inGAGE Role Model & Investor Series

January 23, 2018

Inforum inGAGE™ Role Model & Investor Series

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Inforum's inGAGE™ Role Model & Investor series creates a supportive community of women entrepreneurs. This quarterly event series connects emerging and experienced entrepreneurs with inspiring founders and investors – women who have made the leap to pursue their dreams and forge their own futures. This forum strengthens professional networks, fosters collaboration, and cultivates new opportunities.

Gwen Jimmere, Founder & CEO, Naturalicious

The first black woman to hold a patent for a natural hair care product, honoree of the Root 100 award, winner of the Black Enterprise Elevator Pitch Competition, and named one of Hello Beautiful's 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurial Mavens. Gwen Jimmere is a 2016 Inforum inGAGE™ Master Class alum.

As the founder and CEO of Naturalicious, she has grown her beauty industry startup into one of the fastest growing hair care companies in the U.S. Naturalicious is the first company to develop an all-natural, patented hair care system that does the work of 13 products in only 4 simple steps, and is proven and guaranteed to take you from wash to style in less than an hour. The line is sold in select Whole Foods stores, all Mustard Seed Market locations and other fine retailers and boutiques across the U.S., Indonesia and Trinidad.

Naturalicious was named one of the top six beauty brands in the U.S. by Black Enterprise Magazine; and was the only beauty brand invited to participate in President Obama's Inaugural Ball, where Gwen had the honor of including her entire suite of products in all VIP gift bags. Gwen has also been featured on Fox News, TVOne, The Harry Connick, Jr. Show, in Entrepreneur Magazine, Fast Company Magazine, The Washington Post, and Essence Magazine, just to name a few.

Gwen also co-owns,Pitch Proof, where she coaches and trains small business owners on how to prepare for, enter and win business pitch competitions, as well as how to successfully attract equity investment opportunities. Additionally, she consults entrepreneurs on business strategy, marketing, advertising and distribution.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Place: TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs Street, Detroit, MI 48202
Tickets: $10 per person (lunch included)

inGAGE™ is Inforum’s strategy to position Michigan as the Midwest hub for high-growth women entrepreneurs. The approach delivers programs to increase the number of women angel investors in Michigan; provides women access to our network of investors and advisors, guides women through the process of commercializing technology, and assists emerging second-stage companies in identifying and seizing new market opportunities enabling them to scale.

inGAGE™ began in August 2012 and collectively 89 women entrepreneurs have incorporated 38 new companies, created 304 jobs, and have been granted 35 patents and have raised more than $41.3M in new capital, and over $9M in government contracts.