WHEN: Wednesday June 8th, 7pm-9pm
WHERE: Mac ‘n Cheese Productions, 3320 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Rear Unit [there are two Ravenswoods, split by the Metra tracks; Mac 'n Cheese is on the West side of the tracks]
GUEST SPEAKERS: Paige Worthy (paigeworthy.com), Desiree Vargas Wrigley (giveforward.com), Melissa Harris (Chicago Tribune Business columnist) and Hadassah Hickman (lemonadegirls.com)
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to the buzz party for CRAVE Chicago: The Urban Girl’s Manifesto 2nd edition!You are invited to come and meet our team, headed up by new CRAVE Chicago leader Saya Hillman, and other inspiring businesswomen. Connect and celebrate with us as we bring together and showcase exceptional Chicago entreprenesses doing cool things. If this is you or someone you know, we want to meet you! We are kicking off the start of production on the 2nd edition of the Chicago CRAVEguide, and look forward to reconnecting with familiar faces as well as meeting new women!
Find out why you’ll want to join the CRAVE community!
CRAVE is dedicated to connecting women. Our guides support and promote local female business owners and spread the word about the women you need to know. We host chats, symposiums and other events that introduce you to savvy entrepreneurs as you discover innovative ways to boost your business.
* light food will be provided
 Paige Worthy |
Yes, that’s her real name — lives and writes in Chicago. Currently the director of content for the daily-deal site YouSwoop.com, she’s spent her career exploring the many facets of journalism, from a community newspaper in Missouri to a black men’s magazine in New York City. But her real dream is to write a book. And someday she’ll do it, and you’ll buy it. Right? |
 Desiree Vargas Wrigley |
Desiree’s interest in strategic philanthropy and social ventures was borne out of her work funding entrepre-neurship programs at the Kauffman Foundation. But it was the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that inspired the vision for GiveForward. In the fall of 2007, Desiree developed the initial concept for GiveForward, as a fundraising platform for anyone wanting to raise money for anything. But her big break came in the start of 2008, when a friend introduced her to Ethan Austin, who was looking to start a fundraising site for marathon runners. The two hit it off and launched the first version of GiveForward in August of 2008. Now after years of hard work and a few leaps of faith, GiveForward has helped thousands of people raise millions of dollars for loved ones during times of need. |
 Melissa Harris |
Melissa Harris is a business columnist at The Chicago Tribune. Her twice-weekly column, Chicago Confidential, chronicles the city’s business elite. Prior to the Tribune, she covered covered criminal justice for The Baltimore Sun and local government for The Orlando Sentinel. A graduate of Northwestern and Johns Hopkins universities, she landed her first “job” at age 15, covering prep sports for the Mason (Ohio) Pulse-Journal. By her senior year of high school, she believed she had made it when the paper paid her $25 for a story. |
Hadassah Hickman |
Through education & engagement, Lemonade Girls empowers girls to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Lemonade Girls offers twelve weeks of entrepreneurial training using the latest forms of technology, a creative hands on simulation process and a matching grant for girls to start their own businesses. |
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