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the Modern WE
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Monica Peraza
O’Quigley of Just
& Katina Kenyon
of tree3
DWEN Members on the State of the Modern Woman Entrepreneur
Following the pandemic, we’ve found our “after” doesn’t necessarily match our “before.” Now is different because we are different. This new era demands a new definition of the modern experience for women entrepreneurs. And this time, we’re defining it before anyone else does it for us. (Again.)
Continuing the convo we started at SxSW, our next Empower Hour gathers firebrands – entrepreneurs Monica Peraza O’Quigley and Katina Kenyon, DWEN members and founders of the DWEN Austin chapter, with our host and DWEN member, Kathryn Rose. Join us – and weigh in! – as we explore how shifts in our relationships to achievement, impact and influence change our needs and motivations as business owners.
Originally aired April 27, 2022
About Monica Peraza O’Quigley, CEO of Just
Monica Peraza O’Quigley is CEO of Just and co-founder of the DWEN Austin Chapter. Born and raised in Mexico City, Monica Peraza-O’Quigley is a serial social entrepreneur, founding six companies and two non-profits to date. In 2005, Monica moved to Austin, Texas, where she founded two non-profits while envisioning her fourth company, alegreea.com, whose mission was to become the largest marketplace of women designers and artisans from Mexico. As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Monica created Just to provide access to markets to Women Creators through Just, and developed The Teresa App that was specifically designed for Women Artisans. For more than a decade, DWEN has brought women entrepreneurs together from around the world to help them connect, scale their businesses, and ultimately succeed.
About Katina Kenyon, CEO of tree3
Katina Kenyon is CEO of tree3; and the co-founder and CCO of Applaudo Studios, a nearshore software development company that services enterprises and startups that build technology solutions that are monetized and that delight their users. Katina has built software platforms for enterprise SaaS and web/mobile apps for over 75 companies, giving her deep expertise in all things digital, GTM fit and technology intensity required for evaluating tech risks and investments. Katina is an advocate for women- and minority-owned businesses and has a passion for empowering under-served founders.
Katina leads the DWEN Austin Chapter, is the founding board director of the Women in Technology International Austin Network, WITI; and serves on the boards of a men’s cannabis skincare line, a Latin American E-Commerce marketplace, and a non-profit board that funds Austin’s Westlake Innovation Fund for high school students studying entrepreneurialism.
About DWEN Empower Hour
Our DWEN Empower Hour webinars are driven by The DWEN Distinction – our legacy of convening women who “get it” because we went out and did it. We build practical business acumen, grow business intelligence, and foster foresight through thought-provoking insights and dialog, all with one mission in mind – to embolden our members throughout their adventures in scale. Each Empower Hour episode is hosted by long-time DWEN member, Kathryn Rose, founder of GetWise in conversation with an industry expert, followed by live Q&A and in-platform networking. Since first airing in 2020, our episodes have power boosted growth for more than 10,000 women entrepreneurs worldwide.