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Based in the Bay Area, Girls Crushing It has held events in San Francisco, Santa Clara, Berkeley, Lafayette and Orinda. We also co-hosted a teen entrepreneurship summit and pop-up shop in Charlotte, NC. Scroll to see what our nonprofit has been up to since it was established in 2018!
WINTER POP-UP SHOP
December 15, 2019
Lafayette Community Center
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With 60 young entrepreneurs selling their wares to more than 600 shoppers, our Winter Pop-up Shop was a festive affair. With everything from bath products to stationery and organic dog treats to handmade works of art there was something for everyone.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101
WORKSHOP + PITCH DAY
November 3, 2019
Orinda, CA​
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Our freshman class of entrepreneurs learned everything from business planning to product sourcing and budgeting to delivering a great pitch at our Entrepreneurship 101 Workshop.
BRAND IDENTITY + PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
October 20, 2019
Capital One Café, Walnut Creek​
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In preparation for our Winter Pop-up Shop, (2) cohorts of 30 girls participated in our Brand Identity and Product Photography Workshop at Capital One in Walnut Creek.
SPRING POP-UP SHOP
May 5, 2019
Orinda Art & Garden Center​
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With 100 girlpreneurs setting up shop, this event was a blockbuster. We partnered with SewNow!, who produced a girlpreneur fashion show featuring products on sale at the pop-up shop.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 WORKSHOP + PITCH DAY (Cohort B)
November 18, 2018
Orinda, CA​
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In preparation for our Winter Pop-up Shop, our girlpreneurs learned the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. They also honed their pitches in a small group setting.
OUR DEBUT POP-UP SHOP
May 6, 2018
Orinda, CA​
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We put a call out on social media for a few girls to set up shop at the local farmers market and more than 40 signed up - and just like that, we outgrew the farmers market. More than 400 people attended this event, and we incorporated as a nonprofit shortly thereafter.
POP-UP SHOP + GIRLS WHO RUN THE WORLD CEO PANEL DISCUSSION
December 8, 2019
JCC San Francisco
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Our alumni sold their wares, attended the panel discussion and got precious face time with CEOs Tina Sharkey of Brandless, Lily Kanter of Serena & Lily and Boon Supply and Robyn Goldman of Smitten Ice Cream.
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BRAND IDENTITY + PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
October 6, 2019
Google Community Space, San Francisco
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Our Girls Festival cohort of 55 girlpreneurs traveled from all corners of the Bay Area to participate in our Brand Identity and Product Photography Workshop at Google Community Space.
GIRLS CRUSHING IT AND SEE HER LEAD PARTNER FOR TEEN SUMMIT
June 20, 2019
Charlotte, NC​
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We partnered with See Her Lead for their week long teen summit which included workshops and pitch event culminating into a holiday pop-up shop.
WORKSHOPS: SELLING THROUGH STORYTELLING & FINANCIAL LITERACY
March 24, 2019
Orinda Library​
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In preparation for our Spring Pop-up Shop, 100 girls and their families attended our MBA-inspired workshops which included Selling Through Storytelling and Financial Literacy.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 WORKSHOP + PITCH DAY (Cohort A)
October 28, 2018
Cl​aremont Hotel, Berkeley
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Sixty of our girlpreneurs learned the fundamentals of entrepreneurship (including crushing their pitch) from Bay Area CEO, Pam Kostka.
OUR FIRST BUSINESS WORKSHOP
April 15, 2018
Lafayette, CA​
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In preparation for our debut pop-up shop, our entrepreneurs attended a Business 101 Workshop, which included a girlpreneur panel discussion with young business owners.
POP-UP SHOP AT GIRLS FESTIVAL
November 9, 2019
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
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Girls Crushing It joined forces with WorldWideWomen Foundation for the 4th Annual Girls Festival at San Francisco's iconic Palace of Fine Arts. It was a life-changing day of power and possibility, and our girlpreneurs delivered pitches and sold products to the nearly 6,000 attendees.
OUR FOUNDER SPEAKS AT NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE, LAMORINDA
October 16, 2019
Lafayette Library​
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Our Founder, Roxanne Christophe, spoke about the genesis of Girls Crushing It and the importance of learning the art of the pivot at an early age.
Pivotal Twist - Art of Leadership
May 22, 2019
Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette​
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Our founder, Roxanne Christophe, spoke about inventive methods to foster organizational growth.
WINTER POP-UP SHOP
December 9, 2018
Lafayette Community Center​
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Our Winter Pop-up Shop was bustling with 600 shoppers, who found gifts for everyone on their list. It has since become an annual tradition.
SILICON VALLEY POP-UP SHOP @ GIRLS FESTIVAL
October 6, 2018
Santa Clara University​
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We were so honored to join forces with Girls Festival for a day of empowerment as 4,000 festival-goers visited our pop-up shop.
