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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Good afternoon, <br>
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Students wishing to invest their time and leadership skills in a more significant capacity and be part of shaping programming for the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program (WE Lead) are invited to <b>apply to join WE Lead's Student Board for the 2025-26
Academic Year</b>. <br>
<br>
Interested students can learn more by reading the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/drive.google.com/file/d/14ZubUR1fDfLrG5Vf2iUpGjQ8_CTwuug8/view?usp=drive_link__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLu6L1HTo$">Student
Board Overview and Job Descriptions</a>, and are encouraged to join us for an<b> </b>info session on
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/Yr7Ar9Nmf22oMHD5yt5K2k/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfL8HP7vpg$">
5/6</a>, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/8MUPPfGVaafWpQFNZNdimK/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLGWhZwjA$">
5/12</a>, or <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/QkLNJRRC9n43jQcbuzD6Hy/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLZ6kAvMQ$">
5/28</a>. We also encourage interested students to attend an upcoming event to learn more about WE Lead – list of upcoming events can be found below.<br>
<br>
The Buerk Center’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program (WE Lead) promotes the advancement of women as entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, and agents of innovation.
<a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/womens-entrepreneurial-leadership-program/">
WE Lead</a> welcomes students of any gender, and features programming and events that center the experiences of women in entrepreneurship and leadership settings. Graduate and undergraduate students from any degree-seeking program and academic discipline are
welcome.<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#660066">Key Dates – WE Lead Student Board Recruitment:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>5/5</b> Application Opens (<b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=W9229i_wGkSZoBYqxQYL0sBmCtfdo5JNixOsp4OG-BdURjVDTTk2VVU4VjhSNVdKVVNLVEVCMENFUC4u__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLALptSvs$">apply
here</a></b>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>5/6</b> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/Yr7Ar9Nmf22oMHD5yt5K2k/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfL8HP7vpg$">
Info Session</a>, 3-4pm (Founders Hall 490)<br>
<b>5/12</b> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/8MUPPfGVaafWpQFNZNdimK/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLGWhZwjA$">
Info Session</a>, 12:30-1:30pm (Virtual, register to receive Zoom link)<br>
<b>5/28</b> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/QkLNJRRC9n43jQcbuzD6Hy/WE-Lead-Student-Board-Application-Info-Session__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLZ6kAvMQ$">
Info Session</a>, 9-10am (Founders Hall 490)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>5/30</b> <b>Application Deadline - 12pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#660066">Upcoming WE Lead Events:
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<b>5/2: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/AZEfNNrjUUo3Y7jkGQSMDK/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Molly-Klein__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLI8Y_0-E$">
Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs ft. Molly Klein</a> 1-2pm (Virtual, Register for Link)<br>
</b>This<b> </b>series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. This event features award-winning marketing executive and the founder and
CEO of Perk Events, Molly Klein.<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>5/7: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/nrnFw6zAVJ8QXsSn29KaAf/Thrive-Together*253A-WE-Lead-Mentoring-Circle__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLnplb_2g$">
Thrive Together: WE Lead Mentoring Circle</a> 9-11am (Paccar Hall, Deloitte Commons 299)<br>
</b>Students are invited to join this mentoring event to connect with and learn from professional women who’ve navigated a broad spectrum of experiences and career paths in small group discussion format, alongside peers from across campus!<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>5/9: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/mEwZQXR8LqxWhDcoxUDgT4/Social-Media-Marketing-Skills-for-Entrepreneurs-ft.-Sam-Neukom__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLnYAnJQE$">
Social Media Marketing Skills for Entrepreneurs ft. Sam Neukom</a> 1-2pm (Founders Hall 490)<br>
</b>This<b> </b>series is designed to equip entrepreneurs with advice and skills to use social media to promote their business, build a brand, and test ideas based on market feedback. This workshop will be led by brand strategy expert Sam Neukom, who founded
Northbound, a collaborative studio of experts using brand to connect the heart of your business with the hearts of employees and customers.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>5/15: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/MQpF3VLRWNk4iPCxU2x6gX/Women-at-the-Intersection-of-Art-*252B-Entrepreneurship__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLvwgwFeU$">
Women at the Intersection of Art + Entrepreneurship</a> 5-7pm (HUB 340)<br>
</b>Whether you’re an artist interested in the business side of a career in performing or visual arts, or interested in leveraging creativity through an entrepreneurial endeavor, this panel discussion will offer practical advice and fresh perspectives from
working artists and performers, creative entrepreneurs, and arts business founders.<b><br>
<br>
Panelists:<br>
</b>Alethea Alexander | Co-Founder & Teaching Artist, Ballet Rituals; Training Manager & Teacher, Dance Church<br>
Yuliya Bruk | Founder, Executive Creative Director, Future Arts Co<br>
NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings | Founder & Owner, Nakeesa Marie Enterprises<br>
Lorin Green | Community Relations Manager, Seattle Symphony | Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate, Flute Performance, University of Washington<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b>5/28: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/DnBQ68eg9zAheSePp6haML/WE-Lead-Wednesday__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jdiKUB-mLimkW-Tt7s1zVtAGSDnhHLFsJExbq72h7vyxIx2rFh7ChbdRz-n_hgBjL-I1CPVqE8GCmRfLdumfWqg$">
WE Lead Wednesday</a> 12-1:30pm (Founders Hall 490)<br>
</b>Hosted by WE Lead’s Student Board , WE Lead Wednesdays are a monthly informal community gathering for creatives, innovators, and the entre-curious – we’ll share tea, snacks, and some fun activities in addition to community connection and resource sharing.<b><o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Take care, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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