USC Women in Business Council

We extend our thanks to Anna Mills Cox from Amplified Communications for speaking to our members last night during our WIBternship meeting, one of our professional workshops for new members! Anna shared her invaluable insights on job interview success. Our members learned so much about pre-interview preparation, building confidence, and post-interview follow-up. Her expertise and practical advice will undoubtedly help our members.

Last night, we held our first in-person body meeting of the semester! This week's topic was Entrepreneurship with Columbia Founders, where we were honored to introduce four incredible panelists who shared their journeys, challenges, and triumphs in building successful businesses. A special thank you to our panelists Emilie Blanchard, founder of Tasty as Fit, Nell Fuller, Founder & CEO of @femme x and Real Estate Agent at The ART of Real Estate, Kaity Monroe, Founder of Reframe the Interview, Kelsey Farnham Caskey, Founder & Digital Strategist Spruce Strategies Social Media Digital Marketing and owner of HOTWORX, and our COO, Ali Michaut for making this event possible. From navigating the complexities of entrepreneurship to creating impactful brands, these local leaders provided invaluable insights to the women of our organization, which currently has over 400 members. What a great start to our fall semester! #womeninbusiness #leadership #empowerment

Earlier this month, four of our amazing members, Sarah Grace Richardson, Eloise Woodall, Paige Wilson, and Anuska Sharma had the incredible opportunity to participate in the 2024 McCombs National Women's Case Competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin sponsored by Apple. Over 25 teams participated and were challenged with redesigning Apple's packaging to create a solution to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 and to become plastic-free by 2025. Through extensive research and collaboration, our team created an approach that put an emphasis on sustainability and creative solutions. These ladies had the privilege of spending time with Apple on their campus, networking, hearing from other teams, and speaking with representatives who provided insightful tips on impactful speaking and entering the job market as a business major in technology. We are incredibly proud of our members and are so grateful for their representation of the USC Women in Business Council at University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business. Thank you to Texas McCombs School of Business for this valuable experience and Apple for your dedication to promoting a future of innovation with positive environmental impacts. #womeninbusiness #apple #sustainability #casecompetition

Last Thursday, we had the honor of collaborating with the Supply Chain and Operations Excellence Club (SCOPE) to host an incredible networking event. This event provided the opportunity to bring members of both of our organizations together. A special thanks to the featured panelists, Esha Chauhan, Mikayla McKie, Jillian Smith, and Mariya Pieris who provided valuable insight and shared more about their experiences in Supply Chain! We are so grateful to have been a part of this and would like to thank our Director of Outreach, Irene Liu for her contributions to organizing this event and Yana Patel. We'd also like to thank Amanda Mueller for moderating and Sophia Rowan, our Director of Media for designing this amazing graphic!

Last night I had the opportunity to moderate the Women in Supply Chain event with USC Women in Business Council and Supply Chain and Operations Excellence Club (SCOPE). This was such an amazing experience to hear from the different panelists and learn more about the supply chain industry! Thank you to Esha Chauhan, Mikayla McKie, Jillian Smith, and Mariya Pieris for taking time to come and share your knowledge with us! Big shoutout to Irene Liu and Yana Patel for putting on this incredible event!

I had the pleasure of hosting last night’s Women in Supply Chain event with Yana Patel and Amanda Mueller! Thank you to panelists Esha Chauhan, Mikayla McKie, Jillian Smith, and Mariya Pieris for taking the time to share their amazing career/internship experience to members of USC Women in Business Council and Supply Chain and Operations Excellence Club (SCOPE). I’m looking forward to organizing future events with the Outreach Committee for WIBC!

This past Wednesday, we hosted our second ever Mocktail Hour on the Rooftop of the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business. It was a fantastic event where our members had the unique opportunity to enjoy appetizers and network with each other and our executive board. We are so excited that this event has become such a popular and successful way for our members to meet one another and develop both socially and professionally. We cannot wait to continue this event in the semesters to come! Thank you to our amazing finance team, Leanne Rupp and Hadley Hedges, for all of their hard work in making this event a success. #wib #womeninbusiness #uscwibc #mocktailhour #networking

This past weekend, we had the amazing opportunity to travel from Columbia to Boston, Massachusetts with 27 of our members to attend the 19th Annual Harvard Intercollegiate Business Convention (IBC) put on by Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business (HUWIB). Our members had the unique experience of hearing from four outstanding keynotes speakers, including Mary Callahan Erdoes (CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management), Amirah Kassem (Founder of Flour Shop), Pritika Swarup (CEO of Prakti Beauty), and Andrea Lisbona (CEO and Founder of touchland). We also had the opportunity to hear from four different panels during the day, educating us further on female empowerment and success within Beauty, Entertainment, STEM, and Entrepreneurship. Additionally, we were able to learn from Erin Lydon, the President of Poker Power. She spoke about how the company teaches not only how to play Poker, but how the game's strategies apply to achieving success in all aspects of life, especially in the business world. We would like to extend a huge thank you to Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business (HUWIB), University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, and our outstanding members, Yasmeen Caswell, Julie Crouse, Grace Owens, Zoe Smith, Leanne Rupp, Mia McEnerney, Hadley Hedges, Sabrina Catapano, Fei Zhou, Ali Michaut, Megan Markowski, Ashleigh Szydlowski, Hailey Minicucci, Amanda Mueller, Carly Zeiler, Amy Lauderbaugh, Ava King, Felisa M., Irene Liu, Kirsten Strauss, Naomi Parsons, Samantha Neubauer, Sarah Grace Richardson, Sydney Halverson, Veronica Merchelski, Paige Wilson, and Abby Spitler. To all of the speakers of the day, thank you for sharing your stories and allowing us the opportunity to learn and grow from your experiences and advice. It was such an inspiring day, and we can't wait to be back next year! #womeninbusiness #uscwibc #wib #huwib #huwibibc #ibc