The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University is hosting the SheTalks event on Oct. 17, featuring the stories of seven women from the Ames community. Their stories will be presented in a fast-paced format inspired by the Japanese presentation style Pecha Kucha. Each speaker will present 20 slides, with only 20 seconds per slide. The event is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the ISU Research Park Core Facility Atrium, 1805 Collaboration Place in Ames. The event is free and open to the public, with registration encouraged.
The speakers include:
- Jennifer Knox – founder of Saltlickers and associate teaching professor at Iowa State University
- Ellyn Grimm and Amanda Lepper – founders of Dog-Eared Books
- Lindsey Long – senior director of donor relations at the Iowa State Foundation, former assistant athletics director, and former ISU soccer player
- Kori Heuss – owner of Heuss Printing
- Jassma’ray Johnson – Recent ISU graduate, founder of Simply Samone, licensed massage therapist, and CYstarters alumna
- Melissa Chamberlin – associate professor of management at Iowa State University