The Future Is Female

On Thursday 21st July, Annapurna held their second ForTheFounders live event. This time, the discussion was regarding Women Founders with the topic of “The Future is Female”. The discussion was set up as a chance to learn more from empowering women to find out their backstory of becoming a founder and how they managed to set up their business to become a success within their industry. Our host, Chief Evangelist, Mark Frost talks to: Carola Jonas - Carola is the CEO and Co-Founder of EVERTY, an electric vehicle charging network and charging station management software solution. EVERTY works with EV owners, businesses, utilities and other organisations to increase the uptake of EVs and making EV ownership and use easier. Jerrica Kirkley - trans woman, doctor and startup founder based in Denver, Colorado. Founded Plume, an app-based gender-affirming care service for trans folks, to increase access to gender-affirming medical care across the country. Her goal is to not only provide much needed and lifesaving medical services, but to transform the way the world thinks about healthcare and gender. Sarah Hawley - Sarah Hawley is the CEO and Founder of Growmotely, the world's first end-to-end platform that facilitates conscious companies in hiring equally-conscious remote professionals - of all nationalities - into long-term remote jobs. Driven by her passion for the freedom that remote work provides professionals and companies alike, she is trailblazing the space - as a thought leader and creator - where remote work, conscious leadership, and personal and professional growth intersect. Shoestring recognised her as one of the Top Female Entrepreneurs under 40