, said the program gave her time to "put the puzzle pieces together" and take her business to the next level. "The application process, as well as the fellowship, was difficult in the sense of carving out time dedicated to more than the day-to-day of the business," Hamm told Business Insider.
President of Tory Burch Foundation Laurie Fabiano speaks during the 2020 Embrace Ambition Summit by the Tory Burch Foundation at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 05, 2020 in New York City.women only received 2.2% of the $130 billion VC funding given in 2018. The lack of funding for access for women and people of color is one reason why Burch decided to start the foundation.
Hamm told Business Insider that her business offers "simple and sustainable self-care" products that use organic materials. This is Hamm's way of directly approaching the topic of sustainability in fashion. "We want to understand the vision our entrepreneurs have and where we can support them along the way," she said.
On Pitch Day, when 10 out of the 50 fellows are chosen to pitch their business, Fabiano said the most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who "define their market clearly.""Most successful are the entrepreneurs that define their market clearly and their market is boundless," Fabiano told Business Insider. "Focusing on this, being clear and knowing the facts goes a long way.
But most importantly, the Tory Burch Foundation looks for women who are ambitious. Many female entrepreneurs have admitted they shy away from referring to themselves publicly as ambitious for fear that it could seem too aggressive. Fabiano and Burch hope to change that.In March 2020, the Tory Burch Foundation hosted the female empowerment conference Embrace Ambition, which sought to encourage entrepreneurs from around the globe to embrace their desire for success.
How many of these recipients are black women?
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