Resources
The WIT Podcast series offers a variety of topics for entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters of entrepreneurs. The series includes financing tips, success stories, how to advice, and beyond.
Basics that Angel Investors Want You to Know
How Cookies Inspired this Startup Founder
Saving the Planet by Building a Startup
Kate Putnam, Angel Investor, Golden Seeds, speaks to the methods of startup financing and how to work with an angel investor.
Sheila Coon, Founder, Hot Oven Cookies, talks about her inspiration for starting Hot Oven Cookies, insights to managing work/life balance, and her vision for the future.
Michele Zamora, Founder of Z-Wraps, discusses how she experimented with different innovation ideas, what clicked with Z-Wraps, and her growth as an entrepreneur.
Bucking the male dominated sports industry
The potential of women-led mentorship
the power of positivity
Interview with Dean Sharianne Walker from Western New England University’s College of Business. Dean Walker highlights her career as one of the first women in sports management and transition to a leadership role academia.
Interview with Ann Burke, Vice President of Western Mass Economic Development and Founder of WIT. Ms. Burke discusses WIT’s mentor program and other initiatives.
Interview with Dawn Leaks, Founder and CEO of Lioness Magazine. Ms. Leaks discusses her journey as a woman of color in entrepreneurial ventures.
How a mentoring match-up worked!
startup Advice from a banking expert
Fashion trailblazer to startup star
Mentor Pair Meghan Fitzgerald Henshon of Launch 413 and Kathryn Taccone, Co-Founder of OpenPixel Studios discuss their mentor/mentee experiences as part of the WIT Mentoring program.
Chrissy Kiddy, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Social Media, PeoplesBank, talks about her career and provides banking insights for startups.
Lora Fischer-Dewitt, Founder and CEO of Scout Curated Wears, discusses her journey from a career in the fashion industry to starting up her own company.