To look on the bright side, we are extending the celebration!!! Stay healthy, everyone, and stay tuned for a new event date!

The Ada Lovelace Awards has extended its nomination period until Monday, March 9th at 11:59 PM CST! Don't miss out on nominating someone in your organization or circle that is an outstanding pioneer in the advancement of women in tech! #makeherstory #AdaAwards2020

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Nomination deadline for the Ada Lovelace Awards 2020 is EOD 3/5!!!

What a treat to present on branding today among such great company in a space I have much love and appreciation for to a group of talented and courageous, female foodie founders. Thank you @MxSC13 for inviting me to speak! #jbfwomenlead #owningit #femalefoodiefounders

On experience design- “Sell holes, not drills. Sell homes, not mortgages.” - @Chip_Register #INNO19 #DigitalTransformation #nolastartups #experiencedesign

On New Orleans startups raising money - “Validate your business, get some local investors on board, and then go to the coasts for larger investments. New Orleans as a place to start a business is not seen as a disadvantage like it was even 5 years ago.” - @ReadyRes #INNO19

On innovation- “TCRI- Talent x Collisions x Resources x Impact- is our sandbox for innovation...then the mindset becomes ‘I get to do it’ vs. “I have to do it’.” @bradrossacci #nolatech #innoconf #innovation #corporateinnovation #houstontech #startupyall #southernstartups

On progress and investing, “If you want to invest in change, now is the time.” -@TPGCapital Jim Coulter

On breaking the status quo- “How do we reverse the systems that are in place to ensure our own failure?” -@nakisnakis #NOEW2019 #entrepreneurship #FemaleFounders #DiversityInVC

“All opportunities start out lookin’ like a snake.” -@jimbarksdale I got a few of those, so time to start business planning! #NOEW2019 #entrepreneurship #nolastartups

The early days of finding product/market fit... “When someone clicked on something, we called it a product, and when people didn’t click on something, it was market research.” - @jimbarksdale sharing about Netscape. #NOEW2019 #Entrepreneurship #NOLAstartups

On the future of New Orleans startups- “A few years from now, Lucid will not be the fastest-growing company at NOEW. There are already companies in existence or companies not yet formed who will outpace us.” @comerpatrick #NOEW2019 #nolastartups #Entrepreneurship

On growing diverse teams- “Entry level employees in early-stage companies look diverse, but as companies grow, the leadership and top management all looks the same; they look like white men.” @bhumikatharoor #NOEW2019 #Entrepreneurship #NOLAstartups

Thanks for having me @IdeaVillage! Hope that @GigsyCo @rentcheckapp @StilioSocial @Upscribed and all of the other new cohort members found my presentation useful. #salesandmarketing #digitalmarketing2019 #KnowledgeIsPower #presentations #StartupYall #funneltoflywheel

On being a biotech co. in NOLA- “Pharmaceutical companies don’t care where we’re located. In some sense, the world is getting smaller, so as long as we don’t present like a mom and pop #biotech #startup, then they’re excited 2 work with us.” - Lowry Curley, CEO of @AxoSim #NOLAHI

Came home after work to find that my power was out without any forewarning for routine maintenance. My week’s worth of groceries, which I purchased for my husband and I are likely going to spoil, as they don’t anticipate a fix for hours. We need to do better @CityOfNOLA!

I’ve always loved @Nike, but now I feel proud to rock their footwear & apparel. Thank you @Kaepernick7 for being brave enough to take a stand, and thank you @Nike for being bold enough to promote his campaign. #ThisIsAmerica #JustDolt #peacefulprotests #takeaknee

Help Bishop end Hot Car Deaths! If you want to feel good about the world, watch his Tedx Talk, and then make a donation. #innovation #Entrepreneurship

Thank you for sharing this, Emily! If you haven’t watched this, please do, and thank you @BetoORourke for being a politician who actually has fair, moral views!! I’ll be following you more closely now. #anthemprotest #beniceorleave #weareallamericans #Dems #EqualityForAll