Name: Nasmo X
Start: 2016-11-19T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2016-11-19T19:00:00-05:00
Location: LMHQ

Nasmo X

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7:00pm

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We're Nasmo, a creative collective.

Our community supports creative projects in the fields of social entrepreneurship, technology, and the arts. Over three years, we’ve grown into one of the city’s largest creative collectives.

On November 19th, we’ll debut Nasmo X, an event series focused around specific themes and challenges.

Our first event will focus on female entrepreneurs who are designing products and businesses catering to women.

Timing is everything.

4 pm - 4:45 pm

Guests arrive and mingle over light refreshments

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

Industry panel

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Intermission

5:45 pm - 7 pm

Presentations & discussion groups

Industry Panel

What are the challenges and opportunities for women as they begin their entrepreneurial journeys? We’ll hear about struggle, success, and hard-won insights from founders who’ve recently launched companies in film, fashion, hardware, and recruiting.

MOderator

Shruti Ganguly

Shruti is a producer of award-winning film and television and an MFA/MBA graduate of New York University. Shruti has produced three feature films with James Franco, and her work has premiered at Sundance, Telluride and SXSW.

She's led video departments for Vogue and Nylon, and recently struck out on her own with her narrative and documentary film company, Fictionless.

Panelist

Benita Singh

Benita is CEO of Le Souk, a digital marketplace featuring the latest collections from leading fabric mills and leather tanneries. Singh started her career as a senior at Yale University, when she cofounded Mercado Global, a fair trade social enterprise connecting women artisans in Guatemala to wholesale markets in the U.S.

Recently, Singh was named one of the top 10 socially & environmentally conscious entrepreneurs by Levi's.

Panelist

Annie Dean Zaitzeff

CEO of Werk, a platform that connects women to flexible, career-building jobs. After graduating from Fordham Law School, Annie worked as an associate at a law firm where she was involved in billions of dollars in transactions.

At 27, she got pregnant. No matter how hard she worked, her role as a mother was seen as a lack of commitment to her job. Her frustrations inspired her to start Werk with her business partner, Anna Auerbach.

Panelist

Nora Levinson

Nora is CEO of Caeden, a company that fuses fashion, design, and engineering to create products that help modern, driven individuals approach their goals with greater calm and focus.

Nora is a mechanical engineer with an M.S from Stamford. Together with her cofounder David Watkins, Nora developed strategy for Jawbone, Skullcandy, and Incase, before launching Caeden in 2014.

Speakers

Jerry Zen

CEO, 3DAYS

Zen is a pioneer in the field of mobile advertising. 3DAYS is the 5th company that has achieved a Fortune 500 ranking under his guidance.

Kate Welsh

VP of Sales, 3DAYS

With a decade of leadership experience at 3DAYS, Welsh oversees sales, operations, growth initiatives and strategic alliances.

Sarah Chen

CEO, AdTank

Chen is founder and CEO of AdTank, a digital advertising think tank that partners with brands to unlock consumer markets through marketing.

Jenny Grace

Founder, Target Tween

Target Tween specializes in trend forecasting and marketing strategies for the tween and teen demographics.

Industry Panel

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

David Doe

Designer - Redshoe

Project Presentations & Discussion

Next, we’ll break into our signature Nasmo format, featuring three short pitches about creative projects, followed by a half-hour listening session for project creators where the audience gives feedback, new ideas, and suggestions for collaboration.

Presenter

Vanessa Tanicien

Bitchcraft

Presenter

Allison Vicenzi

Material

Presenter

Sara Radin

It's Not Personal

Our Presenters

Allison Vicenzi

Allison Vicenzi of Material, a new brand of custom-fitted women’s blazers.

Vicenzi is starting her made-to-order garment business online, fitting her customers at work and home. Even more importantly, she’s creating a closed-loop system to extend the life of each item, from useful resources to help with garment care and repair to a trade-in program to donate or recycle used blazers.

Vanessa Tanicien

Strategist Vanessa Tanicien of Bitchcraft, a women’s creative group that meets once a month to craft.

They believe that unleashing one’s creative energy isn’t just a pastime, it’s a necessity. Bitchcraft provides a fun, warm, and encouraging environment to get crafty.

Sara Radin

Writer Sara Radin of It's Not Personal, a collection of stories and conversations about the female dating experience.

Beginning with Sara’s own poetic response to a break up, the project has evolved into a diverse range of voices from all over the world send in personal stories to help create a productive and empowering conversation about dating and relationships.

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Schedule

LMHQ is a collaboration space for Lower Manhattan's creatives and creators. Programming and events act as a cornerstone to LMHQ’s mission to inspire community, learning, collaboration and creativity. From thought leadership discussions and innovation clinics, to unique social events, performances and arts and culture experiences, LMHQ is a premiere venue for the creative community to forge meaningful connections.

About our partners

The Georgia Center Hotel has proudly served Atlanta's corporate needs for over 25 years. With 10 ballrooms, an expansive media center, multi-media technology and an in-house production staff, The Georgia Center excels in creating memorable special events.

The Peach Tree is renowned for its healthy preperations of decadent Southern classics. Winner of two Eat Up Awards and a leader in farm-to-table cuisine, The Peach Tree offers casual-chic dining in the heart of Atlanta.

About Nasmo

Nasmo meets once a month to bring creative individuals from across the city together to discuss early-stage projects and ideas. We attract a diverse group of people working across a variety of industries. They all share in their quest to connect, give feedback on ideas, and support one another. If you have a project you’d like to discuss at the next Nasmo, please contact us at nasmobk@gmail.com

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