How to Start a Business and F*ck Up Well

June 3, 2021 at 11:00 pm UTC on Zoom

How to Start a Business and F*ck Up Well

A conversation with entrepreneurs that centers on the mistakes they have made and the pivots that got them through it.


MODERATOR

Ali Kriegsman

Co-founder + COO of @bulletin.co & Author

Ali Kriegsman is Co-founder and COO of Bulletin, a venture-backed retail technology startup based in NYC and author of How to Build a Goddamn Empire, published by Abrams Books. Named a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and one of "The Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company, Ali has spent the last four years building a brand and platform that democratizes access to physical retail space for digitally native brands.


Elyse Fox

Creator of @sadgirlsclub

Elyse is a director, mental health advocate, mom and a few things in between. In 2017 Elyse created Sad Girls Club; a nonprofit committed to showing up for the Gen Z and millennial BIPOC population to provide accessible mental health resources, knowledge and community. She currently serves on the advisory board of Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty Council and TwentyNine Thirty.


Adele Tetangco

Founder @snack____size

Adele is an entrepreneur and curator with over 16 years of experience within fashion and tech. She is best known for co-founding Garmentory and highlighting the community of independent and emerging fashion businesses. Consulting in high level strategy, she has an extensive understanding of what it takes to develop and grow a brand. Her special power is networking. She genuinely loves connecting people to see business and friendship prosper.


Sadie Kurzban

Founder of @305Fitness

Sadie Kurzban is the founder of 305 Fitness. After winning Brown University's Venture Pitch competition, she bootstrapped 305 Fitness with $25,000 at age 22. 305 Fitness now has studios across multiple markets, tremendous customer engagement, and a family of 500+ instructors, DJs, and team members. Sadie loves to help female entrepreneurs working on new projects.


Madison Utendahl

Founder & CCO @utendahlcreative

Madison Utendahl is a two time Webby Award winning Social Media Director, specializing in content, social media and experiential marketing. Madison has been a creative on the founding teams of 3 powerful cultural phenomenons: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, 29Rooms and Museum of Ice Cream. As a Founding Partner at Museum of Ice Cream and former Head of Content & Social, Madison grew MOIC’s digital presence to reach an audience of over 1 Billion people in under 20 months. In 2019, she launched Utendahl Creative, a social media & content strategy agency, servicing clients such as Refinery29, Milk Bar, Lemon Perfect and Bandier (+more). Utendahl Creative believes that "stories are data with a soul" and builds authentic and equal two-way dialogue between brands and their consumers through social.