Spring has sprung - and we WANT to celebrate all that this fresh new season has to offer, from the inside out!

Get ready for an afternoon of conversation, community, and spreading the (good) word on Saturday, April 30th from 12:30-3pm at Creative Visions Foundation's beachside HQ - the perfect setting to hear from a power panel of women on what it truly means to move forward fearlessly.

Join WANT founder Katie Horwitch and panelists Lynn Chen (The Actor's Diet), Jordan Younger (The Balanced Blonde), Audrey Bellis (StartupDTLA/Worthy Women), and Rachelle Tratt (The Neshama Project) for an intimate WANT Woman panel + Q&A where we'll discuss:

• How to overcome obstacles on your journey - especially the ones you didn't see coming
• What you can learn from naysayers and Negative Nellies - and how to deal when you feel you just cannot
• How to tackle ghost worries and turn fear into faith
• The biggest lessons each of these game-changing women learned on their journey
• How you can create change in a major way
• ...and so much more!

Plus lunch by M Café, sips and sweet snacks courtesy of Beaming, vino + bubbly by One Hope Wines (because these will be extremely happy hours), a pop-up shop marketplace, and a host of swag surprises - all courtesy of WANT Women, obviously!

Basically: this will be the perfect day to dive in, dig deep, and gain insight on how to be the you YOU know you're meant to be.

Spaces are extremely limited and *will* sell out, so be sure to reserve your spot ASAP!

Bring a smile, some courage, loads of laughter - and let's get ready to move forward fearlessly, together.

The game plan:
12:30-1:30pm - check-in, lunch by M Café, drinks, snacks, networking (aka friend-netting in the WANT world)
1:30-2:30pm - panel of WANT Women moderated by Katie Horwitch
2:30-3:00pm - audience Q+A
3:00pm - wrap up, goodbyes, one last bite/drink, on with your weekend!

Nitty gritty:
**Please arrive no later than 1pm, as we want to begin the panel promptly and allow enough time for food, drinks, shopping, and socializing with other WANT Women!
**Creative Visions is located above the American Apparel on PCH - simply walk up the stairs to the right of the store to check in and come play!
**Yes, this is a fem-centric event - but yes, WANTmen are invited as well!
**Parking is available on the street, or in the American Apparel lot. Uber/Lyft-ing is highly recommended...especially if you plan on sharing a glass of wine with us.
**Event attire: whatever the hell makes you feel like your very best, most spectacular self.

A bit about our panelists and moderator...

Lynn Chen is an actor and body image activist. She has a diverse resume, ranging from singing on The Metropolitan Opera Stage, to starring in Sony Pictures Classics' "Saving Face," narrating the international bestseller "Crazy Rich Asians," and touring with Dischord Records' punk band E.D. Sedgwick. Most recently, you can catch Lynn guest starring on HBO's "Silicon Valley," AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead," and hosting numerous food and travel videos for BuzzFeed and ISATV, which have reached over 30 million views. In 2013, Marie Claire Magazine called Lynn one of The New Change Agents. She is a Spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) as well as Skype's Acting Ambassador. In addition to running two award-winning blogs (The Actor's Diet and Thick Dumpling Skin) Lynn hosts a podcast, is a writer, and a classically-trained pianist. You can find out more about Lynn at lynnchen.com || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube ||

Jordan Younger is the blogger behind the #realness-based wellness and lifestyle blog The Balanced Blonde. She is also the creator of health-inspired conscious clothing line TBV Apparel, and author of the memoir Breaking Vegan. When she isn't caught up in writer-blogger-land, you can find Jordan on the yoga mat, snuggling with her kitten, sipping on green smoothies in Venice, laughing way too hard at her own jokes, and training for marathons. She's a Snapchat addict - follow her @jojoyounger if you like to stalk (she sure does). || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter ||

Audrey Bellis is a first-generation Latina actively building the tech community in downtown as the founder of StartUp DTLA and as a cofounder of Grid110. She also supports female tech entrepreneurs, executives, & creatives as the founder of #WorthyWomen. Mayor Garcetti's office honored her as 1 of 5 "Inspiring Latinas of LA" and TechOutLA named her "a key player in the Eastside/DTLA tech movement." She has been published by The Huffington Post, Metro UK, GOOD Magazine, Morocco World News, and Times of Israel. She has previously mentored at StartUp Weekend, led Community & Development for Indie Desk and Rhubarb Studios, and changed the way publishers engage with comments as VP of Marketing for Meddle.it. Audrey has served her community on the Advisory Board for Catholic Charities LA since 2011 and the Emerging Leaders for United Way since 2013. For more about Audrey, visit audreybellis.com || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter || Website ||

Rachelle Tratt is a Los Angeles based yoga instructor, community leader, and Soulful entrepreneur who created The Neshama Project, a yoga inspired, socially conscious jewelry company that gives back. Rachelle teaches from a very intentional place and truly offers her students an opportunity to fall back in love with their body and their life though her unique style of teaching yoga. Rachelle is also known for her thoughtfully curated playlists, full of various DJs, soulful beats with a whole lot of rhythm to make her yoga classes a true experience for the mind, body and soul. With a constant appetite for travel and meaningful experiences, Rachelle leads workshops and international yoga retreats & adventures around the world. || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter ||

Katie Horwitch is the founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk, a platform that gives women tips, tools, resources, and inspiration to move forward in their lives by shifting their negative self-talk patterns. WANT was founded out of the realization that there were zero places for women to not only receive inspiration, but actual tools and resources to change their limiting negative talk patterns in a lasting way that works very personally and specifically for them. A writer, artist, and impassioned wellness activist, Katie has spoken across the country - from SXSW to body-positive pageants - on the subjects of self confidence and self image. She is also host of the WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast, where she interviews visionary women on the topics of body image, self worth, relationships, career, community, and taking a pragmatic approach to positivity. Most recently, Katie was a founding editor of The Chalkboard Mag by Pressed Juicery, one of the leading wellness destinations online, and has been featured in countless publications such as Darling Magazine, Cameron Diaz’s The Body Book, xoJane, and more. WANT is not her passion project - it's her purpose project. || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube ||

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Move forward fearlessly, spread the (good) word, and see you on the 30th!

xo,
Katie