New Frontiers: Innovation, Women’s Health, & the Rise of Femtech
Brought to you by UH Ventures, this event will highlight the increasingly critical need for women to participate and lead in healthcare innovation. Using Women’s Health innovation as the context for innovative thinking and inspiration, the event will feature empowering keynotes, panels, and fireside chats that aim to impact UH caregivers and our ecosystem. Topics
Demystifying Customer Relationship Management Systems
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems can be challenging to set up and difficult for teams to learn and adopt. And yet, they’re a marketing tool that is a must-have in today’s landscape. CRM systems don’t just centralize your contacts and their interactions, but they also enable automation (like emails, drip campaigns, and other workflows). In
Which Ad Platform Is Right For My Business?
With so many digital advertising options to choose from, it can be overwhelming to know which platform best aligns with your business needs. Sometimes, figuring it out can be expensive and a waste of time. JumpStart has partnered with the digital marketing experts at Hopps to help you understand which ad platform is right for
Trauma… And How It Affects Your Bottom Line
Join us on July 26th for a holistic and comprehensive look into trauma and how it affects your bottom line. Speakers Tamika Otis and Summer W. Fitch will cover the cultural context surrounding trauma, the effects of ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and how it can affect your life and business. Tune in for an entrepreneur
Building Great Teams With Stock Plans
Most start-up founders and investors agree that stock plans are an important tool to build great teams and retain talent. However, implementing an employee stock plan can be expensive, time-consuming, and confusing. Many founders delay using employee stocks or don’t implement plans properly, which can result in team confusion instead of engagement. Join Taft partner
Ask the Legal Expert: Laws about Trade Secrets
Jake Ward, a licensed patent attorney, will explain trade secrets and how they are yet another form of intellectual property protection that can help you better monetize your innovations and ward off competitors. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. There is no charge to participate, but preregistration is required. Participants will be
Ask the Legal Expert: Copyright Law
Copyrights protect the works of authors and other content creators. In this session you can learn how to monetize your creations and ward off competitors. Jake Ward, Registered Patent Attorney, will discuss the basics of copyrighting for entrepreneurs and business people interested in learning more about what should be copyrighted (blogs, user manuals, literary works)
Ask the Legal Expert: Trademark Law
Trademarks have “inherent value” as a form of intellectual property that can identify your business and give you a competitive edge. In this session you can learn how to identify and select trademarks. Jake Ward, Registered Patent Attorney, will discuss the basics of trademarks for entrepreneurs and business people interested in learning more about the
The Science of Tech Hiring for Both Inclusion and Prediction
Employers want to cast a wider net in their search for tech workers, and with a process that finds the candidates with the most aptitude to adapt to constantly changing business needs and work life. What are the best ways to create assessments that will balance fairness with predicting a good outcome? How can employers
Addressing Power, Privilege and Racial Equity in Your Organization
Organizations are making inclusive leadership a business priority to create a culture of belonging. This often requires leaders to engage in difficult conversations around power, privilege and now racial equity. In this unique and dynamic session, the IBIS Consulting Group and their troupe of professional actors will perform workplace scenarios that will serve as starting
Anticipating the Job Skills of the Future
HR leaders, from hiring executives to training managers, need to get ahead of the skills needed for the new and evolving roles of tomorrow. What are the internal paths of communication that can pick up on the early signals of change–as well as outside sources? How can companies improve the development process for new training
Closing More Sales: Enterprise to eCommerce
Closing more sales is a priority no matter what your business model is – but founders with different business models have to take very different approaches. This founder panel will feature two gener8tor founders who have proven track records of sales growth: Ganesh Gandhieswaran – CEO of Conversight, and MJ Anderson – CEO of RealityBLU.