for your business as inbound marketing,
  • for business, as a blogger,
  • or for fun as a way of keeping a journal, or sharing your experiences?

Join us for Blog it! Week this week, November 5th through the 9th. Each day you’ll link up with others by heading over to Facebook.com/YFEntrepreneur. Find the post pinned to the top of the page with the blog prompt and comment with a link to your post that is in someway related. Check out the posts of others and watch the YFE blog for a recap the next day.

Find out more in this video:

[note color="#F5f5f5"]Help us spread the word clicking http://clicktotweet.com/TLqEp to tweet about it. [quote style="1"]Join me this week for Blog it!, a blog link up by @YFEntrepreneur 11/5-11/9. Find out more http://yfe.me/blogitweek #YFEchat #YFEcon[/quote][/note]

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