Kicking off the discussion, Pierre-Bravo spoke with McGrath with about her recently released book, “The Other,” which aims to serve as a guide for navigating the workplace as a woman of color, and was informed by Pierre-Bravo’s own experience advancing her career as a Chilean immigrant and DACA recipient who has endured microaggressions and inequity in the workplace.
This sentiment was echoed by the speaker panel, with many of the founders present emphasizing how significant a role the helping hands of other women have played in helping them to forge ahead in their careers. “Invest in the people next to you. Those are the future leaders,” echoed Lacayo, who also touched on the importance of not only being willing to take leaps of faith in one’s career, but working diligently to ensure they pay off once one does.
When Pearson was a junior in college, she launched her newsletter, The Newsette. As the sole staff member at the time, she would work on the newsletter each morning before her 10 a.m. classes, and by the time she graduated, had accrued over 100,000 subscribers. and Mandy Teefey. Wondermind sends newsletters to subscribers featuring mental health and wellness resources, articles and more.
“We’ve always thought of profitability as our North Star,” Gallardo said. “We produce goods that sell through at a 90 percent rate, so we don’t have this big investment in inventory that we later have to liquidate and lose money on.”Dafna Mizrahi, who cofounded tequila brand Curamia, described how she leveraged her culinary background and heritage to found her company, which she said contrasts from the prevailing cultural weather of celebrity-backed tequila brands.