Alejandra Acosta, a sophomore at UT Austin, recaps a FounderHer panel hosted by KS WELI, featuring Mohini Tellakat, Chomtale Chitsakul and Alex Steele. Tellakat’s STEM EQ fosters workplace community, while Chitsakul’s Coco de Chom celebrates oceanic joy. Steele’s Read Tree fights book bans, emphasizing storytelling’s power. They discussed networking strategies and community building. Sharing personal stories, they highlighted the importance of connections and collaboration in entrepreneurship, urging others to “put themselves out there.”