March 21, 2017
Providence Brings Women Together at The Lady Project's 5th Annual Summit
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The Lady Project announces its fifth annual Summit to be hosted at The VETS Memorial Auditorium in Providence, RI on March 25.�The Lady Project Summit�is a full day event filled with inspiring keynote�speakers, professional workshops, and networking between women in all different industries and stages of life.
This year's keynote speakers include Rhonesha Byng (Her Agenda, 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30) and Lisa Jakub (former child actress, speaker and author) alongside other remarkable workshop leaders and panelists. A full list of speakers can be found�here.�
Other workshop leaders and panelists include Ann Shoket (author of "The Big Life," former editor of Seventeen), Alexandra Dickinson (founder, Ask For It),�Adrian Granzella Larssen (The Muse), Clare Bresnahan (She Should Run), �Jocelyn Hardy (Mailchimp),�Ericka Hart�and more.
The Summit is a signature and annual Lady Project event that gives women the skills, tools and confidence needed to accomplish their goals.
The Lady Project�is an economic development nonprofit and membership organization that connects, inspires and showcases awesome women doing amazing things through membership, events and community engagement.
Founded in Providence, Rhode Island in 2012, The Lady Project was born when recent college graduates Sierra Barter and Julie Sygiel were fed up with the prevalent "old boys club" style of networking and the lack of support for young entrepreneurial women.� Together they created an opportunity for driven like-minded women who are passionate about their communities to come together through signature events and the yearly Lady Project Summit.�With chapters�nationwide and over 1,500 members, The Lady Project has created a national movement.
The Summit has been featured in CNN Money, Entrepreneur, BUST Magazine, RI Monthly, Providence Business News, Providence Journal, The Rhode Show and more.
The Lady Project Summit is generously sponsored by�Mailchimp,�Women Count, Powered by Citrin Cooperman,�MOO,�Chloe Wine Collection,�Narragansett Beer,�The Dean Hotel,�Champagne & Ink,�New Harvest Coffee Roasters,�Upserve,�Easy Entertaining,�Ellie's Bakery,�Hint Water,�Story & Gold,�Jillian Gebhart Home,�Polar Seltzer,�They're Using Tools,�Craftland,�The Confetti Bar,�Rentals Unlimited,�Whova�and�Granny Squibb's Iced Tea.�