Love & Learn - A Must Attend Event for Women Entrepreneurs

If you’re a Lady Boss and you know it, raise your hand! We love supporting and empowering women, and that’s what Love & Learn is all about! We've assembled a panel of some of Chicago's best female entrepreneurs to meet and learn from. 

At Love & Learn, you'll have the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs (and future ones!) doing what they LOVE & LEARN more about what it takes to run a successful business. We will craft vision boards to help you realize your dreams, while sipping wine and eating light bites. The highlight of this event is our Q & A panel of successful women, so if you’re interested in making your dreams a reality, don’t miss out!

Host and Panel Moderator - Angela Irwin, Author, Speaker

Angela Irwin is a lover of life and light seeker. She published “One Choice Choose Happiness” which is a 30-day guide to help you make decisions that result in more positive outcomes. She and her friends at Induo Events began the #MeetMeAtHappy movement which was created to unite people that are passionate about living happier lives. Angela is excited to give you a few tools to help empower you to live your happiest life.

www.angelairwin.com
www.facebook.com/HappyGirlSpeaks

Panel Participants:

• Tifair Gillespie, Founder of The Influence & Director of Branding and Communications at BlackDoctor.org & DailyVitamina.com

  Tifair Hamed is a 13 year advertising and marketing professional that currently serves as Director of Branding and Communications at BlackDoctor.org & DailyVitamina.com.

  In 2016, Tifair launched The Influence, an attire line & movement that seeks to empower women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Hair can be found at the center of conversations regarding health; from the ill side effects of chemotherapy, to being the number one reason African American women avoid the gym. The Influence offers vibrant, satin lined head wraps that make women feel beautiful inside & out, while leaving the worries of hair behind.

  www.tifairhamed.com
  www.facebook.com/theinfluenceafrica

• Sandria Washington, Executive Editor of BlackDoctor.org & Creator of SheFieldTrips.com

  Sandria M. Washington, a proud South Side Chicago native, is a lover of words with a 15-year media career as a writer, editor and publishing executive. Currently, Sandria is Executive Editor of BlackDoctor.org (BDO), the leading healthy lifestyle website dedicated to African American health.

  Guided by her belief that all women, in particular Black women, deserve to seek and claim what fulfills them, Sandria created SheFieldTrips.com. #SheFieldTrips promotes healthy living, healing and living a lifestyle of self-discovery for empowerment. "I write my own damn permission slips and I want to help other women do the same," she says.

  Follow her @sandriawrites on Instagram and Twitter.
   

• Barbara Green, Franchise Owner

  Barbara Green has been and entrepreneur for more than 30 years. She started her journey in 1985 where she prepared income taxes in her home. After building her clientele of more than 100 clients, Barbara decided to invest in a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Franchise and has never looked back. During her peak, Barbara had 11 locations in Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Lansing, Glenwood and the near north side of Chicago. She gave back to her community by instructing entrepreneurship classes at South Suburban College and gave individuals with no employment history an opportunity to work for her. Barbara is now retired and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, husband and volunteering at her church.
   

• Jennifer De La Torre, Founder and Creator of NICE GIRLS FINISH LAST

  Jennifer De La Torre is the Founder and Creator of “NICE GIRLS FINISH LAST” an organization dedicated to new, women entrepreneurs. As a former “nice girl” and with experience as a full-time entrepreneur since the age of 19, she is passionate about helping women grow their businesses and their confidence. Jennifer trains women on how to effectively market their businesses online using social media, how to create working systems, master the art of sales and more. She believes in a No B.S. approach, and her aim is to teach women the actual how-to’s of creating a profitable business.

  www.nicegirlsfinishlast.com
  www.facebook.com/NiceGirlChicago