Webinars

Dig in to the topics that really matter to the success of your business with interactive webinars led by subject matter experts.

Changing Tides webinars are designed to be interactive and personalized to the needs of participants. Get answers to your questions, learn best practices, and connect with other female founders.

Webinars are held from 9am—10am Pacific, unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Webinar Workshops

• Investor Bias & Perceived Lack of Industry Fit: How Female Founders are Penalized in Funding, Valuation, and Equity
  Join Dr. Dana Kanze, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School, as she discusses how perceived lack of industry fit leads investors to penalize female founders and how investor sophistication may help reduce gender bias. The key finding: Female-led ventures catering to male-dominated industries receive significantly less funding at significantly lower valuations than female-led ventures catering to female-dominated industries.
  APRIL 15, 9AM PACIFIC
  
  
• How to Find the Fight Investors for Your Startup
  With special guest DeAndrea Salvador, State Senator of North Carolina, Director of Growth at FundBoard, and Venture Partner at Republic. DeAndrea will sit down with our founder, Jenn LeBlanc, to discuss all things venture, funding and the path to senatorship.
  MAY 20, 11AM PACIFIC
  
  
• The Secrets of Power Pitching – Pivot Your Story!
  Donna Griffit, a Corporate Storyteller of over 15 years, will talk about the winning ingredients of a brief, powerful story and how it can be formatted into any type of oral or written presentation. You will emerge with a simple, yet powerful tool to create stories of many formats, repeatable with any type of content for any medium.
  June 17, 9AM PACIFIC
  
  
• DATE COMING SOON (Stay tuned for a reschedule date):Moving into Action: Using Brainstorming to Turn Ideas into Reality
  Join Rachael Kim, CEO and Founder of Project Untaboo, for an interactive session on her powerful brainstorming methodology that focuses on your business vision, core values, and how you make this a reality.

Past Webinar Workshops

• On Beyond Equity: How to Build a Better Capitalization Stack
  Join us for a conversation with Gillian Muessig and Anne F. Kennedy, co-founders of the Sybilla Masters Fund, a women-led gender lens venture capital fund investing in better ways to live and work together.
  MARCH 18, 9AM PACIFIC
  
  
• Launching for Revenue: The 10 Elements of Success
  Did you know that 35-80% of launches fail? Join Jennifer LeBlanc, Founder & CEO of ThinkResults Marketing, for an interactive session where you will discover the 10 critical elements that can make — or break — your launch, learn how to create a clear Launch Action Plan of your own, and get ready to launch into the new year.
  DECEMBER 17
  
  
• Presenting to Investors: Building your most effective pitch deck
  Nancy Hayes, Angel Investor at NKH Group, will examine who angel investors and VCs are, how they work and how to build the most effective pitch deck, slide-by-slide.
  OCTOBER 15
  
  
• In the Mind of an Angel Investor: Pitch Decks, Timelines and Due Diligence
  Join Xandra Laskowski, founder of OSEA Angel Investors, for a fireside chat to learn how to ensure smooth funding from angel investors, how their processes typically work, and why an angel investor may be the right fit for your business.
  SEPTEMBER 17
  
  
• All Things Abundance: How to Thrive in Uncertain Times
  Join Catharine Pritchard, founder of Catharine Pritchard Coaching, for a workshop on abundance mindset and how to tap into it for your empowerment and advancement.
  JULY 29, 10am — 11am Pacific
  
  
• Alternative Financing Strategies: Opportunities Beyond Traditional Venture Capital
  Join Kate Brodock, CEO of Women 2.0 & Founding Partner of W Fund, for a conversation on alternative financing and how to choose the best option for your business.
  JULY 16
  
  
• The Big Pitch: How to Get the Media Coverage You Need
  Join Jennifer Reitman, founder and publisher of DAME Magazine, for a working session on how to develop a strong and successful media pitch.
  JUNE 24
  
  
• Transformation & Growth: Reconnecting With Your Purpose
  Christy Nichols, founder of Venture Within, will lead a workshop based on her transformational development program to help us as founders navigate the process of change and regrowth.
  JUNE 10
  
  
• 5 Surprising Factors Driving a Successful Pivot
  Fireside Chat with Shannon Kenny, founder of Prontopia
  We’ll talk about Shannon’s very quick and successful pivot of travel company Prontopia in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
  JUNE 3
  
  

COST
Free for Premium and Circles members, $30 for Community and not-yet members (Changing Tides Premium membership is just $19/mo.). Webinar registration includes a free Community membership for new registrants.

Is there a topic you’d like a webinar on or know of someone who would be a good host?
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