Sephora Created An Accelerator Program For Female-led Beauty Startups
The beauty giant is going Silicon Valley.
In a startup landscape where female-led companies are funded at a drastically lower rate than those with a male founder — receiving only 3 percent of total venture capital dollars between 2011 and 2013, by one Babson College estimate — Sephora is aiming to give female beauty entrepreneurs a much-needed lift. The beauty retailer is kicking off a new program this year called Sephora Accelerate, which will put 10 early-stage startups through a bootcamp at its San Francisco headquarters, provide them with mentorship and give them a stage to present at a demo day in August. Though Sephora officially announced the program on Tuesday, it took applications until Dec. 31 and will select its class of participants by March.
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Exclusive: An Evening with Sephora's CIO and Women in Tech
Sephora's CIO and leadership team want to meet you!
Join us at Sephora's San Francisco headquarters for an exclusive, invite-only, event where you can learn about the tech behind one of the world's most influential women-focused brands.
Following an introduction by Sephora's CIO, Savio Thattil, you'll get the opportunity to look at some of the latest products Sephora is building and listen to a panel, moderated by PowerToFly's Co-Founder and President, Katharine Zaleski.
Afterwards, stick around to network with the other top women in your field who have been invited by PowerToFly and Sephora.
For more information, be sure to check out Sephora on PowerToFly.
Agenda:
6:00 pm – Check-In
6:30 pm – Opening Remarks by Savio Thattil, Sephora's CIO
6:45 pm – Product Demonstration
- Johanna Markus, Sr. Director of the Sephora Innovation Lab will present some of Sephora's latest app developments and showcase their innovative Sephora Virtual Artist app, which allows users to create new looks in a 3D live experience.
7:00 pm – Panel Discussion on diversity, innovation and life at Sephora moderated by Katharine Zaleski and featuring representatives from Sephora including:
- Wanda Ma, VP of Information Technology
- Aruna Dasari, Director of IT Merchandising Systems
- Rebecca Mathews, Director of Program Management Office
- Prarthana Prasad, Senior Director of Quality Assurance
7:45 pm – Q&A with panelists
8:00 pm – Networking with other top women in your field and Sephora executives over light appetizers.
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Exclusive RE-EMPOWER Webinar on United Technologies’ Return to Work Program
Virtual Event
Are you looking to return to work after a career break? If so, the team at PowerToFly would like to invite you and a select group of engineers to an exclusive webinar to learn more about United Technologies exciting and innovative Re-Empower Program.
Experienced professionals sometimes take a career break for a variety of personal and professional reasons. Returning to work after an absence of two or more years can seem daunting. To help with this transition, United Technologies' Re-Empower Program is designed specifically to help you bring your knowledge, experience and creativity back to the workforce. We see your potential and want to help you to continue your professional journey.
To qualify for the Re-Empower Program, candidates should:
- Be on a voluntary career break of two or more years
- Have more than five years of professional work experience
- Have an interest in returning to a full-time position
- Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- For engineering roles, an engineering-related degree is required.
Find out how to apply for one of the many positions United Technologies has across the country. Along with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the many products United Technologiesis responsible for, the United Technologies team will leave time to answer questions about their culture, the workload and a full introduction into United Technologies' new Re-Empower program.
Speakers include:
- Dr. J. Michael McQuade - SVP, Science & Technology, United Technologies (United Technologies Re-Empower Program Executive Sponsor)
- Mary Lombardo - VP Innovation and Research, United Technologies Climate, Controls, and Security
- Bridget Sheriff, Executive Director, Engineering, United Technologies Aerospace
- Milena Berry - CEO, Co-founder & mom of four, PowerToFly (moderator)
This event is invite only; contact our team through the event registration page to request access.
Calling All Senior Fullstack Women In NYC!!
PowerToFly is partnering with Time Inc. to connect with senior female engineers in NYC and find their future leaders.
If you are great with nodeJS and see yourself as a fullstack engineer but love frontend work, then you have what it takes to drive Time Inc. to the next level and we want to hear from you.
We have a direct line to the hiring managers at Time Inc. Brand Engineering and can help you get in the door.
It's really an amazing opportunity. Please email rachelv@powertofly.com to connect directly, or go to PowerToFly to apply.
And if you want to learn more, this video tells the story of Time Inc.'s COO Jen Wong.