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Happy Passover and Easter weekend to those of you who are observing the holidays! Heading into the weekend, take some time to read the following articles that are relevant to entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s and let YFE know what you think.
Last night YFE welcomed Natalie MacNeil, author of She Takes on the World and Kara Dake, co-founder of Signalfy.com on our weekly Thursday live stream.Watch the replay and find relevant links below…
Youngfemaleentrepreneurs.com Reminders and Announcements:
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The CRAVE Company is headquartered near YFE in the Seattle area, but is present in over 35 cities. Hosting “business chats, symposiums, and other fabulous parties to connect you with savvy entreprennesses” along with their city guides and online presence is what they do. In March I was invited to be on a panel with four other remarkable women who have some hand in the Seattle entrepreneur scene. The panel, along with those that attended discussed collaboration versus competition today with a special emphasis on women.
This event was held in other cities in the US and Canada as well. If you missed out, you can get a glimpse of what a CRAVE Chat is all about below.
The conversation took a number of interesting turns that has definitely got me thinking about how I make business and personal decisions on a daily basis. Am I doing something to try and one up another person? What can I do to collaborate with others in my field? I mentioned in the conversation that I hold the perspective that competiveness is gender neutral; that both men and women may hold the desire to compete, some may be more inclined to collaborate and that may change depending on your circumstances. Others in the room thought women were much more inclined to collaborate than men. What are your thoughts?
When do you feel more inclined to be competitive? How have you collaborated with your competition in the past? Was it beneficial for both of your businesses?
Tonight at 6p/9e YFE is welcoming guests Natalie MacNeil of She Takes on the World and Kara Dake, of Signalfy.com on to speak on topics that are of interest to entrepreneurial women in their 20s/30s.
To watch the live stream and participate in the live chat on Facebook head over to http://on.fb.me/yfetv or click on the #YFEtv tab of the YFE Facebook Page. There you will find the LIVE video and chat.
YFE hosts a weekly live stream for one hour on Thursdays. It’s a great time to get to know other women your age, who are going through similar life experiences while building businesses. Watch last week’s live stream with Erin Haslag of WELL in L.A.
After watching tonight’s episode you will leave with an awesome new book to put on your “must read” list, hear Natalie’s story, and ask her questions live via Facebook. Natalie MacNeil is an EMMY Award-winning media entrepreneur and the Founder of She Takes on the World, listed by Forbes on “Top 10 Entrepreneurial Sites for Women.” She has recently written a book with the same title. Packed with powerful business and life lessons, a savvy plan for success in our digital age, and the engaging real-life experiences of successful women entrepreneurs, She Takes on World: A Guide to Being Your Own Boss, Working Happy, and Living on Purpose is a business book like no other. YFE is honored to have Natalie on the live stream tonight. Be sure to have your questions prepared for her on the LIVE chat tonight!
You will also get a chance to hear from Kara Dake, who recently received her MBA from New York University who has also participated in Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program. While in school, spending time working on herself and giving back Kara created Signalfy. A world traveler and adventure seeker, Signalfy was created out of a need to know about events in whatever city you are currently in. Kara started her company, got her MBA and participated in Urban Zen while renting out her NYC apartment through AirBnB. She is now off on a new life adventure and is excited to share her experiences with other entrepreneurial young women like herself.
You will want to watch this week’s #YFEtv LIVE to find out more about how these women are doing what YOU want to be doing Show up and ask questions- you won’t regret it.
Help YFE spread the word about tonight’s LIVE stream at 6p/9e at http://on.fb.me/yfetv…
Find out what it means to be a young, female entrepreneur who is also employed, engaged and cares about taking care of herself… more from Erin Haslag of WELL in L.A.
Watch Erin’s profile to find out…
how having a blog made starting her own business a natural process
what she chooses to keep private online
how she uses her background and extensive education in her business
Anyone that has met Erin Haslag of WELL in L.A. online will agree with me in that her personality mirrors what you see on her website, how she interacts on Twitter, and what she shares on Facebook. Erin is a health coach that encourages people to “live well” through her writing as well as through services that help them cleanse, cook and workout. At the same time she also helps other small business owners in the health and wellness field build their brands online.
Erin’s background is in public health and counseling psychology with a Masters in Counseling Psychology, a Masters in Public Health, and a Bachelors in Health Science and Psychology. Her motto is all about preventative care, and she is one small business owner that definitely “walks her talk.”
Watch a short clip of her video profile to learn more about how she came to be Erin of Well in L.A.
WELL in L.A. began as a blog that slowly evolved into a business. Visit her blog today and you will find inspiration for growing your business, living out your dreams, and getting healthy. During the video profile interview Erin briefly shared what her blog has done for her business: setting her up with an expert status early on, helping her audience get comfortable around her, good SEO for her site, and a way to build a community around her mission.
“We have room for multiple careers.”
After the YFE Profile interview had ended Erin shared that her mother has worked in the same job for most of her life and would often comment to Erin that she has had so many different employers already at such a young age. The reality is that most young women and men today are job hoppers. We rarely stay in one place for more than three years and she reminds us in the profile that this can be true even in entrepreneurship. Your business today does not have to be your life plan. Erin has a passion for helping people get healthy and that she can take in many directions as her future unfolds.
Show up to tonight’s #YFEtv at 6p/9e for a live Facebook Chat and live stream with Erin. By showing up to the Facebook chat and live stream, as a young female entrepreneur you will meet others who are just like you. Looking for support, inspiration, community, or guidance?
After celebrating our 1 year anniversary of #YFEchat, Youngfemaleentrepreneurs.com wants to check in with you and see what time of day for a Twitter chat you prefer.
For the past few months the schedule has been rotating bi-weekly with one chat being at 11am PST/2pm EST on a Thursday and then the next chat being at 6pm PST/9pm EST on a Tuesday.
For April, May, and June what days/times makes sense in your crazy, complicated YFE schedule for connecting with women like yourself over Twitter? Take a moment to answer five quick questions to help YFE plan the next three months…
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The Twitter Chat Survey will close Thursday night after our YFE Live Stream at 7p/10e. Thank you so much for helping us out!
YFE is honored to welome Erin Haslag of Well in L.A. on #YFEtv, a weekly live stream that features guests and a live Facebook chat that are centered around the entrepreneurial woman in her 20s and 30s.
Watch and participate in the LIVE chat this Thursday at 6p/9e at on.fb.me/yfetv.
What does it mean to have a new company, but be a seasoned entrepreneur? Jenny Dibble is the guest tonight on our weekly YFE live stream over on.fb.me/yfetv at 6p/9e. You will walk away from hearing her story understanding more about what it means to have an exit strategy as you build your business. She will also be sharing how that not only does life go on after your first business, but it gets better!
YFE has been profiling women with businesses that are in the first two years of formation. Nailah Blades, YFE’s first video profile has a similar story to Jenny’s in that she created a successful business and is now on to her second business. While Nailah still owns her first, Jenny’s experience outlines what it looks like to sell your first business, what to watch out for, and what the possibilities for your future hold.
Along with having the experience of selling her first business, Jenny is now starting fresh, building a new business with a partner. YFE is excited to hear what lessons she learned from her first business that she is now applying in her second!
Apart from the business side of being a YFE, Jenny is also a mom to an active toddler so we’ll be discussing what flexibility means in entrepreneurship.
Watch & participate in the chat tonight at 6p/9e LIVE on live stream via http://on.fb.me/yfetv.
#YFEchat is 1 year old today! One year ago today YFE began hosting a bi-weekly Twitter chat for women in their 20s and 30s who are in business for themselves. You will find the format we started with then is still the one we use today: 10 questions, 1 hour, and a fun chat that brings like minded women together to talk about business, family, health, and fun.
Miss the camaraderie and collaboration that comes with being in an office with peers that do what you do, in a sorority working to fulfill a common goal, or even having a friend you can call up who understands what you are going through? At #YFEchat you can meet women to grow your network or to simply have someone that you can rely on for a good laugh.
About one month prior to #YFEchat I was also running tests on the idea of meeting in a private web conferencing room as my company was adding web conferencing onto our services. The resources were there so I brought it to the YFE community. This month we started moving those meetings into industry specific masterminds. In these private, online web conferences you can meet others who are building similar businesses across the country and learn from what works for them, discuss trends in the market, and offer resources that will help everyone build their businesses together.
This month I also started #YFEtv a live stream that happens every Thursday night at 6p/9e at http://on.fb.me/yfetv with a profiled entrepreneurial woman in her 20s or 30s with a live Facebook chat to compliment it. Tonight, the profiled YFE is Jenny Dibble who sold her first business and is now in her second business. Watch to learn from first hand experience the importance of an exit strategy and that life goes on (and even gets better) after your first business.
I hope you will be able to attend #YFEchat, a meeting, or our live stream if you are a young woman building a business. YFE’s mission is to help young women on our path to profitable businesses by connecting you with your others like yourself inorder to nurture peer to peer mentorship.
If you’ve attended one of our online events, been profiled, or enjoyed one of the YFE blog posts I would love if you would spread the word about YFE to your business network. That would be the best birthday present ever!
From one young female entrepreneur to another, thank you for being part of the YFE community by sharing your stories, resources, and tips on what it means to build a business as a woman in her 20s and 30s!
