Linking Indy Women Presents: Three Incredible Journeys to Entrepreneurship

2201 E 46th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205,Indianapolis IN 46220

21 September, 2022

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Linking Indy Women Presents: Three Incredible Journeys to Entrepreneurship GUEST PANEL SPEAKERS: Faith Blackwell, Shana Tate, and Dr. Ina Wilson Faith Blackwell has been a full-time photographer since 2011. While working in marketing for the International Masonry Institute, she picked up a camera and discovered her passion for photography. Photography chose her. Faith is a published photographer and mixed-media artist specializing in business headshots, commercial, event and fashion photography. Faith is the official photographer of Dress for Success Indianapolis and was the 2015 featured artists for Dress for Success Indianapolis Stepping Out In Style, the premier fundraiser for the organization and have been part of art exhibits at Saks 5th Avenue for 2 years. She has a studio at the historic Stutz Building and shares an art space in Broad Ripple, Studio C Arts. Faith is also the Event Photographer for Indy Maven, a digital connector for women in central Indiana through captivating and rich storytelling, crazy fun events and an audience of highly engaged badass women. Faith sits on the boards for Dress for Success Indianapolis, Indy Maven and Indianapolis Zoo. Recently, Faith has become a featured photographer at the multi-million dollar Bottleworks Hotel and The Garage projects. She was asked to capture portraits of the people who worked on the facility. Her mixed media artistry is in the pop art style. Her works are known to put smiles on faces and take people back to lighter times. Inspiration comes in all shapes and forms. Faith is a child of the 80s and uses this in her work and thrives when she is able to be creative. People tend to think of her work as whimsical and smile whenever they view it. Much of her passion projects show this. Faith loves to create works of art that promote female empowerment. Shana Tate is the Founder and CEO of Brown Skin Coffee LLC, which provides coffee & tea to Consumers. Shana is a Wife and Mother, has over 20 years of Human Resource , Business Administration and a passion for the World Trade Natural Products. A refreshing deviation from a market saturated with products backed by big-name celebrity and deep-pocketed corporations, Brown Skin Coffee takes it back to basics, offering a fresh 100% Arabica Bean performance, Single Origin collection that is naturally based, yet taste driven to provide visible results. At Brown skin coffee, we believe we’re all connected by our story. Our vision is to connect people through the products they consume so that each person throughout the coffee supply chain is included, identified, and treated with integrity, from farmer to customer. Dr. Ina Wilson is a doctorate prepared board certified Nurse Practitioner and Owner & Executive Director of Wilson Services LLC. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing in 2001 from Indiana University then earned a Master’s in Nursing from Indiana University Purdue University, graduating as a Nurse Practitioner in 2006. Ina went on to earn a doctorate degree from Valparaiso University in 2016. As a nurse and nurse practitioner, Ina has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as in administration, including medical ICU, oncology, hospital medicine, bone marrow transplant, and served as the director of a cancer survivorship program. Ina was born and raised in Gary, IN before moving to Indianapolis IN with her late husband Dr. James Wilson. They raised two children. A daughter who is an entrepreneur and son who is a sophomore student athlete at the University of Indianapolis. Ina owns Wilson Services LLC Mental Health and Social Services which services clients in Marion and surrounding counties. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, and exercise of any kind. Join us to hear this dynamic and phenomenal group of women share their entrepreneurship journeys with us! EVENT AGENDA: 8:00    Welcome and say hello! 8:30 Guest Panel Speakers Faith Blackwell, Shana Tate, and Dr. Ina Wilson 9-9:30  Q&A and see you next time! OUR SPONSORS:   Refinery46, Kicks Digital Marketing, The Mom Huddle OUR BENEFACTOR:  All donation tickets will go to Dress For Success! HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY: Linking Indy Women is excited to partner with Refinery46 as our new venue and sponsor. We want to ensure everyone in our community feels comfortable and stays healthy. Please feel free to wear a mask if you are not vaccinated. Please feel free to wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. There are no words to describe how thankful I am that Linking Indy Women is able to have in-person events again!