Brick by Brick

At Doyenne, we’re trying to transform the entrepreneurial ecosystem so that all entrepreneurs have an equal shot. Over the years, we have worked wit...

Amy Gannon

— June 2018 — 486 views

---

We just finished our third round of the   Evergreen Fund [1] , and we’ve realized it’s time to have a hard conversation about how entrepreneurs thin...

Heather Wentler

— May 2018 — 421 views

---

In my last post, I talked about why, as a community of women, we need to have tough conversations — conversations about race and privilege and gende...

Amy Gannon

— May 2018 — 407 views

---

Every year, I shake my head when I see yet another women’s conference announced. In 2018 alone, there are more than 50 different national conference...

Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler (C)

— April 2018 — 485 views

---

We’ve taken a new approach to our blog since the beginning of 2018. Many of you have noticed. We’re living out our motto: Be Audacious. We’re callin...

Amy Gannon

— April 2018 — 566 views

---

Finding funding for your venture is tough no matter who you are. There is no magic bullet. Securing funding is hard, time consuming, prepare for mor...

Amy Gannon

— March 2018 — 405 views

---

By Amy Gannon Building a business is a messy, iterative process. Coaching an entrepreneur through that process can be equally messy — and often in...

Amy Gannon

— March 2018 — 427 views

---

Business is about relationships. Because of what the media puts in front of us and the experiences we witness firsthand, we spend a lot of time look...

Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler (C)

— March 2018 — 358 views

---

Early in my career, I was working in a government office focused on women’s health that had a toxic environment. Just before I started, the departme...

Amy Gannon

— February 2018 — 701 views

---

*By Heather Wentler* A few weeks ago, a reporter from a small business blog sent the following request out over HARO, a listserv that connects journ...

Amy Gannon

— February 2018 — 392 views

---

The #MeToo movement — which is now morphing into the #TimesUp movement — exposed the ubiquity of sexual harassment in the workplace, with famous abu...

Amy Gannon

— January 2018 — 426 views

---

2017 was the year of #MeToo. 2018, according to some pundits, will be the year of the Backlash. They say women will pay the price for bringing down ...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— January 2018 — 411 views

---

From the Executive Director: Have you ever walked out of an event and thought,  wow, I wish I had invited so-and-so to this? Amy and I were invited ...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— January 2018 — 408 views

---

The Holiday Season means many things to everyone. For me, I like to spend this time of year admiring the twinkling lights, sipping hot cocoa on a sn...

Heather Wentler

— December 2017 — 403 views

---

2017 HAS BROUGHT MUCH SUCCESS FOR DOYENNE! Each year, Doyenne creates a set of goals intended to help our organization grow while simultaneously st...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— November 2017 — 404 views

---

How many times have we been part of a conversation like this… Person 1:  How have things been going?/ Person 2:  I had this big goal I had been work...

Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler (C)

— November 2017 — 430 views

---

On Monday, November 13th [1]  I had the honor to be at the press conference where supporters of women entrepreneurs received a signed proclamation f...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— November 2017 — 366 views

---

Be an inspiration to over a hundred, 6-8 grade girls at GIRLpreneur, hosted by Badgerland Girl Scouts, on December 9th, 2017 at the Radisson Hotel i...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— November 2017 — 412 views

---

It is the fifth year of Madison Magazine’s distinguished M List which recognizes exceptional leaders and noteworthy projects in the Madison area. Th...

Amy Gannon and Heather Wentler

— November 2017 — 391 views

---

It seems like there is a month, day, hour designated to celebrate everything and anything. For example, did you know November 1st is  National Vineg...

Heather Wentler

— October 2017 — 469 views

---