Liberty Interactive Kicks-Off Sixth Annual WeCN Program (Women's Mentorship Initiative)
October 06 2016 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
- Leading Women Executives Guide
eCommerce, Media and Technology Entrepreneurs towards Critical
Business Objectives, Milestones
- 2016-2017 Class Convenes at San
Francisco Opening Summit
Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty Interactive") (Nasdaq:
QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) today announced the start of the
2016-2017 WeCN program, a unique mentorship opportunity that pairs
established women business leaders and executives (the Council)
with early stage eCommerce, media and technology entrepreneurs (the
Class) for a six-month mentorship period.
The 2016-2017 program commences with an Opening Summit in San
Francisco, where each Class member is paired with two Council
members who will guide her through a targeted, business-enhancing
project. The six-month mentorship period culminates in April with a
Closing Summit hosted by Liberty Interactive.
WeCN provides exposure to best practices and emerging trends, as
well as networking opportunities with the broader Council through
the Summits and an established Alumnae network. The objective of
WeCN is to establish business relationships that will increase the
likelihood of long-term business success and create a supportive
foundation for the next generation of women business leaders and
executives.
“Liberty is proud to champion female leaders by supporting
WeCN,” said Greg Maffei, Liberty Interactive President and CEO.
“Now in its sixth year, WeCN has successfully grown to reach over
100 women, including prominent established Council members and the
leaders of tomorrow represented in each Class.”
The 2016-2017 WeCN Council is comprised of distinguished
business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors from leading brands
and companies. Many have served as mentors since the beginning, and
we are excited to welcome two new members to this highly talented
pool of women. This year’s Council members are:
- Susan Feldman, Co-Founder, One Kings
Lane (joined 2011)
- Dayna Grayson, Partner, NEA (joined
2014)
- Divya Gugnani, Co-Founder, Wander
Beauty; Founding Partner, Concept to Co. (joined 2012)
- Eurie Kim, Principal, Forerunner
Ventures (joined 2014)
- Katrina Lake, Founder & CEO, Stitch
Fix (joined 2015)
- Jill Layfield, CEO, Tamara Mellon
(joined 2011)
- Dawn Lepore, Former CEO, Drugstore.com
(joined 2011)
- Barbara Messing, Chief Marketing
Officer, TripAdvisor (joined 2011)
- Maureen Sullivan, President, Rent the
Runway (joined 2016)
- Jana Rich, Founder, Rich Talent Group
(joined 2013)
- Lori Twomey, Chief Merchant, zulily
(joined 2016)
Joining the 2016-2017 WeCN Class are entrepreneurs of
early-stage eCommerce, media and technology companies. Class
members include:
- Shirley Chen, Founder & CEO,
BAM
- Stacey Ferreira, Co-Founder & CEO,
Forge
- Kelly Peeler, Founder & CEO,
NextGenVest
- Jacqueline Ros, Co-Founder & CEO,
Revolar
- Julia Straus, CEO & Dr. Roshini
Rajapaksa, Co-Founder, TULA
Overseeing year six of the program are executives from Liberty
Interactive, including Andrea Wong, Liberty Board Member and
President of International Production for Sony Pictures
Entertainment; Courtnee Chun, SVP, Liberty Interactive and Robin
Hickenlooper, VP, Liberty Interactive.
Andrea Wong commented, “Over the past six years, the WeCN
program has really distinguished itself as a differentiated and
highly effective female mentorship program. The intimate exposure
between class members and dedicated mentors has enabled tangible
results for our class members and has facilitated relationships
that last far beyond the program’s formal duration.”
The sixth WeCN Opening Summit will take place on October 13,
2016 in San Francisco. The agenda includes roundtable discussions
and panels on relevant themes such as building a strong team,
early-stage employee compensation and fundraising.
About Liberty Interactive
Corporation
Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a
broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those businesses are
currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: the QVC Group
and the Liberty Ventures Group. The businesses and assets
attributed to the QVC Group (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB) consist of Liberty
Interactive Corporation's subsidiaries, QVC, Inc. and zulily, llc,
and its interest in HSN, Inc., and the businesses and assets
attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB)
consist of all of Liberty Interactive Corporation's businesses and
assets other than those attributed to the QVC Group, including its
interests in Expedia, Liberty Broadband Corporation and FTD, its
subsidiaries Bodybuilding.com and Evite, and minority interests in
Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Lending Tree and Charter.
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