YEA INVESTOR PANEL 2021

Congratulations to all of our YEA girls who presented their businesses to our panel of “sharks!”

Thank you to all of our panelists for their amazing support and guidance! You are making dreams come true and helping girls see what they can be.

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INTERESTED IN THE YEA PROGRAM?

Come learn more about the YEA! Program for the class beginning in Fall of 2021! YEA! is for girls in grades 6-12. Parents and girls are encouraged to attend our information session on April 21st at 5:30 – 6:30pm.

See you there!

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Investor Panel 2021

Come see our YEA! Girls Present Their Businesses or be a “Shark” on our Investor Panel

WHEN?

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 5 pm CST – 7:30 pm CST

WHERE?

Zoom. Dial in information will be provided prior to the event.

WHO?

Open to all that support our mission, YEA! Students and their families. Come learn about YEA! and Female Strong, host a COVID- friendly watch party, vote for the YEA! student that should win the People’s Choice Award, win a trip and much more!!

WHAT?

The culmination of our YEA! Class. Our girls have an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of business leaders with the possibility of receiving startup funding for their businesses. They will be competing for $9K+ in seed funding and the winner will go on to the National YEA! Saunders Competition.

You will not want to miss this event! We encourage you to bring your family, friends, daughters or any girls that you think may be interested in learning more about the YEA! program.

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We have secured Whitney Reynolds, host and EP Nominated for the Whitney Reynolds Show on PBS and Amazon Prime, Your Story Matters to MC the evening.

At the end of the evening, we will announce the seed funding amounts that they girls receive, determine who will go on to the National YEA! Saunders Competition, announce our People’s Choice Award and Raffle winner!!

HOSTING A WATCH PARTY?

In addition to seeing our YEA! girls compete, we will be zooming in to our COVID Friendly Watch Parties that you may be hosting, you will have a chance to vote for the YEA! student that you think should win the People’s Choice Award, have a chance to win the raffle to a tropical getaway, grab some Female Strong Apparel and much more!!

REGISTER FOR YEA! INVESTOR PANEL 2021

Support our YEA! girls as they compete for real seed money for their businesses!

If you want to host a watch party, make sure to register here as well. Please make sure you provide the mobile number and email of the host. We will contact the host in advance of the event to confirm the timing that we will zoom in on your watch party.

Support our Girls and/or Purchase a Trip to a Tropical Location!

If you are unable to attend the Investor Panel this year or would like to preview what we will share that night to support our YEA! girls and Female Strong, please visit our Empower Girls platform.

Make a donation, purchase a trip, or buy some Female Strong Apparel. All proceeds directly support our girls and the expansion of our programming.

In 2019, we served 14 girls, in 2020 we served 130 girls and this year we expect to serve 200+ girls Every dollar helps!

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Thank you to our 2021 Investor Panel Sponsors!

Fiduciary Financial Partners Nick Economos

Bespoke Commercial Real Estate Peter Billemayer

Meet Gizlangba Gbor - the Winner of our 2020 YEA! Investor Panel

Gizlangba Gbor Poses with Margaret's Child Book

Gizangba Gbor graduated from the Young Entrepreneur’s Academy (YEA!) Chicago in 2020. She founded Margaret’s Child to help kids learn how to take care of their hair and avoid a lifetime of “bad hair days.” Her inspiration for her business was based on her own experiences in the foster care system.

Watch Gizlangba Gbor compete at the national YEA! Saunder’s Pitch Competition.