Join TiE Austin for the October Women's Event!!

Come join us for a discussion on "Engaging Women to learn about social impact investing": Learn how to be comfortable talking about finances, investing, Angel and V.C. Investing, Social Impact Investing and Entrepreneurship from successful women who will share their journey and answer your questions.

Panelist:

Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon

Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon is the Founder and CEO of Conscious Leadership Alliance LLC. She works with leaders and organizations to be sources and forces of social good. Khotan works as an advisor, consultant and coach around issues of innovation, conscious entrepreneurship, change and resilience, philanthropy and high-impact purpose-driven work and service. Khotan’s work reflects her deep belief in the role and power of women in changing and shaping our communities. Khotan has served on the Board of Leadership Austin; is the current Chair of the Board of Peace Through Commerce; and serves as the Co-Director of Austin Mayor’s Taskforce on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities education working group. Khotan has received multiple Gracie Awards for her journalism work by Women in Radio and Television and was named one of Austin’s “Women We Love” by Austin Monthly Magazine in 2016. Khotan lives inAustin, Texas with her husband Wade and their cat ZuZu.

Jayshree Vakil

Jayshree is a marketing/advertising executive, serial entrepreneur, and an artist. She had a successful career with global advertising companies such as Ogilvy & Mather, DDB Needham Worldwide, and Wieden & Kennedy. Subsequently she’s had her own full service marketing companies in Portland, OR and Austin. She’s also been a principal & an active investor in several startups in technology, marketing and real estate. She is now a full-time artist with a studio of her own. Her award-winning semi-abstract paintings have been exhibited at numerous shows around the country. As an investor, she continues to evaluate startups and new business opportunities. Jayshree has bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts and Economics, and an M.S. in Advertising from Northwestern University. She has been working with non-profits focusing on children, education, anti sex-trafficking, and women’s entrepreneurship. She and her husband have one son, Parth, and have lived in Austin since 1993.

Varsha Grogan

Varsha has been in the life insurance business since 1992. Her Bachelor’s in Accounting and FLMI from LOMA along with the continuing education courses helps her provide relevant and up-to-date solutions to your needs. She is licensed in multiple states.

Varsha is a board member and Treasurer of National Brokerage Agencies, Inc (NBA) and a member of National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) which enables her to “gain” first hand knowledge on the matters affecting the insurance industry. She also serves as a mentor on the Agency Successor Network Group of NAILBA that helps 2nd generation agency principals.

Sarika Paul

Sarika is an investor and data driven community leader with experience working in post-secondary institutions and for late stage growth company. She has conducted research to include big data into advising and counseling services of two and four year higher education institutions for increased student retention and college graduation.

Supriya Kini (Moderator)

Supriya Kini is a Feminine Power coach, Storyteller, Blogger, and a Multipreneur who is deeply passionate about living the conscious life. She is a creative visionary who is currently amidst initiating Womens facilitation circles on all topics relevant to the empowerment of Women. As a co-founder of Austin Asian Impact, she believes that the true power of an individual or a community gets ignited when we come together in a collaborative spirit to have conversations that matter.