Women in Enterprise Network: Confidence: level up

Overview

Unblocking self-doubt, cultivating a growth mindset, and building entrepreneurial skills are key first steps to starting your own business or even getting ahead in employment.

At this event, our guest speaker Maggie Chen will share the story of her own student entrepreneurship experience, and how she came to found the award-winning Girls in Charge Initiative. She’ll also talk about how her successes and failures helped her build confidence, become more resilient, and cultivate a growth mindset.

This free event is being run by the Women in Enterprise Network. The network aims to bring business women together, to create a community to connect with, share business ideas and explore best practice.

Who it’s for

This event is for everyone - you don’t have to be an entrepreneur or even have ever thought about entrepreneurship to attend. Having confidence benefits everyone!

You could be a UCL student, alumni or staff member, or someone who lives or works in London. You don't need to be a member of the Women in Enterprise Network to attend.

What to expect

As well as hearing Maggie’s personal story, you’ll also have the chance to participate in interactive, gamified activities from the Girls in Charge workshops to help you level up your confidence. 

You will:

• explore your own strengths and weaknesses
• develop your confidence action plan
• learn top tips on boosting your confidence and changing your mindset

About the speaker

Maggie Chen is a policy non-exec, doctoral researcher and entrepreneur. At the heart of everything she does lies the desire to create positive impact in a fun and innovative way.

She is a strong advocate for female and student entrepreneurship, as well as representation in business and policy. She pushes these agendas through her role as Chair on the Engagement Board of the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership and through her non-profit organisation, Girls in Charge, which uses gamification techniques to upskill women globally.

Girls in Charge has upskilled 5,000 beneficiaries in 4 countries. They strive to shape the business ecosystem by joining important conversations on policy, including several times at the House of Lords, and by collaborating with large corporations such as Fiverr and Cartier.

Accessibility

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible or comfortable for you, please let us know by emailing ruth.weir@ucl.ac.uk

Date and times

This event will take place on Thursday, 26 January 2023, from 4pm to 5pm.

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