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Women changemakers – let’s talk self-care

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Some say your life’s purpose something you’d do for free. If that were true, why do so many feel burned out by purpose-driven work? Plus consider that the front-lines of these professions (nonprofits, NGOs, social impact, human services, advocacy…) are highly populated by women. Let’s talk about this! A meet-up is bring proposed for SXSW 2020 to do just that.

The proposed meet-up is titled Women changemakers – let’s talk self-care. And we need you, the public, to show your support for this idea during the community voting period (Aug. 5 – Aug. 23, 2019). Please go to panelpicker.sxsw.com , log in and vote-up and comment on this proposal if you’d like to see it at the next SXSW. Here is a video about it:

Research that suggests 50% of nonprofit employees are either at or nearing burnout (Opportunity Knocks). So, as we do our work, should we keep this metaphor in mind: when there is a problem with the plane, put your own oxygen mask on first?

Please take a look at the video describing the details; and vote and comment here. Thank you very much, and we hope to see you at SXSW 2020.

Inspiration from Women Leaders

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PeopleFund’s July PeopleSpring event featured: Tam Hawkins of The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, Christine Vu of Raymond James & Associates, Chris Mascaro of Untamed & Creative, and was moderated by Kelly Jedele of Let Kelly.

Austin has an energetic small business community – and that energy was on display at the July 26th edition of PeopleSpring – Ladies, Lunch and Learn. This networking, leadership, and women’s luncheon event was presented by Texas’ PeopleFund – a nonprofit providing business loans and assistance to those with otherwise limited access to such resources – and was sponsored by Capital One.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kelly Jedele of Let Kelly and featured Tam Hawkins of The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce,  Chris Mascaro of Untamed & Creative, and Christine Vu of Raymond James & Associates.

The audience heard many great pearls of wisdom, including:

  • No matter how much one has accomplished, there is always something left to learn;
  • Do things that build your confidence;
  • Model yourself on the best in the industry and then improve upon that;
  • Seek out your tribe to uplift and support you;
  • Enjoy the journey!

PeopleFund will be providing even more opportunities for learning and inspiration for small businesses in August with Innovation Week.

 

 

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Entrepreneurs: Let’s Talk About Work

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Panel and Moderator speaking about Stress Management on July 14, 2018: Jane Hervey, Ruby Ku, Stephanie Scherzer, Maria Oliveira

Who wants to talk about work on a Saturday? When you gather 300 creatives and entrepreneurs at a conference presented by #bossbabesATX and powered by the Texas MSTC and Texas MBA Programs, it turns out to be a great way to spend a weekend.

July’s “work: a pop-up conference for creatives and entrepreneurs” at The University of Texas’ Rowling Hall offered many great chances to learn and connect. Below is just a smattering of some of the take-aways from the day:

  • If you don’t set a tempo for yourself, then other people set it for you.
  • Invest in yourself.
  • Manage your flow of energy.
  • Do not mix your business finances with your personal finances.
  • True teams come together to get a task done.

Don’t worry if you missed the Summer event, there will be another inspiring edition in February 2019  presented by #bossbabesATX, a nonprofit that amplifies and connects women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and organizers.

 

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The Importance of Networking

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PeopleSpring Women’s Entrepreneur Program from Peoplefund on Vimeo.

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According to a 2017 LinkedIn survey, almost 80 percent of professionals consider  networking to be important to career success. But according to the same survey, nearly 40 percent find it hard to stay in touch with their network.

In light of those figures, it is always great when an event comes along that makes it easy to connect and network. PeopleSpring, presented by the nonprofit organization PeopleFund, provides just such an opportunity for women entrepreneurs.

PeopleSpring – Ladies Lunch & Learn, is an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other women entrepreneurs and get inspiration hearing from a panel of business leaders.

PeopleFund, an organization that creates economic opportunity and financial stability for underserved people, presents free PeopleSpring events all across Texas. The next one occurs in Austin on July 26th, 2018.

See the video, or click here for more information and to register. And click here for a recap of May’s PeopleSpring event.

 

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Reference:  Eighty-percent of professionals consider networking important to career success

Video: PeopleFund