Do you want to support women entrepreneurs and innovators at the University of Illinois? Women and equity-minded allies who want to create a supportive community and increased access to knowledge, resources, and networks for women in the entrepreneurship ecosystem are welcome to join us for WIE Connect. WIE Connect is a recurring Women in Entrepreneurship community-building event hosted by Origin Ventures Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership. It is for both novice and experienced entrepreneurs, students with a desire to learn more about entrepreneurship, and professionals, educators, students, and entrepreneurship ecosystem supporters who want to help entrepreneurs with thoughtful questions, new insights, expertise, or connections. Events include a 6-min presentation by an entrepreneur, a 20-min interactive Q & A between the presenter and the community, and time for making connections during a mixer with light refreshments.
The featured guest speaker on Dec 2 is UIUC alumna/staff Amy Young, an indie filmmaker & Founder of Etalon Films. Amy will present her venture with a focus on choosing paths for distribution and sales of an indie documentary film. She will share the decisions and goals for self-distributing her forthcoming nine-episode science documentary series. Come and learn more about the surprising landscape for distribution and release strategies for independent documentaries, and provide your feedback on her plans and ideas for sales outlets and the next steps of self-distribution for an indie film series.
