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 female leaders who will change the world.
Empowering
students to become leaders –
through speakers, role models, visibility, representation, and
celebration of success
Building Community
and creating connections –
both within UT and externally
Equipping
students with tools, workshops, and curriculum for gaining intentional skills, practice, and internships
Inspiration // Female Founders – Split Shirt
Introducing Split Shirt, an up-cycling clothing company. Helena and Gisele Sampayo create unique button-downs from recycled textiles. By reusing, recycling, and up-cycling into SPLIT SHIRT, they strive to extend each textile’s useful life to reduce the numbers in our landfills.
Courses
Learn more about our sponsored courses that offer interdisciplinary opportunities in management, design, and entrepreneurship.
Programs
Join us for sponsored programs & events designed to equip students with the tools needed to gain intentional skills and practice.
Pitch Competition 2021
Pitch your early-stage startup onstage to a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, corporate, and government leaders.
Opportunities
Become part of a vibrant, diverse, and supportive community to kick-start your future through internships, leadership training, mentoring, funding opportunities, and more.
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.
Help us thank our amazing Female Founder Pitch Competition Semi-Finalist Judges!
This incredible group of entrepreneurial women, made up of students, women founders, industry experts, and academic leaders donated their time and efforts to better this competition. Their endeavors will truly strengthen the next generation of courageous, creative female leaders.
A huge thank you again to our amazing judges! Check out the link in our bio for more information.
Stay tuned for our Semi-Finalist announcement coming soon! 🤘💛
#ksxpitch2021 #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #KSxUTAustin #pitchandhookem
Meet the 2021-2022 KS WEL Institute Student Advisory Board!
We are ecstatic to have so many amazing women join our team. Rashu Jain, Student Advisory Board President, can attest that these women are “passionate, driven, and ready to create more opportunities for all self-identifying women in entrepreneurship.” The Student Advisory Board (SAB) is a collaborative team made up of students whose mission is to align the programs and events of the KS WEL Institute with the needs and interests of students at UT Austin. The board creates a student voice that guides the KS WEL Institute to remain an institute for students by students. We cannot wait to see how these ladies will help strengthen the next generation of courageous, creative female leaders. Hookem! 🤘💛
#empoweringwomentolead
#encouragingtheworldtofollow
#ksxutaustin
#Hookem for our July #FeaturedFemaleFounders, Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo!
Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo founded SPLIT SHIRT as a passion project when they were students at The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. The mission of SPLIT SHIRT lies in addressing the importance of slower fashion and responsible consumption. @splitshirt uses 100% recycled textiles to give old shirts new life. They even take their mission one step further by using environmentally sustainable packaging.
Support these sustainable sisters by checking out @splitshirt! 🤘💛
#KSxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow
Happy Friday! Can we get a #Hookem in the comments for our July #FeaturedFemaleFounders, Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo?
We are featuring a quote from @splitshirt co-founder Gisele Sampayo on how the University of Texas at Austin not only helped build the company’s brand image but increased her confidence as an entrepreneur.
Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo founded SPLIT SHIRT as a passion project when they were students at The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. Split Shirt uses 100% recycled textiles to give old shirts new life. Their mission as founders is to address the importance of slower fashion and responsible consumption.
Use the link in our bio to learn more about our July #FeaturedFemaleFounders @splitshirt
#KSxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow
Meet the KS WEL Institute 2021-2022 Student Interns! We are so incredibly honored and excited to have Emma Brinsden, Emma Dixon, Anna Esaka, Ainslee Harrison, Rashu Jain, and Ashley Raymond join the KS WEL Institute SHEarmy to help empower and support the next generation of female founders and leaders this year!
#empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow #ksxutaustin
#Hookem It's Friday! We are featuring our July #FeaturedFemaleFounder Helena Sampayo's quote on why the UT Community was an important launchpad for her and her sister's company, @splitshirt.
Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo founded their startup, Split Shirt, as a passion project when they were both students at The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. Split Shirt uses 100% recycled textiles to give old shirts new life. And their mission as founders is to address the importance of slower fashion and responsible consumption.
To learn more about our July #FeaturedFemaleFounders @splitshirt use the link in our bio 🤘💛
#KSxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow
It's July! You know what that means: #Hookem for our July #FeaturedFemaleFounders, Helena Sampayo & Gisele Sampayo!
Their startup, SPLIT SHIRT, was founded as a passion project when they were both students at The University of Texas at Austin in 2020. Split Shirt uses 100% recycled textiles to give old shirts new life. And their mission as founders is to address the importance of slower fashion and responsible consumption.
Check out and support Split Shirt at @splitshirt and check out their #FeaturedFemaleFounder Spotlight using the link in our bio!🤘💛
#KSxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow
Happy Friday and #Hookem for June's #FeaturedFemaleFounder, Bithia Dantoumda, founder of Creative Days Art! 💛🤘
"Hello my name is Bithia Dantoumda. I am a journalism and studio art major who will be graduating with the class of 2022. I am the sole founder and operator of Creative Days Art and proud to be a Featured Female Founder for the month of June." -Bithia Dantoumda
Check out Bithia's #FeaturedFemaleFounder page using the link in our bio!
Bithia's company mission is to use creative problem solving within different communities, including projects that help promote non-profits and movements such as the push for voter and civil rights.
You can also support Creative Days Art's by checking out creativedaysart.com and following her company @creativedaysart on Twitter and Instagram.
#KSxUTAustin #empoweringwomentolead #encouragingtheworldtofollow
