BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200425T045319Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200428T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200428T120000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200425T045319Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200425T045319Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476994 DESCRIPTION:PIE is honored to be hosting Shelly Bell for a virtual Lunch &\; Learn. This is a rare opportunity to grab some time with one of t he most impactful people in startups. So please come with questions.  3\;\n \;\nNamed as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Wo men in Business\, Shelly Bell is a computer scientist\, system disruptor and business strategist who moves ideas to profit while empowering peop le to live to build and foster better relationships. She connects entrep reneurs\, investors\, and corporations in order to diversify their talen t pipeline\, increase equity and grow their brands. \;\n \;\nShel ly is among the nation's most sought-after transformational speakers in the DC Metro area with features in Forbes\, Fast Company\, The Washingto n Business Journal\, NewsOne\, Entrepreneur Mag\, People of Color in Tec h and on Politico Live. \;\n \;\nHer organization\, Black Girl Ve ntures (BGV) is a culturally converging ecosystem igniting economic secu rity\, civic engagement\, and hyperlocal infrastructure at the intersect ion of STEM education and entrepreneurship for Black and Brown woman-ide ntifying founders\, funders\, and veterans. Since 2016\, BGV has funded 41 women\, increased access to social capital for 168 program participan ts and launched their efforts in 10 cities. As a one of 8 Google Gurus a cross the nation and an Ecosystem Builder\, she engages audiences from g rassroots to government. \;\n \;\nThrough Shelly’s Return on Rela tionship (R.O.R) Method she is teaching intrapreneurs\, entrepreneurs\, and wantrepreneurs how to hold the ladder for others and/or how to find the person they need to hold the ladder toward moving to the next level of success. She has trained over 5\,000 entrepreneurs\, held over 300 ev ents for empowering leaders\, managed multi-million dollar contracts\, a nd helped to scale over 200 businesses. \;\n \;\nRSVP: https://ww w.crowdcast.io/e/shelly-bell-black-girl-ventures-ama\n\nTags: free\, sta rtup\, startups\, entrepreneur\, entrepreneurs\, founder\, founders\, co founder\, cofounders\, portland\, pdx\, community\, online\, crowdcast\, shelly bell\, black girl ventures\, ama\n\nImported from: http://calaga tor.org/events/1250476994 URL:https://www.crowdcast.io/e/shelly-bell-black-girl-ventures-ama SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Shelly Bell\, Black Girl Ventures LOCATION:Online: placeholder for on-line events\, SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR