Wow! 💖In the words of @ashleygraham, I’m so inspired by all of the “bold, beautiful, and brilliant,” women who built and spoke at @createcultivate.
I’ve followed @createcultivate for YEARS & have always wanted to attend one of their conferences, and the timing of this specific one worked out PERFECTLY!
If you don’t know what @createcultivate is, first of all, you should, second of all, it’s a company that helps women build the career of their dreams. @jaclynrjohnson, the CEO & founder, of create & cultivate is a total genius & one of my role models in business.
My very close friend @sophiasokolowski (the creator & host of the podcast @24thepeople among many other achievements) attended the event with me! We’ve been planning to go for about 6 months now & got tickets right after they announced the NYC Conference. We tried to go to the C & C Summit in Miami this past winter but it sold out before we bought tickets.
From 8am to 9:30pm, it’s a jam-packed day of soaking in inspiration and knowledge from panels and in-depth discussions led by women who are dominating thought leaders, changemakers, and entrepreneurs in their industries. Total boss-babes in every meaning of the word. A few of the speakers included @ashleygraham (she was my favorite) @marthastewart @amberheard @jaclynrjohnson @rosiehw @rebeccaminkoff @tamaramellon @becca @nikkiogun @katewalsh @drdendy @anastasiabeverlyhills @tiffanyreid @wendyslookbook @justinemarjan
Every aspect of Create & Cultivate is Instagram-able and beautiful from the stages, to the vendors, the happy hours, and the bulging gift bag of beauty & wellness products we received at the end of the day! There were stations you could get your hair and make up done, take a headshot, videoshoots, and book signings just to name a few.
The women in attendance are all super-focused, smart, passionate, friendly, and incredibly fashionable. Women come from all over the world for this event & there were over 1000 women in attendance for the NYC event.
One really cool part of the conference is the mentor power hour. It’s a small group breakout where 10-15 women meet with 2 C & C Mentors for about 30 minutes each. A mentor (my mentors included Francey Grund, Marketing Director from Chameleon Cold Brew @chameleoncoldbrew, and Nicole Tollefsrud, Influencer Development Manager at Shop Style @shopstyle) sat down with us to give us more intimate insight into their roles and answer any questions we had.
Key takeaways:
AUTHENTICITY (it was said a million times & recognized that the word is over-used but also super necessary when forming strong partnerships and relationships)
Take Up Space: be the changemaker! If you see something wrong in Company culture it’s up to you to say something or do something about it. Ask about diversity and create initiatives.
Brands love working with Micro-influencers. They value engagement over follower amount.
IG Likes are definitely going away.
It’s super important to have a personal brand. Companies and hiring managers seek it out.
It’s not enough to just do one thing anymore. It’s important to be involved in several different spaces,
It was such an incredible experience!! I left feeling inspired, educated, and motivated to achieve every 👏🏼single 👏🏼one 👏🏼of my goals! Including, speaking on stage one day at @createcultivate 💖✨
