Empowering women to lead. Encouraging the world to follow.
Empowering women to lead. Encouraging the world to follow.
The Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute will strengthen the next generation of courageous, creative women leaders who will change the world.
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Kendra Scott Endowment Announcement
Kendra Scottβs Philanthropic Investment in UT Austin Expands Support for Future Women Business Leaders
βKendraβs investment will transform the lives of thousands of future leaders, and all of society will reap the benefits,” said Jay Hartzell, president of UT Austin. “I am thrilled she is expanding her partnership with UT to attract top talent and leverage the strength of our city and university as an engine for entrepreneurship.β
Inner Becoming
Introducing Inner Becoming, an online psychotherapy and coaching practice supporting individuals in self-discovery, personal growth, and self-mastery through therapy and life coaching.
Pickle Systems
Introducing Pickle Systems, a company dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with autism and developmental disabilities through standardized, evidence-based, animated video-models.
pc: the davids
Introducing pc: the davids, an Austin-based photography duo that exists to capture moments that matter, no matter how big or how small.
Meatzer
Introducing Meatzer, a food technology company simplifying making good food for a good time.
Women's Summit 02.24.23
Our goal for the KS WELI Women’s Summit is to inspire, motivate, and have every attendee leave with tactile next steps to accomplish their goals and feel empowered to flourish.
Programs & Events
Β Join us for KS WELI sponsored programs & events designed to equip students with the tools needed to gain intentional skills and practice.
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Curriculum
Learn more about the newly launch Women in Entrepreneurship specialization and KS WELI sponsored courses that offer interdisciplinary opportunities in management, design, and entrepreneurship.
Community
Become part of a vibrant, diverse, and supportive community to kick-start your future through internships, leadership training, mentoring, funding opportunities, and more. Learn about Student Board and Alumni Board.
About // Kendra Scott
Kendra Scott is a loving mom, a driven entrepreneur and a passionate designer who believes the truest form of success is giving back in a meaningful way.
Meet our graduate and alumni FoundHER Showcase finalists β¨:
STEM Muse β¨
Our mission is to cultivate a network, create career opportunities, and foster a sense of belonging for women in STEM.
Fermata Reeds β¨
Fermata Reeds amalgamates music and engineering in an entrepreneurial space, by manufacturing synthetic bassoon reeds through a chemical process- which has never been attempted before.
Come see Sophie, co-founder of STEM Muse, and Zoelle, Lizette, Brigit, & Lettie, co-founders of Fermata Reeds, pitch at Women's Summit on February 24th and be a part of helping them flourish! Secure your virtual seat or join the waitlist through the link in our bio! ππ€π±
#KSWELIxWomensSummit #KSWELIxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration"
Join us for our first FoundHER Panel of the semester on Thursday, February 9th, from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm! We will hear from the founders of pc: the davids, Meatzer, Pickle System, and Find Your βFit. These founders will share their stories and how they built a business aligned with their passion. π€π
Click the link in bio to register! β¨
#KSWELIxUTAustin #KSWELIxFoundHER #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
If you can see HER, you can be HER! Let's celebrate one of our February FoundHER's Jillian Albus, founder of Grapevine! π€π
Grapevine is a mobile app that allows users to keep in touch with local businesses they plan to visit and shows current activities, restaurants, and events within a chosen radius of the user.
Learn more about Grapevine through a Q&A with Jillian Albus on our emBOLDen Blog using the link in our bio! β¨
#KSWELIxUTAustin #KSWELIxFoundHER #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
Start the countdown, the KS WELI Women's Summit 2023 is only 1 month away! And if you didn't get a ticket we have some great news - due to overwhelming demand, we are now offering a Livestream option! Click the link in our bio for VIRTUAL REGISTRATION for Women's Summit 2023!
We can't wait to learn, grow, and FLOURISH with you! π€ππ±
#KSWELIxWomensSummit #KSWELIxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
A Deeper Look Into Why We Donβt Do The Things We Want to Do! A new #emBOLDen blog is live! Learn something bold in 5 minutes! β¨
KS WELI Management Information Systems student, @karlastambaugh, is reminding everyone that our brains default to comfort! π€π Click the link in bio to read more from Karla!
#KSWELIxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
The KS WELI is Driven by Dreams at the 2023 U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference - hosted at @floridastateuniversity! π€πβ¨ #drivenbydreams
We had an amazing week at the conference meeting and learning from other entrepreneurship educators, as well as sharing how KS WELI is empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow!
Check out our recap of some of our favorite USASBE moments!
β¨ KS WELI was awarded the 2022 Award for Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship Programs!
β¨ Founding Director @matisse0683 was a featured speaker and hosted 3 sessions: Empowering Women to Lead Through Entrepreneurial LeadHERship (with @vaijai), Austin to Indonesia: Launching a Global Women Lab Bootcamp (with Waode Surya Darma), and If You Can See Her, You Can Be Her: Women in Entrepreneurship!
β¨ And a huge congratulations to Lesley Robinson for being accepted into the USASBE Doctoral Consortium - immersing Ph.D. students in the world of bolding teaching and learning entrepreneurship by engaging thoughtfully with entrepreneurship scholarship. Lesley is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from @coloradostateuniversity. Her dissertation focus is gender-aware approaches to teaching entrepreneurship education.
#KSWELIxUTAustin #KSWELIxUSASBE #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
Don't forget! Our first EmpowHER Hour of the semester is TODAY from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm with the speaker, Caroline Page, Director of Development and Communications of Friends of the Children Austin. In honor of "Jess January," this session explores the importance of being mission-driven in your work and how that leads to finding passion in your work π€πβ¨
Make sure your calendar is marked if you are registered for today's EmpowHER Hour, we can't wait to see you!
#KSWELIxUTAustin #KSWELIxEmpowHERHour #kswelinstituteut #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #thenextgeneration
Find out what inspired FoundHER Reda Hicks to lean into entrepreneurship and start her own business, Got Spot, Inc. β¨
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