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By Wnet Board Director Liz Pike, managing director, Green Rhino Recruiting
Chicago, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 – MidWest Acquirers Association (MWAA) and Chicago Wnet Chapter co-hosted a Wnet event that included two hours of inspiring speakers, interactive networking and catching up with friends. Founder and Board President Emily Smith spoke about her nonprofit, Female Strong, and 12-year-old Jorie talked about how the Young Entreprenuer Academy (YEA!) taught her to commit, manage her time and start a business – Hopes & Dreams Dreamcatchers. YEA is a 24-week program that takes girls through pitching their business ideas to CEOs from billion-dollar organizations.
After a networking break, Elise Gelwicks, founder & CEO of Eleview, spoke about what “networking” really means – building relationships and trust while adding value to each other.
MWAA has a lot of first-time attendees, and many of those attendees, men and women, made their way to the Wnet event. We had more than 50 attendees, and it was a great way to kick off the MWAA Conference!
