Lena exports.  Do you?  If she can do it.  So can you.  Only 1 out of 10 women business owners exports. This one does. Learn more about Lena Phoenix, Co-Founder and President, Feel the World, Inc. (xeroshoes.com), who already achieves what you want to achieve:  More business outside the USA. At wegg® we want to show you what is possible.  Reach out to us if you need help taking the first step.  Those who try to export, usually do. #weggexportmovement ..read more

How She Went Global Podcast® episode 39 May 15, 2024 Phantila Phataraprasit on “Building an Eco-friendly Comfy Furniture Brand for the World to Enjoy“ Phantila Phataraprasit, CEO and co-founder of Sabai Design, a female-founded company that’s setting a new standard for earth-friendly, affordable, and design-forward furniture, discusses what motivated her to start her business in the U.S. after immigrating from Thailand, how she practices the circular economy, why Sabai Design is B Corp certified, and what led to her decision to open the company’s first retail store. Successful ..read more

Happy May and more importantly Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to our wegg® community and beyond! This annual time of acknowledgment and celebration of AAPI people worldwide, and in our case, AAPI women entrepreneurs, is an important and meaningful opportunity to spotlight their experiences and contributions in society. The Federal Asian Pacific American Council announced that the focus for AAPI Month 2024 is “Advancing Leaders Through Innovation.” In their official press release the FAPAC dove deep into the significance of this theme, “‘Advancing Leaders Through Inno ..read more

wegg® Virtual Cafe  1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT Join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/746553873 Meeting ID: 746-553-873 Purpose: For anyone who wants to share stories and ideas with one another about dealing with business issues. Come as you are.  Hope you will join us ..read more

For those who missed Dr. Natalie King’s 5/1/24 wegginar®, “Harmonizing Dual Careers:  Thriving in Corporate While Leading a Global Startup,” you can access it free of charge here, thanks to wegg’s generous and supportive sponsors as noted in the graphic. During her presentation, she explores how individuals can optimize their professional and personal lives to excel in such a bifurcated career path. In support of her talk, Dr. King prepared a short article serving as a follow-up resource to her presentation. Aimed at providing practical tools and strategies that can help you manage ..read more

Wednesday, June 5 11:00 a.m. CST (12:00 p.m. ET) REGISTER NOW By registering, I consent to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global’s collection of my information.  wegginar® takeaways: Customers as partners Focus in emerging markets Operations in early stages This wegginar® is sponsored by Note: Thanks to our sponsors, event is "no charge" but you must register to attend. Meet the presenter Gillian Henker Gillian Henker, Co-Founder & President is a two-time founder with a proven track record of execution. Gillian is the primary inventor of Hemafuse and two other ..read more

The wegg® team and Board of Directors is comprised of trailblazers, changemakers, and thought leaders. We jump at the opportunity to showcase and applaud one of our own’s work and prowess. This month, Board Member Kati Suominen published data research findings on the “Uptake, Use, and Inclusion Gains from Fast Payment Systems” for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Kati is an adjunct fellow with the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and focuses especially on digitization, disruptive technologies, and trade. She is ..read more

Katie exports.  Do you?  If she can do it.  So can you.  Only 1 out of 10 women business owners exports.  This one does. Learn more about Katie McCarron, founder of Portland Pet Food Company (PPFC), who already achieves what you want to achieve:  More business outside the USA. At wegg® we want to show you what is possible.  Reach out to us if you need help taking the first step.  Those who try to export, usually do. #weggexportmovement ..read more

How She Went Global Podcast® episode 37 April 15, 2024 Diana Yousef on “Helping 4.2 Billion People Flush Sanitarily with Portable Waterless Toilets“ Scientist and entrepreneur Diana Yousef, founder and CEO of change: WATER Labs Inc., a mission-driven cleantech venture developing disruptive technologies to increase safe, sustainable, and scalable access to clean water and sanitation, discusses how she came up with a low-cost and entirely waterless portable toilet, where it is made, what countries she plans to serve, and how women and girls will benefit the most from her innovation ..read more

Directed by Ky Dickens and produced by Catherine Gray, the new featured documentary film, Show Her the Money, swept up awards and accolades during its festival run. The film will now embark on a tour of 50 cities across the country and globe, with the ambition of continuing to shine a light on the gaping disparity that is the venture capital funding women entrepreneurs receive versus their male counterparts. As the Show Her the Money landing page states, “This is a story that’s never been told.” The issues that women entrepreneurs seeking investors and backing face are not widely known to most ..read more