Kicked off #IWD2022 with the launch of the new Cartier Women’s Initiative Regional Speaker Series in Southeast Asia.
Running for 15 years and counting, the Cartier Women’s Initiative has been supporting women impact #entrepreneurs to drive positive change internationally – enabling over 260 females by leveraging on the ecosystem the program has created.
With a lovely onsite and online audience of male allies and female enablers, I steered a conversation with 6 outstanding female entrepreneurs and investors in #southeastasia – Shinta Witoyo Dhanuwardoyo, Proud Limpongpan, Tu Ngo, Jane Wang, Nikasha Khemka and Cecile Naour (she / her / hers) on navigating entrepreneurship across different countries and industries; and also spoke with Carmina Bayombong, CWI’s recipient of numerous awards for her work in creating opportunities for youth in the Philippines.
While the path to success is hardly ever a linear one, these stellar role models emphasized the importance of #mentorship, growing your #networks, embracing empathy as a good trait, self-love and channeling pain and frustration into productivity as their key advice for all women entrepreneurs looking to make an impact. A most timely reminder this International Women’s Day.