Project W

We’re proud to celebrate our own Lynn Loacker, now officially Lynn Loacker MBE!   Honored by His Majesty King Charles III, Lynn, the founder of Project W and a passionate advocate for gender parity in the workplace, has been recognized with the prestigious title of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her outstanding contributions to diversity in business in the United States and the UK.   Congratulations, Lynn! We are incredibly proud to have you as part of DWT.

When Emily Brown joined Project W's first Tech Equity Hub, she was in the process of transitioning her work in the "food as medicine" space from the nonprofit she founded to her digital health company, Attane Health. Whether in the nonprofit sector or, now, through Attane Health, Emily is passionate about advancing health equity. As a national patient advocate, Emily has testified before the FDA and USDA, advancing health equity and patient-centered care. She also co-authored peer-reviewed research on food systems and health disparities while serving on various hospital and food policy committees. Read more about Emily and Attane Health in our latest newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gaRmZgcX

Proud to represent RiseTogether, a Project W initiative at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, with fellow co-chair Anastasia Alen, at The Power Women Summit at The Maybourne Beverly Hills yesterday. It was full of inspiring and powerful discussion and women! 💪

On September 17, the ten founders in the 2024 Tech Equity Hub Cohort gathered with the Project W community in New York City at Rise New York, created by Barclays, to celebrate the culmination of a successful program and showcase their groundbreaking companies. Hailing from across the nation—Washington D.C., New York, Sacramento, Seattle, Durham, and Richmond—the founders of the 2024 Tech Equity Hub are pioneering innovative solutions to transform and improve systems ripe for change. While each founder is blazing her own trail, their collective efforts highlight some inspiring themes. Read more about it here in our latest newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ggGiyKK4

Anastasia Alen and I had a great time attending the ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries last week and hosting a Women in Entertainment breakfast on behalf of RiseTogether, a Project W initiative at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP! Also, a shout out to Kraig L. Marini Baker on his interesting and timely panel at the conference: Virtual Lawyers: Practicing Law in a World with AI, Side Hustles, Smart Devices, and Remote Teams.

Congratulations Golden Seeds! Yesterday, Golden Seeds celebrated 20 years of empowering women entrepreneurs. Under the leadership of Loretta McCarthy and Jo Ann Corkran, Golden Seeds has grown from 12 members to over 1,100 members, and during the past two decades Golden Seeds members have invested $185 million in over 250 companies that have gone on to raise $2 billion. Golden Seeds has led the way in advancing gender equity in the venture ecosystem. They have inspired so many other organizations – including Project W – that work to elevate women entrepreneurs. Golden Seeds is an ecosystem builder, and its members generously give their time and insights to support like-minded organizations that share their vision. At Project W, we are deeply grateful to the many Golden Seeds members who have been such committed and valued champions of and contributors to Project W:  Paula Bennett. Marcia Dawood, Janet DeFrino, CEPA, Gwen Edwards, Carolyn Fikke, Iris Fujiura (she/her), Cheryl Kallem, and Peggy Wallace, NACD.DC.   Congratulations to all at Golden Seeds for 20 years of groundbreaking work.

Attention founders! Our friends at the Fixer Advisory Group have launched their new program - The Founders Program | Powered by Fixer. This program is designed for early-stage founders in industries like fashion, beauty, consumer goods, wellness, and lifestyle, who are looking to scale their businesses with the support of top industry experts. Fixer Advisory is a boutique legal and management consulting firm founded by powerhouse women with deep expertise running global brands.

Say hello to Zoë Levin (The TP Queen), one of the incredible founders in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp | WEB. With 15 years of experience growing brands, Zoë decided to apply her expertise to the tree-free paper market by combining innovative, fun designs with a mission to improve the environment, saving over $100 million gallons of water and 4 million pounds of trees this year. Her company, Bim Bam Boo, sells sustainable toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, and wet wipes in 3,000+ stores nationwide and online.

RiseTogether, a Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Project W initiative, is a proud sponsor of this year’s American Bar Association’s Bright Lights, Big Opportunities: Best Bets in IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law conference, taking place from November 14-16 at Resorts World in Las Vegas. RiseTogether’s co-chairs, Cheryl Wei and Anastasia Alen, will be hosting a breakfast on Saturday, November 16, so please stop by and connect with us! RiseTogether connects women in media and entertainment, helping us rise together in the industry.

Meet Piersten Gaines another talented founder in Project W’s Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp l WEB. By making quality haircare accessible to all women, Piersten is on a mission to transform the hair care industry that has historically excluded ethnic hair textures. Her company, Pressed Roots, is a chain of luxury silk blowout bars that specialize in and celebrate highly textured hair, using a proven and repeatable technique (The Pressed Roots method) that avoids damage and gets customers out of the salon in under two hours.